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Rare Species: Bertrandite, Djurleite, and Yukon Phosphates

Bertrandite: Most people are now saying that these translucent, elongated, well developed crystals are the best-ever examples for the rare beryllium-rich pegmatite species. The pocket was found in the end of 2016, and no more has been found since. Bertrandite has always been rare, and now single crystals of size will be common as this find hits the market, but clusters and matrix pieces were 1 in 100, and set a new standard.

Djurleite: A world class find that resets standards for this rare sulfide species, from the remote Moroccan mountains. These were held back for a year to see if more would come out (and they did not). At Tucson, this was such a shock to the market, that all sold quickly from the single source dealer. No more have been found in a year, and the quality of this single pocket is such that another seems very unlikely. Multiple analyses (including the Paris National Museum) have confirmed the identity as Djurleite, not chalcocite, from early specimens leaked out at Munich. I bought as much of the pocket as I could, surely a majority, for our online customers.

Yukon Phosphates! At Tucson, Canadian collector Rod Tyson sold off to me some of his longtime private collection of Yukon minerals. Rod, helicoptering in to these remote mountains to collect for weeks at a time, is surely the single greatest source to the market of these rare and beautiful minerals. With the increasing difficulty and expense of these trips, the days of new specimens from these remote locaitons are pretty much over. Tyson and I both feel that very few people will be going back there over the years to come. These specimens were highgraded pieces collected over the last several trips he has made. Enjoy!

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Djurleite
DJ17-06
Djurleite
$950.00
Miniature, 4.0 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Ait Agmane, Bou Azer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
(5 more images)
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Lazulite
YUK17-01
Lazulite
$1,250.00
Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.5 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(3 more images)
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Lazulite
YUK17-03
Lazulite
$750.00
Miniature, 4.1 x 3.6 x 1.1 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(2 more images)
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Lazulite with Apatite
YUK17-04
Lazulite with Apatite
$750.00
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(4 more images)
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Lazulite
YUK17-06
Lazulite
$450.00
Miniature, 3.3 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(3 more images)
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Bertrandite
BERT03
Bertrandite
$2,400.00
Miniature, 3.7 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(4 more images)
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Bertrandite
BERT06
Bertrandite
$850.00
Miniature, 4.9 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(3 more images)
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Bertrandite
BERT07
Bertrandite
$1,200.00
Miniature, 4.2 x 3.6 x 2.8 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(4 more images)
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Bertrandite with Tourmaline
BERT08
Bertrandite with Tourmaline
$4,000.00
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 4.1 x 3.0 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(5 more images)
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Djurleite
DJ17-01
Djurleite
$15,000.00
Small Cabinet, 8.6 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm
Ait Agmane, Bou Azer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
(5 more images)
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Djurleite
DJ17-02
Djurleite
$6,500.00
Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm
Ait Agmane, Bou Azer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
(4 more images)
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Bertrandite
BERT01
Bertrandite
$4,500.00
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(5 more images)
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Bertrandite
BERT02
Bertrandite
$6,000.00
Cabinet, 13.0 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(3 more images)
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Djurleite
DJ17-04
Djurleite
Small Cabinet, 6.2 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm
Ait Agmane, Bou Azer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
(5 more images)
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Djurleite
DJ17-05
Djurleite
Miniature, 4.7 x 4.0 x 1.6 cm
Ait Agmane, Bou Azer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
(4 more images)
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Djurleite
DJ17-08
Djurleite
Thumbnail, 3.0 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Ait Agmane, Bou Azer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
(6 more images)
SOLD
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Djurleite
DJ17-09
Djurleite
Thumbnail, 2.1 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm
Ait Agmane, Bou Azer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
(4 more images)
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Djurleite
DJ17-10
Djurleite
Thumbnail, 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Ait Agmane, Bou Azer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
(5 more images)
SOLD
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Lazulite
YUK17-02
Lazulite
Miniature, 5.8 x 4.0 x 2.2 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(3 more images)
SOLD
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Lazulite with Apatite
YUK17-05
Lazulite with Apatite
Miniature, 5.2 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(4 more images)
SOLD
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Messelite
YUK17-07
Messelite
Thumbnail, 2.2 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Grizzly Bear Peak, Stoneman Mt, Rapid Creek Area, Yukon, Canada
(2 more images)
SOLD
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Messelite, Siderite
YUK17-08
Messelite, Siderite
Thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Grizzly Bear Peak, Stoneman Mt, Rapid Creek Area, Yukon, Canada
(3 more images)
SOLD
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Messelite
YUK17-09
Messelite
Thumbnail, 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Grizzly Bear Peak, Stoneman Mt, Rapid Creek Area, Yukon, Canada
(3 more images)
SOLD
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Kulanite
YUK17-10
Kulanite
Thumbnail, 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(3 more images)
SOLD
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Lazulite
YUK17-11
Lazulite
Thumbnail, 2.1 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(4 more images)
SOLD
Details
Lazulite
YUK17-12
Lazulite
Thumbnail, 1.7 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Mt. Seafoam, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
(4 more images)
SOLD
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Bertrandite
BERT04
Bertrandite
Miniature, 4.0 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(5 more images)
SOLD
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Bertrandite
BERT05
Bertrandite
Miniature, 3.5 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(5 more images)
SOLD
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Bertrandite with Tourmaline
BERT09
Bertrandite with Tourmaline
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(4 more images)
SOLD
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Bertrandite
BERT10
Bertrandite
Miniature, 4.0 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(3 more images)
SOLD
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