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October 16, 2018  ·  13 specimens

C606 - Calcite with oriented Pyrite  sold

Freiberg, Germany
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 3 cm



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Calcite with oriented Pyrite Calcite with oriented Pyrite Calcite with oriented Pyrite Calcite with oriented Pyrite

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



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Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite

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



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Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite

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



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Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite

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



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Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite Chromium Clinochlore var. Kammererite

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



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Diaboleite Diaboleite Diaboleite Diaboleite

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



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Tourmaline var. Achroite Tourmaline var. Achroite Tourmaline var. Achroite

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



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Cuprian Smithsonite Cuprian Smithsonite Cuprian Smithsonite

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



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Spessartine with Quartz Spessartine with Quartz Spessartine with Quartz

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



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Vivianite Vivianite Vivianite Vivianite

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



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Amethyst after Calcite Amethyst after Calcite Amethyst after Calcite

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



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Diaspore Diaspore

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



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Babingtonite, Prehnite, and Quartz Babingtonite, Prehnite, and Quartz Babingtonite, Prehnite, and Quartz Babingtonite, Prehnite, and Quartz Babingtonite, Prehnite, and Quartz Babingtonite, Prehnite, and Quartz

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.


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