DCN0331 | |||||
Quartz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 10x9x6cm | 157g | |||
"Chinese Cactus Quartz". Orange Hematite coating on slender quartz xls with three dominant termination faces. | |||||
BCN0848E | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2x0.7x0.7cm | ||||
Pale yellow-green, single terminated elbaite x with green tip, transparent with clouds and internal fractures. | |||||
BCN0224 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Schorl with Quartz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3x2x1.5cm | 13g | |||
Rather flat, black tourmaline x with embedded quartz x (damaged). Good material for jewelery. | |||||
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BCN0848B | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.1x0.6x0.5cm | ||||
Yellow olive, single terminated elbaite x, transparent with numerous internal fractures. A hollow section appears as intransparent phantom | |||||
ACN0848C | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.9x0.6x0.6cm | ||||
Yellow olive, single terminated elbaite x, transparent with clouds and internal fractures. A hollow section appears as intransparent phantom | |||||
ACN0848D | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.6x0.4x0.3cm | ||||
Pale yellow-green, single terminated elbaite x with green tip, transparent with clouds and internal fractures. | |||||
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ACN0847G | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.5x0.3x0.2cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
ACN0847H | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.7x0.3x0.3cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-brown to olive-green, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
ACN0847L | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.5x0.3x0.3cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green to black, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
BCN0848A | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.3x0.9x0.9cm | ||||
Yellow olive, single terminated with green top layer, transparent with numerous internal fractures. A hollow section appears as intransparent phantom. | |||||
BCN0847D | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2x0.3x0.3cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green to black, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
ACN0847E | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.5x0.4x0.4cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
BCN0847F | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.1x0.4x0.3cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
ACN0847J | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.6x0.3x0.3cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green to black, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
BCN0847M | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.9x0.3x0.2cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
ACN1341 | |||||
Cassiterite | |||||
Gongshan County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.3x1.2x0.8cm | ||||
Massive cassiterite matrix with small xls, partially transparent. Said to contain "a metal used in aerospace". From an area where only small-scale mining is possible. | |||||
BCN0847C | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2x0.3x0.2cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green to black, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
ACN0847N | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 0.9x0.7x0.7cm | ||||
Double terminated, clear transparent elbaite.Uniformly yellowish olive green. | |||||
ACN0847P | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1x0.7x0.5cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent elbaite. The color is a medium green. | |||||
BCN0847R | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.2x1.1x0.8cm | ||||
Single terminated elbaite x. Appears black but is actually brown transparent against strong backlight | |||||
BCN0223 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Schorl | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.8x2x1.8cm | ||||
Black tourmaline with termination faces. The back side is incomplete/fractured. Some matrix attached. | |||||
DCN0333 | |||||
Quartz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 12x6x5cm | 200g | |||
"Chinese Cactus Quartz". Orange Hematite coating on slender quartz xls with three dominant termination faces. | |||||
BCN0449 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.5x2.5x2.3cm | 18g | |||
Four little topaz xls sticking out like teeth from a albite/muscovite matrix. Colorless and transparent. | |||||
fluorescent SW yellow topaz | |||||
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BCN0847A | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.5x0.2x0.2cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green to black, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
BCN0847B | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.2x0.4x0.4cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green to black, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
ACN0847Q | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.1x0.9x0.4cm | ||||
Single terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green to black, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
BCN1337 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Dravite with Quartz | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.7x2.7x1.4cm | ||||
Peculiar "bent" dravite x. Both terminations are present, however crude. Transparent brown in thin sections. | |||||
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BCN0847K | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2x0.3x0.3cm | ||||
Double terminated, clear transparent "black head" elbaite. The color varies along the x from black to yellow-green to olive-green to black, one of the characteristic color combinations of gem tourmalines from this findplace. | |||||
DCN0332 | |||||
Quartz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 11x7x7cm | 343g | |||
"Chinese Cactus Quartz". Orange Hematite coating on slender quartz xls with three dominant termination faces. | |||||
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ACN0881 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.1x1.1x0.9cm | ||||
Colorless transparent topaz x. Note the unusual termination. | |||||
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BCN1339 | |||||
Cassiterite | |||||
Gongshan County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.5x2x2cm | 36g | |||
Massive cassiterite matrix with small xls, partially transparent. Said to contain "a metal used in aerospace". From an area where only small-scale mining is possible. | |||||
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BCN1342 | |||||
Scheelite | |||||
Gongshan County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.8x2.2x2.2cm | 30g | |||
Brownish yellow, crude x, no matrix. Prospection sample from northern Gaoligongshan range. | |||||
fluorescent SW bright bluish white | |||||
DCN0334 | |||||
Quartz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 13x9x8cm | 553g | |||
"Chinese Cactus Quartz". Orange Hematite coating on slender quartz xls with three dominant termination faces. | |||||
CCN0448 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 9x5x4cm | 170g | |||
Transparent topaz xls to 7mm, hiding in a muscovite and albite matrix. See The Mineralogical Record, vol. 31, pp 194 - 195 for some background on this find. | |||||
fluorescent SW yellow topaz | |||||
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BCN1340 | |||||
Cassiterite | |||||
Gongshan County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.2x2.5x1.8cm | 22g | |||
Massive cassiterite matrix with small xls, partially transparent. Said to contain "a metal used in aerospace". From an area where only small-scale mining is possible. | |||||
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CCN0195 | |||||
Tourmaline with Albite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 5.7x3.6x1.3cm | 13g | |||
Two intergrown clusters completely covered by microcrystalline Albite | |||||
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BCN1314 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.6x1x0.8cm | ||||
Grayish blue, mostly opaque, double terminated aquamarine. | |||||
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BCN1322 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 4.5x3.3x2cm | 25g | |||
Strongly blue aquamarine xls, mostly opaque with occasional transparent sections. In contrasting white, somewhat brittle matrix. If they were transparent, they would be quite expensive! | |||||
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BCN1313 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.3x3.3x1.8cm | ||||
Grayish blue, mostly opaque, double terminated aquamarine with some attached muscovite. | |||||
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BCN1318 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.8x2.2x1.2cm | ||||
Aquamarine x, partially transparent and with etched sections, on matrix. Found 2007. | |||||
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CCN1305 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 9.5x7x5cm | 245g | |||
Greenish aquamarine x, opaque with transparent sections. In quartzite matrix. | |||||
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BCN1315 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.5x2x1.7cm | ||||
Grayish blue, mostly opaque with transparent sections, double terminated aquamarine. | |||||
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BCN1316 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.6x1.4x1.2cm | ||||
Grayish blue, mostly opaque, double terminated aquamarine with some attached muscovite. | |||||
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BCN1317 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.5x2.2x2cm | ||||
Grayish blue, mostly opaque, double terminated aquamarine cluster with some attached muscovite. Five of the six terminations of the three xls are present. | |||||
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CCN1333 | |||||
Topaz, Microcline with Quartz, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 7x5x5cm | 125g | |||
Feldspar-Mica-Quartz specimen, all three species in excellent crystallization. Topaz is also present, however barely visible near the base of the specimen. Note the double terminated quartz and the peculiar "star-mica". | |||||
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BCN0377 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.5x3x2.5cm | 32g | |||
Light brownish-yellow, clear with one internal fracture one third-two third. No matrix. | |||||
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BCN0849 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite with Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.4x2x1.3cm | ||||
Single terminated elbaite x. Appears shiny black, but is actually dark green, as can be seen in thin sections. Edges slightly worn. | |||||
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CCN1323 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6.8x4.2x1.7cm | 65g | |||
Strongly blue aquamarine xls, mostly opaque with occasional transparent sections. In contrasting white, somewhat brittle matrix. If they were transparent, they would be quite expensive! | |||||
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CCN1334 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Microcline | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6x4x3.5cm | 50g | |||
A single 1cm colorless transparent topaz x in association with quartz and feldspar group xls. A black amorphous mineral on the quartz lets it appear like smoky quartz. | |||||
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CCN1338 | |||||
Molybdenite | |||||
Dulongjiang, Gongshan County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 5x4.5x3.5cm | 85g | |||
Molybdenite from one of the most remote areas of China: Dulongjiang valley, situated west of the Gaoligongshan range, at the meeting point of Yunnan, Tibet and Burma. The specimen was intended to be a mining sample, however the finder had died in the meantime, so the exact findplace was lost and the sample became obsolete. | |||||
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BCN0851 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.3x1.9x1.5cm | ||||
Single terminated elbaite x. Appears shiny black, but is actually dark green with a transparent light green flat top that permits a view inside the x. Better in person. | |||||
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CCN1331 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Muscovite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6x4.5x3cm | 55g | |||
Two 1cm colorless transparent topaz x in association with quartz and feldspar group xls. One topaz is dramatically perched on the quartz matrix. | |||||
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BCN1304 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Phlogopite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.5x2.4x2.2cm | ||||
Double terminated, transparent, almost colorless aquamarine with some mica/feldspar matrix attached to both terminations. | |||||
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DCN1306 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 15x14x3.5cm | 845g | |||
Two greenish aquamarine x, one quite transparent, one opaque with transparent sections, both incomplete. More xls are hidden in the large matrix. | |||||
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BCN0222 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 4x3.2x3.4cm | 60g | |||
Incomplete elbaite x with parts of both terminations, back side fractured. Translucent green in thin sections. Little matrix. | |||||
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DCN1048 | |||||
Tourmaline var Elbaite with Quartz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 13.5x8x6.5cm | 618g | |||
Several transparent green elbaite xls penetrating a parallel cluster of milky to smoky quartz. Both quartz and tourmaline are not damage-free, it is however possible to find a viewing angle with undamaged quartz or tourmaline. The mining conditions in the Gaoligongshan area are quite unfavorable to specimen mining, it is therefore quite difficult to get matrix specimens and almost impossible to get undamaged ones. | |||||
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CCN1332 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Microcline | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 8.5x6x4cm | 150g | |||
Three colorless transparent topaz x in association with phlogopite, quartz and feldspar group xls. Most prominent are the peculiarly shaped, translucent phlogopite stacks. Some more topaz xls are present as cleavage planes. | |||||
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BCN0850 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.7x2x1.9cm | ||||
Single terminated elbaite x. Appears shiny black, but is actually dark green with a transparent deep green flat top that permits a view inside of the x. Edges slightly worn. | |||||
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DCN1325 | |||||
Muscovite, Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 15x10x8cm | 830g | |||
The specimen is almost entirely covered with well crystallized, brown covered muscovite. The center of the feldspar matrix exposes a 2cm flat aquamarine x. | |||||
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CCN1320 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 7.5x7x4cm | 265g | |||
Strongly blue aquamarine xls, mostly opaque with occasional transparent sections. In contrasting white, somewhat brittle matrix. If they were transparent, they would be quite expensive! | |||||
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BCN1329 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 4.5x2.5x1.8cm | 20g | |||
Double terminated 1.3cm slightly pinkish, transparent topaz on matrix. Excellent miniature. | |||||
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CCN1335 | |||||
Microcline with Quartz | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 9x8x4.5cm | 270g | |||
Several quartz xls, surrounded by a single, untwinned feldspar x. The photos speak for themselves. | |||||
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CCN1328 | |||||
Topaz, Orthoclase with Quartz, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 5x4.5x3.5cm | 40g | |||
The specimen is dominated by a translucent Baveno twin. Growing near the base is a 7mm topaz x of slightly bluish color. The background consists of quartz and cleavelandite. | |||||
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DCN1324 | |||||
Muscovite with Microcline, Beryl | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 12.5x7x7cm | 480g | |||
Peculiar "star" muscovite, intergrown with feldspar xls and a colorless beryl x. The brown kaolin surface coating is mechanically removable, however a lengthy and tedious process. Found 2007. | |||||
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CCN1330 | |||||
Topaz with Muscovite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 8x5.5x5cm | 185g | |||
The entire specimen consists of a cluster of colorless transparent topaz, wildly intergrown with muscovite. No other minerals seem to be present. Some of the topaz xls are fully developed and stand out from the topaz-muscovite background. Better in person! | |||||
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DCN1326 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Muscovite, Albite var. Clevelandite, Hyalite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 13.5x11x6cm | 575g | |||
Between a quartz and muscovite are three slightly pink, transparent topaz xls to 1.8cm. Good matrix specimen. | |||||
fluorescent SW bright yellow hyalite on quartz, white topaz | |||||
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BCN1309 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.3x2.2x1.5cm | ||||
Etched aquamarine x, large transparent areas with good blue color. A peculiarity from the Gaoligongshan range. Muscovite matrix. Found 2007. | |||||
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CCN1367 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Ortoclase Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6.5x4.5x4cm | 90g | |||
Two large 2-3cm xls, yellowish with expressive internal fractures. On kaolinized feldspar matrix. A third, small x, naturally cleaved, is detachable from the matrix. | |||||
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DCN1336 | |||||
Microcline with Quartz, Muscovite, Topaz, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 12x11.5x7cm | 720g | |||
Large, spectacular feldspar-mica-quartz specimen with all three species in excellent crystallization. Topaz is also present, however only as a shattered x near the base of the specimen. White, black and yellow surface coatings can be observed. | |||||
fluorescent SW multicolor yellow and pink crusts | |||||
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CCN0184 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6x4.2x3.4cm | 160g | |||
Large topaz x, colorless with light brown zoning (!) Back side not developed, top and bottom broken off. Slightly cloudy, few internal fractures. The largest part would be suitable for cutting. | |||||
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BCN1307 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.7x2.2x2.2cm | ||||
Bizarrely etched aquamarine x, quite transparent with good blue color. A peculiarity from the Gaoligongshan range. No matrix. Found 2007. | |||||
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BCN1308 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.5x2x2cm | ||||
Bizarrely etched aquamarine x, largely transparent with good blue color. A peculiarity from the Gaoligongshan range. Muscovite matrix. Found 2007. | |||||
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BCN0853 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.2x1.4x1.1cm | ||||
Transparent gem grade elbaite, single terminated. Few inclusions or internal fractures, undamaged. The color varies from bottle green to brown towards the termination. | |||||
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DCN0447 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 12x7x3.5cm | 220g | |||
Several transparent topaz xls to about 2.5cm, one of them double terminated (!), in a muscovite and albite matrix. Back side is saw-trimmed. Looks better in person! Mined before 2003. | |||||
fluorescent SW yellow topaz | |||||
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BCN0854 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2x1.6x0.7cm | ||||
Transparent gem grade elbaite, single terminated. Few inclusions or internal fractures, undamaged. The color varies from bottle green to brown towards the termination. | |||||
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DCN0446 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 11x11x6cm | 805g | |||
Two transparent topaz xls of about 1x1cm and several smaller xls in a muscovite and albite matrix. Back and two sides are saw-trimmed. Looks better in person! Mined before 2003. | |||||
fluorescent SW yellow topaz | |||||
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CCN1319 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 5x3.3x2.5cm | 43g | |||
Bizarrely etched aquamarine x with good blue color. About half of the x is actually transparent, however this is well concealed by the highly textured surface and the attached muscovite! The specimen feels "sticky" when handled, due to the multitude of needle points on the surface. A peculiarity from the Gaoligongshan range. Found 2007. | |||||
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ACN0855 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.6x1.1x0.4cm | ||||
Transparent gem grade elbaite, single terminated. Few inclusions or internal fractures. The color varies from bluish green to yellow-brown to bluish purple to brown towards the termination, an amazing four different colors in a transparent x! | |||||
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ACN1343 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.5x0.7x0.3cm | ||||
Fully transparent, colored green to olive green, double terminated with many termination faces. Note the different termination habits. | |||||
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BCN0852 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.6x0.8x0.7cm | ||||
Transparent gem grade elbaite, single terminated. Few inclusions or internal fractures. The color varies from bluish green to brown to black towards the termination. | |||||
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ECN0396 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Large Cabinet | 21x19x12cm | 4150g | |||
Giant albite x, heavily surface etched and studded with about ten topaz xls to 1x1cm. Neither from the famous first find, nor from the more prolific recent finds. Mined about 2002. Base is sawn. | |||||
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BCN1310 | |||||
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 4x2.7x1.7cm | ||||
Bizarrely etched aquamarine x, completely transparent with good blue color. A peculiarity from the Gaoligongshan range. The aquamarine can be detached from its muscovite "bed" due to a small gap between aquamarine and matrix! . Found 2007. | |||||
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DCN1327 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Microcline, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 14x14x8cm | 1180g | |||
Large topaz-quartz-feldspar "garden". Parallel growing quartz xls on a large feldspar x. In between grow rosettes of cleavelandite and a 2cm double terminated topaz x (chipped on the back side). The picture speaks for itself! | |||||
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ACN0856 | |||||
Tourmaline var. Elbaite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.4x1.2x0.8cm | ||||
Transparent gem grade elbaite sceptre, double terminated. One end consists of colorless achroite, the other direction is bottle green to brown towards the termination. Few inclusions or internal fractures, undamaged. A unique curiosity! | |||||
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CCN0155 | |||||
Beryl var Aquamarine with Milarite, Muscovite, Albite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 8x6x5.5cm | 215g | |||
Several freestanding pale blue Aquamarine xls, double terminated and completely transparent. Several opaque white Milarite xls. The matrix consists of well crystallized Muscovite and Albite. Very rare as matrix specimen from this location! | |||||
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