Great form, great color, sharp crystals and glassy luster! No hint of damage to the rhombs even at 10x magnification. There are a few rhombs with a different hue that are less pink and more yellow. would fit in any good Tsumeb suite or smithsonite display. This is simply a perfect, esthetic miniature from Tsumeb that display great!
Large 3.2 CM lustrous, spinel twinned crystal sitting atop a white quartz matrix. From Nandan this is the best Sphalerite I know from the location.
Illustrated in Bert Otten's incredible book on Chinese Minerals, and 2 mineral magazines. The main Sphalerite crystal is in fine condition, there is damage to some minor crystals ob the specimen that could be trimmed off, I prefer to leave as is since they are not distracting and the specimen matches the illustrations.
Rosasite
stock #ALEC-4-238
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi
Durango,
Mexico
9.5 x 6.1 CM (cabinet)
price: $390
Tucson group
Large, pure and colorful dense botryoidal masses of Rosasite on a blocky gossan matrix. Mina Ojuela Rosasite are probably the best found in the past 70 years, this is a quite nice specimen this is an excellent deep blue green color and typical mossy luster.
Willemite crystals w. Unknown
stock #ALEC-5-053
Tsumeb
Otjikoto Region,
Namibia
9.7 x 6.8 x 5.3 CM (cabinet)
price: $2000
Tucson group
A large, fine and colorful Tsumeb specimen! Lustrous crystals coat a vuggy matrix. The crystals are translucent to transparent with green and red brown cores. Very sharp and far above average, this is a sizable and pretty piece.
Cuprite (gem) on Plancheite
stock #12.1-023
Katanga, Central Area, Katanga Coper zone
Katanga (Shaba),
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
4.2 x4.0 CM (miniature)
price: $440
Tucson group
Sharp, gemmy crystal cluster perched on matrix. The largest crystal is 1.5 CM across these glow bright red when backlit, shown here in "normal" lighting. A quite esthetic and pretty small specimen of a classic find.
Fadden Quartz
stock #12.1-082
FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Area)
Waziristan,
Pakistan
13.6 x 6.5 (cabinet)
price: $350
Tucson group
Sharp fadden quartz with large single crystal rising out of a "haystack" base of quartz. Few specimens of this size are undamaged. This is in perfect condition and display well from any side.
Beryl v. Aquamarine on Schorl
stock #ALEC-4-229
Erongo mountain, Usakos and Omaruru districts
Erongo region,
Namibia
4.2 x 1.8 CM (miniature)
price: $650
Tucson group
Perfectly formed Aquamarine on lustrous Schorl ... very nice proportion and esthetic. No damage at all with a very gemmy deep blue Beryl. Competition quality miniature this is a great example of a fine Erongo piece.
Amethyst phantom (Brandburg)
stock #ALEC-4-157
Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg area,
Erongo region,
Namibia
7.5 x 1.9 CM (cabinet)
price: $175
Tucson group
Sharp, lustrous beautiful Amethyst phantom. Some minor Lepidocrocite, the quartz is especially sharp and clear. A very affordable, fine Brandburg from the Goboboseb.
