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M948 - Tremolite $ 125 (=~ ¥ 18547) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with flat, glassy termination faces. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
M949 - Tremolite $ 75 (=~ ¥ 11128) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.3 cm Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with flat, glassy termination faces. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
D239 - Azurite, Cerussite $ 225 (=~ ¥ 33384) Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 5.3 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm Crystals of Azurite and Cerussite on a matrix of crystalline Cerussite. The Azurite crystals are translucent when backlit. Additional green and yellow mineralization make it a colorful specimen.
M897 - Ilvaite $ 200 (=~ ¥ 29675) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm Glossy black cluster of Ilvaite crystals with typical chisel-shaped termination. Aesthetic specimen, especially as compared to most which are single crystals.
D281 - Covellite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 51931) Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm Thick crystal groups of irridecent Covellite. Can be displayed equally well from a number of directions.
K428 - Chrysoberyl 'Cats-eye' $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Brazil thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm A round cabochon of golden yellow Chrysoberyl that shows a sharp cat's eye effect. Weighs 0.45 carats.
K531 - Spessartine $ 275 (=~ ¥ 40803) Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm Complete single Spessartine crystal with great orange color. These are no longer being found or at least very seldomly found anymore. A great example with good color and transparent gem zones. Very trivial edge wear, essentially undamaged.
K894 - Spessartine $ 275 (=~ ¥ 40803) Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm Complete single Spessartine crystal with great orange color. These are no longer being found or at least very seldomly found anymore. A great example with good color. There is an area of black inclusions, but the large amount of transparent gem zones in the rest of the crystal more than makes of for it. Minor edge wear and a contact where it grew against another crystal, but complete and in overall good condition.
K390 - Spessartine $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm Complete single Spessartine crystal with great orange color. These are no longer being found or at least very seldomly found anymore. A great example with good color. There is an area of black inclusions, but the large amount of transparent gem zones in the rest of the crystal more than makes of for it. Minor edge wear and a bit of dammage to one face, but complete and in overall good condition.
D294 - Tarnowitzite $ 125 (=~ ¥ 18547) Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm Pearlescent white Tarnowitzite crystals covering the top surface of matrix. A Tsumeb classic.
D442 - Liddicoatite $ 450 (=~ ¥ 66769) Anjanabonoina, Madagascar miniature - 5 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm Cut and polished slice of Liddicoatite (a species of Tourmaline) from old finds in Madagascar. Cut parallel to the C-axis, the slice reveals the colorful interior of what would have appeared to otherwise be a dark crystal. Dark rind that shows areas of blue followed by a hot pink zone, and a orange/yellow transparent central zone. Well polished on both sides, weighs 23.66 grams.
D462 - Quartz with inclusions $ 75 (=~ ¥ 11128) Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.1 x 1 cm Black hydrocarbon inclusions inside a transparent, double-terminated Quartz crystal. Fine and undamaged. Prefessionally mounted in a perky box.
D472 - Enargite $ 125 (=~ ¥ 18547) Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm Cluster of silvery black Enargite crystals with high metallic luster.
D486 - Galena with Quartz $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Butte Co., California, USA small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm Bright and shiny Galena crystals (some skeletal!) associated with Quartz crystals. This came out of an old collection without a label, but have "Butte Co." writtn on the back. It's possibly from the Surcease gold mine. Neat and unusual piece for a California collector.
D487 - Galena $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Iowa, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm Bright and shiny Galena crystals from Iowa! A nice stack of cubes. This came out of an old collection with the only 'Iowa' as the locality. Neat and unusual piece for an Iowa mineral collector.
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