|
Mixed Minerals November 17, 2018 · 17 specimens |
SM490 - Legrandite sold
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm
Complete, well crystallized Legrandite crystal on a small amount of matrix. This is from the recent find from late 2017 and although not a typical elongated crystal, it is complete all around. I have heard of stubby Legrandites that look almost like cubes, so a crystal like this is not unprecedented. There is slight chatter on one edge, otherwise it's undamaged and has small gem zones.
SM491 - Malachite after Cuprite sold
Chessy, Rhone Alpes, France
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Complete, undmaged octahedron of Malachite after Cuprite from the historic Chessy mines. Great bevelled edges too.
SM492 - Clinochlore on Andradite var. Topazolite sold
San Benito Co., California, USA
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Bright metallic green crystal groups of Clinochlore on drusy Topazolite.
SM493 - Veszelyite sold
Laochang Mine, Gejiu Co., Yunnan Province, China
Cabinet - 10.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm
Sharp crystals of Veszelyite to 4mm in vugs in matrix. Lots and lots of Veszelyite crystals all over. Veszelyite is a rare phosphate mineral only found in a few places worldwide as collectable mineral specimens. These specimens have only been found in the past few years and are one of the more interesting mineral surprises from China.
SM494 - Sphene sold
Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm
Twinned 2.3cm Sphene crystal on matrix with small Epidote crystals. The crystal is complete and undamaged, translucent with good lime green color.
SM495 - Vesuvianite $240 available
Fushan Iron Deposit, Hebei Prov., China
Miniature - 4 x 4 x 2 cm
Double-terminated rootbeer brown Vesuvianite crystal with good luster.
SM496 - Enargite with Pyrite sold
Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Densely clustered crystals of Enargite with individual crystals to 2 cm in length. One pyrite crystal on the surface and more embedded in the base. Specimen is nearly solid Enargite.
SM497 - Enargite on Pyrite sold
Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA
Small Cabinet - 6.0 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Highly lustrous crystals of Enargite on Pyrite.
SM500 - Tanzanite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Tall, elongated single Tanzanite crystal, complete all around and well terminated. There is slight edge chatter in a couple places, otherwise undamaged. This is a heated crystal and priced to move.
SM504 - Azurite with Malachite sold
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm
Neat specimen, and unusual, composed of Malachite after Azurite psuedomorphs, with shiny, lustrous Azurite grown upone the tips of the psuedomorphs. Complete all around and undamaged.
SM512 - Brucite sold
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4 x 3 cm
pinwheel formation of translucent yellow Brucite on matrix from recent finds in Pakistan. Undamaged and good from both sides. Reminiscent of a Mapimi Adamite.
SM513 - Wulfenite with Mimetite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6 x 2.5 cm
Fine quality Wulfenite crystals to 1.7cm associated with Mimetite crystals to 9mm. The Wulfenite crystals are an orangey tan color with wet luster. The crystals are present on both sides of a thin matrix. I found one tiny chip on one Wulfenite, and one mimetite is damaged, otherwise perfect. Hihgly aesthetic specimen out of an old collection.
SM510 - Morganite sold
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cabinet - 11.5 x 7 x 5 cm
Large pink Morganite crystal with large gem zones and glassy luster. Contacted on the bottom but front and side faces good but intergrown in areas with Muscovite and Feldspar. Big crystal!!
SM511 - Morganite sold
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cabinet - 13 x 9 x 8 cm
Large pink Morganite crystal with large gem zones and glassy luster. Contacted on the bottom but front and most side faces good but intergrown in areas with Muscovite, Schorl, and Feldspar. Big crystal!!
SM528 - Prehnite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Cluster of translucent yellow Prehnite crystals. Such yellow Prehnites have come from Merelani sporadically over the years, but never before in the quality that has been found in the last year. This specimen has big chunky crystals, a good one for the find.
SM530 - Prehnite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.2 cm
Cluster of translucent yellow Prehnite crystals. Such yellow Prehnites have come from Merelani sporadically over the years, but never before in the quality that has been found in the last year. This specimen has big chunky crystals that stick out in various directions. Some chipping, but nearly a floater crystalled all around, a good one for the find.
SM505 - Platinum sold
Pinto River, Chocó Department, Colombia
Thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
River worn nugget of Platinum from the Pinto River, the type locality for Platinum. Weighs 0.9 grams. Platinum was first discovered here in the sixteenth century and its name derives from its silvery appearance and first source, being called 'platina del Pinto' or 'little silver of the Pinto River'.