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Fine Mineral Specimens - Gallery XII
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Calcite - $2950
La Florida Mine, Torrelavega, Spain
10.4 x 6.7 x 8.2 cm
MMS-167 - A naturally faceted jewel, this transparent amber calcite crystal sits regally atop a bed of amber calcite. All told, 32 faces are visible, with the crystal measuring 42 x 45 x 35 mm. A superb calcite for any collection!
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Wulfenite - $7500
Ruoqiang Co., Kuruktag Mtns, Xinjiang-Uygur A.R., China
11.4 x 8.3 x 6.8 cm
MMS-171 - This plate of reddish-orange, translucent wulfenite crystals has the look of a piece from the San Francisco mine and color approaching those from Red Cloud. With concentric zoning and chisel point terminations, the crystals reach 2.3cm. Very three-dimensional with some minor damage on the peripheral. From a remote area in China, there are signs these are not coming to market in appreciable numbers.
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Beryl var. Aquamarine - $7950
Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan
8.6 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
- ex Irv Brown Collection
MMS-111 - This piece is so sharp and so water-clear that it comes as close to a natural gemstone as nature has blessed us with from her generous depths. Muscovite blades attached near the base add contrasting color and texture. From the remote northern areas of Pakistan, high in the Himalayas, aquamarines of this quality are certain to become even more scarce given the current state of the region.
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Galena with Pyrite - $975
West Fork Mine, Viburnum Trend Dist., Reynolds Co., Missouri
8.3 x 4.3 x 6.1 cm
MMS-156 - An American classic...cubic galena crystals line the horizon above highly irridescent, octahedral galena coated by bornite. An overgrowth of globular pyrite crystals provides texture contrast, making this a very attractive piece.
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Corundum var. Ruby - SOLD
Jegdalek, Saroby, Afghanistan
3.9 x 2.7 x 3.2 cm
MMS-126 - Unusually sharp and well-terminated, a strongly purplish-red ruby crystal perches on white marble. The king of colored stones, rubies with any gemminess on matrix are rare due to their value as a gemstone. Paired with a cut stone, this would make quite an attractive rough & cut display.
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Eosphorite on Rose Quartz - $1350
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm
MMB-517 - A full radial spray of the rare phosphate eosphorite perches on the top of a host of rose quartz crystals to 1.5 cm. The specimen is truly covered by lustrous, translucent crystals. This well-known material from the 1960's is now difficult to find in well-crystalized examples.
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Topaz on Matrix - SOLD
Shamozai, near Katlang, Mardan, Pakistan
6.7 x 6.1 x 6.0 cm
MMS-138 - This pristine, gem-quality topaz crystal has a complex termination showing rather aesthetic 'raked' etch lines that add visual spice to the piece. Measuring 3.8 cm, the topaz crystal has only a pair of minor inclusions which reflect a myriad of bright colors to the eye.
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Azurite - $3500
Tsumeb Mine, Charlie Key Pocket (1960s), Namibia
4.6 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm
- ex Karl Warning Collection, - ex Bill Severance Collection
MMS-162 - In this classic Tsumeb azurite miniature, sharp-edged, deep electric blue crystals rise in parallel looking to all the world like a masterwork of architecture. Miniature specimens from Tsumeb of this quality are rather scarce, and pieces from the famed Charlie Key Pocket of the 1960's find a proud place in any mineral collection.
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Apatite, Goshenite, Schorl - $1250
Shengus, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
3.9 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
MMS-165 - A stunning and complex combination piece: a water clear, doubly-terminated goshenite crystal protrudes at a right angle from a lustrous pink apatite crystal, which encases one corner of a striated black schorl. A snow-white bow tie sheave of cleavelandite crowns the piece and several tiny green elbaite crystals poke out from the apatite at several points. Completing the suite, several 3mm vayrynenite crystals are interspersed.
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Topaz - SOLD
Ouro Preto, Minais Gerais, Brazil
5.2 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
MMS-170 - This bright, fiery orange topaz crystal has a full pinacoidal termination and sharp, lustrous faces. Few gem-quality specimens such as this survive the cutter's wheel due to their increasing value in the gem market.
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