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This page provides a selection of the specimens that have passed through the Fabre Minerals website and, due to their quality,
rarity, or significance as specimens from interesting locations, have been preserved as reference specimens in #MVM


Olshanskyite

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Olshanskyite
Olshanskyite. Olshanskyite.
 

EP67AF7: The Olshanskyite from the Shijiangshan Mine was previously well-known for its quality, largely overtaking the best known to date for the species. But a very recent find has raised the roof of quality to unforeseen levels. From this new find we had the opportunity to select from the best samples found. They are aggregates with crystals, some of them very elongated and very well differentiated, clear, colorless and extraordinarily bright, with very sharp crystalline forms. The great quality of the pieces offered here, due their neat shape, the beauty of the aggregates and the crystal size, make them deserving to be in the best private and museum collections.
The specimen has been published in the book 'China II', by Berthold Ottens, on page 249
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 3 × 3.1 cm = 1.69” × 1.18” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.4 cm = 0.51” × 0.16”

Olshanskyite
 

EQ48AF7: The Olshanskyite from the Shijiangshan Mine was previously well-known for its quality, largely overtaking the best known to date for the species. But a very recent find has raised the roof of quality to unforeseen levels. From this new find we had the opportunity to select from the best samples found. They are aggregates with crystals, some of them very elongated and very well differentiated, clear, colorless and extraordinarily bright, with very sharp crystalline forms. The great quality of the pieces offered here, due their neat shape, the beauty of the aggregates and the crystal size, make them deserving to be in the best private and museum collections.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.5 × 2.2 cm = 2.24” × 1.77” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.63” × 0.20”

Olshanskyite. Olshanskyite.
Olshanskyite
Olshanskyite. Olshanskyite.
 

EC97AF7: The Olshanskyite from the Shijiangshan Mine was previously well-known for its quality, largely overtaking the best known to date for the species. But a very recent find has raised the roof of quality to unforeseen levels. From this new find we had the opportunity to select from the best samples found. They are aggregates with crystals, some of them very elongated and very well differentiated, clear, colorless and extraordinarily bright, with very sharp crystalline forms. The great quality of the pieces offered here, due their neat shape, the beauty of the aggregates and the crystal size, make them deserving to be in the best private and museum collections.
The specimen's photo has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Rocks & Minerals’ on page 404 in the volume 96, number 5, Sep/Oct 2021
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.6 × 2.2 cm = 2.44” × 1.81” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.3 cm = 0.43” × 0.12”

Olshanskyite with Andradite
 

EX87AI0: Druse, on matrix, of well-differentiated elongated crystals that are transparent, colorless and extraordinarily bright with very sharp crystalline forms. On the Olshanskyite small Andradite crystals have grown. The Olshanskyite from the Shijiangshan mine was previously well-known for its quality, largely overtaking the best known to date for the species, but a recent find has raised the roof of quality to unforeseen levels. The sample has been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 7 × 5.2 × 2.3 cm = 2.76” × 2.05” × 0.91”

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

Olshanskyite with Andradite. Olshanskyite with Andradite.
Olshanskyite with Roweite and Andradite
Olshanskyite with Roweite and Andradite. Olshanskyite with Roweite and Andradite.
Olshanskyite with Roweite and Andradite.
 

ET51AG5: The Olshanskyite from the Shijiangshan Mine was previously well-known for its quality, largely overtaking the best known to date for the species. But a very recent find has raised the roof of quality to unforeseen levels. The sample, included among the best samples found from this new find, forms elongated and very well differentiated crystals that are clear, colorless and extraordinarily bright, with very sharp crystals. They are on matrix, with Roweite and Andradite crystals with a white coating of a silicate that very probably is altered Andradite.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery of Munich 2017 in the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 62 in number 2017/2
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 4.6 × 3.4 cm = 2.95” × 1.81” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.55” × 0.12”

Olshanskyite
 

EN69AF7: The Olshanskyite from the Shijiangshan Mine was previously well-known for its quality, largely overtaking the best known to date for the species. But a very recent find has raised the roof of quality to unforeseen levels. From this new find we had the opportunity to select from the best samples found. They are aggregates with crystals, some of them very elongated and very well differentiated, clear, colorless and extraordinarily bright, with very sharp crystalline forms. The great quality of the pieces offered here, due their neat shape, the beauty of the aggregates and the crystal size, make them deserving to be in the best private and museum collections.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘Munich 2017’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 72 of number 1/2018
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 8.5 × 5.8 × 3.4 cm = 3.35” × 2.28” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.3 cm = 0.47” × 0.12”

Olshanskyite. Olshanskyite.
Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena
Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena. Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena.
 

ED96AB8: Aggregates of Olshanskyite crystals that are white and transparent, with a silky luster and on matrix, with Wurtzite, Andradite and Galena. The Olshanskyite crystals from Shijiangshan, that can be considered among the best in the world, have been carefully analyzed to avoid possible confusion with other similar calcium borates. The results of the first Raman analyses were not coincident with the previously published data, so their study has been supplemented with thermal and XRD analyses, whose results are coincident with those of the type samples. For further information you can use the link at the top of this section.
All of the Olshanskyite samples we obtained in 2014 are published here and we haven’t had any more notices about new finds.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2014)

Specimen size: 3.9 × 3.7 × 3.1 cm = 1.54” × 1.46” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.59” × 0.12”

Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena
 

EC48AB8: Aggregates of Olshanskyite crystals that are white and translucent, with a silky luster and on matrix, with Wurtzite, Andradite and Galena. The Olshanskyite crystals from Shijiangshan, that can be considered among the best in the world, have been carefully analyzed to avoid possible confusion with other similar calcium borates. The results of the first Raman analyses were not coincident with the previously published data, so their study has been supplemented with thermal and XRD analyses, whose results are coincident with those of the type samples. For further information you can use the link at the top of this section.
All of the Olshanskyite samples we obtained in 2014 are published here and we haven’t had any more notices about new finds.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2014)

Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.3 × 2.4 cm = 1.93” × 1.30” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.3 cm = 0.47” × 0.12”

Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena. Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena.
Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena
Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena. Olshanskyite with Andradite, Wurtzite and Galena.
 

EM74AB8: Aggregates of Olshanskyite crystals that are white and transparent, with a silky luster and on matrix, with Wurtzite, Andradite and Galena. The Olshanskyite crystals from Shijiangshan, that can be considered among the best in the world, have been carefully analyzed to avoid possible confusion with other similar calcium borates. The results of the first Raman analyses were not coincident with the previously published data, so their study has been supplemented with thermal and XRD analyses, whose results are coincident with those of the type samples. For further information you can use the link at the top of this section.
All of the Olshanskyite samples we obtained in 2014 are published here and we haven’t had any more notices about new finds.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ on page 66 in number 2015/1
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2014)

Specimen size: 10.3 × 10 × 5.7 cm = 4.06” × 3.94” × 2.24”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.4 cm = 0.79” × 0.16”


Roweite

Roweite with Olshanskyite
 

EB99AF9: Rosette aggregates of laminar Roweite crystals of great size and quality for what has been known of this species. They are on matrix, with colorless and transparent Olshanskyite crystals. The Roweite crystals, that are well differentiated, have a light creamy color with very well defined faces and edges. The quality of the specimens is undoubtedly superior to what was previously known, both for the individuality of the crystals and for their sharpness, but also for the size of the crystals and their association with first class Olshanskyite which makes them deserving to be in the best private collections and museums. We have analyzed specimens to confirm the identity of the species and we will send a copy of the different species to buyers.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.9 × 2.6 cm = 1.46” × 1.14” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.8 cm = 0.67” × 0.31”

Roweite with Olshanskyite. Roweite with Olshanskyite.
Roweite with Olshanskyite, Magnetite and Andradite
Roweite with Olshanskyite, Magnetite and Andradite. Front
Front
Roweite with Olshanskyite, Magnetite and Andradite. Rear
Rear
Roweite with Olshanskyite, Magnetite and Andradite.
 

ET57AJ3: Lenticular Roweite crystals with an orange color and of great size and quality for what has been known of this species, with very sharp, colorless, clear and very bright Olshanskyite crystals, octahedral Magnetite crystals and small reddish Andradite crystals. The sample has been analyzed to confirm the identity of the species and we will send a copy of the different analyses to buyers.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.5 × 3.4 cm = 1.73” × 1.38” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.2 cm = 0.63” × 0.47”

Olshanskyite fluorescent short UV
Roweite with Andradite
 

EK29AF9: Aggregates of between laminar and tabular Roweite crystals of great size and quality for what has been known of this species. They are on matrix, with small Andradite crystals. The Roweite crystals, that are well differentiated, have a light creamy color with very well defined faces and edges. The quality of the specimens is undoubtedly superior to what was previously known, both for the individuality of the crystals and for their sharpness, but also for the size of the crystals and their association with first class Olshanskyite which makes them deserving to be in the best private collections and museums. We have analyzed specimens to confirm the identity of the species and we will send a copy of the different species to buyers.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 4.3 × 2.1 cm = 1.73” × 1.69” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.8 cm = 0.43” × 0.31”

Roweite with Andradite. Front
Front
Roweite with Andradite. Side
Side
Roweite with Andradite.
Roweite with Olshanskyite
Roweite with Olshanskyite. Roweite with Olshanskyite.
 

EF29AF8: Extraordinary crystals of Roweite of great size and quality for what has been known of this species and occurring on Olshanskyiite crystals. They are in groups of differentiated crystals of a light creamy color and tabular morphology, with defined faces and edges.
The quality of the specimens is undoubtedly superior to what was previously known, both for the individuality of the crystals and for their sharpness, but also for the size of the crystals and their association with first class Olshanskyiite, which makes them deserving to be in the best private collections and museums.
We have analyzed specimens to confirm the identity of the species and we will send a copy of the analysis to buyers.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘Munich 2017’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 72 of number 1/2018
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm = 1.89” × 1.77” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.3 cm = 0.55” × 0.51”

Roweite with Olshanskyite and Andradite
 

EH57AF9: Aggregates of platy Roweite crystals of great size and quality for what has been known of this species. They are on matrix, with radial aggregates of colorless, clear and very bright Olshanskyite crystals and small Andradite crystals. The Roweite crystals, that are well differentiated, have a light creamy color with very well defined faces and edges. The quality of the specimens is undoubtedly superior to what was previously known, both for the individuality of the crystals and for their sharpness, but also for the size of the crystals and their association with first class Olshanskyite which makes them deserving to be in the best private collections and museums. We have analyzed specimens to confirm the identity of the species and we will send a copy of the different species to buyers.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘Munich 2017’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 72 of number 1/2018 and in the magazine ‘Rocks & Minerals’ on page 405 in the volume 96, number 5, Sep/Oct 2021
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.7 × 3.6 cm = 1.97” × 1.85” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.35” × 0.28”

Roweite with Olshanskyite and Andradite. Roweite with Olshanskyite and Andradite.
Roweite with Olshanskyite
Roweite with Olshanskyite. Roweite with Olshanskyite.
 

ED68AF9: Aggregates of platy Roweite crystals of great size and quality for what has been known of this species. They are on matrix, with radial aggregates of colorless, clear and very bright Olshanskyite crystals, and with Calcite. The Roweite crystals, that are well differentiated, have a light creamy color with very well defined faces and edges. The quality of the specimens is undoubtedly superior to what was previously known, both for the individuality of the crystals and for their sharpness, but also for the size of the crystals and their association with first class Olshanskyite which makes them deserving to be in the best private collections and museums. We have analyzed specimens to confirm the identity of the species and we will send a copy of the different species to buyers.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 4.5 × 4 cm = 2.83” × 1.77” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”

Roweite with Olshanskyite and Andradite
 

MT52AI0: Aggregates of between laminar and tabular Roweite crystals of great size and quality for what has been known for the species. They are on matrix with small Andradite crystals. The Roweite crystals are well differentiated and have well defined faces and edges with a light creamy color and are partially coated by groups of white Olshanskyite crystals. The quality of these specimens is undoubtedly superior to what was previously known, both for the individuality of the crystals and for their sharpness, but also for their crystal size which makes them deserving to be in the best private collections and museums. We have analyzed samples to confirm the identity of the different species and we’ll send a copy of the analyses to the buyer.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (04/2017)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 5.9 × 4.4 cm = 2.95” × 2.32” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.63”

Roweite with Olshanskyite and Andradite. Roweite with Olshanskyite and Andradite.

Pentahydroborite

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Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite
Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite. Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite.
 

EV46AA0: A novelty from the 2014 Ste. Marie Show, and from a mine unknown until now. Very sharp colorless tabular crystals, transparent and on matrix, with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite. Among the highest quality for the species. The samples have been analyzed and we'll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
This specimen has been published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the ‘What’s New in the Mineral World?’ section, report #38, July 19, 2014 edition, and it was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2014 Ste. Marie Show in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 118, page 45
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2014)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 3.7 × 2.7 cm = 2.44” × 1.46” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”

Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite
 

ER91AA0: A novelty from the 2014 Ste. Marie Show, and from a mine unknown until now. Very sharp colorless tabular crystals, transparent, very bright and on matrix, with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite. Among the highest quality for the species. The samples have been analyzed and we'll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ on page 66 in number 2015/1
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2014)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 6.7 × 3.5 cm = 2.91” × 2.64” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”

Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite. Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite.
Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite
Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite. Pentahydroborite with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite.
 

EQ72AA0: A novelty from the 2014 Ste. Marie Show, and from a mine unknown until now. Very sharp colorless tabular crystals, transparent, veryy bright and on matrix, with Andradite, Galena and Wurtzite. Among the highest quality for the species. The samples have been analyzed and we'll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘Ste.-Marie-aux-Mines 2014’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 20 of number 5/2014
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2014)

Specimen size: 10.3 × 5.8 × 6.8 cm = 4.06” × 2.28” × 2.68”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”


Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (excl. Huanggang)

Borcarite with Cahnite
 

EM90Y3: Very aerial group of sharp and very well defined crystals of Borcarite, a rare borate-carbonate. They have a very uniform green color and are partially coated by small crystals, between colorless and white, of Cahnite, an arsenate also considered as very rare.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2011)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 1.02” × 0.67” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1 cm = 0.63” × 0.39”

Borcarite with Cahnite. Front
Front
Borcarite with Cahnite. Side
Side
Borcarite with Cahnite. Side
Side
Quartz (variety scepter) with Hematite (variety iron rose)
Quartz (variety scepter) with Hematite (variety iron rose). Front
Front
Quartz (variety scepter) with Hematite (variety iron rose). Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety scepter) with Hematite (variety iron rose).
 

ER90AE8: A novelty at Tucson 2017. Aggregate of Quartz crystals with a very well defined scepter terminal growth and a rosette aggregate (iron-rose variety) of thin laminar Hematite crystals. Those crystals have been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. Due their similarity the samples from this mine can be easily confused with those from the Huanggang mines.
The specimen has been published in the book 'China II', by Berthold Ottens, on page 231
Qagan Obo deposit (Rongguan), Diyanqinamu mining district, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2016)

Specimen size: 11.5 × 8.3 × 4.8 cm = 4.53” × 3.27” × 1.89”

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

Quartz with Hematite (variety iron rose)
 

TA27AE8: A novelty at Tucson 2017. A single clear Quartz crystal with pinkish areas due to Hematite staining. It is partially coated by rosettes (iron-rose variety) of thin laminar Hematite crystals. Those crystals have been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. Due their similarity the samples from this mine can be easily confused with those from the Huanggang mines.
The specimen has been published in the book 'China II', by Berthold Ottens, on page 231
Qagan Obo deposit (Rongguan), Diyanqinamu mining district, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2016)

Specimen size: 14.2 × 3.5 × 2 cm = 5.59” × 1.38” × 0.79”

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

Quartz with Hematite (variety iron rose). Front
Front
Quartz with Hematite (variety iron rose). Rear
Rear
Quartz with Hematite (variety iron rose).
Quartz with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite
Quartz with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite. Front
Front
Quartz with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite. Rear
Rear
Quartz with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite.
 

TM47AF7: Aggregates of Chalcopyrite crystals with tetrahedral morphology and superficially substituted and recrystallized by Sphalerite. The Chalcopyrite-Sphalerite aggregates are implanted on a transparent Quartz crystal.
Qagan Obo deposit (Rongguan), Diyanqinamu mining district, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (05/2016)

Specimen size: 15.3 × 3.7 × 3.2 cm = 6.02” × 1.46” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.7 cm = 0.71” × 0.67”

Quartz with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite
 

TR97AF7: Chalcopyrite crystals with tetrahedral morphology superficially substituted for and recrystallized by Sphalerite. The Chalcopyrite-Sphalerite crystals are implanted on a transparent Quartz crystal.
This sample has been referenced and figured as a novelty in Ste. Marie 2017, in the magazine "Le Règne Minéral" (Num. 136. 2017; page 43)

Qagan Obo deposit (Rongguan), Diyanqinamu mining district, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (05/2016)

Specimen size: 20.3 × 7.7 × 4.3 cm = 7.99” × 3.03” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.4 cm = 0.55” × 0.55”

Quartz with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite. Front
Front
Quartz with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite. Rear
Rear
Quartz with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite.
Rhodonite with manganoan Tremolite
Rhodonite with manganoan Tremolite. Front
Front
Rhodonite with manganoan Tremolite. Rear
Rear
Rhodonite with manganoan Tremolite.
 

MM87V2: Group of laminar crystals of Rhodonite showing parallel growths and rosettes, with very intense pink color and brownish concretionary growths of manganoan Tremolite. Both species have been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
This specimen was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2012 Tucson Show in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 104, page 39, and in the book 'China II', by Berthold Ottens, on page 227
Chaobuleng Mine, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2011)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 5.1 × 2.8 cm = 2.09” × 2.01” × 1.10”

Rhodonite
 

EX17V0: Aggregate on matrix of extremely sharp and flattened prismatic crystals. They have a clear salmon-pink color. One of the nice surprises offered by the mineralogy of Inner Mongolia in the past year 2011.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘Mineralientage München 2011’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 18 of number 1/2012 and also in the magazine ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ on page 260 in number 2011/4 and in the book 'China II', by Berthold Ottens, on page 227
Chaobuleng Mine, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (2011)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 6.8 × 4.7 cm = 2.91” × 2.68” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”

Rhodonite. Rhodonite.
Shijiangshanite with Andradite and on Datolite
Shijiangshanite with Andradite and on Datolite.
 

MTR90ASN4: An important specimen. Groups of Shijiangshanite crystals on a Datolite matrix, from the type locality (TL) and, for now, the only site in the world where this species has been found. The crystals are in matrix with an intense reddish color, bright and noteworthy for their abundance, being a very large group of crystals for this extremely rare lead, calcium, and aluminum silicate.
This piece can be considered among the best found so far for the species.
Shijiangshan Mine, number 8 middle zone (central shaft), Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (11/2024)

Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.6 × 2.3 cm = 1.50” × 1.42” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”

Type locality

With analysis copy

Photo: Pere Alonso
Shijiangshanite with Andradite and on Datolite
 

MTV69ASN4: An important specimen. Groups of Shijiangshanite crystals on a Datolite matrix, from the type locality (TL) and, for now, the only site in the world where this species has been found. The crystals are in matrix with an intense reddish color, bright and noteworthy for their abundance, being a very large group of crystals for this extremely rare lead, calcium, and aluminum silicate.
This piece can be considered among the best found so far for the species.
Shijiangshan Mine, number 8 middle zone (central shaft), Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (11/2024)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm = 1.69” × 0.98” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”

Type locality

With analysis copy

Photo: Pere Alonso
Shijiangshanite with Andradite and on Datolite.
Shinichengite with Bultfonteinite, Imayoshiite and Andradite

Recorded under neon light

Recorded under neon light
 

MLP91CD6: Crystal aggregate of pale pink Shinichengite forming small groups of rosettes covering a rock matrix with greenish brown Andradite crystals. The specimen is partially covered by cream-colored globular aggregates of
Bulfonteinite and small transparent Imayoshiite crystals. The Shijiangshan Mine from which the specimen comes is the type locality for the new species Shinichengite.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy to the buyer. It should be noted that previously Shinichengite had been identified as Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite, without specifying an exact species, since it was already seen that it was not so obvious what species it was.
Since the vast majority of the shinichengites found are white, these pink ones were analyzed, turning out to also be Shinichengite.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.1 × 3.4 cm = 2.09” × 1.61” × 1.34”

Type locality
Shinichengite with Bultfonteinite and Andradite
 

MBR10CD6: Aggregate of pale pink Shinichengite crystals forming small rosette groups covering a rock matrix with greenish brown Andradite crystals. The specimen is partially covered by cream-colored globular aggregates of
Bulfonteinite. The Shijiangshan Mine from which the specimen comes is the type locality (TL) for Shinichengite.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. It should be noted that previously Shinichengite had been identified as Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite, without specifying an exact species, since it was already seen that it was not so obvious what species it was. Since the vast majority of the shinichengites found are white, these pink ones were analyzed, turning out to also be Shinichengite.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 8.4 × 6.6 × 4.6 cm = 3.31” × 2.60” × 1.81”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy

Recorded under neon light

Recorded under neon light
Bultfonteinite with Andradite and Shinichengite
Bultfonteinite with Andradite and Shinichengite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Bultfonteinite with Andradite and Shinichengite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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MAM90AO2: A novelty for 2021. Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) forms small fibrous spheroidal coatings of an intense pink color that accompany spheroidal growths of Bultfonteinite, of good size and of an orange-brown color. On massive Andradite matrix with some small crystals at the base.
The specific spot at the locality where the find was made has already been closed, so no new discoveries can be expected in that specific place.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 5.1 × 3.8 × 3.7 cm = 2.01” × 1.50” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.31” × 0.28”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Bultfonteinite with Calcite and Shinichengite

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MLP99AO2: A novelty for 2021. The Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) forms small fibrous spheroidal coatings of an intense pink color that accompany spheroidal growths of Bultfonteinite, of a good size and of an orange-brown color, all of this on a matrix of cleavages of Calcite.
The specific spot at the locality where the find was made has already been closed, so no new discoveries can be expected in that specific place.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm = 2.24” × 1.73” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.31” × 0.28”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Bultfonteinite with Calcite and Shinichengite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Bultfonteinite with Calcite and Shinichengite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Bultfonteinite with Shinichengite and Andradite
Bultfonteinite with Shinichengite and Andradite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Bultfonteinite with Shinichengite and Andradite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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MRF50AO2: A novelty for 2021. Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) forms small fibrous spheroidal coatings of an intense pink color that accompany spheroidal growths of Bultfonteinite, of good size and of an orange-brown color. On massive Andradite matrix with some small crystals at the base.
The specific spot at the locality where the find was made has already been closed, so no new discoveries can be expected in that specific place.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 4.4 × 3.4 cm = 2.40” × 1.73” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.8 cm = 0.35” × 0.31”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Bultfonteinite with Shinichengite, Andradite and Calcite

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MMP26AO2: A novelty for 2021. Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) forms small fibrous spheroidal coatings of an intense pink color that accompany spheroidal growths of Bultfonteinite, of good size with an orange-brown color. On matrix, with Calcite cleavages and a single Andradite crystal.
The specific spot at the locality where the find was made has already been closed, so no new discoveries can be expected in that specific place.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 12.1 × 7.2 × 6.7 cm = 4.76” × 2.83” × 2.64”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1 cm = 0.51” × 0.39”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Bultfonteinite with Shinichengite, Andradite and Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Bultfonteinite with Shinichengite, Andradite and Calcite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Shinichengite with Calcite
Shinichengite with Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Shinichengite with Calcite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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MJP96AO0: A novelty for 2021: Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) forms fibrous spheroidal coatings of a pink color on transparent crystals of yellow Calcite.
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, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 6.8 × 3.2 cm = 3.27” × 2.68” × 1.26”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EYT26AN8: A novelty in the summer of 2021 and, in all likelihood, the best known for the species thus far. Imayoshiite occurs in numerous very sharp crystals, with a tabular habit and hexagonal outline, transparent, very lustrous and colorless to slightly yellow, associated with spheroidal growths of pinkish Bultfonteinite, with small white fibrous coatings of Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) and on an Andradite matrix.
The specimens have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
To learn more about this species and the rest of the paragenesis discovered so far in this mine, it is essential to read the article 'Rare Borate Minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China' whose authors are César Menor-Salván, Berthold Ottens and Ed Richard, featured in Rock & Minerals magazine of September/October 2021, volume 96, number 5
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.7 × 1 cm = 0.87” × 0.67” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite. Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite. Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite.

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EXR47AN8: A novelty in the summer of 2021 and, in all likelihood, the best known for the species thus far. Imayoshiite occurs in numerous very sharp crystals, with a tabular habit and hexagonal outline, transparent, very lustrous and colorless to slightly yellow, associated with spheroidal growths of pinkish Bultfonteinite, with small white fibrous coatings of Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) and on an Andradite matrix.
The specimens have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
To learn more about this species and the rest of the paragenesis discovered so far in this mine, it is essential to read the article 'Rare Borate Minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China' whose authors are César Menor-Salván, Berthold Ottens and Ed Richard, featured in Rock & Minerals magazine of September/October 2021, volume 96, number 5
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 3 × 3 × 1.9 cm = 1.18” × 1.18” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.24” × 0.16”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EER99AN8: A novelty in the summer of 2021 and, in all likelihood, the best known for the species thus far. Imayoshiite occurs in numerous very sharp crystals, with a tabular habit and hexagonal outline, transparent, very lustrous and colorless to slightly yellow, associated with spheroidal growths of pinkish Bultfonteinite, with small white fibrous coatings of Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) and on an Andradite matrix.
The specimens have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
This specimen has been published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the 'What's New' section, report 62, June 5, 2022 edition, page 8
To learn more about this species and the rest of the paragenesis discovered so far in this mine, it is essential to read the article 'Rare Borate Minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China' whose authors are César Menor-Salván, Berthold Ottens and Ed Richard, featured in Rock & Minerals magazine of September/October 2021, volume 96, number 5
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm = 1.26” × 0.98” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.8 cm = 0.55” × 0.31”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite. Front
Front
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite. Side
Side
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite. Side
Side
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite, Shinichengite and Andradite.
Imayoshiite with Shinichengite and Andradite
Imayoshiite with Shinichengite and Andradite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Imayoshiite with Shinichengite and Andradite. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Imayoshiite with Shinichengite and Andradite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MBC90AO0: 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, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (09/2021)

Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.6 × 2.1 cm = 1.46” × 1.02” × 0.83”

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

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite and Shinichengite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EDM56AN7: A novelty in the summer of 2021 and, in all likelihood, the best known for the species thus far. Imayoshiite occurs in numerous very sharp crystals, with a tabular habit and hexagonal outline, transparent, very lustrous and colorless that are associated with spheroidal growths of Bultfonteinite of good size and pinkish color, and with small white fibrous coatings of some Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite)
This specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
This sample has been referenced and pictured, as a novelty in Munich 2021, in the magazine 'Le Règne Minéral' number 162, November-December 2021, page 15
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (15/07/2021)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 4 × 1.6 cm = 1.73” × 1.57” × 0.63”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite and Shinichengite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Imayoshiite with Bultfonteinite and Shinichengite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Imayoshiite and Shinichengite with Fluorapophyllite-(K) and Datolite (variety bakerite)
Imayoshiite and Shinichengite with Fluorapophyllite-(K) and Datolite (variety bakerite). Imayoshiite and Shinichengite with Fluorapophyllite-(K) and Datolite (variety bakerite).

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EPT27AN6: A novelty from the summer of 2021: Very sharp crystals of Imayoshiite, a rare carbonate-borate of calcium and aluminum, many of them doubly terminated, with a prismatic hexagonal habit and very marked parallel growths, transparent, very lustrous and largely covered by white spheroidal growths of Shinichengite (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite). On matrix, associated with small reddish brown crystals of Datolite (variety bakerite) and Fluorapophyllite-(K). Very good quality for the species.
The species have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (15/07/2021)

Specimen size: 5 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm = 1.97” × 1.06” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

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ERM94AP0: Druse of Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals that form centered groups with very acute prism and dipyramid forms, transparent, with excellent luster and an intense and vivid salmon-pink color. In matrix, associated with Galena.
Very unusual for the locality.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (06/2022)

Specimen size: 10.3 × 7.2 × 4.1 cm = 4.06” × 2.83” × 1.61”

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

With analysis copy
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K). Hydroxyapophyllite-(K).
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K). Hydroxyapophyllite-(K).

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ETV99AP0: Druse of Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals that form centered groups with very acute prism and dipyramid forms, transparent, with excellent luster and an intense and vivid salmon-pink color. In matrix, associated with Galena.
Very unusual for the locality.
Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (06/2022)

Specimen size: 11.6 × 5.1 × 3.7 cm = 4.57” × 2.01” × 1.46”

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

With analysis copy

JIANGXI PROVINCE


Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite

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EFF27AO9: A novelty at Sainte Marie 2022
Group of sharp twinned Sphalerite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, with good luster and an intense reddish orange. On matrix, with cubo-octahedral crystals of Galena and white Calcite crystals.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.7 × 2.9  cm = 1.81” × 1.46” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 2.8× 2.7 cm = 1.10” × 1.06”

Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite. Front
Front
Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite. Side
Side
Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite. Rear
Rear
Sphalerite with Quartz, Calcite and Galena
Sphalerite with Quartz, Calcite and Galena. Front
Front
Sphalerite with Quartz, Calcite and Galena. Side
Side

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ETM48AO9: A novelty at Sainte Marie 2022
Group of sharp twinned Sphalerite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, with good luster and an intense reddish orange. On matrix, with cubo-octahedral crystals of Galena and white Calcite crystals.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 5.7 × 3.3 × 3 cm = 2.24” × 1.30” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.5 cm = 1.06” × 0.98”

Sphalerite with Calcite

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EFG97AP3: New at Ste. Marie 2022
Twinned Sphalerite crystals, more isolated than usual, sharp and with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous and very intense reddish, on matrix, with small white Calcite crystals.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 3 × 3.2 cm = 2.40” × 1.18” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.3 cm = 0.71” × 0.51”

Sphalerite with Calcite. Front
Front
Sphalerite with Calcite. Light behind
Light behind
Sphalerite with Calcite. Detail
Detail
Sphalerite with Calcite. Light behind
Light behind
Sphalerite with Calcite
Sphalerite with Calcite. Sphalerite with Calcite.

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EJK89AO9: A novelty at Sainte Marie 2022
Outstanding twinned Sphalerite crystals, more isolated than usual, with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, shiny, with an intense reddish color. On matrix, with small white Calcite crystals.


Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 5.8 × 5.2 cm = 2.68” × 2.28” × 2.05”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 2.4 cm = 0.94” × 0.94”

Sphalerite with Calcite
 

EQR28CD3: These were new at Sainte Marie 2022. Twinned Sphalerite crystals, more isolated than usual, sharp and with very well-defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous and intense red with yellow tones. On matrix, with small white Calcite crystals and they somewhat resemble those from Áliva in color, although their crystallography is different. Extremely perfect without the slightest damage or abrasion.
It was an occasional discovery from which nothing further has been heard, and no specimens like these are seen anymore.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China

Specimen size: 7.6 × 5.5 × 4 cm = 2.99” × 2.17” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 1.7 cm = 1.02” × 0.67”


Recorded under neon light

Recorded under neon light
Sphalerite with Calcite and Quartz
Sphalerite with Calcite and Quartz. Sphalerite with Calcite and Quartz. Front with light behind
Front with light behind
Sphalerite with Calcite and Quartz. Sphalerite with Calcite and Quartz. With light behind
With light behind

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ETX89AO9: A novelty at Sainte Marie 2022
Outstanding twinned Sphalerite crystals, more isolated than usual, with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, shiny, with an intense reddish color. On matrix, with small white Calcite crystals and Quartz.


Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 9 × 5.7 × 3.7 cm = 3.54” × 2.24” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1 cm = 0.79” × 0.39”

Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite

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ERF90AO9: A novelty at Sainte Marie 2022
Group of outstanding twinned Sphalerite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous, and an intense reddish orange. On matrix, with cubo-octahedral crystals of Galena and white calcite crystals.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 10 × 7.8 × 6.4 cm = 3.94” × 3.07” × 2.52”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.7 cm = 0.83” × 0.67”

Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite. Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite.
Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena
Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena. Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena.
Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena. With light behind
With light behind

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ERB71AO9: A novelty at Sainte Marie 2022
Group of outstanding twinned Sphalerite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous, and an intense reddish orange. On matrix, with cubo-octahedral crystals of Galena and white Calcite crystals.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 10.2 × 8 × 3.5 cm = 4.02” × 3.15” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 3 × 1.9 cm = 1.18” × 0.75”

Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena

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EXY51AP3: New at Ste. Marie 2022
Twinned Sphalerite crystals more isolated than usual, sharp and with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous, with an intense reddish color, on matrix, with small white Calcite crystals and Galena crystals with a cubic habit.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 11.8 × 9.7 × 4.7 cm = 4.65” × 3.82” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 2 cm = 0.83” × 0.79”

Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena. Front
Front
Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena. Detail
Detail
Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena. Detail
Detail
Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena. Light behind
Light behind
Sphalerite with Calcite

Recorded under neon light

Recorded under neon light
 

EPD94CD3: These were new at Ste. Marie 2022. Twinned Sphalerite crystals, more isolated than usual, sharp and with very well-defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous and intense red with yellow tones. On matrix, with small white Calcite crystals and they somewhat resemble those from Áliva in color, although their crystallography is different. Some crystals have small abrasions, but still...
It was an occasional discovery from which nothing further has been heard, and no specimens like these are seen anymore.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (12/2021)

Specimen size: 16 × 10 × 7 cm = 6.30” × 3.94” × 2.76”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2.2 cm = 1.18” × 0.87”

Fluorite with Calcite, Pyrite and Siderite
 

MV47J3: Magnificent group of cubic crystals with echeloned growths on the edges. It is very bright, transparent and has an extraordinary color, between deep blue and deep green. On the sample, with micro-crystals of Pyrite there also are small groups of very acute crystals of Calcite and small crystals of Siderite.
The specimen has been published in the book 'China', by Berthold Ottens, on page 198
Chongyi, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (2006)

Specimen size: 9.5 × 8.7 × 4 cm = 3.74” × 3.43” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 4.8 × 4.2 cm = 1.89” × 1.65”

Fluorescent long & short UV
Fluorite with Calcite, Pyrite and Siderite. Fluorite with Calcite, Pyrite and Siderite.
Fluorite with Quartz, Galena and Baryte
Fluorite with Quartz, Galena and Baryte. Front
Front
Fluorite with Quartz, Galena and Baryte. Side
Side
 

TM64Z0: Aggregate of Fluorite crystals consisting of smooth cube faces and the clearly dominant octahedron with polycrystalline surfaces. The crystals are very large, very bright, have an intense, deep and uniform green color and are on matrix, with cubic Galena crystals, Quartz crystals and small white platy Baryte crystals.
Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (2005)

Specimen size: 16 × 12.8 × 9.7 cm = 6.30” × 5.04” × 3.82”

Main crystal size: 10.5 × 8 cm = 4.13” × 3.15”

Fluorescent long & short UV
Euclase
 

TM97J6: One of the most conspicuous novelties of 2007 on China. The crystals, on matrix and with morphology very different to those from other classic localities, show an extraordinary definition of their faces and edges and an excellent luster. The locality seems to be correct but as usual on novelties from this country, we are waiting the time confirm it.
Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (2007)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 1.9 × 1.8 cm = 1.34” × 0.75” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 0.63” × 0.51”

Euclase.
Copper
Copper. Copper.
 

ET46K3: Group of rounded crystals with well defined faces at the top of the specimen and the same kind of crystals combined with small laminar hooked growths on the lower part.
Weijia, Chengmenshan, Jiujiang, Jiangxi  China (2007)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.8 × 2 cm = 1.97” × 1.89” × 0.79”

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

Fluorescent short UV
Cuprite
 

TR26J8: Octahedral reddish crystals of perfectly defined faces and edges. Their color contrasts with the darker matrix. Unusual.
Weijia, Chengmenshan, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (2007)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.5 × 3.4 cm = 1.73” × 0.98” × 1.34”

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

Cuprite.
Stibnite with Baryte
Stibnite with Baryte. Front
Front
Stibnite with Baryte. Rear
Rear
 

ET17G8: Crystals, prismatic, bright and sharp, form an elegant open fan that shows light and interesting curvatures in some of them.
Wuning Mine, Jiangxi  China (03/2005)

Specimen size: 12.5 × 5.5 × 1.5 cm = 4.92” × 2.17” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 8.5 × 1.2 cm = 3.35” × 0.47”

Cassiterite with Quartz
 

JH66H7: The stout prismatic crystal has very uncommon transparency and color, in view of its large size. The elongated habit of the crystal and its position on a matrix of Quartz crystals makes the specimen special from an esthetic point of view.
The sample is from an accredited collection and we’ll send the label with it.
Ganzhou, Jiangxi  China

Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.3 × 3.9 cm = 2.83” × 2.09” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 5.5 × 3 cm = 2.17” × 1.18”

Cassiterite with Quartz. Front
Front
Cassiterite with Quartz. Top
Top
Bismuth
Bismuth. Front
Front
Bismuth. Top
Top
Bismuth. Rear
Rear
 

TV64P1: Excellent sample whose penetrating angles had been molded by the faces of another preexisting mineral, probably Quartz. Those surfaces, then, aren’t real geometrical forms of Bismuth, but the small scales, echeloning and striations coating the surfaces correspond to crystalline growths of the mineral.
This specimen was photographed as a novelty at the 2009 Ste. Marie Show for the ‘Sainte-Marie Show 2009’ section of the magazine ‘Minéraux et Fossiles’ page 22, number 383 and also in the ‘Mineral Up’ magazine, on page 29, number 2009/2 and in the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 60 in the volume 14, number 3.
Laikeng Mine, Gan, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (2009)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.5 × 3.4 cm = 1.81” × 1.38” × 1.34”

Molybdenite
 

EH29E9: The crystal is very well defined, has extraordinary brilliance, both of which are rare in a specimen of this size. One can see all the sides of the hexagonal form and the edges and growth patterns are perfectly preserved. This was shown, photographed and published as a novelty at the Ste Marie show in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 58, page 50. We will send the buyer a copy of the magazine.
Dayu, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province  China (2004)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 5.5 × 2.7 cm = 2.95” × 2.17” × 1.06”

Molybdenite.

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