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S5913 - Rhodochrosite after Calcite with Quartz - $750 SOLD
Lamareza Mine, Laurium, Greece
Overall Size: 5.5 x 3 cm
Sparkling gemmy colorless quartz completely covers pretty pink rhodochrosite pseudomorphs after
calcite with some reaching 1.5 cm in length, matrix is 5.5 x 3 cm in size. Rarely do you see these
come up for sale, this one is very good for a replacement mineral, notable piece in top condition.
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S5914 - Azurite with Quartz - $650 SOLD
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Overall Size: 5.3 x 3 cm
Nicely striated, smooth, and razor sharp rich deep royal-blue crystals up to about 1 cm in length are
scattered upon opaque white qtz prisms forming a matrix of 5.3 x 3 cm in overall size. Quartz with
azurite is rare from Tsumeb, very distinct with sharp contrast. From a newly released old collection,
good material will become harder and harder to obtain overtime from this mine.
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S5915 - Ruby with Calcite - $1000
Jegdalek, Afghanistan
Overall Size: 2.5 x 1.6 cm
Excellent! Glassy sharp translucent rich deep reddish-purple crystal measuring 2.5 x 1.6 cm in overall
size. Very colorful for a mineral, really sweet, note the morphology is different compared to many pieces,
even more so in person, competion quality thumbnail. The right photo was taken with a halogen light.
Truly a remarkable ruby notable for its fine formation. No damage.
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S5916 - Dioptase with Calcite - $425
Sanda Mine, Mindouli, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Overall Size: 5 x 3.2 cm
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, complete on backside too. A jewel of a
miniature: 5 x 3.2 cm in size.
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S5917 - Elbaite - $165 SOLD
Momeik, Mogok, Myanmar
Overall Size: 3.2 x 1.5 cm
Textbook mushroom, well balanced, and showy rich pink to red crystal measuring 3.2 x 1.5 cm in
maximum dimension. Highly aesthetic for the locality which has been producing material on and off,
a some point mining will cease, opportune time to buy.
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S5918 - Wulfenite with Quartz - $450
M'Fouati, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Overall Size: 9 x 5 cm
Highly lustrous, fairly bright, and well exposed strong orange crystal of 1.2 cm across sits upon
a bed of glassy transparent quartz measuring 9 x 5 cm in overall size. Absolutely striking plus all
the luster of both species really shows in person, wulfenites are almost always dull from here.
Can be shipped no problem, damage free.
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S5919 - Indicolite with Quartz and Fluorapatite - $250
Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Overall Size: 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Pleasing mix of species, nicely striated blue/green tourmaline with attached quartz and many small
purple fluorapatites making for a very impressive display piece of 4.3 x 3.1 cm in size. Three popular
minerals on the same specimen, what more could you ask for? Exhibits well several ways, quite
uncommon.
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S5920 - Wulfenite with Quartz - $375
M'Fouati, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Overall Size: 9.7 x 6 cm
Colorful elongated orange wulfenite crystal of 1.3 cm in length sits nestled in a small glassy
transparent quartz vug, protected and undamaged xtl, surrounding matrix is a good 9.7 x 6 cm
in overall size. All the luster of both species really shows in person, qtz sparkles like crazy in
hand, would look good on a glass shelf!
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S5921 - Spessartine - $75 SOLD
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Pakistan
Overall Size: 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Perfect on all sides, front and back images shown. This lustrous rare color of brownish-red
dodecahedral single crystal measuring 2.2 x 1.8 cm in size is a really neat thumbnail with an
even better price. Every face is without damage.
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S5922 - Spessartine with Quartz - $175
Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
Overall Size: 5.5 x 5 cm
Aesthetic gemmy orange spessartine rests perfectly atop a colorless transparent quartz prism of
2.7 cm in length sticking straight up from microcline matrix of 5.5 x 5 cm, a full miniature. If you have
been looking for one of these, it does not get much better for this size range. Very pristine with
balance.
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S5923 - Microcline - $125
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Overall Size: 9 x 5.3 cm
Intersecting white crystals up to 9 cm in length, both xtls are doubly terminated, a "cross" is rare to
see in natural crystals. Overall measurements are 9 x 5.3 cm in size, good mineral oddity.
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S5924 - Spessartine with Quartz - $50
Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
Overall Size: 6.2 x 3.7 cm
Choice gemmy sharp well developed rich deep reddish-orange crystals up to about 0.6 cm in length
sit scattered upon a white microcline matrix of 6.2 x 3.7 cm in overall size. Trimming from the above
specimen therefore a low price, in good shape.
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