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TR14 - Calcite on Amethyst $ 500 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.
TR15 - Calcite $ 500 Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA cabinet - 15 x 12 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow scalenohedral Calcite crystals, each with sharp phantoms, possibly partially due to Cinnabar. This is a rare specimen from the old mercury mining district of Terlingua, located near the Mexican border. Cinnabar was discovered here in the 1880s, creating a temporary mining town, now nothing remains but a ghost town. This specimen is out of an old collection from the 1970s and comes with an old Fraziers Mineral label. A little bit of tip damage but overall in great condition.
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.
SM854 - Cuprite $ 220 Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Well formed 6mm Cuprite crystal in a Chrysocolla lined vug. Undamaged.
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.
SM859 - Stilbite on Kunzite $ 280 Kunar Prov., Afghanistan thumbnail - 3 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single, complete Kunzite crystal with a purple/pink color. Stilbite crystals are attached to the lower half of one side, an uncommon association. The Kunzite has unusally good, flat non-etched termination faces. Undaged and complete all around.
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.
SM841 - Tanzanite $ 180 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete, gemmy single Tanzanite crystal with an interesting vertical growth tube inside that appears to have started at a small included Graphite crystal. Unheated natural Tanzanite.
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 $ 120 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.
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