Asian Minerals
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AG054: Elbaite NEW
Paprok, Nuristan Province
Afghanistan
Miniature: 4.6 x 1.7 x 1.65 cm
200,000 Yen
Fully terminated gemmy pastel colored elbaite crystal. The color is rose violet to green to translucent to rose violet at the termination.The specimen was shown on Mineralien Welt.
AD031: Cinnabar in and on Quartz
Guizhou (Kweichow), China
Ex. Cal & Kerith Graeber coll.
Thumbnail: 2.5 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
45,000 Yen
Reserved
Some doubly terminated quartz on red cinnaber crystals, and included by micro cinnaber.
AN015: Sphene
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Baltistan, Northern Areas
Pakistan
Ex. Martin Zinn coll.
Thumbnail: 1.4 x 2.9 x 0.7 cm
14,500 Yen
Transparent sharp yellow green titanite crystal.
KD212: Afghanite
Mine #1, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan
Afghanistan
Small Cabinet: 4.5 x 6 x 2.6 cm
Sold
Sharp crystal of Afghanite on a matrix.
KJ019: Pyromorphite
Beresovsk, Ural Mountains
Russia
Small Cabinet: 4.8 x 7 x 2 cm
Ex. John H. Marshall coll. #4096
180,000 Yen
Deep green pyromorphite on a matrix.
AD152: Corundum var. Ruby
Mysore, Karnataka
India
Miniature: 4 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Ex. Wendell Wilson coll.
Sold
The crystal measures 2.3 x 1.7 cm. No damage.
AD83: Scapolite
Lajuar Madan, Kokcha valley, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan
Miniature: 3 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Sold
2 cm long well terminated gemmy lilac colored scapolite crystal on a calcite mitrix, from a new locality (near the main lapis mine).
AD89: Fluorite (Spinel Law Twin)
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Miniature: 3.7 x 4.7 x 1.5 cm
85,000 Yen
Transparent pink spinel law twinned fluorite with muscovite.
AD91: Fluorite on Feldspar
Khandahar mine, Baha, Braldu Valley, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Miniature: 4.6 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Sold
1.6 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm pale lilac cubic fluorite with phantom on a feldspar. New Locality
A006 Hambergite
Drot, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas
Pakistan
Thumbnail: 2 x 2.2 x 1 cm
29,000 Yen
Terminated transparent to translucent crystals of hambergite. The largest crystal is doubly terminated and measures 1.9 x 0.7 x 0.2 cm. The specimen is associated with albite and muscovite.
KM139 Apatite (Cat's-Eye)
Shuut Nala, Hanuchal, Gilgit, Northern Areas
Pakistan
Toenail: 3.2 x 2.4 x 2 cm
Sold
Gemmy, white to translucent hexagonal crystal group with cat's-eye effect.
KM113 Fluorite, Muscovite and Albite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar
Hunza Valley, Gilgit, Northern Areas
Pakistan
Miniature: 4.8 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm
Sold
3 cm pale pink octahedral crystal with muscovite on albite.
KM132 Fluorite on Albite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar
Hunza Valley, Gilgit, Northern Areas
Pakistan
Small Cabinet: 7 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
88,000 Yen
Transparent pink octahedral crystals to 1.2 cm on albite.
KL255 Tourmaline
Momeik near Mogok
Mandalay Division
Myanmar
Thumbnail: 2.4 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
20,000 Yen
Gemmy translucent rose pink rubellite tourmaline. The specimen has white quartz crystals on the back side.
KL256 Tourmaline
Momeik near Mogok
Mandalay Division
Myanmar
Thumbnail: 2.7 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
20,000 Yen
1.7 cm wide rose-red ribellite tourmaline on a matrix.
KL257 Tourmaline
Momeik near Mogok
Mandalay Division
Myanmar
Thumbnail: 3.1 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm
Sold
1.5 cm wide rose-red mashroom tourmaline on a matrix.
KL049 Elbaite on Quartz
Kantiwaoo, Nuristan
Afghanistan
Miniature: 3.5 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Sold
The largest crystal is 2.8 x 0.8 cm.
