WHAT'S NEW 22
Posted SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER 02

ALL PRICES ARE IN $US.DOLLARS PLUS FREIGHT

Code WN22-1 Spessartine Garnet with Muscovite and Smoky Quartz. $165-00 US.
From
Yunshao County, Fujian Province, CHINA.
Size Cabinet, 3 x 7.9 x 4.6cm. Weight 138 grams,

The larger central Muscovite is 1x1.5x.8cm the Smoky Quartz at the back is 1.5x1cm and the largest Garnet is 7mm
The Garnets are a real bright light Orange color and others are a deeper darker orange
Looks good from the front but it could be shown from the back and have the Smoky Quartz showing
as
in the bottom left picture.










Code WN22-2 Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz. $245-00 US.
From
Yunshao County, Fujian Province, CHINA.
Size Miniature 5 x 3.3 x 2cm. Weight 34.8 grams.

The Smoky Quartz is 44 x 19 x 15mm and fully terminated the Garnets are up to 7mm
it sits by its self and would
look good in any collection.
This was hand picked from over 300 pieces and even though the Smoky is very dark it is in my opinion the best.









Code WN22-3 Spessartine Garnet and Smoky Quartz. $68-00 US. SOLD
From
Yunshao County, Fujian Province, CHINA.
Size Thumbnail 2.1 x 2.1 x 1cm. Weight 5.8 grams.




Code WN22-4 Spessartine Garnet with Muscovite $75-00 US.
From
Yunshao County, Fujian Province, CHINA.
Size Small Miniature 2.1 x 3.4 x 3.1cm, Weight 18 grams.

This is another hand picked piece it looks like a nest of Garnets.
The muscovite is 19mm high by 27mm wide and there are 4 garnets embedded in the muscovite.
The garnets on the white matrix are a real bright orange color and are up to 5mm.
This piece even looks good from the back a great piece.









Code WN22-5 Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz. $85-00 US.
from Yunshao County, Fujian Province, CHINA
Size Miniature 4.2 x 1.6 x 1.5cm. Weight 12 grams.

Another hand picked specimen this one is showing redder in the picture the garnets are more orange than red
but it still looks great and is a KILLER SPECIMEN.
The Smoky Quartz crystal is 42mm x 15 x 10mm and the garnets are up to 5mm.









Code WN22-6 Chrysocolla with Malachite $25-00 US.
From ZAIRE.
Size Miniature, 2.6 x 4.1 x 3.1cm. Weight 22.5 grams.

A good botryoidal Chrysocolla with nice 1 to 2mm Malachite crystals.
It is more blue green than shown in the photograph looks great.




Code WN22-7 Chrysocolla with Malachite. $30-00 US.
From ZAIRE.
Size Miniature, 5.6 x 4.5 x 1.8cm. Weight 44 grams.

Botyoidal Chrysacolla with nice Micro Malachite crystals looks good.








Code WN22-8 Stalactitic Realgar. $98-00 US. SOLD
From Shimen, Hunan province, S.W. CHINA
Size Cabinet, 9.4 x 2.2 x 2.1cm. Weight 32 grams.




Code WN22-9 Azurite with malachite $40-00 US.
From Tsumeb mine Tsumeb Namibia.
Size small Cabinet,3.5 x 5.2 2.8cm. Weight 35 grams.

There are some lots of Azurite crystals on this piece the largest is 7mm long
It looks very dark in the photograph and does not show the crystals very well looks better in person.







Code WN22-10 Dioptase Crystals , $45-00 US.
From Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb Namibia.
Size Thumbnail, 1.4 x 2.2 x 1.6cm, Weight 4 grams.

A very nice thumbnail the 2 larger crystal are 4x4mm.







Code WN22-11 Sceptered Quartz , $42-00 US.
From Sichuan province, CHINA
Size thumbnail, 2.3 x 1 x .8cm, Weight 2.1 grams.

A very nice Scepter the stem is 10mm long looks better in person it has more luster.
Very much like a Herkimer.





Code WN22-12 Smoky Sceptered Quartz, $48-00 US.
From Sichuan province, CHINA
Size Thumbnail, 2.6 x 1 x 1cm, Weight 3.5 grams.

Very nice the body is 2cm long and the stem is 4mm.
This one also looks better in person more luster, The base of the Scepter is a nice brown color
as shown in the bottom left hand picture, Very much like a Herkimer





Code WN22-13 Aragonite pseudomorphed to Copper, $35-00 US.
From Corocoro, La Paz department, BOLIVIA
Size Thumbnail, 1.9 x 2.1 x 1.3cm, Weight 15 grams.

A very distinct Pseudomorph Aragonite changed to copper
great for the pseudomorph collector.





Code WN22-14 Uvite Tourmaline, $38-00 US.
From Brumado, Bahia, BRAZIL
Size Thumbnail, 1.7 x 2 x 1.8cm, Weight 10 grams.

A very nice Uvite it is the thickest Uvite I have had at 17mm.
It has some 1.5mm clear crystals on the bottom termination that could be Magnetite.




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