|
Tucson 2017 February 20, 2017 · 11 specimens |
T402 - Quartz sold
Que Phong, Nghe An Prov., Vietnam
Small Cabinet - 8.0 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
New find of unusual, tapering Quartz crystal. The crystal has a red and yellow core and a transparent outer layer with ares of green. The red/yellow zone is filled with dense clusters of criss-crossing acicular crystals of an unidentified species. Partially etched on the backside with two small contacts from other crystals.
T403 - Copper sold
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm
High quality branching crystal group of Copper. An excellent thumbnail that is interesting and good both front and back, top to bottom. Undamaged.
T404 - Vanadinite sold
Mibladen, Morocco
Miniature - 4.4 x 3.2 x 3 cm
Bright and lustrous Vanadinite crystals to 1.5cm on matrix. Undamaged.
T405 - Wulfenite sold
Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.9 x 0.3 cm
Thick single crystals of facet grade Wulfenite with excellent color. Main crystal is undamaged with just a little bit of chipping on a small back crystal.
T407 - Calcite sold
Delphi Quarry, Carroll Co., Indiana, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3 x 3 cm
Single scalenohedral Calcite capped by Calcite also with Calcite crystals attached to the sides (one side crystal damaged). Originally purchased in Tucson in 1987 for $9.60.
T408 - Cobaltian Calcite sold
Aghbar, Bou Azzer, Morocco
Thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 2 cm
If you like the hot pink color of Cobaltian Calcite, they don't get any hotter than this. Main crystal is 6mm with incredible color.
T411 - Vorobyevite sold
Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
partially etched, hexagonal Vorobyevite crystal. Translucent, partially cat's-eye, with excellent blue color. Undamaged.
T412 - Montmorillonite in Quartz sold
White Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Cabinet - 9.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm
Distinctive Quartz crystal cluster colored pink by inclusions of Montmorillonite. Comes with an old label that dates this back to at least 1985.
T413 - Vanadinite sold
Mibladen, Morocco
Small Cabinet - 6.7 x 4.3 x 4 cm
Bright and lustrous Vanadinite crystals to 1.9cm on matrix. Dense grouping of great crystals, very showy. I found one small crystal on the back and one small crystal on the far right side that were damaged, otherwise perfect with great color on ALL sides of the crystals (no dull brown side).
T414 - Aquamarine with Schorl sold
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6 x 4 cm
Gemmy blue Aqua crystals to 2.8cm in Schorl with a few small smokey Quartz crystals present. Mined in 2009.
T415 - Apatite sold
Cerro Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Cabinet - 9.5 x 7 x 4 cm
Large yellow Apatite crystal, 4.5cm, in matrix. Sawcut on back.