Justin Zzyzx's Photo Gallery

G82-0JMCalcite CaCO₃

Yellow Lake South roadcut, Yellow Lake, Macomb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Dimensions: 4 cm x 3 cm x 4 cm

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Collected while filming for RockHoundingVideos.com - We saw the mineralization while driving by, stopped and asked the neighbor if we could collect. They directed us to the home of a very nice woman who allowed us to collect for a little while. Apparently another commercial mineral dealer collected at the spot several times without her permission so she put up a no trespassing sign. Since we had the decency to ask, she let us collect. Basically, JUST ASK PERMISSION and you might find yourself in some SUPER places to collect, like this one.

01K-3XCSulphohalite Na₆(SO₄)₂FCl , Halite NaCl , Trona Na₃H(CO₃)₂·2H₂O

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Dimensions: 6 cm x 4 cm x 5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 13 mm

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Collected by me at the 2009 Trona Gem Show - During the Blow Hole Dig
Nice large Sulphohalite on halite with some Trona - glows well under SW and LW light.

VD7-MNFQuartz SiO₂ , Fluorapatite Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 5.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 4 cm

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Self collected during a trip to the mine with the MSSC in 2004. Great hike, great location, privately owned, invited guests only. The inside of the mine is like being inside a geode. The purple color does not fade in sunlight, unlike most purple quartz. Tiny sand grain like apatite crystals are found on most specimens, like this one.

1P4-NQ7Fluorite CaF₂

Felix Mine, Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Dimensions: 3 cm x 3 cm x 3.5 cm

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This fluorite was collected from a vertical vein found to the west of the main digging area along the fire road.

AC3-1F0Fluorite CaF₂ , Quartz SiO₂

Felix Mine, Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Dimensions: 4.5 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm

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This fluorite was collected along side the fire road that leads up to the Felix fluorite digging area. Thomas Hess is dead, someday, I will be too.

58X-2JWAndradite Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Vaughn Marble Quarries, Cadiz, Marble Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Dimensions: 4 cm x 2.5 cm x 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 1 mm

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This garnet was collected by Brandy Zzyzx at the Marble Mountain deposit in Cadiz/Amboy. It is rather hard to find good specimens, as they are typically massive, single crystals are uncommon.

PTJ-U4JKyanite Al₂(SiO₄)O , Mica Group, Quartz SiO₂

Morton Homestead, Prospect Park, Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Dimensions: 13 cm x 9 cm x 8 cm

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I collected this specimen during the filming of a video field guide to the area.
I would usually find one good specimen in a three hour search. This is one of my "one good specimens" from a visit.

0FH-5UWQuartz SiO₂

Orange River, Southern Africa

Dimensions: 7 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm

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In 2000, when I first started selling mineral specimens that I would import from South Africa, my buddy, Gerdus Bronn sent me a package with this in it, wrapped in a note that read..."Do you think anyone would be interested in this material that comes out of Orange River?"
Boy howdy! I sure did think so. But, in reality, I never saw anyone do WELL with this material. Now that it has been so long since it came and went without much of a splash, I see people who were not around then talk about these "NEW blood red quartz crystals!" and price them in the Hundreds and Thousands! This makes me LOL - So, gaze upon my very first Orange River Quartz crystal.

6XK-G9XQuartz SiO₂

Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA

Dimensions: 6.4 cm x 4.2 cm x 4.2 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 6.4 cm

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JMX-LRYMarcasite FeS₂

Tri-State Mining District, USA

Dimensions: 5.9 cm x 3.5 cm x 1.9 cm

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