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MXJ93AO0: Growth of small Fluorite crystals that form a large sphere. Translucent, with excellent luster and an intense and uniform dark green color, which is remarkable since the vast majority of pieces found so far in this mining district were more or less intense lilac-purple, but they are not noted for a greenish color as intense as the one shown by this specimen.
Guxian, Tongbai, Nanyang Prefecture, Henan Province  China (2021)

Specimen size: 8.8 × 8.1 × 7.5 cm = 3.46” × 3.19” × 2.95”

MAR88AO0: Group of elongated and very sharp Veszelyite crystals, with very sharp crystal forms, translucent, with great luster and an extraordinarily intense and uniform color. Of the highest quality for the species.
Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province  China (2021)

Specimen size: 2 × 1.1 × 1.1 cm = 0.79” × 0.43” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.4 cm = 0.43” × 0.16”

EXA47AO0: Botryoidal growth of very aesthetic forms of Malachite, banded in different shades of green and with an intense silky luster, which give it a peculiar chatoyant appearance.
Shilu Mine, Yangchun, Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong Province  China (±1995)

Specimen size: 8.7 × 2.6 × 2.3 cm = 3.43” × 1.02” × 0.91”

EYZ71AO0: Botryoidal growth of very aesthetic forms of Malachite, banded with different shades of green and with an intense silky luster, which gives it a peculiar chatoyant appearance.
Shilu Mine, Yangchun, Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong Province  China (±1995)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 7.4 × 4.1 cm = 2.95” × 2.91” × 1.61”

MTA66AO0: Groups of very sharp Hubeite crystals much larger than usual for what was known up to now for the species, with good luster and a dark reddish brown color, implanted on a matrix with white rhombohedral Calcite crystals.
Fengjiashan Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province  China (±2001)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 9.7 × 3.7 cm = 3.07” × 3.82” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.2 cm = 0.24” × 0.08”

MRL46AO0: New for 2021 and, in all probability, the best known so far for the species, with spheroidal growths of Bultfonteinite, of good size and pink color, with very sharp Imayoshiite crystals with tabular shape and hexagonal outline, transparent, very lustrous and colorless.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of the mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 7 × 6.2 × 4.7 cm = 2.76” × 2.44” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.4 cm = 0.28” × 0.16”

MAB88AO0: New for 2021 and, in all probability, the best known so far for the species. Imayoshiite occurs as numerous very sharp crystals, with tabular shape and hexagonal contour, transparent, very lustrous and colorless to slightly yellow, together with small, very sharp Axinite-(Fe) crystals that are translucent and light brown.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of this mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 2.8 × 2.6 cm = 1.85” × 1.10” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”

MZL29AO0: New for 2021 and, in all probability, the best known so far for the species. Imayoshiite occurs as numerous very sharp crystals, with a tabular shape and hexagonal outline, transparent, very lustrous and colorless to slightly yellow, which occur together with spheroidal growths of pink-orange Bultfonteinite, with small white fibrous coatings of a Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite), on Andradite matrix.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of this mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 2.1 × 1.9 cm = 1.65” × 0.83” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.24” × 0.20”

MFG10AO0: New for 2021 and, in all probability, the best known so far for the species. Imayoshiite occurs as numerous very sharp crystals, with a tabular shape and hexagonal outline, transparent, very lustrous and colorless to slightly yellow, which occur together with spheroidal growths of pink-orange Bultfonteinite, with small white fibrous coatings of Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite), on Andradite matrix.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of this mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021).
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 3.7 × 1.9 cm = 1.61” × 1.46” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.5 cm = 0.35” × 0.20”

MMX70AO0: New for 2021 and, in all probability, the best known so far for the species. Imayoshiite occurs in numerous very well defined crystals, with a tabular shape and hexagonal outline, transparent, very lustrous and between colorless and slightly yellow, which are associated with small white fibrous coatings of Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite), on an Andradite matrix.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of this mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.7 × 2.7 cm = 1.73” × 1.06” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.31” × 0.16”

EYA11AO0: A novelty of 2021 and, in all probability, the best known so far for the species. Imayoshiite occurs in numerous very sharp crystals, with tabular shape and hexagonal outline, transparent, with great luster, and with white globular growths of Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) and some Calcite crystals.
The specimen, which appears reviewed and photographed in issue 162 (November-December 2021) of the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral‘ (page 15), has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of this mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (15/07/2021)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.2 × 2.6 cm = 1.81” × 1.26” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.3 cm = 0.28” × 0.12”

EZR26AO0: A novelty for 2021: Very sharp crystals of Imayoshiite, a rare calcium and aluminum carbonate-borate, many of them doubly terminated, with a hexagonal prismatic shape and very well defined parallel growths, transparent, very lustrous, and on matrix. With Andradite and small reddish brown crystals of Datolite (bakerite variety) and Fluorapophyllite-(K). Very good quality for the species.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of this mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (15/07/2021)

Specimen size: 5.7 × 3.7 × 1.8 cm = 2.24” × 1.46” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”

EBR36AO0: A novelty for 2021: Very sharp crystals of Imayoshiite, a rare calcium and aluminum carbonate-borate, many of them doubly terminated, with a hexagonal prismatic shape and very well defined parallel growths, transparent, very lustrous, and on matrix. With Andradite and small reddish brown crystals of Datolite (bakerite variety) and Fluorapophyllite-(K). Very good quality for the species.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of this mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (15/07/2021)

Specimen size: 8 × 3.4 × 2.2 cm = 3.15” × 1.34” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.4 cm = 0.39” × 0.16”

EYB99AO0: A novelty for 2021: Imayoshiite crystals, a rare calcium and aluminum carbonate-borate, many of them doubly terminated, with a hexagonal prismatic shape and very well marked parallel growths, transparent, very lustrous, on matrix, with white fibrous coatings of some Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite), small reddish brown crystals of Datolite (variety bakerite), Fluorapophyllite-(K) and some lamellar orange-brown Calcite crystals.
This specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you want to go deeper into the species and the paragenesis of the mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.” Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (15/07/2021)

Specimen size: 7.1 × 5.5 × 2.4 cm = 2.80” × 2.17” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”

TPP27AO0: Coating, on matrix, of Smithsonite crystals with very pronounced curvatures, the so-called “rice grain” habit, translucent and greenish in color due to copper salts. An excellent Australian classic.
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.6 × 2.4 cm = 2.32” × 1.81” × 0.94”