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23edd27e - Topaz with Hematite - $ 2500 Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA miniature, 4.6 x 4.4 x 1.6 cm ex. Dr. Edward David
A complete floater with GEMMY , glassy lustre and superb form! All tips are pristine, and it has a sparkle in person not coneyed in the pictures. The minute inclusions of metallic hematite throw off specks of light, an dcontrast, that are interesting and accent the sherry topaz color. An older specimen from this classic locale!
24edd31b - Hematite (Twinned crystals) with Andradite Garnet - $ 9500 SOLD Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa cabinet, 10 x 6.8 x 5.0 cm ex. Dr. Edward David
You could not ask for a more bright and metallic hematite than these crystals, with their mirror lustre and stunning contrast to the druses of andradite garnet around them! This is an exceptional, large specimen from finds in the 1980s, now long gone from the market. Even small examples of these mirror hematites with garnet go for over $1000, and this is a rare cabinet specimen of the same style. Comes with custom base.
3D45 - Hematite - $ 150 SOLD Yuma City, La Paz County, Arizona, USA thumbnail, 2.3 x 1.5 x .3 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
This is an incredible set of five flat-lying hoppered Hematite crystals. Each on is lustrous and razor-sharp, giving this an aesthetic appeal well beyond the normal Hematite. This is simply a superb thumbnail!
3D74 - Hematite Rosettes - $ 150 SOLD Novo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail, 3 x 2.2 x 2 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Very aesthetic grouping of three lovely Hematite rosettes. The color and luster are superb, with the three rosettes all offset just right so that each can be appreciated. What is even more special it that the edges of the blades also have superb mirror-like luster, which you don’t often see. The quality, especially for Brazil and not Swiss examples of this habit, is incredible!
3D79 - Hematite - $ 50 SOLD Biancaville, nr. Catania, Mt. Calvario, Etna Mts., Sicily, Italy thumbnail, 3 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Lustrous and beautifully formed, this is from a locality you would not have necessarily expected such a lovely Hematite to be from. Adding to the excellent aesthetics are edges of iron oxide that contrast so well with the color and luster of the faces. A heck of a thumb, but with the slight visible damage on the sides i have to make it $50 instead of the $250 it would be otherwise.
4MB25 - HEMATITE - $ 25 SOLD RIO MARINA, ISLAND OF ELBA, ITALY thumbnail, 2 X 1.5 X 1.3 cm
Very sharp modified crystal with excellent luster. Some wear along the edges, but a nice piece nonetheless.
4MB42 - HEMATITE - $ 125 SOLD BOUSE, YUMA CO., ARIZONA thumbnail, 2.5 X 1.8 X 1.1 cm
Stacked modified hexagonal blades to 1.4 cm. Very good luster and aesthetics. A good addition to one's collection for the locality.
4MB6 - HEMATITE - $ 25 SOLD NEAR URES, SONOMA, MEXICO thumbnail, 2.5 X 2.2 X 1 cm
Superb luster and unusual form highlight this very aesthetic specimen. It would make a nice addition to a person's Hematite suite.
ALBVT-06 - Albite with Hematite - $ 900 SOLD Enosburg Falls Stone Quarry, Enosburgh, Franklin County, Vermont small cabinet, 8.8 x 6.2 x 3.9 cm
A heavy matrix lined with tiny vesicles of what might be epidote is the matrix for many, tabular, splendent, gray hematite crystals, to 7 mm across. Scattered atop the hematite crystals are tabular, exceptionally glassy and gemmy, colorless crystals of albite to 2 cm across. The combination of colors and textures is outstanding. Both species are present here in very fine quality and both are sparkly and bright. At least one of the larger albite crystals is twinned, displaying a classic re-entrant angle. Wonderful combo specimen!
ALBVT-17 - Albite with Hematite - $ 2500 SOLD Enosburg Falls Stone Quarry, Enosburgh, Franklin County, Vermont small cabinet, 6.4 x 5.0 x 2.7 cm
Nestled on matrix here is a cluster of are pearlescent and translucent crystals of clear-to-white albite, to 2.5 cm across. The largest crystal is also twinned. Along with the albite is a tabular, metallic, black-silvery hematite crystal that looks for all the world like a rosette of hematite from Switzerland ("eisenrosen") . The hematite, which should obviously be considered quite large for the locale based on what else I have here, is 2.5 cm across. There is minor peripheral contact to the hematite cluster on its top-rear faces but the display side is impressive and i do believe this to be a FAIRLY important US specimen. In fact, this pocket produced seemingly the only good hematite rosettes of such robust style that I am aware of from the East Coast of the USA (and I asked the same of several museum curators who confirmed this as well). As a combo specimen, it is also aesthetic and displays well.
ALBVT-18 - Albite with Hematite - $ 3500 SOLD Enosburg Falls Stone Quarry, Enosburgh, Franklin County, Vermont miniature, 5.3 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Aesthetically emplaced among a nest of lustrous and translucent, white albite crystals to 2 cm in length is a cluster of two superbly crystallized, intergrown hematite rosettes (or "eisenrosen"). They look for all the world like a rosette of hematite from Switzerland ("eisenrosen") . The larger cluster of parallel-grown crystals of hematite, which should obviously be considered quite large for the locale based on what else I have here, is 2.6 cm across. It has some minor contact where it grew against chlorite matrix on the right side, and only a tiny nick on the back side of the larger hematite keeps it from being technically pristine and it is otherwise complete. An outstanding combination of color and texture contrasts, we feel this is a major US specimen for the species and locality. In fact, this pocket produced seemingly the only good hematite rosettes of such robust style that I am aware of from the East Coast of the USA (and I asked the same of several museum curators who confirmed this as well). As a combo specimen, it is also aesthetic and displays well.
bb05 - Quartz with Red Hematite Inclusions - $ 225 SOLD Gobobos, Namibia thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm ex. Charlie Key
A sweet little quartz with a firework effect of red hematite inclusions within, making for a thumbnail that is just outstanding.
bb46 - Smoky Quartz sceptre with Hematite - $ 450 SOLD Gobobos, Namibia small cabinet, 6.7 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm ex. Charlie Key
This crystal has a gemmy smoky-headed scepter with a clear shaft included with red hematite. The faces of this remarkable specimen are showing skeletal growth - enough to add accent, but not enough to disrupt symmetry. What a Beauty!
bb88 - Quartz with Hematite inclusions - $ 450 Gobobos, Namibia small cabinet, 9.2 x 5.2 x 3.0 cm ex. Charlie Key
A large clear quartz, brilliantly lustrous! It has dramatic accent with all thos emiute red hematite inclusions at the bottom.
CAR-121 - Calcite with Hematite inclusions - $ 1250 SOLD Stank Mine, Cumberland, England large cabinet, 23.0 x 18.1 x 8.8 cm ex. Andrew Carnegie
Prominently seen on the righthand showcase in the second shelf down, right side, this is a rather large calcite for this late-1800's-era locality. It was actually mislabelled as being from Michigan but we are positive it is the classic Stank Mine material (and numerous English collectors and dealers at the Denver show confirmed this for me). The piece has a LOT of visual pizzazz to it and is really elegantly colored by the slight hematite inclusions. The calcites sit on and radiate from a convex bubble of hematite (kidney ore) underneath. Out of several dozen crystals, only 6 are cleaved and they detract very little from the overall display qualities of the specimen (even though I have lowered the price by 2/3 because of it). Such pieces are, after over 100 years, hard to come by in anything larger than hand-sized!
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