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Mineral Specimens with Quartz
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2.0 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm. From the new find of the Fall of 2004. These new Brookite specimens are some of the finest quality "Alpine-type" Brookites in the world. Reminiscent of the finest TRUE ALPINE Brookite specimens from the Italian and Swiss Alps, these crystals are just as sharp, lustrous, gemmy and colorful. If these new specimens from Pakistan were found in the Italy or Switzerland, they would be worth thousands (!) of dollars apiece to knowledgeable collectors (if you could even get a European collector to part with one). That’s how good they are. This particular specimen features a superb quality, razor-sharp, lustrous, translucent, fiery orange color, Brookite crystal with a classic black "phantom" running the length of the crystal. To top if off, the Brookite is sitting atop gem quality Quartz crystal matrix. Trust me folks, if this crystal was found in the Alps, it would be a very good specimen. Ex. Brian Kosnar.
4.6 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm. These new Spessartines are some of the most attractive and highly displayable specimens to come out of China in the last few years. This particular piece features several lustrous, gemmy, reddish-orange trapezohedra measuring up to 4 mm associated with a lustrous, gem quality Smoky Quartz crystal on Orthoclase. The color in these crystals is caused by a high percentage of Manganese with very little Iron content. They are very attractive, and they are not at all dull or pitted. This material is becoming less and less available on the market, and keep in mind that there are only a few worldwide localities that produce this color of Spessartine in fine specimens. Bright orange Spessartine specimens are NOT easy to find these days from any locality.
5.3 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm. A pearly, shimmering fan of heulandite, with a very light pink tone, on matrix, from India. Ex. George Feist collection.
6.9 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm. From the collection of Charlie Key, an elegant specimen of Brandberg amethyst, with a single beautiful crystal rising dramatically at an angle from the matrix, and a few smaller accenting crystals at the base.
8.2 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm. A large, doubly-terminated crystal of quartz from a find in KENYA we got some fine specimens from - gemmy, with Brandberg-like internal bubbles and flashes and a purple blush. This crystal has good clarity, and inside, included crystals of hematite as well as bright red inclusions that could be lepidocrocite.
3.4 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm. This is an old-timer, a truly JEWEL-like crystal of Georgia amethyst from the Charles Creek area. The clarity and gemminess is just insane, the equal of anywhere in the world; put it under good light (say, in a case) and it glows like a jewel! There is an extremely slight bit of wear at the tip and at a couple of corners. Henry Minot specimen.
3.9 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm. There is admittedly not a LOT of gold here, but it is not just a few flecks either, and in any case this is more of an interesting locality piece (Navachab) that you do not see around much. The area of gold you see is about 1 cm in length.
5.2 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm. An absolutely fantastic locality piece for a quartz collector - this is from the Rift Valley in Kenya, which has produced some large crystals impressive mostly for their size, but this is a very uncommon knob of incredibly gemmy and bright crystals - somewhat similar to those you occasionally see from India, with glass-like luster and terrific clarity.
10.9 x 7.5 x 4.7 cm. This find was made around 3 years ago, and was mined out quickly. What you have is quartz crystals in association with deep green bladed epidotes. In this case, some of the quartzes are fully exposed so that you can see both terminations.
5.4 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm. You have probably seen the beautiful specimens of golden rutile needles radiating from a base of platy, metallic hematite, from Bahia. But you have very likely never seen a pretty little specimen of this combo completely encased in a fine, gemmy crystal of smoky quartz! A unique and pretty rarity from Brazil!
9.9 x 8.5 x 3.9 cm. This rare specimen of amethyst came out of the Meadowlands Museum in New Jersey. It is from the Transylvania region of Eastern Europe, where it was mined sometime in the 19th century, likely as long as 150 years ago. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.
8.7 x 6.5 x 3.9 cm. Crystals of gemmy spessartine to 0.7 cm, with deep sherry color, richly piled on the matrix and climbing up the sides of a quartz crystal.
21.5 x 6.9 x 6.6 cm. This is a huge, doubly-terminated quartz crystal from a find in KENYA, from which we have brought you a handful of specimens lately. The purple in this crystal is just a pretty isolated blush in its center, like what you might see in some Brandberg quartzes. WOW, super-impressive!
7.0 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm. A DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS, two-sided combination specimen from Cavnic, Romania. An aesthetic, divergent spray of glassy, milky quartz crystals to 3.5 cm jauntily rests atop a massive rhodochrosite crust covered with vibrant, pink, tiny, flattened rhodchrosite rhombs. A second generation of tiny, snow-white needle quartz crystals stunningly coats the rhodochrosite and large quartz crystals. The needle quartz band on rhodo is dramatic. This SUPERB and showy specimen is pristine. We have heard that the famous mines of Maramures County may close soon. Ex. Brent Lockhart Collection.
3.8 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm. OLD-TIME and CLASSIC cubic Naica fluorite crystals with quartz matrix. Two, intergrown, limpid, green and colorless fluorite crystals form a very showy specimen. Theses water-clear beauties are pristine and are MUCH BETTER IN PERSON! Naica fluorites of this quality are seldom available.
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![Spessartine, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) from Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152450b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152450b.jpg)
![Heulandite, Quartz from Nasik District, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152456a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152456a.jpg)
![Heulandite, Quartz from Nasik District, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152456b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152456b.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152465a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152465a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Turkana District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152617a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152617a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Charlies Creek (Charles Creek), Towns Co., Georgia, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152630a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152630a.jpg)
![Gold, Quartz from Navachab Gold Mine, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152634a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152634a.jpg)
![Gold, Quartz from Navachab Gold Mine, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152634b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152634b.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Turkana District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152638a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152638a.jpg)
![Quartz, Epidote from Xichang Mine, Xichang Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152650a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152650a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Rutile, Hematite from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152658a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152658a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Vălişoara (Porkura), Hunedoara Co., Romania [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152666a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152666a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Vălişoara (Porkura), Hunedoara Co., Romania [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152666b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152666b.jpg)
![Spessartine, Quartz from Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152680a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152680a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Turkana District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152686a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152686a.jpg)
![Quartz, Rhodochrosite from Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramures Co., Romania [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152695a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152695a.jpg)
![Fluorite, Quartz from Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/mdpics/MD-153358a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-153358a.jpg)