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Mixed Minerals from the 2022 Tucson Show February 27, 2022 · 14 specimens |
MK208 - Apatite, Pyrite sold
Panasquiera, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Exquisite cluster of translucent to transparent Apatite crystals partially coated by Pyrite crystals. The main Apatite crystal is 2.2 x 1.6cm. The crystals have a blue/grey coloration, transparency, and great luster. Undamaged and better than photos.
MK209 - Apatite on Muscovite sold
Panasquiera, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm
Gorgeous crystals of translucent to transparent purple Apatite on Muscovite crystals. The main Apatite crystal is 1.5cm tall. The crystals have a beautiful purple coloration and top glassy luster.
MK210 - Olmiite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.3 x 2 cm
Amazing fully crystallized spherical group of peach colored Olmiite crystals. This is a floater well crystallized and complete all around. The thrid photo shows the bottom where there is a slight indentation that is fully crystallized. There are a few bruised crystals out of the hundreds, and it's in great condition overall. Complete floaters such as this are rare to find.
MK211 - Pyrite $280 available
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
MK212 - Mimetite on Cuprian Smithsonite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Cabinet - 10 x 6 x 4.5 cm
Globular translucent green Cuprian Smithsonite with yellow Mimetite from Tsumeb. The Smithsonite is translucent and forms botryoidal masses and short stalactitic formations with crystallized surfaces. A showy large specimen of one of the most desirable Smithsonite varietals from Tsumeb.
MK213 - Azurite on Volborthite sold
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
A 1.7cm rosette of deep forest green Volborthite with 2 attached Azurite crystals. The main Volborthite has a second rosette penetrating into the fron and is well crystallized on both sides (there is even a tiny bit of Malachite attached to the back). The two Azurite crystals are doubly-terminated. A stunning and undamaged thumbnail sized specimen and an uncommonly aesthetic specimen of a rare mineral.
MK214 - Apatite sold
Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm
Cluster of 3 translucent to transparent pink Apatite crystals. Complete all around and in excellent condition.
MK215 - Platinum sold
Konder, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Region, Russia
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Intergrown cubic platinum crystals from the famous and now closed Konder platinum deposit. Composed of 3 intergrown crystals with good form. Single cubes are the norm and these intergrown clusters have more appeal. These are no longer being found. Weighs 1.88 grams.
MK216 - Platinum sold
Konder, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Region, Russia
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Intergrown cubic platinum crystals from the famous and now closed Konder platinum deposit. Composed of 2 intergrown crystals with good form. Single cubes are the norm and these intergrown clusters have more appeal. These are no longer being found. Weighs 1.91 grams.
MK217 - Fluorite $300 available
Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Miniature - 3.3 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
MK218 - Fluorite sold
Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 2 x 2 cm
Exceedingly sharp single octahedral Fluorite crystal from Inner Mongolia, China. A perfect floater of translucent to transparent pink Fluorite textbook in form. High quality, complete crystal in excellent condition.
MK219 - Fluorite sold
Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 3 cm
Sharp single octahedral Fluorite crystal from Inner Mongolia, China. Translucent to transparent pink Fluorite textbook in form. High quality, complete crystal with a textured surface and in excellent condition.
MK221 - Topaz on Tourmaline sold
Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2.9 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Cluster of dark green Tourmaline, a water clear Topaz, and Albite. Interestingly, the Topaz interferred with the growth of the Tourmaline causing it to grow in a hollow shape. The Topaz is 1.7cm, doubly-terminated, and a jewel.
MK222 - Siegenite, Galena on Marcasite $300 available
Buick Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
