Post-Munich 2009 Update

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EA56P5: Excellent crystallization for this variety, well known as "Paraiba" in gemology, whose characteristic is that it is almost unknown in complete crystals. For that reason, this piece must be considered as very unusual. The crystal is a doubly terminated floater, with two different terminations, one of them is acute and the opposite is flattened. Color and transparency are very good.
São José da Batalha, Paraíba  Brazil

Specimen size: 1.2 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.5” × 0.2” × 0.1”

EB76P5: Excellent crystallization for this variety, well known as "Paraiba" in gemology, whose characteristic is that it is almost unknown in complete crystals. For that reason, this piece must be considered as very unusual. The crystal is terminated by an acute rhombohedron. Color and transparency are very good.
São José da Batalha, Paraíba  Brazil

Specimen size: 1 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.4” × 0.2” × 0.2”

EB27P5: Excellent crystallization for this variety, well known as "Paraiba" in gemology, which characteristic is that it is almost unknown in defined crystals. For that reason, the piece must be considered as very unusual. The crystal has a double termination in one of the tips, with slightly flattened rhombohedron. Color and transparency are very good.
São José da Batalha, Paraíba  Brazil

Specimen size: 1.6 × 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.2” × 0.2”

EN37P5: Excellent crystallization for this variety, well known as "Paraiba" in gemology, which characteristic is that it is almost unknown in defined crystals. For that reason, the piece must be considered as very unusual. The crystal has a double termination in one of the tips, with a slightly deformed acute rhombohedron. Color and transparency are very good.
São José da Batalha, Paraíba  Brazil

Specimen size: 1.6 × 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.2” × 0.2”

EM88P5: Excellent crystallization for this variety, well known as "Paraiba" in gemology, which characteristic is that it is almost unknown in defined crystals. For that reason, the piece must be considered as very unusual. Doubly terminated floater crystal, the prism is progressively thicker and both terminations have a very pronounced curvature. Color and transparency are very good.
São José da Batalha, Paraíba  Brazil

Specimen size: 2.6 × 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 1.0” × 0.1” × 0.1”

EC88P5: Excellent crystallization for this variety, well known as "Paraiba" in gemology, which characteristic is that it is almost unknown in defined crystals. For that reason, the piece must be considered as very unusual. The crystal is a floater and doubly terminated, the prism is progressively thicker and it has a different termination, both very acute, on each tip. Color and transparency are very good.
São José da Batalha, Paraíba  Brazil

Specimen size: 2.1 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.8” × 0.2” × 0.1”

TQ96P5: A group of crystals with a considerable size for this variety. The crystals, that are very well defined, have zones of deep color, alternating with areas of clearer pink.
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais  Brazil (04-05/2008)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 4.2 × 3.8 cm = 3.1” × 1.7” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

EL37P5: Rhombohedral crystals with a very well marked color zoning, deeper in the central area of each crystal. The matrix of Pyrite crystals makes the piece especially esthetic.
Mina Manuelita, Morococha, Yauli, Junín  Peru (11/2008)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.6 × 3.1 cm = 2.5” × 2.2” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

EH6P5: A thin crystal of Stibnite with a good termination, on a transparent discoidal twinned crystal of Calcite, all on a small matrix.
Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijiang, Hunan  China (2009)

Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.1 × 1.4 cm = 1.9” × 1.2” × 0.6”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.6 cm = 1.1” × 1.0”

MF11P5: A novelty of Munich 2009. Yellowish globular growths of acicular crystals of Mesolite on a matrix of Heulandite and with Laumontite (analyzed).
Kannad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra  India (08/2009)

Specimen size: 8.5 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm = 3.3” × 2.5” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 3.4 × 3.4 cm = 1.3” × 1.3”

MG13P5: A novelty of Munich 2009. Yellowish globular growths of acicular crystals of Mesolite on a matrix of Heulandite and with Laumontite (analyzed).
Kannad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra  India (08/2009)

Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.9 × 4 cm = 3.1” × 2.7” × 1.6”

Main crystal size: 4.8 × 4.3 cm = 1.9” × 1.7”

MH15P5: A novelty of Munich 2009. Yellowish globular growths of acicular crystals of Mesolite on a matrix of Heulandite and with Laumontite (analyzed).
Kannad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra  India (08/2009)

Specimen size: 8.1 × 6 × 3.9 cm = 3.2” × 2.4” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 3.7 cm = 1.5” × 1.5”

MJ26P5: A novelty of Munich 2009. Yellowish globular growths of acicular crystals of Mesolite on a matrix of Heulandite and with Laumontite (analyzed).
Kannad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra  India (08/2009)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 5.4 × 3.2 cm = 2.6” × 2.1” × 1.3”

MK46P5: A novelty of Munich 2009. Yellowish globular growths of acicular crystals of Mesolite on a matrix of Heulandite and with Laumontite (analyzed).
Kannad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra  India (08/2009)

Specimen size: 8.4 × 7.8 × 5.3 cm = 3.3” × 3.1” × 2.1”

Main crystal size: 5.2 × 4.5 cm = 2.0” × 1.8”

ED36P5: Globular aggregate of white acicular crystals of Mesolite with growths of Stilbite crystals and on a matrix of basalt.
Kannad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra  India (08/2009)

Specimen size: 13 × 10.5 × 7 cm = 5.1” × 4.1” × 2.8”

ML76P5: A crystal with very well defined faces and edges and an excellent flattened rhombohedron termination. It has color zoning, dark greenish on the base and neatly pink in most of the rest of the crystal. On matrix, with Quartz crystals, Albite and an indeterminate feldspar, probably Orthoclase. We note the locality, where Rubellite of this quality is not common.
Mogok, Sagaing, Mandalay  Myanmar (2009)

Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 cm = 2.3” × 1.7” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1 cm = 0.6” × 0.4”