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TA-1727 - Barite
Aquathuna, Newfoundland, Canada
Unique and attractive specimen of light gray to colorless, chisel-shaped barite crystals with distinct white zones that cut across the crystal terminations. The crystals have good luster. From a relatively new find at the old quarry in Aquathuna. Size: 2.0 x 1.5 x 2.9 cm.

  
$35.00
TA-1680 - Calcite (butterfly twin)
Jose Maria Patoni, Durango, Mexico
Translucent, colorless, tabular, twinned calcite crystal with classic form for the locality. Some of the crystal faces are slightly etched, giving them a frosted appearance. Front and back views are shown. Size: 2.6 x 0.6 x 2.0 cm.


  
$25.00

MA-1456 - Corundum var. Ruby
Rais Mine, Polar Urals, Russia
Aesthetic specimen consisting of a schist matrix hosting two bright, cherry red, disc-shaped ruby crystals to 1.1 cm across. Very nice! Size: 1.8 x 1.4 x 3.3 cm.

  
$75.00

MA-1660 - Creedite
Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico
Lustrous, glassy, transparent, bright lavender-purple creedite crystals to 2mm in length covering matrix. A choice creedite for the size! Size: 2.5 x 1.9 x 3.1 cm.

  
$40.00
$30.00
TA-1696 - Epidote
Tormiq, Northern Areas, Pakistan
A gemmy (although the photos don't show it) and translucent, green epidote specimen with good luster from Pakistan. Quite attractive for epidote! Front and back views are shown. Ex. Al Partee Collection. Size: 2.6 x 0.6 x 2.3 cm.

  
$50.00

TA-1576 - Fluorapophyllite
Poona, Maharashtra, India
Undamaged cluster of glassy, transparent, mint green fluorapophyllite crystals with pyramidal terminations. Nice! Size: 1.2 x 0.9 x 1.7 cm.

  
$35.00
$25.00
TA-1766 - Fluorite with Quartz
268-Meter Level, Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
A superb and beautiful cluster of vitreous, colorless, water-clear, sharp cubic fluorite crystals to 1.8 cm with minor quartz. A very fine thumbnail specimen mined in 1996! Size: 2.6 x 2.3 x 2.5 cm.

  
$95.00
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