Marin Mineral
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



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Variscite with Crandallite Variscite with Crandallite

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



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Rosalite Rosalite Rosalite Rosalite Rosalite

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



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Dioptase on Duftite Dioptase on Duftite Dioptase on Duftite Dioptase on Duftite

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



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Cuprite Cuprite Cuprite

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



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Elbaite Elbaite

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



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Mimetite on Calcite Mimetite on Calcite

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



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Kunzite Kunzite Kunzite

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



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Turquoise

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



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Turquoise

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



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Turquoise

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



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Fluorite Fluorite Fluorite

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



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Marshallsussmanite Marshallsussmanite

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.


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