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Mixed Minerals November 25, 2014 · 9 specimens |
TZ421 - Scapolite sold
Morogoro, Tanzania
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 2.1 x 2 cm
Gem quality etched Scapolite crystal. Rich golden color and nearly flawless internally. This is from old gem rough stock of approximately 20 years ago. Undamaged floater crystal. Weighs 56 grams.
TZ422 - Scapolite sold
Morogoro, Tanzania
Miniature - 4.7 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Gem quality etched Scapolite crystal. Rich golden color and nearly flawless internally. This is from old gem rough stock of approximately 20 years ago. Undamaged though contacted at base. Weighs 26.7 grams.
TZ423 - Scapolite sold
Morogoro, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.6 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Gem quality etched Scapolite crystal. Rich golden color and nearly flawless internally. This is from old gem rough stock of approximately 20 years ago. Weighs 32.7 grams.
TZ424 - Alexandrite sold
Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Double terminated Alexandrite crystal with a color change from green to purple in indoor/outdoor lighting. Although it is only lightly translucent, what makes this crystal special is a wonderful, shimmering chatoyancy that can be observed on the prism faces when you turn back and forth under lighting. Weighs 6.7 grams.
TZ427 - Alexandrite sold
Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Double terminated Alexandrite crystal with sixling twinning evident on the termination faces. Color change from green to purple in indoor/outdoor lighting. Although it is only lightly translucent, what makes this crystal special is a wonderful, shimmering chatoyancy that can be observed on the prism faces when you turn back and forth under lighting.
TZ430 - Alexandrite sold
Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 1 x 0.7 cm
Double-terminated Alexandrite crystal. Color change from green to purple in indoor/outdoor lighting. Although it is only lightly translucent, what makes this crystal special is a wonderful, shimmering chatoyancy that can be observed on the prism faces when you turn back and forth under lighting.
TZ433 - Spinel sold
Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Complete octahedral crystal of red spinel, though only about half the crystal is exposed. Nicely gemmy at the tip.
E125 - Diaspore sold
Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
Thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.0 cm
Terminated single Diaspore crystal with attached mica. Highly transparent in areas, in fact most of the crystal is facet grade. A rarity now, and undamaged.
M106 - Fluorite with Galena sold
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Complex light green Fluorite crystal on matrix with Galena. Undamaged.