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Mixed Minerals
October 2, 2009 · 15 specimens

A830 - Indicolite on Quartz sold

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

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Gem terminated Indicolite crystal 2.7cm long intergrown with a Quartz crystal. Showy and undamaged. Ex. Carl Accosta collection.

A831 - Indicolite sold

Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 0.7 x 0.65 cm

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Gem terminated Indicolite crystal with fine blue color. This is all facet grade and weighs 11 carats. There is a ding on one side of the non-terminated end, still and excellent crystal with a great color that is very hard to find.

A832 - Lepidolite on Kunzite sold

Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Miniature - 4.3 x 2.2 x 1.0 cm

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Well terminated Kunzite crystal with attached Lepidolite primarily on the lower portion of one side. This is a complete and undamaged crystal with well developed, smooth termination faces.

A833 - Kunzite sold

Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm

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Well terminated Kunzite crystal, complete and undamaged, with well developed, smooth termination faces.

AF800 - Malachite after Azurite on Bayldonite sold

Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 3.8 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm

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Exceptionally fine example of the classic Tsumeb Malachite after Azurite. The Azurite on this specimen has only started to be replaced leaving the Azurite crystal extremely sharp in form with a few patches of the blue Azurite showing. The Malachite is not a dull green rather it's bright and chatoyant and you can see radial, vibrant green banding on both sides of the main crystal. Undamaged with a few other minor crystals on the matrix to top it off. Ex. Roland Sherman and Carl Acosta collections.

AF801 - Cerussite sold

Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm

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Terminated Cerussite crystal with an unusual yellow color, ex. Carl Acosta collection.

AF802 - Azurite sold

Toussit Mine, Morocco
Miniature - 3.6 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm

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Terminated single Azurite crystal with great luster and crystallized all around (floater) though backside not as pretty as the front, ex. Carl Acosta collection.

AF803 - Brucite on Manganite sold

N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm

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Pearly 1.6cm wide cluster of Brucite set strikingly on black Manganite. Backside has a vug filled with glassy yellow Sturmanite as a bonus.

NA301 - Gold on Quartz sold

Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co., Nevada
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm

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Gold crystal on Quartz matrix. The Gold is well crystallized with individual crystals to 4mm. Most Round Mountain specimens available are without matrix.

NA302 - Malachite after Azurite sold

Milpillas, Cananea District, Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

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Three interconnected crystals in aesthetic arrangement. The crystals are undamaged with satiny luster. Main crystal is 4.3cm long and 2.4 cm wide. Ex. Carl Acosta collection who got an early pick on these from Evan Jones when they first came out.

SA925 - Brazilianite sold

Conselheira Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 3.4 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm

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Thick, chunky crystal with good luster and transparency. Old material with the thick crystal style so much different than the recent finds at Linopolis. Good color and transparency with a little Muscovite intergrown in the base. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.

SA926 - Realgar sold

Mina Palomo, Julcani Dist., Peru
Small Cabinet - 9 x 7 x 5 cm

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Bright red Realgar crystals on a matrix of Chalcopyrite and Sphalerite.

SA927 - Sphalerite, Realgar, Orpiment on Quartz sold

Mina Palomo, Julcani Dist., Peru
Cabinet - 12.5 x 11.5 x 5 cm

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Large, flat plate of Quartz crystals interspersed with Sphalerite and Realgar crystals and dustings of orange Orpiment. Overall in good condition with only a few missing Quartz crystals, colorful and showy.

SA928 - Orpiment on Realgar on Quartz sold

Mina Palomo, Julcani Dist., Peru
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm

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Realgar crystals coated with orange Orpiment on a mound of Quartz crystals.

SA929 - Galena, Realgar, Orpiment on Quartz sold

Mina Palomo, Julcani Dist., Peru
Cabinet - 10 x 7 x 6 cm

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Quartz crystals interspersed with shiny Galena crystals, Realgar crystals and dustings of orange Orpiment. The Galenas are very nice with good luster and large octahdral modifications to the cube corners. There are a number of broken off Quartz crystals.

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