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Tucson 2015 February 22, 2015 · 6 specimens |
CO101 - Malachite sold
Emke Mine, Onganja, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Blocky primary Malachite crystals forming a fine thumbnail. Nearly a complete floater with just one small area of contact on the backside. Undamaged.
CO102 - Plancheite on Malachite sold
Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo
Small Cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm
Cluster of elongated Malachite crystals with radial groups of light blue Plancheite on the front. Ex. Gilbert Gauthier.
CO103 - Malachite sold
Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.8 cm
Specimen of solid Malachite showing great crystallization.
CO104 - Azurite sold
Nchanga Mine, Chingola, Zambia
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm
Bright blue Azurite crystals from a 1979 find in Zambia, just released for the first time. These Azurites are called fish-tail twins due to the arrow-shaped formations that can be seen along the surface of the terminations, which I understand is very uncommon.
CO106 - Malachite after Cuprite sold
Nchanga Mine, Chingola, Zambia
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 2 x 2 cm
Complete octahedral Malachite after Cuprite crystal from a 1979 find in Zambia, just released for the first time. Complete and undamaged.
CO109 - Shattuckite sold
Tantara Mine, Katanga, Congo
Small Cabinet - 5.1 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Spherical masses of solid Shattuckite with largest 3.2cm wide. While light colored on the outside, the inside is deep blue.