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Mixed Minerals July 26, 2013 · 13 specimens |
A329 - Elbaite sold
Paprok, Afghansistan
Small Cabinet - 7.2 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Large pink single crystal with a flat termination.A couple trivial micro chips present along termination edge, otherwise perfect. Excellent color and good sized.
A330 - Hemimorphite over Veszelyite sold
Dulong Mine, Yunnan Prov., China
Cabinet - 10 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm
Superb bright blue vug of medium blue Hemimorphite over dark blue Veszelyite. The color is just fantastic, easily the finest such specimen I have owned.
A332 - Realgar sold
Shimen Mine, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet - 8 x 2.3 x 0.9 cm
Double terminated Realgar crystal. Good sized and very translucent. A couple tiny chips are present, otherwise undamaged and in superb condition. I've never seen another double-terminated Realgar of this size or quality.
A333 - Realgar sold
Shimen Mine, Hunan, China
Miniature - 4.4 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Single Realgar crystal of deep red color and translucent.
A334 - Huelandite with Stilbite sold
Maharashtra State, India
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm
Fan-shaped cluster of purple Huelandite and bow-tie Silbite on a Quartz over Basalt matrix. The purple color is uncommon and the overall appearance is very good, and it's undamaged.
A337 - Pyromorphite on Quartz sold
Daoping Mine, Guangxi Prov., China
Miniature - 4 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm
Bright lime green Pyromorphite crystals that contrast well against the white Quartz matrix. The Pyromorphite has great color and the top 'wet' luster.
A338 - Opal sold
Australia
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 2.4 x 1 cm
White opal with a uniform red and green play of color throughout. A good seam of opal with fairly uniform thickness and an equal play of color can be seen on all sides.Weight is 6.2 grams.
TZ143 - Spessartine sold
Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Quality single Spessartine crystal with uniform shape and good color. No black inclusions nor any damage.
A340 - Elbaite sold
Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan
Miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm
3.8cm Elbaite crystal enveloped in a spherical cluster of Albite. The upper portion of the crystal is a transparent neon yellow/green color. Crystal is 1.1cm thick and undamaged.
NA629 - Wulfenite sold
Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm
Translucent red/orange Wulfenite crystal. Collected in the 1970s.
SA839 - Pyrite sold
Huanzala Mine, Peru
Cabinet - 10 x 6.5 x 5 cm
Cluster of 5 main Pyrite crystals with complex form. This was selected by me as the best specimen out of a large Pyrite shipment about 10 years ago. Main crystal is 4.5 cm wide.
SA840 - Apatite sold
Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 3.3 x 3 x 2.2 cm
Outstanding Apatite on Albite specimen featuring a tabular 2.1cm Apatite perfectly set upon the Albite. The Apatite has top glassy luster and is color zoned with a clear outer rim grading to a dark green center. This is an exquisite specimen.
SA841 - Quartz on Epidote sold
Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm
Tall, slender Epidote crystal group with perfect terminations. The backside is covered with Quart crystals, and near the top is a 3.5cm double-terminated Quartz crystal. This was brought into the country by Steve Perry about 15 years ago and is the best of the entire lot Steve had.