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Thumbnails October 30, 2019 · 12 specimens |
K675 - Descloizite sold
Berg Aukus Mine, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.6 x 0.88 cm
Pair of lustrous, well formed crystals with the classic form. Regarded as the world's best Descloizite, this is a good example in the thumbnail size. High quality specimen that is both undamaged and translucent.
K658 - Andradite var. Melanite sold
Capo de Bove, Rome, Italy
Thumbnail - 1.1 x 1.1 x 1 cm
Complete, single black Andradite crystal. There are a couple small natural indentations, otherwise good flat faces all around.
K663 - Axinite sold
Obira, Kyushu, Japan
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm
Gemmy, terminated single crystal from Japan.
K728 - Tsavorite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Well formed single Tsavorite crystal with good color. Some indentations from other crystals but undamaged.
K665 - Galena (spinel twin) sold
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Lustrous spinel-twinned Galena crystal. Galena is not commmon from Mapimi, and spinel-twins less so.
K666 - Newberyite sold
Skipton Caves, Mt. Widderin, Skipton, Victoria, Australia
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm
Single crystal of this rare phosphate mineral derived from bat guano and only found at this one locality. This is a rare to find specimen, only the second I've seen. The Skipton Caves were a favoured roosting and breeding site for bats, and at one time contained columns of guano rising up to 12 feet high. The guano was harvested for fertilizer and exhausted by 1895, and the bats are reportedly now gone, and collecting or removal of any material from the caves is prohibited. If you want a rare and unusual thumbnail, here you go.
K667 - Cuprian Adamite sold
Laurium, Greece
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 1 x 1 cm
An 8mm hemispherical cluster of blue/green Smithsonite set in matrix.
F441 - Diaspore sold
Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Transparent, terminated Diaspore crystal from recent finds. Well terminated and complete on both sides. Slight chipping as seen in photos, but rare quality compared to previous finds.
F442 - Diaspore sold
Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
Thumbnail - 1 x 1 x 0.4 cm
Transparent, terminated Diaspore crystal from recent finds. Well terminated and complete on both sides. Rare quality compared to previous finds.
K654 - Siegenite sold
Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Ten octahedral Siegenite crystals to 4mm on matrix of Marcasite. Siegenite is a rare cobalt nickel sulfide. High quality, aesthetic rare mineral.
K668 - Almandine sold
Mint Canyon, Los Angeles Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Wonderful, complete translucent red Almandine garnet crystal. Complete and undamaged, uncommon.
K673 - Spessartine sold
Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Colorado, USA
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.2 x 1 cm
Complete and undamaged 1cm Spessartine crystal on matrix. Old label indicates this was found in 1961.