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TUCSON 2012 February 6, 2012 · 10 specimens |
NA172 - Benitoite and Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Highly lustrous Neptunite crystals with a few blue Benitoites nestled around the bases. Quality is high on this piece, and the central upright Neptunite makes the specimen.
NA173 - Benitoite and Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Loads of Benitoite mixed with fine Neptunite crystals, including a 7mm triple-term Beni. Good coverage of crystals.
NA174 - Benitoite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Deep blue, gemmy Benitoite 1.9cm long. Quality of the Benitoite is much better than most, and there is a good gem section at the tip with likely $500 of gem value.
NA175 - Benitoite and Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Small Cabinet - 9 x 6.5 x 3 cm
8 major Benitoites with a couple Neptunite crystals on a flat matrix plate. Largest Benitoite is 2.5cm wide. .
NA176 - Smithsonite with Greenockite inclusions sold
Monte Cristo Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas
Small Cabinet - 8 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm
Yellow botryoidal Smithsonite colored by Greenockite inclusions. Satiny surface luster and no matrix - this is a cast, nothing but a thick undulating mass of Smithsonite.
NA180 - Witherite sold
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
Miniature - 3.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Complete and undamaged double-terminated Witherite crystal.
NA181 - Veszelyite sold
Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Montana
Miniature - 3.2 x 2 x 1.0 cm
Quartz matrix with dense coverage of superb Veszelyite crystals 8mm in length. Bright blue crystals that contrast well against the white matrix. There are a few crystals with missing tips, but the vast majority are undamaged and I think the specimen is betterin person than the photos indicate. Ex. Rice Museum specimen.
NA183 - Azurite sold
Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm
Stunningly beautiful single Azurite sitting atop a small amount of Malachite covered matrix. The crystal is lustrous and complete 360 degrees around, undamaged and high quality.
NA195 - Idrialite sold
Culver-Baer Mine, Sonoma Co., California
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3 cm
Bright yellow vein of the rare mineral Idrialite in a hard rock matrix.
NA249 - Apatite sold
Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
1.2cm gemmy yellow Apatite crystal rising vertically up through drusy Chalcedony. Uncommonly transparent and a matrix specimen, which are harder tofind for this material.