Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar

Dimensions: 80 mm x 50 mm x 35 mm

Good lustre and colour. Largest crystal on specimen is 12mm in one direction.
Specimen Size = 80x50x35mm

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AW7-J5D Elbaite Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) , Lepidolite

Kunar, Afghanistan

Dimensions: 30 mm x 25 mm x 25 mm

Small but pretty specimen.
Size: 30x25x25mm

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C8H-W2W Elbaite Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan

There is a smaller crystal behind the main one.
Size: The large crystal is 38mm long.

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MC7-U5N Quartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO₂

Tarana District, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australia

Two Amethyst scepters on Smoky Quartz.
Size: About 30mm long.

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9Y5-U8D Hematite Fe₂O₃

Dumbalk, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia

Botryoidal Hematite on Limonite. From near Dumbalk, Victoria.
Size:60x40x30mm

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1U8-MHR Quartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO₂

Tarana District, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australia

Dimensions: 35 mm x 25 mm x 25 mm

Small Amethyst specimen from the granite.
Size: 35x25x25mm

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8PJ-AD2 Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) SiO₂

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australia

Dimensions: 40 mm x 40 mm x 30 mm

There is a faint phantom visible inside the crystal.
Size: 40x40x30mm

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6MN-J7R Stolzite Pb(WO₄)

Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Dimensions: 35 mm x 30 mm x 20 mm

Nice contrast with the bright yellow Stolzite on the black matrix.
Size: 35x30x20mm

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CDM-6G9 Copper Cu

Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Small Native Copper
Size: 30mm long.

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