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Tucson 2017 February 26, 2017 · 10 specimens |
T416 - Sapphire sold
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Parcel of 15 Sapphire crystals, most showing good form with little edge wear. 13 blue crystals, one pink, and one yellow.
T417 - Sapphire sold
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Gemmy blue Sapphire crystal wtih good form and edges. Weighs 18.5 carats.
T418 - Cuprite sold
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm
Perfect undamaged floater octahedron with bevelled edges. 0.9cm on edge, 1.2cm wide tip to tip.
T419 - Tourmaline sold
Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 7.6 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Amazing example of a naturally bent Tourmaline crystal, caused by repeated fracturing and rehealing in the pegmatite pocket during formation. Double terminated (though one termination partially intergrown with Albite). Undamaged.
T421 - Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Cabinet - 10 x 6 x 2.5 cm
Loads of Neptunite crystals covering a thin schist matrix. There are a couple crystals that are incomplete due to growth into the opposing pocket wall, but overall in excellent condition with long undamaged crystals. One Benitoite crystal also present.
T424 - Gratonite sold
Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Peru
Thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Cluster of Gratonite crystals on matrix. This cluster is composed of particularly stout crystals. Undamaged.
T425 - Inesite, Hubeite on Quartz $1,850 available
Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China
Small Cabinet - 9 x 6 x 4.5 cm
Floater specimen of intergrown Quartz crystals covered on one side by Inesite, Hubeite (rare!), and Pyrite. The tip of the large Quartz crystal has damage, but this specimen is really about the great coverage of Inesite and Hubeite. These are now uncommon and no longer being found.
T426 - Benitoite, Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm
Two Benitoite crystals with numerous Neptunite crystals on matrix. One Joaquinite crystal also present.
T427 - Tourmaline sold
Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4 x 1 x 0.7 cm
Single Tourmaline with 4 side crystals, all terminated and undamaged. Excellent color!!! Of added interest, there are some Cat's-eye zones towards the bottom of the crystal.
T429 - Orthoclase var. Sanidine sold
Itrongay, Madagascar
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm
Double-terminated gem crystal of Orthoclase. These are uncommon to find with this color, luster and transparency, despite having a couple chips. A floater specimen with crystal faces on all sides. Weighs 60 carats.