In an online auction conducted by a prominent mineral dealer, the diamond in conglomerate offered there was purchased for a winning bid of $1,260.00, after being bid on 44 times. So what would a Diamond and GOLD in conglomerate have gone for? 

This 7 x 7.3 x 9 cm specimen contains not only a clear, natural, modified octohedral diamond measuring 5 x 5 mm, but also a 5 x 3 cm crystalline nugget of gold. The Gold is quite bright for all it has been through and like the diamond, stands out very well from the matrix. Although the Gold crystal and the Diamond crystal are on opposite sides of the specimen, you can easily orientate the specimen so that both crystals can be seen on the specimen at the same time.

#CJ204   $595.00

DIAMOND and GOLD in CONGLOMERATE
San Paulo, Minas Gerais, Brazil

                                                            #CG45  $45.00

                                            HEULANDITE on MORDENITE
                                            Rats Nest Claim  Custer Co., Idaho 

Two clusters of light peach centered with white tipped Heulandite crystals on a snow white Mordenite matrix. The entire specimen measures 4 x 1¾ x 2". 

                            #Ci6  #38.00

Dimensions 4.25 x 2.25 x 1",  Main Dioptase coverage 1 x 0.5", upper left

The following specimen is DIOPTASE on CHRYSOCOLLA
from Morenci, Greenlee Co., AZ. Although not readily picked up by the images, the Dioptase is the normal deep green color associated with Dioptase and placed on a turquoise field of Chrysocolla. The color difference are much more striking in person. Most of the Dioptase consists of single crystals, deep green in color and massed together. Some individual, doubly terminated crystals can be seen and all the Dioptase is best seen under a loop. 

                                                                #CC300  $28.00

                                                     PYRRHOTITE on  DOLOMITE
                                                   Morro Velho,   Minas Gerais, Brazil 

Several off white, lustrous crystals of Dolomite make up the base of this 2 x 1½ x ¾" specimen, with the largest Dolomite crystal at 1½ x ¾ x ¾". Place randomly on all of the crystals are brown to rust colored crystals of Pyrrhotite with some of these measuring to ¼ x ¼".

#CD128    $30.00  2¾ x 2¼ x 1"

MALACHITE , Shaba Prov., Congo

Highly lustrous mounds of dark green Malachite with turquoise "flows" of Chrysocolla.

#CE96  $40.00

MALACHITE
  Shaba Prov., Congo

Deep green, botroydal Malachite covers the entire front face of this 4½ x 2¾ x 2¾" specimen. 

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