1041317) Barite - Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK Size: 10.0 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm (cabinet) Price: $ 3750 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A wonderful long tapering grouping of glassy terminated partly gemmy barite crystals measuring 10.0 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm. The crystals show good transparency near the terminations. Complete all around as seen in the photos. Only with a 10x loupe can find tiny insignificant chipping near the termination on the back side of the specimen. To my naked eye this is completely damage-free. An excllent British classic! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Symes & Young, Minerals of Northern England (2008). 1044376) Beryl with Microcline - Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan Size: 6.7 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 1645 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A very showy and attractive matrix aquamarine specimen! A blue transparent glassy gemmy prismatic terminated aquamarine crystal measuring 4.7 cm in length is coming attractively off a "matrix" of lustrous colorless blocky microcline crystals. Complete all around, even on the bottom of the microcline crystals. No damage; partial translucent areas are present within the microcline. Size: 6.7 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1041640) Copper - Itauz Mine, Zhezqazghan Oblysy, Kazakhstan Size: 5.3 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm (miniature) Price: $ 225 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Neat grouping of twinned native copper crystals forming a 5.3 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm cluster without matrix. A floater that is complete all around 360 degrees; damage-free. Very choice for native copper! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1041710) Danburite - Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Size: 5.5 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm (miniature) Price: $ 450 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Outstanding choice single terminated gem crystal for this species! Measures 5.5 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm in size and is complete all around as seen in the photos. The whitish spot shown near the termination on the back side of the crystal is entirely natural and crystallized. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 20: 191-200; Extra Lapis 17. 56-59 (german version). 1044321) Elbaite - Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria Size: 5.5 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm (miniature) Price: $ 3000 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A gorgeous deep red transparent gemmy single terminated elbaite crystal measuring 5.5 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm in size. Complete all around as seen in the photos. With a 10x loupe I can find what appears to be a slight chip on the back side of the termination edge; this appears that it could be natural however. To the naked eye the crystal is perfect. A beautiful gem crystal specimen! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1044178) Elbaite - Nuristan Province, Afghanistan Size: 5.5 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm (miniature) Price: $ 900 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Beautiful pale soft pink transparent prismatic cluster of two double terminated elbaite crystals measuring 5.5 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm in size overall. Complete all around. The only chipping that I can find is on the base termination, only seen with my 10x loupe, on one edge. To the naked eye this is in perfect condition. The color is quite pleasing making for a very pretty specimen. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1041833) Epidote - Northern Frontier District, Kenya Size: 7.2 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm (small cabinet) Price: SOLD ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Very fine large loose floater double terminated lustrous dark green epidote crystal measuring 7.2 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm in size. Very clean and free of damage. There are areas upon the crystal coated by a sugary sparkling colorless druse of crystalline quartz. Within this quartz are tiny brilliant green crystals of micro epidote and platy metallic micro crystals of hematite. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. From the "one-time" find by Campbell Bridges around 2002(?). 1042132) Fluorite - Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China Size: 5.0 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm (miniature) Price: $ 260 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
An aesthetic and showy miniature consisting of a 5.0 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm matrix, set right on top a gemmy lustrous grouping of several cubic pale blue fluorite crystals measuring 2.1 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm. Sits perfectly for display by itself. One tiny chip is present on the back side of the grouping, on one corner only. This is visible in the photos and I think very minor. Undamaged and sharp from the front. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Rocks & Minerals: 80(1), 46-57; Mineral News 25(4), 1-11 & 14. 1042243) Grossular - Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Shipton Township, Richmond Co., Québec, Canada Size: 6.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm (miniature) Price: $ 720 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A 6.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm matrix, the front side almost completely covered with gemmy glassy lustrous grossular crystals measuring to 1.5 cm in size. A very slight and minor chip is present at the far lower right of the piece; I think this very insignificant and overall this is in great condition damage-wise. The color is dark, the crystals are quite gemmy and lustrous. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record. 35: 123-135; The Mineralogical Record, 10(2),pp:69-80. 1042346) Hematite - Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy Size: 5.3 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm (miniature) Price: $ 165 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A 5.3 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm matrix, this rich throughout with brilliant lustrous mirror-bright bladed crystals of hematite to 3.2 cm across. Minor damage is present at the base of the matrix, as well as on the back of the piece. All of the prominent crystals are sharp and damage-free; the main large one even so on the back side. Quite good for the species from this famous locality. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. M3086101) Manganite - Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz Mts, Thuringia, Germany Size: 7.3 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 6500 ex. Chris Inskeep collection
Highly choice superb lustrous black terminated prismatic crystals of manganite to 2.0 cm in length are covering the top of a 7.3 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm massive manganite matrix. A three dimensional specimen, which I think is better in person than can be shown in my two dimensional photos. The quality is outstanding for the species, with extremely lustrous and sharply formed undamaged crystals. A wonderful German classic! Ex Chris Inskeep collection. 1043787) Quartz - Mt Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA Size: 9.2 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 200 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Very fine well crystallized grouping of smoky quartz for this Maine locality. The crystals are richly colored, lustrous and near transparent. The largest crystal measures almost 5.5 cm in length. Overall in great condition damage-wise. Size: 9.2 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1.; King, V. and Foord, E., 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2. 1042496) Rhodochrosite with Tetrahedrite, Quartz - Pincusion Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA Size: 6.3 x 5.4 x 2.8 cm (miniature) Price: $ 4500 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Gorgeous gemmy transparent sharp red rhombohedral crystals of rhodochrosite to 1.2 cm in size are scattered attractively over a 6.3 x 5.4 x 2.8 cm matrix of crystallized metallic tetrahedrite. The crystals are sharp and very clean of damage. Minor quartz in association. The quality, in terms of color and transparency, is outstanding. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 29: 4. 1043626) Spessartine with Quartz - Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China Size: 10.3 x 8.5 x 3.9 cm (cabinet) Price: $ 460 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A 10.3 x 8.5 x 3.9 cm granitic matrix, the top completely covered by sparkling lustrous deep red translucent undamaged crystals of spessartine to 0.7 cm in size, most under 0.2 cm. There are dark translucent lustrous crystals of smoky quartz measuring to 1.0 cm present as well. The back of the matrix has been trimmed and shaped (to appear natural) nicely with a saw, typical of many Chinese specimens. This is not visible when the piece is displayed properly. Very pretty with great color and a lot of spessartine. From the initial finds at this locality around 2000. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Mineralogical Record, 36 (1): 35-43. 1043201) Tennantite with Galena - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia Size: 7.4 x 6.0 x 4.6 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 525 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Sharp matted luster metallic crystals of tennantite to 2.5 cm in size are stacked nicely upon a 7.4 x 6.0 x 4.6 cm matrix with minor galena. Sits perfectly for display - no damage. This is quite good for the species! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Gebhard, G. (1999): Tsumeb II. A Unique Mineral Locality. GG Publishing, Grossenseifen, Germany, 328 p.
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