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Tucson 2013 March 4, 2013 · 23 specimens |
TU99 - Azurite sold
Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
TU101 - Fluorite sold
Cantera Llamas, Duyos, Caravia, Asturias, Spain
Thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Transparent, pale lavender Fluorite crystals.
TU102 - Elbaite sold
Chia Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Transparent blueish green Tourmaline crystal with steep pyramidal termination. Undamaged and very gemmy, a beauty.
TU104 - Fluorite with Sphalerite, Quartz sold
Dal'Negorsk, Russia
Miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.2 cm
Floater cluster of Quartz crystals with clear, transparent cubic Fluorite and a 2cm Sphalerite crystal. The Fluorite has glassy luster on the cube faces and frosted luster on the bevel (octahedral) faces. The Fluorite is so clear it is hard to photograph - if you like the photos at all, you will love this piece in person.
TU105 - Fluorite with Quartz sold
Dal'Negorsk, Russia
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Transparent Fluorite cubes on Quartz crystals. The Fluorites reach 1.5cm in size and are incredibly clear with glassy luster. The Fluorite is so clear it is hard to photograph - if you like the photos at all, you will love this piece in person.
TU107 - Gossular on Diopside sold
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.8 x 2 cm
Rare pink Grossular crystals on green Diopside.Grossular crystals are transparent and reach 9mm.
TU108 - Gossular on Diopside sold
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
Transparent orange Grossular crystals associated with green Diopside.Grossular crystals are glassy and reach 13mm.
TU109 - Adamite sold
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Miniature - 4.2 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Thick cluster of Adamite crystals on Limonite. Large sized crystals and well saturated yellow color. Ex. R. Lee Kearney collection.
TU110 - Spessartine sold
Navegadora Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4.9 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm
Translucent red etched Spessartine crystal. Large sized for the find. Gorgeous growth patterns on all sides and a natural groove that runs right through the center. These are no longer common, and pieces of this size were never common.
TU111 - Rutile sold
Zagi Mountain, Northwest Frontier Prov., Pakistan
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Thick, complete Rutile crystal. Deep red color with good luster, complete and undamaged.
TU113 - Rutile on Ilmenite sold
Zagi Mountain, Northwest Frontier Prov., Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 0.3 cm
Wafer-like specimen of a translucent red Rutile crystal on an Ilmenite crystal. Both crystals are fully terminated and undamaged.
TU114 - Topaz $2,400 available
Yuno Mine, Shigar Valley, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 5.8 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm
Large glassy Topaz crystal with typical wedge shaped termination and large termination faces. A complete crystal but with damage to left back face, otherwise complete and undamaged. Beautiful crystal.
TU116 - Smithsonite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Pink Smithsonite crystals that contrast well against matrix.
TU117 - Cadmium Smithsonite on Galena sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm
3-4mm Smithsonite crystals on a Galena crystal.
TU118 - Cuprian Adamite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Good coverage of undamaged crystals. Ex. Willy Israel collection.
TU120 - Chalcotrichite included Cerussite on Malachite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Bright orange red Cerussite on velvety Malachite, providing great color contrast. These were always rare from Tsumeb, this one with particularly good color and sharper crystal form. Ex. Willy Isreal collection.
TU121 - Willemite with Mimetite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Spherical blue Willemite associated with yellow Mimtite crystals. Main Willemite is 1cm across. Ex. Willy Israel collection.
TU123 - Calcite with Jamesonite inclusions sold
Herja, Romania
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 3 cm
Wavy, disk-shaped specimen of Calcite colored a dark grey by inclusions of Jamesonite. Super piece that is an undamaged floater with a smaller crystal sticking out of the front.
TU124 - Apophyllite on Stilbite sold
Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra, India
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
Spray formation of green Apophyllite on Stilbite. Flat, glassy square-shaped terminations tot he individual crystals.
TU125 - Azurite sold
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
Miniature - 4.0 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
TU126 - Kunzite sold
Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm
Uniform, perfect Kunzite crystal. Complete all around with smooth, flat termination faces and no etching.
TU127 - Anapaite sold
Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
Small Cabinet - 7.8 x 5.5 x 3 cm
Translucent apple-green Anapaite on fossil bivalve. Way better than average specimen from the Marty Zinn collection with main Anapaite cluster 1.2cm across. As a bonus, on the backside there is another fossil with a small tan Barite crystal inside.
TU128 - Copper in Calcite sold
Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Miniature - 3.6 x 2 x 2 cm
Scalenohedral Calcite included by bright Copper with hackly masses of Copper protruding from the Calcite.