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7845:
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.




7867:
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 here to order

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.







7905:
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 here to order

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.




7907:
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 here to order

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.







7972:
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.




7973:
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 here to order

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.







7982:
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 here to order

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.







8042:
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 here to order

A large, crudely-terminated chunk of tourmaline with a greenish skin and black core.




8043:
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.







8057:
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.




8079:
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 here to order

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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