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Mixed Minerals August 21, 2021 · 11 specimens |
ST793 - Amethyst sold
Imilchil, Morocco
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 5 cm
Richly colored, translucent purple crystals of Amethyst with uncommon cubic looking form. This was a very limited find in the Imilchil area and only two pieces were available to my Moroccan supplier.
ST712 - Gold sold
Goldfield, Nye Co., Nevada, USA
Miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 1.2 cm
Half nodule cut on one side and showing a layer of Gold all around the outside. This is a curious piece, looking almost like a Gold agate with a centrol grey core followed by an layer of white Quartz, with a thin layer of Gold along the outside edge of the Quartz. Presumably the Gold is present just under the surface all along the backside of the nodule. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection, acquired by trade in 1987.
ST743 - Platinum $600 available
Konder, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Region, Russia
Thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
ST763 - Natrolite $250 available
Mwanjanga, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Miniature - 5 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
Long, transparent single Natrolite crystal. Perfectly terminated and complete and undamaged. From recent, limited production, these new Natrolites are exceptional for the species for their sharpness and transparency.
ST797 - Botallackite $325 available
Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England
Small Cabinet - 8 x 4 x 3 cm
Bright blue/green crystals of Botallackite on all sides of specimen. Botallackite is a rare secondary copper mineral and this is a very rich example from recent finds at Cligga Head.
ST772 - Calaverite with Quartz $1,500 available
Cripple Creek, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Crystals of Calaverite, a rare Gold Telluride mineral, intergrown with Quartz. There are also areas of exposed Calaverite in the matrix.
ST773 - Cerussite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 5 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Single, complete 'snowflake' crystal of Cerussite from Tsumeb. There are a couple chips otherwise it's pristine and complete on both sides. It's a floater with no points of attachement, which are hard to find now.
ST794 - Malachite sold
Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Cabinet - 12.5 x 8 x 2.5 cm
Relatively flat specimen of botryoidal Malachite from the historic Bisbee mining district of Arizona. The Malachite feels particularly dense and sturdy and has a great overall look to it. Comes with one old label and there are also a couple collection number affixed to the back side.
ST783 - Red Beryl sold
Violet Claims, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Single Red Beryl crystal with a bit of attached matrix at the base. Fine quality, translucent to transparent crystal that is complete all around and undamaged.
ST781 - Scapolite sold
Morogoro, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.2 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
Single golden yellow crystal of Scapolite. Undamaged with a perfect termination and internally transparent and flawless.
ST780 - Euclase $750 available
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Transparent, colorless single Euclase crystal from Brazil. It's a complete and undamaged crystal though there is a bit of Muscovite and Feldspar attached to the back termination. Uncommon gem crystal.