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Tucson 2014 March 13, 2014 · 12 specimens |
TU179 - Variscite with Crandallite sold
Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 cm
Variscite in hues of dark green surrounded by lighter green all surrounded by yellow Crandallite. Slab is polished on one side.
TU165 - Rosalite sold
Bou Azzer, Morocco
Miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm
Dolomite matrix with 5 large, distinct Roselite crystals to 1cm. The crystals are fabulous being both lustrous and translucent. Exceptional for the large crystal size and the isolation of the crystals.
TU166 - Dioptase on Duftite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm
Good coverage of sparkling deep green Dioptase crystals over lighter green Duftite. There are some small stalactite growths in the center sprinkled with tiny Diopstase. Undamaged.
TU167 - Cuprite sold
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia
Miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm
Single octahedral crystal with good size. Complete all around, contacted at the base.
TU168 - Elbaite sold
Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 3.4 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Complete and undamaged single crystal with a blue/purple body color and a cranberry termination.
TU169 - Mimetite on Calcite sold
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm
Visually striking specimen with lemon yellow spheres of Mimetite on Calcite. This is an older specimen from the 1980s or so. The yellow color is uncommon as compared to the usual orangey coloration.
TU170 - Kunzite sold
Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Cabinet - 10.5 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm
Thick, gem quality single crystal with bright yellow color. The crystal is double terminated with etched terminations, undamaged and complete all around, a floater. A stout, thick crystal as compared to the more typical flat, thin Kunzites and it appears to be internally flawless. The backside is relatively flat and at first glance appears to be cleaved, but under a loupe you can see that it is naturally etched. Superb Kunzite!
TU171 - Turquoise sold
Karkaralinsk, Karagandy Prov., Kazakhstan
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Three colors of Turquoise - a medium blue center with a thin light blue zone around it followed by a dark inky blue, all in a dark brown matrix. This is not something I typically buy but this was so beautiful I could not pass it up.
TU172 - Turquoise sold
Karkaralinsk, Karagandy Prov., Kazakhstan
Miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Three colors of Turquoise - a medium blue center with a thin light blue zone around it followed by a dark inky blue, all in a dark brown matrix. This is not something I typically buy but this was so beautiful I could not pass it up.
TU173 - Turquoise sold
Karkaralinsk, Karagandy Prov., Kazakhstan
Miniature - 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Three colors of Turquoise - a medium blue center with a thin light blue zone around it followed by a dark inky blue, all in a dark brown matrix. This is not something I typically buy but this was so beautiful I could not pass it up.
TU174 - Fluorite sold
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
Miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Translucent yellow Fluorite with purple color zones.
TU177 - Marshallsussmanite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm
Solid mass of crystalline Marshallsussmanite with an open vug of bright salmon colored crystals, including a freestanding 1.6cm crystal, which is uncommon. There are only about 30 specimens of this newly described mineral in existence, and according to John Veevaert, this is the 9th best specimen.