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Mixed Minerals from the 2023 Tucson Show
February 19, 2023  ·  12 specimens

LP843 - Heliodor  sold

Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm



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Heliodor Heliodor Heliodor Heliodor

Etched crystal of greenish yellow Beryl var. Heliodor. Fully transparent with surface striations and is doubly-terminated with more pointed terminations at one end and flatter terminations at the other. Complete and undamaged. Weighs 27.35 grams.


LP844 - Anglesite   $3,500  available

Touissit, Morocco
Small Cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm



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Anglesite Anglesite Anglesite Anglesite

Exquisite yellow Anglesite crystals on Galena from Touissit, the source of the world's finest Anglesite. The best Anglesite were found decades ago from this now closed mine and top quality crystals are hard to find. This specimen has Anglesite crystals to 2cm tall that have excellent transparency, fine lemon yellow color, aesthetic arrangement on the matrix, and are undamaged.


LP845 - Smithsonite  sold

Yanga Koubenza, M'Fouati Dist., Bouenza Dept., Rep. of Congo
Miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm



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Smithsonite Smithsonite Smithsonite Smithsonite

Satiny translucent blue Smithsonite from recent finds in the Rep. of Congo. Smithsonite from this locality has trickled out recently, but mostly in more greenish hues. This one has spectacular, intense turquoise blue coloration, the finest I've yet seen from this find.


LP846 - Heulandite  sold

Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm



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Heulandite Heulandite Heulandite Heulandite

Large, fan-shaped crystals of pink Huelandite on a drusy Quartz crystal coated matrix. The main crystal is 6cm tall and all the Huelandite have great luster and are in perfect condition. Big and showy crystals, not your average Indian zeolite!!!


LP848 - Topaz  sold

Marambaia, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 3.9 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm



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Topaz Topaz Topaz

Single colorless gem Topaz crystal from Brazil. In excellent condition, complete all around with only minor edge nicks.


LP850 - Nagyagite   $200  available

Sacarimb (Nagyag), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania
Thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm



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Nagyagite Nagyagite Nagyagite

Platy grey and lustrous crystals of Nagyagite, a rare lead gold tellurium antimony sulfide, that contrast well against the light colored rock matrix. Hard to find thumbnail from the Type locality for the species.

LP851 - Linarite  sold

Grand Reef Mine, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm



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Linarite Linarite Linarite

Small but perfect single Linarite crystal with sharp, flat termination faces. It's translucent to transparent with great electric blue color. Comes mounted in a small plastic box.


LP852 - Euclase  sold

Alto Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Miniature - 3.8 x 2 x 1.6 cm



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Euclase Euclase Euclase

Glassy 'blue-stripe' Euclase crystals on matrix. The entire top surface of the matrix is covered with Euclase crystals, the largest 1.6cm in size.


LP853 - Moldavite  sold

Besednice, Czech Republic
Miniature - 3.8 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm



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Moldavite Moldavite Moldavite Moldavite

Transparent green Moldavite from the small village of Besednice in southern Czech Republic. It has a slightly arrowhead shape with deep surface grooves. It's complete all around and in perfect condition without any chips or damage. Moldavite is not an item I typically sell, but as a mineral dealer you sometimes acquire different things in deals. I showed this to a dealer who regularly sells Moldavite, and he rated this as $80/gram quality. This specimen weighs 5.69 grams and is offered here to move at about $60/gram.


LP854 - Azurite  sold

Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 4.5 x 2 x 1 cm



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Azurite Azurite Azurite

Tall single Azurite crystal from Tsumeb. There is some minor edge chipping otherwise it's complete and perfect all around with sharp edges and an angled termination. This is also the highly translucent/transparent type and good blue color can be seen throughout the entire crystal when backlit (backlit in both the top and bottom areas to show the transparency throughout).


LP855 - Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite  sold

Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 5 x 3 x 2.5



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Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite

This is a fabulous Tsumeb piece composed of botryoidal, velvety Malachite partially coated by Dioptase crystals and tiny white Calcite crystals. It's a floater with no points of contact. My favorite part is a spherical knob of Malachite adorned with a crown of Dioptase crystals.


LP856 - Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite   $250  available

Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 2.5



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Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite

Colorful Tsumeb combination piece with Dioptase crystals, pistacio green Duftite, darker green Malachite and two styles of Calcite crystals - tiny pearly white Calcite and larger transparent Calcite crystals.

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