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J676 - Sanadine $ 75 Roc de Courlande, Puy de Dome, Auvergne, France miniature - 4 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() White Carlsbad-twinned Sanidine crystal from France. A species of Feldspar, this crystal out of an old collection and is complete all around and undamaged.
J664 - Hematite $ 140 Elba Island, Italy thumbnail - 3 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright ans shiny black Hematite crystals from the classic Elba locality. Individual crystals to 1.6cm wide.
J666 - Orpiment $ 225 Twin Creeks Mine, Winnemucca, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 8 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good coverage of golden Orpiment crystals. The Twin Creeks Mine is a large open pit Gold mine in central Nevada. The Orpiment was found during Gold mining operations in the 1990s. In excellent condition.
J667 - Orpiment $ 275 Twin Creeks Mine, Winnemucca, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Good coverage of golden Orpiment crystals. The Twin Creeks Mine is a large open pit Gold mine in central Nevada. The Orpiment was found during Gold mining operations in the 1990s. In excellent condition.
J755 - Pyrargyrite $ 450 Peru thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of dark red Pyrargyrite crystals. Main crystal is complete and 1.8cm wide.
J770 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 450 China cabinet - 11 x 9 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent green octahedrons of Fluorite on a Quartz crystal coated matrix. This is a floater well crystallized on all sides with no points of contact. In exceelent condition with damage to one crystal on the back and a small cleave on one crystal visible from the front, otherwise all are perfect, including the Quartz.
J715 - Diopside with Tsavorite $ 150 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of Diopside crystals with attached Tsavorite. A couple small points of contact present but it's basically a floater with Diopside crystals sticking out in all directions. The Tsavorite are bright and gemmy!
J718 - Diopside with Tsavorite $ 150 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Diopside crystals intergrown with elongated Tsavorite crystals. Crystallized all around. The Tsavorite are bright and gemmy and up to 7mm long.
J719 - Graphite in Tsavorite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp single Tsavorite crystal with two very good inclusions of singel Graphite crystals.
J720 - Tsavorite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp single Tsavorite crystal with good color and attached Pyrite.
J722 - Tsavorite, Sphene, Diopside Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality and unusual floater cluster of elongated Tsavorite crystals, brown Sphene crystals, and glassy Diopside crystals. Well crystallized on all sides.
J517 - Clinoatacamite on Calcite (R) $ 90 Lily Mine, Ica Dept., Peru miniature - 4.3 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Calcite lined vug with clusters of dark green Clinoatacamite. The Clinoatacamite crystals on this specimen are lustrous and well formed. These are regarded as some of the world's best Clinoatacamite examples. Inspection revealed that this specimen had broken and been repaired repaired prior to my purchase.
J611 - Pyrargyrite with Pyrite $ 200 Uchuchacua Mine, Peru small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.2 x 5.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Rich Pyrargyrite specimen with numerous clusters of well-defined crystals scattered throughout the sulfide matrix. Other species in association include Pyrite, Quartz, and Calcite.
J484 - Prehnite $ 300 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Well crystallized Prehnite from recent finds at the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Highly translucent with a greenish yellow color with large, chunky crystals. These recent Prehnites are the best ever found at the locality.
J481 - Prehnite $ 500 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 5.4 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy bright yellow-green Prehnite in a spherical grouping with sharp ridges of crystals. A small amount of silver-gray Graphite can be seen on one side. There is also an inclusion of blue, incomplete Tanzanite crystals. The quality of the Prehnite is superb with big crystals extending out of the main group with good luster and very translucent. Only minor contact and cleaving in a few areas.
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