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Fluorite
Chumar Bakhoor, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.8 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm (1.5 x 1.1 x 0.9 inches)
Specimen status: Sold
A etched but nearly complete, bright
minty green fluorite crystal with good translucency, on a muscovite and
albite matrix. Could be trimmed to a thumbnail. A few small cleaves are
noted.
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7867:
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Tourmaline, Albite, and Quartz - $40 Reduced
to $36
Chamachhu, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
5.5 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm (2.2 x 0.8 x 0.7 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A doubly terminated cluster of glassy and
lustrous, parallel tourmaline crystals, black in the center, and dark
green or blue at the terminations. Aesthetically accented with snowy
albite crystals along the faces. Minor quartz as well. No damage.
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7905:
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Danburite - $12 Reduced to $9
Aurora Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
5.5 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm (2.2 x 1.1 x 0.4 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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This lustrous and glassy
danburite has the usual veils and cracks, but is somewhat flatter than
expected for its length. The termination has a small chip on the
backside, but otherwise the crystal is in good shape.
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7907:
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Adamite - $8 Reduced
to $7
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
4.7 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm (1.9 x 1.4 x 1.1 inches)
Specimen status: Reserved Click
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Clusters of translucent to transparent,
glassy adamite sprays on a bubbly, dark goethite carpet. Bright green
fluorescence under shortwave UV. Displays nicely without a stand. No
damage.
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7972:
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Kermesite and Valentinite
Kermesite occurrence, Shanglin County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region, China
4.5 x 1.0 x 0.4 cm (1.8 x 0.4 x 0.2 inches)
Specimen status: Sold
A somewhat lustrous single kermesite
crystal from the recent and spectacular finds. Both terminations have a
melted appearance. Deep red tints obvious several places throughout the
specimen. Minor valentinite
present.
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7973:
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Ferberite and Quartz - $45 Reduced
to $40
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
7.2 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm (2.8 x 1.5 x 1.0 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A large and complete, lustrous ferberite
crystal. One edge is flat as if cleaved, but the etch marks lead me to
believe this is a natural face (maybe contacted, but not cleaved). The
bottom termination is flat, while the top is complex, rugged and
slightly contacted, but complete. Also present is a 2.8 cm doubly
terminated quartz crystal and a small patch of muscovite (which could
be scraped away if desired). Displays well as shown without a stand. A
very good, hefty Chinese ferberite for the price.
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7982:
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érandite,
Kupletskite, Rhodochrosite, Fluorite, Aegirine, and Analcime - $45 Reduced
to $40
Poudrette Quarry, Mt Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec,
Canada
3.5 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm (1.4 x 1.3 x 1.2 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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The matrix of this bust specimen is
off-white, opaque analcime pseudomorphed after nepheline. At the top is
a 2.3 cm light pink, nonterminated rhodochrosite patch. Glassy
opaque, nonterminated aegrine needles to 1.6 cm shoot through the
matrix. Small crystals of sérandite, kupletskite, and fluorite
are scattered about. Lots to explore with a hand lens.
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8042:
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Tourmaline - $50 Reduced to $28
Afghanistan
8.2 x 5.9 x 5.5 cm (3.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A large,
crudely-terminated chunk of tourmaline with a greenish skin and black
core.
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8043:
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Sphalerite and Quartz - $18 Reduced
to $16
Hunan Province, China
8.0 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm (3.1 x 2.0 x 1.6 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
Translucent, frosty sphalerite crystals
to 1.9 cm scattered on a carpet of tiny but sparkly quartz crystals.
The sphalerites have a pleasant deep red-brown color. A bit contacted
on the back, but the display face is free of damage.
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8057:
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Spodumene (variety
Kunzite)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.0 x 6.1 x 1.4 cm (3.1 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches)
Specimen status: Sold
A light pink, mostly transparent
Brazilian (not Afghani or Pakistani) kunzite. The crystal is complete
all around, with scattered etching (as is common in gem spodumenes).
Shows weak red fluorescence under shortwave UV. No damage.
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8079:
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Adamite - $8 Reduced
to $7
Hilarion Mine, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Greece
4.4 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm (1.7 x 1.1 x 0.8 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A vuggy limonite matrix hosts a rich
coverage of single and clustered adamite crystals. The adamites are
mostly green, translucent to transparent, and the largest cluster
(second picture) is 7 mm across. No damage.
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