Asia
5176 Copper, Okuyama mine, Minamiizu, Kamo district, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
JL0427. Ex Museum Vic
Deaccessioned: 5097 Pyrite, Guangdong Province, China
Pyrite disease. Removed from collection.
1064 Stibnite, Ichinokawa mine, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan
Thumbnail group of three interlocking crystals, previously in the Brian Shelton collection. Acquired from Cyril Kovac at the 2013 Waverley Show.
1046 Corundum (Sapphire), Anamushi alluvials, Kashiba City, Nara Prefecture, Japan
About 20 1mm gem blue zoned sapphires from a placer deposit.
0930 Elbaite, Albite, Muscovite, Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Numerous perfectly terminated, colour zoned elbaite crystals artfully positioned on a matrix of albite which is coated by a nicely contrasting carpet of tiny white muscovite crystals. 55x30x25mm.
0905 Tantalite-(Mn), Elbaite, Albite, Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Blue cap elbaite with small brown tantalite 47x42x30mm.
0900 Elbaite, Quartz, Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Colourless capped green elbaite on side of quartz crystal 44x26x25mm.
0892 Celestine, Beineu-Kyr (Beyneu Kyr), Tuarkyr, Turkmenistan
Colourless crystals on matrix of celestine. Micro specimen of a larger piece (since let go).
0816 Elbaite, Albite, Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Pink cap multi-colour single crystal of elbaite. The crystal is doubly terminated and without any damage. 42 ct and 50x20x16mm.
0808 Elbaite, Lepidolite, Paprok Mine (Papruk Mine; Paprowk Mine), Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province (Nurestan Province; Nooristan Province; Nuristan), Afghanistan
Deep pink rubellite tourmaline cluster with dark green cores. 33 ct and 30x22x20mm.
0807 Elbaite, Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Pink cap multi-colour single crystal of elbaite. The crystal is doubly terminated and without any damage. 43.95 ct and 29x13x12mm.
0330 Helvite, Dolomite, Calcite, Chamosite, Huanggang (Huanggangliang) Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
White dolomite crystals on superb brown helvite crystals.
ncat VHD15 Corundum, Sa’dah Govermorate, Yemen
Pale bluish-grey single crystal. Orange-red fluorescence in part. 29x13x12mm.
4714 Fluornatromicrolite, Albite, Shigar Valley, Pakistan
Tiny sharp golden fluornatromicrolite on albite, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
0616 Mesolite, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
A single mesolite crystal from the Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India. Photo width is 11mm.
30044 Boulangerite, Yaogangxian Mine, China
Boulangerite crystals in fluorite from the Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. Photo width 11mm.
5526 Humite, Spinel, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
Brown humite and pink spinel etched out of marble from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam.