10th Anniversary Update - Page 2 of 3

TG29H7: Prismatic crystals of excellent black color and luster. The crystal has very sharply defined faces and edges and a perfect termination and its lenght is uncommon. The Ilvaites from Dalnjegorsk, relatively abundant some years ago, are now scarce.
First Sovietsky Mine, Dalnjegorsk, Primorskij Kraj  Russia (±1998)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 3.3 × 2.3 cm = 2.8” × 1.3” × 0.9”

TC56H7: Group of very well defined tabular, hexagonal shaped, crystals. They are slightly pink and there are also a few iridescent crystals of Chalcopyrite. On the matrix, basically formed of fine Quartz crystals, there also are small crystals of Sphalerite and Pyrite.
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramures  Rumania (1999)

Specimen size: 8.5 × 5.2 × 3.9 cm = 3.3” × 2.0” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”

TD56H7: The specimen is formed of groups of crystals of very pale Amethyst Quartz crystals growing from common points. The crystals have two main features. The three faces of the dominant rhombohedron are much larger than those of the other rhombohedron, and the crystals are thicker in the center of the prism so there is a curvature and tapering of the crystal. It is an excellent specimen for the locality.
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Baia Mare, Maramures  Rumania (±1994)

Specimen size: 9.1 × 8 × 6 cm = 3.6” × 3.1” × 2.4”

Main crystal size: 6.2 × 1.3 cm = 2.4” × 0.5”

TR57H7: A spheroidal growth of rhombohedral, very flat, crystals that have curved faces and edges. The group is deep pink and contrasts with a thin matrix of Quartz crystals. Very esthetic.
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramures  Rumania (±1986)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.8 × 1.7 cm = 2.5” × 2.3” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 2.1 cm = 0.9” × 0.8”

TB40H7: A prismatic crystal, absolutely colorless and clear, very bright, with curious striations and growth forms on the surface of its faces. On the back, it is partially covered by small crystals of Muscovite and it is on a matrix of Albite and crystals of Muscovite. Even without color its shape and its “clarity” give it something special, making it very attractive.
Sitio do Paraiso, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais  Brazil (02/2006)

Specimen size: 6.9 × 6.2 × 4.3 cm = 2.7” × 2.4” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 6.8 × 3.1 cm = 2.7” × 1.2”

TX26H7: Very aerial group of dipyramidal crystals of very well defined faces and edges, of deep green color, on a matrix of Quartz.
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha District, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais  Brazil (2005)

Specimen size: 3.9 × 3.2 × 1.8 cm = 1.5” × 1.3” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2.1 cm = 1.0” × 0.8”

TJ59H7: Prismatic doubly terminated crystal of very well defined faces and edges and excellent color and transparency that contrast with a white matrix of crystallized Calcite. We emphasize the perfect terminations both for the good definition of the flat faces and the intensity of the color. A beautiful miniature.
Mina de Muzo, Boyacá  Colombia (2005)

Specimen size: 3.9 × 2.7 × 2.6 cm = 1.5” × 1.1” × 1.0”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.5 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

TB96H7: Bundles of scalenohedral, extraordinarily acute, crystals. Furthermore the esthetic shape of the specimen, the color and the luster are very good and the group is on a matrix rich of small crystals of Pyrite.
Pachapaqui, Bolognesi, Departamento Ancash  Peru (2003)

Specimen size: 8.8 × 8 × 2.9 cm = 3.5” × 3.1” × 1.1”

TM27H7: Spheroidal growths of small scalenohedral crystals of excellent color and luster, covering an elegant base of well developed crystals of Quartz. The specimen is esthetically magnificent.
Pachapaqui, Bolognesi, Departamento Ancash  Peru (2003)

Specimen size: 10 × 7 × 8 cm = 3.9” × 2.8” × 3.1”

TP37H7: The crystals, some of them doubly terminated, combine the forms of the prism with the terminal rhombohedron which is not common for Rhodochrosite. Luster and transparency are very good and offer an excellent contrast with the base of Quartz crystals covering the matrix.
Mina Uchucchacua, Oyón, Departamento Lima  Peru (1998)

Specimen size: 7.3 × 5.8 × 4.5 cm = 2.9” × 2.3” × 1.8”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.5 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

TB26H7: Group of rhombohedral crystals of very well defined faces and edges and very good color. Crystals have coverage of small crystals of Quartz esthetically and selectively grown on the faces of the Rhodochrosite, which is to say, some of the faces are completely covered by Quartz, while others are absolutely free of them.
Mina Manuelita, Morococha, Yauli, Junín  Peru (15/02/2006)

Specimen size: 6.9 × 5.2 × 3.5 cm = 2.7” × 2.0” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

TB56H7: Group of rhombohedral crystals that have very well defined faces and edges and an excellent color. We like very much the zonation of the color corresponding to different phases of growth, darker at the center of the crystal with alternating zones of different shades of pink nearer the edges.
Mina Manuelita, Morococha, Yauli, Junín  Peru (15/02/2006)

Specimen size: 6 × 4 × 1.5 cm = 2.4” × 1.6” × 0.6”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.2 cm = 0.7” × 0.5”

TC96H7: Group of rhombohedral crystals of very well defined faces and edges and an excellent color. Notice the zonation of the color corresponding to different phases of growth, darker at the center of the crystal with alternating zones of different shades of pink nearer the edges. The group is on a matrix of small crystals of Quartz.
Mina Manuelita, Morococha, Yauli, Junín  Peru (15/02/2006)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.4 × 2 cm = 2.8” × 2.1” × 0.8”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

TA96H7: Group of crystals in which the dominant form is the octahedron but also having the faces of the cube, less developed but evident. The faces are bright, defined and undamaged. A magnificent sample.
Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco  Peru (2001)

Specimen size: 11 × 9 × 4 cm = 4.3” × 3.5” × 1.6”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 2.2 cm = 0.9” × 0.9”

TB70H7: Crystal of Cinnabar of thick tabular habit and hexagonal shape. Both the faces and the edges are very sharp and bright and the crystals strongly contrast with the matrix of yellowish Dolomite. As usually happens with Chinese Cinnabars, the matrix has been sawn on the back, but not affecting, in this case, the esthetics of the specimen.
Chatian, Fenghua, Hunan  China (2003-2006)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 6.8 × 4.5 cm = 2.4” × 2.7” × 1.8”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

TR51H7: Excellent crystal, both for its size and luster and the definition of faces and edges. The twinning is evident, enhanced by the esthetic position of the crystal on the matrix of Muscovite and minor Scheelite. The specimen has a great quality.
Shaobaodin Mountains, Pingwu, Sichuan  China (2005)

Specimen size: 9.2 × 6.3 × 6.8 cm = 3.6” × 2.5” × 2.7”

Main crystal size: 6.4 × 4.4 cm = 2.5” × 1.7”

JH66H7: The stout prismatic crystal has very uncommon transparency and color, in view of its large size. The elongated habit of the crystal and its position on a matrix of Quartz crystals makes the specimen special from an esthetic point of view.
The sample is from an accredited collection and we’ll send the label with it.
Ganzhou, Jiangxi  China

Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.3 × 3.9 cm = 2.8” × 2.1” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 5.5 × 3 cm = 2.2” × 1.2”

EQ17H7: Tabular crystal of very well defined faces and edges. It has slight color and it is very transparent. The crystal is esthetically implanted on a matrix of well developed crystals of Albite and Muscovite.
Shaobaodin Mountains, Pingwu, Sichuan  China (2005)

Specimen size: 7 × 6.7 × 3.8 cm = 2.8” × 2.6” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 3 cm = 1.4” × 1.2”

EP77H7: Tabular crystal of very well defined faces and edges. It has slight color and it is very transparent. The crystal is esthetically implanted on a matrix of very well developed, tabular crystals of Muscovite.
Shaobaodin Mountains, Pingwu, Sichuan  China (2005)

Specimen size: 9.3 × 10.9 × 5.5 cm = 3.7” × 4.3” × 2.2”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 3.3 cm = 1.8” × 1.3”