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Mixed Minerals November 8, 2017 · 8 specimens |
T900 - Cylindrite sold
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopo, Oruro Dept., Bolivia
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm
Exceptionally rich Cylindrite specimen composed almost entirely of spray formations of Cylindrite crystals. The only macro sized crystals of this cylindrical crystal habit in the mineral world.
T903 - Apatite, Muscovite, Schorl sold
Kunar, Afghanistan
Cabinet - 13 x 9 x 7 cm
A 1.7cm purple Apatite crystal associated with Quartz, Schorl, and large, translucent silvery green books of Muscovite.
T906 - Bastnasite $350 available
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Pakistan
Thumbnail - 3.0 x 2 x 1.2 cm
T909 - Arsenopyrite on Quartz sold
Panasquiera, Portugal
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6 x 3.5 cm
Highly aesthetic specimen of bright, silvery Arsenopyrite crystals on a single Quartz crystal. There is slight chipping on a couple Arsenopyrite crystals, but overall very clean and showy, and good from all angles. There is a smal amount of Siderite crystals too, and even an Arsenopyrite crystal included within the Quartz crystal. It's like a miniature modern art sculpture, a really beautiful piece.
T910 - Quartz sold
Orange River, Karas Region, Namibia
Miniature - 4.8 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Quartz scepter with a rough, milky stalk and a transparent red scepter head.
T911 - Quartz sold
Orange River, Karas Region, Namibia
Miniature - 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
Quartz crystal colored by Hematite. Transparent orange, complete all around.
T912 - Diamond sold
Zimbabwe
Thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.1 cm
Polished slice of a Diamond crystal showing color zoning. For further information, read the article titled 'Optically-zoned (Star) Diamonds from Zimbabwe' in the March-April 2014 issue of Rocks and Minerals magazine.
T913 - Diamond sold
Zimbabwe
Thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.1 cm
Polished slice of a Diamond crystal showing color zoning. For further information, read the article titled 'Optically-zoned (Star) Diamonds from Zimbabwe' in the March-April 2014 issue of Rocks and Minerals magazine.