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November 6, 2010  ·  12 specimens

A140 - Kunzite  sold

Skardu District, Pakistan
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm



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Kunzite Kunzite Kunzite

Unusual, highly etched specimen of transparent Kunzite. It was hard to be sure what this was when I bought it so I had it anazlyzed and it's confirmed as Kunzite. Looks like melting ice.


A141 - Spinel  sold

Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 0.7 cm



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Spinel Spinel Spinel

Three purple/red Spinel crystals, all of them gemmy and deeply colored.


A142 - Bysolite in Quartz  sold

Skardu District, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm



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Bysolite in Quartz Bysolite in Quartz

Single clear Quartz crystal with long inclusions of Bysolite giving neat effect and grey/green cloudiness in areas. The white streaks you see are not reflections on the crystal surface, they are from the internal inclusions.  Better green in person too. Well terminated with glassy luster. Unusual piece for a collector of Quartz or unusual inclusions.


AF262 - Anglesite  sold

Touissit Mine, Morocco
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm



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Anglesite Anglesite Anglesite

Unusual Anglesite specimen I bought in Tucson about 10 years ago. The Anglesite has grown on an opaque, black bladed crystal of an unidentified mineral and when viewed from the top, exhibits an octagon form with a black strip through the middle.


AF263 - Spessartine  sold

Nani, Loliondo, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm



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Spessartine Spessartine

1cm Spessartine crystal in mica matrix. I bought this a couple years ago when the find was first made. It was very striking because the exceptional bright citrus orange color, however I set it aside because there is a small gap (less than 1mm) between the crystal and the matrix in one area which makes me suspect the crystal may have fallen out and was reattached. I just came across this piece again and decided to post it because it just so striking in appearance, the color is so great. There are additional smaller crystals in the mica also.


NA353 - ManganAdamite  sold

Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Cabinet - 9.5 x 7 x 5 cm



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ManganAdamite ManganAdamite ManganAdamite

Vuggy Limonite matrix filled with flaring crystals of Adamite to 1.4cm long. The Adamite are purple with an outer layer of yellow. The purple color was always uncommon despite the large amounts of Adamite produced from this mine, and remains the most desirable color of Adamite. Good sized specimen too.


NA354 - Silver  sold

Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
Large Cabinet - 19 x 9 x 0.8 cm



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Silver Silver

Large slab richly veined with Silver. The best such slab out of a large collection I bought 12 years ago.


SA822 - Rhodonite  sold

San Martin Mine, Chiurucu, Huanaco, Peru
Small Cabinet - 8 x 4 x 3.2 cm



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Rhodonite Rhodonite Rhodonite

Bladed Rhodonite crystals with excellent rose coloration. Unlike many from this find, the crystals are large (reaching 1.5cm) and separated enough to show their form.


SA824 - Paravauxite on Vauxite  sold

Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia
Small Cabinet - 7 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm



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Paravauxite on Vauxite Paravauxite on Vauxite

Light green Paravauxite atop blue Vauxite. Good combination specimen of these rare phosphates.


SA825 - Apatite  sold

Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm



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Apatite Apatite

Floater specimen of Clevelandite Feldspar crystals coated by superb, gemmy purple Apatite crystals to 6mm. The Apatites are glassy and gemmy with great color.


SA827 - Rutile in Quartz sphere  sold

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 5 cm



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Rutile in Quartz sphere

5cm diameter sphere of transparent Quartz shot through with hair-like crystals of Rutile. The Rutile is fine and silvery and is amazingly evenly distributed and running in all directions, neither oriented or clustered.


SA828 - Tennantite after Enargite  sold

Julcani District, Peru
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm



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Tennantite after Enargite Tennantite after Enargite

Cluster of Tennantite psuedomorphs after Enargite, main crystal is 4.5cm tall and 3 cm across the termination.  Attractive in its own way and an interesting pseudomorph.


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