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Tucson 2017 February 5, 2017 · 25 specimens |
T312 - Tourmaline sold
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
Transparent pink Tourmaline crystal that intensifies to a cranberry color at the termination. This is an unusual crystal for the Himalaya Mine, somewhat square in cross-section with a steep multi-faceted termination. Undamaged.
T313 - Adamite sold
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Cluster of upright, chisel-terminated Adamite crystals with pink/purple coloration at the tips. Rare color! Ex. Ron Pellar collection.
T316 - Boleite sold
Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Cluster of intergrown Boleite cubes. Largest cube is 7mm on edge.
T317 - Miargyrite on Quartz sold
Rosebud Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Well formed Miargyrite crystals to 6mm on drusy Quartz. This locality is now closed.
T318 - Wulfenite sold
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.8 x 0.4 cm
Thick, glassy orange crystal from recent finds.
T319 - Tourmaline sold
Malkan, Siberia, Russia
Thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.8 cm
Bright and lively pink Tourmaline. Great color and transparency, no damage.
T320 - Aquamarine sold
Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
Transparent, tabular Aqua on Albite and Muscovite containing a fluid-filled cavity with a moving bubble. Undamaged.
T321 - Diopside on Graphite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm
Fine and undamaged single Diopside on Graphite. Great color and uniform shape. Hard to find this good.
T322 - Azurite on Volborthite with Malachite sold
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Rosette of Volborthite with Azurite crystals perched on top and back. Main Azurite is 1.5cm wide. This is rare stuff that will not be available in the future. These huge Volborthites are the world's best and a one time find, and those associated with Azurite are the most aesthetic.
T324 - Cuprian Adamite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Cluster of deep green Cuprian Adamite crystals. Mounted on a Lucite base.
T325 - Paracelsian sold
Benallt Mine, Llyn Peninsula, Wales, United Kingdom
Thumbnail - 1.9 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Single gemmy chisel-terminated Paracelsian crystal. Excellent example of the species, recently traded out of the British museum.
T326 - Wavellite on Quartz sold
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Potosi, Bolivia
Thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm
Highly aesthetic specimen with a single 1cm sphere of yellow Wavellite attached to transparent Quartz.
T327 - Spinel sold
Morogoro, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Transparent purple Spinel crystal. Complete all around with good faces though irregular on the bottom face where it was attached and still has some attached Calcite. Weighs 14 carats.
T328 - Chrome Tourmaline sold
Landani, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Single chromium and vanadium rich Dravite crystal with exceptional color. Many of these are very dark, this one really explodes with saturated deep green color, way beter than most. Undamaged. Weighs 6.59 grams.
T329 - Chrome Tourmaline sold
Landani, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Single chromium and vanadium rich Dravite crystal with an unusually elongated form for the locality. The body is dark green with vivid, emerald green color at the terminations. Undamaged. Weighs 6.45 grams.
T331 - Spinel sold
Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm
Three spinel-twinned Spinel crystals to 1cm in size. Translucent with a purple/red coloration.
T332 - Spinel sold
Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
Thick spinel-twinned Spinel crystal. Translucent with a purple/red coloration.
T333 - Spinel sold
Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Twinned Spinel crystal. Translucent with a purple/red coloration.
T334 - Spinel sold
Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
Twinned Spinel crystal. Translucent with a purple/red coloration.
T335 - Rhodochrosite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
Juicy, good sized deep red single Rhodo crystal. Complete all around though with an indentation from an adjacent crystal on one side. Small cleave at the termination. There is also an old collection number afixed to the base.
T336 - Tourmaline sold
Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Spectacular, deeply saturated new production from Barra de Salinas. Deep cranberry red followed by a thin yellow zone and a green termination. Complete all around and undamaged, with a tiny feather of Tourmaline that sticks up a little higher than the rest. Weighs 6.5 grams.
T337 - Tourmaline sold
Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Spectacular, deeply saturated new production from Barra de Salinas. Deep cranberry red followed by a thin yellow zone and a green termination. Complete all around and undamaged. Weighs 9.5 grams.
T338 - Tourmaline sold
Stewart Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.6 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm
Single 'hot' pink Tourmaline crystal, typical great color for the Stewart Mine. Complete all around and perfectly terminated.
T340 - Diopside with Tanzanite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Fine and undamaged single Diopside with an attached partial crystal of Tanzanite. Great color.
T341 - Diopside on Graphite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Cluster of Diopside on Graphite. Great color.