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Mixed Minerals August 20, 2012 · 10 specimens |
CH100 - Fluorite on Quartz sold
Ruyuan Fluorite Mine, Guangdong Prov., China
Cabinet - 12 x 8.5 x 5.2 cm
Large translucent blue/green Fluorite crystal grown around a thin plate of Quartz crystals. The Fluorite is a translucent blue/green and is 6.8cm wide and 5.5 cm thick. Fine and undamaged.
ER100 - Aquamarine sold
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Miniature - 4.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
ER101 - Aquamarine sold
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Miniature - 4.0 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
AF101 - Epidote on Prehnite sold
Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Translucent apple green sphere of Prehnite 2.2cm in diameter with an attached 2.5cm double-terminated Epidote with another smaller Epidote sticking straight out of the Prehnite. A floater iwth no points of attachment.
TS121 - Malachite after Azurite on Bayldonite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Clusters of flat, diamond shaped Malachite after Azurite crystals on Bayldonite matrix. Sharp, well formed crystals.
AF178 - Kermesite sold
Globe & Phoenix Mine, Que Que, Zimbabwe
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Kermesite crystals to 3cm in spray shaped clusters on matrix.
AF181 - Scorodite sold
Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
Limonite matrix covered by very sharp and gemmy Scorodite crystals to 6mm in size. One of the finest Moroccan Scorodites I've seen.
AF184 - Anglesite sold
Touissit, Morocco
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Cluster of gemmy Anglesite crystals. Undamaged with the top canary yellow color.
NA140 - Lazulite sold
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 2 cm
Lazurite crystals to 1.3cm on matrix. The crystals are well isolated and particularly well formed as compared to the vast majority which are in tightly packed groups of crystals.
NA150 - Legrandite sold
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Miniature - 4.9 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm
Cluster of Legrandite crystals covering a thin limonite plate. The color of these crystals is superb with a bright lemon yellow as compared to many which are a darker golden color. The crystals grew in thin opening and crystals in the center of the specimen are contacted where they grew against the opposing pocket wall. Nevertheless, this is a very richly crystallized specimen with lots of pop and color.