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March 7, 2016  ·  13 specimens

B604 - Quartz  sold

Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm



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Quartz Quartz

Classic crystallized Rose Quartz specimen from the famous Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This specimen boasts transparent, slightly smokey larger Quartz crystals along the top ridge with pinker Rose Quartz crystals comprising the body of the specimen.


B605 - Tourmaline  sold

Mawi, Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Single terminated crystal of translucent sea-foam blue/green Tourmaline. Stunning pastel color and a great termination. Fine with only minor edge wear. Weighs 7.7 grams.


B607 - Azurite with Malachite   $2,000  available

Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Cabinet - 10.5 x 6 x 3 cm



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Azurite with Malachite Azurite with Malachite Azurite with Malachite Azurite with Malachite Azurite with Malachite Azurite with Malachite

Azurite crystals too 2.2cm and spherical masses of green Malachite on a white Dickite coated matrix. What a stunning piece! The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single clay-filled pocket opened in April 2015 . There is a small nick on the upper right crystal, otherwise undamaged.


B608 - Barite  sold

Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.2 cm



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Barite Barite Barite

A stunner of a Barite specimen with 4 water clear, glassy crystals on matrix. I don't often use the term water clear, but these are really remarkably transparent. Undamaged with great sparkle and visual appeal.


B609 - Copper  sold

Evergreen Bluff Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm



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Copper Copper Copper Copper

Grouping of large, thick Copper crystals with a rich, dark patina that is only found on old, uncleaned specimens. A magnificient 3-dimensional display specimen with crystals to 2cm. Beautiful from all angles.


B610 - Aquamarine on Schorl  sold

Erongo Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 8 x 3.5 cm



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Aquamarine on Schorl Aquamarine on Schorl Aquamarine on Schorl Aquamarine on Schorl

Bi-colored Beryl specimen from a unique pocket in Erongo. The crystals formed as Aquamarine over yellow Heliodor, and all site atop a bed of black schorl crystals that create a contrasting backdrop to the Beryl. In fantastic condition with all the large crystals undamaged and all the tiny ones appear to be undamaged as well. Crystals reach over 3cm tall.


B611 - Uvite on Dolomite  sold

Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 5 cm



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Uvite on Dolomite Uvite on Dolomite Uvite on Dolomite Uvite on Dolomite

Red/brown Uvite crystals to 1.5 cm across nestled on ice-like transparent Dolomite crystals. There is one small nick on one Uvite crystal as seen in photos, otherwise undamaged. The Uvite crystals are beautifully translucent and richly colored.


B612 - Rhodochrosite  sold

N'chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature - 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm



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Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite

Here's a real oddity for a Rhodo collector - a hollow, crystallized Rhodo open at both ends. The openning at the tip is not broken as it is fully crystallized around the edge. Both the inner and outer surfaces are also fully crystallized. Never seen one like this!


B613 - Spessartine on Quartz  sold

Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
Cabinet - 9.5 x 5 x 4 cm



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Spessartine on Quartz Spessartine on Quartz

A single, complete though complexly terminated smokey Quartz crystal with a large, gem of a Spessartine. The Spessartine is 1.3cm wide which is unusually large for the locality. It is not only big, but of fine quality, undamaged, and translucent with rich red/orange color.


B614 - Spessartine  sold

Lion Springs, Aquarious Mountains, Mohave Co., Arizona
Thumbnail - 2.9 x 2.9 x 2 cm



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Spessartine Spessartine Spessartine

Large single garnet crystal in Rhyolite matrix. At 1.9cm, this is considered large for the locality where most are less than 1cm. Undamaged though with a couple areas where the crystal contacted the Rhyolite on the opposite pocket wall.


B615 - Dioptase  sold

Christoph Mine, Kaokaveld, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 1 x 0.7 cm



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Dioptase Dioptase Dioptase

An exquisite, slightly translucent single Dioptase crystal. It amazingly formed straight up off the matrix as an elongated crystal and is perfect and undamaged all around. Rare to find a complete all around 2.4 cm Diop.


B616 - Dioptase on Plancheite  sold

Christoph Mine, Kaokaveld, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm



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Dioptase on Plancheite Dioptase on Plancheite Dioptase on Plancheite

Aesthetic cluster of Dioptase crystals on light blue Plancheite. The cluster offer great presentation from all sides. Minor chipping but overall good condition. Shows well from any angle!


B618 - Danburite  sold

Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.0 cm



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Danburite Danburite

Crossing pair up interconnected Danburite crystals that have a sparkly, 'sugar-coated' appearance due to a thin covering of quartz or calcite micro crystals. Undamaged specimen that detached naturally while in the pocket as evidenced by the 'sugar-coating' covering the bottom of the crystals. private_notes


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