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Mineral Specimens with Spodumene
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9.9 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm. This complete and doubly-terminated crystal of kunzite (spodumene) has it all! The color is an intense, saturated lilac; looked at down the C-axis it is just amazing. The crystal is so clear and gemmy through the interior that you could cut a world-class, huge stone from it. The crystal is complete all around, with a single clean cleaved area along one side that really does not appear unnatural unless you are really looking for it. This killer kunzite weighs a whopping 209 grams.
20.4 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm. This crystal just could not be any more gemmy. In fact, it looks like a huge shard of beautiful lemon-lime colored glass! It is so transparent that you can read through it without a bit of distortion. The crystal is COMPLETE and DOUBLY-TERMINATED. At 1.5 cm thick, it is not wimpy at all, either (it weighs an impressive 198 grams!).
10.0 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm. This is a big, fat, fabulous GEM spodumene crystal, with GLASSY clarity, a floater that is complete and beautifully terminated all around! The typical jagged terminations are particularly pronounced, and in an unusually regular arrangement on this crystal, rather than random-looking faces. Over an inch thick, and quite heavy in the hand, this superb, large gem crystal weighs over 300 grams!
7.4 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm. A gemmy, doubly-terminated crystal of kunzite from California. It shows fine lilac color, and is extremely transparent through the center. Typical striations on the faces and jagged terminations, except of course for the one flat cleavage face this crystal has. Weighs 44 grams.
8.0 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm. This very gemmy, lustrous, sharp crystal has great form, and excellent pink and green color zones, showing a great bright pink hue when viewed down the "c" axis. These specimens have truly made their mark on the mineral world, and can truly be considered among the finest Kunzites extant. This crystal is also very well formed, and shows virtually no signs of hydrothermal etching, like so many crystals from this region.
5.3 x 1.9 x .9 cm. Excellent and sharp, this Triphane is a fabulous 21 g gem crystal, not matter what the species. The luster is superb on all the side faces, with the well-formed termination having a nice contrasting frosted surface. This 5 cm crystal is gemmy its entire length, and the color is a rich greenish-yellow.
9.8 x 6.3 x 2.1 cm. A very nice, large Kunzite. The luster is good, and the crystal is partially gemmy throughout. This fine Kunzite has two unusual features, first, the better presentation side has classic silky striated luster, except for the upper 1.5 cm on that side. There, the surface becomes smooth, greatly enhancing the luster. Such variability is rarely seen. Even more exceptional is the sharp pink phantom that comprises the lower 7 cm of the crystal, with the upper 2 cm being clear.
3.3 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm. killer mini with an elegant, elongated crystal of kunzite with a pale pink blush color, sticking right up off of a euhedral quartz crystal. The kunzite is complete and terminated! This fine piece came out of the collection of Lou Schwartz.
1.8 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm. A GEM, lustrous, flattened spear point crystal of yellow spodumene with a faint green tint.
10.5 x 9 x 3.2 cm. The surface is rather rough, not all that impressive, but the color is just beyond belief; kunzites can be such a light shade of lilac that they are nearly colorless, or course. This whopper crystal is complete and doubly-terminated! Weighs an extremely impressive 606 grams!
6 x 3 x 2.7 cm. This is a SUPER QUALITY, large pure gem crystal of bright yellow spodumene from Tanzania. This killer gem crystal weighs over 100 grams!
5.7 x 3.4 x 1.3 cm. A complete floater crystal of kunzite (pink spodumene) from Afghanistan, with good transparency. It has nice pink color when viewed through the c-axis. That is a naturally-healed fracture you see running through the center. Weighs 45 grams.
12.6 x 5.6 x 3.6 cm. This is a SIGNIFICANT kunzite gem crystal specimen. It just plain has it all. First off, it is incredibly gemmy - like glass through the interior of the upper part. It has sensational lilac color. It is in superb condition, with a perfect termination, complete all around, with NO DAMAGE and the only contact being around the bottom where it was removed. And, the luster is wonderful as well. Weighs a very impressive 400 grams!
8.7 x 6.8 x 1.2 cm. A gem, transparent, red-through kunzite of UNUSUALLY SHARP and equant form. It has a pale pink color to it, in person. Lustre is like glass! Ex. Charlie Key Collection.
4.1 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm. A gemmy, totally transparent gem kunzite crystal. This is a floater, terminated on all faces. 18 grams. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.
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