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New Videos May 20, 2021 · 25 specimens I have begun adding videos to to supplement the still photographs in my mineral descriptions. This gallery features a selection of these specimens. |
A334 - Huelandite with Stilbite sold
Maharashtra State, India
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm
Fan-shaped cluster of purple Huelandite and bow-tie Silbite on a Quartz over Basalt matrix. The purple color is uncommon and the overall appearance is very good, and it's undamaged.
A602 - Sphene sold
Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm
Stunning, transparent green Sphene (Titanite) crystal on matrix of Epidote crystals. Crystal is 2.7cm long and set upright on matrix to showcase its perfection and transparency. This is from an uncommon locality that my sources say is now virtually closed.
AF412 - Olmiite $300 available
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Small Cabinet - 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm
Aesthetic grouping of bowtie crystals on matrix. Opaque, tan colored crystals in attractive, balanced arrangement. Very good specimen, 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm.
B321 - Dioptase $500 available
Katanga Prov., Congo
Miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Solid cluster of nothing but Dioptase crystals, with the focus on a central, large upright crystal. Main crystal is 1.5cm in diameter, rises up 1.5cm higher than the others, and is undamaged.
B519 - Amethyst sold
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Transparent purple crystals on matrix. Excellent color - this is old material with the good color. Undamaged.
B611 - Uvite on Dolomite sold
Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 5 cm
Red/brown Uvite crystals to 1.5 cm across nestled on ice-like transparent Dolomite crystals. There is one small nick on one Uvite crystal as seen in photos, otherwise undamaged. The Uvite crystals are beautifully translucent and richly colored.
B759 - Calcite sold
Wessels Mine, South Africa
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 5 x 1.7 cm
Transparent Calcite rhomb with later geneation overgrowths. The larger overgrowths are transparent and the smaller overgrowths are extremely bright and reflective, much better than the photos. Ex. E.J. Immelman and P. de Bruyn collections dating back to at least 1997.
B818 - Fluorite over Tourmaline sold
Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan
Miniature - 3.7 x 3 x 3 cm
Single Fluorite crystal that has overgrown a single Tourmaline crystal. The bas of the Tourmaline can be seen at the bottom, along with a small amount of Albite. Great color!
B874 - Azurite on Malachite sold
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 6 x 5 cm
Bright, glassy blue Azurite on Malachite. This came out of an old collection and there are some damaged crystals present, and it has been priced down accordingly. An american classic with lots of visual pop.
B875 - Kunzite sold
Kunar, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet - 5.7 x 3.2 x 2 cm
Transparent, perfectly terminated pink Kunzite crystal. Complete all around and undamaged.
C212 - Brazilianite sold
Corrego Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.6 cm
Single crystal from the old, best find for the species.
C276 - Boleite sold
Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Cluster of Boleite cubes on matrix. Main crystal is a relatively large 1.1cm on the diagonal.
C286 - Diaspore sold
Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
Miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm
Bright and gemmy V-twin crystal of Diaspore. This is about as free of damage as they get, with both tips undamaged with natural tapering terminations or possibly with flat contact faces on parts. It's also very glassy and bright with lots of internal transparency.
C312 - Kunzite sold
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
Terminated pink Kunzite crystal with a smaller, double-terminated crystal attached to one side. The main crystal is also double-terminated, just not as nicely as the top termination. Complete and undamaged. Ex. Marty Zinn collection.
C313 - Aquamarine sold
Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 7.3 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
Gorgeous and gemmy blue, blue/green aquamarine crystal with Muscovite attached to two sides. Undamaged with great glassy luster and highly transparent in the upper half. The prism faces have geometric growth features on the sides where the muscovite is present. The previous label shows a price of $3,800 - I got this in a 'fire sale' from a collector and am passing the savings on. Aside from some veils, the upper half is like transparent blue glass. Unfortunately the camera focuses right through the crystal to the back faces where the muscovite is present, making it look much worse in the photos as compared to when you hold it in your hand. Nicely beveled termination edges with a random, etched depression in one of the bevel faces.
C319 - Tanzanite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites in large, distict crystals, only one like it in the lot. Solid base that tapers out towards the top into multiple, feathery terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C328 - Tremolite on Tanzanite $350 available
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.7 x 1 x 0.7 cm
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached green Tremolite and Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C426 - Aquamarine with Quartz $900 available
Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm
Tabular Aquamarine crystals adjacent to a clear Quartz crystal, on Muscovite. These Aquas are typically found on flat plates of Muscovite and the structure and display of this one is unique and striking. There are 3 main Aqua crystals, one of which has some interference growth on one side which is not damage. Professionally cleaned and exceptionally clean and bright.
C449 - Galena (spinel twin) $280 available
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
Miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 1.0 cm
Flat tabular spinel-twinned Galena crystal. Undamaged with bright silvery luster. The front is nothing but brigth Galena, the backside is partially covered by small Quartz crystals and Calcite.
C464 - Silver sold
Uchuchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Peru
Thumbnail - 3.1 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm
Thick, ropey Silver wire rising up off a small bit of matrix. The wire rises up then does a U-turn back down towards the base, with another thick wire flaring off the top of the curve. The wires reach 5mm in thickness.
C488 - Fluorite with Quartz sold
Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Miniature - 4.5 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm
Cluster of gemmy green Fluorite octahedra with a coating of drusy Quartz on the backside. The largest crystal is 3.5 cm and the smaller crystal is especially transparent. Clean and undamaged. Stunning specimen.
C688 - Hausmannite $1,500 available
N'Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Small Cabinet - 9 x 5.5 x 3 cm
Matrix covered by Andradite crystals in turn coated by numerous well formed Hausmannite crystals. Clean and undamaged. Comes with a Wendel Minerals label that indicates it was formerly part of the Mayer collection.
CT602 - Amazonite sold
10 Percent Claim, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 7 x 6 cm
CT743 - Sand Calcite sold
Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA
Small Cabinet - 8 x 8 x 4 cm
Criss-crossing Calcite crystals with inclusions of sand. The crossing crystal is 8cm and double terminated. These are unusual, USA classics collected decades ago and the locality is now closed to collecting. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
E597 - Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite on Pyrite psuedo. Pyrrhotite $350 available
Trepca Mine, Stanterg, Kosovo
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm
4cm wide by 3.5cm tall crystal of Pyrrhotite that has been replaced by Pyrite, coated by pale pink spheres of Rhodochrosite.