There are 194 minerals sized at miniature.
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A spray of deep blue crystals of lustrous azurite in a radiating formation. The rear shows natural etching which has lightened the color of the azurite. No damage.
Very sharp and lustrous deep blue prisms of azurite on a matrix with minor malachite and dolomite. The lower part of the specimen shows a doubly terminated group of azurites while the upper part displays the classic prisms the locality is famous for. In perfect condition.
Back in 2013, I was fortunate enough to be around when the “floaters” pocket (the one that was cemented shut late 2013) was being offered and I got to look at about 400 specimens from that pocket. In my opinion this was one of the top 10 pieces there. Most of the specimens had microscopic blemishes, but some had the electric color, superb luster and minor malachite. This is one of those with the color, luster and the form. Choice!
Lustrous golden yellow, transparent blades of barite on matrix. These came out in the mid 2000’s and have pretty much disappeared.
A group of second generation milky barite crystals sit on another group of translucent yellow crystals. Very pretty formation.
Highly lustrous, pastel blue-grey blades of barite on a matrix of yellow fluorite crystals. Aesthetic miniature!
Gemmy yellow orange crystals of sphalerite sit at the top and on the side of a group of sharp, bladed white crystals of barite. Displays from all sides.
During the summer of 2012, a small lot of the deep blue aquas appeared on the market and were thought to be Vorobyevite. After analysis by Dr. Federico Pezzotta in Milan, they were confirmed to be a cesium included beryl, but not rich enough to be vorobyevite. Most of the crystals found were under 2.5 cm wide, so this one would be in the top percent for quality color and crystal size (3.4 cm!). No more have been found.