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Mixed Minerals - Tucson 2022 March 4, 2022 · 13 specimens |
MK223 - Anglesite sold
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Exquisite yellow Anglesite crystals 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 Anglesite has excellent transparency, fine lemon yellow color, aesthetic arrangement on the matrix, and is undamaged. There are two primary crystals and a number of smaller crystals present.
MK224 - Tourmaline $750 available
Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan
Miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm
MK225 - Phenakite sold
Habachtal, Salzburg, Austria
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 3 cm
Transparent, colorless Phenakite crystal in matrix with other smaller Phenakite crystals. The crystal is 1.3cm wide, gemmy with surface etch marks.
MK226 - Duftite on Mimetite sold
Mt. Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 2 cm
Tabular hexagonal prisms of Mimetite on matrix from the Mount Bonnie Mine. The crystals are a translucent yellow but are coated with green Duftite giving an overall yellow/green coloration. When you hear 'Duftite', one typically thinks of Tsumeb, however the Duftite from Mt. Bonnie is equally superb, if not better. This locality is closed and these are hard to find now, especially the less common ones with so much Duftite.
MK228 - Anatase sold
Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
A shard of matrix covered by white Albite crystals hosting several Anatase crystals of exceptional quality. There are 7 larger Anatase with the largest perched near the top and measuring 9 x 8 mm in size. Undamaged.
MK229 - Amblygonite sold
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6.5 x 5 cm
Cluster of transparent yellow Amblygonite crystals with Albite. Amblygonite is a rare lithium-aluminum phosphate species that is not commonly seen in fine display quality crystals. The main crystal on front is large and glassy, 4.5 x 4cm in size. A beautiful smaller crystal 3cm tall rises up off the top and there are a number of other great crystals mixed with the Albite. Highly lustrous crystals and in excellent condition.
MK230 - Amblygonite $600 available
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4.8 x 4 x 2.4 cm
Single large crystal of translucent to transparent yellow Amblygonite. Amblygonite is a rare lithium-aluminum phosphate species that is not commonly seen in fine display quality crystals. This crystal has large, flat faces on the front and is cleaved/contacted on the backside. Translucent with transparent gem areas. Some faces show light striations and others are smooth with high glassy luster.
MK231 - Amblygonite $600 available
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 3.8 x 3 cm
MK232 - Amblygonite $400 available
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4 x 2.7 x 2 cm
MK233 - Cassiterite on Muscovite sold
Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China
Small Cabinet - 6.3 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm
Highly lustrous cluster of twinned black Cassiterite on Muscovite. The cluster is 4.2cm wide and high luster of the Cassiterite contrasts nicely with the softer silvery blades of Muscovite.
MK235 - Apatite sold
Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4.2 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
Cluster of large, glassy purple/blue Apatite crystals from the Sapo Mine. The crystals reach 2.8cm in size and have excellent luster and transparency.
MK236 - Shattuckite, Quartz, Chrysocolla sold
Rancho Jacalito, Sonora, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 5.5 x 2.2 cm
Deep blue crystals of Quartz included with Shattuckite on a matrix with Shattuckite and lighter blue Chrysocolla. Good crystals on the backside too.
MK237 - Rose Quartz $2,800 available
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4.8 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Cluster of glassy, transparent Rose Quartz crystals from Brazil. This cluster features a particularly well formed large individual crystal 3cm tall. Large sized crystals are rare for Rose Quartz, and this 3cm crystal is exceptional. Additionally, Rose Quartz crystals are often only translucent - this is a transparent crystal. Undamaged, fine quality miniature. Acquired from former dealer Steve Perry upon return from one of his trips to Brazil in the 1990s.