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Tucson 2017 February 9, 2017 · 8 specimens |
T357 - Calcite with Huelandite, Stilbite sold
Jalgoan, India
Cabinet - 12.5 x 8 x 7 cm
Gorgeous specimen with a pristine 5.5cm transparent Calcite crystal on matrix with pink Huelandite and Stilbite. Undamaged and highly aesthetic.
T358 - Euchroite $500 available
Lubjetova, Slovakia
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm
T359 - Calcite, Barite on Fluorite sold
Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine #1, Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois, USA
Cabinet - 12 x 9 x 9 cm
Deep translucent purple Fluorite over an equally well saturated yellow Fluorite with attached Calcite and Barite. Ex. Ross Lillie collection. The old label indicates it was found during pillar robbing at 'Joe's Drift' in January 1995. Big and colorful.
T360 - Amethyst on Quartz sold
Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 3 cm
The very best Jackson's Crossroads specimens are characterized by clusters of deep purple Amethyst on transparent Quartz crystals. While this would be considered a 'starter' specimen, it has the same characteristics as the best, with a perfectly centered cluster of larger Amethyst on a bed of transparent Quartz.
T364 - Galena on Fluorite sold
Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Cabinet - 11 x 8.0 x 5 cm
Translucent, phantomed blue Fluorite with attached Galena. Both the Fluorite and the Galena are etched.
T367 - Tourmaline sold
Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan
Miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm
Three double-terminated Tourmaline crystals with Albite. Each is green on one end and yellow on the other, with one crystal crossing across the top of the other two. Undamaged.
T368 - Heliodor sold
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4.3 x 1 x 0.8 cm
Gem quality Heliodor crystal, terminated and undamaged except for one tiny chip on one side of the termination, which is hard to notice among the irregular etched surfaces. Lightly etched with lateral etch marks on some edges.
T371 - Copper sold
Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
Cabinet - 13.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Well crystallized, arborescent Copper with minor amounts of green Epidote for color contrast. Good sized undamaged specimen. This style is uncommon for Michigan.