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SM856 - Aquamarine $ 280 (=~ € 228) Erongo Mountains, Namibia thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM856a.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM856b.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM856c.jpg)
Single blue Aquamarine crystal with very glassy faces and a nice bevelled termination. This is tops for Erongo in terms of glassy luster and way more transparent than most.
AR2 - Manganoan Adamite $ 750 (=~ € 610) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm ![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR2a.jpg)
![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR2b.jpg)
![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR2c.jpg)
![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR2d.jpg)
Large, chisel-shaped Adamite crystals on a black matrix. These are the rare and hard to find purple tipped Adamites with a white body color grading up to purple terminations. Individual crystals are up to 2cm tall. Undamaged and glassy with areas of transparency.
AR3 - Scheelite $ 180 (=~ € 146) Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![Scheelite from Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/AR3a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR3a.jpg)
![Scheelite from Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/AR3b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR3b.jpg)
Single octahedral crystal of Scheelite from the well known Darwin lead-silver-zinc district. Sharply formed and in perfect condition. Fluorescent.
AR7 - Wulfenite Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm ![Wulfenite from Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria [db_pics/pics/AR7a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR7a.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria [db_pics/pics/AR7b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR7b.jpg)
Blocky orange Wulfenite crystals in a mound shaped cluster. These thick crystals were much less common than the more typical thin crystals found here. Old hard to find specimen. Crystals reach 1.1cm on edge, undamaged.
AR11 - Apatite $ 850 (=~ € 691) Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.8 cm ![Apatite from Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA [db_pics/pics/AR11a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR11a.jpg)
![Apatite from Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA [db_pics/pics/AR11b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR11b.jpg)
Classic and rare purple Apatite crystal on matrix. The crystal is 1 cm in largest dimension, undamaged.
AR12 - Rhodochrosite on Quartz Silverton, Colorado, USA miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR12a.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR12b.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR12c.jpg)
Clusters of pink Rhodochrosite crystals atop Quartz crystals, undamaged.
AR13 - Millerite $ 350 (=~ € 285) Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR13a.jpg)
![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR13b.jpg)
![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR13c.jpg)
Partial geode filled with golden hair-like Millerite, undamaged. Classic USA material from a now closed locality.
AR17 - Rose Quartz on Quartz Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![Rose Quartz on Quartz from Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR17a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR17a.jpg)
![Rose Quartz on Quartz from Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR17b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR17b.jpg)
![Rose Quartz on Quartz from Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR17c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR17c.jpg)
A 6cm covering of Rose Quartz crystals atop white Quartz. Bright and lustrous with individual Rose Quartz crystals to 1.7 cm. Undamaged.
AR18 - Quartz var. Agate $ 250 (=~ € 203) Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 0.6 cm ![Quartz var. Agate from Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR18a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR18a.jpg)
![Quartz var. Agate from Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR18b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR18b.jpg)
![Quartz var. Agate from Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR18c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR18c.jpg)
![Quartz var. Agate from Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR18d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR18d.jpg)
Polished slice of classic Mexican banded agate, known as Laguna Agate, with shades of pink, red, lavender, and white.
AR20 - Epidote $ 750 (=~ € 610) Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm ![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR20a.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR20b.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR20c.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR20d.jpg)
Jewel-like specimen of transparent Epidote crystals. Double-terminated crystals with a central faden line. Lustrous crystals, undamaged and nearly a floater with just a small area of contact at the base. Comes with an old Alvaro Lucio label.
AR22 - Sphene $ 450 (=~ € 366) Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.6 x 2 x 1.8 cm ![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR22a.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR22b.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR22c.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR22d.jpg)
A 2.5cm twinned Sphene (Titanite) crystal on matrix covered with Epidote and other smaller Sphene crystals. Crystals on both sides. Undamaged and mounted on a Lucite stand.
AR23 - Quartz var. Agate $ 250 (=~ € 203) Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 5.8 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![Quartz var. Agate from Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR23a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR23a.jpg)
![Quartz var. Agate from Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR23b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR23b.jpg)
![Quartz var. Agate from Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR23c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR23c.jpg)
Polished nodule of classic Mexican banded agate, known as Laguna Agate, with shades of pink, red, lavender, and white.
AR24 - Brazilianite $ 350 (=~ € 285) Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.9 cm ![Brazilianite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR24a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR24a.jpg)
![Brazilianite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR24b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR24b.jpg)
![Brazilianite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR24d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR24d.jpg)
![Brazilianite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR24c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR24c.jpg)
Single crystals of classic yellow/green Brazilianite. Great luster and clarity. Contacted on the backside. Comes with an old Al McGuinness label.
SM788 - Andradite var. Demantoid $ 150 (=~ € 122) Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm ![Andradite var. Demantoid from Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/SM788a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM788a.jpg)
![Andradite var. Demantoid from Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/SM788b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM788b.jpg)
![Andradite var. Demantoid from Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/SM788c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM788c.jpg)
Numerous rich green color, gemmy, dodecahedral Demantoid crystals with minor micro Stilbite crystals on matrix. The largest Demantoid crystal measures about 0.6cm across. High luster, gemmy crystals.
SM810 - Beryl var. Goshenite $ 200 (=~ € 163) Skardu District, Pakistan miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm ![Beryl var. Goshenite from Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM810a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM810a.jpg)
![Beryl var. Goshenite from Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM810b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM810b.jpg)
![Beryl var. Goshenite from Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM810c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM810c.jpg)
![Beryl var. Goshenite from Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM810d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM810d.jpg)
Well terminated 3.5cm wide crystal of Goshenite (colorless Beryl) on an albite matrix. Glassy luster and transparent at the termination. Double-terminated with Muscovite and tiny garnets attached in areas. Undamaged.
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