1044519) Beryl (Figured Specimen!) - Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam Size: 4.3 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm (miniature) Price: $ 1250 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Beautiful glassy transparent blue prismatic terminated crystals of aquamarine forming a 4.3 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm cluster. Very slight and minor chipping is present. Completely crystallized all around 360 degrees. The color is a very pretty deep blue; the crystal faces glassy like mirrors. Outstanding aquamarine crystal grouping for Vietnam. This specimen was figured in The Mineralogical Record, January/February, 1999. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1041400) Calcite - Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK Size: 6.6 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 1000 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A wonderful water clear lustrous colorless single terminated prismatic calcite crystal measuring 6.6 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm in size. Like a crystal model for the species. Complete all around and very clean of damage. Neat British classic! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Symes & Young, Minerals of Northern England (2008). 1042043) Fluorite - Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England, UK Size: 8.6 x 6.2 x 3.4 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 750 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
An 8.6 x 6.2 x 3.4 cm matrix, the top covered by brilliant beautiful transparent glassy green cubic crystals of fluorite to 1.4 cm on edge. Very clean and free of chipping and damage. Some of the crystals exhibit penetration twinning typical for the species in this mining district. The color is excellent; the overall quality very high. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Rocks & Minerals, 75(1): 54-61; Le Règne Minéral, 34: 5-14; UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, 23:9-20. 1041975) Fluorite with Galena - Frazer's Hush Mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England, UK Size: 25.5 x 20.5 x 5.0 cm (large cabinet) Price: $ 5000 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A 25.5 x 20.5 x 5.0 cm matrix, the top completely covered by lustrous gemmy transparent purple glassy crystals of fluorite to 1.2 cm in size. Many of the fluorite crystals exhibit penetration twinning. Scattered over these fluorite crystals are sharp lead-gray crystals of galena to 3.2 cm in size. Overall in excellent condition - very clean and free of damage. Better in person than as seen in the photographs. A choice large cabinet piece from this closed locality. Highly fluorescent under UV light. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042921) Quartz with Hedenbergite inclusions, Andradite - Sinerechenskoe skarn occurrence, Kavalerovo Mining District, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia Size: 10.0 x 10.0 x 7.8 cm (cabinet) Price: $ 1500 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Very aesthetic example for one of these neat "green quartz" specimens! Terminated green lustrous crystals of quartz, green due to inclusions of hedenbergite, measuring to 6.5 cm in length are coming aesthetically off a matrix rich in crystallized andradite. Shows perfectly all around 360 degrees and very clean and free of damage. Measures 10.0 x 10.0 x 7.8 cm in size overall. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042567) Quartz with Microcline - Two Point Claim, Teller Co., Colorado, USA Size: 11.0 x 8.0 x 6.4 cm (cabinet) Price: $ 300 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A handsome combination cabinet piece from this prolific Colorado locality. The specimen consists of blocky terminated crystals of microcline to 3.5 cm in size forming a matrix for translucent semi-lustrous prismatic terminated smoky quartz crystals, these measuring to 6.9 cm in length. Only with a 10x loupe can I find very tiny chipping on two of the quartz terminations. To my naked eye this is damage-free and the quality is very high. Measures 11.0 x 8.0 x 6.4 cm in size overall. Completely crystallized all around 360 degrees. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042613) Scheelite with Muscovite - Beryl-Scheelite deposit, Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China Size: 7.7 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 3800 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A superb lustrous partly translucent sharply formed undamaged orange scheelite crystal measuring 4.3 x 3.9 x 3.3 cm in size set perfectly and aesthetically upon a crystallized muscovite matrix. Overall size: 7.7 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm. Beautiful and outstanding for the species! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 36(1), 45-57. 1042692) Sphalerite - Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia Size: 6.5 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 750 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A very neat and unusual stalactitic crystallized grouping of lustrous black sphalerite crystals measuring 6.5 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm in size. Shows well all around 360 degrees; no damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record (2001): 32: 3. 1044432) Topaz - Klein Spitzkopje granite stock, Swakopmund, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia Size: 3.6 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm (miniature) Price: $ 250
An extremely glassy water clear gem quality transparent colorless single terminated topaz crystal measuring 3.6 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm in size overall. Shows perfectly all around 360 degrees; in excellent condition damage-wise. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042780) Uvite with Magnesite - Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil Size: 3.2 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm (miniature) Price: $ 450 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Superb and choice example for this species with two green lustrous translucent flattened crystals of uvite, the largest 2.1 cm across, set on a matrix of crystallized colorless magnesite. Shows well all around 360 degrees. No damage. The quality is excellent for the species. Size: 3.2 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection.
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