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Tanzanian Minerals April 16, 2014 · 10 specimens |
TZ350 - Enstatite sold
Kilosa, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Complete single gem crystal, facet quality. Curiously, these are always slightly etched and many have unusual, natural notches in them such as on this crystal.
TZ353 - Zircon sold
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1 x 0.6 cm
Complete and undamaged single gem crystal with a dark wine red color and areas of transparency.
TZ354 - Tanzanite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Complete, undamaged single crystal with excellent color and transparency. Natural and unheated.
TZ355 - Zircon sold
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Complete and undamaged single gem crystal with a dark wine red color and areas of transparency.
TZ357 - Alabandite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Unusual, etched-looking Alabandite crystal with attached Calcite and Pyrite. Floater specimen with the bottom half appearing to have grown over other crystals.
TZ358 - Alabandite sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm
Single crystal with unetched, smooth faces.
TZ360 - Dravite sold
Namalulu, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Faceted gemstone from a new Dravite deposit in Tanzania. The color changes depending on the viewing direction from a golden brown color to a green. Weighs 11.5 carats.
TZ362 - Spessartine sold
Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Single crystal with good orange color and no black inclusions which plague most of these. Complete all around, symetrical, and undamaged.
TZ363 - Diopside sold
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.9 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Single crystal with very good coloration. Complete and undamaged with a smaller crystal attached to the termination and some attached Graphite.
TZ364 - Dravite sold
Namalulu, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Single crystal from a new Dravite deposit in Tanzania. Glassy prism faces witha complex, multi-faceted termination. Golden brown in color with areas of transparency. Complete and undamaged.