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Mixed Minerals June 5, 2020 · 12 specimens |
D573 - Fluorite $350 at-auction
Rio Bravo, Coahuila, Mexico
Cabinet - 9.5 x 6 x 5 cm
Highly transparent Fluorite crystals with well saturated, deep purple color. It's a deep, slightly blue purple and so transparent that light readily passes through despite the deep color. Very clean with only a couple small chips. Out of an old collection, the old Burrminco label lists the locality as Rio Bravo.
D491 - Diamonds sold
Congo
Thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
11 Diamond crystals from the Congo. Most are cubes up to 4mm on edge. Total weight for the set is 4.8 carats.
D492 - Diamonds sold
South Africa
Thumbnail - 0.3 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm
19 Diamond crystals from South Africa. A good mixture of different shapes, up to 3mm on edge (a couple are about 3.5mm). Small crystals but excellent luster, transparency, and colorful with some yellows and a blue. Total weight for the set is 1.5 carats. Note only 18 appear in the photo - a small clear triangular crystal was stuck to the lid of the case and missed out on the photo.
D493 - Diamond sold
South Africa
Thumbnail - 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Octahedral Diamond crystal from South Africa. Glassy and transparent, especially under lighting. Diamond weight is 1.10 carats.
D500 - Emerald $270 available
Guantu, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
D504 - Topaz sold
Custer Co., Idaho, USA
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Single colorless Topaz crystal from Idaho. Complete all around and undamaged with a bit of attached Albite. Neat locality piece.
D556 - Calcite on Tsavorite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Cluster of glassy Tsavorite crystals with attached white Calcite or Apatite crystals and Pyrite. Attractive association.
D560 - Faden Tsavorite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm
Small but fine quality Tsavorite crystal. Glassy and transparent with a distinct faden line running up the center. Complete and undamaged.
D547 - Tsavorite on Graphite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
High quality deep green Tsavorite crystal on Graphite crystals. The main Tsavorite is 6mm, totally transparent and undamaged, a little jewel of a crystal. A number of other Tsavorite crystals are present and mixed among the Graphite crystals.
D515 - Opal after Bamboo sold
Banten, Java, Indonesia
Miniature - 4.1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Black opal that has completely replaced a section of fossil Bamboo from recent finds in Java. It has a bright play of color (reds, blues, and greens) in areas.
D516 - Opal after Bamboo sold
Banten, Java, Indonesia
Miniature - 4.6 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Black opal that has completely replaced a section of fossil Bamboo from recent finds in Java. It has a bright play of color (reds, blues, and greens) in areas.
M893 - Ilvaite $125 available
Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Miniature - 4.4 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Glossy black Ilvaite crystal with an undamaged, chisel-tipped termination. Complete all around.