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1044499) Beryl - Mimoso do Sul, Espírito Santo, Southeast Region, Brazil
Size: 6.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm (miniature)
Price: $ 1250
ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.

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An excellent mostly gemmy and transparent blue single terminated aquamarine crystal measuring 6.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm in size. Complete all around - no damage or chipping. The crystal exhibits a neat pyramidal termination. The edges and termination are very sharply formed. Very fine crystal for the locality. Ex Lloyd Tate collection.

1044372) Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite - Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 6.5 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm (small cabinet)
Price: $ 450
ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.

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A strange and attractive gem pale blue glassy transparent tabular aquamarine crystal with muscovite. Complete all around. Very sparse micro-chipping is present on some edges; as seen, this is in excellent condition. Size: 6.5 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection.

1141560) Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite - Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 15.0 x 12.0 x 11.0 cm (large cabinet)
Price: $ 6000 Click on any image to enlarge

Majestic blue transparent glassy gemmy aquamarine crystal grouping measuring 6.5 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm in size coming up straight and free from an attractive silvery muscovite crystal matrix. Shows nicely all around - no damage or chipping. Size: 15.0 x 12.0 x 11.0 cm.

1044359) Beryl var. Morganite with Elbaite - Konar Province, Afghanistan
Size: 5.0 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm (miniature)
Price: $ 1250
ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.

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Very pretty gem pink glassy tabular morganite crystal with little attached matrix. Complete all around; minor elbaite in association. Fine gem crystal specimen for the species in this size. At one time part of the Freilich collection. Size: 5.0 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm. No damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection.

2223456) Bournonite with Fluorite - Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 4.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (miniature)
Price: $ 1800 Click on any image to enlarge

A superb and somewhat unusual miniature for this species featuring a lustrous metallic flattened complete bournonite crystal measuring 2.5 x 2.3 cm in size, about 0.6 cm thick, set up straight from a matrix of crystalline fluorite. Absolutely free of damage and complete all around 360 degrees, this is an outstanding miniature for the species! Size: 4.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm. Ref: Rocks & Minerals 80(1), 46-57.

1121520) Calcite - Gillfoot Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK
Size: 4.6 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm (miniature)
Price: $ 2000
ex. Wolfgang E. Henkel collection

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A wonderful classic twinned calcite crystal measuring 4.6 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm in size. Complete all around - the twin plane is very obvious. The crystal is in outstanding condition damage-wise, transparent and gemmy throughout. Fine old-time British piece! Ref: Symes & Young, Minerals of Northern England (2008). Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection.

1141519) Epidote - Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 11.5 x 9.0 x 6.5 cm (cabinet)
Price: $ 1800 Click on any image to enlarge

Undamaged green translucent lustrous prismatic terminated epidote crystals to just over 6.0 cm in length coming off an epidote rich matrix. Shows nicely all around and in excellent condition. Measures 11.5 x 9.0 x 6.5 cm. Superb display quality cabinet piece for the species! Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 37: 513-540.

1141554) Fluorapatite - Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 7.5 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm (small cabinet)
Price: $ 450 Click on any image to enlarge

Glassy gemmy colorless fat crystals of fluorapatite to almost 5.0 cm across stacked into a shapely 7.5 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm cluster. Complete all around, even on the bottom. Some small minor attached matrix. No damage or chipping. Excellent for the species.

5161013) Fluorite with Dolomite, Quartz, Muscovite - Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 8.5 x 6.0 x 4.5 cm (small cabinet)
Price: $ 5000
ex. Dan Balan collection.

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Gorgeous gem quality blue and purple color zoned cubic crystals of fluorite forming a twinned cluster on matrix. The crystals measure to 3.0 cm on edge; 5.0 cm across completely. Minor quartz and dolomite in association. Damage-free - the quality is outstanding. Sits perfectly for display. Size: 8.5 x 6.0 x 4.5 cm. Ex Dan Balan collection.

1141552) Forsterite var. Peridot - Sapat Gali, Manshera, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Size: 8.0 x 7.0 x 4.5 cm (small cabinet)
Price: $ 3850 Click on any image to enlarge

An enormous green partly gemmy peridot crystal set in a cluster with many lesser crystals. Minor thin matrix attached on the right side of the cluster. No damage or chipping. Measures 8.0 x 7.0 x 4.5 cm. The main crystal is 8.0 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm. Superb large crystal for this species!

1043678) Hydroxylherderite with Elbaite - Marilac, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 6.5 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm (small cabinet)
Price: $ 1250
ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.

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Loose choice glassy slightly translucent brown floater grouping of twinned hydroxylherderite crystals measuring 6.5 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm in size overall. Dark green prismatic elbaite crystals to 1.5 cm in length are present as sell. Just very minor chipping on the bottom side of the crystal, otherwise in excellent condition. This is quite good for the species. Previous label from the collection of F. John Barlow. Ex Lloyd Tate collection.

4002004) Malachite after Azurite - Sacramento Mine, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Size: 5.7 x 4.4 x 4.3 cm (miniature)
Price: $ 1200
ex. Evan Jones collection

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Fine bladed large crystals of azurite measuring to 1.5 cm in size, these replaced by dark green crystalline malachite, are mostly covering a 5.7 x 4.4 x 4.3 cm matrix. No damage; there are many excellent pseudomorphs on this specimen. Ex Evan Jones collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 12: 256-319; The Mineralogical Record: 24: 421-436.

1126333) Pyromorphite - Bad Ems District, Lahn valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size: 4.0 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm (miniature)
Price: $ 1500
ex. Wolfgang E. Henkel collection

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Fine green barrel-shaped crystals of pyromorphite to 1.2 cm in length are scattered over the front of a 4.0 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm matrix. Microscopic level chipping is present on several crystal edges, this visible mainly with a 10x loupe and not the naked eye, as seen in the photos. Overall, in my opinion, the specimen is in excellent condition for this old German classic. Accompanied by an old Carnegie Museum label. Ref: Lapis 16(1), 38-53 (1991); The Mineralogical Record: 15: 323-344. Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection.

1102088) Pyromorphite - Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill Properties, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
Size: 5.2 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm (miniature)
Price: $ 2500 Click on any image to enlarge

Known for some of the finest pyromorphite specimens in the world, the Bunker Hill Mine in Idaho is justly famous amongst mineral collectors. The top quality miniature shown here is a classic example for the locality. Beautiful lustrous prismatic curved hexagonal green to yellowish-green crystals of pyromorphite to 1.2 cm in size are aesthetically covering a thin matrix. Shows nicely all around 360 degrees and absolutely free of damage - this is a miniature of top quality! Size: 5.2 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm. Ref: The Mineralogical Record, 12(6),pp:339-347. Ex Les Wagner collection.

5161014) Quartz - Giuv Valley, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
Size: 8.5 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm (small cabinet)
Price: $ 3200
ex. Dan Balan collection.

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Two glassy deep smoky but partly transparent quartz gwindels set on matrix. The main gwindel measures 5.5 cm across. Complete all around and measures 8.5 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm in size. Sparse tiny micro-chipping is present on the upper edge of the main gwindel. I did not see this until I louped it. I think the piece is in excellent condition. Choice Alpine classic! Ex Dan Balan collection.

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