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This page gathers together the specimens that, because of their quality, rarity or interesting locality, we wish to maintain on our web site as reference specimens.

ALASKA


Doubly terminated Epidote with Quartz
Doubly terminated Epidote with Quartz.

EY89G7: Group of crystals, two of them doubly terminated and exceptionally aerial, esthetically mixed with Quartz crystals. Also they are very bright.
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska  USA

Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm = 2.1” × 1.7” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 1.3 cm = 1.1” × 0.5”


 


ARIZONA


Copper

NA80C9: Shape, luster and color of the best quality for the locality.
Ray Mine, Ray district, Pinal County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 3.8 × 3 × 2.4 cm = 1.5” × 1.2” × 0.9”


Copper.
 
Copper
Copper. Front
Front
Copper. Rear
Rear

TP67G0: A floater group of crystals with good color and some skeletal growths.
New Cornelia Pit, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm = 1.1” × 0.7” × 0.6”


 
Copper

MP96: A nice old classic specimen: a floater copper, complete in all sides, pretty rich and with minor Cuprite crystals on the rear. Excellent for the locality!
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 7.2 × 4.4 × 2.9 cm = 2.8” × 1.7” × 1.1”


Copper.
 
Calcite
Calcite.
Calcite

MC10I2: The crystals are rhombohedrons, very defined and have yellowish-white color. They made subparallel groups forming attractive curvatures.
The specimen is from J.S.White collection and we’ll send the label with the sample.
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.6 × 3.1 cm = 2.2” × 1.4” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

Intense fluorescence long & short UV


 
Azurite

TQ48M2: This Azurite specimen is from a classic North American locality. A perfect floater formed by divergent crystals, with very differentiated and sharp faces and edges. Color is really excellent. The specimen was mined probably 10 years ago, when the Morenci mine works engulfed older workings, like the Detroit mine from over 100 years before.
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 4.5 × 4 × 3.8 cm = 1.8” × 1.6” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.8 cm = 0.6” × 0.3”


Azurite. Front
Front
Azurite. Rear
Rear
 
Linarite
Linarite. Linarite.

TF86H7: Crystals occupy the vugs on the clearer matrix. They are very well defined, bright and transparent. The locality is, furthermore, a classic.
Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.5 × 4.8 cm = 1.9” × 1.4” × 1.9”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”


 
Azurite with Cerussite

TX93G1: It is really difficult to obtain a specimen of Azurite from this locality, especially one of excellent quality. The parallel group of prismatic crystals partially doubly terminated is outstanding. Several Cerussite crystals are on the matrix as well as some on the Azurite. A classic. It comes with two old labels.
Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 6.8 × 6.2 × 7.4 cm = 2.7” × 2.4” × 2.9”

Main crystal size: 3.3 × 2.5 cm = 1.3” × 1.0”

Cerussite minor fluorescence short UV


Azurite with Cerussite. Azurite with Cerussite.
 
Aurichalcite with Limonite
Aurichalcite with Limonite. Aurichalcite with Limonite.

MC76L1: Groups of fan-shaped acicular crystals with intense color, between blue and greenish, on a Limonite matrix. A very pleasant and luminous specimen from a classic locality.
79 Mine, Hayden, Gila County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 8.6 × 5.5 × 4.4 cm = 3.4” × 2.2” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0”


 


ARKANSAS


Wavellite

LE14F2: The good color, growth and form of this botryoidal group are notable. This is a mineral that is becoming rare from this locality. A real classic. From the David Lucas collection, number 456, and we will give the buyer his label.
Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Montgomery County, Arkansas  USA

Specimen size: 6 × 5 × 2.5 cm = 2.4” × 2.0” × 1.0”


Wavellite. Wavellite.
 


CALIFORNIA


Elbaite with Quartz and Lepidolite
Elbaite with Quartz and Lepidolite. Front
Front
Elbaite with Quartz and Lepidolite. Top
Top

TE87G0: A prismatic crystal with a high degree of transparency and an excellent color. The two tips show intense pink color zones. On the complete tip there is a little group of crystals of Lepidolite and Quartz.
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California  USA

Specimen size: 6.8 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm = 2.7” × 0.9” × 0.6”


 
Elbaite (Rubellite)

TE99: Colorful and sharp classic Elbaite (Rubellite) from the classic Himalaya Mine. The crystal is thick, transparent and crystallized at the base. The association with a doubly terminated quartz gives it a nice contrast. A perfect and potent specimen!
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California  USA

Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.7 × 3 cm = 1.5” × 1.5” × 1.2”


Elbaite (Rubellite).
 
Doubly terminated Neptunite on Natrolite
Doubly terminated Neptunite on Natrolite.

EM29G9: The specimen well represents the species. The crystals, prismatic and doubly terminated, contrast with snowy white Natrolite and are centered on a very balanced matrix.
Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California  USA

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.5 × 1.3 cm = 2.2” × 1.8” × 0.5”

Main crystal size: 3 × 0.4 cm = 1.2” × 0.2”


 
Neptunite with Benitoite on Natrolite

EG50J0: Magnificent specimen with the main crystal prismatic and doubly terminated. The crystals on the sample have excellent luster enhanced by the white matrix of Natrolite. Spread on the matrix there are some small, perfectly sharp, crystals of Benitoite.
Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California  USA

Specimen size: 7 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm = 2.8” × 2.2” × 1.0”

Main crystal size: 3.8 × 0.8 cm = 1.5” × 0.3”

Benitoite fluorescent short UV


Neptunite with Benitoite on Natrolite.
 
Gold on Quartz
Gold on Quartz.

TM16H1: In this miniature two groups of flattened Gold crystals, typical of the locality, stand aerially on the Quartz matrix.
Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer County, California  USA (2001)

Specimen size: 1.8 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.7” × 0.7” × 0.5”


 
Gold with Quartz

TE10G5: The most prominent crystallization on the Quartz matrix is really a single, elongated, crystal of an exceptional length. In this group there are also the typical flat crystals from Eagle’s Nest, and some others that are quite well defined octahedra.
Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer County, California  USA (2003)

Specimen size: 4 × 3.2 × 1.3 cm = 1.6” × 1.3” × 0.5”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.9” × 0.2”


Gold with Quartz. Gold with Quartz.
 


COLORADO


Barite
Barite.

CE17D7: A perfect example with its well formed main crystal, nicely positioned on the matrix, and transparent. So overall it shows off the best features of the finds that were made in Stoneham.
Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado  USA

Specimen size: 3.7 × 3.3 × 2.9 cm = 1.5” × 1.3” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 3.6 × 1.7 cm = 1.4” × 0.7”


 
Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite

KM86M8: From an uncommon American locality. Aggregate of twinned crystals with yellowish and orange reflections, with Chalcopyrite crystals.
The sample is from the James Catmur collection (num. B241), whose label will be sent to the buyer.
Emperius Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado  USA

Specimen size: 13 × 7.5 × 3.3 cm = 5.1” × 3.0” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.2 cm = 0.7” × 0.5”


Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite.
Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite.
 
Apatite-(CaF)
Apatite-(CaF). Front
Front
Apatite-(CaF). Top
Top
Apatite-(CaF)

ET47G5: Crystal of good size, a floater, having well defined prism and terminal faces. This is a rare locality, there are usually very few in collections.
Fulford, Eagle County, Colorado  USA

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.3 × 3.9 cm = 2.0” × 1.7” × 1.5”

Intense fluorescence short UV & fluorescent long UV

Former Marty Zinn collection


 
Rhodochrosite with Tetrahedrite and Chalcopyrite

EC90H7: Group of rhombohedral crystals whose faces have excellent color, luster and transparency, contrasting with the bevels on the edges which are more frosted. The group contrasts with the associated species, the well defined tetrahedral crystals of Tetrahedrite, the Chalcopyrite and small crystals of Quartz. The locality is now one of the great classics for Rhodochrosite.
Corner Pocket, Watercourse Raise, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado  USA (09/94)

Specimen size: 5.7 × 3.8 × 3.3 cm = 2.2” × 1.5” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”


Rhodochrosite with Tetrahedrite and Chalcopyrite. Rhodochrosite with Tetrahedrite and Chalcopyrite.
 
Enargite
Enargite. Enargite.

KA96M0: Exceptional specimen for the locality. Very aerial Enargite crystals, with well defined faces and edges showing an excellent luster. Perfect terminal faces, also very bright. On matrix.
The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and we’ll send the label with it.

Longfellow Mine, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado  USA

Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.2 × 3.7 cm = 1.9” × 1.7” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”


 


FLORIDA


Calcite replacing Mercenaria sp

TA58H2: This kind of “boat” is a fossilized shell of Mercenaria sp, the interior of which is now occupied by honey-colored Calcite crystals filling most of the available inner space. The Calcite crystals “borrowed” calcium from Mercenarias for their growth.
Ruck's pit, Okeechobee County, Florida  USA (2003)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 3.3 × 3.6 cm = 2.1” × 1.3” × 1.4”

Extremely fluorescent long & short UV


Calcite replacing Mercenaria sp.
 


GEORGIA


Rutile with Pyrophyllite
Rutile with Pyrophyllite.
Rutile with Pyrophyllite.

TM26L1: A well defined and aerial crystal with very sharp faces and edges, showing reddish reflections. This specimen shows the typical Rutile twin. Well positioned on a Pyrophyllite matrix.
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia  USA (1998)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.5 × 3.3 cm = 2.2” × 1.4” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.3 cm = 0.9” × 0.5”


 


IDAHO


Ludlamite with Vivianite

LT74F1: This is a great specimen, both in comparison to other Ludlamites that have been found at this mine as well as Ludlamites from elsewhere in the world. It is a plate of gem quality crystals with excellent color, brilliance and the typical forms for Ludlamite, showing the faces of two perpendicular prisms and the well-developed pinacoid. As is so typical for the locality there are two prismatic crystals of dark Vivianite on the Ludlamite. From the David Lucas collection, number 787, and we will give the buyer his label.
Blackbird Mine, Blackbird district, Lemhi County, Idaho  USA

Specimen size: 8.5 × 7.5 × 1 cm = 3.3” × 3.0” × 0.4”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”


Ludlamite with Vivianite.
Ludlamite with Vivianite.
 
Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite.

TJ2B6: Superb color and great luster on this colorful Pyromorphite.
9th level, Jersey vein, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho  USA

Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.7 cm = 1.5” × 1.5”


 
Pyromorphite

TB96C8: A large monster! A huge crystal standing on the top of a matrix that is made up of other huge Pyromorphite crystals. The form is excellent and the color is very agreeable as it is turning towards golden brown. Everything complete, a floater and, as the photo shows, excellent!
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho  USA

Specimen size: 5.7 × 3.5 × 3.1 cm = 2.2” × 1.4” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.7 cm = 0.8” × 0.7”


Pyromorphite.
Pyromorphite.
 
Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Front
Front
Pyromorphite. Side
Side
Pyromorphite.

KG68L9: Stunning group of extremely curved clusters of Pyromorphite crystals, that give a globular aspect to the specimen. These very aerial and esthetic globular aggregates are on a Limonite matrix. With an extraordinary color and luster. It has been reported that the globular orange crystals from Bunker Hill are arsenic-rich Pyromorphite specimens, so we analyzed some samples and the results are that they really are pure Pyromorphite, with no arsenic.
The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and we’ll send the label with the piece.

Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho  USA (1/06/2002)

Specimen size: 8 × 5.3 × 4.4 cm = 3.1” × 2.1” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV


 


ILLINOIS


Barite on Fluorite

TC26G3: This floater specimen is very esthetic and original. Tabular white crystals of Barite are aerial on a Fluorite crystal having a curious growth, formed by three faces of a cube and a fourth one being octahedral, where the Barite group is attached.
Annabel Lee Mine, Hardin County, Illinois  USA

Specimen size: 5.2 × 5 × 4.3 cm = 2.0” × 2.0” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 2.6 cm = 1.8” × 1.0”

Fluorescent long UV


Barite on Fluorite. Front
Front
Barite on Fluorite. Rear
Rear
 


INDIANA


Doubly terminated Calcite
Doubly terminated Calcite.

M82N: Doubly terminated Calcite. Sharp edges and pretty gemmy. A perfect representative sample from Berry Materials quarry.
Berry Materials quarry, North Vernon, Indiana  USA

Specimen size: 4.2 × 6.5 cm = 1.7” × 2.6”


 


MICHIGAN


Copper

TG27D8: Arborescent, very esthetic, a floater, and complete. A nice sample for your display.
Keweenaw, Michigan  USA

Specimen size: 9 × 7.5 × 0.8 cm = 3.5” × 3.0” × 0.3”


Copper.
 


MISSOURI


Galena with Pyrite
Galena with Pyrite. Front
Front
Galena with Pyrite. Side
Side

TF76F6: A classic species, with the classic cuboctahedral form and from a classic locality. It started as a cube and then later on cuboctahedral forms grew on it, orientated to the cube. All of which makes the specimen especially attractive.
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri  USA

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm = 2.2” × 1.8” × 1.4”


 
Galena on Pyrite

MF47E7: From a locality that used to be very productive (although it is no longer so) this one stands out from all the others found there for various reasons: the form of the crystal (slightly oblong and with small octahedral modification on the corners), all the faces are undamaged, the brilliance of the faces, and, above all, its great position on the matrix of botryoidal Pyrite. So while many Galenas have been found in the Tri-State district this one is special.
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri  USA

Specimen size: 4.2 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm = 1.7” × 1.7” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2.3 cm = 1.2” × 0.9”


Galena on Pyrite. Front
Front
Galena on Pyrite. Side
Side
 


MONTANA


Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite.
Rhodochrosite.
Rhodochrosite

TC87G0: A fine group of subparallel growths of rhombohedral crystals with sharp edges and a soft and uniform pink color, with a little covering of Pyrite. The specimen is from Butte, a classic locality from which, actually, it is now very difficult to obtain good samples.
It comes with a label from Shaw's Mojave Desert Gem and Mineral Shop, Yermo, California.
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana  USA

Specimen size: 8.2 × 6 × 2.8 cm = 3.2” × 2.4” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”


 


NEVADA


Fluellite with Wavellite

E61A: Fluellite its a rare mineral that is only found in millimetre sized crystals. Its color is usually white, so we cannot expect great beauty for this mineral. In this case the Wavellite helps by adding contrast and giving some esthetics to this rare mineral which is hard to find it in good specimens.
Willard mine, Pershing County, Nevada  USA (1999)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 5.5 cm = 2.2” × 2.2”


Fluellite with Wavellite. Fluellite with Wavellite.
 
Clinoclase with Cornwallite and Parnauite
Clinoclase with Cornwallite and Parnauite. Clinoclase with Cornwallite and Parnauite.

LX26F0: A sample with lots of brilliant small crystals of Clinoclase, typical of the species. To add to this there are concretions of the rare arsenate Parnauite, which is a lighter green color. This comes from the David Lucas collection; number 575 and we will give the buyer David’s label.
Majuba Hill, Pershing County, Nevada  USA

Specimen size: 7.5 × 7.2 × 5.2 cm = 3.0” × 2.8” × 2.0”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.0” × 0.0”


 
Hydrozincite with Plattnerite

T26CJ1: A very esthetic botryoidal aggregate, in which Hydrozincite also forms thin acicular crystals, which are rare. There are small black Plattnerite crystals spread on the specimen. The sample has an intense fluorescence under a violet light.
Yellow Pine Mine, 900 level, Goodsprings, Nevada  USA (8-11/1996)

Specimen size: 14.5 × 7.5 × 6.5 cm = 5.7” × 3.0” × 2.6”

Intense fluorescence long & short UV


Hydrozincite with Plattnerite. Hydrozincite with Plattnerite.
 
Barite on Calcite
Barite on Calcite. Barite on Calcite.

TB97F2: A splendid group of tabular Barite crystals, which are very transparent, lemon yellow with hints of orange, and which contrast very well with the matrix of lenticular yellowish Calcite. A really special specimen.
Barrick's Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada  USA (2003)

Specimen size: 11.5 × 8 × 5 cm = 4.5” × 3.1” × 2.0”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2 cm = 1.2” × 0.8”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV


 
Barite

T14FI7: Excellent and esthetic group of prismatic honey-yellow crystals. The luster and transparency varies, depending on the faces, between extraordinary on most of them to greasy or matte on others. In spite of the color and luster which resembles Barite from the famous Meikle mine, this is from a different mine very near to the Meikle mine in which specimens of such quality are very scarce.
Main Decline, Dee Mine, Elko County, Nevada  USA (2000)

Specimen size: 14.5 × 12 × 6 cm = 5.7” × 4.7” × 2.4”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 1.2 cm = 1.0” × 0.5”

Intense zoned fluorescence long & short UV


Barite.
Barite.
 
Almandine with Quartz
Almandine with Quartz.
Almandine with Quartz.

TG12K2: Group of two very bright trapezohedrons with very sharp faces and edges in a vug with small crystals of Quartz. The dark color of the Almandine contrasts strongly with the slightly pinkish rhyolite matrix.
Garnet Hill, Ruth, White Pine County, Nevada  USA (2006)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 5.8 × 3.5 cm = 3.3” × 2.3” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.5” × 0.5”


 
Gold on Quartz

T99FH5: The sample is from a very unusual locality. On a matrix of Quartz, the Gold made blades of parallel, very stylized, crystals forming wall type growths. (Winnemucca)
Lizard Ridge Mine, Ten Mile District, Winnemuca, Nevada  USA (08/1995)

Specimen size: 5.6 × 4.9 × 3 cm = 2.2” × 1.9” × 1.2”


Gold on Quartz. Gold on Quartz.
 


Orpiment

This was the main novelty from Tucson 2000. These were found in April 99 at the Twin Creeks mine, north of Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada. Many specimens were found, but the majority of them were pale orange or yellow. The Orpiment was found in the 62 bench of the mine and the geologists seeing them decided to preserve them so they were removed manually with great care.
Orpiment is a stable mineral that does not alter over time, however like many other minerals it is sensitive to sun light so it is best to display specimens in darker areas of your display.

Orpiment
Orpiment.

JT46F9: ‘Superb! Exceptional brightness and color make this a superb specimen enhanced by remarkable crystal size and sharpness. All of these features combine to put the piece among the best from this well-known mine. The sample, absolutely unaltered even considering the passing of years, is from an accredited collection. We’ll send the collection label with the specimen.
Twin Creeks Mine, cut 62, Humboldt County, Nevada  USA (04/1999)

Specimen size: 6.3 × 6 × 3.3 cm = 2.5” × 2.4” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.5 cm = 0.9” × 0.6”


 
Orpiment

T19X: Excellent color.
Twin Creeks Mine, cut 62, Humboldt County, Nevada  USA (04/99)

Specimen size: 4.5 × 2.5 cm = 1.8” × 1.0”


Orpiment.
 


NEW JERSEY


Prehnite
Prehnite. Prehnite.

MP27J0: Spherical growths of laminar crystals on a serpentine matrix. We especially note the rich green shades of the group. This Prehnite is from a classic locality and good specimens are very scarce today.
Paterson area, Passaic County, New Jersey  USA

Specimen size: 11 × 8.2 × 3.7 cm = 4.3” × 3.2” × 1.5”


 


NEW MEXICO


Linarite with Quartz

MB88J3: The specimen, of a considerable size, is very representative of the species. It is extraordinarily rich with micro-crystals and crystalline surfaces, no damage and deep blue color.
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico  USA

Specimen size: 16 × 10.5 × 8.3 cm = 6.3” × 4.1” × 3.3”


Linarite with Quartz. Linarite with Quartz.
 
Wulfenite
Wulfenite.
Wulfenite

ED86D6: The specimen is nice but it also comes from an unusual locality, even though one initially assumes that it is from Los Lamentos. This comes from the dispersion of the Bally Museum collection so has a label with it that we will send to the purchaser. In a few crystals there is minor damage, but it is not very significant and none of the major crystals has any damage.
Organ Mountains, Organ district, New Mexico  USA

Specimen size: 6 × 4.5 × 3 cm = 2.4” × 1.8” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”


 
Octahedral Fluorite

P36BF6: The octahedral crystals are typical of this locality, but in this case they have reached an unusually large size. The color is deep and on one side you can see clear violet to green zoning.
Pine Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico  USA

Specimen size: 5 × 3.6 × 3.4 cm = 2.0” × 1.4” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.8 cm = 1.1” × 1.1”

Fluorescent long & short UV


Octahedral Fluorite.
 


OHIO


Fluorite
Fluorite.

T3FA2: Very original and iridescent (brown & violet) Fluorite from Auglaize quarry, which from time to time rewards us with samples like this one.
Auglaize quarry, Junction, Paulding County, Ohio  USA

Specimen size: 4 × 4 cm = 1.6” × 1.6”

Fluorescent long UV


 


TENNESSEE


Doubly terminated Calcite with Sphalerite

KG70M2: Elegant doubly terminated scalenohedral Calcite crystal, showing a well defined twin, good color and notable transparency. With a small Sphalerite crystal matrix.
The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and we’ll send the label with it.
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee  USA (±1993)

Specimen size: 10.9 × 8.7 × 3.6 cm = 4.3” × 3.4” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 10.9 × 3.6 cm = 4.3” × 1.4”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV


Doubly terminated Calcite with Sphalerite. Front
Front
Doubly terminated Calcite with Sphalerite. Front
Front
Doubly terminated Calcite with Sphalerite. Rear
Rear
 
Sphalerite with Dolomite and Calcite
Sphalerite with Dolomite and Calcite. Sphalerite with Dolomite and Calcite.

ET90L1: Very complex Sphalerite crystal groups. Very sharp faces and edges, some of them with interesting curvatures. Crystals are translucent, with a dark honey color, on rhombohedral white Dolomite and scalenohedral yellowish Calcite crystals. Elmwood is one of the great classics of the USA for Calcite crystals, but also it has provided excellent Sphalerite specimens. So, as we said, a great one.
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee  USA

Specimen size: 12 × 10.5 × 4.7 cm = 4.7” × 4.1” × 1.9”

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 2.8 cm = 1.7” × 1.1”

Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV


 


UTAH


Azurite with Malachite

NT69F7: The crystals of Azurite have formed botryoidal structures. It is an excellent example, a floater, intensely brilliant, and better than the usual ones form this locality. The Malachite adds some color.
La Sal, Wayne County, Utah  USA

Specimen size: 7 × 5.3 × 3.9 cm = 2.8” × 2.1” × 1.5”


Azurite with Malachite. Front
Front
Azurite with Malachite. Rear
Rear
Azurite with Malachite.
 
Topaz
Topaz.
Topaz.

TA96E0: Within a pocket in the typical riolite matrix there is this very luminous and upright Topaz. Small crystals of Quartz and Bixbyite accompany it. All of it is very brilliant and bright.
Little Round Top, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah  USA (11/03)

Specimen size: 8 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm = 3.1” × 1.8” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.5” × 0.4” × 0.2”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV


 



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