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Deep Rose Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea

Lot 2216. Deep Rose Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea; weighing approximately 5.69 carats and measuring 12.32 x 8.67 x 6.90mm. Sold for US$ 10,000 (€8,436) inc. premium. Photo: Bonhams. Of ovoid form, distinguished by its perfect...

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Tags: Caribbean Sea, Deep Rose Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch"

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26 décembre 2017

"A Member of the 100 Carats Club". Exceptional Arizona Amethyst, Four Peaks, Arizona

Lot 2299. "A Member of the 100 Carats Club". Exceptional Arizona Amethyst, Four Peaks, Arizona; weighing approximately 118.0 carats and measuring 40.67 x 23.95 x 18.92mm. Sold for US$ 27,500 (€23,200) inc. premium . Photo: Bonhams. In fact, the Arizona...

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Tags: amethyst, Arizona, Four Peaks

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26 décembre 2017

Benitoite, Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California

Lot 2023. The Official State Gemstone of California. Benitoite, Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California; weighing approximately 2.08 carats and measuring 8.18 x 6.76 x 4.94mm. Sold for US$ 35,000 (€29,528) inc. premium. Photo: Bonhams. Around...

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Tags: California, Benitoite, Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County

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26 décembre 2017

Nigerian "Paraiba-type" Tourmaline

Lot 2458. Nigerian "Paraiba-type" Tourmaline, weighing approximately 50.6 carats and measuring 26.03 x 19.85 x 15.71mm. Sold for US$ 35,000 (€29,528) inc. premium. Photo: Bonhams. This is a large stone for the species and an exemplary one at that. Faceted...

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Tags: "Paraiba-type" Tourmaline, Nigerian

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26 décembre 2017

Large and Impressive Rubellite Tourmaline, Nigeria

Lot 2466. Large and Impressive Rubellite Tourmaline, Nigeria, weighing approximately 85.27 carats and measuring 27.59 x 20.43 x 15.86mm mm. Sold for US$ 37,500 (€31,637) inc. premium. Photo: Bonhams. Faceted as a cut-cornered emerald-cut with scissors-cut...

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Tags: Nigeria, rubellite tourmaline

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13 novembre 2017

"Treasures of the Earth: Mineral Masterpieces from the Robert R. Wiener Collection" opens at the Bruce Museum

Selenite, Robert R. Wiener Collection. Photo by Paul Mutino. GREENWICH, CONN .- Visitors to the Bruce Museum can take a global tour of the splendor, wonder, and science of minerals as Treasures of the Earth: Mineral Masterpieces from the Robert R. Wiener...

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Tags: garnet, stibnite, chalcopyrite, Aragonite, Selenite, Aquamarine and Cassiterite on Muscovite, Gypsum “Ram’s Horn”, Malachite on Azurite, Pink Halite, Robert R. Wiener Collection

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26 septembre 2017

Famed Ausrox Gold Nugget – Regarded as the Third-Largest in Existence – Makes Its Return To Perot Museum

Three prospectors in Australia uncovered this “rock star” treasure in 2010 using a metal detector. DALLAS, TX .- It’s back!! One of the world’s most famous gold nuggets has returned to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas. The Ausrox...

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Tags: Ausrox Gold Nugget, Perot Museum

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13 juillet 2017

Philanthropist Lyda Hill unveils her most recent treasure, the rare Eyes of Africa mineral

The Eyes of Africa. Composed of several white, semi-translucent quartz crystals and large, green and black Alien Eye Fluorites, Erongo Region, Namibia. DALLAS – Ten years after a spectacular “alien eye” mineral was unearthed by a miner in Namibia, the...

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Tags: Namibia, Eyes of Africa, Erongo Region, green and black Alien Eye Fluorite, quartz crystal

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29 mars 2017

A Concretion of Aragonite, Mine of Irhoud, Morocco, Safi province

Lot 3040. A Concretion of Aragonite, Mine of Irhoud, Morocco, Safi province. Estimate: HKD 35,000 — 45,000 (4,258 - 5,475 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's with a vertical structure, the concretion of a white colour and irregularly formed with dense clusters of...

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Tags: Morocco, Aragonite, Mine of Irhoud, Safi province, Safi provinceAragonite

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25 mars 2017

Splendide ammonite Placenticeras Meeki de l'Alberta

Lot 120. Splendide ammonite Placenticeras Meeki de l'Alberta. Estimation : 12 000 € / 15 000 €. Photo Millon Belgique Splendide ammonite Placenticeras Meeki de l'Alberta. Diamètre imposant pour cette spectaculaire ammonite aux iridescentes couleurs électriques,...

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Tags: Alberta, ammonite Placenticeras Meeki

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