Mixed Minerals from the Tucson Show 2018

Mixed Minerals from the Tucson Show 2018
February 19, 2018 · 11 specimens

C245 - Mangano Calcite with Fluorite sold

Dal'negorsk, Russia
Large Cabinet - 17 x 11 x 9 cm

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Colorful specimen of disc shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals with green Fluorite. The larger crystals are 7cm wide and most crystals have oriented inclusions of a dark needle-like mineral. Fine quality, colorful specimen. Undamaged and better than photos.

C246 - Fluorite $250 available

Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Small Cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm

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Large, clear octahedron of Fluorite with Quartz crystals. Large, smooth flat crystal faces with a small natural step on the back face.

C248 - Azurite $150 available

Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm

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Bright 'electric' blue Azurite crystals to 2.7cm in size. The crystals have partially psuedomorphed to Malachite and you can see Malachite in two areas. This veneer of Azurite over an inner core of Malachite gives these specimens the bright 'electric' blue color. These are no longer being found.

C249 - Brucite sold

Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
Miniature - 3.8 x 2 x 1.5 cm

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Bright lemon yellow Brucite crystals from the recent find. I looked through hundreds of specimens to find the brightest, most deeply saturated yellow specimens such as this. These new specimens from Pakistan are world's best for the species.

C250 - Brucite sold

Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 5.4 x 3 x 1.6 cm

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Bright lemon yellow Brucite crystals from the recent find. I looked through hundreds of specimens to find the brightest, most deeply saturated yellow specimens such as this. This specimen is solid Brucite and is well crystallized on both sides. These new specimens from Pakistan are world's best for the species.

C251 - Copper after Cuprite sold

Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altayskiy Kray, Siberia, Russia
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.1 x 2 cm

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Superb thumbnail sized specimen of Copper psuedomorphs after Cuprite. My favorite specimens from this find and those such as this one with partially psuedomorphed Cuprite along with fully psuedomorphed Cuprite. This specimen is a cluster of about 10 crystals with 3 that retain a good amount of the original Cuprite. Complete all around, floater specimen. One small nick at the top, otherwise undamaged.

C252 - Chrome Dravite $350 available

Landani, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm

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Deep chrome green Dravite crystal with a curious clear (Achroite) termination. Translucent with excellent color and undamaged.

C253 - Dioptase on Calcite sold

Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm

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Outstanding thumbnail sized specimen of Dioptase crystals on white Calcite crystals. Main Dioptase is an undamaged 1.6cm crystal. There is one small cleaved crystal on the lower right (that could be trimmed away), all other crystals undamaged.

C255 - Andradite var. Topazolite sold

Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Miniature - 4.7 x 2.8 x 2 cm

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Golden colored Topazolite crystals to 8mm. Clean and undamaged, one of the best I've ever seen for this find. Ex. Al McGuinness collection.

C256 - Sturmanite sold

N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm

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Deep yellow, transparent Sturmanite crystalsof exceptional quality. These formed around another mineral which later dissolved away, leaving a hollow, crystallized backside. Fine and undamaged.

C257 - Hausmanite in Calcite sold

N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature - 3.7 x 2.5 x 2 cm

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Well formed, lustrous Hausmanite crystal set in white Calcite. Uncommon specimen with a well isolated crystal in contrasting white Calcite.

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