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[GneissWare]

Thanks Pierre!

[Don Lum]

[GneissWare]

Andradite-Grossular garnets to 23 x 23 mm with white blades of Calcite to 17 mm, accented with clear Quartz points to 17 x 5 mm

[GneissWare]

An attractive and 3-dimensional specimen of sky-blue Baryte crystals with minor Calcite accents. Collected July 1989.

[GneissWare]

From the east side of the Erongo Mts., between the village of Tubussis and the Amib farm (about 15 km north of the farm). I got this from Chris Johnston before it had been cleaned, and like it this way.
Quartz measures 43 x 25 x 22 mm
Fluorite to 11 mm
Microcline up to 30 x 27 x 24 mm

[am mizunaka]

Very nice Baryte and calcite piece.

[GneissWare]

Thanks Mike!! Thanks also for all the photo tips.

[GneissWare]

Garnet and a Vesuvianite

[GneissWare]

Bright light-pink managoan Calcite to 91 x 42 x 18 mm accented with light-smoky Quartz points to 65 x 19 mm. The Quartz are somewhat sceptered as typical with the better crystals from this locality, and a few are included with green, likely Actinolite.

[GneissWare]

Clear Fluorite crystals to 33 x 27 mm and sharp crystals of whitish-grey Scheelite to 31 x 19 mm are nestled in and on blades of silvery Lollingite to 33 x 11 mm, all on a matrix of lustrous black Magnetite.

[Joseph DOliveira]

Wonderful Löllingite, particularly with the Fluorite and Scheelite associations. Is that a little Genthelvite hiding in a pocket in the upper left across from the main Fluorite and Scheelite crystals?

Love the zoom feature on the pictures, it gives a whole new aspect, especially when the photography is this good. Thanks for sharing.

[GneissWare]

Thanks Joseph. The triangular-looking crystal is another Scheelite. Too bad it isn't a Helvite! The dealer I got this from didn't realize there were Scheelites present, so I got a much better deal. That's really why I bought it.

[Philip Mostmans]

Nice combination! Never seen the Fluo's from Huanggang with Scheelite before.

[GneissWare]

This cluster of Stibnite crystals to 36 mm long are nearly completely covered with cubes of translucent clear Fluorite to 5 mm with just a hint of purple color. This specimen came out in a one-time find which was brought to Tucson in the late 1980s. In excellent condition.

[Don Lum]

Unusual and attractive specimen, Bob.

Thanks.

Don

[am mizunaka]

Very cool piece. It was nice to actually see it in person at the show.

[GneissWare]

Thanks Don & Mike, Next up...

Unlike most of the sherry-colored Topaz specimens from Mogok, which are single crystals, this one is perched on a matrix of Albite (v. Cleavlandite). The Topaz is very gemmy, equant crystal, and measures 79 x 39 x 34 mm. The top termination is crystallographically complex. The specimen is nearly pristine, with only one very small chip on the termination. A book of Muscovite is included at the top of the Topaz. It is a large and fine Topaz.

[GneissWare]

New Quartz...

[am mizunaka]

Great Greek quartz piece.

[Pierre Joubert]