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Mixed Minerals March 10, 2020 · 10 specimens |
M759 - Graphite, Apatite in Calcite with Tanzanite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm
Water-clear Calcite crystal with included Graphite and blue Apatite crystals. Two sides of the Calcite crystal are covered by Graphite, with wafer-like Graphite crystals perfectly preserved inside the Calcite all along those sides. I had one face polished to better show the included crystals. There is an attached 1cm partial Tanzanite crystal on the outside.
M784 - Acanthite $200 available
Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco
Miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 1.5 cm
T300 - Sugilite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature - 4.3 x 2.2 x 1.0 cm
Bright, chatoyant fibrous Sugilite occurring as tightly packed crystals on matrix. Good on both sides. From a rare and limited find in 2014.
A275 - Herderite on Topaz sold
Dassu, Skardu Dist., Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm
Green Herderite crystals to 1.6cm on a gem Topaz crystal, 2 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm.
AF546 - Acanthite $250 available
Imiter Mine, Atlas Mtns., Morocco
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Sharp octahedral crystals to 13mm on edge, 3.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm.
K100 - Hematite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature - 3.8 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
Cluster of prismatic Hematite crystals with red Andradite. These are a rare form, hexagonal in cross-section with a flat termination from a single pocket found approximately 10 years ago.
TU115 - Yugawaralite on Quartz sold
Nasik, India
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm
4.5cm wide cluster of the rare mineral Yugawaralite on a well trimmed matrix covered by drusy Quartz. Undamaged.
A949 - Calcite on Stibnite sold
Henan Prov., China
Cabinet - 10.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Terminated Stibnite crystal with two attached white Calcite crystals to 3.5cm wide. I've had this piece for over 10 years and still have not seen one with larger and better Calcites, despite the quantities that have come out.
E585 - Sphalerite $225 available
Mogila Mine, Madan District, Bulgaria
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm
Razor sharp, lustrous, and transparent Spahlerite crystals to 1.8 cm pn Quartz matrix. The crystals are brown and green in color and of top quality, 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm.
A944 - Arsenopyrite sold
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet - 6 x 7 x 6 cm
Large, well displayed single crystal 3.2 cm wide on muscovite and Quartz. About as good as it gets for a single crystal, size 6 x 7 x 6 cm.