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TUCSON 2011 February 28, 2011 · 25 specimens |
A703 - Kesterite on Aquamarine sold
Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Prov., China
Cabinet - 11.2 x 5 x 3 cm
Numerous (approx. 15) tabular Aquamarine crystals to 3cm on Muscovite with a 1.3cm cluster of Kesterite crystals perched among the Aquas. The Kesterite are sharply crystalized with a green coating of Mushistonite. Beautiful and undamaged.
A704 - Topaz sold
Gong Shan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China
Small Cabinet - 7 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm
Large single Topaz crystal with excellent glassy luster and transparency. Very slight smoky coloration, stands up on its own.
A705 - Topaz sold
Gong Shan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China
Small Cabinet - 5.8 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
Single Topaz crystal with excellent glassy luster and transparency. Steep, multi-faceted termination.
A707 - Sapphire sold
Balangoda, Sri Lanka
Thumbnail - 3.1 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Finely crystallized colorless Sapphire with sharp edges - not water worn like many Sri Lankan Sapphires.
A708 - Goshenite with Elabaite, Apatite sold
Chamachu Mine, Shengus, Skardu Dist., Pakistan
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Double terminated, transparent Goshenite crystal with two double terminated Elbaites and two Apatites. One of the Elbaite is bent and rehealed, and it appears there is a third small Elbaite inside the Goshenite. All in all a great little combo specimen.
A709 - Goshenite with Elbaite, Muscovite sold
Chamachu Mine, Shengus, Skardu Dist., Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Double terminated, transparent Goshenite crystal with an attached terminated green Elbaite.
A710 - Fluororichterite sold
Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm
Gem single crystal with superb multi-faceted termination. Only limited amounts of these were found. Most were just shards only suitable for gem rough; terminated crystals were few and far between, and the termination on this one is the best I've seen.
AF842 - Azurite with Arsentsumebite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.8 x 2 cm
Deep blue, shiny Azurite crystals lining a vug in bright green Arsentsumebite. The color contrast on this piece is fantastic.
AF843 - Emerald sold
Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 3.0 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Gem Emerald crystal with pyramidal termination. These Jos Emeralds are highly gemmy as compared to other Emeralds. This crystal if undamaged on the outside and facet quality on the inside.
AF844 - Chrysoberyl sold
Lac Alaotra, Madagascar
Miniature - 3.5 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm
V-twin Chrysoberyl, undamaged with great color. Although one \"arm\" is stunted, the other makes up for it with the tip being gem quality with saturated color.
E596 - Heliodor sold
Mine #2, Volodarsk-Volynskiy, Ukraine
Miniature - 4.6 x 2 x 1.3 cm
Etched gem crystal. Undamaged floater with the superb etching patterns typical for this locality.
E598 - Dolomite, Galena, Sphalerite on Pyrite psuedo. Pyrrhotite sold
Trepca Mine, Stanterg, Kosovo
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm
5.5cm wide crystal of Pyrrhotite that has been replaced by Pyrite, coated by sparkly white spheres of Dolomite and Galena at the central base. Overall a fine psuedo which is very bright, shiny, and showy.
E600 - Rhodochrosite after Bivalve sold
Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
Miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
A fossil bivalve shell that has been completely replaced by pink Rhodochrosite. The shell is wonderfully preserved with both sides present and visible. One end has been cut on polished to reveal the inside.
E601 - Anapaite in Fossil Bivalve sold
Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm
Bright lime green crystals of Anapaite that formed within a fossilized bivalve shell.
NA200 - Caledonite with Perite sold
Reward Mine, near Independence, Inyo Co., California
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm
NA201 - Caledonite with Perite sold
Reward Mine, near Independence, Inyo Co., California
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Bright bluegreen crystals on both sides of specimen.
NA202 - Fluorite sold
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee
Small Cabinet - 7.8 x 5 x 4 cm
Interlocking cubes of purple Fluorite.
NA203 - Idrialite with Cinnabar sold
Culver-Baer Mine, Sonoma Co., California
Small Cabinet - 6.8 x 4 x 2.0 cm
Yellow Idrialite in siliceous matrix with drusy Quartz and Cinnabar. Idrialite is a rare organic mineral with the formula C22 H14 and is fluorescent.
SA835 - Amethyst sold
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Cabinet - 14.5 x 11 x 0.7 cm
Polished slice of 3 stalactites coated by Amethyst crystals. Polished on both sides.
SA836 - Tantalite sold
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 5.4 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm
Large, well formed single Tantalite crystal, collected in the 1970s.
AF845 - Euclase sold
Lost Hope Mine, Mwami, Karoi, Zimbabwe
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
AF846 - Euclase sold
Lost Hope Mine, Mwami, Karoi, Zimbabwe
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
Large, glassy Euclase crystal with a smaller crystal in the termination. Gorgeous, rich blue color. Though not as gemmy as Columbian Euclase, specimens from this locality have the deepest, most saturated blue color of any Euclase. The mine is long closed and this specimen dates back to at least the 1980s. The front and termination faces are flat and smooth, the left side of main crystal is cleaved.
AF847 - Euclase sold
Lost Hope Mine, Mwami, Karoi, Zimbabwe
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
Glassy, equant single Euclase. Gorgeous, rich blue color and complete all around. Though not as gemmy as Columbian Euclase, specimens from this locality have the deepest, most saturated blue color of any Euclase. The mine is long closed and this specimen dates back to at least the 1980s. Best crystal of the lot with lots of gemmy areas.
AF848 - Euclase sold
Lost Hope Mine, Mwami, Karoi, Zimbabwe
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 2 x 1 cm
Deep blue, translucent Euclase crystal. Gorgeous, rich blue color though only a partial crystal. Though not as gemmy as Columbian Euclase, specimens from this locality have the deepest, most saturated blue color of any Euclase. The mine is long closed and this specimen dates back to at least the 1980s. The front and front termination faces are present. Right photo backlit to show blue color. Valued at $300.
AF849 - Euclase sold
Lost Hope Mine, Mwami, Karoi, Zimbabwe
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm
Glassy Euclase crystal with lots of transparent areas. Gorgeous, rich blue color. Though not as gemmy as Columbian Euclase, specimens from this locality have the deepest, most saturated blue color of any Euclase. The mine is long closed and this specimen dates back to at least the 1980s. The front and termination faces are flat and smooth, the backside is a cleavage face. A rarity.