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TU61 - Quartz with Helvite $ 750 (=~ € 685) Jinlong Hill, Longchuan, Guangdong Prov., China large cabinet - 18 x 6 x 5 cm Large, transparent Quartz crystal with attached and partially included black Helvite crystals. The Quartz has chlorite inclusions and has a well defined green phantom right near the termination. It also has a slight reddish cast in areas. As a bonus, the base of the crystal is completely rehealed.
TU74 - Cuprite with Silver $ 250 (=~ € 228) Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm Floater cluster of Cuprite crystals with attached Silver. The Silver occurs primarily as 3 fin-like structures. Main Cuprite crystal is 1.3cm wide. Undamaged.
TU80 - Cuprite on Copper $ 950 (=~ € 868) Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm Cuprite crystals with two areas psuedomorphed to Copper. Sharp crystals with good luster.
TU81 - Cuprite on Copper $ 350 (=~ € 320) Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm Cuprite crystals to 1.8cm on Copper with minor amounts of Silver. Cuprite from this occurrence were once plentiful but are no longer commonly seen available. Specimens with both Copper and Silver were never as common as those with Cuprite alone.
TU100 - Azurite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.7 x 3.1 x 2 cm Azurite crystals on matrix, largest 2.3cm tall. Great luster and color. Bottom of the main crystal is psuedomorphed to Malachite. Just one small nick on the main crystal, otherwise perfect.
TU103 - Fluorite $ 250 (=~ € 228) 2nd Sovietskiy Mine, Dal'Negorsk, Russia miniature - 4 x 4 x 4 cm Cluster of transparent cubic Fluorite with purple phantoms. Excellent luster.
TU106 - Sphalerite on Quartz $ 450 (=~ € 411) Dal'Negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm Large 4cm wide cluster of Sphalerite intergrown with Quartz crystals with a Calcite attached to one side. Undamaged with great luster and quite showy.
TU114 - Topaz $ 2400 (=~ € 2193) Yuno Mine, Shigar Valley, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.8 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm Large glassy Topaz crystal with typical wedge shaped termination and large termination faces. A complete crystal but with damage to left back face, otherwise complete and undamaged. Beautiful crystal.
NA628 - Manganoan Adamite $ 900 (=~ € 822) Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 3 cm Large, lustrous white and purple Adamite crystals. Purple Adamite crystals make some of the most rare and desirable specimens from Mapimi, and really from anywhere in the world. The crystals are undamaged and reach 3cm in length.
D365 - Zircon $ 120 (=~ € 110) Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.9 x 1 x 0.8 cm Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Lustrous crystal faces with surface growth patterns, which is common with these crystals.
A318 - Lollingite on Scheelite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 5.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm A 4.5 cm white Scheelite crystal that is partially coated by Lollingite and also partially etched. A metallic silver-colored mineral (looks like Molybdenite) can be seen in the tip that formed as an epimorph of the Scheelite and was later covered by another layer of Scheelite. Unusual and interesting piece from recent finds in Inner Mongolia.
A322 - Elbaite with Beryl on Albite $ 1500 (=~ € 1370) Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.2 x 4 x 3.6 cm Fine, floater specimen of a spherical cluster of Albite bladed crystals with attached Elbaite and Beryl. The largest Elbaite is a double-terminated 4.3 cm crystal with a translucent sea green color. The Beryl is colorless and 2 cm wide. Fine and undamaged and good from all angles.
A328 - Aquamarine $ 180 (=~ € 164) Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province,Vietnam miniature - 3.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Highly transparent single Aquamarine crystal from Vietnam. The crystal has high glassy luster and is undamaged.
A334 - Huelandite with Stilbite $ 800 (=~ € 731) Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm Fan-shaped cluster of purple Huelandite and bow-tie Silbite on a Quartz over Basalt matrix. The purple color is uncommon and the overall appearance is very good, and it's undamaged.
TS181 - Cadmium Smithsonite Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Golden yellow rhombs of Smithsonite to 1.2cm wide. Good coverage of quality crystals in a less common color.
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