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D06-58 - Beryllonite (circa 1890's) - $ 1800 Sugarloaf Mountain, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine (CO-TYPE LOCALITY) thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm ex. John Manley
Can you imagine what $3.50 bought you in the 1890s? A LOT OF THINGS, i am sure. This specimen was highly valued when found, and should be more so now. It is the single finest Maine beryllonite I have seen for sale, has good history, and beyond that this is the type locality for the species! The crystal is complete all around, both sides, except for the bottom edge and some very minor edge wear on the right. It is bright internally and can probably be made more lustrous with chemistry, but I like the antique look here. This crysatl would be worth money even if it were just contemporary material from Afghanistan or Brazil. But for Maine...I think this little guy is priceless (well, almost).
MD-181550 - Beryllonite - - Archived Beryllonite Locality, Stoneham, Oxford Co., Maine, USA thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm.
2.4 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm. Beryllonite. Ex. John Manley Collection.
MD-223875 - Beryllonite - - Archived Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan small cabinet, 7.0 x 2.2 x 2.4 cm.
7.0 x 2.2 x 2.4 cm. Beryllonite is a rare sodium, beryllium phosphate found in granitic and alkali pegmatites. This is a very choice and aesthetic doubly terminated specimen of translucent white crystals in parallel growth from the famous pegmatites at Paprok, Afghanistan.
MD-236481 - Beryllonite - - Archived Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil thumbnail, 1.9 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm.
1.9 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm. This is a fine thumbnail specimen, a rare gem crystal of a species that seldom forms such aesthetic specimens. It is a lustrous, mostly translucent, twinned crystal.
MD-32120 - Beryllonite - - Archived Darra-i-Pech (Pech; Peech; Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan small cabinet, 7 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm
A large and interesting specimen of this rare species, with vertical striations running up and down. 7 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm
RLKG10-197 - Beryllonite Cat's Eye (rare) - $ 385 Afghanistan thumbnail, 11.0 x 6.8 mm ; 2.66 carats
Beryllonite is a very rare phosphate, and until this new find was made in Afghanistan, the only known cut gems were from Maine. This stone is not clean by any means, but it is a rare gem that would make a great addition to any rare stone collection. Typically Beryllonite has many small "tube like" inclusions and it is those inclusions that create the "cat's eye " in this "Oval Cabochon" cut stone. I've photographed the stone with a penlight to help show off the "eye" better, and this is one of the better stones of this material that I've offered in a while. These gems are not common, and with limited material coming out of Afghanistan, I expect the price will increase in the years to come.
SN57 - Beryllonite - $ 750 SOLD Paprock, Kunar Province, Nuristan, Afghanistan thumbnail, 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm ex. Sam Nasser
This is a simply outstanding thumbnail for the species! I have never seen one, in this size, I like better. it leaps out at you with the complex cityscape form and complicated parallel grooves going all around. It is stark white, with minute crystals of gods-know-what adding a bit of sparkly accent. This is truly world class fo ra thumb because for the species it is very good, structurally , regardless of size; it has good aesthetics; and it is a rarity hard to obtain in any case. was at $1000... .
T5045 - Beryllonite - $ 1250 SOLD Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan small cabinet, 7 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm
A large and interesting specimen of this rare species, with vertical striations running up and down. Good, large example for the price!
TUC12-551 - Beryllonite - $ 7500 Paprok, Kunar Province, Afghanistan cabinet, 11.8 x 7.6 x 7.2 cm
This is a large, sharp, robust crystal of beryllonite showing the typical serrated edges of the material from this locality (which are probably the largest fine examples of the species). I am not sure whether it is one crystal or multiples grown together in parallel, on a technical level, but it does look as if someone took the natural columns of many crystals and polished them off with a common termination. It is complete all around, a floater, with broad terminations upon the tips of the conjoined columnar crystal faces. This piece is remarkable for its condition, aesthetics, and good color (not too brown or gray). Also, it fluoresces an intense green hue under shortwave light. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock, collected sometime in the 1990s. Joe Budd Photos. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||||
