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C569 - Prehnite $ 150 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of translucent yellow Prehnite crystals. Such yellow Prehnites have come from Merelani sporadically over the years, but never before in the quality that has been found in the last year. This specimen has big chunky crystals all over, nothing but great crystals sticking out in various directions. A good one for the find.
C570 - Prehnite $ 300 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of translucent yellow Prehnite crystals on Graphite. Such yellow Prehnites have come from Merelani sporadically over the years, but never before in the quality that has been found in the last year. This specimen has big chunky crystals all over in a tall mound shaped formation. There is some chipping present, but mostly nothing but great crystals sticking out 360 degrees in all directions. A good one for the find.
C571 - Carrollite $ 300 Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Congo miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() Exquisite jewel of a Carrollite set perfectly in rhombic white Calcite. The octahedron is 1.1cm in size, highly lustrous, and undamaged.
C572 - Apatite $ 500 Panasquiera, Portugal small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large blue/green Apatite crystals on Quartz crystals with Siderite. The Apatite crystals are highly lustrous and reach 2cm in size. Undamaged.
C575 - Helvite $ 950 Clark Mine, Rincon district, San Diego Co., California, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Pair of Helvite crystals on matrix from San Diego Co. There are 2 crystals, largest is 1cm on edge. These are rare for San Diego, or anywhere in California. Ex. Curtis Wilbur collection, and pictured on Mindat, photo number 638291.
SM123 - Tremolite $ 80 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright green Tremolite crystal. Great color! A thich single crystal at the base that sprays out into multiple terminations as it rises up. The base is rehealed, making this a floater. Undamaged.
SM127 - Tremolite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright green Tremolite crystal. Great color! Well terminated, undamaged crystal with good transparency.
SM130 - Apatite $ 350 Panasquiera, Portugal miniature - 3.5 x 3.2 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly lustrous blue Apatite crystals with Muscovite. Main crystal is 2.2 x 1.8 cm and intergrown with a slightly smaller crystal. Slight edge chipping keeps the price way down compared too the overall beauty of the specimen and the price this would be if perfect. Glassy luster with large transparent areas.
SM132 - Apatite with Arsenopyrite $ 250 Panasquiera, Portugal miniature - 5 x 3.2 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Undamaged green Apatite crystals to 1.8 cm with bright metallic Arsenopyrite crystals. Undamaged.
SM133 - Quartz with Arsenopyrite, Ferberite $ 150 Panasquiera, Portugal miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent single Quartz crystal intergrown with Arsenopyrite and Ferberite at the base. Undamaged and highly transparent.
SM122 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 200 Landani, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single crystal of Chrome Tourmaline, a vanadium rich Uvite/Dravite. Deep emerald green color and highly transluscent to transparent when backlit. Undamaged crystal 0f superb color!!!
C583 - Azurite $ 80 Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Mound-shaped specimen of sparkling Azurite crystals. The majority of the matrix is gone, leaving a thick, hollow layer of Azurite. Undamaged.
C584 - Roweite, Olshanskyite $ 200 Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystals of brown Roweite and white Olshanskyite in crystal sizes and quality not seen before this find. Interestingly, the type locality for Roweite is Franklin, New Jersey, where only one specimen was found.
C585 - Clinoatacamite $ 450 Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() High quality specimen of Clinoatacamite crystal groups atop sparkling drusy Quartz crystals. Good isolated crystal groups of this rare species. The Lily Mine is now closed.
C586 - Brochantite on Cuprite $ 750 Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick crystal groups of green Brochanite atop Cuprite. Rare piece from Bisbee with unusually wide (to 7mm) crystal groups.
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