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Mixed Minerals August 17, 2016 · 10 specimens |
B806 - Smokey Quartz sold
Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm
Absolutely superb Quartz crystals including a 4.5cm central crystal and a 3.3 cm double terminated crystal. The clarity, sharpness, and overall quality of the crystals is tops.
B809 - Quartz scepter sold
King Co., Washington, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Cluster of Quartz crystals with the largest a fine quality scepter with a light purple tip.
B810 - Copper sold
Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
Miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm
Elegant grouping of Copper crystals with good patina. Good from both sides.
B811 - Scheelite with Fluorite sold
Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov.,China
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Orange Scheelite crystal, 2cm, on muscovite, balanced at the other end by a transparent Fluorite cube.
B812 - Chalcocite sold
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA
Miniature - 3.6 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Cluster of Chalcocite crystals with a bright metallic luster and blue color. Well crystallized all around but with a couple areas of contact/damage.
B814 - Fluorite casts on Amethyst sold
Southern Africa
Small Cabinet - 7 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm
White Quartz cast after Fluorite intergrown with Amethyst. Ex. Irv Brown collection.
B815 - Azurite with Copper sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm
Prismatic Azurite crystals with Calcite and Copper. The association of native Copper with Azurite is uncommon at Tsumeb.
B816 - Topaz sold
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 3.7 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Single gem crystal with good color. Edge wear on lower left side, otherwise undamaged.
B817 - Apatite on Quartz sold
Pech, Afghanistan
Miniature - 4.5 x 4.2 x 2.0 cm
2.3cm purple Apatite crystal attached to light smokey Quartz crystals.
B819 - Zircon sold
Zimbabwe
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm
Dark red single Zircon crystal, complete all around. No further locality information available, but I was told this was an old crystal.