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Mixed Minerals October 9, 2015 · 13 specimens |
B350 - Elbaite sold
Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm
5cm terminated indicolite on Clevelandite with other lesser Indicolite crystals. Stunning specimen, undamaged and unrepaired.
B351 - Gold with Quartz sold
Eagles Nest Mine, Placer Co., California
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm
Crystallized Gold with Quartz. The Gold has the stunning color Eagle's Nest Mine Gold is famous for. Weighs 2.6 grams.
B352 - Gold with Quartz sold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co., Nevada
Thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.3 cm
Finely crystallized Gold rising up from a Quartz matrix. Weighs 3.1 grams.
B353 - Gold sold
Eagles Nest Mine, Placer Co., California
Thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Crystallized Gold with the stunning color Eagle's Nest Mine Gold is famous for. Weighs 1.7 grams.
B354 - Gold sold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co., Nevada
Thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 0.4 cm
B364 - Copper sold
Onganja Mine, Seeis, Namibia
Miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
Aesthetic Copper specimen of typically crystallized Copper with long, flattened leaf-like spinel twin crystals on one side. There is an old collection label affixed, but I have no knowledge of the previous collectors name.
B355 - Aquamarine, Fluorite on Schorl sold
Erongo Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 6 x 5 cm
Aquamarine crystals with a yellow/green color and darker blue tips on a Schorl matrix. There are a couple bits partial crystals of green Fluorite present that add to the greenish cast of this specimen. A very attractive piece in great condition overall, with just a couple missing crystals on the side, all the main presentation crystals undamaged.
B356 - Rhodochrosite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
Highly transparent Rhodochrosite crystal with top color. Appears completely facet grade, weighs 42.5 carats.
B357 - Rhodochrosite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
Cluster of 3 highly transparent Rhodochrosite crystals with top color and flat terminations. Appears completely facet grade, weighs 21.5 carats.
B358 - Rhodochrosite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm
Single highly transparent Rhodochrosite crystal with top color. Undamaged though with an indentation on backside where another crystal intergrew. Weighs 13.5 carats.
B359 - Sphene sold
Gamsberg, Namibia
Miniature - 4.4 x 2 x 1.6 cm
Translucent golden and green Sphene crystal from an uncommon locality. Twinned with a deep V-formation.
B361 - Quartz sold
Sidi Rahal, El Kelaa des Sraghna Prov., Morocco
Large Cabinet - 20 x 8 x 5 cm
Large plate of Quartz colored red by Hematite. Undamaged .
B362 - Dioptase sold
Katanga, Congo
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm
Dioptase crystals on matrix, great color with crystals to 1.5cm.