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September 23, 2013  ·  12 specimens

AF940 - Jeremejevite  sold

Ameib Ranch, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm



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Jeremejevite Jeremejevite Jeremejevite

Gem quality etched crystal with a very uniform blue color. This crystal was selected to be part of the special exhibit 'African Thumbnail Treasures' at the 2012 Munich mineral show, which indicates it is of a quality that 'stands out among the crowd' with respect to other Jeremejevites.


AF944 - Quartz  sold

Orange River, South Africa
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm



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Quartz Quartz Quartz

Thumbnails sized cluster of Quartz crystals with an orange red coloration. Main central crystal is mily and translucent at the base and changes to a transparent orange red at the termination. Undamaged, even the small crystals along the base.


AF448 - Rhodochrosite  sold

N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature - 3.9 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm



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Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite

Cluster of deep red, gem Rhodo crystals. Outstanding color and luster. A number of the crystal tips have small cleavage faces, but regardless, this is an impressive, attractive cluster of crystals that is hard to come by.


TS189 - Calcite on Mottramite  sold

Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.0 cm



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Calcite on Mottramite Calcite on Mottramite Calcite on Mottramite

Translucent, butterscotch colored Calcite crystals to 1.8cm wide on a coral-like formation of grey Mottramite.


NA574 - Amethyst  sold

Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia
Thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm



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Amethyst Amethyst

1.8 cm thick main Amethyst crystal, with two attached smaller Amethyst crystals on a matrix of clear Quartz crystals. Ex. Ralph Clark collection.


NA575 - Quartz  sold

Angle Gate Mine, Fonda, New York
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm



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Quartz Quartz

Highly unusual and rare 'Herkimer sphere' Quartz. It is believed that these grew in vesicles in hydrocarbons. Besides the rounded form, another unusual feature are the small flat crystal faces - I count five such faces on this specimen. You can read more about this unusual occurrence at the following link: http://www.herkimerhistory.com/QuartzSpheres.html. According to this website, the largest such sphere found to date (by 2009, the time the web page was written) was 1.o cm across. Since this one is 50% bigger than that, it is likely that this sphere is in the top percentile for size. Lustrous and undamaged. A superb rarity for a Quartz collector.


A963 - Elbaite  sold

Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan
Miniature - 5 x 3 x 3.0 cm



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Elbaite Elbaite Elbaite Elbaite

Elegant pair of multi-colored Elbaite on blades of white Feldspar. One end of the double-terminated crystals have a yellow color and pyramidal termination, the other ends have a green color and a flatter termination.


A964 - Elbaite with Quartz  sold

Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5.0 cm



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Elbaite with Quartz Elbaite with Quartz Elbaite with Quartz Elbaite with Quartz

Ten yellow-tipped Elbaite crystals that penetrate up and through blades of white Feldspar and a large transparent Quartz crystal. A gorgeous and unusual looking specimen.


A965 - Elbaite   $350  available

Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm



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Elbaite Elbaite Elbaite Elbaite

Double-terminated Elbaite attached to a double-terminated Quartz crystal. Main crystal is undamaged, though a tiny second Elbaite grown out of the Quartz is damaged across the termination, but it is so small you don't notice. Both crystals terminate in a yellow coloration.

A966 - Elbaite on Quartz  sold

Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan
Miniature - 4.7 x 3 x 2.6 cm



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Elbaite on Quartz Elbaite on Quartz

Flaoter specimen composed of double-termianted Quartz crystals and yellow tipped Elbaite. The main Elbaite is 2.4cm long. All but one of the other various other Elbaites are terminated.


TZ180 - Dravite  sold

Namalulu, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm



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Dravite Dravite

Double terminated Dravite crystal from a new find in Tanzania. What makes this crystal unusual is the radial color-zoning along the C-axis, clearly visible on one termination. There are six rays with a light green color and six rays of dark green or black. This is the only such crystal of this type I have seen.


A967 - Sapphire  sold

Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm



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Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire

Double-terminated Sapphire crystal with a good blue color and undamaged. One termination is flattened and flairs out into a second side crystal.


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