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Mineral Specimens with Beryl
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A really showy, competition-quality miniature of Brazilian morganite from old 1970s finds , showcasing a 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm crystal perched atop contrasting white matrix. This is an exceptional piece for the size! Most specimens from this mine were large, and its actually very hard to get a good one for the miniatures collector (or for somebody who doesn't want or need to pay the five figures cost of getting one of the large ones - and those mostly not as complete as this anyhow). The crystal is complete even on the backside, and has unusually good transparency particularly through the middle. It is better in person!
A rather large, rare locality heliodor from one of the classic old East Coast locales. This one is repaired in the middle, once, and contacted at both ends as they usually are from being removed from enclosing hard rock...but this is what they are, if ya want one!
A unique combination piece, totally unprecedented in my book, that really is also a cute display piece as much as a fascinating beryl association specimen
This specimen is highlighted by a crystal of super rare, lustrous, black, schiavinatoite, 1.0 cm across, a niobium, tantalum, borate. The matrix is quartz and rubellite. This crystal is the most LUSTROUS example of the species I have seen, as most are very dull in lustre. This is a newly named, extremely rare mineral from Madagascar. I obtained this in exchange from Dr. Pezzotta, who specializes in the minerals of Madagascar and I think could be safely considered the authority on finely crystallized rarities here...he told me these are among the largest fine crystals known for the species. I certainly have seen nothing comparable on the market, and for that matter you don't see much of it at all on the market.
This doubly terminated crystal is so gemmy that the rich, yellow-green color appears to be washed out in the photos. Obviously, this is much better in person. I particularly enjoy looking at the etch pits all over the specimen. Truly, a little gem beryl. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!!! So gemmy, it is hard to capture the color in the photos.
A GEMMY, DOUBLY-TERMINATED heliodor from this classic Brazilian locality, of super quality and incredibly not repaired! The color is a light yellow hue, with a tinge of green, typical of Brazilian heliodors. It is remarkable to get one of this size, though, that is a floater, and complete without repair.
In this specimen, which is a floater with contact-terminations at both ends, it seems almost as if the crystal follows a spiral growth pattern in its formation (an illusion, but nevertheless the first appearance). The intricate etching and 3-dimensionality really make it visually interesting, as well as a rare form of heliodor. An extremely fine example of this rare heliodor pocket from the mid-1990s, that is totally unique!
This is a very dramatic, etched heliodor specimen with INCREDIBLE lustre and glassiness, internal clarity, and color hue. I frankly thought this was mislabelled and was Ukrainian, it is so unexpectedly good for a Brazilian heliodor! But, I was told that a small lot of these did come out and was sold about 4-5 years ago (and this carries still the label from Jordi Fabre who handled them at the time, marked 1800 euros). I just missed it, somehow, or maybe saw them in passing and assumed them to be Ukrainian without reading the tag? In person, it is mesmerizing, and far different than your usual style of hexagonal sharp heliodor from this region of Brazil.
A very gemmy, very colorful, juicy 1.3-cm emerald perched on contrasting matrix! This is an exceptional piece for under $1000 !
A sharp, extremely gemmy, crystal from the late-1980s finds in the Ukraine. As with most of these, it shows characteristic natural etching that i find mesmerizing , and this etching enhances the glasslike appearance of the crystal. MORE YELLOW IN PERSON
ex. Dr. Hermann Bank
This elegant and colorful specimen , in person, has a very pleasing classic yellow-green heliodor color that is simply hard as heck to photograph, given the size of the crystal. It is a BIG one for Brazil, or for an locality...and it is remarkably UNREPAIRED. This large crystal was said to be mined in the 1940s or 1950s and then it was in Germany, in the noted collection of Dr. Hermann Bank , until just a few years ago. In around 2000, it was purchased by Bill Larson along with other important gem beryls from the collection and brought back to the US, where it promptly went home to Australia with Matthew Webb before the Tucson show of 2001 and thus was never really on the market until now (i have just done a large trade with him, which is why these pieces are now coming out from his gem crystal collection). Again, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON! 152 grams
This amazing specimen seems to be an aquamarine overgrowing a heliodor core, with interesting green feathery inclusions that I have no clue what we are looking at. Depending on lighting and background, it is either a really blue aqua or a neon blue aqua...in either case, no matter how you look at it, the color is truly phenomenal and frankly the best color i have seen in a Pakistan aqua in years. I am told that it was a freak piece, mined alone only several months before the show. It is completely crysatllized around all sides. The top is terminated, though with an interesting ridged texture to it like you more often see in heliodor than in aquamarine. Despite its fatness, it is remarkably pristine save only one ding on a back edge. I just think its a fantastic, colorful, and really interesting specimen. As well, the qay gem pegmatite prices are going up these days, its just a good large aqua at a fair price, anyhow. Weight on this hefty crystal is 352 grams
A very neat, vividly bicolored, emerald with a totally unique appearance to it! Complete all around! New find!
The great beryl deposits of the Andes Mtns. have produced the world’s finest and deepest colored emeralds. This particular emerald is doubly terminated, transparent, with the palest blue-green color saturation I have ever seen in an emerald. I call it a green beryl, rather, though technically it IS emerald. Interesting!
High up on 14,000+’ Mount Antero and from miarolitic cavities, aquamarine is hard won from this mineralized deposit. This excellent, prismatic, light blue crystal is gemmy and lustrous, with both a pyramidal and basal termination.
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