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C274 - Axinite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 51931) Pinos Altos, Baja Sur, Mexico small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 5 cm Purple Axinite crystals intergrown with transparent Calcite crystals from an obscure Baja locality. Fine quality mound of crystals that is very hard to find and a must for a Baja or Mexican collection.
C278 - Calcite $ 280 (=~ ¥ 41545) Zacatecas, Mexico miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm Cluster of clear, transparent scalenohedral Calcite crystals, some with black inclusions. Bright and showy.
C282 - Ilmenite $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway miniature - 4.4 x 3 x 2.8 cm Single Ilmenite crystal with a metallic grey/black color. Ex. Scott Williams with 2 old labels.
C286 - Diaspore $ 950 (=~ ¥ 140957) Aydun, Mugula, Turkey miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm Bright and gemmy V-twin crystal of Diaspore. This is about as free of damage as they get, with both tips undamaged with natural tapering terminations or possibly with flat contact faces on parts. It's also very glassy and bright with lots of internal transparency.
C287 - Fluorite with Scheelite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 51931) Quan Zhou, Fujian Prov., China small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm Deep purple Fluorite crystals to 2.8cm on matrix associated with Scheelite crystals and Calcite. The Scheelite crystals reach 1cm in size.
C295 - Stibnite $ 950 (=~ ¥ 140957) Ichinokawa Mine, Ehime Pref. Shikoku Island, Japan small cabinet - 7.3 x 1.7 x 1 cm Terminated single Stibnite crystal from the classic Japanese locality. Fine quality undamaged crystal out of the Don Boydston collection.
C298 - Fluorite with Chalcopyrite $ 1500 (=~ ¥ 222563) Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA small cabinet - 8.9 x 7.5 x 7 cm Large and impressive blue cubic Fluorite from the famous Cave-in-Rock district in Illinois. Translucent blue with color zoning. The back and sides have attached small crystals of Chalcopyrite.
C306 - Pyromorphite $ 850 (=~ ¥ 126119) Sherman Mine, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA small cabinet - 6 x 3 x 3 cm Green Pyromorphite crystals on matrix from the Sherman Mine, a lesser known locality located fairly close to the Bunker Hill Mine in Idaho. Excellent coverage of good crystals on both sides of a small ridge of matrix. Old label shows a price of $950.
C314 - Silver $ 200 (=~ ¥ 29675) Mina Vieja, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 3.6 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm Old Silver specimen with a dark patina over much of the surface, though with areas showing bright silver coloration. Weighs 17.6 grams.
C325 - Tanzanite $ 290 (=~ ¥ 43029) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C327 - Tanzanite $ 250 (=~ ¥ 37094) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top with crystals all over the terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C328 - Tremolite on Tanzanite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 51931) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 1 x 0.7 cm Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached green Tremolite and Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C344 - Cuprite with Copper $ 300 (=~ ¥ 44513) New Mexico, USA miniature - 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm Solid mass of Cuprite crystals intergrown with elongated, wire-like crystals of Copper.
C385 - Stibiconite after Stibnite $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) San Luis Potosi, Mexico small cabinet - 5.7 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm Stibiconite after Stibnite specimen with sharp form and a steep pyramidal termination. This is a Mexican classic and a complete replacement of the former Stibnite (not just a surface coating) as can be seen on the bottom of the crystal. Complete and undamaged.
C388 - Stellerite $ 650 (=~ ¥ 96444) Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 4.0 cm Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 4.8cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
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