1041063) Apatite-(CaF) - Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan Size: 3.5 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm (miniature) Price: $ 650 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Two gem quality prismatic terminated lustrous pale yellowish-green apatite-(CaF) crystals are forming a parallel grouping without matrix. Complete all around 360 degrees and measures 3.5 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm in size overall. I can find with my 10x loupe one very tiny and extremely minor chip on a back termination edge; I can not see this with my naked eye. Overall in excellent condition. Very fine for gem apatite from this region. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1044403) Beryl - Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 8.0 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 7500 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Better in person than as in the photos, this is a large transparent lovely pink glassy tabular morganite crystal set on matrix. Measures 8.0 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm in size overall. The matrix consists of crystalline white albite and completely coats the back of the morganite crystal. No damage. This is a very fine large crystal. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Mr. Tate's notes said that this specimen was formerly in the collection of noted gem dealer Hermann Bank, Idar-Oberstein, Germany. 1041445) Calcite - Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia Size: 8.6 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 600 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A gem quality lustrous colorless transparent prismatic calcite crystal measuring 8.6 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm in size overall. Complete all around with some contacting on the back. This is neatly terminated as seen in the photos. Very clean and free of damage. The quality is excellent. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record (2001): 32: 3. 1044266) Elbaite - Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Size: 8.9 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2500 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A beautiful deep red, with some green areas, lustrous striated grouping of loose prismatic single terminated elbaite crystals measuring 8.0 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm in size overall. Complete all around - damage-free. Very showy deep "rubellite red" color. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: ExtraLapis #3, 96-98. 1041801) Epidote-Clinozoisite - Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan Size: 6.0 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm (miniature) Price: $ 375 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A beautiful loose double terminated floater crystal of epidote, deep green glassy and water clear transparent. Measures 6.0 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm in size overall. No damage. The quality is excellent. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 37: 513-540. 1042038) Fluorite - Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan Size: 7.1 x 6.3 x 5.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2200 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A large transparent lovely pale pink octahedral fluorite crystal measuring 6.0 cm in height is set on a matrix of colorless crystalline fluorite. No damage - the quality is excellent! Size: 7.1 x 6.3 x 5.0 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: ExtraLapis 1/2004; pages 48-53. 1043543) Proustite (Figured Specimen!) - Niederschlema, Schlema, Schlema-Hartenstein District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany Size: 3.9 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm (miniature) Price: $ 7000 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A superbly crystallized grouping of deep red terminated proustite crystals measuring 3.9 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm in size overall. This is exceptionally clean of damage; the crystals show good color and slight translucency. The largest crystals measure to 1.0 cm. The specimen is figured in the book F. John Barlow Collection (1996), page 261, plate #10-43, specimen #1187. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042437) Pyromorphite - Bad Ems District, Lahn valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Size: 3.3 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm (miniature) Price: $ 725 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Lustrous brown prismatic terminated crystals of pyromorphite to 1.6 cm in length are forming a shapely grouping on a small amount of matrix. The crystals show well all around and are damage-free. The quality is very high for this German classic. Size: 3.3 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Lapis 16(1), 38-53 (1991); The Mineralogical Record: 15: 323-344. 1042427) Pyromorphite - Daoping Mine, Gongcheng City, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China Size: 4.8 x 3.0 x 2.9 cm (miniature) Price: $ 680 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Choice attractive lush green terminated prismatic crystals of pyromorphite to 1.0 cm in length are forming a 4.8 x 3.0 x 2.9 cm cluster. No damage. The color and luster are excellent. This is from the "original find" at this mine back in the late 1990's. A superb miniature. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 36(1) 25-33. 1042433) Pyromorphite - Resuperferolitica Mine, Cerro Canaleja, Santa Eufemia, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain Size: 5.3 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm (miniature) Price: $ 450 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
During 1996/1997 small lots of neat pyromorphite specimens came on to the mineral market from this mine in Spain. The miniature shown here is excellent consisting of a 5.3 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm cluster of greenish lustrous crystals to 1.0 cm in size on matrix. No damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Previous label also from the collection of Tony Potucek. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 28: 409-410. 1043435) Quartz - Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 12.8 x 8.4 x 5.7 cm (cabinet) Price: $ 14500 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
An exceptional cabinet sized grouping for crystallized rose quartz! Measures 12.8 x 8.4 x 5.7 cm in size overall. The matrix is covered by lovely pink sparkling crystals of rose quartz measuring to 3.9 cm in length. Sits very nice for display. Normally crystallized rose quartz exhibits crystals no larger than 1 cm. This is incredible. A little chipping to the matrix at far upper right; all of the crystals on the specimen are complete and damage-free. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1043368) Quartz - Tole, Wana, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan Size: 7.2 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 600 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A neat "double faden" specimen showing two glassy transparent colorless thin faden quartz crystals to 4.0 cm in height coming off a flat crystallized quartz matrix. Measures 7.2 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm in size overall. Damage-free; the crystals are complete all around and of excellent quality. To read about faden quartz and the way these are formed see The Mineralogical Record: 21:191-201. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042450) Rutile with Quartz - Kaputdzhukh Mt., Paragachai, Orubad District, Zangezur range, Armenia Size: 9.7 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm (cabinet) Price: $ 450 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A 9.7 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm matrix, this hosting a single lustrous black sharply formed rutile crystal measuring 2.1 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm in size. There are numerous pale orange crystals of quartz to 2.8 cm in length scattered about the matrix. Damage-free, the crystal is complete all around and of excellent quality for the species. Sits perfectly for display by itself. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042690) Sphalerite with Quartz, Galena - Rucheng Mine, Chaojia, Nuanshui, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China Size: 8.0 x 5.9 x 2.8 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 750 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
An 8.0 x 5.9 x 2.8 cm matrix, the top covered by a bed of colorless sparkling crystallized quartz. Scattered richly over this quartz are large and fine red translucent crystals of sphalerite to 1.5 cm in size. There is minor lead gray dull crystallized galena scattered about as well. The sphalerite crystals show good translucency; this is very fine for the species! No damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Liu, Fine Minerals of China (2006), 231-233. 1041822) Sturmanite - N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Size: 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm (miniature) Price: $ 550 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A beautiful glowing yellow double terminated sturmanite crystal measuring 2.8 cm in length set on a small amount of matrix. No damage all around; the crystal is slightly translucent and has a good luster. Size: 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Cairncross, B., Beukes, N. and Gutzmer, J. (1997): The manganese adventure – the South African manganese fields. Associated Ore & Metal Corporation Limited, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, 236 pp.
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