TOPAZ and RHYOLITE - Thomas Range, Juab, Utah, USA
Beautiful set of finished and biterminated crystals of Topaze cognac on Rhyolite matrix from the famous locality of Thomas Range in the United States.8,60 x 6 x 5 cmReference : 2536
Beautiful set of finished and biterminated crystals of Topaze cognac on Rhyolite matrix from the famous locality of Thomas Range in the United States.8,60 x 6 x 5 cmReference : 2536
New and original discovered in Mali for these Garnet for the least surprising. These are two varieties of Garnet, the heart rather golden color is of the Grandite (= Grossular and Andradite), and the turn black color is a Melanite, titaniferous variety of Andradite. Several hypotheses have been...
Crystallization of manganocalcite with a light pink and pearly appearance, covered with small crystals of pyrite.This piece comes from Madan, Smolyan province, Bulgaria.It measures 8.3 cm long by 6.5 cm wide and 3.8 cm thick.Its weight is 201 grams.Reference: 1173Additional photos and online...
New discovery in April 2023 in Morocco. We put a question mark on Endlichite because the first analyses on these specimens reveal the absence of Arsenic. As a reminder, Endlichite is the high Arsenic variety of Vanadinite. We have the analyses on the specimens studied, we provide them of course...
Sapphirine is an ancient mineral described around 1920, very common in some types of metamorphic rocks. But curiously, very very rarely encountered in the state of crystals well automorphes. The first potables to be collected were found in Madagascar about 25 years ago. The largest crystals...
Large, stocky yellow brown Baryte crystals from Puy de Chateix, France. The crystals are well formed, finished, and lustrous.8,50 x 7,20 x 5,70 cmReference : 2542
Several Garnet well trained on and in massive Prehnite matrix from Mali.4,80 x 4,60 x 4,40 cmReference : 2438
New discovery 2023 in Mali for this large specimen composed mainly of Garnet variety Mélanite, titaniferous variety of Andradite, black and opaque, associated with well formed Epidote crystals, as well as lighter green Titanite crystals scattered over the entire piece. A floating piece, the large...
Sapphirine is an ancient mineral described around 1920, very common in some types of metamorphic rocks. But curiously, very very rarely encountered in the state of crystals well automorphes. The first potables to be collected were found in Madagascar about 25 years ago. The largest crystals...
Iridescent Goethite from Tharsis Mine, Spain.8,70 x 4,30 x 3,20 cmReference : 2545
Specimen double facies: on the side we have very well formed Muscovite petals associated with intense orange Spessartine Garnet, and on the front of Spessartine well crystallized on massive matrix. Very nice set from Pakistan.8,40 x 4,80 x 3,50 cmReference : 2547
Sapphirine is an ancient mineral described around 1920, very common in some types of metamorphic rocks. But curiously, very very rarely encountered in the state of crystals well automorphes. The first potables to be collected were found in Madagascar about 25 years ago. The largest crystals...