THUMBNAIL collection
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BIXBYITE & TOPAZ
Maynard's Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA - Several bright metallic black bibyite crystals are mixed with a number of topaz crystals ! the bixbyite are up to 1 cm wide and the topazes…
WULFENITE
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico - Esthetic wulfenite specimen with several bright orange crystals up to 1.5 cm in size ! Showy thumbnail !Overall size is 2x1.2x1 cmOjuela Mine,…
EPIDOTE
Alchuri Village, Shigar, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Nice cluster of epidote crystals. The crystals have grown such as faden quartz. The epidotes are up to 1.5 cm wide and 2 cm tall. The whole cluster…
CUBANITE
Henderson #2 Mine, Chibougamau, Québec, Canada - Very nice group of small cubanite crystals associated with calcite on matrix. 2.9 × 2 × 1.9 cm
GROSSULARIA
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada - "Cinnamon" Grossulars from Jeffrey are known for their unique orange color, gemminess, top luster and superb "textbook" form. Here we…
TANZANITE
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania - A single crystal of tanzanite with a faint brown colour and graphite inclusions within. When viewed side on it displays the more typical blue/purple colour.…
PYROMORPHITE
Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico - A bright yellow single fluorapatite crystal sands atop a small matrix. The crystal shows good form and a uniform soft yellow/green colour and the size is 1 cm. Very…
Tetrahedrite & Manganocalcite
Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Romania - A very nice specimen of manganocalcite with a complex twinned crystal of tetrahedrite of 1 cm on the edge ! Very nice specimen of 3x2.7x1.7 cm in size
TANZANITE
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania - A nice large terminated tanzanite crystal showing a nice green color. The crystal is 2.4x2x1.5 cm in size
LAZULITE
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada - Many deep blue Lazulite crystals show on this rock ! Lazulites are up to 0.5-0.7 cm. This locality is very remote and hard to collect from now. This specimen dates back…
CASSITERITE
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia - Lustrous black large crystals of cassiterite covering the top of a 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm matrix. Micro-chipping present but very minimal, in…
CERUSSITE & DUFTITE
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - Very nice cerussite crystals are on this specimen . The crystals form clusters up to 2 cm wide and there is some green duftite also. Overall size is…
RHODOCROSITE
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado - For those who don't know, Richard Kosnar mined the Sweet Home for a few years during the late 1970's and managed to collect some excellent Rhodo…
RHODOCHROSITE & SPHALERITE
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA - The Sweet Home mine is world famous for its Rhodochrosite specimens. For those who don't know, Richard Kosnar and his father-in-law Dave…
CLINOCLASE
Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA - Bright blue acicular crystals of Clinoclase on matrix.Overall size is 2.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
UVITE & MAGNESITE
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil - A nice uvite crystal shows on this quartz and magnesite matrix. The uvite has a great green color and it is 0.9 cm in size. The crystal is gemmy and is very esthetic. Overall…
VIVIANITE
Huanuni mine, Dalence Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia - Deep blue translucent thin prismatic crystal grouping of vivianite measuring 4.0 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm. Ex Chris & Agatha Galas collection.
LIDDICOATITE
Ambararata, Madagascar - Nice biterminated liddicoatite of 2.6 cm in size with a smaller biterminated liddicoatite on one of the lateral faces. The small liddicoatite is 0.6 cm in size. The color is…
LIDDICOATITE
Ambararata, Madagascar - Biterminated liddicoatite of 1.5x1.2x1.2 cm in size. The crystal sits on a small feldspar matrix, vey white in color and this gives a great contrast for the dark brown color…
WULFENITE & DOLOMITE
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia - A bright specimen with several wulfenite crystals to the size of 0.6 cm on the edge ! The orange brown crystals of wulfenite stand on a drusy off-white dolomite…
PEPROSSITE-Ce
Mt. Cavalluccio, Campagnano di Roma, Sacrofano Caldera, Rome Province, Latium, Italy - Rare specimen of Peprossiite-Ce on matrix. According to mindat, this mineral species is the first anhydrous…
PLUMBOGUMMITE
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefecture, China - Couple of large terminated plumbogommite crystals pseudomorph of pyromorphite. The crystals are up to 2.5 and 1.5 cm in size. Nice specimen !
FLUORITE
Heights Quarry, County Durham, United Kingdom - Soft yellow fluorite cubes with some slight twinning and very faint purple phantoms. The main fluorite is 1.7 cm in size. Overall size is 3.2x2.4x2.2 cm
ILVAITE
Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy - Small black terminations of stand around a small amount of quartz matrix with a few isolated crystals of quartz. The quartz crystals are…
QUARTZ
POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nice brigth waterclear quartzes, terminated, with some 2-4 mm baryte crystals, white in color. Classic from Pollone mine, Lucca, Italy. The quartz crystals are 1.5-1.7 cm…
SILVER
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Peru - Wires of native Silver rising up to 1 cm on matrix. Small but nice specimen ! Overall size is 1.7 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm
WAVELLITE
MAULDIN MTN, MT IDA, ARKANSAS, USA - Nice plate with several spheroids of wavellite up to 1 cm in diameter. Overall size is 3.5x1.7x1.7 cm
WAVELLITE
MAULDIN MTN, MT IDA, ARKANSAS, USA - Large wavellite spheroids of 1.7 cm in diameter with a nice green color. Overall size is 3x1.7x1.2 cm
PYROMORPHITE
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA - Very nice cluster of bright green pyromorphite crystals up to 1 cm in size ! No damage to the crystals. Perfect terminations. Overall size is 2.5x2x1 cm
PENTAGONITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Nice pentagonite column of 1 cm in length. The cluster is completely composed by 1-3 mm pentagonite crystals, bright blue in color ! Overall size is 3.5x3x2 cm
ONORATOITE
Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has several clusters of…
PROUSTITE
Imiter distr. Djebel, Saghro Ouarzazate prov, Morocco - Nice piece with a lot of deep and bright red proustite crystals. Nnice color and luster. Overall size is 4x3x2 cm
GEOCRONITE
Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a…
GEOCRONITE
Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a…
GEOCRONITE
Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a…
ONORATOITE
Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has a great cluster of…
GENTHELVITE
Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - Nice cluster of genthelvite crystals on magnetite ! There are almost a dozen crystals of genthelvite up to the size of 0.5 cm on the edge ! Very nice…
GENTHELVITE
Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - The small piece of matrix of is composed by magnetite and calcite. There is a cluster of genthelvite crystals that is composed by 2 main genthelvite…
APATITE
SAPO MINE, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL - Bright and perfectly terminated apatite crystals . The crystals are undamaged and are 1.4 cm in diameter ! Super crystals ! Very showy specimen of 4x3.5x2 cm in size
BARYTE
Cliff Exposure, Sidmouth, Devon, England - Well defined and terminated cluster of baryte crystals to the size of 2.7 cm show nicely on this rock. The other baryte crystals are up to 1.5 cm. Overall…
ELBAITE var RUBELLITE
Barra das Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Very nice biterminated crystal of rubellite ! The crystal is 4.7x1x1 cm in size. The color is red with gemmy aspect ! The crystal is a floater. No damage.
BENITOITE
SAN BENITO GEM MINE, SAN BENITO CO., CA, USA - On the white riolite matrix there are 2 well shaped and bright blue benitoites of the size of 0.3 and 0.4 cm. Small but nice ! Other partial crystals ar…
DIOPTASE
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - Nice bright green dioptase crystals of 0.3-0.6 cm in size stand on white dolomite crystals. Overall size is 3x3x2 cm
MIMETITE
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia - Very nice terminated large mimetite crystal of 0.8x0.4 cm stands on this specimen with other tiny mimetites. No damage. Very nice of 3x2.3x2.3 cm
CERUSSITE
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - Nice large cerussite crystals form this cluster. There are three crystals up to the size of 1.4 cm forming a group of 3x2x1.5 cm ! Overall size of this…
CERUSSITE
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - Nice cluster of three terminated cerussites. All crystals have undamaged termination and good disply. Their size is up to 1.5 cm in length. Overall size…
CERUSSITE
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - On a galena matrix there are a large amount of cerussite crystals up to the size of 1-1.3 cm across. The largest crystal is uncomplete but all others…
KUNZITE
Mawi, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - Yellowish kunzite crystal of 3x2x1.5 cm in size
FLUORITE
Gordonsville Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA - Nice violet fluorite cubes of 2 cm on the edge ! Bright and well shaped ! Minor crystals of sphalerite on the back. Overall size is 2.7x2.5x2.2 cm
Calcite, Siegenite, Chalcopyrite & Dolomite
Fletcher mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - A classic calcite specimen from this locality. The calcite is biterminated and 2.8 cm in size and sits on a matrix formed by a rich coating…
ELBAITE (RUBELLITE) & CLEAVELANDITE
Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Spectacular terminated crystal of 3.7x1.5x1.5 cm in size. The crystal has a lot of cleavelandite on its faces and show a nice termination ! The color of the…
ONORATOITE
Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has several clusters of…
CUPRITE
RAY MINE, AZ - A lot of cubic cuprite crystals cover this specimn. Their size is up to 0.5-1 mm and have a deep bright red color. Overall size is 3x2.5x2 cm
FRANKLINITE
FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY, USA - Nicely terminated franklinite crystals are up to 0.5 cm on this rock. Overall size is 3X3X2 cm.