Fine Mineral Specimens from all over the world
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CB21- Sphalerite with Dolomite. Troya Mine, Mutiloa, Guipúzcoa, Spain.
Group of sharp Sphalerite crystals with curved faces. Good transparency, intense shine and excellent toasted honey color. On matrix of Dolomite. The Troya Mine has been flooded and collapsed for a long time and is currently completely inaccessible. A Spanish classic in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 7 cm x 5.5 cm
Not available
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CB22- Wulfenite. Stone Crack mine, Kurugtag Mountains, Xinjiang, China.
Group of thin platy tabular crystals scattered over the front of a Gossan matrix. The crystals have a deep orange color with very high luster and great contrast to the matrix. These Chinese specimens remember the classic Wulfenites from the famous Red Cloud mine in USA. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 3.8 cm x 2.9 cm
Price: 90€ Available
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CB23- Wulfenite. Stone Crack mine, Kurugtag Mountains, Xinjiang, China.
Group of thin platy tabular crystals scattered over the front of a Gossan matrix. The crystals have a deep orange color with very high luster and great contrast to the matrix. These Chinese specimens remember the classic Wulfenites from the famous Red Cloud mine in USA. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 3 cm x 3 cm
Not available
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CB24 - Fluorapatite with Calcite and Quartz. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
Group of well formed hexagonal crystals of Fluorapatite with very nice yellow color, excellent transparency and very bright. In excellent condition. On matrix of small crystals of Quartz and Calcite. Not well represented in collections, these Peruvian Fluorapatite crystals have well-developed hexagonal prisms, are very bright, transparent and truncated by the pinacoid. Also with a few small faces of the hexagonal dipyramid. No damage. Better in person, hard to photograph.
Specimen size: 8 cm x 6 cm
Price: 240€
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CB25 - Fluorapatite with Pyrite, Calcite and Quartz. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
Group of well formed hexagonal crystals of Fluorapatite with very nice yellow color, excellent transparency and very bright. In excellent condition. On matrix of Calcite with crystals of Pyrite and with small crystals of Quartz. Not well represented in collections, these Peruvian Fluorapatite crystals show well-developed hexagonal prisms, very high luster, excellent transparency and are truncated by the pinacoid and with a few small faces of the hexagonal dipyramid. In excellent condition. Better in person.
Specimen size: 7 cm x 6 cm x 4 cm
Price: 240€ Available
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CB26- Fluorapatite with Calcite and Quartz. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru.
Group of well formed hexagonal crystals of Fluorapatite with nice yellow color, translucent and with good luster. On matrix of small crystals of Quartz and Calcite. Translucent crystals with well-developed hexagonal prisms, good luster and truncated by the pinacoid. A nice sample from the locality.
Specimen size: 6 cm x 4 cm
Not available
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CB27- Fluorapatite with Calcite and Quartz. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
Aerial main hexagonal crystal of Fluorapatite with very nice yellow color, with good transparency and high brilliance. In very good condition. With a group of smaller yellow Fluoprapatites. All them are disposed on matrix of small crystals of Quartz and Calcite. Not well represented in collections, these Peruvian Fluorapatite crystals show well-developed hexagonal prisms, are very bright, translucent to transparent and truncated by the pinacoid. Better in person, hard to photograph.
Specimen size: 6 cm x 4 cm
Not available
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CB28- Fluorapatite with Calcite and Quartz. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru.
Well formed hexagonal crystals of Fluorapatite, one of them clearly dominant and in an aerial position. With good transparency, very nice yellow color and are very bright. In very good condition. On matrix with small crystals of Quartz and Calcite. Not well represented in collections, these Peruvian Fluorapatite crystals show us well-developed hexagonal prisms, bright, transparent and truncated by the pinacoid.
Specimen size: 4 cm x 3 cm
Not available
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CB29- Fluorapatite with Calcite and Quartz. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
Well formed hexagonal crystal of Fluorapatite with very nice yellow color, excellent transparency and very bright. In excellent condition. On matrix of small crystals of Quartz and Calcite. Not well represented in collections, these Peruvian Fluorapatite crystals show us well-developed hexagonal prisms, bright, transparent and truncated by the pinacoid. No damage. Better in person, hard to photograph.
Specimen size: 6.5 cm x 4.5 cm
Price: 150€ Available
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CB30 - Fluorite with Schorl Tourmaline. Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo, Namibia.
Group of green cuboctahedral crystals of Fluorite, one of them in aerial
position, with a well marked color zoning of darker green shades. With acicular crystals of Schorl. The combination of both minerals creates a very nice contrast forming a very aesthetic mineral
specimen. In excellent condition. A very nice Erongo combo specimen.
Specimen size: 4 cm x 3.5 cm
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CB31 - Rhodonite. San Martín mine, Huallanca District, Ancash Department, Perú.
Excellent miniature formed by very well developed flat prismatic crystals of Rhodonite, very sharp and with an excellent pink color. Very good Rhodonite specimen, increasingly scarce.
Specimen size: 2.3 cm x 2.3 cm
Not available
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CB32 - Rhodonite. San Martín mine, Huallanca District, Ancash Department, Perú.
Group of very sharp laminar crystals of Rhodonite showing a very nice red-pink color and good luster. It is accompanied by very well defined rhombohedral crystals of Calcite and Pyrite. Aesthetic and very nice small specimen.
Specimen size: 2.7 cm x 2.6 cm
Not available
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CB33- Rhodonite. San Martín mine, Huallanca District, Ancash Department, Perú.
Group of very sharp laminar crystals of Rhodonite showing a very deep red color and good luster. Aesthetic and very nice small specimen. The condition is excellent.
Specimen size: 2.3 cm x 2 cm
Not available
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CB34- Celestine with Calcite. Laman celestine deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan.
Prismatic crystals of Celestine with very well defined faces and edges and an intense sky blue color. Disposed on matrix with very acute light yellow scalenohedral crystals of Calcite. The main crystal is 2.5 cm x 1.6 cm in size. Great contrast. Better in person. These new Celestines are among the finest in the world.
Specimen size: 7 cm x 3.5 cm
Not available
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CB35- Aquamarine with Schorl inclusions. Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Transparent biterminated crystal of Beryl, Aquamarine variety, with excellent color and good brilliance. With inclusions of very visible needles of Schorl Tourmaline. No damage. Better in person.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 2.5 cm
Price: 200€ Available
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CB36- Garnet Andradite var. Demantoid. Belqeys Mountains, Takab, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
Andradite garnet crystal, variety Demantoid, with very well defined faces and edges and showing the trapezohedral and dodecahedron forms. Very nice forest-green color, high brilliance and great aesthetic. In excellent condition, no damage.
Specimen size: 3.8 cm x 2.5 cm
Price: 160€ Available
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CB37- Ilvaite. Huanggang mines, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.
Prismatic crystal of Ilvaite with very well developed faces and edges and doubly terminated, accompanied by Quartz crystals. Very nice architecture. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 3.7 cm x 2 cm
Not available
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CB38- Spodumene, variety Hiddenite. Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan.
Doubly terminated floater crystal of Spodumene, Hiddenite variety, with complete and very sharp terminations, with very good transparency, excellent luster and a uniform yellow green color. Complete and high quality specimen. No damage. Gem quality.
Specimen size: 11 cm x 3 cm
Not available
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CB39- Spodumene, variety Hiddenite. Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan.
Doubly terminated floater crystal of Spodumene, Hiddenite variety, with complete and very sharp terminations, completely transparent, very bright and with a uniform yellow green color. Complete and high quality small specimen. No damage. Gem quality.
Specimen size: 3.8 cm x 2.4 cm
Price: 240€ Available
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CB40- Spodumene, variety Hiddenite. Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan.
Doubly terminated floater crystal of Spodumene, Hiddenite variety, with complete and sharp terminations, transparent, very bright and with a uniform yellow green color. Complete and high quality specimen. Gem quality. No damage.
Specimen size: 8 cm x 2.5 cm
Not available
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CB41- Spodumene, variety Hiddenite. Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan.
Doubly terminated floater crystal of Spodumene, Hiddenite variety, with complete and sharp terminations, transparent, very bright and with a uniform yellow green color. Complete specimen of an excellent quality. No damage. Gem quality
Specimen size: 5.5 cm x 1.3 cm
Not available
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