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S6428 - Fluorapatite with Cleavelandite - $700
Urucum Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Overall Size: 6.2 x 3.8 cm
Very aesthetic crystal shape! Great termination! This unique pastel pink apatite measures 4.2 cm
in length and sits frozen in rehealed albite matrix of 6.2 x 3.8 cm in overall size with adjacent white
blades of cleavelandite setting off or adding sharp contrast. As seen in the photos, it is internally
gemmy and highly glassy except the steeply terminated side face making for a classy look.
Excellent for the color, especially from Brazil, no damage.
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S6429 - Aquamarine - SOLD
Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Overall Size: 4 x 1.7 cm
Super specimen for the gem crystal collector. Both transparent and complexly terminated light blue
prism of 4 x 1.7 cm in overall size comes from the well-known Shigar Valley, soon to be classic gem
mining region. Now is the time to buy as new finds are sporadic in that area. Good price for the
quality!
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S6430 - Anglesite - $8500 SOLD
Touissit, Anti Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Overall Size: 7 x 4.6 cm
Only Morocco has produced pieces as good as the one seen here with pure saturated yellow color that
makes it special! Well positioned cluster of 4.7 x 2.6 cm in size rests on matrix for an ideal small cabinet
of 7 x 4.6 cm, very smooth faces show the high level of quality for the species rarely seeing the equal from
other mines, clearly a good mineral. In person it exhibits a near glass like effect when rotated in hand, just
think what it will look like under showcase lights...glowing gemmy! Worthy of any museum collection,
opportune chance to acquire a real killer.
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S6431 - Fluorapatite on Quartz - SOLD
Pech, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Overall Size: 7.3 x 4 cm
Attractive sprinkling of many lustrous purple crystals on half of a long white quartz prism, aesthetic,
measures a good 7.3 x 4 cm in overall size. Larger apatites have been found from the locale, but
this partial coating is appealing in its own right. The back is completely terminated white qtz,
probably displays better from the reverse. Nice contrast, damage free.
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S6432 - Calcite on Fluorite - $250 SOLD
Cumberland, England
Overall Size: 5 x 3.5 cm
Old time combo! Several doubly terminated light yellow calcites up to 1.6 cm in length cluster around
a purple/green fluorite cube of 5 x 3.5 cm in overall size, in good condition, it looks unlike available
British material, rare indeed, great provenance.
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S6433 - Fluorite - $375
Xianghualing Mine, Hunan Province, China
Overall Size: 11.3 x 4.7 cm
Fine fluorite piece. Perfectly mounted grouping showing the largest seafoam-green cubic crystal of
1.6 cm in length centrally arranged upon contrasting white rock matrix of 11.3 x 4.7 cm in size. Very
colorful for the popular calcium fluoride, nice larger size, pristine and problem free.
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S6434 - Silver with Rhodochrosite - $675
Uchucchaqua Mine, Lima Department, Peru
Overall Size: 4.5 x 3.3 cm
Elegant wires of 1.5 cm curl straight up from a drusy quartz and pink rhodo matrix measuring 4.5 x
3.3 cm in overall size. This association was only available for a short time as pieces sold quickly
to astute collectors, two of the most popular minerals on the same piece! Not to miss!
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S6435 - Sapphire - $100 SOLD
Ganesh, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Overall Size: 7.5 x 5 x 3 cm
Choice translucent isolated rich deep saturated purple crystal of 1.2 cm in length rests frozen in solid
calcite matrix of 7.5 x 5 x 3 cm in overall size. Nice xtl shape, good value for the larger size.
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S6436 - Silver with Quartz - $75
Uchucchaqua Mine, Lima Department, Peru
Overall Size: 2.4 x 1 cm
Lustrous smooth wires twist from a small crystallized quartz matrix for a highly aesthetic thumbnail
of 2.4 x 1 cm in size, super thumbnail for Peruvian material, sharper looking in person.
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S6437 - Adamite - $75
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Overall Size: 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Sharp glassy faces and very interesting color-zoned central grouping reaching 2.3 cm across upon
rich brown limonite matrix measuring 4.5 x 2.5 cm in overall size. A more unique specimen for sure,
older material not like the newer stuff, no damage.
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S6438 - Quartz - $250 SOLD
Middleville, Herkimer County, New York
Overall Size: 5.5 x 4 cm
Highly glassy, well formed, and super bright just like a diamond! Hence the well-known term "Herkimer
Diamonds" for which New York is famous. This one is from an old collection and exhibits exceptional
quality in hand. Measures: 5.5 x 4 cm.
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S6439 - Pyrrhotite with Quartz - $175
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Overall Size: 4.2 x 3.5 cm
High luster! Super bright partially isolated crystal cluster of 2.8 cm across sits nicely with qtz prisms
forming a quality miniature of 4.2 x 3.5 cm in overall size. A jewel for Dal'negorsk.
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