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August 18, 2021  ·  13 specimens

ST722 - Tourmaline  sold

Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

'Hot' pink single crystal of Tourmaline from Afghanistan. This is an old piece from the 1980s from what was known as the \"Peppermint Pocket\", almost all of which went to the mineral museum at Stanford University. The color is superb with vivid intense pink and good clarity. Weighs 24.81 grams.


ST749 - Tourmaline   $400  available

St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe
Small Cabinet - 6.4 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Gem Tourmaline crystal recently mined from the famous St. Anne's Mine in the Karoi district of Zimbabwe. Fully terminated, complete, and undamaged. It's transparent top to bottom with a good medium green color over most of the crystal with a darker green (though still transparent) termination. The termination is multi-faceted and complex with shallow chipping along one edge, otherwise perfect. Excellent quality Tourmaline, internally flawless. Weighs 8.57 grams.


ST751 - Anapaite  sold

Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
Cabinet - 12 x 10 x 3.5 cm



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Anapaite Anapaite Anapaite Anapaite

Large, flat specimen of Anapaite, easily the largest I've ever seen. A relatively flat specimen with the majority of the front display face covered in bright green Anapaite crystals. Ex. Fersman Museum specimen, ex. Erich Laskowski collection purchased by Erich in 2003.


ST622 - Scheelite with Goshenite  sold

Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China
Cabinet - 10 x 7.5 x 5 cm



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Scheelite with Goshenite Scheelite with Goshenite Scheelite with Goshenite Scheelite with Goshenite Scheelite with Goshenite

An orange octahedral Scheelite crystal and colorless Beryl crystal (Goshenite) in Muscovite mica. The Scheelite is 4cm wide and undamaged with good color.


ST693 - Tourmaline  sold

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Terminated pink and light green Tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya Mine. It's transparent with bright color, complete all around, and well terminated. Weighs 2.27 grams.


ST695 - Tourmaline  sold

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.1 x 1 x 0.9 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Terminated pink and bright green Tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya Mine. It's transparent with bright color, complete all around, and well terminated. Weighs 2.26 grams.


ST697 - Tourmaline  sold

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Terminated pink and bright green Tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya Mine. It's transparent with bright color, complete all around, and well terminated. Weighs 3.75 grams.


ST741 - Almandine  sold

Garnet Ledge, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm



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Almandine Almandine Almandine Almandine Almandine

Two Almandine garnet crystals in schist matrix from the well known Wrangell Island locality in Alaska. The crystals reach 1.5cm wide with purple/red coloration and translucency and are well exposed from the schist. Sawcut on base. A USA classic.


ST651 - Aquamarine   $280  available

Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm



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Aquamarine Aquamarine Aquamarine Aquamarine

A beautiful GEM tabular Aquamarine crystal on matrix from the famous Mt. Xuebaoding locality. This one is an old one dating back to the 1990s and is more transparent and glassy than most. The Aqua is 2.7cm wide and perfect with no damage. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection, puchased by Erich in 1997.


ST725 - Cuprite after Antlerite  sold

Chuquicamata Mine, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Small Cabinet - 8 x 4.5 x 4 cm



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Cuprite after Antlerite Cuprite after Antlerite Cuprite after Antlerite Cuprite after Antlerite

Uncommon pseudomorph of red Cuprite that have replaced seams of fibrous (formerly green) Antlerite. The seams of Cuprite are evident along all sides of the specimen. Comes with an old Minerals Unlimited label.


ST746 - Orthoclase after Leucite   $350  available

Kalehoyuk, Kaman District, Kırşehir Province, Turkey
Small Cabinet - 6.7 x 6.2 x 6 cm



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Orthoclase after Leucite Orthoclase after Leucite Orthoclase after Leucite Orthoclase after Leucite

Highly interesting and uncommon pseudomorph of Orthoclase that has replaced a large, sharp, single Leucite crystal. The crystal is a complete trapezohedron with relatively sharp crystals faces all around. Comes with an old Minerals Unlimited label.

ST747 - Tourmaline  sold

Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 1 x 0.8 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Translucent to transparent red Tourmaline crystal from Brazil. The color is superb with a more vivid pink and the base grading up to a cranberry red termination. Complete and undamaged. Weighs 3.77 grams.


ST748 - Tourmaline  sold

Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Translucent to transparent red Tourmaline crystal from Brazil. The color is superb with a more vivid pink and the base grading up to a cranberry red termination. Complete and undamaged. Weighs 1.27 grams.


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