Joaquinite-(Ce)

Field of view: 2.2mm Ex. R. Feigl collection

© Marko Burkhardt

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer

© Christian Rewitzer 2008

Sony Nex 7, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, THK linear actor, stack shot control. Collection and Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2015

Picture width 5 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2005

Excellent brown crystal of Joaquinite-(Ce). Picture cwidth is 1,8mm.

© Elmar Lackner 2009

Picture width 5 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2005

Three, 1mm xls on matrix. JBS specimen and photo.

© 2006 Jason B. Smith

Nice orange crystal of Joaquinite-(Ce). Picture width is 1,8mm.

© Elmar Lackner 2009

Orange crystal of joaquinite Ce with gem blue crystal of benitoire FOV 1,9 mm Collection and Photo : Vincent Bourgoin

© Vincent Bourgoin

FOV 4 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 1/2010

Joaquinite-(Ce) crystal 1,2 mm. Collection and photo A. Zordan.

© Antonio Zordan

Picture-Width = 2.5 mm

© Elmar Lackner 2005

group of cubic honey-yellow crystals of joaquinite up to 1.86 mm Photo Matteo Chinellato Collection Domenico Preite

© Chinellato Matteo

Rare, well definited, up to 2,5 mm (big for the specie), crystal cluster in matrix. Obtained from Christian Rewitzer. In my personal systematic suite. Photo Simone Citon

© Simone Citon

Pictured is a 1mm. crystal of Joaquinite on blue-grey Crossite matrix, that I etched out of one of the very last batches of "mine run" material from the Benitoite Gem Mine in 2007, courtesy of John Veevaert. It is on the back side of a very unique specimen which contains one of the rarest combinations: Benitoite, Neptunite, and Jonesite in ...

© g.slak 2008

This is a 5x view taken with a Canon MP-E 65 macro lens. The largest crystal just under 1mm, and total FOV is approximately 10mm. I etched this specimen from mine rough.

© Jeffrey R. Hapeman

Photo and collection José Miguel Sola

11.1 x 7.8 x 1.7 cm. A fine specimen featuring dozens of sharp, well-formed, golden-orange-brown joaquinite-(Ce) sitting on natrolite and crossite matrix. The largest crystal is about 1-2 mm, but under magnification, they are clearly crystallized, and very attractive up close. The piece comes from the collection of Marty Zinn, and is a rather rich ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Orange cluster of joaquinite-(Ce) crystals on a specimen I acquired at the 2009 Detroit Mineral Show. Image is about 4.1 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2009

FOV 0.5 mm Photo and collection : Frédéric Hède

© frédéric Hède

FOV 0.5 mm Photo and collection : Frédéric Hède

© frédéric Hède

Sony Nex 7, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 20x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, THK linear actor, stack shot control. Collection and Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2015

Brown flat tabular joaquinite-(Ce) crystals cluster on matrix. Sony Alpha 7R ii /Mitutoyo Plan Apo X 10/Raynox Dcr 150 Retro/Stack Unit Linear-actor & Control/ Aperture. Photo & Collection: Christophe Boutry.

© Christophe Boutry

The joaquinite group, on natrolite, is 1.5 mm wide. Macro photos of this specimen have been organized under parents #76505 and #219452.

© Tony Peterson

Pale peach color Joaquinite-(Ce) crystal group on crystallized Albite. The Joaquinite-(Ce) crystal group is approximately 2.0 mm across. Personal collection of Eugene & Sharon Cisneros, self collected May 1970. Multi-focus photo was taken with Olympus SZ3060 and Sony F714 digital camera.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

Close up of the Joaquinites on one edge, I cant make out if the rectangular one is twinned or two seperate crystals which have formed close enough to intersect one another. FOV 9 x 6 mm (Approx)

© db

Specimen size 2.6 cm x 1.3 cm Dimension of single joaquinite crystal: 3mm x 2mm

Peach color Joaquinite-(Ce) crystal associated with near colorless, double terminated Benitoite crystal on white Albite, with minor grey Crossite needles. Personal collection of Eugene & Sharon Cisneros, self collected May 1970.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

These small joaquinite groups, 1.5 mm wide, are at the limit of my camera's ability to effectively photograph. Collection and photo, T. Peterson. Micro photos of this specimen have been organized under parent #273478.

© Tony Peterson

The joaquinite crystal, on natrolite, is 1.5 mm wide. Macro photos of this specimen have been organized under parents #76505 and #219452.

© Tony Peterson

Stereo version of the parent photo. The joaquinite group, on natrolite, is 1.5 mm wide. Macro photos of this specimen have been organized under parents #76505 and #219452.

© Tony Peterson

Crystal abt. 2.5mm across. Taken using Brunel BMS 7-40x microscope and Panasonic Lumix compact digital camera. Interesting cubic, layered formation.

Since capturing this image I have obtained a lens that permits much higher magnifications, but this image gives good context to this splendid microcrystal.

© Tony Peterson

Width of field is 1.7mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (36 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 on a homemade microscope.

© 2008 by Jesse Crawford

Joaquinite-(Ce) crystals on matrix. Collection & Photo : Pascale & Daniel Journet.

© Collection & Photo : Pascale & Daniel Journet

6.2 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm. Joaquinite-(Ce) is an ULTRA-RARE silicate found in few world-wide localities. This showy and excellent specimen is richly covered with orange-brown joaquinite microcrystals to 1 mm on sculptural, snow-white natrolite veins in serpentinite matrix from the Type Locality, the famous Dallas Gem Mine. The 5 mm benitoite crystal is a ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Stereo version of the preceding photograph. These small joaquinite groups on natrolite, 1.5 mm wide, are at the limit of my camera's ability to effectively photograph. Collection and photo, T. Peterson. Micro photos of this specimen have been organized under parent #273478.

© Tony Peterson

1.31 mm orange Joaquinite-(Ce) crystal. Collection Domenico Preite photo Matteo Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo - Chinellatophoto.com

11.1 x 7.8 x 1.7 cm. A fine specimen featuring dozens of sharp, well-formed, golden-orange-brown joaquinite-(Ce) sitting on natrolite and crossite matrix. The largest crystal is about 1-2 mm, but under magnification, they are clearly crystallized, and very attractive up close. The piece comes from the collection of Marty Zinn, and is a rather rich ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

3.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm. A nice specimen simply for the good Benitoite and Neptunite, add the two lustrous little Joaquinites (to 1mm), and now you have an excellent representative specimen for the species.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Size of the crystal: 1 mm Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli

© Antonio Borrelli

11.0 x 9.0 x 3.5 cm. Joaquinite-(Ce) is a very rare cerium silicate and the Dallas Gem Mine is the Type Locality. Gemmy and lustrous, sharp amber-brown crystals to 2 mm are richly concentrated and scattered on the gray-green cabinet serpentine matrix plate. This is a large size for the rare species joaquinite. A classic, 1.2 cm, partially gemmy, ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Screen Size 7×3mm Macro Nikkor 65mm F4.5+PB-6+D5000

4.1 x 3.6 x 1.5 cm. Joaquinite is a very rare barium sodium cerium iron titanium silicate and the famous Dallas Gem Mine is the Type Locality. Gemmy and lustrous, sharp amber-brown crystals to 1 mm are richly scattered on the complimentary snow-white natrolite and gray-green serpentine matrix. This is a rich and showy example of this rare species ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Joaquinite crystal Dimension of crystal 1 mm Collection and photo Alessio Piccioni

© Alessio Piccioni

Rare, well definited, up to 2,5 mm (big for the specie), crystal cluster in matrix. Obtained from Christian Rewitzer. In my personal systematic suite. Photo Simone Citon.

© Simone Citon

11.0 x 9.0 x 3.5 cm. Joaquinite-(Ce) is a very rare cerium silicate and the Dallas Gem Mine is the Type Locality. Gemmy and lustrous, sharp amber-brown crystals to 2 mm are richly concentrated and scattered on the gray-green cabinet serpentine matrix plate. This is a large size for the rare species joaquinite. A classic, 1.2 cm, partially gemmy, ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

5.3 cm. Tiny, honey-brown crystals on matrix from the collection of David J. Eicher. John Veevaert specimen.

© David J. Eicher

Olympus Stylus 1 collection and photo Csaba Papp

© Csaba Papp

For those who know what they are looking at, this piece should be appreciated...it is thought to host one of the largest known crystals of Joaquinite , to a hair over 3 mm in size! That sharp crystal sits front and center on the matrix for nice display. It is, really, an amazing piece (if admittedly esoteric) and I do not think such a specimen ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

11.0 x 9.0 x 3.5 cm. Joaquinite-(Ce) is a very rare cerium silicate and the Dallas Gem Mine is the Type Locality. Gemmy and lustrous, sharp amber-brown crystals to 2 mm are richly concentrated and scattered on the gray-green cabinet serpentine matrix plate. This is a large size for the rare species joaquinite. A classic, 1.2 cm, partially gemmy, ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Joaquinite-(Ce) with Neptunite; F.O.V. 10 mm. Collection and photo A. Zordan.

© Antonio Zordan

© Tomáš Hofírek

4.1 x 3.6 x 1.5 cm. Joaquinite is a very rare barium sodium cerium iron titanium silicate and the famous Dallas Gem Mine is the Type Locality. Gemmy and lustrous, sharp amber-brown crystals to 1 mm are richly scattered on the complimentary snow-white natrolite and gray-green serpentine matrix. This is a rich and showy example of this rare species ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Collection and photo Roberto Bosi

© Roberto Bosi

© Dan Costian

5.4 x 2.9 x 0.8 cm. Joaquinite is a very rare cerium silicate and the Dallas Gem Mine is the Type Locality. Translucent and lustrous, sharp amber-brown crystals to 1 mm are peppered on the gray-green serpentine matrix plate along with a scattering of neptunite crystals to 1.0 cm and a starkly contrasting patch of snow-white natrolite. This is a ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

A druze coverage of gem-like, sub-millimeter, orange crystals of Joaquinite-(Ce) on crossite-amphibole matrix.

© Daniel Evanich 2018

5.4 x 2.9 x 0.8 cm. Joaquinite is a very rare cerium silicate and the Dallas Gem Mine is the Type Locality. Translucent and lustrous, sharp amber-brown crystals to 1 mm are peppered on the gray-green serpentine matrix plate along with a scattering of neptunite crystals to 1.0 cm and a starkly contrasting patch of snow-white natrolite. This is a ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Brown crystals of joaquinite-Ce with blue benitoite. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

A great specimen featuring several sharp, lustrous, well-formed, translucent, glowing orange-brown colored joaquinite-(Ce) crystals associated with a handful of blue trigonal benitoite crystals along with several small prismatic crystals of dark reddish-black neptunite sitting on a thin layer of white natrolite and grey-blue crossite matrix. The ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

An orange cubic joaquinte-(Ce) crystal and a small blue benitoite crystal This is a photo I took by holding my camera up to the eyepiece of my microscope with 20X magnification. It is linked with the specimen with the MinID NFE-QNK Jason Evans collection

© Jason J. Evans

© Tomáš Hofírek

Joaquinite-(Ce) is a very rare and complex sodium barium cerium iron titanium silicate and the California State Gem Mine is the type, and best, locality for the species. This is a great combination specimen for the species that features four of the prominent minerals known from this mine and is also the type locality for benitoite. There are over ...

© Rob Lavinsky & iRocks.com

Blue schist matrix has more than 20 dark orange-brown Joaquinite-(Ce) crystals of +/- 1 mm size scattered over the surface of the specimen, associated with massive white Natrolite. Several small, crudely developed black Neptunite crystal sections are also present. Personal collection of Eugene & Sharon Cisneros.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

Very tiny little crystal. Canon 5D mk III, Luminar 25 mm 1 : 3,5 with bellow. Stacking with Wemacro.

© Hans van t Zelfde

A great specimen featuring several sharp, lustrous, well-formed, translucent, glowing orange-brown colored joaquinite-(Ce) crystals associated with a handful of blue trigonal benitoite crystals along with several small prismatic crystals of dark reddish-black neptunite sitting on a thin layer of white natrolite and grey-blue crossite matrix. The ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

A great specimen featuring several sharp, lustrous, well-formed, translucent, glowing orange-brown colored joaquinite-(Ce) crystals associated with a handful of blue trigonal benitoite crystals along with several small prismatic crystals of dark reddish-black neptunite sitting on a thin layer of white natrolite and grey-blue crossite matrix. The ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

A great specimen featuring several sharp, lustrous, well-formed, translucent, glowing orange-brown colored joaquinite-(Ce) crystals associated with a handful of blue trigonal benitoite crystals along with several small prismatic crystals of dark reddish-black neptunite sitting on a thin layer of white natrolite and grey-blue crossite matrix. The ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

A great specimen featuring a few sharp, lustrous, well-formed, orange-brown colored joaquinite-(Ce) crystals associated with several prismatic crystals of dark reddish-black neptunite measuring up to 2.6 cm sitting on minor white natrolite and grey-blue crossite matrix. The largest joaquinite-(Ce) crystal is about 1 mm, but under magnification, ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

Brown crystals of joaquinite-Ce, close up of smaller crystal. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

8.7 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm. A rare giant 4 mm joaquinite-(Ce) rhomb and a nearby 3 mm rhomb are the striking focal points of this exceptional and rare combination from the Dallas Gem Mine. The sculptural serpentine matrix is dramatically accented with sections of lustrous, brown to black neptunite crystals to 4.0 cm. Joaquinite is a very rare cerium ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

A great specimen featuring a few sharp, lustrous, well-formed, orange-brown colored joaquinite-(Ce) crystals associated with several prismatic crystals of dark reddish-black neptunite measuring up to 2.6 cm sitting on minor white natrolite and grey-blue crossite matrix. The largest joaquinite-(Ce) crystal is about 1 mm, but under magnification, ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

These brown Joaquinite-(Ce) crystals were obtained from Bob Jenkins.

4.1 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm A nice miniature specimen featuring a fairly sharp and well-formed, gemmy, golden-orange-brown colored joaquinite-(Ce) sitting on natrolite matrix. The piece comes with a label from Steve Perry, and it's a decent reference piece of a species that is only found from a few places in the world. This piece is from the type ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics