Sphene (Titanite), Gemmy twin crystals
stock #Alec 9-060
Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce Valley
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
3.1 x 3 CM (miniature)
price: $230
Spring 2013
A super sharp, gemmy twinned Sphene that displays great form and bright glassy luster. A lot of impact for the size, these bright crystals contrast perfectly with the matrix! Very Good condition.
THIS IS NOT CHINESE! A very fine old Lane Quarry (Massachusetts) specimen that has great esthetic presence. The Lane Babingtonite were considered to be the best in the world until the newer Chinese finds were made. These have a distinctly different crystal habit that does not occur in China, and are far rarer! The Prehnite ball adds a nice balance and the luster overall is exceptional. Ex Larry White Collection, a very attractive piece!
SOLD Kyanite (translucent gem crystal)
stock #SOLD A7-079-637
Barra De Salinas Mining District, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha Valley
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
6.8 x 3 CM (cabinet)
price: $0
Spring 2013
There have been a lot of Kyanites dug up in past decades, but good color, sharp form, complete terminations and nice esthetics are hard to find. This is a good, clean, brilliant blue specimen, that is nicely presented. With a little backlighting this glows an almost electric blue. The main crystal is undamaged, it grows from a shard of quartz with a few bits of Kyanite. A fine example of a quality mineral that can be very affordable!
Silver (arborescent, fine crystallized)
stock #A7-064-556
Kearsarge Lode, Houghton County
Michigan,
United States
4.8 x 1.6 CM (miniature)
price: $900
Spring 2013
A very delicate and elegantly crystallized silver with exceptional for for the locality. From the Kearsarge lode this is not typical at all and is a remarkably well prepped and presented tree of fine spinel law crystals and feathery branches. ex Larry White collection, a fine old time piece!
From an old small find of these exotic, tapered habit gem beryls, this is a very nice, clean example. Excellent condition, with great texture, color and form, this is not a typical Beryl at all! Ex Larry White collection.
Elbaite (rubellite tourmaline)
stock #A7-069-510
Aracuai, Jequitinhonha Valley
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
3 x 2.4 CM (small miniature/ large thumbnail (toenail))
price: $300
Spring 2013
Brilliant, sharp glassy Elbaite with intense red color in a small, esthetic cluster. Ex Larry White's collection, a good example of a fine mineral specimen without a huge price! Displays well, this could pass for a Jonas mine piece but it is from Aracuai. Most crystals show basal terminations, but there are other forms as well. Even with 20x magnification there is no damage on the display side (there is contacting on the back side out of sight).
Fluorite (complex cubo-octahedral)
stock #6.2-648
Xianghauling Tin Mine, Linwu County, Chenzoh
Hunan,
China
6.6 x 3.1 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $125
Spring 2013
An older (2001 vintage rather unusual form of fluorite from a location that was once prolific. We see almost nothing now from Xinghauling and this small find had unique esthetics. Excellent condition and color, displays well from every side, with bright luster.
Olmiite
stock #Alec-11-003
Khalahari Manganese Field
Northern Cape Province,
South Africa
7.5 x 6.8 CM (cabinet)
price: $300
Spring 2013
An unusually esthetic and perfectly undamaged specimen of this remarkable and previously very rare, mineral. Excellent luster and sparkle, this shows textbook perfect bowties 2.5CM (1 inch) nicely placed on matrix. Far better than the average quality, displays very well.
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