Apophyllite with Scolecite from Jalisgoan, near Jalgoan, Maharashtra State, India [APOPHYLLITE5]
Apophyllite with Scolecite
Jalisgoan, near Jalgoan, Maharashtra State, India
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved) from Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan [LAPIS4]
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Quartz Var. Rose from Lavra da Ilha Pegmatite, Taquaral, Itinga, Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil [ROSE3]
Quartz Var. Rose
Lavra da Ilha Pegmatite, Taquaral, Itinga, Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Corundum Var. Sapphire from Balangoda, near Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province,  Sri Lanka [SAPPHIRE2]
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Balangoda, near Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Olmiite on Calcite from N Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, Republic of South Africa [OLMIITE4]
Olmiite on Calcite
N Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, Republic of South Africa
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite from Merelani Mine, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania [TANZANITE6]
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Merelani Mine, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania

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Tourmaline Var. Indicolite from Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm45a.jpg] Tourmaline Var. Indicolite from Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm45b.jpg] Tourmaline Var. Indicolite from Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm45c.jpg] Tourmaline Var. Indicolite from Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tourm45d.jpg]



TOURM45 - Tourmaline Var. Indicolite
$ 375.00 SOLD
Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 6 x 1 x .9 cm

This is an all around good Indicolite. It has a solid blue color, with a small Quartz crystal alongside its pristine termination. Bright and long. 




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Tektite var. Libyan Desert Glass, paleolithic tools from Gilf Kebir Region, Egypt [db_pics/pics/dsglass5a.jpg] Tektite var. Libyan Desert Glass, paleolithic tools from Gilf Kebir Region, Egypt [db_pics/pics/dsglass5b.jpg] Tektite var. Libyan Desert Glass, paleolithic tools from Gilf Kebir Region, Egypt [db_pics/pics/dsglass5c.jpg] Tektite var. Libyan Desert Glass, paleolithic tools from Gilf Kebir Region, Egypt [db_pics/pics/dsglass5d.jpg] Tektite var. Libyan Desert Glass, paleolithic tools from Gilf Kebir Region, Egypt [db_pics/pics/dsglass5e.jpg]



DSGLASS5 - Tektite var. Libyan Desert Glass, paleolithic tools
$ 95.00 SOLD
Gilf Kebir Region, Egypt
small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.3 x .8 cm

Libyan Desert Glass is believed to the result of the impact of a large meteorite, or the result of a significant aerial burst explosion around 28.5 million years ago (dated by the fission track method). They are the purest form of natural glass on earth, containing over 96% silica. They were first discovered by ancient Egyptians as evidenced by a scarab beatle carvings found on the mummy of King Tutankhamun. Today they are found in the deep Saharan desert, two days driving into a militarized zone near the border of Libya and Egypt. The leading theory leans towards an aerial burst ten thousand times more powerful than the Hiroshima nuclear detonation (Boslough). Some pieces have dark streaks; chemical analyses of these inclusions show enrichment by meteoritic elements, such as Osmium, with typical chondritic proportions (Koeberl C.). 

These two pieces were used as scrapers by nomadic man approximately 10,000 years ago. Holding these  will blow your mind. It started as sand/precambrian sandstone, was melted by an aerial burst into glass, laid around for 28 million years. Was then picked up and fashioned into a tool by paleolithic man and used to scrape animal hides, dropped and found again recently. These two are fine examples as they have natural curves and obvious edges. It fits in the right hand perfectly. You too will want to scrape hides when you hold this remarkable artifact! The large is 13 grams, the smaller is 5 grams (3 x 2 cm). There is a chip or two near the blade edge on each.




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Quartz w/ petroleum inclusions from Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/quartz58a.jpg] Quartz w/ petroleum inclusions from Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/quartz58b.jpg] Quartz w/ petroleum inclusions from Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/quartz58c.jpg] Quartz w/ petroleum inclusions from Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/quartz58d.jpg] Quartz w/ petroleum inclusions from Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/quartz58e.jpg] Quartz w/ petroleum inclusions from Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/quartz58f.jpg]



QUARTZ58 - Quartz w/ petroleum inclusions
$ 125.00 SOLD
Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan
thumbnail - 3 x 2.1 x 1.2

 

This has the BEST bubble of ANY of the Petrol included Quartzes I've sold over the last 10 years! It is actually a four phase inclusion in a single terminated Quartz crystal found in central Pakistan 4 years ago. It is highly fluorescent under both short wave and long wave (LW pictured). There are at least 2 moving bubbles, Each with specks of carbon that move within the fluid chambers. The gas bubble forms when the the Quartz cools after forming, the petroleum contracts more than the Quartz because it is less dense, it pulls a vacume within the fluid thus creating a "gas" bubble.  The four phases are: the gas bubble trapped in the petroleum, the petroleum itself, a darker brown previously organic material, and black carbon inclusions. I learned this from an insightful geologist who specializes in Quartz inclusions, whom I met at the Tucson Main show. This crystal has an attractive gold and brown color range. 

I am included a 60 power hand microscope for FREE with this purchase! It has both regular and long wave LEDS to look at this amazing crystal. (a $14.95 value)

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