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Mixed Minerals April 24, 2016 · 8 specimens |
B656 - Wulfenite sold
Kuruktag Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China
Cabinet - 15 x 11 x 3 cm
Orange Wulfenite crystals that contrast well against the white Calcite covered matrix. A good sized flat plate of crystals.
B658 - Wulfenite sold
Kuruktag Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China
Cabinet - 14 x 6 x 3 cm
Orange Wulfenite crystals that contrast well against the white Calcite covered matrix. Well separated crystals.
B660 - Elbaite sold
Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 2.9 x 1.0 x 1 cm
Terminated single bubble-gum pink Tourmaline crystal. Great color and gem zones. Weighs 5.8 grams.
B661 - Elbaite sold
Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 3.1 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Intergrown pair of bubble-gum pink Tourmaline crystals. Great color and gem zones. Undamaged (except for tiny crystal at base) and double terminated though bottom termination is rough.
B662 - Elbaite sold
Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.0 x 1 cm
Single bubble-gum pink Tourmaline crystal with a light purple zone at termination. Undamaged and weighs 4.7 grams.
B664 - Azurite sold
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm
Exceedingly showy, bright Azurite crystals. Great color and 'wet' luster. The only detraction, and what keeps this from being a $5000 specimen, is one broken off crystal at the bottom near the edge. A good flat plate of crystals with individuals to 2cm wide at the termination.
B665 - Topaz on Albite sold
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
Two Topaz crystals set in white blades of Albite. Both crystals are gemmy and undamaged, main crystal 3cm tall
B666 - Brookite in Quartz sold
Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
Floater cluster of two Quartz crystals in a V formation. The right crystal has an included 9mm Brookite crystal.