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TR10 - Calcite $ 450 Turt Mine, Romania miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Stunning specimen of a 'flower' of white Calcite atop a stalk of tan Calcite. Well crystallized all around and undamaged. Can't say enough about how pretty this one is.
TR12 - Anapaite in Shell $ 200 Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent green crystals of Anapaite in a fossil bivalve. Excellent color on this one. No longer being found.
TR14 - Calcite on Amethyst Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil large cabinet - 20 x 16 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large specimen of Amethyst with white scalenohedral Calcite crystals. Showy and undamaged.
SM869 - Cerussite $ 380 Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China miniature - 4.2 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears to have been a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. Undamaged.
SM870 - Cerussite $ 160 Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears to have been a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. The main faces and most edges are undamaged, but with some edge chipping.
SM862 - Cobaltian Calcite $ 300 Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco small cabinet - 5.8 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pink Cobaltian Calcite crystals on a mtrix of Pyrite, partialy coated by unidentified white crystals.
SM837 - Brucite $ 300 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix and well crystallized all around and undamaged. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM838 - Brucite $ 300 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 9.0 x 6.0 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, solid mass of yellow Brucite on a thin layer of lighter colored Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix with the backside flat where it was attached to the host rock. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM839 - Brucite $ 450 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 6.0 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix and well crystallized all around and undamaged. It's a 360 degree 'pinwheel' formation with a small projection of lighter colored Brucite on the backside. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM840 - Brucite $ 450 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 5.0 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite on matrix. The specimen is solid Brucite well crystallized all around and undamaged. It's a 360 degree 'pinwheel' formation on a small amount of matrix. It is technically a floater because the matrix is covered by a thin layer of lighter colored Brucite. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM848 - Clinoatacamite with Calcite $ 150 Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Calcite lined vug with clusters of dark green Clinoatacamite. The Clinoatacamite on this specimen are lustrous and well formed. These are regarded as the world's best Clinoatacamite specimens.
SM849 - Clinoatacamite with Selenite Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Selenite and Chrysocolla lined vug with a cluster of dark green Clinoatacamite. The Clinoatacamite forms a rounded cluster 6mm wide. These are regarded as the world's best Clinoatacamite specimens.
SM844 - Clinozoisite $ 850 Tormiq, Skardu, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine and unusual Clinozoiste specimen with elongated, off-set crystals. All the offset crystals are douoble-terminated. Gemmy with an internal faden line visible when backlit. Undamaged.
SM845 - Apatite $ 280 Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco thumbnail - 2.3 x 2 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single yellow/green Apatite crystal from the original find years ago. Complete all around and undamaged, the best one I could find when they first came out, undamaged.
SM846 - Apatite $ 250 Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single yellow/green Apatite crystal from the original find years ago. Complete all around and undamaged, the best and gemmiest one I could find when they first came out, a couple tiny edge chips otherwise undamaged.
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