This gorgeous Smithsonite has sensational color. Some Cobaltoan Smithsonites are a light or pasty pinkish color. This large specimen exhibits rich pink color, as you might see from Cobaltoan calcite from Morocco or an excellent rose quartz. The crystal sizes range up to 1 cm long. They have great luster, and they are ascetically positioned on the matrix. Actually the way it sits, it appears to be a rosey gem-crystal studded cave (or doorway) going into the piece (first pic), as you look to the left of it, it is thickly covered in pink smithsonite (pic 2).  The only noticeable damage, if you can call it that, is easily seen in the first pic, near the bottom, there is a spot where the underlying matrix shows through (it was probably contacting the host rock in the pocket) It is a large piece measuring nearly 5 inches vertically, it  weighs 594 grams (1 1/4 pounds). A fine example from the closed Tsumeb Mine. 

PEZZOTTAITE3 - Beryl Var. Pezzottaite
$ 475.00 SOLD
Sakavalana Mine, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm

Pezzottaite (often misspelled as Pezoatite, Pezzoatite, or pezotite) is a Cesium- rich Beryl found in one location in Madagascar about 8 - 10 years ago. These two pieces  have a striking rich pink-magenta color. The piece of rough has been cut and lightly polished on one face, it weighs over 6 grams (over 30 carats) the polished Pezzottaite cabuchon is 9.8 x 12 mm and weighs 4.47 ct. it also exhibits a very pleasant cat's-eye sheen. Pezzottaite has become scarce in the market place.

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SMITHSONITE4 - Smithsonite Var. Cuprian
$ 1395.00 SOLD
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3 cm

These bright apple-green copper-rich crystals seem to glow from within. The largest Smithsonite crystal is a full 2 cm across. Tsumeb as most people know has been arguably the most exciting copper rich mine ever worked. The sheer variety of minerals and various crystal forms is truly amazing. Within this "seam," all the crystals are nicely intact without damage. 

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CINNABAR1 - Cinnabar on Quartz with chalcopyrite
$ 325.00 SOLD
Nikitovka Deposit, Central Donbass, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm

Beautiful red with a shimmering luster. It looks great from both sides (as pictured), the cinnaber crystals wrap around the edge indicating this was a floater. We see loads of cinnabar from china, usually a single crystal here and there (occasionally with crystals glued on calcite matrix as well), Ukraine cinnabar is very scarce on the market, and this is a substantially large cluster of them. No obvious damage (put it under a scope and 1 or 2 rubbed spots), It weighs 67 grams.

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RHODOCHROSITE10 - Rhodochrosite
$ 395.00 - ON HOLD
Hotazel mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.2 x 1 cm

The Rhodos are sharp, bright, and richly colored. No visible damage. Crystal length is up to 5mm. 

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