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ST652 - Lorenzenite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Lovozero Mtns., Kola Peninsula, Russia small cabinet - 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm Doubly terminated single crystal of Lorenzenite in matrix. The crystal is 2.3cm and undamaged. Lorenzenite is a rare sodium titanium silicate mineral. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection from the Fersman Mineralogical Museum.
ST654 - Sturmanite $ 220 (=~ £ 176) N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Translucent yellow Sturmanite crystls to 9mm wide on matrix. Undamaged.Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.Purchased in 2008 from Mineral Classics and comes with a Wendell Minerals label.
ST669 - Dioptase $ 400 (=~ £ 320) Cobra Mine, Pampa Nazca, Ica Dept., Peru cabinet - 10 x 7.5 x 5 cm Isolated and clustered Dioptase crystals to 5mm on matrix with Duftite, Brochantite, and Chrysocolla. This is an excellent example from an uncommon locality for Dioptase. Clean and undamaged. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection, self collected by Erich in 2001.
ST657 - Lazurite $ 450 (=~ £ 360) Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm Two crystals of Lazurite in a white marble matrix. The crystals are sharply formed and reach 2cm in size. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
ST659 - Dioptase Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 7 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm Shallow Calcite lined vug loaded with bright Diioptase crystals. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
ST587 - Gold $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Sunnyside Mine, San Juan Co., colorado, USA small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 0.6 cm Cut slab of Gold ore showing bright grains of Gold in a matrix of Galena, Chalcopyrite and Quartz. The Quartz zones are richly included with Gold, while the Galena areas show Chalcopyrite of a slightly darker golden color than the Gold.
ST643 - Scheelite with Muscovite $ 250 (=~ £ 200) Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China miniature - 5 x 4 x 4 cm Octahedral Scheelite crystal, 3.8cm wide, atop a Muscovite covered matrix. The Scheelite shows off dramatically with good color and translucency.
ST723 - Calcite $ 360 (=~ £ 288) Kjorholt, Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Aesthetic cluster of light yellow transparent Calcite crystals from Norway. The main crystal is 2.5cm wide with stunning form and quality. Undamaged specimen with no matrix.
ST719 - Magnesioaxinite $ 125 (=~ £ 100) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.3 x 1 x 0.4 cm Glassy purple/blue single Magnesioaxinite crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Complete all around and undamaged. Partially transparent with a bit of Graphite in the bottom. Cute, quality thumbnail.
ST736 - Vanadinite $ 500 (=~ £ 400) Apex mine, San Carlos, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm Large single, hoppered Vanadinite crystal from the Apex Mine in Mexico. A good sized, impressive crystal that is complete all around and undamaged.
ST752 - Spinel $ 250 (=~ £ 200) Ruaha, near Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 3.1 x 2 x 2 cm Octahedral purple Spinel crystals from recent finds in Tanzania. The cluster is complete all around has damage only on one edge, otherwise undamaged. Good color, luster and translucency.
ST731 - Mohawkite $ 600 (=~ £ 480) Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA small cabinet - 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm Large nugget of Mohawkite, a mixture of Algodonite, Domeykite and arsenic-rich Copper that was first described from this locality. It has been polished on one side to show it's color. This is a solid Mohawkite nugget without matrix, the largest one I have personally seen. Weighs 15.6 ounces!
ST753 - Azurite $ 125 (=~ £ 100) Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2 cm Single 1.7cm crystal of Azurite on matrix. The Azurite crystal is euhedral with good luster. Good crystals of Azurite are rare for this locality!
ST726 - Cumengeite $ 2400 (=~ £ 1919) Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm Rare matrix Cumengeite specimen with a fairly large crystal halfway exposed from the matrix. The Cumengeite crystal is 1.2cm tip to tip.
ST749 - Tourmaline $ 300 (=~ £ 240) St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe small cabinet - 6.4 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm Gem Tourmaline crystal recently mined from the famous St. Anne's Mine in the Karoi district of Zimbabwe. Fully terminated, complete, and undamaged. It's transparent top to bottom with a good medium green color over most of the crystal with a darker green (though still transparent) termination. The termination is multi-faceted and complex with shallow chipping along one edge, otherwise perfect. Excellent quality Tourmaline, internally flawless. Weighs 8.57 grams.
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