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Mixed Minerals
February 7, 2019 · 14 specimens

J120 - Prehnite sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.3 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm

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Well crystallized Prehnite from recent finds at the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Highly translucent with a greenish yellow color.

J121 - Prehnite sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm

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Well crystallized Prehnite from recent finds at the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Highly translucent with a greenish yellow color. Spherical form with quality large crystals. These recent Prehnites are the best ever found at the locality.

J122 - Prehnite sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm

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Well crystallized Prehnite from recent finds at the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Highly translucent with a greenish yellow color. Undamaged large crystals with Graphite attached on the backside. These recent Prehnites are the best ever found at the locality.

J124 - Prehnite sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.5 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm

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Well crystallized Prehnite from recent finds at the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Though it has smaller crystal size, the color is unusual, being a much greener color than most, with Graphite attached in areas. These recent Prehnites are the best ever found at the locality.

J127 - Rutile in Quartz sold

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm

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Perfect starburst formations of golden Rutile growing from Hematite crystals scattered about inside a smokey Quartz crystal.

J71 - Cerussite $280 available

Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Region, China
Miniature - 4.8 x 3.7 x 1.3 cm

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Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears they are from a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has flat, lustrous front and back faces and highly complex terminatation growth along the edges. Some minor damage to the bottom edges of this specimen.

J72 - Cerussite $350 available

Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Region, China
Miniature - 4.0 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm

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Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears they are from a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has flat, lustrous front and back faces and highly complex terminatation growth along the edges. The only visible contact on this specimen is minor chipping at the bottom near a small amount of wall matrix. Otherwise, near perfect.

J73 - Cerussite sold

Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Region, China
Miniature - 4.6 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm

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Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears they are from a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has flat, lustrous front and back faces and highly complex terminatation growth along the edges. Minor damage to a few small areas difficult to see.

J74 - Cerussite $300 available

Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Region, China
Miniature - 4.7 x 3.0 x 1.1 cm

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J75 - Cerussite sold

Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Region, China
Small Cabinet - 5.1 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm

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Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears they are from a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal group has flat, lustrous front and back faces and highly complex terminatation growth along the edges. It's actually an intergrowth of two crystal groups, one turned slightly to a different angle than the main group. The only visible contact is at the bottom near the remaining small bit of matrix.

J77 - Cerussite $200 available

Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Region, China
Miniature - 4.9 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm

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Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears they are from a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has flat, lustrous front and back faces and highly complex terminatation growth along the edges. Minor damage to some of the bottom edge terminations near the small bit of matrix that remains.

J78 - Cerussite sold

Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Region, China
Miniature - 4.5 x 2.0 x 1.3 cm

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Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears they are from a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has flat, lustrous front and back faces and highly complex terminatation growth along the edges. Minor chipping to some of the edge terminations and near the small bit of matrix that remains.

J82 - Spessartine sold

Nani, Loliondo, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.4 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm

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An equant, complete orange Spessartine with good translucency and areas of internal transparency. This is a complete crystal all around with no points of contact. Rich bright citrus orange coloration throughout with several gem-like areas. A very clean example for the species. Weighs 254 carats.

J83 - Spessartine sold

Nani, Loliondo, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.8 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm

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An equant, complete orange Spessartine with good translucency and areas of internal transparency. This is a complete crystal all around with only a few small natural surface pits and no black inclusions. Rich bright citrus orange coloration throughout. Weighs 296 carats.

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