Marin Mineral
Tucson 2019 - Mixed Minerals
February 9, 2019  ·  13 specimens

The first batch of many new minerals from the show.

C659 - Euclase  sold

La Marina Mine, Boyaca Dept., Colombia
Miniature - 3.5 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm



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Euclase Euclase Euclase Euclase Euclase Euclase

Glassy and gemmy single blue Euclase crystal. Good sized with great luster and a perfect termination. Slight chipping on one edge, otherwise undamaged. Complete and good on both sides.


C660 - Shigaite with Rhodochrosite and Barite  sold

N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2.8 cm



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Shigaite with Rhodochrosite and Barite Shigaite with Rhodochrosite and Barite Shigaite with Rhodochrosite and Barite Shigaite with Rhodochrosite and Barite

Scalenohedral, drusy Rhodochrosite, pink with darker tips, on matrix. Barite crystals poke out from the back and emplaced on the Barite crystals are large rosettes of Shigaite. The largest Shigaite cluster is 1.4cm wide and is attached to one of the termination faces of the Barite. There are additional Shigaite on the Barite. Undamaged.


C661 - Tourmaline  sold

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Large single Tourmaline crystal that grades from pink to green then back to pink at the termination. Strong color with a steep pyramidal termination. A little more pink than the photos, and the green zone is a better green, and though somewhat dark in the photos, is very gemmy. Undamaged. Weighs 67.2 grams.


C662 - Tourmaline  sold

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Miniature - 4.1 x 1 x 1 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Single Tourmaline crystal with atached Lepidolite. Good pink color with a darker red at the termination. One tiny nick, otherwise undamaged. Weighs 9.4 grams.


C663 - Azurite on Malachite  sold

Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm



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Azurite on Malachite Azurite on Malachite Azurite on Malachite Azurite on Malachite

Four Azurite crystals on bright green Malachite. Undamaged, visually stunning specimen.


C664 - Amblygonite  sold

Proberil Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 6 x 2.8 x 2 cm



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Amblygonite Amblygonite Amblygonite Amblygonite

New find of transparent yellow Amblygonite. Sharply terminated with large transparent areas. Undamaged.


C667 - Wulfenite  sold

Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Miniature - 3.6 x 2.5 x 2 cm



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Wulfenite Wulfenite Wulfenite

Four larger Wulfenite crystal on matrix with smaller Wulfenites. Glassy and undamaged with areas of transparency. Great orange/red color and high luster.


C668 - Wulfenite  sold

Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm



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Wulfenite Wulfenite Wulfenite Wulfenite

A 2.2cm wide Wulfenite crystal on matrix with smaller Wulfenite. Glassy and undamaged with areas of transparency. Good on both sides with great orange/red color and high luster. Highly aesthetic!


C669 - Benitoite  sold

Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.6 x 1 cm



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Benitoite Benitoite Benitoite

Complete bipyramidal Benitoite crystal. Though crossite included, it is remarkably sharp in form and has good luster. Nearly perfect in form with just some small natural indentations on one side. Undamaged rarity.


C670 - Spessartine  sold

Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm



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Spessartine Spessartine Spessartine

Complete single Spessartine crystal with great orange color and no black inclusions. These are no longer being found or at least very seldomly found anymore. A great example with good form and color. A large crystal of red mica is grown into part of the backside faces. Undamaged.


C671 - Aquamarine  sold

Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
Miniature - 3.7 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm



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Aquamarine Aquamarine Aquamarine Aquamarine

Transparent Aquamarine crystal with the good blue color Vietnamese Aqua are known for. An undamaged crystal that is fully transparent top to bottom.


C672 - Polybasite  sold

Husky Mine, Yukon, Canada
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1 cm



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Polybasite Polybasite Polybasite Polybasite Polybasite

Platy crystals of irridescent Polybasite. These are rare specimens collected in the 1970s and no more have been found since. Purples, greens, and yellows bounce off the surface as you turn it in hand. Main crystal is 2.3cm wide with smaller crystals attached to the backside.


C673 - Azurite  sold

Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm



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Azurite Azurite Azurite Azurite

Cluster of stout, intergrown Azurite crystals. Complete all around and undamaged except for a couple of tiny, trivial nicks and a small partial crystal attached to one side. Good blue color overall with areas of bright 'electric' blue. There is an old collection number affixed to the bottom.


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