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Mixed Minerals May 3, 2012 · 11 specimens |
AF259 - Aquamarine sold
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Miniature - 3.3 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm
Pair of glassy Aqua crystals attached to a Feldspar crystal. Diverging crystals with good transparency and undamaged. Main crystal is 3.1 cm long and 1cm thick.
AF941 - Aquamarine sold
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Spray formation of Aqua crystals, which is uncommon for these Aquas. A few missing crystals but does not alter the neat effect of the spray of crystals.
AF942 - Quartz sold
Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg District, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm
Fine and glassy single crystal with excellent smokey and amethyst phantoms.
AF731 - Quartz sold
Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg District, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 6.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Fine and glassy single crystal with excellent smokey and amethyst phantoms.
AF945 - Cobaltian Calcite sold
Bou Azzer, Morocco
Miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Hot pink, translucent crystals covering matrix. Very good color.
NA272 - Idrialite with Cinnabar sold
Culver-Baer Mine, Little Sulfur Creek, Sonoma Co., California
Miniature - 4.0 x 2 x 2 cm
Bright yellow Idrialite and Cinnabar under drusy Quartz. Idrialite is a rare organic mineral that is also fluorescent.
NA273 - Idrialite with Cinnabar sold
Culver-Baer Mine, Little Sulfur Creek, Sonoma Co., California
Miniature - 5.0 x 3 x 1 cm
Yellow Idrialite in various areas throughout matrix. Idrialite is a rare organic mineral that is also fluorescent.
NA291 - Fluorite with Pyrite sold
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Translucent to transparent purple, octahedral Fluorite crystals on matrix associated with Pyrite.
SA410 - Orpiment on Realgar with Quartz sold
Mina Palomo, Julcani District, Peru
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm
Striking combination specimen of Realgar crystals to 1.2cm that have a dusting of orange Orpiment set in needle Quartz. The Quartz crystals also have a yellow coloration in areas due to the Orpiment.
SA411 - Uvite sold
Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Near floater specimen of large, red Uvite crystals. On the backside is an interesting, long skinny stack of small crystals. Undamaged with a minor amount of Magnesite where it was attached.
SA412 - Zinkenite sold
San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Zinkenite is an uncommon lead antimony sulfide that typically occurs as thin needle-like crystals. This specimen features tightly packed crystals of metallic Zinkenite forming a solid mass of nothing but Zinkenite.