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Thumbnails November 20, 2011 · 10 specimens |
AF600 - Diopside sold
Karo Pit, Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Single crystal, complete all around, with the top color for the locality (from the December 2007 find).
AF601 - Gaudefroyite on Calcite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature - 3.3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Glassy, transparent Caclite crystal with attached Gaudefroyite. The luster and quality of the Calcite is excellent.
A279 - Apatite sold
Le U Village, Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 3 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Undamaged pair of crystals from a find of perhaps 5 years ago. Like most fromt his find, the surface has a frosted appearance in most areas. But don't let that fool you as the inside of the crystal is entirely gem quality, facet grade top to bottom. Undamaged.
A285 - Sapphire sold
Sri Lanka
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Light blue, gem quality crystal. Unterminated but with sharp form and lustrous, striated crystal faces.
NA824 - Fluorichterite sold
Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
Miniature - 3.2 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Well terminated, complete single crystal of this unusual amphibole species.
E214 - Augite sold
Auvergne, France
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 1 x 0.8 cm
Well formed, complete single twinned crystal with good luster.
SA909 - Apatite sold
La Marina Mine, Boyaca Dept., Columbia
Thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Near floater cluster of pink Apatite crystals with only one small point of contact on one corner of the main crystal. Excellent luster and good translucency/transparency. These pink Apatites are occassionally found in this Emerald mine.
SA910 - Childrenite sold
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm
Translucent, salmon pink single crystal.
SA911 - Chrysoberyl sold
Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Translucent golden sixling crystal. Ex. Matthew Webb #336.
SA912 - Realgar with Orpiment sold
Mina Palomo, Julcani District, Peru
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Cluster of interconnected translucent red crystals with mustard yellow Orpiment in between the Realgar crystals.