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J269 - Realgar and Orpiment replacing fossil coral $ 125 (=~ € 114) Gold Bar Mine, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 1.5 cm Specimen of Realgar and Orpiment that has replaced fossilized coral. Sawcut on front face to show the coral structure.
J267 - Pyrhottite $ 260 (=~ € 238) Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 4 cm Large, chunky single Pyrhottite crystal from Mexico. This is from an old collection and these are now uncommon to find. Besides being a large crystal, it has an interesting purple sheen over much of the surface.
J307 - Tsavorite with Diopside $ 350 (=~ € 320) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm Complete single Tsavorite crystal with attached Graphite and two terminated Diopside crystals.
J308 - Tsavorite with Pyrite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm Tsavorite crystals on Graphite with attached Pyrite crystals. Complete all around and undamaged. The main crystal is 1cm and transparent.
TU240 - Fluorite with Ferberite, Arsenopyrite $ 500 (=~ € 457) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm Glassy, transparent Fluorite cubes to 3cm on edge grown around a cluster of Arsenopyrite crystals. The Fluorite have green and purple color zones. A 3cm Ferberite crystal extends into the upper back of the Fluorite cluster and there are Quartz crystals attached to the top. I found one small edge nick on a side crystal, otherwise undamaged. Bright and showy, better than photos.
TU243 - Fluorite with Arsenopyrite $ 600 (=~ € 548) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5.5 cm Purple Fluorite cubes to 3cm on edge intergrown with Arsenopyrite and Muscovite crystals, all atop a Quartz crystal. Good all around and undamaged.
TU244 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 750 (=~ € 685) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China cabinet - 12 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm Double-terminated cluster of smokey Quartz crystals partially coated by white Calcite crystals. A 2cm transparent, clear Fluorite crystal sits between the main Quartz crystal and the tips of smaller Quartz crystal that flares out from the main crystal. Dramatic display specimen. Well crystallized all around with smaller Quartz crystals flaring out in the opposite direction from the base of the main crystal. The Fluorite octahedron has slight cleaving on one face or natural step growth, and there is one partial Quartz crystal at the base of the main cluster, otherwise undamaged.
TU248 - Fluorite $ 950 (=~ € 868) Chasan Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm Water clear light green Fluorite cubes on matrix. Central main isolated cube is 2cm on the diagonal. Some of the smaller crystals are so clear you can't see them until you reflect light off their faces. This is the best quality from this find that I could find. Complete all around and undamaged. Better than photos.
TU250 - Fluorite $ 500 (=~ € 457) La Viesca Mine, Huergo, La Collada, Asturias, Spain miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm Transparent purple Fluorite cubes with exceptionally glossy, wet-looking luster. There is a cleave on the lower right corner of the amin crystals, otherwise undamaged.
TU251 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 750 (=~ € 685) La Viesca Mine, Huergo, La Collada, Asturias, Spain small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm Transparent purple/blue Fluorite cubes on a Quartz crystal covered matrix. Exceptionally bright crystals! It really pops when compared to others. Glossy, wet-looking luster. There are a couple tiny, trivial nicks that you have to search for, otherwise undamaged. This one is really nice and way better than photos.
TU252 - Fluorite with Calcite $ 600 (=~ € 548) Emilio Mine, Colunga District, Caravia Mining Area, Asturias, Spain miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm Water-clear, colorless Fluorite cubes without matrix surrounding a single Calcite crystal. Great luster with slight corner modifications. Undamaged.
TU253 - Fluorite on Quartz with Barite $ 400 (=~ € 365) La Viesca Mine, Huergo, La Collada, Asturias, Spain miniature - 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm Water-clear, purple Fluorite cubes on a Quartz crystal covered matrix with small white Barite crystals. The Fluorite crystals have superb surface luster. Damage to one Barite cluster on the lower right side, otherwise undamaged. Good Fluorite crystals on the back side too!
J362 - Copper $ 450 (=~ € 411) White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA miniature - 4.9 x 2.2 x 1 cm Fantastic old Copper specimen composed a tall central spinel-twinned crystal with smaller attached crystals. Complete all around and undamaged with good patina.
J418 - Brookite in Quartz $ 650 (=~ € 594) Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm Sharp, water clear Quartz crystals included by Brookite crystals. The main Quartz crystal has both a large 2cm Brookite that rises up off the bottom plus a smaller approximately 8mm Brookite floating in the termination. Fine and undamaged, one of the better examples from this occurrence that I've seen.
J395 - Prehnite $ 500 (=~ € 457) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm Merelani Prehnite is considered by many, including me, to be the best in the world, and what has been produced in the last year or two has been the best. This beautiful specimen is a perfect example of this quality. Large translucent crystals with good yellow color in a somewhat flower-like rosette formation. It's undamaged and formed atop a (now gone) Tanzanite crystal and only tiny bits of Tanzanite remain on the base.
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