AndoriteFrom the amazing find in November 2004. Andorite is lead, silver, antimony sulfosalt and was named for the Hungarian mineral collector Andor von Semsey (1833 1923), who holds a remarkable distinction for having two mineral species named after him (Andorite and Semseyite). I personally acquired the entire lot of ALL the top crystals that came into the U. S. in late 2004 through early 2005, of which many experts considered to be such a significant find,

The crystal is terminated

pinkish-orange color crystal of this hard-to-find species on matrix

which is one of my favorite phenomena in the mineral world

This piece features a beautiful “sunburst”-like spray of pleasing green color Ludlamite with good luster

a quality that is rarely seen in such large pieces of this material

A very attractive display specimen from this classic locality

This superb

but please note that this specimen is somewhat FRAGILE and it must be handled carefully

amazingly well-formed cyclic twinned crystals are aesthetically intergrown with tan compressed rhombohedra of Siderite

they are certainly some of the best Scorzalites to hit the market in a very long time

Specimen #BURMA22102

This piece features a fairly large