FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION

This specimen of Famatinite is one the ten best Famatinite specimens found in a one-time find at the Quiruvilca Mine, Peru.

It was in my private collection for the last 10 years and is from the collection of Georg Gebhard, who was the co-author of "Die Weltbesten Kristalle von Famatinit und Luzonit," 1998 in Lapis, vol. 23, No. 9, pp. 35-37. The title of the article translates as, "The World's Finest Crystals of Famatinite and Luzonite." This article documents the find and describes the exceptional quality of the Famatinite specimens.

#82444, Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite, Quiruvilca Mine, Peru (c) $4500

#81212, Elbaite var. Bi-colored Tourmaline, Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil (t) $475

#73541, Diamond (1.99 carat superb cuttable gem-grade yellow complex rough uncut diamond), Brazil (t) $5685

#81210, Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline, Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil (t) $975

#80534, Topaz, Mimosa do Sul, Brazil (m) $325

#80349, Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz, Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Uruguay (m) $26

#81145, Quartz (stalactitic) with Goethite, Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Uruguay (c) $45

#82034, Phosphophyllite, Cerro Rico, Bolivia (t) $175

#81289, Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline, Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil (t) $165

#82305, Vauxite, Llallagua Mine, Bolivia (Type Locality for Vauxite) (t) $35

#80457, Quartz var. Amethyst Flower, Alto Uruguai, Brazil (c) $48

#82357, Titanite (twinned crystals), Capelinha, Brazil (t) $25

#81492, Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals, Alto da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Brazil (m) $40

#80594, Ferberite (V-twinned crystals), Cerro Tazna, Bolivia (m) $95

#81972, Lepidolite and Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite, Pederneira Mine, Brazil (t) $22

#81787, Hematite var. Iron Rose, Ouro Preto, Brazil (t) $36

#81824, Fluorapatite, Parelhas, Brazil (t) $35

#81861, Anatase with Rutile, Cuiabá District, Brazil (t) $45

#82250, Rutile, Diamantina, Brazil (t) $22

#82375, Quartz var. Amethyst (jewelry grade), Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Uruguay (t) $28

#81934, Rutile and Hematite, Novo Horizonte, Brazil (t) $15

#81952, Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Pachapaqui District, Peru (t) $28

#82478, Vivianite, Huanuni District, Bolivia (t) $35

#82059, Stephanite, Porco Mines, south of Agua de Castilla, Bolivia (t) $195

#82239, Rhodonite with minor Axinite-(Mn), Pachapaqui District, Peru (t) $45

#82121, Xenotime-(Y), Novo Horizonte, Brazil (t) $55

#82244, Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline, Brazil (t) $40

#82057, Fluorapatite with Quartz, Parelhas, Brazil (t) $35

#82014, Elbaite Tourmaline, Brazil (t) $24

#82665, Uvite Tourmaline on Quartz, Brumado District, Brazil (t) $28

#82549, Hematite pseudomorphs after Magnetite, Payún Matru, Argentina (t) $16

#82421, Fluorapatite, Capoeira pegmatite, Parelhas, Brazil (t) $18

#82417, Schorl Tourmaline (etched crystals), Brazil (m) $35

#82670, Quartz var. Amethyst, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Uruguay (m) $26

#82628, Vivianite, Huanuni District, Bolivia (t) $16

#82667, Rhodochrosite stalactitic formations, Capillitas Mine, Argentina (t) $35

#82656, Magnetite, Cerro Huañaquino, Bolivia (t) $15

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