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Mixed Minerals September 12, 2010 · 11 specimens |
A845 - Aquamarine sold
Skardu Distric, Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Talk about a neat specimen. This unusual thumbnail sized Aqua is composed of a wider, shorter Aqua with a thin Aqua rising out of the termination. Note that this is not like a typical Aqua specimen that looks like this where there are two side by side crystals with one longer than the other. In this specimen, the little crystal rised right out of the center of the termination of the shorter crystal. Undamaged.
A848 - Elbaite on Quartz sold
Stak Nala, Skardy District, Pakistan
Miniature - 3.7 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Two terminated, color-zones Tourmaline crystals rising out of a Quartz crystal.
A847 - Petalite sold
Khet-chal, Molo, Momeik, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 3.1 x 3 x 1.5 cm
Gem quality single crystal with good glassy luster. Complete all around and of superb quality, and according to James Houran, the best he has ever seen in this size.
A849 - Spessartine with Quartz sold
Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
Cabinet - 10 x 10 x 4 cm
Nicely balanced specimen of bright orange Spessartine with light smokey Quartz crystals. Aside from the above average composition of this piece, another thing I like about this specimen is that many of the Quartz crystal have Spessartine inclusions inside, and the Quartz is transparent and lightly colored enough to make them readily visible.
A850 - Spessartine on Quartz sold
Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Bright orange spessartine on transparent Quartz crystals. Good quality piece from the Jim Houran collection.
A851 - Amethyst sold
Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Fine thumbnail cluster of Amethyst scepters. These were available for a short time a few years ago and I have not seen anymore since. Glassy, undamaged and very nice looking.
A853 - Anatase on Albite sold
Kharan Mountain, Balochistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 7 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Two Anatase crystals to 7mm set in snow-white, sparkling Albite crystals.
A856 - Anatase sold
Kharan Mountain, Balochistan, Pakistan
Miniature - 4.3 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Cluster of 7 Anatase crystals, largest is a 1.3cm double terminated crystal.
AF327 - Amethyst sold
Brandgerg, Namibia
Miniature - 3.9 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Fine scepter Quartz with both Amethst and smokey coloration. Light etching on many faces, complete and undamaged.
AF329 - Azurite sold
Bou Bekker Mine, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Morocco
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.8 cm
Azurite crystal cluster with good sharp crystals on all sides. Loads of deep blue crystals all over specimen. From 2011 finds.
NA165 - Fluorite sold
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm
Selective etching creates these \"scepter\" Fluorites at Elmwood - the main faces are etched way leaving the corners of the original cubes. This one is a particularly good example. Willard Perkins collection #26508.