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Carles Curto Text: Carles Curto (formerly curator of the Geology Museum, Barcelona) & Jordi Fabre
Alfredo Petrov Translation: Alfredo Petrov
Assistance from John S. White (former Smithsonian curator) John S. White


AUSTRALIA - FIJI

Goethite after Pyrite
Goethite after Pyrite. Goethite after Pyrite.
 

TFA9AN4: Goethite pseudomorph after a complete pyritohedral floater crystal of Pyrite.
We will send this specimen, from a little known locality among mineral collectors, in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Stonyfell Quarry, Stonyfell, South Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2 × 1.7 × 1.9 cm = 0.79” × 0.67” × 0.75”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Aldermanite with Minyulite
 

ME46AM9: Spheroidal groups of white lamellar Aldermanite crystals, a rare phosphate of magnesium and aluminum, on matrix and with transparent colorless crystals of Minyulite, another phosphate, this one of potassium and aluminum.
We will send the specimen, which comes from the Robert J. Noble collection, in its original Perky box from that collection, which also contains the label.
Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.3 × 2.4 cm = 0.91” × 0.91” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



Aldermanite with Minyulite. Aldermanite with Minyulite.
Aldermanite with Minyulite.
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Minyulite
Minyulite. Minyulite.
 

TDM76AO2: Centered aggregates of acicular white Minyulite crystals of high quality, on a limonitic matrix, lustrous and transparent. Minyulite is a rare phosphate, but classic at this locality.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the collection of Robert J. (Bob) Noble, which
also contains the label.
Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.5 × 2.1 cm = 1.02” × 0.98” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Copper
 

MJ13AM6: Dendritic growth, very aerial, of flattened Copper crystals. The specimen is from a classic Australian locality and will be shipped to the buyer in its original perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Kapunda Mine, Kapunda, North Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2 × 0.4 cm = 1.14” × 0.79” × 0.16”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Copper. Copper.
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Atacamite
Atacamite. Atacamite.
 

MT27AM7: Centered groups of excellent Atacamite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, very lustrous, with an intense and deep green color, on matrix. An Australian classic with more transparency than usual. We will ship it in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.3 × 1.4 cm = 1.02” × 0.91” × 0.55”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Azurite with Malachite after Azurite
 

MK14AM6: Floater rosette growth of very sharp tabular Azurite crystals with some areas partially pseudomorphed by Malachite. This specimen is from a classic Australian locality and will be shipped in its original perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Sir Dominick Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola Region, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.94” × 0.63” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.24” × 0.20”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Azurite with Malachite after Azurite. Azurite with Malachite after Azurite.
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Sulvanite
Sulvanite. Sulvanite.
 

MM13AM6: Crystalline aggregate of Sulvanite, a very rare copper and vanadium sulfide, lustrous, metallic gray with bronze reflections and partially covered by an unidentified green species, probably Vésigniéite. This specimen, from the type locality for the species, is from the Robert J. Noble collection and will be shipped to the buyer in its original perky collection box, which also contains the label.
Edelweiss Mine, Burra, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.8 × 1 cm = 1.10” × 0.71” × 0.39”

Type locality

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Atacamite
 

TX66AL4: Atacamite as polycrystalline spheroidal growths, with sharp faces, translucent and with very deep color. The specimen comes from one of the historical localities for the species, via the Robert J. Noble collection, and we will deliver it in its original Perky box from that collection, which also contains the label.
House East pit, Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.8 × 2.5 cm = 0.94” × 0.71” × 0.98”

Former collection of Bob Noble

minID: HEA-HC5



Atacamite. Atacamite.
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Atacamite
Atacamite. Front
Front
Atacamite. Top
Top
 

TPB16AN3: Complete floater nodule of lustrous and deep colored Atacamite crystals. An Australian classic.
We will ship the piece in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
House East pit, Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2 × 2.4 cm = 1.14” × 0.79” × 0.94”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Malachite after Azurite
 

TP68AJ3: Aerial group of Malachite crystals after Azurite. They are very sharp and flattened, with polycrystalline growths.
We will send the sample in its original Perkin’s box from the R.J. Noble collection, also containing the collection label.
Sir Dominick Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola Region, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.6 × 2 cm = 1.42” × 1.02” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.7 cm = 0.79” × 0.67”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Malachite after Azurite. Malachite after Azurite.
Decrespignyite-(Y)
Decrespignyite-(Y). Decrespignyite-(Y).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TMF76AO3: Concretions with microcrystals of Decrespignyite-(Y), a rare chlorocarbonate of copper and rare earth elements, with bright luster and an intense and uniform blue color, on matrix.
The specimen, from the type locality for the species, has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Paratoo Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.1 × 3.7 cm = 2.17” × 1.61” × 1.46”

Type locality

With analysis copy



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Molybdenite with Quartz
 

TT56AM9: Parallel growths of Molybdenite crystals with much sharper crystal forms than usual for the species, with very bright luster, on a Quartz matrix.
Wolfram camp, Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland  Australia

Specimen size: 6 × 5.7 × 4.2 cm = 2.36” × 2.24” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 3.8 × 2.7 cm = 1.50” × 1.06”




Molybdenite with Quartz. Molybdenite with Quartz.
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Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
 

TY69AN2: Pyromorphite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with an elongated prismatic habit, slight curvatures on the edges and some hopper terminations. The crystals, on a limonite matrix, are of a uniform yellowish cream color. The specimen is old and of great quality for the locality.
Black Star pit, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland  Australia

Specimen size: 7.8 × 7 × 3.9 cm = 3.07” × 2.76” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Quartz (variety smoky)
 

TZX13AO0: Scepter growth of two transparent, lustrous Quartz crystals (smoky variety) with very deep and with zones of variable intensity.
An Australian classic that we will ship in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Mooralla, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria  Australia

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm = 0.94” × 0.51” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 0.63” × 0.51”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Quartz (variety smoky). Quartz (variety smoky).
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Quartz (variety smoky)
Quartz (variety smoky). Front
Front
Quartz (variety smoky). Side
Side
 

TGB13AO1: Doubly terminated Quartz crystals, with very well defined parallel growths, transparent, with good luster and an intense smoky color with darker zoning on the terminations. On a colorless Quartz matrix.
We will send the buyer the specimen in its original perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.

Mooralla, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria  Australia

Specimen size: 3.6 × 1.8 × 1.4 cm = 1.42” × 0.71” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.4 cm = 0.79” × 0.55”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Quartz (variety agate)
 

TDM11AO0: Polished section of Quartz (agate variety) with concentric banding that alternates between the dominant white, and gray and reddish tones.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Wave Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory  Australia

Specimen size: 3 × 2.7 × 1.6 cm = 1.18” × 1.06” × 0.63”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Quartz (variety agate). Quartz (variety agate).
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Mimetite
Mimetite. Front
Front
Mimetite. Front
Front
Mimetite. Top
Top
 

TAF16AN4: Two short prismatic Mimetite crystals, very well doubly terminated, translucent and with a uniform pale yellow color, on a little bit of limonite matrix.
We will ship this specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains a label stating that it was previously in the Robinson collection.
Mount Bonnie Mine, Sabine's Shaft, Grove Hill, Victoria Daly Regional Council, Katherine Region, Northern Territory  Australia

Specimen size: 1.9 × 1.4 × 1.3 cm = 0.75” × 0.55” × 0.51”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.39” × 0.31”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Cerussite on Malachite
 

THM14AN9: Twinned crystals of Cerussite with very sharp, translucent and lustrous crystal forms. They are white in color and on matrix with Malachite.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Brown's open pit, Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory  Australia

Specimen size: 2.5 × 2.1 × 1.6 cm = 0.98” × 0.83” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.12” × 0.12”

Former collection of Bob Noble

Minor fluorescence short UV



Cerussite on Malachite. Front
Front
Cerussite on Malachite. Front
Front
Cerussite on Malachite. Side
Side
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Cerussite with Malachite
Cerussite with Malachite. Cerussite with Malachite.
 

NG86AM5: Globular growths of microcrystalline Malachite with a silky luster and a very deep color. On a matrix of twinned white Cerussite crystals of good size for the locality. This specimen is from the Pedro Hernández collection.
Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory  Australia

Specimen size: 6.7 × 5.4 × 2 cm = 2.64” × 2.13” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.5 cm = 0.39” × 0.20”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Pedro Hernández



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Malachite with Pyromorphite and Cerussite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EM26AM3: Botryoidal Malachite aggregate with a silky luster and a very deep color and concentric growths. On matrix, with coatings of small greenish yellow crystals of Pyromorphite on the back and small white crystals of Cerussite on both sides.
Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory  Australia

Specimen size: 11.3 × 10.3 × 7.2 cm = 4.45” × 4.06” × 2.83”




Malachite with Pyromorphite and Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Pyromorphite and Cerussite. Rear
Rear
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Cassiterite
Cassiterite. Cassiterite.
 

TF27AN2: Group, on matrix, of twinned Cassiterite crystals, translucent and lustrous. From a locality that was known but little publicized in the collecting world, and of excellent quality for this locality.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Elsmore Hill, Gough County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 2 × 2 × 2 cm = 0.79” × 0.79” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.2 cm = 0.67” × 0.47”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Silver
 

MB47AM9: Very aerial growth of three extraordinarily elongated Silver crystals that originate from a single common crystal. Very lustrous and with good terminal faces.
We will send the specimen, which comes from the Robert J. Noble collection, in its original Perky box from that collection, which also contains the label.
Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, Robinson County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 2.4 × 2.1 × 0.2 cm = 0.94” × 0.83” × 0.08”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.1 cm = 0.94” × 0.04”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Silver. Silver.
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Copper
Copper. Copper.
 

TX58AK5: Very aerial arborescent growth of elongated octahedral copper crystals whose terminations show very sharp octahedral faces. A fine miniature from a classic Australian deposit, which we will send to the buyer in its original Bob Noble collection Perky box, which also contains the label.
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 3.8 × 2.7 × 1.2 cm = 1.50” × 1.06” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.1 cm = 0.79” × 0.04”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Copper

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

ERB92AQ1: Arborescent growth of lustrous Copper crystals with very sharp crystal forms, with the predominance of those of the octahedron.
This specimen is very aesthetic and of great quality for the locality, and comes from the collection of Jean-Claude Scheer.
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 13.4 × 7.3 × 3.3 cm = 5.28” × 2.87” × 1.30”

Former collection of Jean-Claude Scheer



Copper. Front
Front
Copper. Side
Side
Copper.
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Azurite with Malachite
Azurite with Malachite. Azurite with Malachite.
 

MY26AM8: Very sharp crystals of Azurite, some of them doubly terminated, translucent, with a very bright luster and vivid color, on matrix, with globular growths of Malachite.
We will send the buyer the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.3 × 1.4 cm = 1.46” × 0.91” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.5 cm = 0.31” × 0.20”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Rhodonite with Galena
 

EA14AM5: Rhodonite crystal with well defined faces and edges, translucent, with good luster and a uniform and vivid red color and with inclusions of Galena. An Australian classic.
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2 × 1.7  cm = 1.02” × 0.79” × 0.67”




Rhodonite with Galena. Front
Front
Rhodonite with Galena. Light behind
Light behind
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Spessartine
Spessartine. Front
Front
Spessartine. Top
Top
 

MX66AN0: Floater group of trapezohedral Spessartine crystals, one of them clearly dominant, translucent, with great luster and a deep and intense color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 2.6 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm = 1.02” × 0.75” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.5 cm = 0.59” × 0.59”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Rhodonite with Calcite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFR50AN4: Rhodonite crystals of good size, with very sharp crystal forms and with one of the crystals clearly dominant, on matrix. They have an intense and uniform color, with steps, lustrous and with translucent edges. A classic, very characteristic of the locality.
North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.2 × 3.4 cm = 2.52” × 1.65” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 4.7 × 2.1 cm = 1.85” × 0.83”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Rhodonite with Calcite. Front
Front
Rhodonite with Calcite. Side
Side
Rhodonite with Calcite. Side
Side
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Gypsum
Gypsum. Gypsum.
 

TW14AN2: Curious group of small crystals of Gypsum in parallel and elongated columnar growths with distinct curvatures.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Southern operations Mine (NBHC Mine), 18 level, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 3.7 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm = 1.46” × 0.67” × 0.43”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Smithsonite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TPP27AO0: Coating, on matrix, of Smithsonite crystals with very pronounced curvatures, the so-called “rice grain” habit, translucent and greenish in color due to copper salts. An excellent Australian classic.
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.6 × 2.4 cm = 2.32” × 1.81” × 0.94”




Smithsonite. Front
Front
Smithsonite. Rear
Rear
Smithsonite.
Chlorargyrite-(Br)
Chlorargyrite-(Br). Chlorargyrite-(Br).
 

TQ87AL5: Shiny, cream-colored, Chlorargyrita-(Br) crystal coatings on matrix. The richness of the material and the excellent state of conservation of the specimen are surprising. We will send it in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm = 1.02” × 0.94” × 0.87”

Former collection of Bob Noble

minID: JWP-3DK



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Raspite
 

TE91AL5: Fine prismatic crystals of Raspite, a very rare lead wolframate, isolated and in groups, most of them doubly terminated, with sharp faces and edges, transparent, very lustrous, with an intense and uniform color, on matrix. We will send the specimen, which comes from the type locality for the species, in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm = 0.94” × 0.75” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.1 cm = 0.12” × 0.04”

Type locality

Former collection of Bob Noble

minID: CY8-G7A



Raspite. Raspite.
Raspite.
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Anglesite
Anglesite. Anglesite.
Anglesite.
Anglesite  

TF90V7: Irregular aggregate of translucent and bright prismatic crystals with very well defined faces and edges, a slightly pink color and on matrix. We note that Anglesite, in well developed crystals, is a quite rare species at this locality. The sample is from the Natural History Museum in London, which obtained it from the H.S. Gordon collection from which it passed to the Earl L. Calvert collection. We’ll send the original label from the Mineral Department, British Museum, to the buyer.
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 11.8 × 8 × 3.8 cm = 4.65” × 3.15” × 1.50”




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Stibnite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EJB27AO5: Floater and partially doubly terminated Stibnite crystal, with good terminations and parallel growths with slight twists, lustrous, and finely vertically striated. High quality for the deposit.
Eleanora Mine (Hillgrove Mine), Hillgrove, Sandon County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 6.6 × 4.9 × 2.1 cm = 2.60” × 1.93” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.94” × 0.08”

Former collection of Bob and Pam Steward



Stibnite. Stibnite.
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Calcite with Galena
Calcite with Galena. Front
Front
Calcite with Galena. Side
Side
 

TZB14AN3: Lenticular crystals of Calcite, doubly terminated, with the dominant forms of a terminal flattened rhombohedron and a short prism. Translucent, with good luster and a pale yellow-white color, on matrix with cubo-octahedral Galena crystals. Among the best quality for the locality.
We will ship the piece in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Cadjebut Mine, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 3 × 2.8 × 1.8  cm = 1.18” × 1.10” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 2 cm = 0.87” × 0.79”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



Columbite (Group)
 

TD16AN2: Columbite group crystal, partially doubly terminated, very sharp and rich in faces. Based on its origin it is probably Columbite-(Fe). Of excellent quality for the locality.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Londonderry pegmatite, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.1 × 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.83” × 0.39” × 0.31”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Columbite (Group). Front
Front
Columbite (Group). Side
Side
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Gold
Gold. Gold.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TA16AJ8: Floater group of very well defined octahedral crystals, some of them also showing the forms of the dodecahedron. The sample is from an Australian locality that is not well known. We will send the sample in its original Perkin’s box from the R.J. Noble collection, also containing the collection label on which appears “Kalgoorlie 2015” and that it had previously been in the Bill Powell collection.
Burbanks Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 1.5 × 1.2 × 1.3 cm = 0.59” × 0.47” × 0.51”

Former collection of Bob Noble

Weight: 5.1 grams



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Gold
 

TR67AL1: Group of well-defined cubo-octahedral crystals, with parallel and skeletal growths, and very marked hopper faces, from an unusual locality. We will send the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Boronia Gully, Ironcap Bluff, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 0.79” × 0.59” × 0.47”

Former collection of Bob Noble

Weight: 14 grams

minID: 0LC-9Q6



Gold. Gold.
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Gold
Gold. Gold.
 

TG93AJ8: Complete laminar Gold crystal with a sharp crystalline profile and edged by very well defined octahedral geometrical forms and fine striations. The sample is from an Australian locality that is not well known. We will send the sample in its original Perkin’s box from the R.J. Noble collection, also containing the collection label on which appears “Normandy 2007”
Bronzewing Mine, Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1 × 0.1 cm = 0.87” × 0.39” × 0.04”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Gold
 

TB73AK8: Very elongated growth, with parallel growths and slight twists, of Gold crystals with defined terminal faces, from one of the great classic Australian localities.
We will send the specimen in the original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Slug Hill, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.5 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.98” × 0.12” × 0.08”

Former collection of Bob Noble

Weight: 2 grams

minID: DQPHT5



Gold. Gold.
Gold
Gold. Gold.
 

TY43AJ8: Platy and dendritic, aerial and on matrix, Gold. The sample is from an Australian locality that is not well known. We will send the sample in its original Perkin’s box from the R.J. Noble collection, also containing the collection label on which appears “Kalgoorlie, 2007”
Idaho South pit, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.5 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm = 0.98” × 0.83” × 0.59”

Former collection of Bob Noble

Weight: 12 grams



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Azurite
 

TG49AD2: Complete flattened Azurite nodule on matrix. It’s contour resembles a medallion, a shape typical of the locality, with diffuse rosette growths on its surface and a very intense and uniform color. Due to the intensity of its color and the excellent definitions of the nodule this sample is better than usual for the locality.
Malbunka copper Mine, Western Aranda, Ltalaltuma  Australia (2015)

Specimen size: 7.9 × 7 × 1.8 cm = 3.11” × 2.76” × 0.71”




Azurite. Front
Front
Azurite. Rear
Rear
Chalcopyrite and Quartz
Chalcopyrite and Quartz. Front
Front
Chalcopyrite and Quartz. Front
Front
Chalcopyrite and Quartz. Side
Side
 

TE46AN2: Very aerial group of twinned Chalcopyrite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, shiny, with small Quartz crystal coatings. Of excellent quality for the locality.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown District, West Coast Council, Tasmania  Australia

Specimen size: 2.5 × 2 × 2.1 cm = 0.98” × 0.79” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.5 cm = 0.75” × 0.59”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Cerussite (Cr-bearing Cerussite)
 

TYM16AN4: Group of twinned chromium-rich Cerussite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, translucent, with great luster and an intense and uniform lemon-yellow color.
We will ship this piece, an Australian classic, in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast Council, Tasmania  Australia

Specimen size: 2.5 × 0.8 × 1.1 cm = 0.98” × 0.31” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 0.6 cm = 0.87” × 0.24”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Cerussite (Cr-bearing Cerussite). Cerussite (Cr-bearing Cerussite).
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Rhodochrosite with Boulangerite inclusions
Rhodochrosite with Boulangerite inclusions. Rhodochrosite with Boulangerite inclusions.
 

TE66AM5: Druse of rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals with very distinct parallel growths, blackened by the abundance of Boulangerite inclusions.
Hercules Mine, Mount Read, Williamsford, Rosebery District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania  Australia

Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.2 × 3 cm = 2.44” × 1.65” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1  cm = 0.47” × 0.39”




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Cassiterite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MFG87AO3: Druse of twinned Cassiterite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, translucent, with good luster and a deep greenish yellow color, on matrix.
It is outstanding for the locality of origin, since not many specimens of this quality have been seen in recent years.
Aberfoyle Mine (Rossarden Tin Mine), Rossarden District, Tasmania  Australia

Specimen size: 7 × 5.3 × 2.9 cm = 2.76” × 2.09” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.2 cm = 1.26” × 0.87”




Cassiterite. Cassiterite.
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Fiji

Tellurium with Quartz
Tellurium with Quartz. Tellurium with Quartz.
Tellurium with Quartz  

NP66AN0: Native Tellurium crystals, the best known for this species, have developed in well-formed groups, with sharp crystal forms and larger than usual. The results of the analyses, which will be provided to the buyer, define the mineral as pure native Tellurium. The locality of origin is also interesting, little known to most mineralogists.
Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Tavua, Viti Levu Island  Fiji (±2004)

Specimen size: 3.8 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm = 1.50” × 0.83” × 0.51”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”

Former collection of Ignacio Gaspar



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INDIA

Heulandite-Ca
 

TMA61AN3: Floater group of sharp Heulandite-Ca crystals with very well defined faces and edges, between transparent and translucent and with an intense pearly luster.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Aurangabad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.4 × 2.3 cm = 1.10” × 0.94” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 1.2 cm = 1.02” × 0.47”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Heulandite-Ca. Heulandite-Ca.
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Heulandite-Ca with Stilbite-Ca and Quartz
Heulandite-Ca with Stilbite-Ca and Quartz. Front
Front
Heulandite-Ca with Stilbite-Ca and Quartz. Side
Side
 

TM13AN1: Isolated crystal of Heulandite-Ca, very sharp, translucent, with good luster and a light pink color, with crystals of Stilbite-Ca and on Quartz matrix.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 4.2 × 2 × 1.8 cm = 1.65” × 0.79” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 3 × 1.8 cm = 1.18” × 0.71”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Heulandite-Ca with Celadonite inclusions
 

TP14AN1: Floater group of sharp Heulandite-Ca crystals with sharp crystal forms, bright luster, and a uniform light green color due to Celadonite inclusions.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Shakur Quarry, Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 3 × 2 × 1.6 cm = 1.18” × 0.79” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.7 cm = 0.94” × 0.28”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Heulandite-Ca with Celadonite inclusions. Heulandite-Ca with Celadonite inclusions.
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Okenite
Okenite. Okenite.
 

MB10AM9: Spheroidal growth of fine filiform crystals of Okenite, with a silky luster and a snow-white color, on matrix. Relatively abundant decades ago, Okenite is nowadays a rare species in India.
We will send the specimen, which comes from the Robert J. Noble collection, in its original Perky box from that collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Bob Sullivan collection.
Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 2.4 × 2.1 × 2.3 cm = 0.94” × 0.83” × 0.91”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Stellerite
 

TC13AN2: Spheroidal growth of Stellerite on matrix, translucent, lustrous and opaline white.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Aurangabad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm = 1.10” × 1.10” × 0.87”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Stellerite. Stellerite.
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Stellerite
Stellerite. Stellerite.
 

MV13AM8: Floater aggregate with a sheaf-like habit of Stellerite crystals with sharp crystal forms, translucent, white in color and with a pearly luster.
We will send the buyer the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Aurangabad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 3 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm = 1.18” × 0.87” × 0.75”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Epistilbite
 

TC16AN2: Spheroidal growth of Epistilbite on matrix, translucent, with good luster and a uniform pale blue color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm = 1.10” × 0.94” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 0.91” × 0.87”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Epistilbite. Epistilbite.
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Epistilbite
Epistilbite. Epistilbite.
 

TB62AJ1: Bundle-like aggregates of very well defined Epistilbite crystals, translucent, bright and implanted on a basalt matrix.
We will send the sample in its original Perkin’s box from the R.J. Noble collection, also containing the collection label.
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 3 × 2.7 × 1.4 cm = 1.18” × 1.06” × 0.55”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Fluorapophyllite-(K)
 

TYZ62AN3: Centered group of Fluorapophyllite-(K) crystals with sharp crystal forms, translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform blue-green color, on a small basalt matrix. Different!
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Momim Pada, Rahuri, Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2 × 2.4 cm = 1.10” × 0.79” × 0.94”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Fluorapophyllite-(K). Fluorapophyllite-(K).
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Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Heulandite-Ca
Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Heulandite-Ca. Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Heulandite-Ca.
 

TBL11AN8: Elongated crystal of Fluorapophyllite-(K), very sharp, formed by the prism and a bipyramid, transparent and green, on matrix, with lamellar pink Heulandite crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label stating that it was previously in the Sullivan collection.
Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 2.9 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm = 1.14” × 0.67” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 2.9 × 0.7 cm = 1.14” × 0.28”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Scolecite and Stilbite-Ca
 

CB87AI8: A small group of Fluorapophyllite-(K) crystals, one of them clearly dominant, translucent, with a deep green color and on a matrix of slightly pinkish Stilbite-Ca and also with prismatic acicular Scolecite crystals that are clear and colorless.
Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 10.7 × 7.9 × 7.7 cm = 4.21” × 3.11” × 3.03”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1.6 cm = 0.94” × 0.63”

Stilbite-Ca minor fluorescence short UV



Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Scolecite and Stilbite-Ca. Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Scolecite and Stilbite-Ca.
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Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Stilbite-Ca and Heulandite-Ca
Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Stilbite-Ca and Heulandite-Ca. Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Stilbite-Ca and Heulandite-Ca.
Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Stilbite-Ca and Heulandite-Ca.
 

HM47AN2: Group of Fluorapophyllite-(K) crystals with the forms of a prism and a very steep sharp bipyramid, transparent, with a bright luster and an extraordinarily vivid and intense green color. On a basalt matrix covered with white spheroidal aggregates of Stilbite-Ca and white lamellar crystals, with a silky luster, of Heulandite-Ca. Old piece, from the 1970s.
Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 14.4 × 10.4 × 5.8 cm = 5.67” × 4.09” × 2.28”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.7 cm = 0.55” × 0.28”




Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Stilbite-Ca

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TV91AE1: Aggregates of very sharp Fluorapophyllite-(K) crystals that are very transparent and bright, with an intense and uniform green color and on a basalt matrix coated by nice pink Stilbite-Ca crystals.
Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 23 × 16 × 7 cm = 9.06” × 6.30” × 2.76”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 2 cm = 1.38” × 0.79”




Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Stilbite-Ca. Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Stilbite-Ca.
Scolecite
Scolecite. Front
Front
Scolecite. Rear
Rear
 

HA37AM6: Centered groups of fine prismatic Scolecite crystals, with visible terminal faces, translucent, with a silky luster and a snow-white color. Very elegant.
Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 11.4 × 9.8 × 10.2 cm = 4.49” × 3.86” × 4.02”

Main crystal size: 11 × 0.9 cm = 4.33” × 0.35”




Scolecite with Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Scolecite with Fluorapophyllite-(K)
 

HM280HR: Centered groups of acicular white Scolecite crystals, between transparent and translucent, with bright luster, and partially covered by small crystals of Fluorapophyllite-(K). On a basalt matrix.
Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 15 × 9.5 × 7 cm = 5.91” × 3.74” × 2.76”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 0.2 cm = 1.77” × 0.08”




Scolecite with Fluorapophyllite-(K).
Cavansite with Stilbite-Ca
Cavansite with Stilbite-Ca. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Cavansite with Stilbite-Ca. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

NNM49AN7: Very well defined spheroidal growth of small dipyramidal Cavansite crystals, with sharp crystal forms, centered on a basalt matrix covered by Stilbite-Ca crystals.
This piece comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 711), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Wagholi Quarry, Wagholi, Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra  India (2004)

Specimen size: 8.4 × 5.6 × 4.2 cm = 3.31” × 2.20” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.6 cm = 0.63” × 0.63”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Cavansite on Stilbite
 

MM16S7: Very well defined spherical growth of small dipyramidal crystals of Cavansite, on a matrix of basalt coated by crystals of Stilbite.
Wagholi Quarry, Wagholi, Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 8.5 × 7.9 × 4.7 cm = 3.35” × 3.11” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.4 cm = 0.63” × 0.55”




Cavansite on Stilbite. Cavansite on Stilbite.
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Pentagonite with Stilbite-Ca
Pentagonite with Stilbite-Ca. Pentagonite with Stilbite-Ca.
 

NV68AL5: Centered growths of very fine and elongated prismatic crystals, almost acicular but with very well defined faces and edges, with excellent color and luster. On a basaltic matrix with small white Stilbite-Ca crystals. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Wagholi Quarry, Wagholi, Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra  India (±2016)

Specimen size: 9 × 8.2 × 3.6 cm = 3.54” × 3.23” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.55” × 0.08”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez

minID: 74U-KHA



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Mesolite with Heulandite-Ca and Laumontite
 

MF12R9: Slightly globular (so called "mushroom") growths of acicular crystals of Mesolite on a matrix of sharp Heulandite-Ca crystals and white aggregates of Laumontite.
Kannad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra  India (08/2009)

Specimen size: 11.7 × 9.6 × 4.2 cm = 4.61” × 3.78” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 3.8 × 3.2 cm = 1.50” × 1.26”




Mesolite with Heulandite-Ca and Laumontite.
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Calcite with Quartz
Calcite with Quartz. Calcite with Quartz.
Calcite with Quartz.
 

CC50AE1: Aggregate of complex equant Calcite crystals that are transparent and very bright, with oriented dark colored inclusions and implanted on a basalt matrix coated by white Quartz microcrystals.
Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District),, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 13.5 × 12.7 × 6 cm = 5.31” × 5.00” × 2.36”

Main crystal size: 3.3 × 2.8 cm = 1.30” × 1.10”




Prehnite perimorphic Laumontite
 

EX66AM2: Group of Prehnite crystals perimorphic after Laumontite. The Prehnite, in translucent pale green crystals, has covered, and partly replaced, the pre-existing Laumontite crystals that ended up dehydrating and disappearing completely.
Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District),, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 20.5 × 15.7 × 4.6 cm = 8.07” × 6.18” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 5.5 × 0.6 cm = 2.17” × 0.24”




Prehnite perimorphic Laumontite. Prehnite perimorphic Laumontite.
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Fluorite with Quartz and Opal
Fluorite with Quartz and Opal. Fluorite with Quartz and Opal.
 

GY27AK6: Isolated globular growths of Fluorite, translucent, with dominant yellow tones on a basalt matrix coated with Quartz and grey Opal.
The specimen is from the Casado Margolles collection (reg. FRM 38), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Mahodari, Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India (2003)

Specimen size: 8.4 × 7 × 3.5 cm = 3.31” × 2.76” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.6 cm = 0.63” × 0.63”

Former collection of Casado Margolles



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Fluorite with Quartz (variety amethyst)
 

LV29AK6: Spheroidal crystalline growth of Fluorite with fine radial striations and curious deformations, very unusual in this type of specimen. The Fluorite, translucent and with yellow tones, has grown on a matrix of Quartz crystals (amethyst variety), with growths of white microcrystalline Quartz.
This unusual piece comes from the Philippe Morelon collection (No. 374), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Mahodari, Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 9.4 × 6.8 × 6.3 cm = 3.70” × 2.68” × 2.48”

Main crystal size: 5.4 × 4.6 cm = 2.13” × 1.81”

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Fluorite with Quartz (variety amethyst). Front
Front
Fluorite with Quartz (variety amethyst). Side
Side
Fluorite with Quartz (variety amethyst).
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Powellite with Stilbite-Ca
Powellite with Stilbite-Ca. Powellite with Stilbite-Ca.
 

TC87AL5: Very sharp dipyramidal Powellite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with sharp crystal forms, translucent, shiny, orange in color, on matrix, with small Stilbite-Ca crystals.
We will send the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Pandulena Hills, Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.34” × 1.02” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 0.63” × 0.51”

Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble

minID: GRR-X73



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Powellite with Stilbite-Ca

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

NTX74AO1: Very aerial bipyramidal crystal of Powellite of very good size. Sharp, with very well defined parallel growths, translucent, with good luster and a light cream color and on a matrix of pink Stilbite-Ca crystals. High quality for the species.
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 6.7 × 4.2 × 3.3 cm = 2.64” × 1.65” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 2.5 cm = 1.46” × 0.98”

Extremely fluorescent long & short UV



Powellite with Stilbite-Ca. Front
Front
Powellite with Stilbite-Ca. Side
Side
Powellite with Stilbite-Ca, Calcite and Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Powellite with Stilbite-Ca, Calcite and Fluorapophyllite-(K). Powellite with Stilbite-Ca, Calcite and Fluorapophyllite-(K).
 

EK92AF9: Very sharp Powellite crystals in parallel growth, translucent with a cream color. They are on a basalt matrix with Stilbite-Ca crystals, partially doubly terminated white Fluorapophyllite-(K) crystals and transparent rhombohedral Calcite crystals, one of them clearly dominant.
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra  India (± 2010)

Specimen size: 12.8 × 9.7 × 6.3 cm = 5.04” × 3.82” × 2.48”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.55” × 0.47”

Intense fluorescence short UV & fluorescent long UV



Corundum

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TBM26AP8: Complete floater Corundum crystal with short prism and well developed pinacoid faces, with sharp edges and very marked triangular growth figures. Translucent, lustrous, and with an intense red color.
Mysore District, Karnataka  India

Specimen size: 1.8 × 1.4 × 1 cm = 0.71” × 0.55” × 0.39”




Corundum. Front
Front
Corundum. Rear
Rear
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Corundum with Calcite
Corundum with Calcite. Front
Front
Corundum with Calcite. Rear
Rear
Corundum with Calcite.
 

EX88AM1: Doubly terminated crystals of red Corundum, one of them clearly dominant, with very well defined faces and edges and curvatures on the edges. They are embedded in a gneissic rock matrix.
Mysore District, Karnataka  India

Specimen size: 10.4 × 8.7 × 7.6 cm = 4.09” × 3.43” × 2.99”

Main crystal size: 5.4 × 0.7 cm = 2.13” × 0.28”

Fluorescent long & short UV

minID: 01R-686



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Quartz (variety amethyst)
 

TJ56AH2: Druse with a fan-like aggregate of very sharp crystals that are transparent, very bright and with a very deep color. A fine sample, very esthetic.
Kakamunurle Quarry, Karur District, Tamil Nadu  India

Specimen size: 6.6 × 5 × 2.3 cm = 2.60” × 1.97” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.67” × 0.28”




Quartz (variety amethyst). Front
Front
Quartz (variety amethyst). Rear
Rear
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Quartz with inclusions
Quartz with inclusions. Front
Front
Quartz with inclusions. Side
Side
 

TD47AH1: A novelty at Tucson 2018. Very sharp Quartz Crystal, extraordinarily clear and bright and with an esthetic inclusion, probably of Mica.
Manihar Valley, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh  India (06/2017)

Specimen size: 8 × 6.2 × 6.1 cm = 3.15” × 2.44” × 2.40”




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Quartz with Rutile, Chlorite and Mica
 

TR47AH1: A novelty at Tucson 2018. Group of Quartz crystals, one of them clearly dominant, transparent, with included acicular Rutile crystals and small leafy Mica aggregates.
Sainj Valley, Manihar Valley, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh  India (06/2017)

Specimen size: 8.9 × 6.9 × 4.5 cm = 3.50” × 2.72” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 6 × 2.4 cm = 2.36” × 0.94”




Quartz with Rutile, Chlorite and Mica. Front
Front
Quartz with Rutile, Chlorite and Mica. Rear
Rear
Quartz with Rutile, Chlorite and Mica.
Quartz with Anatase and Chlorite inclusions
Quartz with Anatase and Chlorite inclusions. Front
Front
Quartz with Anatase and Chlorite inclusions. Side
Side
Quartz with Anatase and Chlorite inclusions. Rear
Rear
Quartz with Anatase and Chlorite inclusions.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TA26AH1: A novelty at Tucson 2018. Group of Quartz crystals that are transparent, bright, have cavernous forms on some of their faces and one of them a very well defined scepter. They have Chlorite inclusions and small and very bright Anatase crystals on their surfaces. Just superb!
Sainj Valley, Manihar Valley, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh  India (06/2017)

Specimen size: 20 × 11.3 × 8.3 cm = 7.87” × 4.45” × 3.27”

Main crystal size: 15.5 × 6.8 cm = 6.10” × 2.68”





INDONESIA

Quartz (variety amethyst)
 

TJX62AN7: Floater aggregate with very aerial spheroidal shapes, translucent and with an intense and uniform lilac color. We highlight, apart from the color, the finesse and elegance of this specimen.
We will ship this specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province  Indonesia

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.87” × 0.71” × 0.47”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Quartz (variety amethyst). Quartz (variety amethyst).
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IRAN

Other localities

Wulfenite
Wulfenite. Front
Front
Wulfenite. Side
Side
 

MQ62AL4: Group of highly profiled lamellar crystals of Wulfenite on matrix, very rich in crystal forms, translucent, very lustrous and with an extremely vivid and intense red color.
Chah Kharboze Mine, Chah Kharboze, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 1.2 × 1 × 0.7 cm = 0.47” × 0.39” × 0.28”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.31” × 0.24”


minID: 53X-549



Wulfenite
 

MZ62AL4: Group of highly profiled lamellar crystals of Wulfenite on matrix, very rich in crystal forms, translucent, very lustrous and with an extremely vivid and intense red color.
Chah Kharboze Mine, Chah Kharboze, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 1.2 × 1.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.47” × 0.47” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”


minID: X4P-RL7



Wulfenite. Front
Front
Wulfenite. Side
Side
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Wulfenite
Wulfenite.
 

MR62AL4: Group of highly profiled lamellar crystals of Wulfenite on matrix, one of them clearly dominant, very rich in crystal forms, translucent, with very good luster and with an extremely vivid and intense red color.
Chah Kharboze Mine, Chah Kharboze, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 1.3 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm = 0.51” × 0.43” × 0.20”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.43” × 0.39”


minID: VFY-TDX



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Wulfenite
 

MF6AC5: Aggregate of two tabular crystals. They are translucent, very bright, have an extraordinarily vivid and intense red color and are on a small matrix.
Chah Kharboze Mine, Chah Kharboze, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 1.6 × 1.1 × 0.7 cm = 0.63” × 0.43” × 0.28”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1.1 cm = 0.43” × 0.43”




Wulfenite. Front
Front
Wulfenite. Rear
Rear
Mimetite with Calcite
Mimetite with Calcite. Front
Front
Mimetite with Calcite. Side
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Mimetite with Calcite.
 

TE57AE7: Very sharp Mimetite crystals that are mostly tabular, with a yellowish-orange color, translucent, extraordinarily bright and on a matrix of white Calcite crystals.
Gowd Mine, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.9 × 3.5 cm = 1.42” × 1.14” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”




Mimetite
 

TA87AD4: Aggregate, on matrix, of thick tabular Mimetite crystals, many of them doubly terminated. They have a bright lemon yellow color with slightly orange shades. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Gowd Mine, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.2 × 2.3 cm = 2.05” × 1.65” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.20” × 0.20”




Mimetite. Mimetite.
Mimetite with Calcite
Mimetite with Calcite. Mimetite with Calcite.
 

TP96AL3: Very sharp tabular crystals, with very well defined faces and edges, translucent, bright, with an intense yellow color and on matrix.
Gowd Mine, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 6 × 5.9 × 1.9 cm = 2.36” × 2.32” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.12” × 0.12”


minID: QW6-EK8



Mimetite
 

TB88AD4: Aggregate, on matrix, of thick tabular Mimetite crystals, many of them doubly terminated. They have a bright lemon yellow color with slightly orange shades. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Gowd Mine, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.5 × 3.2 cm = 2.52” × 2.17” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.39” × 0.31”




Mimetite. Front
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Mimetite. Top
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Mimetite
Mimetite. Mimetite.
 

TC50AD4: Aggregate, on matrix, of thick tabular Mimetite crystals, many of them doubly terminated. They have a bright lemon yellow color with slightly orange shades. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Gowd Mine, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 6.2 × 4.3 cm = 2.83” × 2.44” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.35” × 0.28”




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Willemite after Descloizite and Mimetite
 

MD86AC9: A novelty at Munich 2015. Dendritic growths of Willemite after Descloizite that, as a novelty, have partial coatings of small barrel-shaped Mimetite crystals with an intense reddish yellow color.
Chah Milleh Mine, Chah Milleh, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.5 × 3 cm = 1.69” × 1.38” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.63”

Fluorescent short UV



Willemite after Descloizite and Mimetite. Willemite after Descloizite and Mimetite.
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Willemite after Descloizite with Mimetite and Calcite
Willemite after Descloizite with Mimetite and Calcite. Willemite after Descloizite with Mimetite and Calcite.
 

MJ67AF0: Arborescent growths of Willemite crystals pseudomorphous after Descloizite that have partial coatings of small barrel-shaped Mimetite crystals with an intense reddish yellow color.
Chah Milleh Mine, Chah Milleh, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm = 2.24” × 1.89” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 3 × 1.7 cm = 1.18” × 0.67”

Fluorescent short UV



Willemite after Descloizite with Mimetite
 

MC60AC6: A novelty at Munich 2015. Arborescent growths of Willemite crystal pseudomorphous after Descloizite that, as a novelty, have partial coatings of small barrel-shaped Mimetite crystals with an intense reddish yellow color.
Chah Milleh Mine, Chah Milleh, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (08/2015)

Specimen size: 9.8 × 7.6 × 7.4 cm = 3.86” × 2.99” × 2.91”

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 3.4 cm = 1.69” × 1.34”




Willemite after Descloizite with Mimetite. Willemite after Descloizite with Mimetite.
Andradite (variety demantoid)
Andradite (variety demantoid). Andradite (variety demantoid).

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NGT67AO3: Andradite crystals (demantoid variety) with very well defined trapezohedron and rhombododecahedron forms, translucent, with a bright luster and an intense and deep green color, on matrix. Worth noting is its abundance of crystals since these Iranian demantoids usually occur as isolated crystals.
Belqeys Mountain, Takab, West Azerbaijan Province  Iran

Specimen size: 6 × 4.2 × 3.8 cm = 2.36” × 1.65” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.8 cm = 0.47” × 0.31”




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Andradite (variety demantoid) with Diopside

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TXB66AP9: Andradite crystals (demantoid variety) on matrix. One of them is clearly dominant and large, with very sharp trapezohedron and dodecahedron forms, translucent, lustrous, and of an intense deep green color. Also noteworthy is the abundance of crystals, since these Iranian demantoids usually occur as isolated crystals.
Belqeys Mountain, Takab, West Azerbaijan Province  Iran

Specimen size: 8.6 × 8.3 × 4.2 cm = 3.39” × 3.27” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 2.8 cm = 1.46” × 1.10”




Andradite (variety demantoid) with Diopside. Andradite (variety demantoid) with Diopside.
Analcime
Analcime.
Analcime  

HM90EJ: Group of shiny trapezohedral crystals of Analcime, with very well defined faces and edges and on a rock matrix. The color, between white and reddish orange, is selectively distributed on some faces.
Mount Kahovan, Moalleman, Qohab-e Rastaq, Amirabad District, Damghan, Torud Region, Semnan Province  Iran (90)

Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.4 × 3 cm = 2.24” × 1.73” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.5 cm = 0.91” × 0.59”


minID: YPH-JAH



Analcime
 

EM36AL3: Trapezohedral crystals of Analcime on matrix, translucent, very shiny, with very well defined faces and edges and whose color varies from pure white to intense and uniform orange-reddish.
Mount Kahovan, Moalleman, Qohab-e Rastaq, Amirabad District, Damghan, Torud Region, Semnan Province  Iran (2017)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 6.1 × 4.7 cm = 2.52” × 2.40” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.39” × 0.31”


minID: ECD-C4E



Analcime. Analcime.
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Nakhlak Mine

Cerussite (twinned)
Cerussite (twinned). Front
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Cerussite (twinned). Rear
Rear
Cerussite (twinned)  

HM130TZ: Floater reticulated aggregate of Cerussite crystals with multiple twinning, between lamellar and tabular. Very sharp, transparent, lustrous and more limpid and perfect than is usual for specimens from this deposit.

Nakhlak Mine, ↓180 m., Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (03/2016)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.4 × 1.2 cm = 1.34” × 0.94” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1 cm = 0.63” × 0.39”


minID: 1P9-ERJ



Cerussite
 

TH46AN2: Floater reticulated aggregate of Cerussite with multiple twins of crystals between lamellar and tabular, very sharp, transparent and lustrous.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Nakhlak Mine, Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran

Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.7 × 2.4 cm = 1.38” × 1.06” × 0.94”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



Cerussite. Front
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Cerussite. Front
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Cerussite. Side
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Twinned Cerussite
Twinned Cerussite. Front
Front
Twinned Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Twinned Cerussite. Side
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TQ96AL3: Floater reticulated Cerussite aggregate with multiple twinned crystals between lamellar and tabular, highly profiled, transparent, bright and more limpid and perfect than is usually the case in the Cerussites from this deposit.
Nakhlak Mine, ↓180 m., Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (03/2016)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm = 1.73” × 1.26” × 0.94”

Minor fluorescence short UV

minID: 31H-CC1



Twinned Cerussite
 

TN56AL3: Floater reticulated Cerussite aggregate with multiple twinned crystals between lamellar and tabular, highly profiled, transparent, bright and more limpid and perfect than is usually the case in the Cerussites from this deposit.
Nakhlak Mine, ↓180 m., Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (03/2016)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.3 × 1.9 cm = 1.73” × 1.30” × 0.75”

Minor fluorescence short UV

minID: TDK-0LN



Twinned Cerussite. Front
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Twinned Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Cerussite (twinned)
Cerussite (twinned). Cerussite (twinned).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EMX89AP7: Aggregate of Cerussite crystals, between lamellar and tabular, transparent and very lustrous, that form multiple twins, sharper and more perfect than usual, and in matrix, something really rare in specimens from this locality.
The specimen comes from the former collection of Michel Perraudin.
Nakhlak Mine, Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.5 × 3.8 cm = 2.52” × 2.17” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.7 cm = 1.10” × 1.06”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Michel Perraudin



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Chromium rich Mimetite with Cerussite
 

EL38AL3: Reticulated Cerussite aggregates with cyclic twins. The Cerussite crystals, between lamellar and tabular, are outlined by very fine and sharp elongated microcrystals of Mimetite with a very vivid orange-red color. These Mimetites have been analyzed in detail and turned out to be the rare chromium-bearing variety. We will send a copy of the analyses to the buyer of the specimen.
Nakhlak Mine, ↓200 m., Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (01/2015)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.9 × 2.6 cm = 1.73” × 1.14” × 1.02”

Fluorescent short UV

minID: 83N-A74



Chromium rich Mimetite with Cerussite. Front
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Chromium rich Mimetite with Cerussite. Side
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Chromium rich Mimetite with Cerussite
Chromium rich Mimetite with Cerussite. Front
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Chromium rich Mimetite with Cerussite. Side
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Chromium rich Mimetite with Cerussite.
 

EP38AL3: Reticulated Cerussite aggregates with cyclic twins. The Cerussite crystals, between lamellar and tabular, are outlined by very fine and sharp elongated microcrystals of Mimetite with a very vivid orange-red color. These Mimetites have been analyzed in detail and turned out to be the rare chromium-bearing variety. We will send a copy of the analyses to the buyer of the specimen.
This specimen has been photographed and published in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 159/2021, page 34
Nakhlak Mine, ↓200 m., Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (01/2015)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm = 1.97” × 1.77” × 1.26”

Fluorescent short UV

minID: YFP-YGR



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Chromium-rich Mimetite on Cerussite
 

EH48AC2: Different and aesthetic. Aggregates of cyclic twins with Cerussite crystals that are laminar and tabular, and are finely bordered by very thin and acute Mimetite microcrystals with a very vivid orange-red color. These Mimetites have been analyzed in depth and have proven to be the rare chromium-rich variety. We'll send copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Nakhlak Mine, ↓200 m., Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (01/2015)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 3.7 × 2.7 cm = 2.40” × 1.46” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 2.5 cm = 1.69” × 0.98”

Fluorescent short UV



Chromium-rich Mimetite on Cerussite. Front
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Chromium-rich Mimetite on Cerussite. Side
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Chromium-rich Mimetite on Cerussite. Top
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Mimetite (variety Chromium-rich) on Cerussite
Mimetite (variety Chromium-rich) on Cerussite. Front
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Mimetite (variety Chromium-rich) on Cerussite. Side
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Mimetite (variety Chromium-rich) on Cerussite  

HM380EE: Reticulated Cerussite aggregates with cyclic twins. The Cerussite crystals, between lamellar and tabular, are outlined by very fine and sharp elongated microcrystals of Mimetite with a very vivid orange-red color. These Mimetites have been analyzed in detail and turned out to be the rare chromium-bearing variety. We will send a copy of the analyses to the buyer of the specimen.
Nakhlak Mine, ↓200 m., Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (01/2015)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 4 × 3.6 cm = 2.40” × 1.57” × 1.42”


minID: J0E-7QM



Chromium-rich Mimetite with Cerussite
 

MA70AI7: Aggregates of cyclic twins of Cerussite crystals, between laminar and tabular, that are finely bordered by very thin and prismatic-shaped Mimetite microcrystals with a very vivid orange-red color. These Mimetites have been analyzed and shown to be a rare chromium-rich variety. We'll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Nakhlak Mine, ↓200 m., Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran (01/2015)

Specimen size: 8.7 × 4.8 × 4.4 cm = 3.43” × 1.89” × 1.73”

Fluorescent short UV



Chromium-rich Mimetite with Cerussite. Front
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Chromium-rich Mimetite with Cerussite. Top
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Chromium-rich Mimetite with Cerussite.

Zunyite from Bandar Abbas

Zunyite with Hematite
Zunyite with Hematite. Front
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Zunyite with Hematite. Rear
Rear
 

MM88AN0: Floater crystal of Zunyite, a rare aluminum sorosilicate-fluoride, tetrahedral and beveled by cube faces, of good size, has very well defined and smooth faces and a color between reddish and dark brown. With lamellar inclusions of Hematite, which makes it different from the first Zunyites from Iran that came to the world of collecting at Munich 2018.
Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province  Iran (07/2019)

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm = 0.91” × 0.87” × 0.75”




Zunyite with Hematite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MNX87AO5: Isolated Zunyite crystal, a rare aluminum sorosilicate and fluoride, on a Hematite matrix. The crystal, tetrahedral and beveled on the faces of the cube, has very well defined and smooth faces. With a color between reddish and dark brown and with lamellar Hematite inclusions, which distinguish it from the first Iranian zunyites found.
Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province  Iran (07/2019)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.5 × 2 cm = 1.02” × 0.98” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.6 cm = 0.63” × 0.63”




Zunyite with Hematite. Front
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Zunyite with Hematite. Rear
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Zunyite with Hematite. Side
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Zunyite with Hematite
Zunyite with Hematite.
Zunyite with Hematite  

TC200MQ: Zunyite crystal, a rare aluminum sorosilicate-fluoride, on matrix. The crystal, tetrahedral and beveled by cube faces, has very well defined and smooth faces, a color between reddish and dark brown, with lamellar inclusions of Hematite, different from the first Zunyites from Iran that reached the world of collecting in Munich 2018.
Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province  Iran (07/2019)

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm = 1.14” × 0.87” × 0.51”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.47” × 0.47”




Zunyite with Hematite
 

ML49AK6: Zunyite crystal, a rare aluminum fluoride and sorosilicate, on matrix. The crystal, tetrahedral and bevelled by cube faces, has very defined and smooth reddish-brown faces, with dark lamellar inclusions of Hematite, which makes it different from the first Zunyites from Iran that came to the world of collecting in Munich 2018.
Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province  Iran (07/2019)

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.4 × 2 cm = 1.22” × 0.94” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 0.67” × 0.59”




Zunyite with Hematite. Zunyite with Hematite.
Zunyite with Hematite
Zunyite with Hematite. Zunyite with Hematite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MJX7AP5: Zunyite crystal, a rare aluminum sorosilicate and fluoride, on matrix. This tetrahedral crystal, beveled by cube faces, has very well defined and smooth faces, varies in color between reddish and dark brown, and is included in a matrix very rich in lamellar Hematite crystals.
Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province  Iran (07/2019)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3.1 × 2.3 cm = 1.34” × 1.22” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”




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Zunyite with Hematite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MG38AM3: Zunyite, a rare aluminum sorosilicate-fluoride, on matrix. One of the dominant crystals, tetrahedral and beveled by cube faces, with very well defined and smooth faces, a color between reddish and dark brown and with lamellar inclusions of Hematite, which makes it different from the first Zunyites from Iran that came to the world of collecting at Munich 2018.
Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province  Iran (07/2019)

Specimen size: 5 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm = 1.97” × 1.50” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 0.63” × 0.51”




Zunyite with Hematite. Front
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Zunyite with Hematite. Side
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Zunyite with Hematite.

MALAYSIA

Stibarsen
Stibarsen. Front
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Stibarsen. Side
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MQ16AM7: Botryoidal Stibarsen growth with gray microcrystalline surfaces and a little matrix.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Sarabau Mine, Bau, Kuching, Kuching District, Kuching Division, Sarawak State, Borneo Island  Malaysia

Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm = 1.30” × 1.06” × 0.75”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Sarabauite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MFR47AO3: Encrustations, microcrystalline concretions and acicular crystals of Sarabauite, a rare calcium sulphantimonide with a vivid and uniform red color, on matrix. The specimen, from the type locality for the species and among the highest quality known, has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Sarabau Mine, Bau, Kuching, Kuching District, Kuching Division, Sarawak State, Borneo Island  Malaysia

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm = 2.05” × 1.89” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.1 cm = 0.20” × 0.04”

Type locality

With analysis copy



Sarabauite. Sarabauite.
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JAPAN

Stibnite
Stibnite. Front
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Stibnite. Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EFJ2AQ1: Parallel growth of Stibnite crystals with excellent terminations, lustrous, and with twists and natural curvatures. The specimen is filed along the bottom, possibly for being fitted to a base.
A classic, very difficult to find, that comes from the Valentin Sicher collection.
Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island  Japan

Specimen size: 9.2 × 3 × 2 cm = 3.62” × 1.18” × 0.79”

Former collection of Valentin Sicher



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Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TAM87AP8: Crystals of Henmilite, a rare hydrated borate of Ca and Cu, on an Olshanskyite matrix. They are very sharp and are very intense blue in color despite being partially covered by a thin layer of a mixture of minerals, among which Calcite predominates and among which there is also a currently unidentifiable copper silicate, and it can not be ruled out that it could be a new mineral phase.
The analyses carried out attest to this mixture of species in the coating. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 1.7 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm = 0.67” × 0.51” × 0.31”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”

Type locality

With analysis copy



Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
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Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén

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TAB48AP8: Crystals of Henmilite, a rare hydrated borate of Ca and Cu, on an Olshanskyite matrix. They are very sharp and are very intense blue in color despite being partially covered by a thin layer of a mixture of minerals, among which Calcite predominates and among which there is also a currently unidentifiable copper silicate, and it can not be ruled out that it could be a new mineral phase.
The analyses carried out attest to this mixture of species in the coating. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2 × 0.9 cm = 0.91” × 0.79” × 0.35”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

Type locality

With analysis copy



Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TBM69AP8: Crystals of Henmilite, a rare hydrated borate of Ca and Cu, on an Olshanskyite matrix. They are very sharp and are very intense blue in color despite being partially covered by a thin layer of a mixture of minerals, among which Calcite predominates and among which there is also a currently unidentifiable copper silicate, and it can not be ruled out that it could be a new mineral phase.
The analyses carried out attest to this mixture of species in the coating. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm = 0.94” × 0.71” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”

Type locality

With analysis copy



Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TRM68AP8: Crystals of Henmilite, a rare hydrated borate of Ca and Cu, on an Olshanskyite matrix. They are very sharp and are very intense blue in color despite being partially covered by a thin layer of a mixture of minerals, among which Calcite predominates and among which there is also a currently unidentifiable copper silicate, and it can not be ruled out that it could be a new mineral phase.
The analyses carried out attest to this mixture of species in the coating. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 2.5 × 2.2 × 0.8 cm = 0.98” × 0.87” × 0.31”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”

Type locality

With analysis copy



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Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TXM87AP8: Crystals of Henmilite, a rare hydrated borate of Ca and Cu, on an Olshanskyite matrix. They are very sharp and are very intense blue in color despite being partially covered by a thin layer of a mixture of minerals, among which Calcite predominates and among which there is also a currently unidentifiable copper silicate, and it can not be ruled out that it could be a new mineral phase.
The analyses carried out attest to this mixture of species in the coating. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.7 × 1.2 cm = 1.34” × 1.06” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”

Type locality

With analysis copy



Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
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Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFB64AP8: Crystals of Henmilite, a rare hydrated borate of Ca and Cu, on an Olshanskyite matrix. They are very sharp and are very intense blue in color despite being partially covered by a thin layer of a mixture of minerals, among which Calcite predominates and among which there is also a currently unidentifiable copper silicate, and it can not be ruled out that it could be a new mineral phase.
The analyses carried out attest to this mixture of species in the coating. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 4.8 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm = 1.89” × 0.94” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.4 cm = 0.28” × 0.16”

Type locality

With analysis copy



Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TMM69AP8: Crystals of Henmilite, a rare hydrated borate of Ca and Cu, on an Olshanskyite matrix. They are very sharp and are very intense blue in color despite being partially covered by a thin layer of a mixture of minerals, among which Calcite predominates and among which there is also a currently unidentifiable copper silicate, and it can not be ruled out that it could be a new mineral phase.
The analyses carried out attest to this mixture of species in the coating. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 6.1 × 3.6 × 1.2 cm = 2.40” × 1.42” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

Type locality

With analysis copy



Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Henmilite coated by Calcite and on Olshanskyite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
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Microcline
Microcline.
 

TM9AK3: Sharp Microcline crystal, elongated and clearly twinned by the Baveno law. This specimen comes from a classic Japanese locality via the collection of Thomas P. Moore whose label we will send to the buyer.
Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 4 × 0.9 × 0.9 cm = 1.57” × 0.35” × 0.35”

Former collection of Thomas P. Moore



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Enstatite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFM14AO3: Fan-shaped groups of acicular Enstatite crystals, translucent, with great luster and a golden yellow color, on a matrix of ultrabasic igneous rock.
A Japanese classic rarely seen in the mineralogical world.
Oguni-michimata, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 5.4 × 3 × 2.1 cm = 2.13” × 1.18” × 0.83”




Enstatite. Front
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Enstatite. Rear
Rear
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Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite
Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite. Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TRL56AO0: Globular growths of Rhodochrosite, on matrix, with a silky luster and an intense reddish pink color. It is associated with black Sphalerite in lamellar crystals.
The specimen comes from a classic Japanese deposit that, like many others in that country, was scarcely disclosed until its rhodochrosites became famous when they reached the international market.
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island  Japan

Specimen size: 24.7 × 13.4 × 4.8 cm = 9.72” × 5.28” × 1.89”




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Quartz (japan law twin)
 

TXZ46AN8: Two very sharp Quartz crystals, flattened and somewhat transparent, twinned according to the Japan-law, and very aerial on a small group of other Quartz crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Naru island (Narushima), Gotoh Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu Region  Japan

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm = 0.87” × 0.67” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.2 cm = 0.79” × 0.08”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Quartz (japan law twin). Quartz (japan law twin).
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Axinite-(Fe)
Axinite-(Fe). Front
Front
Axinite-(Fe). Rear
Rear
 

ET67AM2: Group of very sharp Axinite-(Fe) crystals with very well defined faces and edges, and large for the locality. Translucent, shiny, and brown with mauve tones. A Japanese classic.
Obira Mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region  Japan

Specimen size: 6.3 × 3.6 × 2 cm = 2.48” × 1.42” × 0.79”





LAOS (Lao P.D.R.)

Azurite with Malachite after Azurite
 

TP90AB8: Aggregate of very sharp Azurite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, extraordinarily bright and deep colored and on matrix, with botryoidal and fibrous Malachite. The sample has a better quality than the usual for the locality.
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhét Province  Laos (Lao P.D.R.) (2015)

Specimen size: 9 × 6.2 × 3.3 cm = 3.54” × 2.44” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”




Azurite with Malachite after Azurite. Front
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Azurite with Malachite after Azurite. Side
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Azurite with Malachite after Azurite.
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Malachite
Malachite. Malachite.
 

NL90AL5: Bright, reniform malachite growth with silky surfaces and intense color changes, which can range from darker, denser green to lighter, brighter green.
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhét Province  Laos (Lao P.D.R.)

Specimen size: 11.5 × 8.2 × 3.5 cm = 4.53” × 3.23” × 1.38”


minID: MUX-W36



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MYANMAR (BURMA)

Phlogopite on Calcite
 

EF26AM4: Sharp, doubly terminated crystal of Phlogopite, translucent, with good luster and a bronze color that contrasts with the intense white of the Calcite matrix.
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division)  Myanmar (Burma)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 4.9 × 4.2 cm = 2.68” × 1.93” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.5 cm = 0.79” × 0.59”

Minor fluorescence short UV



Phlogopite on Calcite. Phlogopite on Calcite.
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Topaz
Topaz. Front
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Topaz. Side
Side
Topaz. Side
Side
 

TK86AN1: Topaz crystal, very rich in forms, with defined faces and edges, water-clear, and very lustrous.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Pan-taw, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division)  Myanmar (Burma)

Specimen size: 1.9 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm = 0.75” × 0.67” × 0.55”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Phenakite
 

TF69AL5: Very sharp Phenakite crystal formed by a hexagonal prism with pyramidal terminations. The crystal is colorless, transparent and very shiny.
We will send the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma)

Specimen size: 1.8 × 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.71” × 0.47” × 0.39”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble

minID: C3E-G9Y



Phenakite. Phenakite.
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Painite with Corundum
Painite with Corundum. Front
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Painite with Corundum. Side
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Painite with Corundum. Top
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TX71X5: Crystal of this rare borate of which very few significant samples are known. With very well defined faces and edges, the crystal shows a very well developed hexagonal prism that is almost completely coated by small crystals of red Corundum.
Hinthar Hill, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division)  Myanmar (Burma)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 1.34” × 0.28” × 0.28”

Corundum fluorescent long & short UV



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Elbaite spheres on matrix

From Burma come these new, very interesting Elbaites (Rubellites) that are different from those in previous finds. The Elbaites are in the form of spheres or arborescent sprays on white Calcite or Quartz matrix, so the contrast between the white and red makes them very attractive. From this important find we have selected the specimens that have, in our opinion, the best esthetics, brilliance and definition of form. In all cases the Elbaite is aerial on the matrix. As many of the specimens from this find had some form of coating of some sort of Kaolin, we avoided them and went for the ones that have a ‘fresh’ look.
For you information, as no one could tell us if any analysis had been done of this find, we decided to have the analyzed. They are Elbaite, and while they do contain some Calcium in their composition it is not enough for them to be Liddicoatite. So they are definitely Elbaite.

Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Calcite
 

TZ26Y0: Elbaite polycrystalline growths with a shape well known as “mushroom”, with a very deep and uniform red color and on Calcite matrix.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 0.91” × 0.91” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.4 cm = 0.67” × 0.55”




Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Calcite.
Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Quartz
Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Quartz.
 

TG96E2: Brilliant spheres of Elbaite that stand out on the white matrix.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)

Specimen size: 3 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm = 1.18” × 1.06” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1.1 cm = 0.43” × 0.43”




Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Calcite
 

TP88E2: Very appealing with a lively color. One of the spheres of Elbaite is not complete (but it is re-crystallized) while the others are.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 2.8 × 2.1 cm = 1.65” × 1.10” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.8 cm = 0.79” × 0.71”




Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Calcite.
Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Calcite
Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Calcite.
 

MB14J5: Globular growth, almost botryoidal, uncommon for the species, on Calcite matrix. The color, between red and pink, is enhanced by the magnificent luster.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.4 × 3.5 cm = 2.17” × 1.34” × 1.38”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Elbaite (variety rubellite) on Schorl
 

TC88V7: Polycrystalline aggregates (“mushroom” shaped) of Elbaite (rubellite) with very well developed curvatures on the faces and edges that confer this curious appearance to the aggregate. The crystals have three very different shades of color: pale pink on the prism faces, of fibrous aspect, and the terminal faces that present two different red tones. The growth of Elbaite is coating a crystal of Schorl as a hood.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.4 × 5 cm = 2.17” × 1.73” × 1.97”




Elbaite (variety rubellite) on Schorl. Front
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) on Schorl. Side
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) on Schorl. Top
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Quartz
Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Quartz. Front
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Quartz. Top
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TA47AK3: Polycrystalline aggregate of Elbaite (rubellite variety) with a curious morphology known as a "mushroom", translucent, with very deep and uniform color. In a matrix of massive Quartz and with some Quartz crystals partially covering the rubellite.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)

Specimen size: 5.6 × 3.2 × 3.1 cm = 2.20” × 1.26” × 1.22”




Elbaite (variety rubellite)
 

TD76Y0: Botryoidal aggregate, very rare for Elbaite, bright, with an intense and uniform pink color, and on matrix.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 4.4 × 3.7 cm = 2.60” × 1.73” × 1.46”




Elbaite (variety rubellite).
Elbaite (variety rubellite) on Calcite
Elbaite (variety rubellite) on Calcite. Elbaite (variety rubellite) on Calcite.
 

TC27E2: An arborescent Elbaite on Calcite with two colors: pink and deep red. An unusual specimen.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State  Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)

Specimen size: 7 × 3.8 × 4.2 cm = 2.76” × 1.50” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 2 cm = 0.87” × 0.79”





Spinel

Spinel with Calcite
 

DX70AF2: A single octahedral crystal that has some extraordinarily elongated faces that confer to it its prismatic shape. The crystal, on a Calcite matrix, is translucent, bright and has a deep red color, especially vivid when it is under an intense light. An excellent sample, very esthetic.
Pein-Pyit, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division)  Myanmar (Burma)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.6 × 3.3 cm = 1.89” × 1.42” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 3 × 1.7 cm = 1.18” × 0.67”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Spinel with Calcite. Front
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Spinel with Calcite.
Spinel with Calcite. Top
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Spinel with Calcite. Top
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NEPAL

Dravite
Dravite. Dravite.
 

TL14AN1: Floater group of two Dravite crystals with a short prismatic habit, doubly terminated, formed by a prism and the terminal faces of a rhombohedron. Translucent, with bright luster and uniform yellow-brown color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Pajaru, Jajarkot District, Karnali Pradesh  Nepal

Specimen size: 1.7 × 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.67” × 0.35” × 0.28”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Quartz with Chlorite and Chlorite inclusions
 

TP62AD2: Aggregate of Quartz crystals, one of them clearly dominant. They are very rich in Chlorite inclusions except in the terminal areas, where they are free of inclusions and completely transparent.
Ganesh Himal, Dhading District, Bagmati Pradesh  Nepal (2014)

Specimen size: 8 × 3.1 × 2.5 cm = 3.15” × 1.22” × 0.98”




Quartz with Chlorite and Chlorite inclusions. Quartz with Chlorite and Chlorite inclusions.
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Quartz with Chlorite inclusions
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Front
Front
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TB88AJ3: Group of Quartz crystals, two of them clearly dominant and having very different morphologies, some of them doubly terminated and flattened, and the other with de “Dauphiné” shape and rich with Chlorite inclusions.
Ganesh Himal, Dhading District, Bagmati Pradesh  Nepal (12/2018)

Specimen size: 10.7 × 8.2 × 2.6 cm = 4.21” × 3.23” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 9.4 × 4.1 cm = 3.70” × 1.61”




Quartz (japan law twin)
 

TJ88AB2: A novelty at Tucson 2015. Extraordinarily sharp japan law twin with very well defined and transparent crystals. We note that the japan law twin, already rare, is even more rare in Alpine type crevices where this Quartz is formed. The sample is a floater with a recrystallized base.
Arun Valley, Mount Makalu, Mahalangur Himalayas  Nepal (2014)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.6 × 1.5 cm = 2.52” × 2.20” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 6 × 3 cm = 2.36” × 1.18”




Quartz (japan law twin). Front
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Quartz (japan law twin). Rear
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Quartz (japan law twin)
Quartz (japan law twin). Front
Front
Quartz (japan law twin). Rear
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TH29AB2: A novelty at Tucson 2015. Extraordinarily sharp japan law twin with very well defined and transparent crystals. We note that the japan law twin, already rare, is even more rare in Alpine type crevices where this Quartz is formed. The sample is a floater with a recrystallized base.
Arun Valley, Mount Makalu, Mahalangur Himalayas  Nepal (2014)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 6 × 3.4 cm = 2.52” × 2.36” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 5.6 × 3.4 cm = 2.20” × 1.34”




Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Muscovite
 

TX68Q0: Group of crystals of very well defined faces and edges, very clear and of a beautiful blue color, with phantom growths and with groups of leafy crystals of Muscovite.
Kangchenjunga, Taplejung District, Mechi Zone  Nepal (06/2009)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm = 1.73” × 0.94” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 1.9 cm = 1.65” × 0.75”




Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Muscovite. Front
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Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Muscovite. Rear
Rear
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PAKISTAN - AFGHANISTAN

Beryllonite
Beryllonite. Front
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Beryllonite. Front
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Beryllonite. Top
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TGR46AN6: Single crystal of Beryllonite with unusually sharp crystal forms, and with a perfect pinacoidal termination. Translucent, with a pearly luster and a snow-white color.
We will send the specimen, which comes from the Robert J. Noble collection, in its original Perky box, which also contains the label.
Bulochi (Balochi), Astor Valley, Astor District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.5 × 2.4 × 1.9 cm = 0.98” × 0.94” × 0.75”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Zircon with Albite and Mica

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

ETB87AP0: Zircon crystal, isolated, very aerial and sharp, with the crystal forms of a prism and two terminal dipyramids, one of them clearly dominant. Translucent, with bright luster and intense reddish reflections, on an Albite matrix with Mica inclusions.
Astor Valley, Astor District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 1.73” × 0.91” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.1 cm = 0.63” × 0.43”

Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV



Zircon with Albite and Mica. Zircon with Albite and Mica.
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Elbaite with Albite
Elbaite with Albite. Front
Front
Elbaite with Albite. Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MFE47AP6: Growth of two doubly terminated Elbaite crystals with excellent terminations, between transparent and translucent, of a uniform yellowish green color and on an Albite matrix.
Shengus (Shingus), Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 4.2 × 4.2 × 2.4 cm = 1.65” × 1.65” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 1 cm = 1.65” × 0.39”




Herderite (Group)
 

TTW14AN3: Outstanding isolated crystal of 'Herderite', with sharp crystal forms, translucent, lustrous, and with small coatings of Quartz crystals.
We will ship the piece in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Sabsar, Indus Valley, Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.6 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm = 1.02” × 0.75” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 1.9 cm = 1.02” × 0.75”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Herderite (Group). Herderite (Group).
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Titanite
Titanite. Titanite.
 

TD96AL4: Titanite crystal with a clearly evident contact twin, very sharp, and with well defined crystal faces. Translucent, lustrous, with an intense greenish-yellow color and just a little bit of matrix.
We will send the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Biensla, Haramosh Mountains, Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.4 × 1 cm = 0.87” × 0.55” × 0.39”

Former collection of Bob Noble

minID: PQ4-03K



Ilmenite with Albite
Ilmenite with Albite  

SV460TBM: Rosette of small, very sharp tabular crystals of Ilmenite forming a spherical aggregate with very bright metallic bluish reflections, in a matrix formed by a large quantity of translucent, sharp and well-defined crystals of Albite with zones of dark color in the center of the crystals.
Tormiq Valley, Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 9.8 × 7.8 × 4.3 cm = 3.86” × 3.07” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.8 cm = 0.75” × 0.71”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Ilmenite with Albite.
Ilmenite with Albite.
Titanite with Quartz and Chlorite
Titanite with Quartz and Chlorite. Titanite with Quartz and Chlorite.
 

TQ14AN2: Group of Titanite crystals on Quartz, one of them clearly dominant. They are between transparent and translucent, with bright luster and an intense yellow-green color, rich in inclusions and have small coatings of Chlorite crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Tormiq Valley, Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.6 × 1.8 cm = 1.14” × 1.02” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.8 cm = 0.51” × 0.31”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Zircon
 

MV96AM6: Group of Zircon crystals on matrix, with a distinct dipyramidal habit, with a short prism, translucent, with good luster and a very intense color. We will send the buyer the specimen in its original perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Raikot, Chilas, Diamar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm = 0.87” × 0.71” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.28” × 0.20”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



Zircon. Zircon.
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Fluorite (octahedral) with Muscovite
Fluorite (octahedral) with Muscovite. Front
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Fluorite (octahedral) with Muscovite. Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TRF89AQ1: Group of octahedral Fluorite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, very sharp, transparent, with color zoning, pale green in the core of the crystal and pink on the outside. With lamellar Muscovite crystals.
Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.6 × 4.4 cm = 2.13” × 1.81” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 5.1 × 4  cm = 2.01” × 1.57”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Topaz
 

MC14AM7: Topaz crystal with very sharp crystal forms, rich in terminal faces, very transparent, with good luster and a very pale salmon color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Nyet-Bruk, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.9 × 1.1 × 1 cm = 1.14” × 0.43” × 0.39”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Topaz. Front
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Topaz. Side
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Topaz
Topaz. Front
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Topaz. Side
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Topaz.
 

TEL46AO2: Topaz crystal with an unusual morphology due to its sharp terminations, very lustrous and transparent, colorless, with inclusions and small Albite crystallizations.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the collection of Robert J. (Bob) Noble, which
also contains the label.
Apo Ali Gun, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 3 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm = 1.18” × 0.67” × 0.55”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Augite
 

TP87AN1: Sharp Augite crystal, with very distinct parallel growths, bright luster and lively dark green reflections on the edges. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send the buyer a copy of the analysis.
Arondu, Basha Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 3.6 × 3 × 2.1 cm = 1.42” × 1.18” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.7 cm = 1.26” × 1.06”




Augite. Front
Front
Augite. Side
Side
Augite. Rear
Rear
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Spessartine
Spessartine.
 

TCR63AO0: Group of three trapezohedral Spessartine crystals with sharp crystal forms, translucent, with a very intense and deep red color, on a matrix of white Feldspar crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Tigstun, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.7 × 2.1 cm = 1.06” × 0.67” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.39” × 0.31”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Orthoclase
 

MM6AM7: Floater crystal of Orthoclase with very sharp crystal forms, with Carlsbad-law twinning, good luster and an unusual degree of transparency for the species.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Niaslo, Basha Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 3.3 × 2 × 1.2 cm = 1.30” × 0.79” × 0.47”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



Orthoclase. Front
Front
Orthoclase. Side
Side
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Fluorapatite with Muscovite
Fluorapatite with Muscovite. Fluorapatite with Muscovite.
 

MY16AM7: Two isolated crystals of Fluorapatite with sharp crystal forms, translucent, lustrous, colorless and implanted in a group of lamellar Muscovite crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.2 × 2.2 × 2.4 cm = 0.87” × 0.87” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.9 cm = 0.35” × 0.35”

Very fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



Diopside with Clinozoisite and Titanite
 

TBA47AO3: Parallel growth of doubly terminated Diopside crystals with very sharp crystal forms and excellent terminations, very aerial and on a matrix of transparent Clinozoisite crystals and twinned Titanite crystals.
We will send the specimen to the buyer in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 3.4 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 1.34” × 0.51” × 0.51”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.5 cm = 0.71” × 0.20”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Diopside with Clinozoisite and Titanite. Diopside with Clinozoisite and Titanite.
Diopside with Clinozoisite and Titanite.
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Vesuvianite
Vesuvianite. Vesuvianite.
 

TQ14AN1: Group of Vesuvianite crystals on matrix. The crystals display a very short prismatic habit, lustrous and dark in color and with a curious geometric color zoning highlighted by the contrast between the white color and extremely fine striations on the terminations and the dark tones on the prism faces.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.7 × 2.1 cm = 0.98” × 0.67” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.4 cm = 0.28” × 0.16”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Zoisite
 

MW16AM8: Zoisite crystal with very sharp crystal forms and a vertical twin plane. Transparent, lustrous, gem quality, with an intense color, yellow with green reflections.
We will send the buyer the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.3 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.91” × 0.24” × 0.16”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Zoisite. Zoisite.
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Clinozoisite
Clinozoisite. Clinozoisite.
 

TXY63AN3: Bundles of elongated Clinozoisite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with excellent terminations. Between translucent and transparent, with bright luster and a uniform greenish color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 4 × 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 1.57” × 0.55” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.5 cm = 0.55” × 0.20”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Titanite with Quartz and inclusions
 

MR66AI8: Very sharp, flattened and twinned Titanite crystal that is translucent, has a greenish-yellow color and is on a group of Quartz crystals, the main one doubly terminated. All are transparent and rich with Chlorite inclusions.
The sample is from the Carles Manresa collection whose label we will send to the buyer.
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 8.4 × 6.4 × 3.7 cm = 3.31” × 2.52” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.1 cm = 0.55” × 0.43”

Former collection of Carles Manresa



Titanite with Quartz and inclusions. Front
Front
Titanite with Quartz and inclusions. Side
Side
Titanite with Quartz and inclusions. Titanite with Quartz and inclusions.
Diopside with Quartz
Diopside with Quartz. Front
Front
Diopside with Quartz. Side
Side
Diopside with Quartz. Light behind
Light behind
 

MF69AK9: Group of sharp Diopside crystals with perfect terminal faces, between translucent and transparent, brilliant, very deep and uniform green color, on matrix, with Quartz.
Apo Ali Gun, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2010)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 4.6 × 3.7 cm = 2.91” × 1.81” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.4 cm = 0.79” × 0.55”


minID: ECV-WKA



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Väyrynenite
 

MRH69AP3: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite, a rare phosphate of beryllium and manganese, with very well defined edges and faces, fine parallel growths and good terminations. It is translucent, very lustrous and bright pink, more intense than usual in this type of specimen.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 1.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.51” × 0.08” × 0.08”




Väyrynenite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite
Väyrynenite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
 

MRD89AP3: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite, a rare phosphate of beryllium and manganese, with very well defined edges and faces, fine parallel growths and good terminations. It is translucent, very lustrous and bright pink, more intense than usual in this type of specimen.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 1.7 × 0.7 × 0.2 cm = 0.67” × 0.28” × 0.08”




Väyrynenite
 

MRG69AP3: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite, a rare phosphate of beryllium and manganese, with very well defined edges and faces, fine parallel growths and good terminations. It is translucent, very lustrous and bright pink, more intense than usual in this type of specimen.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 1.7 × 0.8 × 0.3 cm = 0.67” × 0.31” × 0.12”




Väyrynenite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite
Väyrynenite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MRF70AP3: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite, a rare phosphate of beryllium and manganese, with very well defined edges and faces, fine parallel growths and good terminations. It is translucent, very lustrous and bright pink, more intense than usual in this type of specimen.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 1.7 × 1.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.67” × 0.63” × 0.16”




Väyrynenite
 

MRE87AP3: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite, a rare phosphate of beryllium and manganese, with very well defined edges and faces, fine parallel growths and good terminations. It is translucent, very lustrous and bright pink, more intense than usual in this type of specimen.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 1.8 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.71” × 0.04” × 0.04”




Väyrynenite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite
Väyrynenite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
 

MRJ67AP3: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite, a rare phosphate of beryllium and manganese, with very well defined edges and faces, fine parallel growths and good terminations. It is translucent, very lustrous and bright pink, more intense than usual in this type of specimen.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 1.9 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.75” × 0.08” × 0.08”




Väyrynenite
 

MRC69AP3: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite, a rare phosphate of beryllium and manganese, with very well defined edges and faces, fine parallel growths and good terminations. It is translucent, very lustrous and bright pink, more intense than usual in this type of specimen.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 1.9 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.75” × 0.20” × 0.08”




Väyrynenite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite
Väyrynenite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Väyrynenite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
 

MRB98AP3: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite, a rare phosphate of beryllium and manganese, with very well defined edges and faces, fine parallel growths and good terminations. It is translucent, very lustrous and bright pink, more intense than usual in this type of specimen.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 2.4 × 0.4 × 0.1 cm = 0.94” × 0.16” × 0.04”




Väyrynenite
 

ER38AK1: Very sharp crystal of Väyrynenite with very well defined faces and edges and the rarity of being doubly terminated. Two very different terminations, one of them simple and the opposite with a very visible parallel growth. The crystal is translucent, brighter than usual for the species and an intense pink color, somewhat lighter along the lateral edges.
Shakpo Mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2019)

Specimen size: 3.6 × 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 1.42” × 0.31” × 0.16”




Väyrynenite. Front
Front
Väyrynenite. Rear
Rear
Väyrynenite. Top
Top
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Schorl doubly terminated with Quartz doubly terminated
Schorl doubly terminated with Quartz doubly terminated. Front
Front
Schorl doubly terminated with Quartz doubly terminated. Side
Side
 

TF97AN2: Two Schorl crystals in parallel growth, doubly terminated, with excellent terminations, very lustrous and implanted in a group of transparent and lustrous quartz crystals that are also doubly terminated.
Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (±2006)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 4.3 × 2 cm = 2.68” × 1.69” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 6.8 × 1 cm = 2.68” × 0.39”




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Schorl
 

TV46J3: A group of prismatic, naturally broken and rehealed, crystals. They have abundant curvatures and crystalline fibrous shaped sutures. Crystals are doubly terminated, with very different terminations. On one of the tips appear well defined and bright rhombohedron faces, on the other it finishes with a flat rough pedion. The quarry from which the sample came is not well known and, probably it has been recently opened.
The specimen has been photographed and published in the magazine ‘Paragénesis’, number 01/2020, page 59
Chhappu, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2006)

Specimen size: 8.8 × 3 × 3.3 cm = 3.46” × 1.18” × 1.30”




Schorl. Front
Front
Schorl. Rear
Rear
Fluorite with Mica
Fluorite with Mica. Front
Front
Fluorite with Mica. Top
Top
 

ML46M9: Group of crystals formed by an equilibrate growth of the cube and the octahedron that are beveled by the faces of a rhombohedron. The sample has two clearly differentiate coloration, pale green and pale pink.
Nagar, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (09-10/2007)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 4.5 × 4 cm = 2.28” × 1.77” × 1.57”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Brucite
Brucite  

XM90NBA: Botryoidal aggregates of Brucite on matrix with visible crystal forms, which is unusual for the species. Apart from the excellent luster, the unusual quality and intensity of the uniform lemon-yellow color stands out. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (2016)

Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.9 × 2.4 cm = 1.30” × 1.14” × 0.94”




Brucite.
Brucite
Brucite.
 

NR46AE9: Botryoidal aggregates, on matrix, with some quite well defined (more than usual for the species) crystal faces and edges. Besides the good luster we note the special quality and intensity of the color, a uniform lemon yellow. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (2016)

Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.2 × 2.6 cm = 1.50” × 1.26” × 1.02”




Brucite
 

NL86AE9: Botryoidal aggregates, on matrix, with some quite well defined (more than usual for the species) crystal faces and edges. Besides the good luster we note the special quality and intensity of the color, a uniform lemon yellow. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (2016)

Specimen size: 4.5 × 5.2 × 1.6 cm = 1.77” × 2.05” × 0.63”




Brucite.
Brucite with Dypingite
Brucite with Dypingite. Front
Front
Brucite with Dypingite. Rear
Rear
Brucite with Dypingite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

NBM92AP1: Floater growths of Brucite, very elongated and esthetic, with botryoidal shapes but with visible crystal forms too, better defined than usual for the species. Translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform lemon-yellow color and with lighter-colored Dypingite growths. The Dypingite has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. This specimen comes from the collection of Miguel David Martínez (number 827), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (2017)

Specimen size: 12.3 × 6.8 × 2 cm = 4.84” × 2.68” × 0.79”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Brucite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EM16AM4: Botryoidal aggregates of Brucite on matrix with visible and better defined crystal forms than usual in the species. Translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform lemon-yellow color.
The specimen comes from the collection of Peter Rosewarne (number Rc953), whose label we will send to the buyer, along with a copy of the analysis.
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 13.2 × 7.8 × 2 cm = 5.20” × 3.07” × 0.79”

Former collection of Peter Rosewarne



Brucite. Front
Front
Brucite. Side
Side
Brucite.
Brucite with Dypingite
Brucite with Dypingite. Brucite with Dypingite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

NGX99AO2: Botryoidal growths of Brucite, with visible crystal forms, better defined than usual for the species. Translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform lemon-yellow color. On matrix, with white growths of Dypingite.
The Dypingite has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (2016)

Specimen size: 13.2 × 8.6 × 5.4 cm = 5.20” × 3.39” × 2.13”

With analysis copy



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Rutile
 

TB6AK5: Flattened prismatic Rutile crystal with parallel growths and fine vertical striations on the prism faces and excellent terminations, brilliant, with gold-toned internal reflections.
The specimen will be sent in the original Perky box from the Bob Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Pakistan

Specimen size: 1.7 × 1.5 × 0.9 cm = 0.67” × 0.59” × 0.35”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Rutile. Rutile.
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Forsterite (variety peridot) with Ludwigite
Forsterite (variety peridot) with Ludwigite. Front
Front
Forsterite (variety peridot) with Ludwigite. Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MMT67AN9: Single crystal of Forsterite (peridot variety) of considerable size, with very sharp crystal forms, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform color. It sits on matrix with acicular black Ludwigite crystals.
Sapat Gali (Suppat), Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Pakistan

Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.9 × 2 cm = 1.46” × 1.14” × 0.79”




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Bastnäsite-(Ce)
 

TCR6AO1: Floater group of two thick tabular crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with very sharp crystal forms, yellowish brown color and lustrous.
We will send the buyer the specimen in its original perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.

Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2 × 1.4 × 0.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.55” × 0.24”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Bastnäsite-(Ce). Front
Front
Bastnäsite-(Ce). Top
Top
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Bastnäsite-(Ce). Front
Front
Bastnäsite-(Ce). Side
Side
 

NT47AL4: Floater group of two Bastnäsite-(Ce) crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with sharp faces and edges, translucent, with reddish-brown reflections and associated with small white Orthoclase (variety adularia) crystals.
Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.7 × 2 × 1.7 cm = 1.06” × 0.79” × 0.67”


minID: 3CT-GWR



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Andradite with Epidote, Albite and Titanite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Andradite with Epidote, Albite and Titanite
 

SV190TZM: Group of very sharp dodecahedral Andradite crystals, interpenetrating, with well defined faces and edges, fine polycrystalline surfaces, with good luster and a very deep brown color, with a second generation of Andradite crystals of smaller size but very sharp, orange and translucent, accompanied by crystals of Epidote, Albite and Titanite.
Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (±2011)

Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.1 × 3.1 cm = 1.50” × 1.22” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.3 cm = 0.71” × 0.51”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Andradite with Epidote, Albite and Titanite.
Andradite with Epidote, Albite and Titanite.
Anatase
Anatase. Anatase.
Anatase. Anatase.
 

TPB86AN5: Partially doubly terminated crystal of Anatase with a bipyramidal habit truncated by the pinacoid. On matrix, very lustrous, translucent and with vivid bluish reflections when illuminated by an intense point source of light.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Kharan, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.1 × 2.1 × 1.4 cm = 0.83” × 0.83” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.47” × 0.39”

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Brookite with Quartz
 

MV16AN0: Thin platy Brookite crystal on Quartz matrix, doubly terminated and very sharp, with parallel growths, transparent, with bright luster, an intense red color and darker color zoning.
We will ship the specimen in the original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Kharan, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm = 0.87” × 0.71” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.67” × 0.24”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Brookite with Quartz. Brookite with Quartz.
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Brookite with Quartz and Albite
Brookite with Quartz and Albite. Brookite with Quartz and Albite.
 

MZ76H2: Translucent and of nice color, the Brookite crystals, incomplete but unbroken, sit on a bed of Quartz and Albite crystals. Some of the Quartz crystals have green inclusions enhancing the specimen.
Zard Mountain, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (2004)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.5 × 2 cm = 1.81” × 1.38” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1 cm = 0.51” × 0.39”




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Brookite on Quartz

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Brookite on Quartz
 

SM280EKF: Parallel growth of two very sharp Brookite crystals, flattened, with good definition of faces and edges, lustrous, on a matrix of Quartz crystals.
Kharan, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (2005)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.1 × 3 cm = 1.85” × 1.22” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.71” × 0.47”




Brookite on Quartz.
Brookite with Quartz
Brookite with Quartz.
 

MK17E9: The laminar crystals have great color and the Quartz that they sit on is well crystallized.
Zard Mountain, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (2004)

Specimen size: 6 × 4.8 × 3 cm = 2.36” × 1.89” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.47” × 0.28”




Axinite-(Fe)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EPB89AP2: Group of crystals with very sharp crystal forms, translucent, with extraordinarily bright luster and intense reddish brown tones. More transparency and general quality than what we've known until now of these axinites-(Fe) from Pakistan.
Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 7 × 5.2 × 4.5 cm = 2.76” × 2.05” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 4 × 2.4 cm = 1.57” × 0.94”




Axinite-(Fe).
Epidote with Quartz
Epidote with Quartz. Epidote with Quartz.
 

TR86AN0: Fan-shaped growths of Epidote crystals with a prismatic habit and sharp crystal forms, translucent, with bright luster and an intense, deep and uniform green color, on a matrix of transparent Quartz crystals.
Zard Mountain, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 6.9 × 2.8 × 4.5 cm = 2.72” × 1.10” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 1.5 cm = 0.98” × 0.59”




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Epidote with Quartz

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MLM26AP7: Fan-shaped growths of prismatic Epidote crystals with very sharp and profiled crystal forms and with excellent terminations. They are translucent, with good luster and an intense, deep and uniform green color, on a matrix of water-clear Quartz crystals, one of them dominant.
The specimen comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 2394), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Kharan, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan)  Pakistan (±2015)

Specimen size: 12.4 × 6.5 × 3.4 cm = 4.88” × 2.56” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.91” × 0.51”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Epidote with Quartz. Epidote with Quartz.
Epidote with Quartz. Epidote with Quartz. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Topaz with Albite
Topaz with Albite. Front
Front
Topaz with Albite. Side
Side
Topaz with Albite. Topaz with Albite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

NGR89AO7: Topaz crystal with very sharp crystal forms, transparent, with brilliant luster and a uniform golden brown with pink reflections on the upper terminations. On a matrix of white Albite crystals.
The specimen comes from the collection of Miguel David Martínez (number 889) whose label we will send to the buyer.
Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (±2018)

Specimen size: 6.7 × 4.6 × 5.1 cm = 2.64” × 1.81” × 2.01”

Main crystal size: 3.3 × 2.3 cm = 1.30” × 0.91”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



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Axinite-(Fe) with Calcite
 

TV47AA2: Very sharp floater Axinite-(Fe) crystal with small remnants of a feldspar matrix. The crystal is translucent, bright and has a considerable length for the locality.
Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2012)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 3.9 × 1.7 cm = 2.44” × 1.54” × 0.67”




Axinite-(Fe) with Calcite.
Spodumene on Quartz (variety smoky)
Spodumene on Quartz (variety smoky). Spodumene on Quartz (variety smoky).
 

TTM14AN6: Spodumene crystal very rich in crystal forms, transparent, lustrous, colorless and implanted on a Quartz crystal (smoky variety)
We will send the specimen, which comes from the Robert J. Noble collection, in its original Perky box, which also contains the label.
Kunar Valley, Kunar Province (Konar)  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.87” × 0.63” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.71” × 0.28”

Fluorescent long UV & minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



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Spodumene
 

TXM56AO0: Complete floater crystal of Spodumene with very sharp crystal forms, transparent, pale green with yellowish tones, and with a bright luster.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Kunar Valley, Kunar Province (Konar)  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 3.2 × 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 1.26” × 0.35” × 0.28”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Spodumene. Front
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Spodumene. Side
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Spodumene (variety kunzite)
Spodumene (variety kunzite). Front
Front
Spodumene (variety kunzite). Rear
Rear

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TDX68AP9: Spodumene crystals, one of them with very sharp crystal forms, transparent, with good luster and an intense and uniform pink color (kunzite variety).
Kunar Province (Konar)  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 5.9 × 2.2 × 2.1 cm = 2.32” × 0.87” × 0.83”

Fluorescent long & short UV



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Spodumene (variety kunzite) with Albite (variety Cleavelandite)
 

EH87AM4: Doubly terminated crystal of Spodumene (variety kunzite) translucent, lustrous, with an intense and uniform mauve color, on matrix, with lamellar Albite crystals (variety cleavelandite).
The specimen is from the Peter Rosewarne collection (number Rc369), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Nuristan Province  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 7.6 × 5.7 × 4.9 cm = 2.99” × 2.24” × 1.93”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 2 cm = 1.65” × 0.79”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Peter Rosewarne



Spodumene (variety kunzite) with Albite (variety Cleavelandite). Front
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Spodumene (variety kunzite) with Albite (variety Cleavelandite). Side
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Spodumene (variety kunzite) with Albite (variety Cleavelandite).
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Grossular with Pectolite and Ilmenite
Grossular with Pectolite and Ilmenite. Grossular with Pectolite and Ilmenite.
 

NT37AG7: A novelty at Expominer 2017. Dodecahedral Grossular crystals, between translucent and transparent, bright, with a uniform green color and on matrix, with white acicular Pectolite crystals and a group of Ilmenite crystals.
Khost, Khost District, Khost Province  Afghanistan (03/2017)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 4 × 2.2 cm = 2.44” × 1.57” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.28” × 0.28”




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Chondrodite with Mica

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TFG47AP9: Group of Chondrodite crystals, on matrix, with very sharp crystal forms (for the species), one of them clearly dominant, translucent and with an intense red color.
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.3 × 2 cm = 1.34” × 0.91” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.63” × 0.59”




Chondrodite with Mica. Chondrodite with Mica.
Chondrodite with Mica.
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Lazurite with Calcite
Lazurite with Calcite. Front
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Lazurite with Calcite. Side
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EBB27AP3: Complete crystal of Lazurite with a very vivid and uniform blue color arranged aerially on a matrix formed of Calcite, partially metamorphosed to marble, with dodecahedral faces and very sharp edges.
From the classic locality par excellence for this species.
Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 3.3 × 3 × 2.9 cm = 1.30” × 1.18” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2.4 cm = 0.98” × 0.94”




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Lazurite with Calcite

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EPQ89AP2: Two rhombododecahedral crystals of Lazurite of good size, on Calcite matrix, with very sharp crystal forms and an intense and vivid color.
This specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 6.1 × 4.3 × 3 cm = 2.40” × 1.69” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 3.4 × 2.4 cm = 1.34” × 0.94”

With analysis copy

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Lazurite with Calcite. Front
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Lazurite with Calcite. Side
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Lazurite with Calcite
Lazurite with Calcite. Front
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Lazurite with Calcite. Top
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TLP28AP2: Growth on Calcite matrix of rhombododecahedral crystals of Lazurite, of great size for the deposit. The crystal forms are not perfect, but are sharp, with an intense and vivid color.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 8.8 × 7.1 × 4.4 cm = 3.46” × 2.80” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 3.4 cm = 1.77” × 1.34”

With analysis copy




Beryl (variety aquamarine)

Beryl (variety aquamarine)
 

MQ13AM9: Isolated Beryl crystal with a flattened prismatic habit and pyramidal faces beveling the dominant terminal pinacoid. Completely transparent, shiny, and with inclusions at the base.
We will send the specimen, which comes from the Robert J. Noble collection, in its original Perky box from that collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Bob Sullivan collection.
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 1.5 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm = 0.59” × 0.51” × 0.24”

Former collection of Bob Noble



Beryl (variety aquamarine). Beryl (variety aquamarine).
Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Albite
Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Albite. Front
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Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Albite. Top
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Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Albite. Side
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TFG87AO7: Beryl crystal with very sharp crystal forms and a perfect termination, very rich in faces. Transparent, with good luster and a uniform blue color (aquamarine variety) and in a matrix of Albite.
Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 4.5 × 4 × 3.3 cm = 1.77” × 1.57” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 1.5 cm = 1.69” × 0.59”

Albite minor fluorescence short UV



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Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Albite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MTL87AP3: Beryl crystal (aquamarine variety) that displays a highly developed prism with dipyramid faces truncated by the pinacoid. In the upper central part of the crystal, two growth rings perpendicular to the prism can be seen. The aquamarine crystal has a uniform blue-green color and is lustrous and translucent. The termination of the crystal is very curious as it is formed by a multitude of very fine fibrous crystals that make it totally opaque if we look vertically down at the crystal from the top. It is partially embedded in a matrix of snow-white Albite crystals.
From a classic locality for this species.
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 4.9 × 1 × 1.4 cm = 1.93” × 0.39” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 4.9 × 1 cm = 1.93” × 0.39”




Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Albite. Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Albite.
Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Albite.
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Elbaite (Tourmaline)

Elbaite
Elbaite. Elbaite.
 

TZ26AL4: Polychrome Elbaite crystal with sharp faces and edges and rich in terminal faces. Very bright and with different degrees of transparency depending on the color zones: very dark olive green at the base, lighter green in the intermediate area and colorless and transparent around the termination.
We will deliver the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 3.2 × 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 1.26” × 0.31” × 0.16”

Former collection of Bob Noble

minID: EH4-EMY



Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Albite

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TR1AM5: Elbaite crystal with very well defined faces and edges, lustrous, transparent and with clear color zoning, intense pink-magenta around the termination. It also shows partial dissolution of later recrystallized Elbaite. Coated with crystallized Albite and on a matrix of platy Albite crystals.
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 7 × 3.4 × 3.3 cm = 2.76” × 1.34” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 5 × 1.5 cm = 1.97” × 0.59”




Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Albite. Front
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Albite. Rear
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Albite. Side
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) with Albite.
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Schorl
Schorl. Front
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Schorl. Side
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TF63J3: Curious prismatic crystal, naturally broken and rehealed in several places, with numerous curvatures and crystalline fibrous shaped sutures. The quarry from which the sample came is not well known and, probably it has been recently opened.
Chhappu, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan (2006)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 1.2 × 1.5 cm = 2.95” × 0.47” × 0.59”




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Elbaite (variety rubellite) with 'lepidolite'
 

NR51AL5: Two Elbaite crystals (variety rubellite) rich in very well defined terminal faces, transparent, bright, deep red in color and with aggregates of 'lepidolite' crystals at the base. Very elegant.
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province  Afghanistan

Specimen size: 6.4 × 2 × 1.6 cm = 2.52” × 0.79” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 6.4 × 1 cm = 2.52” × 0.39”


minID: 4V6-2Y6



Elbaite (variety rubellite) with 'lepidolite'. Front
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) with 'lepidolite'. Rear
Rear
Elbaite (variety rubellite) with 'lepidolite'. Top
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Gold
Gold. Front
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Gold. Side
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Gold. Rear
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MTB94AP3: Floater group of Gold crystals with recognizable crystal shapes and faces dominated by the octahedron, very shiny and aesthetic, coming from a locality from which such well-crystallized specimens are rarely seen.
Mount Kare Mine, Mount Kare Valley, Mount Hagen, Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province  Papua New Guinea

Specimen size: 1.5 × 1.1 × 0.3 cm = 0.59” × 0.43” × 0.12”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.24” × 0.16”

Weight: 2.1 grams




SOUTH KOREA

Quartz scepter (variety amethyst)

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Quartz scepter (variety amethyst)
 

XM2230RTF: Triplet of Quartz (amethyst variety) scepter crystals on Quartz (smoky variety) crystals with well-defined faces and edges and an intense amethyst hue on the crystal termination. A curiosity, since the specimen comes from an abandoned locality that has now been converted into an amusement park.
Eonyang, Gyeongsangnam-do  South Korea

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.5 × 2 cm = 1.34” × 0.98” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 1.6 cm = 1.02” × 0.63”




Quartz scepter (variety amethyst). Front
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Quartz scepter (variety amethyst). Rear
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Scheelite with Quartz and Calcite
Scheelite with Quartz and Calcite. Front
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Scheelite with Quartz and Calcite. Side
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VB37Z4: Translucent dipyramidal deep brown Scheelite crystal. It is bright, has polycrystalline growths and is on a white Calcite matrix with small Quartz crystals. Before the Chinese samples appeared, these Korean pieces were the "top" for the species.
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju, Chungcheongbukdo  South Korea

Specimen size: 2.7 × 2.5 × 2.6 cm = 1.06” × 0.98” × 1.02”

Former collection of A. Mayor

Fluorescent short UV



Scheelite with Muscovite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFL99AO8: Group of very sharp Scheelite crystals, dipyramidal, with very marked parallel growths, translucent, lustrous, and dark brown. In matrix, with Muscovite. A South Korean classic.
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju, Chungcheongbukdo  South Korea

Specimen size: 4.1 × 3.5 × 2.3 cm = 1.61” × 1.38” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 2.9 × 1.7 cm = 1.14” × 0.67”

Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV



Scheelite with Muscovite. Front
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Scheelite with Muscovite. Side
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Scheelite with Muscovite. Side
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Scheelite with Quartz, Ferberite, Cassiterite, Pyrite and Mica
Scheelite with Quartz, Ferberite, Cassiterite, Pyrite and Mica. Scheelite with Quartz, Ferberite, Cassiterite, Pyrite and Mica.
 

TA59AG9: From the past comes this parallel growth of two very sharp, rich-colored Scheelite crystals. They are on a Quartz matrix, with Ferberite and small crystals of Quartz and Cassiterite.
The sample is from the Pedro Goy collection.
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju, Chungcheongbukdo  South Korea

Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.9 × 4 cm = 2.32” × 1.93” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.8 cm = 1.10” × 1.10”

Extremely fluorescent short UV

Former collection of Pedro Goy



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Scheelite with Quartz and Muscovite
 

TA70AH4: Elongated dipyramidal Scheelite crystals with parallel growths, more transparent than usual for Korean samples, and they are on a matrix of Quartz crystals with aggregates of Muscovite crystals. Different than other Scheelites from this mine.
The sample is from the Vallecillo collection, in Madrid.
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju, Chungcheongbukdo  South Korea

Specimen size: 20.5 × 17.3 × 7.7 cm = 8.07” × 6.81” × 3.03”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 1.2 cm = 0.98” × 0.47”

Fluorescent short UV

Former collection of José Luis Vallecillo



Scheelite with Quartz and Muscovite. Scheelite with Quartz and Muscovite.

THAILAND

Mimetite
Mimetite. Mimetite.

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TBM37AP4: Short prismatic crystals of Mimetite, much more isolated and visible than usual in specimens from this locality, and many of them doubly terminated. They are translucent, lustrous, and have a very vivid and uniform orange color, and are on matrix.
This specimen comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 765), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Guatomo Mine (Hat Yai), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province  Thailand

Specimen size: 5.6 × 3.5 × 2 cm = 2.20” × 1.38” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.28” × 0.20”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Mimetite
 

EA86AM7: Mimetite crystals with a hemihedral habit, with a flat termination at one end and pyramidal termination at the opposite end, transparent, with very bright luster and an intense and vivid yellow color, on matrix.
Guatomo Mine (Hat Yai), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province  Thailand

Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm = 2.44” × 1.65” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.51” × 0.12”




Mimetite. Front
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Mimetite. Side
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Mimetite.
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VIETNAM

Spinel with Clintonite
Spinel with Clintonite. Front
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Spinel with Clintonite. Side
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Spinel with Clintonite. Rear
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Spinel with Clintonite.

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EAR26AP3: Floater group of very sharp octahedral Spinel crystals, translucent, with good luster and an intense pink color and with small white coatings of Clintonite.
Its “architecture” is great!
An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province  Vietnam (±2006)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.9 × 3 cm = 2.05” × 1.54” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 2 × 2 cm = 0.79” × 0.79”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Beryl (variety aquamarine and scepter) and Feldspar
 

TMJ47AN3: Unique scepter growth of two Beryl crystals (aquamarine variety) with well defined faces and edges, very marked dissolution forms, transparent, lustrous, with an intense and uniform blue color, associated with small white Feldspars.
Quỳ Châu District, Nghê An Province  Vietnam (2015)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 1.1 × 1 cm = 1.38” × 0.43” × 0.39”




Beryl (variety aquamarine and scepter) and Feldspar. Front
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Beryl (variety aquamarine and scepter) and Feldspar. Rear
Rear
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TURKEY

Rosasite with Aurichalcite, Hydrozincite and Hemimorphite
Rosasite with Aurichalcite, Hydrozincite and Hemimorphite. Rosasite with Aurichalcite, Hydrozincite and Hemimorphite.
Rosasite with Aurichalcite, Hydrozincite and Hemimorphite.

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TA48AN1: A novelty from Turkey: Spherulitic growths of Rosasite with an intense bluish green color, with small centered growths of Aurichalcite of a lighter green color, small white Hydrozincite crystals with a pearly luster, and scattered acicular Hemimorphite crystals. All four species have been analyzed and we will send the buyer a copy of the analyses. A very recent find in a mine that is also producing excellent Smithsonites and from which Rosasite had not been reported before, which gives hope for more new and interesting discoveries.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 11.1 × 10.3 × 5.9 cm = 4.37” × 4.06” × 2.32”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”




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Smithsonite

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TRM96AO7: Smithsonite as botryoidal growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, with good luster and an uniform sky-blue color. The specimen comes from a find made in 2020 at a location not known until then to the world of collecting for quality Smithsonite specimens.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 7.6 × 5.2 × 4.4 cm = 2.99” × 2.05” × 1.73”




Smithsonite. Front
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Smithsonite. Side
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Smithsonite.
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Smithsonite
Smithsonite. Smithsonite.

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TRM37AO7: Smithsonite as botryoidal growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, with good luster and a uniform sky-blue color. The specimen comes from a find made in 2020 at a location not known until then to the world of collecting for quality Smithsonite specimens.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 5.4 × 3.6 cm = 3.07” × 2.13” × 1.42”




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Smithsonite
 

TFA86AN2: A novelty from Turkey. Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, translucent, lustrous and with remnants of rock matrix. The specimen comes from a find in 2020 at a locality not known until now in the world of collecting for quality Smithsonites.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 8.5 × 6.2 × 3.5 cm = 3.35” × 2.44” × 1.38”




Smithsonite.
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Smithsonite
Smithsonite. Front
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Smithsonite. Side
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Smithsonite.
 

TD89AN0: A novelty from Turkey. Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, lustrous and of a uniform greenish blue color with white areas. The specimen comes from a 2020 find made in a locality not known until now in the world of collecting for quality Smithsonite specimens. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
This specimen has been published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the 'What's New' section, report 60, May 23, 2021 edition, page 4
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 10.6 × 9.4 × 3.1 cm = 4.17” × 3.70” × 1.22”




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Hydroboracite
 

TF11AM9: A novelty post-Easter 2021: Aggregates of very sharp crystals of Hydroboracite, highly elongated and with perfect terminations, water-clear, very lustrous, and on matrix. Of excellent quality for the species. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Hisarcik Mine, Emet Borate deposit, Emet, Emet District, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm = 0.98” × 0.63” × 0.31”




Hydroboracite.
Hydroboracite on Calcite and with Celestine
Hydroboracite on Calcite and with Celestine. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Hydroboracite on Calcite and with Celestine. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Hydroboracite on Calcite and with Celestine. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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TMA87AN2: On matrix centered groups of transparent and very lustrous acicular Hydroboracite crystals, with small transparent and colorless crystals of Celestine and orange spheroidal growths of Calcite. Of excellent quality for the species.
Both Hydroboracite and Celestine and Calcite have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analyses to the buyer.
Hisarcik Mine, Emet Borate deposit, Emet, Emet District, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 10.3 × 6.9 × 5.7 cm = 4.06” × 2.72” × 2.24”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.47” × 0.04”

Celestine and Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



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Hydroboracite with Celestine
 

TA27AM9: New post-Easter 2021: Centered groups of acicular Hydroboracite crystals, transparent, on matrix, with bright luster and a white color. With minor Celestine. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Hisarcik Mine, Emet Borate deposit, Emet, Emet District, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 11.2 × 9.6 × 6.5 cm = 4.41” × 3.78” × 2.56”

Celestine fluorescent long & short UV



Hydroboracite with Celestine. Hydroboracite with Celestine.
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Colemanite with Realgar inclusions
Colemanite with Realgar inclusions. Colemanite with Realgar inclusions.
 

MT69AM7: Druse of Colemanite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, between transparent and translucent, very lustrous, and rich in inclusions of acicular Realgar crystals with a vivid red color. The specimen comes from a recent find.
Hisarcik Mine, Emet Borate deposit, Emet, Emet District, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 11.9 × 8.4 × 4.4 cm = 4.69” × 3.31” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.39” × 0.39”

Fluorescent and phosphorescent



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Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite

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EMX48AQ1: Group of Celestine crystals with a prismatic habit, translucent, with good luster and an intense, deep and uniform blue color.
On matrix, with small white crystals of Colemanite and fibrous yellowish aggregates of Hydroboracite, which form the base.
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province, Marmara Region  Turkey (01-06/2021)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.4 × 3.9 cm = 1.97” × 1.73” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.28” × 0.24”

Fluorescent and phosphorescent



Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite. Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite.
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Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite
Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite. Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite.

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EEX88AQ1: Group of Celestine crystals with a prismatic habit, translucent, with good luster and an intense, deep and uniform blue color.
On matrix, with small white crystals of Colemanite and fibrous yellowish aggregates of Hydroboracite, which form the base.
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province, Marmara Region  Turkey (01-06/2021)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.9 × 5 cm = 2.52” × 2.32” × 1.97”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.63” × 0.24”

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Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EJB29AQ1: Group of Celestine crystals with a prismatic habit, translucent, with good luster and an intense, deep and uniform blue color.
On matrix, with small white crystals of Colemanite and fibrous yellowish aggregates of Hydroboracite, which form the base.
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province, Marmara Region  Turkey (01-06/2021)

Specimen size: 10.4 × 8.9 × 6.2 cm = 4.09” × 3.50” × 2.44”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.67” × 0.24”

Fluorescent and phosphorescent



Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite. Celestine with Colemanite and Hydroboracite.
Celestine on Colemanite
Celestine on Colemanite. Celestine on Colemanite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EXB90AO9: Obtained at Ste. Marie 2022
Groups of transparent, lustrous, extraordinarily intense blue prismatic Celestine crystals on a matrix of white Colemanite. A novel association.
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province, Marmara Region  Turkey (01-06/2021)

Specimen size: 12.7 × 8.8 × 5.8 cm = 5.00” × 3.46” × 2.28”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.5 cm = 0.39” × 0.20”

Colemanite fluorescent long & short UV



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Colemanite
 

GT47R6: Druse growth of crystals with very well defined faces and edges, transparent, bright and on matrix.
Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province, Marmara Region  Turkey

Specimen size: 11.2 × 9 × 6.5 cm = 4.41” × 3.54” × 2.56”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.3 cm = 0.47” × 0.51”

Former collection of Pedro Goy. Number 163

Very fluorescent and phosphorescent



Colemanite. Colemanite.
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Diaspore (double twin)
Diaspore (double twin). Front - Neon light
Front - Neon light
Diaspore (double twin). Front - Led light
Front - Led light
Diaspore (double twin). Side - Neon light
Side - Neon light
Diaspore (double twin). Side - Led light
Side - Led light

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Diaspore (double twin)
 

EXA87AO9: Obtained at Ste. Marie 2022
Cross twinning of two very sharp doubly terminated Diaspore crystals, transparent, lustrous and pale greenish yellow colour. One of the terminations is rough but unbroken.
With LED light, a marked dichroism can be seen that changes from yellow to violet. The specimen is of high quality.
Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2022)

Specimen size: 2.1 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm = 0.83” × 0.55” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 0.4 cm = 0.83” × 0.16”




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Diaspore with Margarite and Rutile on Hematite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TAB89AO6: Complete twin of two Diaspore crystals with very sharp crystal forms, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and a yellow color with green tones, and with fibrous intergrowths and white lamellar Margarite. What differentiates them from other specimens from this locality is that they are implanted on a group of Hematite crystals with a hexagonal outline and with small Rutile crystals.
These specimens have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Ilbir Mountain, Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (11-12/2020)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.4 × 2.9 cm = 2.05” × 1.34” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 3.4 cm = 1.69” × 1.34”

With analysis copy



Diaspore with Margarite and Rutile on Hematite. Front
Front
Diaspore with Margarite and Rutile on Hematite. Rear
Rear
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Diaspore
Diaspore. Front - Day light (incident light)
Front - Day light (incident light)
Diaspore. Front - Led light
Front - Led light
Diaspore. Rear - Day light (incident light)
Rear - Day light (incident light)
Diaspore. Rear - Led light
Rear - Led light
 

ER98AL9: Mostly new after the Sainte Marie 2020 Virtual Show, from a classic Turkish locality but with a different transparency and color. The crystal is incomplete at the bottom, but has very sharp polycrystalline upper terminations. It is transparent, lustrous, deep yellow-green in focused natural light and more yellow under halogen lights, with very clearly visible dichroism shifting between soft red and green.
Ilbir Mountain, Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 5.7 × 1.8 × 1 cm = 2.24” × 0.71” × 0.39”


minID: WM2-7VL



Twinned Diaspore
 

ET29AM1: Two flattened and doubly terminated crystals of Diaspore that form a markedly angular twin, with polycrystalline terminations and fine striations on the prism faces. The two crystals are transparent to translucent, lustrous, and greenish-yellow in color.
Ilbir Mountain, Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 3.4 × 2 cm = 2.52” × 1.34” × 0.79”


minID: M03-W5U



Twinned Diaspore. Front
Front
Twinned Diaspore. Rear
Rear
Twinned Diaspore. Side
Side
Diaspore
Diaspore. Front
Front
Diaspore. Rear
Rear
 

EL26AM2: Two crystals of Diaspore, one of them clearly dominant, with good terminal faces and recrystallization forms. The crystals are transparent, very lustrous, and have an intense and uniform greenish yellow color.
Ilbir Mountain, Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 7 × 4.1 × 3.1 cm = 2.76” × 1.61” × 1.22”




Diaspore with Margarite and Ilmenite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TPP27AO4: Floater crystal of Diaspore, doubly terminated and twinned, with parallel growths and excellent terminations. Very transparent and limpid, lustrous, and of a peculiar yellow color with green reflections, partially covered by lamellar Margarite crystals, and with some small Ilmenite crystals too.
Ilbir Mountain, Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (11-12/2020)

Specimen size: 8.9 × 2.6 × 2.1 cm = 3.50” × 1.02” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 8.9 × 2.6 cm = 3.50” × 1.02”




Diaspore with Margarite and Ilmenite. Front
Front
Diaspore with Margarite and Ilmenite. Rear
Rear
Diaspore with Ilmenite, Rutile and Margarite
Diaspore with Ilmenite, Rutile and Margarite. Front
Front
Diaspore with Ilmenite, Rutile and Margarite. Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EXX67AP2: Flattened prismatic Diaspore crystal, large, transparent to translucent, with bright luster and an intense greenish yellow color and with steps at the base of the crystal and on a specific area of the rear where it is difficult to know whether they are stepped growth or cleavages. Its terminations are covered by Ilmenite crystals, with Rutile microcrystals and leafy aggregates of Margarite.
The Ilmenite has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Ilbir Mountain, Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 14.2 × 5 × 2.2 cm = 5.59” × 1.97” × 0.87”

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Hematite with Diaspore, Margarite and Chloritoid

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TJJ96AQ0: Parallel growths of tabular Hematite crystals with hexagonal outlines, lustrous and on matrix, with Margarite and Chloritoid, along with Diaspore crystals with a fibrous aspect, transparent and greenish yellow.
Ilbir Mountain, Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.6 × 3.5 cm = 1.81” × 1.42” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.4 cm = 0.55” × 0.55”

With analysis copy



Hematite with Diaspore, Margarite and Chloritoid. Front
Front
Hematite with Diaspore, Margarite and Chloritoid. Side
Side
Hematite with Diaspore, Margarite and Chloritoid.
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Hematite with Rutile, Margarite and Chloritoid
Hematite with Rutile, Margarite and Chloritoid. Front
Front
Hematite with Rutile, Margarite and Chloritoid. Rear
Rear
Hematite with Rutile, Margarite and Chloritoid. Hematite with Rutile, Margarite and Chloritoid.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TCA52AO6: Very aerial group of thick tabular Hematite crystals with a very sharp hexagonal outline, great luster, with small red Rutile crystals, transparent Margarite crystals and green Chloritoid coatings.
These specimens have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Ilbir Mountain, Pinarcik, Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region  Turkey (11-12/2020)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 6.3 × 4.4 cm = 3.27” × 2.48” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 3.1 × 2.3 cm = 1.22” × 0.91”

With analysis copy



Cr-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite)
 

EP27AM1: Druse on matrix of twinned crystals of Chromium-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite)
They have a bipyramidal habit, translucent, with good luster and an intense deep mauve color. A classic of Turkish mineralogy.
Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region  Turkey

Specimen size: 7.2 × 4.3 × 1.9 cm = 2.83” × 1.69” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.3 cm = 0.31” × 0.12”


minID: 2P7-6R9



Cr-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite). Front
Front
Cr-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite). Side
Side
Cr-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite).
Cr-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite)
Cr-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite). Cr-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite).
 

ER86AM1: Druse on matrix of twinned crystals of Chromium-bearing Clinochlore (variety kämmererite)
They have a bipyramidal habit, translucent, with good luster and an intense deep mauve color. A classic of Turkish mineralogy.
Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region  Turkey

Specimen size: 7.4 × 3.7 × 2.1 cm = 2.91” × 1.46” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”


minID: 3FN-KTJ



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