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Acanthite
Acanthite
Imiter, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province, Vietnam
Diopside
Diopside
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
Olmiite
Olmiite
N Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, Republic of South Africa
Quartz "Faden"
Quartz "Faden"
Dara Ismael Khan District, Waziristan, Pakistan
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Arusha, Merelani, Tanzania
Apatite on Quartz (rough and cut)

Apatite on Quartz (rough and cut)

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Locality
Mercado Mine, Durango, Mexico
Minerals
Quartz
Dimensions
6.5 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
APATITE4

The specimen is aesthetically "placed," within a nest of boytroidal Quartz. The crystal is gemmy and terminated. Because this location involves collapsed geological conditions, finding a terminated Apatite that is oriented vertically is virtually impossible. I've looked through the stock of the primary two miners for over 13 years, and this specimen has been one of the finest for overall aesthetics. The internal gemminess is wonderfully complimented by the 16.5 internally clean square cushion facetted Apatite from the same Mine. The stone was cut by Michael Davis, an experienced American cutter in the Cincinnati area. There is a tiny chip out of a corner of the Apatite crystal, that doesn't catch the eye. 99.9% of material from this area is damaged.

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