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K717 - Tsavorite on Diopside $ 75 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm ![Tsavorite on Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K717a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K717a.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K717b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K717b.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K717c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K717c.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K717d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K717d.jpg)
Elongated groups of Tsavorite crystals intergrown with a glassy, terminated Diopside crystal. There are also small Pyrite crystals associated.
K653 - Ludlamite $ 180 Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 0.6 cm ![Ludlamite from Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K653a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K653a.jpg)
![Ludlamite from Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K653b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K653b.jpg)
![Ludlamite from Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K653c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K653c.jpg)
![Ludlamite from Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K653d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K653d.jpg)
Large single crystal on a tiny bit of matrix. Well terminated, translucent, and undamaged.
K718 - Tsavorite on Graphite $ 275 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm ![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K718a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K718a.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K718b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K718b.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K718c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K718c.jpg)
High quality, glassy 1cm Tsavorite crystal with good color on a Graphite matrix. Undamaged crystal that is transparent. There are some shallow grooves on the surface caused by former Graphite crystals.
K659 - Wulfenite $ 125 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm ![Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K659a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K659a.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K659b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K659b.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K659c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K659c.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K659d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K659d.jpg)
Translucent orange single crystal. Tabular habit, complete all round. There is a small nick to the lower left corner, otherwise undamaged.
K660 - Cobaltian Calcite $ 125 Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm ![Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/K660a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K660a.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/K660b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K660b.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/K660c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K660c.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/K660d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K660d.jpg)
Cluster of pink Mangano Calcite crystals from the famous Mashamba West Mine. Main crystal is thick and 1.1cm tall.
K663 - Axinite $ 40 Obira, Kyushu, Japan thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm ![Axinite from Obira, Kyushu, Japan [db_pics/pics/K663a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K663a.jpg)
![Axinite from Obira, Kyushu, Japan [db_pics/pics/K663b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K663b.jpg)
![Axinite from Obira, Kyushu, Japan [db_pics/pics/K663c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K663c.jpg)
Gemmy, terminated single crystal from Japan.
K665 - Galena (spinel twin) $ 150 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm ![Galena (spinel twin) from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K665a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K665a.jpg)
![Galena (spinel twin) from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K665b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K665b.jpg)
![Galena (spinel twin) from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K665c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K665c.jpg)
Lustrous spinel-twinned Galena crystal. Galena is not commmon from Mapimi, and spinel-twins less so.
K667 - Cuprian Adamite $ 150 Laurium, Greece thumbnail - 1.3 x 1 x 1 cm ![Cuprian Adamite from Laurium, Greece [db_pics/pics/K667a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K667a.jpg)
![Cuprian Adamite from Laurium, Greece [db_pics/pics/K667b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K667b.jpg)
![Cuprian Adamite from Laurium, Greece [db_pics/pics/K667c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K667c.jpg)
An 8mm hemispherical cluster of blue/green Smithsonite set in matrix.
K654 - Siegenite $ 200 Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm ![Siegenite from Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/K654a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K654a.jpg)
![Siegenite from Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/K654b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K654b.jpg)
![Siegenite from Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/K654c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K654c.jpg)
![Siegenite from Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/K654d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K654d.jpg)
Ten octahedral Siegenite crystals to 4mm on matrix of Marcasite. Siegenite is a rare cobalt nickel sulfide. High quality, aesthetic rare mineral.
K733 - Tsavorite with Diopside $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm ![Tsavorite with Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K733a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K733a.jpg)
![Tsavorite with Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K733b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K733b.jpg)
![Tsavorite with Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K733c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K733c.jpg)
Cluster of translucent to transparent green Tsavorite crystals with Diopside. Slight chipping otherwise well crystallized all around with good luster and associated small Diopside crystals.
K632 - Karpatite Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA thumbnail - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5cm ![Karpatite from Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/K632a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K632a.jpg)
![Karpatite from Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/K632b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K632b.jpg)
![Karpatite from Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/K632c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K632c.jpg)
Silica rich matrix hosting drusy Quartz and numerous areas of bright yellow Karpatite. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral, which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present. The Karpatite is exposed on many areas of the specimen.
K681 - Pyromorphite $ 180 Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K681a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K681a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K681b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K681b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K681c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K681c.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K681d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K681d.jpg)
Nearly complete 1.1cm sphere of arsenian Pyromorphite atop a smaller partial sphere.
K674 - Pyromorphite $ 140 Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K674a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K674a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K674b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K674b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K674c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K674c.jpg)
Two nearly complete interconnected spheres of arsenian Pyromorphite.
K664 - Fluorite $ 80 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm ![Fluorite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K664a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K664a.jpg)
![Fluorite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K664b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K664b.jpg)
![Fluorite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K664c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K664c.jpg)
![Fluorite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K664d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K664d.jpg)
Gem-like transparent Fluorite crystal with a small amount of attached Galena on the backside. Uncommmon from Mapimi.
K845 - Prehnite $ 175 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K845a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K845a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K845b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K845b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K845c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K845c.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K845d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K845d.jpg)
Spherical cluster of green Prehnite with larger individual crystals that have grown out from the center. The backside is contacted with an attached partial Tanzanite crystal and there is Graphite on the base. The front and larger crystals are all undamaged. This greenish color is distinct and typical of 2018/2019 finds.
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