Uvites and Magnesite Mineral Specimens Page 1
These tourmalines and magnesites from South America are special.
All the pieces to follow are from the famous collector and dealer Carlos Barbosa.
The specific local is Brumado, Bahia. The uvites are red, green and
sometimes a light gray in color. They are gemmy and attractively perched
on rhombohedral magnesites. These magnesites are clear to milky white and
sometimes have brown phantoms. They will have a
very basic description by the photo and a 1 cm tag will be by the specimen for
scale. There is rarely any damage to these specimens and both sides of the
piece are often mineralized. The form, luster and aesthetics on all the
specimens are superb. They are priced at what is approximately 1/3 to 1/2
of what a conservative retail price should be. I hope you enjoy there
beauties.
OKC-069 Dioptase on Calcite Argentina. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain
Collection. Unusual location for this species. Gemmy green crystals to .7 cm
on small aggregates. Looks very different from African and Russian material in
that the crystals are acicular in form. 60$
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Front and back of green uvite plate with minor magnesite. 18$ |
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Front and back of magnesite dome with green uvites. 30$ |
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Front and back view of great cluster with red uvites. 25$ |
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NOVS-5 |
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Front and back of plate of green uvites with minor magnesite and quartz. 22$ |
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Big magnesites...some dings and chatters on edges of crystals. 20$ |
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