Mixed Worldwide Minerals

Sphalerite on Quartz from Shuikoushan Lead/Zinc Mine, Chaling, Hunan Province, China [SPHALERITE1]

Sphalerite on Quartz
Shuikoushan Lead/Zinc Mine, Chaling, Hunan Province, China

Dioptase from Altyn-Tyube, Karagandy Oblast, Kazakhstan [DIOPTASE1]

Dioptase
Altyn-Tyube, Karagandy Oblast, Kazakhstan

Serandite with Aegirine from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [SERANDITE1]

Serandite with Aegirine
Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved) from Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan [LAPIS4]

Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine (etched) from Itatia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [AQUA8]

Beryl var. Aquamarine (etched)
Itatia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Quartz, var. Herkimer Diamond from Ace of Diamonds Mine, Herkimer County, New York [HERKIMER6]

Quartz, var. Herkimer Diamond
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Herkimer County, New York

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Larimar aka Blue Pectolite from Filipinas Larimar Mine, Los Checheses, Sierra de Barouco, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic [db_pics/pics/larimar3a.jpg]

LARIMAR3 - Larimar aka Blue Pectolite
$ 175.00 SOLD
Filipinas Larimar Mine, Los Checheses, Sierra de Barouco, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic
small cabinet - 8.8 x 6.8 x .8 cm

Larimar aka Blue Pectolite, is similar to petrified wood. It is only found in the Dominican Republic, and shares its distinctive color with the Caribean ocean. This piece is cutting rough quality, and a slab of this quality is not easily found on the market as many cabs could be cut from it, and made into jewelry. It is not polished, so you can feel the natural texture of the stone (a very light layer of mineral oil is all). it weighs 72 grams.

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Tourmaline Var. Elbaite from Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm39a.jpg]

Tourmaline Var. Elbaite from Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm39b.jpg]

Tourmaline Var. Elbaite from Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm39c.jpg]

Tourmaline Var. Elbaite from Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm39d.jpg]

Tourmaline Var. Elbaite from Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm39e.jpg]

Tourmaline Var. Elbaite from Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm39f.jpg]

TOURM39 - Tourmaline Var. Elbaite
$ 735.00 SOLD NET
Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 7.3 x 1.75 x 1.6 cm

This beautiful Tourmaline is nearly 3 inches long. It has four color zones! It's double terminated with Red terminations on either end. The length of it is a green-blue (more green near bottom and more blue near top).It has a wild red termination, where multiple terminations are "sprouting," off near the top. The other end is more plain but red nonetheless. It is in great condition with a small chip off the backside of one of the secondary crystals on the primary termination. It weighs 22 grams.

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Charoite Sphere from Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia [db_pics/pics/charoite1a.jpg]

CHAROITE1 - Charoite Sphere
$ 2995.00 SOLD NET
Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
cabinet - 12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm

I acquired this amazing sphere about 10 years ago when I first heard that the one mountain in the world that produces Charoite had been turned into a crater and no more would be produced. Since then, suppliers have depleted their stores (especially the AA grade like this) years ago. A sphere this size of this quality are not available on the market at all, nor will they ever be again. Ten years ago, there were enough large pieces of high quality rough to warrant the waste involved in creating a sphere this large. Nowadays, only cabs are made with this grade. It is a richer purple in person. It has a few small patches of yellow Tinaksite, and a couple small spots of black Augite. What makes this sphere valuable is overall "crystalline," quality of the Charoite (reflective, purple).

It weighs a substantial 2,692 grams - that's 5 pounds, 15 ozs. It's diameter is 5 inches (a large softball?) A special piece.

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Heulandite with Stilbite from Jalgon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/heulandite2a.jpg]

Heulandite with Stilbite from Jalgon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/heulandite2b.jpg]

HEULANDITE2 - Heulandite with Stilbite
$ 42.00
Jalgon, Maharashtra State, India
small cabinet - 5.3 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm

An attractive specimen of silvery white heulandite and white Stilbite.

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