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Miscellaneous Specimens

The following are a random grouping of some interesting and better quality specimens found at the show.

This specimen has a half dozen crystals of olive green apatite including the "dude" sitting at the top which is 2.6 cm across.
The large crystal is also color zoned with a nearly colorless zone at the edge. All of the crystals are free of any damage!

Fully terminated old timer from the type locality for tourmaline var. elbaite.

Another fine, fully terminated old timer from the type locality for tourmaline var. elbaite.

Very large, for the locality, damage free specimen of mammilary form smithsonite.  When I first saw this specimen
I thought it was Kelly Mine from New Mexico and did a double take when the I found that the locality was Tsumeb.
This is a superb example of bluish green smithsonite (also a rare color) from Tsumeb. The specimen has excellent luster and form.

This is a fine specimen of mammilary form cuprian smithsonite from the premier USA locality for such. It has excellent luster and no damage.

This specimen of mostly albite and quartz has scores of crystals of rich violet colored apatite.  The largest crystals reach up to 0.8 cm in length. Also present is a
1.2 cm crystal of green tourmaline seen in the lower right corner of the full specimen picture. Under SW UV light the apatite crystals glow a brilliant orangish yellow.

This specimen of mostly albite and quartz is literally covered with crystals of gemmy, rich violet colored apatite.  The largest
crystals reach up to 0.7 cm in length. Also present is a 1.2 cm crystal of green tourmaline seen in the lower right
corner of the full specimen picture. Under SW UV light the apatite crystals glow a brilliant orangish yellow.

This specimen has numerous yellow crystals of fluorite to 1.3 cm across spread out over matrix
consisting of quartz crystals. The fluorite crystals are brightly fluorescent violet under SW UV light.

This specimen has extraordinarily large crystals of peach colored bertrandite!  The largest crystals reach up to 1+ cm
in length. Also present are crystals of pyrite to 0.6 cm across.  The matrix is predominantlt muscovite with minor pyrite.

This is a specimen of a stout single crystal of bismuthenite.  The crystals if terminated though
the tip has a slight coating of subsequent pyrite covering it.  No damage to the crystal!
This specimen was obtained from Jordi Fabre.

Fine specimen of two intergrown crystals of bismuthenite.  Both crystals are terminated on one end where
they are covered with a thin layer of subsequent pyrite.  These are rather large crystals for the species!
This specimen was obtained from Jordi Fabre.

This is a floater diamond crystal with typical rounded octahedral faces and irregular crystal face growth
displaying smaller octahedral faces.The crystal is fairly gemmy as you can see through it when backlit.

This is a floater diamond crystal with an atypical, relatively sharp octahedral form.
The crystal is fairly gemmy as you can see through it when backlit.

This is a floater diamond crystal with typical rounded octahedral faces and irregular crystal face growth
displaying smaller octahedral faces.The crystal is fairly gemmy as you can see through it when backlit.

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