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S8355 - Spessartine - SOLD
Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Overall Size: 2.2 x 1.8 cm
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Perfect on all sides, front and back images shown. This lustrous rare color of brownish red
dodecahedral single crystal has exceptional luster. Every face is damage free.
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S8363 - Afghanite with Pyrite - $350
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Overall Size: 2.8 x 2.4 cm
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Isolated consistent inky-blue color on this afghanite sitting perched aside white contrasting matrix
and sparkling yellow pyrite. A thin film of calcite hasn't been completely removed from the faces, I
am sure it would look great once worked up. One of the nicer thumbs for the species.
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S8361 - Hydroxylherderite - $1800 SOLD
Corrego Frio, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Overall Size: 6.5 x 4.1 cm
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Highly unique brownish orange crystal of 6.5 x 4.1 cm tall is studded midway with nice contrasting white
albite matrix to put specimens from this pocket in the small handful of places which have produced
outstanding examples for the species. The semitransparent surface, glassy luster and near floater form
are added attractions to the phosphate. Larger freestanding xls remain elusive today regardless of
location. Here we have one of the higher ranking pieces for display, a good place to park your money
because showy rarities are some of the best buys!
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S8366 - Spessartine - $225
Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona
Overall Size: 2.7 x 2.7 cm
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Smooth large well formed garnet measuring about 2 cm across on rhyolite of 2.7 x 2.7 cm in overall size.
Splendid thumbnail for Arizona material and as good as one could hope to acquire in the size range.
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S8369 - Calcite - $250 SOLD
Herja Mine, Maramures District, Romania
Overall Size: 4.4 x 4.3 cm
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Almost a complete sphere of calcite that is commonly known to form in this way. Considering production
has ceased, it is a fair price. Good sized ball reaching 4.4 cm high, a choice European rock.
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S8367 - Malachite - $315 SOLD
Star of the Congo Mine, Shaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Overall Size: 8.5 x 7.3 cm
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The fairly common yet interesting stalactitic malachites from Africa are great collectibles. Some have a
curving hook-like shape which leans in one direction as shown, highly unusual! It bends further in person.
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S8364 - Quartz (Var. Amethyst - scepters) - $385 SOLD
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
Overall Size: 8.7 x 6.7 cm
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This is one of the new amethyst scepters reaching 5.7 cm in length from Mexico! Both the well balanced
spray along with the matrix base illustrates the best from the recent find, kind of bizarre for Las Vigas, not
the super good purple but skeletal scepters of opposing color are pretty neat.
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S8362 - Corundum (Var. Ruby) - SOLD
Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Overall Size: 5.2 x 5 cm
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Exceptionally unique and hard to get rich purple crystal of 5.2 x 5 cm in size would be worth owning
as few ever appear with in complete form of large size. All three angles are shown in the photos.
One of the most expensive species known.
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S8359 - Calcite - $250 SOLD
Silius Mine, Senorbi, Sardinia, Italy
Overall Size: 10 x 5.5 cm
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Well formed lustrous disc shaped xls as the photos show. Very fine for a Sardinian calcite because of the
pure white surface with no ugly brown iron stains and razor sharp edges. From a collection released
out of Europe, comes with two previous labels. In excellent condition.
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S8357 - Dioptase with Calcite - SOLD
Tantara Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Overall Size: 5 x 3.2 cm
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Very rare well defined lustrous undamaged calcite crystal of 3.2 cm in length sits perfectly next to
glassy rich deep green dioptases measuring up to 1.7 cm across, highly unusual to find a fairly
large calcite with dioptase from this dangerous area. A jewel of a miniature: 5 x 3.2 cm in size.
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S8360 - Elbaite - $165 SOLD
Momeik, Mogok, Myanmar
Overall Size: 3.2 x 1.5 cm
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Textbook mushroom. Showy little rich pink to red crystal for the locality which has been producing
material on and off, at some point mining will cease, opportune chance to buy a full sized thumb.
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S8358 - Spessartine with Quartz - $175 SOLD
Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
Overall Size: 5.5 x 5 cm
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Aesthetic gemmy orange spessartine rests perfectly atop a colorless transparent quartz prism of 2.7 cm in
length sticking straight up from microcline matrix. If you have been looking for one of these, it doesn't get
much better in the size range. Very pristine with balance.
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