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Mixed Minerals October 16, 2018 · 13 specimens |
C606 - Calcite with oriented Pyrite sold
Freiberg, Germany
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 3 cm
Stacked, flat Calcite crystals with 'Mercedes Benz' inclusions of Pyrite. Comes with an old German label.
C608 - Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite sold
Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm
Bright translucent purple Kammererite crystals with a few small 'starburst' clusters.
C609 - Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite sold
Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
Miniature - 4 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Bright translucent purple Kammererite crystals with Brucite. Crystals to 6mm.
C610 - Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite sold
Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm
Bright translucent purple Kammererite crystals. Thumbnail sized with a dense concentration of high quality crystals.
C611 - Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite sold
Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
Miniature - 4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Bright translucent purple Kammererite crystals on Chromite. Large, isolated crystals to 1cm in size. There a a couple crystals with cleavage faces, otherwise this would be a four figure specimen. Stunningly beautiful.
C612 - Diaboleite sold
Mammoth St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Miniature - 4.7 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
Colorful and rare specimen from Tiger featuring massive Diaboleite and Diaboleite crystals in small vugs and across the top. Main crystal 7mm wide and translucent. It is a bright 'Linarite\" blue, with edge wear across the top edge.
C613 - Tourmaline var. Achroite sold
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Rare colorless Tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya with a steep pyramidal termination. No damage.
C614 - Cuprian Smithsonite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Green Cuprian Smithsonite rhombs lining a vug in matrix.
C615 - Spessartine with Quartz sold
Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
Miniature - 3.8 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm
Gemmy red orange Spessartine crystals surround the base of a transparent smokey Quartz crystal.
C616 - Vivianite sold
Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm
Terminated translucent purple Vivianite crystals on matrix. Classic old USA specimen that is now hard to find.
C618 - Amethyst after Calcite sold
Ro Grande do Sul, Brazil
Cabinet - 15 x 7 x 6 cm
Large hexagonal Calcite crystal that has been replaced by Amethyst. The specimen is covered in a druse of Amethyst crystals except for one side which shows some residual Calcite.
C619 - Diaspore sold
Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3 x 1.5 cm
Gem quality V-twin Diaspore crystal. Weighs 20 grams.
SM211 - Babingtonite, Prehnite, and Quartz sold
Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Small Cabinet - 6.4 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
A beautiful specimen hosting sharp black babingtonite crystals with light green prehnite on Quartz points. It's a 'floater' with no apparent point of attachment and no visible damage to any of the species. This example is in pristine condition and is as superb classic from this Chinese locality.