SZ-Minéraux - Cédric et Mathilde Sonney

The heart of Mali is represented here with this specimen composed of two garnet on Prehnite matrix. Beautiful formation for this specimen of Diakon in Mali.3,40 x 3 x 1,80 cmReference : 2453

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...

Garnet of good size and well formed on Prehnite matrix that offers a beautiful color contrast. You can see on the right Garnet in the photo that there is a trace of Epidote that no longer exists today. Very beautiful specimen from Diakon in Mali, quality pieces with Prehnite being rather rare in...

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...

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...

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...

Atypical grossular from mali with most of its opaque faces, and smaller front faces gems and shiny. We love this piece for this special feature, but also its green color and its well formed crystals. We only managed to find two pieces like this, perfectly formed and with this characteristic.4,70...

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...

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...

Several Garnet well trained on and in massive Prehnite matrix from Mali.5,20 x 4,60 x 2,90 cmReference : 2466

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...

Epidote and garnet crystals on Prehnite matrix from Diakon in Mali.5,50 x 5,50 x 3,50 cmReference : 2470

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...

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...

Unusual specimen of red pink garnet that cover their Hematite matrix. The crystals are small but well formed and cover almost completely the matrix.3,80 x 3,20 x 2,50 cmReference : 2477

Excellent cluster of Amazonite crystals discovered recently with lustrous and well formed endings. The color is brighter in reality.8,40 x 7 x 4,50 cmReference : 2478

Citrus yellow tabular Chrysoberyl macled crystals and gems from Madagascar. Intact piece of very nice size.2,80 x 2,40 x 0,35 cmReference : 2480

Group of Manganocalcite crystals very reactive to UV, they become red, coming from the famous mine NChwaning in South Africa.4,20 x 2,90 x 1,90 cmReference : 2496

Colourless cerussite on dark green mottramite that bring shine to the piece. Beautiful formation for this specimen of Tsumeb in Namibia.5,90 x 4,60 x 2,60 cmReference : 2497

Rare specimen of Celestine on matrix from the NChwaning Mine in South Africa. It is not common to cross Celestine in the Manganese fields of the Kalahari, especially since these crystals are very well formed and have a beautiful blue color.4,80 x 4,60 x 4 cmReference : 2499

Olmiite balls with well pronounced and well formed color from the famous mine NChwaning in South Africa.2,90 x 2,20 x 1,90 cmReference : 2501

White calcite on orange pink Olmiite from the famous NChwaning mine in South Africa.2,90 x 2,15 x 2,10 cmReference : 2509

Well-formed electric blue boleite from the Amelia Mine in Mexico.1 x 0,85 x 0,80 cmReference : 2514