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147-ULMPyrite FeS₂

Perkinsville, Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont, USA

Dimensions: 12 cm x 7.5 cm x 5 cm
Field of View: 14.8 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 15 mm
Weight: 574 g

A great classic from Vermont. Pyrite on Prochlorite

A64-87YPyrite FeS₂

Perkinsville, Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont, USA

Dimensions: 60 mm x 50 mm x 20 mm
Field of View: 65.5 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 15 mm
Weight: 56 g

Pyrite in Prochlorite from Vermont

C46-93FCopper Cu

White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA

Dimensions: 97 mm x 40 mm x 11 mm
Field of View: 13.9 cm
Weight: 12.7 g

A stunning Michigan Classic.

FGM-6N2Zoisite (Var: Tanzanite) (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

Dimensions: 55 mm x 12 mm x 7 mm
Field of View: 44.5 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 55 mm
Weight: 10 g

A long slender Tanzanite crystal.

FUT-YT9Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ , Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈) , Schorl NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) , Zircon Zr(SiO₄) , Rutile TiO₂

Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Dimensions: 54 mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
Field of View: 60.7 mm

A sophisticated pair of doubly terminated Aquamarine crystals. A beautiful black Schorl crystal wrapped with Ivory Albite crystals. The Schorl has many Zircon crystals on all of its high luster faces. They are bright orange under a short wave UV light. Both of the Aquamarine crystals are included with Rutile.

P1N-2PMCalcite CaCO₃

Rucks' Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida, USA

Dimensions: 143 mm x 120 mm x 60 mm
Field of View: 15.7 cm
Weight: 708 g

A great Rucks Pit Calcite Clam

HYM-UHHShattuckite Cu₅(Si₂O₆)₂(OH)₂ , Cuprite Cu₂O , Calcite CaCO₃ , Malachite Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Dimensions: 17 cm x 14.2 cm x 81 cm
Field of View: 17.4 cm
Weight: 2330 g

An amazing 5 pound Blue Shattuckite with lots of associations from the DR Congo. There are many pseudomorph crystals in this mix that started out as scalenohedral ( dog tooth ) Calcite crystals. Now as pseudomorphs they are commonly labeled Shattuckite psm Dioptase psm Calcite. The Cuprite is a grey color and the Calcite is ivory color with the Malachite being green.

6UA-WRAShattuckite Cu₅(Si₂O₆)₂(OH)₂ , Cuprite Cu₂O , Calcite CaCO₃ , Malachite Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ , Quartz SiO₂

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Dimensions: 173 mm x 160 mm x 111 mm
Field of View: 17.6 cm
Weight: 2552 g

A large 5 pound 10 ounce Shattuckite specimen from the Tantara mine that shows well from any angle. There are many minerals present in this piece. Some of them are blue Shattuckite, metallic grey Cuprite, ivory color Calcite, green Malachite and Quartz. This material was from a Limited find in 2016.

5AY-APWShattuckite Cu₅(Si₂O₆)₂(OH)₂ , Calcite CaCO₃

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Dimensions: 162 mm x 106 mm x 82 mm
Field of View: 16.7 cm
Weight: 1092 g

Amazing Blue Shattuckite from The Congo. At almost two and a half pounds this is an uncommon and large pseudomorph specimen from The Tantara Mine that shows well from any angle. There are many pseudomorph crystals in this mix that started out as scalenohedral ( dog tooth ) Calcite crystals. Now as pseudomorphs they are commonly labeled Shattuckite psm Dioptase psm Calcite. Most of the pseudomorph crystals are subtle and I had fun searching for them while examining the specimen. In addition to all of the cool pseudo-morphology going on here there are stunning Shattuckite crystals. They are very clean with stunning radial growth acicular crystals.

EYW-NENCuprite Cu₂O , Shattuckite Cu₅(Si₂O₆)₂(OH)₂ , Malachite Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Field of View: 115 mm

Metallic Cuprite with blue Shattuckite and green Malachite