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Mixed Minerals December 22, 2012 · 12 specimens |
A872 - Mimetite with Duftite $1,200 available
Mount Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia
Miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Cluster of Mimetite crystals 2.2cm wide, with individual crystals to 9mm, some with attached green Duftite crystals. Undamaged. Locality is closed and these are seldom seen for sale anymore.
A873 - Aquamarine on Muscovite $1,500 available
Ping Wu, Sichuan, China
Small Cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm
Highly lustrous, tabular blue crystals on Muscovite. Thick, high quality Aqua, undamaged.
A874 - Morganite with Quartz and Lepidolite sold
Dara-i-Pech, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Small Cabinet - 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm
4.5cm Morganite crystal attached to a clear Quartz crystal, both surrounded by stacks of like purple Lepidolite. Both the Morganite and the Quartz crystal have a natural notch in their terminations. Undamaged except for some tiny nicks on the Quartz.
AF419 - Azurite sold
Touissit, Morocco
Miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm
Tall single Azurite crystal on matrix, perfect steep termination.
AF421 - Scapolite sold
Mpwapwa, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Thick, transparent gem crystal, complete all around.
US126 - Lepidolite, Albite on Orthoclase sold
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 5 cm
Fine quality, translucent purple Lepidolite with Albite crystals attached to a complete Orthoclase. The Orthoclase is complete all around with light etching.
US127 - Neptunite, Benitoite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6 x 3.5 cm
Rolling matrix with lots of spikey Neptunite crystals. I like the mixture of larger and smaller Neptunites and their generally upright position. This is mainly a Neptunite specimen but there are 4 Benitoite crystals present, plus a Joaquinite.
US128 - Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Miniature - 3.7 x 2 x 1.5 cm
High quality, steeply terminated cluster of Neptunite crystals on a small amount of crossite schist and Natrolite matrix.
US129 - Amethyst sold
Kingston Mountain, San Bernardino Co., California
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm
Single fat Amethyst crystal, buldging out in the midsection. Complete all around and undamaged.
NA121 - Serandite sold
Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Single undamaged crystal with excellent, deep salmon color. Translucent.
US130 - Copper in Calcite sold
Houghton, Michigan, USA
Miniature - 4.1 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
Single Calcite crystal with bright, untarnished Copper inside and hackly masses of Copper extending out from the Calcite in areas. Mounted on a Lucite stand.
US131 - Smithsonite $350 available
Kelley Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico
Miniature - 5 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm
3-dimensional piece with thick, rounded masses of Smithsonite on both sides. Smithsonite is a sky-blue color with a highly satiny surface luster.