Home Updates Galleries Ordering Shows About / Contact


US$    € EURO    ¥ YEN    £ POUND    AUS$   





ML00024 - Fluorapatite, Calcite & Tourmaline
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
miniature - 5.0 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm
$ 1000.00 (=~ £ 801.58) DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 700.00 (=~ £ 561.10)

Well formed green lustrous fluorapatites associated with quartz and calcite perched on a thin mass of very fine grained tourmaline needles.


(click on an image to enlarge)

Fluorapatite, Calcite & Tourmaline from Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal [db_pics/update3/ML00024a.jpg] Fluorapatite, Calcite & Tourmaline from Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal [db_pics/update3/ML00024b.jpg]





ML00092 - Tourmaline, Quartz, & Muscovite
Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
small cabinet - 8.1 x 6.0 x 3.9 cm
$ 420.00 (=~ £ 336.66) DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 294.00 (=~ £ 235.66)

A nice association piece with quartz intergrown with tourmaline and muscovite.


(click on an image to enlarge)

Tourmaline, Quartz, & Muscovite from Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00092.jpg]





ML00128 - Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite
Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
cabinet - 11.7 x 8.6 x 7.8 cm
$ 2400.00 (=~ £ 1923.78)

A great association piece from Pakistan. The quartz are far more lustrous than normal, in addition to being doubly terminated. A small fluorite is intergrown at the base.


(click on an image to enlarge)

Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00128a.jpg] Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00128b.jpg] Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00128c.jpg]





ML00285 - Tourmaline & Albite
Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
cabinet - 9.6 x 8.4 x 6.6 cm
$ 1500.00 (=~ £ 1202.37)

A dark green Elbaite crystal nested by bladed white albite crystals. Tiny garnets preferentially occur on the back side of the Elbaite crystal.


(click on an image to enlarge)

Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00285a.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00285b.jpg]





ML00423 - Beryl var. Aquamarine & Tourmaline
Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
small cabinet - 7.8 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm
$ 1500.00 (=~ £ 1202.37)


(click on an image to enlarge)

Beryl var. Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update6/ML00423a.jpg] Beryl var. Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update6/ML00423b.jpg]





ML00578 - Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
small cabinet - 7.8 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
$ 850.00 (=~ £ 681.34) DISCOUNTED 50.00% OFF TO $ 425.00 (=~ £ 340.67)

A wonderful association piece from the Erongo Mountains. Lustrous black tourmaline (schorl and/or foitite) serves as a crystalline matrix for a spray of aquamarine crystals and a "corona" of siderites pseudomorphing to goethite.


(click on an image to enlarge)

Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00578a.jpg] Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00578b.jpg] Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00578c.jpg] Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00578d.jpg]





ML00752 - Tourmaline & Albite
Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
cabinet - 10.1 x 7.3 x 3.4 cm
$ 200.00 (=~ £ 160.32)

A shard of albite hosting a bi-color tourmaline crystal. The tourmaline is capped with a bright yellow-green zone at the top, with an unusual angle separating the lower, darker zone.

Click here for specimen video.


(click on an image to enlarge)

Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752a.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752b.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752c.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752d.jpg]





ML00764 - Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite
Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
small cabinet - 7.4 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
$ 500.00 (=~ £ 400.79)

A classic assemblage of Pakistani pegmatite minerals with the added bonus of preferential coating of herderite.

Click here for specimen video.


(click on an image to enlarge)

Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00764a.jpg] Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00764b.jpg] Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00764c.jpg] Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00764d.jpg]





ML00830 - Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite
Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan
thumbnail - 4.1 x 4.0 x 2.9 cm
$ 500.00 (=~ £ 400.79)

A classic pegmatite mineral assembledge from Pakistan's Shigar Valley. One main black tourmaline crystal is in association with a cream colored fluorapatite and cleavelandite. A small green elbaite protrudes from the apatite, and minor topaz is present.

Click here for specimen video.


(click on an image to enlarge)

Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00830a.jpg] Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00830b.jpg] Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00830c.jpg] Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00830d.jpg]


All content ©2019 Miner's Lunchbox All rights reserved