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Tourmaline on Lepidolite, Aricanga mine, São José da Safira, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline on Lepidolite
Aricanga mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.5 cm tall x 12 cm wide
Large "rocket-like" crystals burst forth from a lavender lepidolite matrix...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Tetrahedrite with Sphalerite, Peru
Located in New York, NY
Tetrahedrite with Sphalerite
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
7 cm tall x 9 cm wide
Ex-collection MIM Museum, Beirut, Lebanon
Tetrahedr...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Sphalerite on Calcite, NY
Located in New York, NY
Sphalerite on Calcite
Titan Mining Empire State Mine #4,
Newfold Ore Body, 3,981 level, Balmat,
St Lawrence Co., New York, USA
11 cm tall x 9.5 cm wide
New York State is not commo...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Morganite with Smoky Quartz, Afghanistan
Located in New York, NY
Morganite with Smoky Quartz
Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field,
Nuristan, Afghanistan
9.7cm tall x 11.5cm wide
Ex-collection Stephen Smale
All the members of the Beryl f...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Aquamarine with Schorl on Orthoclase, Pakistan
Located in New York, NY
Aquamarine with Schorl on Orthoclase
Shigar Valley, Shigar District,
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
12.7 cm wide x 11.5 cm tall
Ex-collection William Ferris
There are two significant...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Tourmaline, Nigeria
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline, Ofiki, Oyo State, Nigeria
6.3 cm tall x 1.9 cm diameter
Ofiki is well known for producing deep colored tourmalines. Most of the tourmalines they find are dull, rounded, ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nigerian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
Liddicoatite, Tourmaline
Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
16.5 cm tall x 11.4 cm diameter
Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in Mada...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Selenite, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Selenite
Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
36 cm tall x 15 cm wide
Selenite from Mexico is a benchmark locality. Mexico represents the finest quality for the species...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland
Located in New York, NY
PINK FLUORITE ON SMOKY QUARTZ
Tiefengletscher, Furka, Uri, Switzerland
28.5 cm tall x 12.7 cm wide
In the mineral kingdom there are hierarchies, not all of them actually correct. Bu...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Swiss Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Tourmaline "Parrot", Brazil
Located in New York, NY
TOURMALINE
Aricanga Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9 cm tall x 2.1 cm diameter
Crystals of this type are sometimes referred to as "Parrot" crystals due to the multi-...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Smoky Quartz Gwindel, Switzerland
Located in New York, NY
SMOKY QUARTZ GWINDEL
Les Courtes, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
12 cm tall x 12 cm wide
This Alpine region is most well known...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Swiss Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Schorl Tourmaline with Aquamarine, Pakistan
Located in New York, NY
SCHORL TOURMALINE WITH AQUAMARINE
Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
19.2 cm tall x 6.2 cm wide
Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Liddicoatite Tourmaline with Quartz, Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
LIDDICOATITE TOURMALINE WITH QUARTZ
Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
7.1 cm tall x 6.8 cm wide
Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Vanadinite on Barite, Mibladen, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Prov., Morocco
Located in New York, NY
VANADINITE ON BARITE
Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
12.7 cm tall x 14 cm wide
The Drâa-Tafilalet Region of Morocco, best...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Canada
Located in New York, NY
Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
7.5 cm tall x 6 cm wide
"The Jeffrey mine, once the largest producer of chrysotile asbestos in th...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Canadian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Fluorapatite (bi-color) with Cleavelandite, Afghanistan
Located in New York, NY
Fluorapatite (bi-color) with Cleavelandite, Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
6 cm tall x 7 cm wide
Fluorapatite is found in several colors, purp...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
5.8 cm diameter
The Masua Mine began operation in 1857 and operated for over 130 years until its offi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Other
Atelier APS, Cabochon Lounge Chair
Located in New York, NY
The Cabochon Lounge Chair is a rich combination of asymmetrical Calcutta marble and Paonazzo fabric. World renowned Italian designer, Antonio Pio Saracino, drew inspiration for The C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Loveseats
Materials
Marble
Atelier APS, Tourmaline Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
The Tourmaline Side Tables are live in color. Resin, tourmaline dust, smoked mirror, and brass are handcrafted in Italy. These tables have only been created once, this pair being the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Atelier APS, Ray Chair
Located in New York, NY
The Ray Chair expresses the majesty of crystals. Densely packed elongated prisms mimics the impressive fortitude of an included quartz cluster.
Antonio Pio ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Chairs
Materials
Rubber
Atelier APS, Verde Alpi Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Convergence of crystal systems and species. Color and form. The cubic nature of pyrite and the depth of green dioptase are exemplified via the Verdi Alpi Side Table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Atelier APS, Pyrite Gold Console
Located in New York, NY
Italian design meets Spanish geology with the Pyrite Gold Console. It is made of wood with a gold leaf coating, the perfect combination of pyrite on pyrite cubes to fit in any quarte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Console Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Atelier APS, Malachite Low Table
Located in New York, NY
The Malachite Low Table is the perfect accent with hand carved, stained ash wood, and resin. It is a theoretical amalgamation of organic and inorganic, the flowing concentric malachi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Wood, Ash
Chrysocolla on Quartz, Tentadora Mine, Julcani Dist., Peru
Located in New York, NY
Chrysocolla on Quartz, Tentadora Mine, Julcani Dist., Angaraes Prov., Huancavelica, Peru
Richly colored blue and green chrysocolla has coated clear quartz in this unique small dis...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Rhodonite, Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Rhodonite
Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete,
Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.8 cm tall x 7.3 cm wide
The most exceptional rhodonites in the world are now found in Brazil. The...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Hemimorphite on Quartz, Malipo Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov, China
Located in New York, NY
Hemimorphite on Quartz, Malipo Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov., China
Measures: 12 cm tall x 10 cm wide
Hemimorphite from China has taken on entirely new qualities that barely ex...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene region, Namibia
Measures: 8.5 cm tall x 7 cm wide
Dioptase, once believed to be emerald when first encountered, is amongst the most vividly colored species. Large gem...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Namibian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Fluorite with Sphalerite, Denton Mine, Harris Creek Dist., S. Illinois, USA
Located in New York, NY
Fluorite with Sphalerite, Denton Mine, Harris Creek Dist., S. Illinois, USA
13 cm tall x 13 cm wide
ex-collection Ross Lillie
Fluorite from this classic Illinois mine is highly ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Rubellite Tourmaline on Feldspar, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Russia
Located in New York, NY
Rubellite Tourmaline on Feldspar, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Measures: 8 cm tall x 8 cm wide
All rubellite tourmaline is compared to the famou...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Russian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Quartz, Penas Blancas Mine, Vasquez-Yacopi Dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia
Located in New York, NY
Quartz.
Penas blancas mine, Vasquez-Yacopi dist.,
Boyaca Dept., Colombia.
Measures: 45 cm tall x 7.6 cm wide.
At least 12% of the earth's crust is quartz, making it one of ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Other
"The Bonsai Tree" Calcite Helictites, Li Gian Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Located in New York, NY
"The Bonsai Tree"
Calcite Helictites
Li Gian Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Measures: 14.5 cm tall x 15 cm wide
Helictites are a form of speleothem formed by the deposition o...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Quartz 'with Multi-Zoned Inclusions'
Located in New York, NY
Quartz (with multi-zoned inclusions)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
19.1 cm tall x 12.9 cm wide
12% of the Earth’s crust is quartz, making it among the most common of all min...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Tourmaline
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline
Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Measures: 5.1 cm tall x 2 cm wide.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Tourmaline
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline
Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.6 cm tall x 3 cm wide
This colorful tourmaline comes from the recent discoveries in ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Rubellite Tourmaline on Quartz, Russia
Located in New York, NY
Rubellite Tourmaline on Quartz, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Measures: 12.5 cm tall x 15 cm wide
All ru...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Russian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Opal
Located in New York, NY
Opal
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Measures: 14.4 cm tall x 11 cm wide
Precious opals are a hydrated amorphous form of silica (amorphous meaning a non-crystallized solid), unlike crystalline forms of silica, which are classed as minerals. Australia is the locality most associated with precious opal. The precious opals of Ethiopia were only discovered recently in 2008.
Opals are formed over thousands of years when rain frees spherical silica particles from sandstone. These microscopic particles spread deep into underground cavities and are then compressed into a closely-packed interlaced structure. When miners bring them forth from the earth to the surface, sunlight travels through this microstructure creating the dazzling kaleidoscope of flashing rainbow colors that we see here.
This opal may be unique. The colors are like no other we have seen from Ethiopia. There are several names given to opal (Black Opal, Boulder Opal, Fire opal, etc.). This piece begins an entirely new genre - Candy Opal.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Ethiopian Natural Specimens
Materials
Opal
Opal
Located in New York, NY
Opal
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Measures: 11.2 cm tall x 7.2 cm wide
This opal captures all of the spectacular iridesc...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Opal
Azurite Milpillas Mine, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Azurite, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Measures: 8 cm tall x 7.5 cm wide
This Azurite was found in the most important pocket, the Electric Blue...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Chrysocolla After Barite with Malachite Coated with Drusy Quartz
Located in New York, NY
Chrysocolla after Barite with malachite coated with Drusy quartz
Lupoto Mine, Dem. Rep. of the Congo
This specimen is from a recent discovery. This piece began life as a barite and...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
