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C03-Q1DFluorite CaF2 , Quartz SiO2 , Hematite Fe2O3
Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaDimensions: 4.4 mm x 2.3 mm x 1.8 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 4.4 mm
Glassy quartz crystal included by phantoms and zones of red hematite, surrounded on three sides by matte, deep purple, zoned fluorites to 9mm.
Acquired from Chris Wright in January 2012. Chris wrote of it, "Marc Wilson from the Carnegie Museum quipped that it is a magazine cover quality specimen. One of the best specimens of a very small lot. This is a new find of this type of fluorite. The two pieces that I have are hands and away the best. Only 29 specimens were found."
Q71-4F5Fluorite CaF2
Brandenberg Mine, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyDimensions: 5.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.0 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 1.6 cm
Grouping of bluish-green, gemmy, glassy, zoned cubic fluorite crystals to 1.6 cm on edge on a thin quartz matrix. Ex. Phil Martin.
FUF-PGLQuartz SiO2
Wakefield Mine, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USADimensions: 6.7 cm x 4.5 cm x 3 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 6.7 mm
Group of water clear, glassy, sharp quartz crystals. Exhibits a Dauphine twin.
ex., Harold Urich, Dick Morris, Carole Lee Rulney
Permission to post photo given by Dan Weinrich.
TC3-P12Elbaite Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Feldspar Group
Beni Bouzra, Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, MoroccoDimensions: 4.5 mm x 4 mm x 2 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 2.3 mm
From the Candy Cane pocket. Pink, partly gemmy, lustrous, striated, terminated elbaite crystal sandwiched between two white, sharp, blocky feldspar crystals.
302-1QESulphur S8
Novoiavorivsk, Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast, UkraineDimensions: 2.7 cm x 1.4 cm x 1.4 cm
Brilliantly yellow, lustrous, sharp gem crystal of sulfur. Textbook form.
CM0-DF6Pyrite FeS2
Spring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USADimensions: 2.9 cm x 1.9 cm x 1.4 cm
A sharp, complete, ammonite (Tornoceras uniangulare) fossil replaced by pyrite. The fossil is coming off crystallized pyrite.
A2P-XH4Beryl Be3Al2(Si6O18) , Topaz Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 , Quartz SiO2
Adun-Cholon Range, Nerchinsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaDimensions: 7 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 3.5 cm
Specimen has gemmy blue prismatic crystals of beryl var. aquamarine to 3.5 cm upon a matrix coated by colorless, glassy topaz crystals to 1 cm. Minor quartz var. smoky present. ex Renaud Vochten.
90Q-L32Beryl Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Encruzilhada, Bahia, BrazilDimensions: 5.5 cm x 2.3 cm x 1.4 cm
Weight: 36 g
Lustrous, gently striated, pale greenish blue, facet grade beryl var. aquamarine. Complex termination with some prismatic faces. Pristine. Upper 3.6 cm is nearly internally flawless. ex. Brian Cook & Jack Halpern
YKY-H2LBixbyite-(Mn) Mn3+2O3
Maynard's Mine, Pismire Knolls, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USADimensions: 28 mm x 19 mm x 12 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 7.5 mm
Single, sharp, undamaged, highly lustrous, symmetric and unmodified cube of Bixbyite perched on rhyolite. Seven corners of the cube are exposed. Ex Jack Halpern.
P1J-GE3Quartz (Var: Ametrine) SiO2
Anahi Mine, La Gaiba mining district, Ángel Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz, BoliviaPolished (both sides) cross-section of ametrine crystal. 6cm across and 1 cm thick.