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The missed and loved Renata Pagano with Ludmila Chesko
Tucson 2011

A happy man
Tucson 2020

Gloria Stabler
Tucson 2011


FSU

Topaz
Topaz.

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TTA69AP9: Topaz crystal with very sharp crystal forms and of gem quality, transparent, with very good luster and a very uniform and especially intense blue color. With a small ding in one of the corners of the pinacoid termination.
Alabashka pegmatite field, Yuzhakovo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural  Russia

Specimen size: 2 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm = 0.79” × 0.71” × 0.67”

Weight: 8.1 grams



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Calcite

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TXA66AP9: Druse of very sharp Calcite crystals with the dominant forms of a trapezohedron, transparent, with good luster and an intense and uniform yellow color.
With the usual quality for what is known from this locality, but with a very different crystallography.
Sokolovskoe Mine (Sokolovskiy Mine), Rudny, Kostanay Region  Kazakhstan

Specimen size: 14.7 × 11.2 × 8.2 cm = 5.79” × 4.41” × 3.23”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 2.5 cm = 1.77” × 0.98”

Former collection of Paul Muse



Calcite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
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H'mani Ali son
Sainte Marie 2008


MOROCCO

Silver with Calcite
Silver with Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Silver with Calcite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Silver with Calcite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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TKX70AP9: Dendritic growths, groups of crystals and isolated cubic crystals of Silver with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges and very bright luster. On a rock matrix with Calcite that has been acid-etched to better show the crystals.
Aït Ahmane (auxiliary shaft), Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 7 × 4 × 3.6 cm = 2.76” × 1.57” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Wulfenite

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TCH47AP9: Group of Wulfenite crystals between lamellar and tabular, very rich in crystal forms, with good luster and a bright and uniform yellow color.
A Moroccan classic of which few specimens are seen anymore, and even fewer with this perfection.
Sidi Amer, Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 4.1 × 4 × 3.4 cm = 1.61” × 1.57” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.8 cm = 0.87” × 0.71”




Wulfenite. Front
Front
Wulfenite. Rear
Rear
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Cerussite (twinned)
Cerussite (twinned). Front
Front
Cerussite (twinned). Bottom
Bottom

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TJH47AP9: Group of reticulated twins of flattened prismatic Cerussite crystals with sharp terminations, white, lustrous, and on matrix.
From a locality where good cerussites are rarely seen, much less of this size and quality.
Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 6.7 × 3.4 × 2.6 cm = 2.64” × 1.34” × 1.02”




Erythrite

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TBB27AP9: Very aerial group of very sharp Erythrite crystals, doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense mauve color.
Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 2 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm = 0.79” × 0.71” × 0.67”




Erythrite. Front
Front
Erythrite. Side
Side
Erythrite. Side
Side
Erythrite
Erythrite. Front
Front
Erythrite. Side
Side

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TBD27AP9: Very aerial group of Erythrite crystals, on matrix, very sharp, some of them doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense mauve color.
Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 2.5 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm = 0.98” × 0.87” × 0.75”

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




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Erythrite

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TBC47AP9: Very aerial group of very sharp Erythrite crystals, doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense mauve color.
Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.9 × 1.1 cm = 1.10” × 0.75” × 0.43”

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




Erythrite. Front
Front
Erythrite. Rear
Rear
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Erythrite with Quartz
Erythrite with Quartz. Erythrite with Quartz.

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TBG67AP9: Very aerial Erythrite crystals, very sharp, some of them doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense mauve color, on matrix, with Quartz crystals.
Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.3 × 1.9 cm = 1.30” × 0.91” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.4 cm = 0.35” × 0.16”




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Erythrite

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TBE37AP9: Very aerial group of Erythrite crystals, on matrix, very sharp, some of them doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense mauve color.
Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm = 1.38” × 0.94” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.4 cm = 0.67” × 0.16”




Erythrite. Front
Front
Erythrite. Side
Side
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Erythrite
Erythrite. Erythrite.
Erythrite.

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TBF67AP9: Very aerial group of Erythrite crystals, on matrix, very sharp, some of them doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense mauve color.
Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 3.6 × 3.2 × 2.7 cm = 1.42” × 1.26” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.4 cm = 0.47” × 0.16”




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Erythrite

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TBR47AP9: Very aerial group of Erythrite crystals, on matrix, very sharp, some of them doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense mauve color.
Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 4 × 2.9 × 2 cm = 1.57” × 1.14” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.3 cm = 0.35” × 0.12”




Erythrite. Erythrite.
Vanadinite
Vanadinite. Vanadinite.

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EHJ7AP9: Groups of thick Vanadinite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with partial yellowish coatings, with very deeply hoppered faces, and groups of fine acicular crystals, with bright luster and yellowish brown tones, golden reflections and color zoning, all on a matrix of ferruginous rock.
Tissaf, Missour, Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 4 × 2.4 cm = 2.60” × 1.57” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.2 cm = 0.43” × 0.08”




Baryte with limonite

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MBR51AP9: Parallel growths on a limonite matrix of fine tabular Baryte crystals, with slight curvatures, transparent, with very bright luster and an intense and uniform light blue color.
Jebel Ouichane mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region  Morocco (11/2022)

Specimen size: 15 × 10.9 × 4.8 cm = 5.91” × 4.29” × 1.89”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2 cm = 1.18” × 0.79”

Minor fluorescence short UV



Baryte with limonite. Baryte with limonite.
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety rubellite) with Quartz and Microcline
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety rubellite) with Quartz and Microcline. Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety rubellite) with Quartz and Microcline.

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MXB68AP9: Elbaite-Schorl series crystals with well-defined faces and edges, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and dominant reddish and yellowish brown tones, and a dark colored geometric zoning on the termination, popularly known as a “black cap”. On matrix, with Quartz and Microcline crystals.
A curiosity worth mentioning is that we analysed the small transparent crystals on the Microcline and they turned out to be Elbaite too. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (01-05/2022)

Specimen size: 6 × 4.8 × 3.7 cm = 2.36” × 1.89” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 0.5 cm = 1.02” × 0.20”

Fluorescence on the matrix (short and long UV)

With analysis copy



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Goethite with Quartz

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TXB14AP9: Centered aggregate of fine acicular Goethite crystals, black and lustrous, on a matrix of white Quartz crystals. This type of specimen, which was relatively abundant in earlier times, is currently very difficult to find with this quality.
Tizirine, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 9.2 × 7.8 × 4.9 cm = 3.62” × 3.07” × 1.93”




Goethite with Quartz. Goethite with Quartz.
Prehnite
Prehnite. Prehnite.

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TJD87AP9: Growths of Prehnite crystals, with good definition of the crystal forms for the species, and forming two different generations, one with translucent light green crystals and a second with deep green terminations, probably due to Chlorite inclusions.
Aït Kermousse, Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 11.5 × 9 × 6.1 cm = 4.53” × 3.54” × 2.40”

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




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Quartz with Chlorite inclusions

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TVA96AP9: Floater growth of very flattened Quartz crystals, doubly terminated, transparent, very lustrous, and with abundant oriented Chlorite inclusions.
Ksar Tassemente, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (01/2020)

Specimen size: 9.2 × 7.6 × 4.4 cm = 3.62” × 2.99” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 5 × 1.8 cm = 1.97” × 0.71”




Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Front
Front
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Side
Side
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Front
Front
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Rear
Rear
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions.

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TPP96AP9: Floater growth of very flattened Quartz crystals, doubly terminated, transparent, very lustrous, and with abundant oriented Chlorite inclusions.
Ksar Tassemente, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (01/2020)

Specimen size: 9.6 × 9.6 × 4.5 cm = 3.78” × 3.78” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 7.5 × 2.6 cm = 2.95” × 1.02”




Quartz with Chlorite inclusions

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TXE87AP9: Floater growth of very flattened Quartz crystals, doubly terminated, transparent, very lustrous, and with abundant oriented Chlorite inclusions.
Ksar Tassemente, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (01/2020)

Specimen size: 12.3 × 9.2 × 6 cm = 4.84” × 3.62” × 2.36”

Main crystal size: 6.2 × 2.5 cm = 2.44” × 0.98”




Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Front
Front
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Side
Side
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions. Rear
Rear



AFRICA (excl. Morocco)

Tyrolite
Tyrolite. Tyrolite.
Tyrolite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Tyrolite
 

TBC27AP9: Centered aggregates on matrix of bright lamellar crystals with an intense color. The specimen comes from an undetermined locality, although Tyrolite has been reported from Tunisia.
Oued Mahisser, Sidi Ali Ben Abdallah, Zatfoura, Jendouba Governorate  Tunisia

Specimen size: 8.4 × 4.9 × 3.4 cm = 3.31” × 1.93” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”




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Fluor-liddicoatite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFA67AP9: Doubly terminated floater Fluor-liddicoatite crystal, with the lower termination poorly defined, even crude, but complete, and the upper one with the faces of a sharp pyramid. The crystal is between transparent and translucent, so it needs a strong light to show the intense red color that is dominant throughout the crystal, with yellow areas with golden reflections on the terminations.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send the buyer a copy of the analysis.
  Madagascar

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

With analysis copy



Fluor-liddicoatite. Front
Front
Fluor-liddicoatite. Side
Side
Fluor-liddicoatite. Light behind
Light behind
Celestine
Celestine. Front
Front
Celestine. Side
Side

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TFX49AP9: Group of Celestine crystals, one of them clearly dominant, large, aerial and partially doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform color.
Sakoany deposit, Katsepy Commune, Mitsinjo District, Boeny Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province  Madagascar

Specimen size: 7.6 × 6.4 × 5 cm = 2.99” × 2.52” × 1.97”

Main crystal size: 5.8 × 4.6 cm = 2.28” × 1.81”




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Hematite with Rutile and Mica

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TXM36AP9: Group of lamellar Hematite crystals, large, lustrous, very sharp, with a hexagonal outline. Rich in epitaxial growths of acicular Rutile crystals with good luster and an intense red color.
One of the best known from Madagascar.
Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania Region  Madagascar

Specimen size: 8 × 7.7 × 5.3 cm = 3.15” × 3.03” × 2.09”

Main crystal size: 7.3 × 5.2 cm = 2.87” × 2.05”




Hematite with Rutile and Mica. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Hematite with Rutile and Mica.
Hematite with Rutile and Mica. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Hematite with Rutile and Mica. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
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Dioptase
Dioptase.

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TRX27AP9: Group of Dioptase crystals on matrix, one of them clearly dominant, with a prismatic habit and the terminations of an acute rhombohedron. Very lustrous, with very deep color.
Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department  Republic of the Congo

Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.5 × 2.1 cm = 1.30” × 0.98” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 0.59” × 0.47”




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Dioptase

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TJB67AP9: Group of Dioptase crystals on matrix, with a prismatic habit and the terminations of an acute rhombohedron. Very lustrous, with very deep color.
Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department  Republic of the Congo

Specimen size: 4.2 × 2.9 × 2.1 cm = 1.65” × 1.14” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.8 cm = 0.43” × 0.31”




Dioptase. Dioptase.
Dioptase
Dioptase.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TXX47AP9: Group of Dioptase crystals on matrix, with a prismatic habit and the terminations of an acute rhombohedron. Very lustrous, with very deep color.
Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department  Republic of the Congo

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3 × 2.4 cm = 1.34” × 1.18” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.1 cm = 1.06” × 0.83”




Dioptase

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TXX97AP9: Group of Dioptase crystals on matrix, one of them clearly dominant, with a prismatic habit and acute rhombohedral terminations. Very lustrous, with very deep color.
Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department  Republic of the Congo

Specimen size: 6.1 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm = 2.40” × 1.61” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.87” × 0.47”




Dioptase. Front
Front
Dioptase. Side
Side
Dioptase.


Rock Currier
Tucson 2010

Eloisa Callen
Tucson 2011


BRAZIL

Hematite
Hematite. Front
Front
Hematite. Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Hematite
 

CFR86AP9: Group of tabular Hematite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, very lustrous, with fine striations and geometric growth forms. A classic of Brazilian mineralogy.
The specimen comes from the Carles Curto collection of duplicates (number 1988.28) whose label and computer file we will send to the buyer.
Pedra Preta pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Northeast Region  Brazil

Specimen size: 3.2 × 3.1 × 0.6 cm = 1.26” × 1.22” × 0.24”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.5 cm = 1.26” × 0.98”

Former collection of Carles Curto (duplicates)



Quartz (variety rose quartz) with Eosphorite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TLR66AP9: Group of Quartz crystals (variety rose quartz) with very marked polycrystalline growths, translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform pink color, associated with small transparent brown Eosphorite crystals.
The specimen, which has very large crystals for this quartz variety, comes from the Paul Muse collection.
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 11 × 8.8 × 3.2 cm = 4.33” × 3.46” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 2.1 cm = 1.46” × 0.83”

Former collection of Paul Muse



Quartz (variety rose quartz) with Eosphorite. Quartz (variety rose quartz) with Eosphorite.
Quartz (variety rose quartz) with Eosphorite.
Brazilianite with Muscovite
Brazilianite with Muscovite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TPQ27AP9: Thick prismatic crystal of Brazilianite, transparent, with good luster and an intense color, on matrix with leafy aggregates of lamellar Muscovite crystals.
João Lopes Claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 3 × 2.6 × 2.9 cm = 1.18” × 1.02” × 1.14”




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Elbaite (variety rubellite)

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TXM98AP9: Transparent Elbaite crystal with excellent termination, transparent, with great luster and an intense red-pink color along the prism and green tones on the termination.
São José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.94” × 0.39” × 0.31”

Weight: 4.1 grams



Elbaite (variety rubellite). Front
Front
Elbaite (variety rubellite). Side
Side
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Elbaite (variety rubellite)
Elbaite (variety rubellite). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Elbaite (variety rubellite). Top
Top
Elbaite (variety rubellite). Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén

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TMR74AP9: Transparent Elbaite crystal with excellent termination, transparent, with great luster and an intense and uniform red (burgundy) color throughout the crystal.
São José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 4 × 1 × 0.9 cm = 1.57” × 0.39” × 0.35”

Weight: 6 grams



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Elbaite (variety rubellite)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TPP86AP9: Group of extraordinarily elongated Elbaite crystals, translucent, with good luster and a very vivid and uniform pink color (rubellite variety).
Different from others, its architecture is very curious with that multitude of stacked crystals.
  Brazil

Specimen size: 13.1 × 8 × 5.6 cm = 5.16” × 3.15” × 2.20”

Main crystal size: 6.6 × 0.3 cm = 2.60” × 0.12”




Elbaite (variety rubellite). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Elbaite (variety rubellite). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
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The indefatigable Anaïs
Sainte Marie 2015


SOUTH AMERICA (excl. Brazil)

Descloizite
Descloizite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Descloizite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EYP66AP9: Vug of very sharp lanceolate Descloizite crystals, with bright luster and a reddish brown color. From a locality little known to mineral collectors.
Venus Mine, El Guaico Mining District, Minas Department, Córdoba Province  Argentina

Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.6 × 3.3 cm = 2.48” × 1.81” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.31” × 0.16”

Former collection of Michel Perraudin



Enargite with Tetrahedrite (Group)

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TAL37AP9: Group of flattened and elongated Enargite crystals, partially covered by small Tetrahedrite crystals with parallel growths.
Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department  Peru

Specimen size: 6.5 × 6.4 × 2.2 cm = 2.56” × 2.52” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.6 cm = 0.47” × 0.24”




Enargite with Tetrahedrite (Group). Enargite with Tetrahedrite (Group).
Paravauxite with Sigloite
Paravauxite with Sigloite. Paravauxite with Sigloite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Paravauxite with Sigloite
 

TFR68AP9: Druse of prismatic crystals of Paravauxite of good size, with sharp crystal forms and an excellent state of conservation. With small transparent Quartz crystals.
From the type locality for both species, the Paravauxite and the Sigloite.
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department  Bolivia

Specimen size: 6 × 3.8 × 2.6 cm = 2.36” × 1.50” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.6 cm = 0.43” × 0.24”

Type locality



Galena with Sphalerite and Dolomite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EJL27AP9: Very aerial group of Galena crystals with a very unusual lenticular morphology. Extraordinarily lustrous, associated with a very sharp Sphalerite crystal and small coatings of white Dolomite crystals.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department  Peru

Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.7 × 2.6 cm = 1.46” × 1.06” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.6 cm = 0.87” × 0.63”

Former collection of Michel Perraudin



Galena with Sphalerite and Dolomite.
Galena with Quartz and Pyrite
Galena with Quartz and Pyrite. Front
Front
Galena with Quartz and Pyrite. Side
Side
Galena with Quartz and Pyrite. Galena with Quartz and Pyrite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

ERB92AP9: Group of cubo-octahedral Galena crystals with very deep skeletal forms, lustrous, on matrix, and coated with white Quartz crystals and small Pyrite crystals.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department  Peru

Specimen size: 9 × 8 × 4.5 cm = 3.54” × 3.15” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2 cm = 1.18” × 0.79”

Former collection of Michel Perraudin



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Galena with Sphalerite, Calcite and Quartz

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EFG67AP9: Group of cubo-octahedral Galena crystals with a flattened habit, very lustrous, with Sphalerite crystals and Calcite and Quartz coatings.
Alimon Mine (Animon Mine), Huaron mining district, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department  Peru

Specimen size: 7.6 × 6 × 5.7 cm = 2.99” × 2.36” × 2.24”

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 2.8 cm = 1.69” × 1.10”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Michel Perraudin



Galena with Sphalerite, Calcite and Quartz. Front
Front
Galena with Sphalerite, Calcite and Quartz. Top
Top


David Mustart and Rick Ely. A lot of fun
Tucson 2020

Alain Martaud and Giancarlo Parodi preparing the exhibition
Sainte Marie 2013


CHINA

Cinnabar with Quartz and Dolomite
Cinnabar with Quartz and Dolomite. Cinnabar with Quartz and Dolomite.

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THM56AP9: Groups of very aerial twinned Cinnabar crystals, on matrix, with Quartz microcrystals and a group of rhombohedral Dolomite crystals.
Tongren Mine, Tongren, Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province  China

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.8 × 3.6 cm = 2.05” × 1.89” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.1 cm = 0.51” × 0.43”




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Pyromorphite

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Pyromorphite
 

CLM47AP9: Floater group of Pyromorphite crystals with a tapered habit, many of them doubly terminated, with good luster and an intense and uniform green color.
The specimen comes from Carles Curto's collection of duplicates (number 2008.30) whose label and computer file we will send to the buyer.
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region  China (±2008)

Specimen size: 3.6 × 3.3 × 2.1 cm = 1.42” × 1.30” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.2 cm = 0.28” × 0.08”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Carles Curto (duplicates)



Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
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Vesuvianite with Diopside
Vesuvianite with Diopside. Vesuvianite with Diopside.

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MBR67AP9: Vesuvianite crystal with a tabular appearance, very sharp, translucent and lustrous, with a very vivid reddish brown color. On matrix, with small sharp Diopside crystals, green and lustrous.
Fushan Mine, She, Handan Prefecture, Hebei Province  China (2019)

Specimen size: 5.4 × 5.2 × 3.9 cm = 2.13” × 2.05” × 1.54”

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




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Quartz after Fluorite with Quartz

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MRB52AP9: Complete sphere of microcrystalline Quartz, pseudomorph after a spheroidal Fluorite, blue-green in color, on a Quartz matrix. Unlike any other we have seen before.
Anxi, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province  China (2017)

Specimen size: 7.7 × 6.8 × 6.4 cm = 3.03” × 2.68” × 2.52”

Main crystal size: 6.7 × 6.3 cm = 2.64” × 2.48”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Quartz after Fluorite with Quartz. Front
Front
Quartz after Fluorite with Quartz. Side
Side
Quartz after Fluorite with Quartz. Rear
Rear
Liroconite
Liroconite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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EXR47AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite, with bright luster and an intense blue color, with green tones in some areas of the specimen, and on matrix.
This specimen has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 1.7 × 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.67” × 0.39” × 0.35”

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

With analysis copy



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Liroconite

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EFX67AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite, with bright luster and an intense blue color, with green tones in some areas of the specimen, and on matrix.
This specimen has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 1.7 × 1.3 × 0.7 cm = 0.67” × 0.51” × 0.28”

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

With analysis copy



Liroconite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite
Liroconite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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EPX87AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite, with bright luster and an intense blue color, with green tones in some areas of the specimen, and on matrix.
This specimen has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 2 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.79” × 0.51” × 0.51”

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

With analysis copy



Liroconite

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EPX48AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite, with bright luster and an intense blue color, with green tones in some areas of the specimen, and on matrix.
This specimen has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.4 × 1 cm = 0.94” × 0.55” × 0.39”

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

With analysis copy



Liroconite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite
Liroconite. Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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TFG89AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite, with bright luster and an intense blue color, with green tones in some areas of the specimen, and on matrix.
This specimen has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 1.6 × 1.8 cm = 1.02” × 0.63” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

With analysis copy



Liroconite

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TFR90AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite, with bright luster and an intense blue color, with green tones in some areas of the specimen, and on matrix.
This specimen has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 3.1 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm = 1.22” × 0.63” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

With analysis copy



Liroconite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite
Liroconite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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TRB70AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite on matrix, with bright luster and an intense and uniform blue color.
The specimen, rich in crystals and of high quality, has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 2.1 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm = 0.83” × 0.75” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 0.15 × 0.1 cm = 0.06” × 0.04”

With analysis copy



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Liroconite

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TXA16AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite on matrix, with bright luster and an intense and uniform blue color.
The specimen, very rich in crystals and of high quality, has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 0.87” × 0.59” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 0.15 × 0.1 cm = 0.06” × 0.04”

With analysis copy



Liroconite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite
Liroconite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Liroconite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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TFA36AP9: Interesting novelty of the year 2021. Very sharp bipyramidal crystals of Liroconite on matrix, with bright luster and an intense and uniform blue color.
The specimen, very rich in crystals and of high quality, has been analyzed in detail due to the curious presence of greenish tones in some crystals that turned out to be due to minor iron impurities. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.3 × 1 cm = 0.98” × 0.51” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

With analysis copy





Alfredo Petrov
Tucson 2009

Gail Spann and Ian Jones
Sainte Marie 2017

Don y Gwen Lum con Gail
Tucson 2011

Peter Megaw
Tucson 2007


ASIA (excl. China) and Australia

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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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”

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Andradite (variety demantoid) with Diopside

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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.


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