5.1x 4.9x 2.1 cm

$1250

One Brazilian dealer at the show had about 5 flats of diamonds in conglomerate from Brazil.  I searched through all the pieces, and this was the best in the lot, with a large (for the locality) crystal measuring 7 mm from point to point.  

I have never seen this sort of specimen from anywhere other than Brazil.  Alluvial diamonds are usually off matrix, and matrix diamonds are rare from any locality.

On a lighter note, it was pointed out that it looks like a chocolate chip cookie....

Formoso River, Bahia, Brazil

6.4x 4.1x 1.6 cm

$475

One Brazilian dealer at the show had about 4 flats of diamonds in conglomerate from Brazil.  I searched through all the pieces, and this was one of two I selected.  This one has a cluster of twinned diamonds measuring 5 mm across.

I have never seen this sort of specimen from anywhere other than Brazil.  Alluvial diamonds are usually off matrix, and matrix diamonds are rare from any locality.

13.1x 8.4x 5.6 cm

$435

These were one of the big new finds from this years Tucson show.  This large cabinet specimen has elongated dipiramiydal crystals to 1.5 cm, and are dispersed on matrix with dark green, botryoidal mimetite.

14.7x 10.2x 3.7 cm

$400

This is one of the richest Bolivian wavellites that I have seen for sale in a long time.  It is a large cabinet specimen, with several perfectly spherical clusters to 1.2 cm, interspersed among hundreds of wavellite covered quartz crystals.  

The color is different from the usual green Arkansas material, and this is a very good example of wavellite from a less common locality.  

Siglo XX Mine, near Llallagua, Bolivia

4.2x 3.8x 3.6 cm

$185

A unique vivianite specimen, form a country that has produced vast quantities of the species.  The terminated, almost transparent vivianites share a matrix with accicular balls of childrenite, making for a very unusual and aesthetic association.

This specimen is from the classic Siglo XX mine, and not from the Tomokoni Adit which a few years ago produced the majority of the specimens currently on the market.

9.7x 6.1x 3.7 cm

$395

A cabinet wulfenite from MEXICO!  There is no locality currently producing good ludlamite, though the most recent include Bolivia and Idaho.  This piece dates to the 1970's, when the San Antonio Mine produced these for a very short interval.

Admittedly, this piece does have some damage, though it remains exceptional in its size and richness, and you wont find one at a better price.

Huanuni Mine, Oruro, Bolivia

2.6x 1.9x 1.2 cm

$85

A thumbnail Ludlamite frmo Bolivia.  These have not been found in several years, and the Huanuni Mine has been mired by the protests of  independent minerals against Morales' nationalization plan.

A very cute thumbnail of material that is becoming ever harder to acquire.

IDM8 Ludlamite

Huanuni Mine, Oruro, Bolivia

3.0x 3.0x 1.2 cm

$75

A thumbnail Ludlamite frmo Bolivia.  These have not been found in several years, and the Huanuni Mine has been mired by the protests of independent minerals against Morales' nationalization plan.

A very cute thumbnail of material that is becoming ever harder to acquire.

1.3x 1.1x 1.0 cm

$135

 New Find!

One of the only new finds at Springfield, these Brazilian anatase crystals are closer in appearance to those from Norway or Pakistan than the usual brown, weathered crystals that Brazil usually produces.  The faces are smooth and lustrous, and there is even a small degree of translucency.

Only one dealer had them, and in very small quantity.  

No damage!

Contrato District, Itamarandiba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

1.2x 1.1x 1.0 cm

$75

 New Find!

One of the only new finds at Springfield, these Brazilian anatase crystals are closer in appearance to those from Norway or Pakistan than the usual brown, weathered crystals that Brazil usually produces. A bit rougher than the above specimen.

Only one dealer had them, and in very small quantity.  

1.9x 1.3x 1.2 cm

$50

A perfect thumbnail spinel from Vietnam, complete and boasting sharp edges and points.  The color is a bit darker in person, and less pinkish.

6.0x 5.0x 3.8 cm

$100

A large cluster of siderite disks, each composed of numerous intergrown rhombohedrons that have formed disk like aggregates to 2.4 cm.

Ping Wu Co., Sichuan Prov., China

1.65x 1.2x .7 cm

$135

An excellent, damage free cluster of mushistonite on kesterite.  The mushistonite coating is intact, and the crystals are sharp. There is no damage, and even a small amount of the muscovite matrix still clings to the cluster.  It appears that there is also a small amount of malachite.

2.9x 2.5x 2.2 cm

$165

A large cluster of radioactive betafite from the locality that arguably produced the best betafite specimens in the world.  The form of this crystal is unusual for the locality.