| 4875: |
Tourmaline - $103 Minas Gerais, Brazil 11.0 x 7.2 x 4.9 cm (4.3 x 2.8 x 1.9 inches) A monster tourmaline! The sharp and complex termination consists of many individual, parallel terminations. The deep green color suggests this is an elbaite. The white mica coating could probably be removed if desired. |
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Aragonite - $8 Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico 1.8 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm (4.6 x 2.0 x 1.4 inches) This aragonite has a solid white core coated with a colorless crystalline coating, giving it the appearance of a tree branch coated in ice. Two terminations are complete, and two are cleaved. The meandering shape gives many display possibilities. |
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Aragonite - Sold Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico 9.5 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm (3.7 x 2.6 x 1.4 inches) This aragonite has a solid white core coated with a colorless crystalline coating, giving it the appearance of a tree branch coated in ice. Two terminations are complete, and two are cleaved. The meandering shape gives many display possibilities. The brown coating in the second picture is just dust that was removed after photography. |
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Stilbite - $8 Pune, Maharashtra, India 6.1 x 5.1 x 4.5 cm (2.4 x 2.0 x 1.8 inches) A silky, complex cluster of stilbite crystals. The longest crystal is 4.0 cm. No matrix. Sits well for display. |
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Titanite - $18 Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil 4.6 x 3.0 x 0.7 cm (1.8 x 1.2 x 0.3 inches) A large and translucent
titanite crystal. In the first picture, the top
edge is in very good condition (usual edge wear), while the bottom
has
some significant issues. These factors are offset by the crystal's
unusual thinness (for its overall size), and by the price. Ex Louis
Zara collection.
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Barite - $18 La Moscona Mine, Solis, Concejo de Corvera, Asturias, Spain 5.3 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm (2.1 x 1.5 x 1.1 inches) This specimen is composed solely of blocky, opaque barite crystals. The largest barite is about 1 cm across. |
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Barite - $10 La Moscona Mine, Solís, Concejo de Corvera, Asturias, Spain 4.6 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm (1.8 x 1.7 x 0.5 inches) A single, translucent, tabular barite crystal, with light blue phantoms. One face is naturally etched, and another is broken when the crystal was removed from matrix. A locality specimen. |
| 5355: |
Fluorite and Chalcopyrite - $30 La Moscona Mine, Solís, Concejo de Corvera, Asturias, Spain 7.6 x 6.0 x 3.6 cm (3.0 x 2.4 x 1.4 inches) A cluster of nearly transparent, golden yellow fluorite cubes. The longest crystal edge is 1.4 cm. Some of the fluorites have a light yellow core and darker edges (third picture). Chalcopyrite microcrystals are on and in some of the fluorites (also third picture). Minor, scattered edge wear, but no significant damage. |
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Fluorite and Chalcopyrite - $28 La Moscona Mine, Solís, Concejo de Corvera, Asturias, Spain 8.3 x 7.8 x 5.8 cm (3.3 x 3.1 x 2.3 inches) A carpet of golden yellow fluorite cubes to 1.1 cm on matrix. The fluorites have distinct phantoms, and some are included with chalcopyrite microcrystals. One small bruise (center of bottom, second picture), but otherwise no damage. Sits well for display without a stand in at least two different ways (first and second pictures). |
| 5387: |
Fluorite - $40 La Moscona Mine, Solís, Concejo de Corvera, Asturias, Spain 13.5 x 8.0 x 3.2 cm (5.3 x 3.1 x 1.3 inches) A plate of intergrown golden yellow fluorite cubes. The longest crystal edge is 1.5 cm. A few distinct phantoms are present due to white and red-brown inclusions. A little edge wear here and there, but otherwise no damage. A lot of fluorite for the price. |
| 5403: |
Fluorite and Calcite - Sold Emilio Mine, Caravia, Asturias, Spain 5.8 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm (2.3 x 1.9 x 1.1 inches) Icy, colorless, water-clear fluorite cubes to 8 mm on matrix. Most of the cubes are slightly elongated. A dusty of colorless, submillimeter calcite crystals gives extra sparkle. Minor edge wear on a few fluorites, but nothing significant. The lack of color makes this a more unusual Emilio Mine specimen. |
| 5417: |
Beryl variety Aquamarine and Muscovite - $72 Skardu Road, Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan 9.0 x 6.6 x 5.0 cm (3.5 x 2.6 x 2.0 inches) A 5.4 x 3.0 cm
doubly-terminated aquamarine on muscovite. The
aquamarine is glassy and sharply terminated, but not gemmy. It also has
a tight crack, but held securely by the matrix. It might be possible to
remove some of the muscovite and make the aquamarine more visible. Not
a bad matrix aquamarine for the price.
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