Quartz - red inclusions of Hematite
stock #AX-11-408
Orange River, Namakwa
Northern Cape Province,
South Africa
4.7 x 3.1 x 2.5 CM (miniature)
price: $380
Post Tucson 2015
A classic Orange river Quartz on matrix that has excellent esthetics, form and condition. Deep orange-red color with good transparency, this is much better than typical for this fantastic locality. One attached crystal that is on the "backside" has damage, that is not seen on display. The main crystal is perfect.
Quartz on Barite, Sugarbowl Pocket
stock #AX-19-020
Murray Mine
Nevada,
United States
5.2 x 4 x 1.7 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $275
A sparkling bright "sugar-frosted" Barite from the famed (but small) Sugarbowl pocket found about 15 years ago. A very nice example with several good angles of display - the backside is cleaved but the front is in good shape. Already a classic find, these have disappeared from the market and there were never many of them.
Quartz included by Actinolite (Tessin)
stock #9-AE 1076
Wenshan County, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture
Yunnan Province,
China
10.3 x 2.1 x 1.4CM (cabinet)
price: $460
Spring 2014
From a small find made 2002 this is one of the best single crystals recovered. Undamaged, sizable at over 10CM long, with excellent luster and translucence. The upper half of this shows a distinct Tessin habit but the lower half does not. Similar to some of the recent Himalayan quartz and the classic Greek included quartz, this has a noticeably different look and texture.
A wonderful combination specimen with impressive esthetics. From the Hladysz collection, this is an outstanding example of what could sometimes be found at the Benchmark Quarry 25 years ago. Bill Hladysz had exclusive permission to extract specimens there for decades, this is a gem from his personal collection now being dispersed. No eye visible damage, what may look like a chip on the calcite is not, it is a stepped edge growth.
A very good, older specimen with the distinctive form that makes the Guerrero Amethyst world famous. From the "golden years" in the 1930's vintage mining, This is a single crystal with a few side crystals attached presenting the "fat belly" form with good (slightly better than average) color. The phantoms are also quite distinct and are more impressive in person reaching a deep grape purple color at the core. Some typical minor bruises are seen in the photos, and some side crystals have chipping, but these can be hidden by rotating the piece. I would rate this specimen as well above average for color, size and form but not a "super-top" piece (which in this size can be a 20-30K specimen!). A good value for a fine addition for any Mexican collection or quartz suite
A sharp, elegant slender scepter from the southern Indian area where the Amethyst flowers are found. This scepter has a very slight hint of purple to it (but it is slight) and is really a wispy smokey on top of a clear contrasting shaft. It is the best and largest scepter I have seen from the locality and is a fine piece from anyplace! Nice, distinct striations and fantastic form, in nearly perfect condition. There are 2 micro chips best seen with the help of magnification, everything else is pristine and it displays well. For any suite of quartz or Indian minerals this is a super specimen with textbook form!
Faden Quartz
stock #12.1-082
Waziristan Ophiolite, North Waziristan
FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas,
Pakistan
13.6 x 6.5 (cabinet)
price: $290
Spring 2013
Sharp Faden Quartz with large single crystal rising out of a "haystack" base of Quartz.Few specimens of this size are undamaged. This is in perfect condition and displays well from any side.
Quartz (very unusual habit)
stock #7.AE-246
Itabira, Itabira-Nova Era District
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
6.5 x 5.9 CM (cabinet)
price: $160
A very esthetic and very weird Quartz! The second generation smoky quartz looks just like a gemmy Cassiterite or a Scheelite from some angles. The crystal is strangely distorted, some faces have grown far out of usual proportions and the whole looks like a very different specie as a result. In any quartz display, this will NOT just blend in! No eye visible damage on the secondary crystal, micro chipping seen at 10X magnification.
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