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New diaspore from Turkey

This is actually new material from an the area has produced off and on for a long time. There is a diaspore seam in a bauxite mine that is occasionally worked by miners and generally produces ugly crystal sections that are appropriate for cutting interesting dichroic and color change gemstones. These pieces come from the largest assortment of nice gemmy twins I have ever seen. and were were chosen from about 20 pieces originally that represented two years accumulation.

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Below are some photos from the 2008 Tucson Show showing some of the marvelous displays that were on hand. I will add to these as time permits.

Azurite Stalactites from Morenci, AZ

Pyromorphites - Bunker Hill, Idaho

A pair of Elbaites from the Himalaya Mine, CA

Rhodochrosite - Butte, Montana

Barite - Colorado

Analcime on Copper - Phoenix Mine, MI.

Calcite with Cuprite Incusions - Ray, AZ.

Spessartine with Schorl - Little Three Mine, CA

Benitoite - Gem Mine, CA

Malachite with Azurite - Ray, AZ

Pyrite on Quartz - Spruce Ridge, WA

Calcite on Copper - Houghton Co., MI

Wulfenite - Red Cloud Mine, AZ (ex Ed Over piece)

Celestine - Ohio

The Colorado Gold Case