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Tucson 2017 February 15, 2017 · 9 specimens |
T373 - Diaspore sold
Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm
Large V-twin crystal of Diaspore. It is unterminated, as most of these are, and is translucent with transparent zones.This is rare material from old stocks in Turkey, no more is being found as the deposit has been exhausted. Large Diaspore crystals are rare and the V-twins even rarer - only 10% or less of the find were these V-twins.
T374 - Azurite $350 available
Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm
T375 - Cuprite sold
Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Sharp, well defined crystals of Cuprite. The crystals reach 6mm in size and are undamaged. Comes with an Arizon-Sonora Desert Museum label.
T377 - Variscite sold
Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah
Cabinet - 11 x 6 x 3 cm
Polished nodule of Variscite with 2 separate sections of Variscite divided by yellow Crandallite.
T379 - Kammererite sold
Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Choice large crystals of Kammererite on a bed of smaller crystals. Good Kammererites are getting very hard to find.
T380 - Wulfenite sold
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.8 x 1 cm
Classic 'window-pane' Wulfenite crystal from recent finds at Los Lamentos. Front and back sides shown.
T382 - Andradite sold
Garnet Hill Mine, Calaveras Co., California, USA
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Deep red Andradite garnet crystals to 2cm on a garnet matrix.
T384 - Apatite with Muscovite sold
Panasquiera, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Miniature - 5 x 3.2 x 2 cm
Showy cluster of glassy green Apatite crystals. Bright and lively crystals. Undamaged. The camera does not pick up the green well and the brightness is not well conveyed in photos, thus this is way better in person than the photos may indicate.
T385 - Smithsonite $1,500 available
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6.5 x 4 cm
Open vug filled with large, double-terminated Smithsonite crystals. The Smithsonite are a light pinkish orange in color and reach 1.9cm in size.