1641694) Elbaite - Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 8.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2500 (=~ £ 1608)
Pretty gem quality green, with some bluish sections, thin terminated glassy elbaite crystal on a small shard of crystallized quartz. Shows all around and no damage or chipping to the elbaite crystal. Measures 8.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm and weighs 0.05 lbs. Ref: Cornejo and Bartorelli, Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil; pp 516 - 525. 1044266) Elbaite - Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Size: 8.9 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2500 (=~ £ 1608) ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
A beautiful deep red, with some green areas, lustrous striated grouping of loose prismatic single terminated elbaite crystals measuring 8.0 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm in size overall. Complete all around - damage-free. Very showy deep "rubellite red" color. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: ExtraLapis #3, 96-98. 1681159) Elbaite (repaired) - Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Size: 7.0 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 300 (=~ £ 193)
Lovely pink glassy gem double terminated elbaite crystal measuring 7.0 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm. The crystal has been repaired. No damage. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 8, 461-475. 1681166) Elbaite (repaired) - Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Size: 8.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 450 (=~ £ 289)
Glassy gem quality pink double terminated elbaite crystal measuring 8.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm in size. No damage, the crystal has been repaired. Very pretty. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 8, 461-475. 1044289) Elbaite with borian Muscovite - Malkhan pegmatite field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Russia Size: 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 400 (=~ £ 257) ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
A loose floater grouping of purplish-red translucent lustrous double terminated elbaite crystals measuring 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm in size overall. Boron-rich muscovite in association on one side. No damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1141086) Elbaite with Lepidolite - Mawi pegmatite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan Size: 8.0 x 8.0 x 7.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2000 (=~ £ 1287)
Gemmy lustrous transparent prismatic terminated crystals of elbaite to 4.3 cm in height coming off a crystalline lepidolite matrix. Shows all around. No damage or chipping. Some fracturing, and then re-crystallization, is present as seen. These are not repairs. Measures 8.0 x 8.0 x 7.0 cm in size overall and sits perfectly by itself for display. 1161115) Elbaite with Quartz, Lepidolite - Morro Redondo mine, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 7.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 4500 (=~ £ 2895)
Several gemmy purplish-red lustrous prismatic terminated elbaite crystals, the main one 5.0 cm in length, set nicely upon a colorless mostly transparent semi-lustrous crystallized quartz matrix. Measures 7.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm in size overall. The quartz, at the right side of the main elbaite crystal, has been chipped away exposing nicely the crystal. Base included. Ref: Cornejo and Bartorelli, Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil; pp 541-542. 1041798) Epidote - Hachupa, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Size: 7.5 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 250 (=~ £ 161) ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
Beautiful glassy gemmy green herring-bone crystallized epidote forming a 7.5 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm cluster without matrix. Complete all around and in excellent condition. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1126397) Epidote - Knappenwand, Knappenwand area, Untersulzbach valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria Size: 7.0 x 5.5 x 2.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 750 (=~ £ 482) ex. Wolfgang E. Henkel collection
Fine cluster of lustrous dark green prismatic terminated epidote crystals, the longest crystal measuring 5.5 cm in length. No damage or chipping. Measures 7.0 x 5.5 x 2.0 cm in size overall and shows nicely all around. Fine Austrian classic. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 17: 167-181. Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection. 1681300) Epidote - Warren, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA Size: 6.5 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 75 (=~ £ 48)
A 6.5 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm grouping of lustrous green blocky terminated epidote crystals. Shows all around; nice locality piece for the species. Weighs 0.45 lbs. 1041813) Epidote with Actinolite - Knappenwand, Knappenwand area, Untersulzbach valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria Size: 7.1 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 1750 (=~ £ 1126) ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
A loose matrix-less cluster of lustrous dark green prismatic terminated epidote crystals. Minor acicular green actinolite in association. Complete all around - there is no damage and the quality is excellent! Measures 7.1 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm in size overall. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Prior to Mr. Tate this was in the collection of Franz Havercamp (Switzerland). Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 17: 167-181. 4741007) Erythrite - Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco Size: 6.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 900 (=~ £ 579)
Beautiful deep purple translucent terminated crystals of erythrite to 1.2 cm in size aesthetically scattered upon a 6.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm matrix. No damage. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 38, 345-407. 4741005) Erythrite - Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco Size: 6.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 1150 (=~ £ 740)
Beautiful deep purple translucent terminated crystals of erythrite to 1.2 cm in size aesthetically scattered upon a 6.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm matrix. No damage. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 38, 345-407. 1381650) Erythrite - Shaft 1, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco Size: 7.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 250 (=~ £ 161)
Lovely purplish-red prismatic terminated crystals of erythrite to 1.0 cm in height over the top of this 7.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm matrix. Typical of these, there is some damage. Overall in good condition as seen. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 38, 345-407. 1281076) Ettringite with Hematite - N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Size: 7.0 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 4500 (=~ £ 2895)
An outstanding example for this species with soft yellow translucent crystals of ettringite, the main one 7.0 cm in length and double terminated, set on a matrix with small brilliant lustrous metallic hematite crystals. In excellent condition and shows nicely all around as seen. Size: 7.0 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm. This is very fine and choice for the species!
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