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Mixed Minerals
March 31, 2010 · 11 specimens

A197 - Kunzite sold

Nuristan, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet - 5.6 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm

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Bi-color Kunzite crystal with an attached Quartz crystal. Kunzite has a fine, sharp termination and is complete and undamaged.
Pink on the lower half and a light blue/green on the upper half.

A198 - Aquamarine on Albite sold

Shigar Valley, Pakistan
Cabinet - 10 x 6.5 x 4 cm

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Large, glassy Aqua set on a small amount of Albite matrix with another 3.9cm Aqua jutting out at the base. Parts of the main Aqua are double terminated at the base. One tiny ding along one edge of termination, otherwise perfect. Stunning display specimen.

A199 - Apatite on Albite sold

Nuristan, Afghanistan
Miniature - 4.4 x 4.4 x 3 cm

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Large purple Apatite crystals on both sides of a small plate of crystallized Albite. The Apatite crystals reach 1.5 cm in width and have a slightly curved habit, reminiscent of Pyromorphite. Can be displayed from two sides.

A201 - Tourmaline with Albite sold

Stak Nala, Pakistan
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm

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Four double terminated Tourmaline crystals intergrown with thin plates of Albite. The Tourmalines are green with pink tips. Interestingly, although the 3 top crystals are off-set at different angles, the color zone planes are the same. Fine and undamaged.

A202 - Lepidolite on Tourmaline sold

Nuristan, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm

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Translucent, medium green Tourmaline with a pink cap blanketed in Lepidolite Glassy with a good termination and undamaged. Although you can't see it in the photos, the green is very nice with a little backlighting.

A203 - Tourmaline with Quartz sold

Stak Nala, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm

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A 7cm double terminated green Tourmaline crystal grown through two double terminated Quartz crystals. The Tourmaline is dark green with light green ends. The termination at one end gets divided up in some Albite, but all the small tips are terminated.

A204 - Indicolite with Lepidolite sold

Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm

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Gem blue Tourmaline with a 1.3cm Lepidolite crystal. The main crystal is terminated however the shorter is broken off. This is GEM material of good blue color, only priced this cheap because of the missing termination on the small crystal.

A205 - Pyromorphite sold

Daoping Mine, Guangxi Prov., China
Cabinet - 10 x 9 x 5 cm

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Floater specimen loaded with long, olive green Pyromorphite. OK, the olive green color may not be as nice as the lime green from this locality, but it is an interesting piece for the shear volume of crystals, and they are unusually elongated too.

AF452 - Diopside sold

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm

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Terminated deep lime green Diopside crystal from a late 2008 find that produced these exceptionally colored crystals. Termination is perfect and crystal is complete all around,however priced down due to small amounts of contacts/damage.

AF453 - Diopside with Graphite sold

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 1 x 0.9 cm

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Well terminated, glassy Diopside crystal with attached Graphite. A good example of Merelani Diopside, which I consider the best in the world.

NA316 - Karpatite with Cinnabar sold

Los Picachos, Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm

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Bright yellow Karpatite crystals (fluorescent) and small flecks of Cinnabar in crystalline Quartz.

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