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C374 - Dioptase $ 3500 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 9 x 6.5 x 3 cm ![Dioptase from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c374a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c374a.jpg)
![Dioptase from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c374b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c374b.jpg)
![Dioptase from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c374c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c374c.jpg)
![Dioptase from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c374d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c374d.jpg)
Bright and gemmy Dioptase crystals covering matrix. There are a couple damaged crystals present but the vast majority are perfect and the luster and transparency are great. This is out of an old collection built in the 1970s and on the market for the first time since then.
C375 - Calcite $ 500 Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA large cabinet - 20 x 14 x 10 cm ![Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/c375a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c375a.jpg)
![Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/c375b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c375b.jpg)
Large double-terminated Calcite crystal. Multiple tips on one end. This is an undamaged floater with no points of attachment. Great quality for such a beast of a crystal!
C376 - Kunzite $ 1500 Minas Gerais, Brazil large cabinet - 18 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm ![Kunzite from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c376a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c376a.jpg)
![Kunzite from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c376b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c376b.jpg)
![Kunzite from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c376c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c376c.jpg)
![Kunzite from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c376d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c376d.jpg)
Two old, gem Kunzite crystals, one pink and one yellow. The yellow is 18cm and the pink is 15.5cm. Both are double terminated with etched terminations and roughly rectangular in cross-section. These are out of an old collection built in the 1970s and still retain their original price tag stickers of $250 each.
C381 - Datolite $ 400 Wessels Mine, Hotazel, South Africa miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![Datolite from Wessels Mine, Hotazel, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c381a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c381a.jpg)
![Datolite from Wessels Mine, Hotazel, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c381b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c381b.jpg)
![Datolite from Wessels Mine, Hotazel, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c381c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c381c.jpg)
Rare specimen of pink Datolite from the Wessels Mine. There are 5 main crystals to 1.3cm that run up the center of the specimen. Crystals have glassy luster and are undamaged.
C385 - Stibiconite after Stibnite $ 150 San Luis Potosi, Mexico small cabinet - 5.7 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm ![Stibiconite after Stibnite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c385a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c385a.jpg)
![Stibiconite after Stibnite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c385b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c385b.jpg)
Stibiconite after Stibnite specimen with sharp form and a steep pyramidal termination. This is a Mexican classic and a complete replacement of the former Stibnite (not just a surface coating) as can be seen on the bottom of the crystal. Complete and undamaged.
C386 - Apophyllite with Mesolite, Stilbite $ 180 Poona, India miniature - 3.6 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![Apophyllite with Mesolite, Stilbite from Poona, India [db_pics/pics/c386a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c386a.jpg)
![Apophyllite with Mesolite, Stilbite from Poona, India [db_pics/pics/c386b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c386b.jpg)
![Apophyllite with Mesolite, Stilbite from Poona, India [db_pics/pics/c386c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c386c.jpg)
![Apophyllite with Mesolite, Stilbite from Poona, India [db_pics/pics/c386d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c386d.jpg)
Green Apophyllite with attached spherical white crystal groups of Mesolite and blades of Stilbite. Aesthetic and undamaged miniature out of the Trimingham collection. Old label indicates it was purchased for $60 from the Rocksmiths back in 1994.
C388 - Stellerite $ 650 Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 4.0 cm ![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c388a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c388a.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c388b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c388b.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c388c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c388c.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c388d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c388d.jpg)
Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 4.8cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
C389 - Stellerite Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c389a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c389a.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c389b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c389b.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c389c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c389c.jpg)
Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 3.5cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
C390 - Stellerite $ 300 Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 8 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm ![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c390a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c390a.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c390b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c390b.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c390c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c390c.jpg)
Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 4cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
C391 - Stellerite $ 350 Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 7 x 4.5 cm ![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c391a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c391a.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c391b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c391b.jpg)
![Stellerite from Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/pics/c391c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c391c.jpg)
Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 4.5cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
C395 - Tourmaline with Albite $ 350 Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 4.2 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm ![Tourmaline with Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c395a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c395a.jpg)
![Tourmaline with Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c395b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c395b.jpg)
![Tourmaline with Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c395c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c395c.jpg)
Dark green Tourmaline crystal with a bright pink termination and attached blades of Albite. Complete and undamaged. There is a 1.7cm double-terminated Tourmaline grown right across the tip of the first crystal.
C396 - Anatase with Quartz $ 180 Karan, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm ![Anatase with Quartz from Karan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c396a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c396a.jpg)
![Anatase with Quartz from Karan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c396b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c396b.jpg)
![Anatase with Quartz from Karan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c396c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c396c.jpg)
![Anatase with Quartz from Karan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c396d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c396d.jpg)
Double-terminated 1cm Anatase crystal on Albite. There are transparent Quartz crystals rising straight up out of the Albite. Undamaged and clean.
C403 - Adamite with Calcite $ 200 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![Adamite with Calcite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c403a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c403a.jpg)
![Adamite with Calcite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c403b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c403b.jpg)
![Adamite with Calcite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c403c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c403c.jpg)
Unusual specimen of yellow Adamite on one side, and Calcite crystals to 1.5cm on the other side.
C406 - Smithsonite after Calcite $ 280 San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico cabinet - 9.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm ![Smithsonite after Calcite from San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c406a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c406a.jpg)
![Smithsonite after Calcite from San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c406b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c406b.jpg)
![Smithsonite after Calcite from San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c406c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c406c.jpg)
Scalenohedral Calcite crystals that have been psuedomorphed to golden colored Smithsonite. These were found a few years ago and are no longer being found.
C409 - Amethyst scepter $ 400 Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm ex. Bruce Murphy ![Amethyst scepter from Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c409a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c409a.jpg)
![Amethyst scepter from Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c409b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c409b.jpg)
![Amethyst scepter from Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c409c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c409c.jpg)
![Amethyst scepter from Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c409d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c409d.jpg)
Medium purple Amethyst scepter crystal over a white Quartz stalk. Collected by David Shannon in 1981 and kept by him as part of his collection. Complete and undamaged. Excellent quality Amethyst crystals in this condition from this obscure locality are difficult to find.
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