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Tucson 2016 February 13, 2016 · 13 specimens |
B535 - Apatite on Arsenopyrite sold
Panasquiera, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
Pair of extremely gemmy and lustrous Apatite crystals on a matrix of Arsenopyrite. I have never seen such transparent crystals from this locality. I light blue band can be seen in the midline of the main crystal.Undamaged.
B536 - Apatite sold
Panasquiera, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Purple Apatite crystals on a matrix. Largest is 1.5cm wide and undamaged.
B539 - Luzonite sold
Chinkuashih Mine, Taipei Co., Taiwan
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Cluster of Luzonite crystals, each with small step faces.
B540 - Stibnite sold
Western Mine, Kramer Deposit, Kern Co., California
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Odd 6mm circular mass of Stibnite in matrix. Neat locality piece for a Stibnite collector.
B544 - Betafite sold
Betafo, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
Thumbnail - 1.2 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Fine quality single crystal of tan Betafite. Rare, seldomly available material. Undamaged, ex. Jean Behier collection.
B545 - Boracite sold
Luneberg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Large, fine quality Boracite crystal. Complete all around and undamaged with only a small indentation/contact on one bottom face. Far and away the best Boracite I've ever had. A gemmy light blue, way better than photos.
B547 - Lepidolite on Elbaite sold
Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm
Facet quality Elbaite crystal, green with a blue cap, accented by attached Lepidolite. Undamaged.
B551 - Galkhaite sold
Getchel Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada
Thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm
Single large 5mm Galkhaite crystal on Quartz coated matrix.Galkhaite is a very rare cesium, thallium, mercury sulfide. This is a good sized crystal.
B552 - Getchellite sold
Cut 20, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada
Thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Bright red Getchellite with Stibnite and Orpiment from a single approximately basketball sized pod that produced the world's best Getchellite specimens. The color is an intense blood red with areas of transparency. This is one of the best thumbnails from the pod that produced the worlds best for the species.
B553 - Gold sold
Klondike, Alaska
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm
Gold 'fish hook' from Alaska. The Gold is an elongated spinel twin, that has been rounded and bent in the fish hook shape by the same processes that create Gold nuggets. This would be over 3cm long if straightened. Weighs 2.2 grams. Fine and unususal with great color.
B554 - Elbaite on Quartz sold
Elba Island, Italy
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 1.8 cm
A terminated single Elbaite crystal with a green/yellow color rising out of a terminated Quartz crystal. Undamaged.
B556 - Rhodonite sold
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.2 cm
Small but fine single crystal of transparent Rhodonite. Very hard to find in this quality. Undamaged.
B557 - Stolzite on Scheelite sold
Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad, Peru
Thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm
Scheelite crystals covered on all sides by yellow Stolzite with associated Quartz crystals. Undamaged.