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Tucson 2016 February 29, 2016 · 7 specimens Mixed minerals from the show |
B589 - Fluorite sold
China
Small Cabinet - 7 x 4.8 x 3 cm
New specimen of transparent sea-foam green Fluorite crystals on matrix.
B594 - Fluorite on Quartz sold
Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 5 cm
Deep blue, translucent Fluorite crystals on Quartz crystals. Large crystal at top is cubic and 2.5cm across. Lots of interesting Fluorite forms on this specimen.
B595 - Calcite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Sharp, highly lustrous Calcite rhomb, 2.4cm on a colorful matrix of Dolomite. The old label dates the specimen back to at least 1977.
B596 - Inesite sold
N'chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 3.8 x 3 cm
Pink Inesite crystals in unusual spray-like clusters.
B597 - Dioptase sold
Christoph Mine, Kaokaveld, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Cluster of large, elongated Dioptase crystals. Deep green and lustrous. The crystal that crosses in the back has been cleaved.
B598 - Topaz sold
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm
Gem quality transparent Topaz crystal. Complete all around and double terminated. A few tiny nicks present but overall very clean.
B599 - Topaz sold
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 1 x 0.7 cm
Gem quality transparent Topaz crystal. Golden colored with a pink/red zone at the tip. Undamaged.