1041015) Adamite - Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Size: 7.5 x 6.2 x 3.6 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2000 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Excellent yellowish-green sparkling lustrous crystals of adamite forming spherical groupings to 2.5 cm in diameter are attractively covering a 7.5 x 6.2 x 3.6 cm matrix. No damage - the quality is very high for the species! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. The Mineralogical Record, 34(5), 1-91. 1041129) Apophyllite-(KF) with Heulandite, Stilbite - Pune District, Maharashtra, India Size: 10.7 x 7.5 x 4.4 cm (cabinet) Price: $ 2800 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Gemmy sparkling vivid green glassy transparent crystals of apophyllite-(KF) to 1.8 cm in length are set aesthetically upon matrix with excellent lustrous colorless coffin-shaped crystals of heulandite to 3.9 cm in height. Minor stilbite is scattered about. One of the apophyllite-(KF) crystals is partly coated by gemmy transparent micro colorless sparkling crystals of stilbite. Measures 10.7 x 7.5 x 4.4 cm in size overall - the piece is damage-free. Great combination that is very attractive - better in person than I think as shown in the photographs. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1042316) Atacamite with Gypsum - Lily Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica Department, Peru Size: 5.0 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm (miniature) Price: $ 640 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A superb miniature from the find in the late 1990's at this Peruvian mine. Two water clear transparent gemmy glassy lustrous terminated crystals of gypsum are forming a cluster measuring 5.0 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm in size. This is in turn "dusted" with sparkling green crystals of atacamite to 0.2 cm. This all set nicely on a small matrix. One slight blemish is present along the upper crystal edge of the gypsum crystal at right. Otherwise perfect. Complete all around. The quality is excellent. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1044127) Calcite - Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia Size: 3.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm (miniature) Price: $ 175 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Very fine and choice damage-free colorless lustrous transparent gemmy prismatic twinned terminated calcite crystal coming off a small amount of matrix. Complete all around. The quality is excellent. Size: 3.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record (2001): 32: 3. 3384010) Calcite with Copper, Quartz - Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA Size: 8.7 x 5.6 x 4.4 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 1450
A 8.7 x 5.6 x 4.4 cm matrix, the top covered by sparkling scalenohedral crystals of calcite to 2.0 cm in length, most at 1.5 cm or smaller. These are in turn filled with crystalline native copper. Very slight cleaving is present but overall this is in good condition damage-wise. Minor micro crystalline quartz in association. A fine Michigan classic! Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 23: 2. 1043058) Corundum - Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka Size: 2.2 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (thumbnail) Price: $ 400 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Pale pink to colorless gem quality double terminated "floater" crystal of corundum measuring 2.2 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm in size. Complete all around - no damage. Very well formed. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1043958) Cuprite - Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) Size: 2.4 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm (thumbnail) Price: $ 350 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A superb thumbnail consisting of two lustrous deep red slightly translucent octahedral crystals of cuprite forming a 2.4 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm cluster without matrix. Crystallized on the back side naturally but not sharply. Very minor chipping on the base of the crystal at right, on the bottom, not seen when the piece is displayed properly. Very fine for the species. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record, 22(1), 13-20; 28. 1043206) Elbaite - Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Size: 5.4 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm (miniature) Price: $ 225 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Showy transparent gemmy green glassy lustrous single terminated elbaite crystal measuring 5.4 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm in size. No damage - completely crystallized all around. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 11: 363-367; 370. 1041839) Epidote - Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan Size: 5.3 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm (miniature) Price: $ 200 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Superb highly lustrous mirror-bright dark green slightly translucent herring-bone crystallized grouping of terminated undamaged epidote crystals measuring 5.3 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm in size. Crystallinzed nicely all around 360 degrees. Excellent miniature of high quality for the species! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 37: 513-540. 1042014) Fluorite - Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain Size: 12.0 x 9.7 x 5.2 cm (cabinet) Price: $ 485 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Beautiful purple gemmy transparent lustrous cubic crystals of fluorite measuring to 4.5 cm on edge are covering a 12.0 x 9.7 x 5.2 cm massive fluorite matrix. The crystals are quite gemmy and show pretty color zoning. The only damage present is on the outside of the piece, due to removal of the specimen from the pocket in the mine. All of the prominent crystals are sharply formed and damage-free. A pretty cabinet piece from this classic fluorite locality! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 23: 69-76. 1042179) Fluorite - Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Size: 18.5 x 10.5 x 4.4 cm (large cabinet) Price: $ 750 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
A 18.5 x 10.5 x 4.4 cm matrix, the top covered completely by gemmy glassy deep purple fluorite crystals. The largest fluorite crystals measure to 0.8 cm on edge. Very minor and insignificant chipping is present, but this quite sparse and I don't think detracting at all from the piece. A gorgeous large cabinet piece, especially nice for the species at this locality. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1041959) Fluorite - Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China Size: 5.7 x 5.6 x 3.7 cm (miniature) Price: $ 245 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Beautiful glassy gemmy purple transparent sharply formed cubic crystals of fluorite measuring to 3.2 cm on edge are set attractively upon matrix. One tiny chip along a crystal edge at upper left of the specimen, facing away from the center. Overall this is in excellent condition damage-wise for the species at this locality. Overall size; 5.7 x 5.6 x 3.7 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Rocks & Minerals: 80(1), 46-57; Mineral News 25(4), 1-11 & 14. 1042356) Mimetite - Congreso-Leon Mine, León Group, San Pedro Corralitos, Mun. de Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico Size: 4.2 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm (miniature) Price: $ 545 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Gorgeous sparkling brilliant yellow crystallized botryoidal mimetite covering the front side of a 4.2 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm matrix. No damage; excellent color and luster. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 35(6), 4-17,65. 1043645) Phlogopite (Figured Specimen!) - Pein Pyit, Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) Size: 6.0 x 5.8 x 4.0 cm (miniature) Price: $ 240 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Very fine crystallized example for this species. The specimen consists of a 6.0 x 5.8 x 4.0 cm massive calcite matrix, this hosting numerous fine brown crystals of phlogopite. The largest crystal is 2.6 cm in length. Very clean of damage, the crystals show some translucency. This specimen is figured in The Mineralogical Record, volume 32, page 55. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1043377) Quartz var. Amethyst - Piedra Parada, Mun. de Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico Size: 6.5 x 5.5 x 2.4 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 480 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection
Two glassy superb transparent gemmy deep purple prismatic amethyst crystals forming a "V" shaped cluster with very little matrix. Complete all around 360 degrees. No damage. Measures 6.5 x 5.5 x 2.4 cm in size overall. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 34: 55-67, 91.
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