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Mixed Minerals December 23, 2018 · 13 specimens |
C643 - Calcite $600 available
Dal'Negorsk, Russia
Cabinet - 10 x 9 x 8 cm
C644 - Gold sold
Grass Valley, California, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 5 cm
Large mass of Gold atop white Quartz. The Gold has good color and displays well from all angles atop the Quartz. There is an estimated 6.5 troy ounces of Gold in this specimen, putting it's 'melt down' bullion value (based on todays rate of $1,250/ounce) at $8,125. Priced very fairly when compared to most specimen gold which sells for 2 to 10 times spot value. It's out of an old collection built in the 1970s and I unfortunately have no further locality information.
C645 - Aquamarine sold
Akwanga, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Flawless gem Aqua with multifaceted termination and good medium blue color.
C646 - Aquamarine sold
Akwanga, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Flawless gem Aqua with multifaceted termination and good medium blue color.
C648 - Andalusite sold
Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Transparent golden yellow Andalusite crystal, terminated and complete. Rare to find in good crystals!
C650 - Apatite on Quartz sold
Panasquiera, Barroca Grande, Portugal
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Outstanding cluster of large purple Apatite crystals attached to a Quartz crystal, with minor amounts of Siderite at the base. The purple color is the most desirable of Panasquiera Apatite and is not common. The crystals are both good sized, reaching 1.8 x 1.4cm, and highly lustrous with transparent areas. A stunner!
C651 - Apatite sold
Mahenge, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
Deep teal blue Apatite crystal from a small find at Mahenge. This is the single best crystal from the find I was able to obtain. Complete all around. One photo backlit to show color.
C652 - Topaz sold
India
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 3.2 cm
Large single Topaz crystal, complete all round and undamaged. This was purchased at the Munich show from an Indian dealer and there is no other locality information available. Large gemmy Topaz crystals such as this are uncommon from India.
C654 - Rhodochrosite after Shell sold
Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2.6 cm
A fossil bivalve shell that has been completely replaced by pink Rhodochrosite. The shell is wonderfully preserved with both sides present. There is a thin layer of the original white shell present, but it is all Rhodochrosite underneath both sides. One side has been cut to reveal the bubbly pink Rhodochrosite inside.
C655 - Benitoite with Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Miniature - 4.0 x 3 x 2 cm
Beautiful combination of Benitoite and Neptunite on white Natrolite. This specimen has uncommonly glassy, lustrous Benitoite crystals, as well they are deep blue in color. There is a good sized terminated Neptunite on the right measuring 3.1cm.
C656 - Benitoite with Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Beautiful combination of Benitoite and Neptunite on white Natrolite. This specimen has uncommonly glassy, lustrous Benitoite crystals, as well they are deep blue in color. The largest Benitoite is 1.1cm.
C657 - Tourmaline $250 available
Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan
Miniature - 3.6 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
C658 - Tourmaline sold
Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan
Miniature - 3.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Double-terminated Tourmaline crystal. The flat termination end is a transparent green, and the more pyramidal termination end is yellow, an uncommon color for Tourmaline.