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Tucson 2015 February 8, 2015 · 11 specimens |
TU200 - Woodhouseite on Quartz sold
Champion Mine, Mono Co., Califonia
Thumbnail - 3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Woodhousite crystals to 7mm on a tabular Quartz crystal rising from a mass of smaller Woodhousite crystals. The Quartz is crystalized on front and back and is slightly twisted. The Woodhouseite on the Quartz are good sized crystals.
TU202 - Spinel sold
Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 1 x 1 x 1.0 cm
Facet quality single octahedral crystal from very old stock dating to the 1950s and just released for sale. Top half of crystal has large smooth faces while bottom half has shorter, stepped faces. Weighs 8 carats. Hard to find crystals like this that were not cut as gems. Though it doesn't come to a perfect point, the tip is undamaged - there are tiny crystal faces visible under a loupe.
TU203 - Rhodochrosite sold
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Bright Rhodochrosite crystals to 2cm wide with minor amounts of attached quartz and pyrite.
TU204 - Grossular on Diopside sold
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Uncommon white/transparent Grossular crystal on Diopside. The Grossular is 9mm and complete and has Diopside inclusions.
TU206 - Apophyllite on Stilbite sold
Poona, India
Cabinet - 11 x 8 x 5 cm
Stunning pair of large Apophyllite crystals on Stilbite. The crystals are an icy deep green color and reach 5.5cm long and 3cm thick.
TU207 - Azurite sold
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Arizona
Miniature - 4.3 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Large blocky Azurite crystals to 2cm on matrix. Teh crystals have deep blue color and great luster.
TU208 - Malachite after Cuprite sold
Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
Complete single crystal with great form and smooth surface luster. Undamaged.
TU210 - Bastnasite-(Ce) sold
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 2 x 2 cm
Complete translucent yellow/brown crystal. Undamaged and displays well on both sides.
TU211 - Scheelite sold
Tae Wha, Korea
Miniature - 3.7 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm
Purple Scheelite crystal, undamaged though back two faces have contacting.
TU212 - Andradite var. Melanite sold
Djouga Diggings, Bendoukou, Kayes, Mali
Miniature - 5 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm
Well separated black garnet crystals on matrix, largest 2.2cm across. Most commonly found as crystal aggregates, aesthetic examples such as this with isolated crystals are uncommon.
TU214 - Tourmaline on Quartz sold
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, California
Miniature - 3.3 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm
Floater Quartz crystal with an attached double terminated pink Elbaite. Looks like a Valentines heart shot through with an 'arrow' of Tourmaline. Complete and undamaged.