Mineral Specimens with Hematite

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CKORQTZ-01 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

large cabinet, 18.4 x 14.6 x 12.1 cm
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THIS IS A VERY LARGE PIECE! It has a lustrous smoky quartz overgrowth on a nest of rather equant, lustrous and translucent, lavender-colored amethyst crystals. The largest smoky crystal measures 11.0 cm in length. This large specimen is remarkably free of damage, having only some minor contact points on the nesting crystals at the base of the big smokies. The crystallization is shockingly 3-D and 360-degrees. Though the piece is not repaired, the smaller of teh two major crystals was wiggly, and thus Charlie anchored it with a wad of epoxy around its base (not visible unless you hold the piece up and look underneath, anyhow), but I priced this as if it were repaired to be on the fair side. When this specimen is more strongly backlit, it exhibits its rich color of hues of red and lavender.


CKORQTZ-02 - Quartz with Hematite - $ 2000
Oranje River, Namibia

cabinet, 10.4 x 8.0 x 5.1 cm
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A milky white quartz crystal has been overgrown by a generation of parallel growth, translucent, hematite included, brownish-red, quartz. The largest of the secondary crystals measures 1.5 cm in length. The color contrast is striking and it LOOKS complex, even though its only a simple pattern repeated endlessly! The net effect is really like no other here, visually. Complete around hte front and right side, contacted in back.


CKORQTZ-03 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

cabinet, 9.4 x 9.4 x 8.2 cm
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This aesthetic specimen is composed of two large, colorless and translucent quartz crystals. A second generation of hematite-included, gemmy quartz, gives this specimen a lovely glow and slight surface coloration. The larger of the two crystals measures 10.0 cm in length. Complete all around, 360-degree displayable!


CKORQTZ-07 - Quartz with Hematite-included Sceptre - $ 900
Oranje River, Namibia

small cabinet, 7.7 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
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This dramatic sceptered quartz crystal has a milky stem sprinkled with hematite specks. A second generation of hematite inclusions has permeated the superb and well developed sceptre head on this specimen. In fact, a close inspection reveals individual hematite flakes within. It is very 3-dimensional and complete all around. Not your every day scepter!


CKORQTZ-08 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

cabinet, 12.4 x 9.8 x 5.8 cm
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I truly love this dramatic matrix cluster of elongated quartz scepters to 4 inches in height. Extended, colorless stalks give way to glassy, shortened terminal scepters that are lustrous and sharp; and have depth to them caused by the complex layered inclusions of hematite within. Most unusual, are the phantoms created by stems extending into the scepters. A later generation of hematite inclusions has given this specimen a taupe color atop the stalks, contrasting with the darker tips. These crystals reach 10.5 cm in length. Simply, a superb display specimen! It is complete all around on the major crystals, front and back, except for only minor peripheral contact around the base, one small broken crystal near the base; and on the backside a single broken smaller crystal. There is a very, very tight and clean repair about the midpoint that was unknown even to Charlie, hard to spot (but this was priced down accordingly from $2500, even so).


CKORQTZ-09 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

small cabinet, 9.3 x 8.7 x 4.5 cm
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The two-toned effect of the quartz crystals in this cluster is aesthetic and unusual. Originally, the crystals had a milky core and a gemmy termination. A later coating of hematite has given the stems a light tan color while the terminations are still gemmy. The longest crystal is 7.5 cm and at the interface of the stem and termination is a superb phantom!


CKORQTZ-10 - Quartz var. Amethyst included with Hematite - $ 1950
Oranje River, Namibia

cabinet, 11.6 x 8.5 x 7.4 cm
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This is on its own merits a gorgeous multicolored specimen has matrix of massive quartz as the host for a cluster of discrete, extremely sharp , prismatic quartz crystals. It is also ILLUSTRATED IN THE NAMIBIAN MINERALS MAGNUM OPUS, by Rainer Bode, page 734. Internally the crystals are gemmy, and color ranges from colorless to amethyst-purple. A later generation of growth contains rich hematite inclusions, with an unusually rich reddish-brown color and superb luster. This combination has embodied these crystals with incredible colors. The largest crystal measures 7.0 cm in length. No damage to the display face! It is also MUCH more eye-poppingly 3-dimensional in person. There is only a contact to the last crystal on the far left, on the back of the display face; and a tiny Wilber on the back side of the termination of the largest crystal. It is large, and has great visual presence.


CKORQTZ-25 - Quartz (amethystine with Hematite) - $ 600
Oranje River, Namibia

small cabinet, 7.5 x 6.6 x 4.5 cm
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This specimen consists of several, rather equant, glassy and gemmy, amethystine crystals that were partially included by hematite, on preferential faces, giving the whole specimen an alternate brown, purple effect. The large crystal, in the center, is 4.0 cm in length.


CKORQTZ-34 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

small cabinet, 9.3 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
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This near-floater is doubly-terminated, with the largest crystal having multiple basal terminations. The glassy and translucent crystal is included with hematite which has given the specimen an INCREDIBLE fiery orange color. Pics speak for themselves...like no other quartz from anywhere!


CKORQTZ-62 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

cabinet, 13.4 x 11.6 x 9.1 cm
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This magnificent cluster of quartz started out as glassy and gemmy, colorless mostly sceptered, crystals. Hematite inclusions have given the whole plate a lovely orangy-brown color with slight undertones of amethyst. Rising majestically above the rest, like a space shuttle before launching, is a 6.0 cm in length sceptered crystal. Mesmerizing!


CKORQTZ-65 - Quartz with Hematite (8 inches across!) - $ 2500
Oranje River, Namibia

large cabinet, 25.3 x 23.2 x 5.0 cm
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Glassy and gemmy quartz crystals have been uniformly colored a terra cotta color by hematite inclusions. The crystals are all short prismatic and fairly uniform in size with the largest crystal being only 2.5 cm in length. A large, colorful plate - one of the very largest pristine clusters of this style we have seen, in fact.


CKORQTZ-66 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

cabinet, 14.1 x 10.5 x 5.3 cm
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Probably from the same pocket area as the previous plate, this group of quartz the largest crystal measures 3.0 cm in length. The crystals had milky cores which were colored intense reddish-brown by hematite inclusions. Gorgeous!


CKORQTZ-67 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

cabinet, 14.6 x 9.2 x 4.0 cm
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Also from the same pocket area as the prvious two specimens, this piece has glassy and translucent crystals to 3.25 cm in length, that are colored a very bright reddish-brown by hematite inclusions.


CKORQTZ-68 - Quartz with Hematite (13 inches across!) - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

large cabinet, 32.3 x 11.0 x 7.5 cm
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This very large plate of glassy, translucent, hematite included quartz crystals, to 6.5 cm in length, features crystals that have light rose colored prisms and much darker and richer, reddish brown, terminations. The color contrasts along with the steep triangular shape of the specimen makes this very dramatic.


CKORQTZ-69 - Quartz with Hematite - SOLD
Oranje River, Namibia

cabinet, 13.2 x 11.1 x 10.9 cm
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This is a mesmerizing, large specimen. Originally, these four crystals, to 12.0 cm in length, had milky cores. A second generation of quartz crystals, exhibiting parallel growth, with good luster and translucence, were colored a lovely orange color by hematite inclusions. Each milky core is covered by hundreds of these smaller quartz crystals, all exceedingly well formed. The true color when lit normally with weak lighting is the more orange hue, though it goes a bit more red in strong incandescents as in the first shot. Superb and REALLY subtly complex in person!



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