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Mixed Minerals January 17, 2018 · 9 specimens |
C186 - Lazurite with Pyrite sold
Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
Two crystals of Lazurite on matrix with Pyrite. The main crystal is 1.2cm and well exposed from the matrix 360 degrees around. The added color and sparkle from the Pyrite makes the piece.
C188 - Fluorite with Barite sold
Berbes, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet - 15 x 12 x 9 cm
Color zoned purple Fluorite with blades of white Barite. Beautiful translucent cubes of Fluorite to 4.3cm in size on the diagonal. Damaged crystal are present along the edges where the specimen broke away, but the large central crystals are perfect.
C189 - Heliodor sold
Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 7.7 x 2.7 x 2 cm
Icicle-like etched Heliodor crystal. Transparent crystal with medium yellow color. Not quite as spectacular as the Ukrainian Heliodors, but at a fraction of the price. Perfect except for where a narrow ridge of crystal broke off at the rear top. Weighs 57.8 grams. .
C190 - Rhodochrosite stalactite sold
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca Prov., Argentina
Small Cabinet - 8 x 2 x 2 cm
Undamaged stalactite of Rhodochrosite. Appears to be two closly intergrown stalactites. The surface is crystallized and pink on one side, grey on the other. .
C193 - Lepidolite on Topaz sold
Xanda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 7 x 6 cm
Large glassy blue Topaz crystal. Complete all around and undamaged with a couple etched faces and nicely transparent. The crystal detached in the pocket and the bottom is coated by Lepidolite crystals. Weighs approximately 391 grams.
C195 - Aquamarine with Schorl sold
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 5.7 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Recently mined specimen of a 5.7 x 2cm Aquamarine crystal with two attached terminated Schorl crystals. Undamaged and very showy.
C196 - Aquamarine with Quartz, Schorl sold
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Recently mined specimen of a 4 x 1.5cm Aquamarine crystal with an attached Quartz crystal and Schorl crystals. Undamaged and very showy.
C197 - Covellite on Quartz sold
Leonard Mine, Butte, Montana, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm
Hexagonal platy crystals of irridescent Covellite on a Quartz crystal covered matrix. While larger foliated masses of Covellite crystals are more commonly seen, my favorite type from the locality are those such as this specimen with the individual crystals standing up on a bed of Quartz crystals.
C199 - Rhodochrosite with Ferberite sold
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Transluscent red Rhodochrosite crystals attached to a Ferberite crystal with associated Pyrite. Rhodochrosite is uncommon for this mine, and this is the best one I have ever seen, in addition to being good sized for the locality.