1041002) Adamite with Calcite - Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Size: 7.5 x 6.8 x 5.5 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 850 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A 7.5 x 6.8 x 5.5 cm matrix, the entire front side sort of an open vug, this lined with superb sharp well defined crystals of adamite to 1.5 cm in size. There are many sparkling colorless to reddish crystals of calcite to 1.0 cm in size present as well. This is really quite choice for the species, exhibiting such large and sharp crystals. Very clean of damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. The Mineralogical Record, 34(5), 1-91. 1041210) Axinite-(Fe) with Quartz - Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France Size: 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm (miniature) Price: $ 450 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Superb glassy near transparent sharp crystals of axinite-(Fe) to 1.2 cm in size are thick upon a schist matrix. There is a water clear colorless double terminated quartz crystal measuring 3.7 cm in length present as well. Very clean of damage. Fine and choice for this French classic! Size: 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1041308) Barite - Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA Size: 9.0 x 5.6 x 5.3 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 950 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A 9.0 x 5.6 x 5.3 cm matrix, the top covered by gem amber colored tabular barite crystals to 3.0 cm in size. Of very fine quality and color for this famous locality. Very clean of damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 30: 187-196. 1043545) Perovskite - Akhmatovskaya Kop, Nyazyamskie Mts, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia Size: 5.3 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm (miniature) Price: $ 350 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A sharp semi-lustrous crystal of perovskite measuring 1.2 cm across is set nicely upon a 5.3 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm green mica matrix. Very slight chip at the corner of the perovskite crystal at upper right as seen in the photos. Overall in very good condition damage-wise for this species. A fine display quality sizeable crystal. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042634) Smithsonite - Choix, Mun. de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico Size: 8.2 x 7.8 x 2.2 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 500 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A solid smithsonite "shell" measuring 8.2 x 7.8 x 2.2 cm in size, the top covered by beautiful bluish-green chatoyant lustrous crystallized botryoidal smithsonite. No damage. Very fine and choice for this locality. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Panczer, Minerals of Mexico (1987), page 349. 1043221) Sphalerite with Quartz, Galena - Rucheng Mine, Chaojia, Nuanshui, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China Size: 5.2 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm (miniature) Price: $ 450 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Superb deep red twinned translucent semi-lustrous crystals of sphalerite to 1.7 cm in size are set about a 5.2 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm matrix of crystallized quartz and minor galena. Very clean of damage. The quality is excellent for the species. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Liu, Fine Minerals of China (2006), 231-233. 1044581) Topaz - Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 7.2 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 900 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A beautiful water clear glassy single terminated topaz crystal, complete all around and damage-free, measuring 7.2 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm in size. Sits perfectly for display on its cleaved base. Completely colorless; difficult to photograph because of the extreme transparency and lack of any color. The crystal exhibits neat natural etchings all around. A neat example for the species! Ex Lloyd Tate collection.
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