4601186) Tarbuttite - Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Luderitz District, Karas Region, Namibia Size: 7.0 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 1250 (=~ AUS$ 1219)
Green slightly frosty fan-like aggregates of tarbuttite crystals to 2.0 cm across are nicely covering a 7.0 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm matrix. I can find sparse micro-chipping in one area; overall I think this in very fine condition. Excellent for the species. Ref: Mineralien-Welt 18 (4), 56-66; Von Bezing, Namibia - Minerals and Localities (2007). 4601176) Wendwilsonite with Cobaltaustinite - Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco Size: 6.5 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 750 (=~ AUS$ 732)
Lustrous deep purplish-red crystals of translucent wendwilsonite to 0.25 cm in size are rich on top of a 6.5 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm matrix. Small green botyroidal crystals of cobaltaustinite are present as well. In great condition damage-wise. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 38, 345-407.
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