Sample of emplectite in quartz.This piece was discovered in the Faymont mine, in the Val d'Ajol region of the Vosges, France.Its dimensions are 3.1 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm.This sample weighs 15 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Beautiful raw tanzanite, most likely unheated. With the expected trichroism, only the blue and yellow colors are clearly visible.This mineral was discovered in Merelani Hills, in the Umba Valley, Lelatema Mountains, Tanzania.Its dimensions are 2.2 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm.This sample weighs 4.9...
An interesting piece combining topaz and muscovite crystals on a cleavelandite matrix.This piece comes from the Shigar region of Pakistan.Its dimensions are 5 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm.This specimen weighs 71 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Cluster of terminated dark green epidote crystals on a massive epidote matrix.It was collected in Pampa Blanca, located in the Ica region of Peru.Size: 5.8 x 4.5 x 2.6 cm (maximum width).This specimen weighs 80 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
A specimen featuring diopside crystals, the largest of which measures over 3 cm, embedded in quartz.This mineral was discovered in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan.Its dimensions are 7.3 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm.This specimen weighs 237 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Yellow-green adamite on a limonite matrix, with zones of crystallization around the edge of the piece.This specimen was discovered in the Ojuela mine, in the Mapimi region of Durango, Mexico.It measures 6.6 x 5.6 x 4.3 cm.This sample weighs 149 grams.More photos of online ordering on the...
A polished, cut-in-half lithophyse nodule with a beautiful red and green pattern.This specimen comes from the Esterel Massif, located in the Var region of France.One half-nodule measures 5 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm.The complete nodule weighs 135 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Terminated gem topaz crystal with a slight bluish color.It was harvested on the Jos Plateau, located in Plateau State, Nigeria.Its dimensions are: 2.6 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm (maximum width).This specimen weighs 13 grams.(Measurements excluding the base)Additional photos and online ordering on the...
Octahedral gersdorffite crystals on rough gersdorffite, with minor green annabergite.This specimen was discovered in Bou Azzer, in the Ouarzazate region of Morocco.This sample measures 4.6 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm.This piece weighs 48 grams.(Measurements excluding the base)Additional photos and online...
Raw tantalite sample with slight almandine red highlights.This piece comes from the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.Its dimensions are 3.8 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm.This mineral weighs 43 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
This beautifully colored, shiny, fibrous malachite is crystallized all around its rim.This sample originates from the Mindigi mine, located in the Haut Katanga region of Congo.This mineral measures 7.8 x 5.6 x 4.3 cm.It weighs 170 grams.(Measurements excluding the base)Additional photos and...
Hyalite opal completely covering an andesite matrix.This piece is UV-reactive, yellow under long-wave UV and green under short-wave UV.It comes from the Kopasz Hill quarry, a site located in Tarcal, Hungary.It measures 9.1 x 5.6 x 3 cm.This sample weighs 141 grams.Additional photos and online...
Sample of green actinolite rich in long, shiny crystals embedded in talc.This piece comes from Afghanistan.Its dimensions are 10.1 x 5.6 x 4.4 cm.This specimen weighs 201 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Interesting specimen of polytionite (mica group) bearing a few black aegirine crystals.This sample comes from Mont Saint-Hilaire, located in the Quebec region of Canada.It measures 3.3 x 2.8 x 2 cm.This specimen weighs 12.6 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
A combination of octahedral black spinel crystals and forsterite crystals.This piece comes from the Parker Mine located in Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec, Canada.It measures 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm.This sample weighs 8 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Sample of rough, cut and polished cuprite from the former collection of a BRGM geologist.It was collected in Mashamba, located in the Katanga region of Congo.This piece measures 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.This specimen weighs 56 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Geode-shaped piece featuring cubic galena crystals on a beige dolomite mat, lightly dusted with chalcopyrite.This mineral comes from the Joplin mine, located in Missouri, USA.This piece measures 5.6 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm.This sample weighs 123 grams.(Measurements excluding the base)Additional photos and...
Beautiful piece of lepidolite bearing blue topaz crystals, the largest of which measures 2.4 cm.This mineral comes from Virgem da Lapa, located in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil.This sample measures 9.7 x 7.8 x 3.9 cm.This specimen weighs 214 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the...
Old Namibian specimen, with a malachite carpet covered by white cerussite crystals.This specimen comes from the Tsumeb Mine, located in the Oshikoto region of Namibia.This sample measures 4.8 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm.This mineral weighs 63 grams.(Measurements excluding the base)Additional photos and online...
Honey-colored, transparent barite crystal.This sample comes from Four-la-Brouque, located in the Saint-Babel region of Auvergne, France.This piece measures 6.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm.This mineral weighs 70 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
A beautiful antique specimen containing honey-colored, transparent sphalerite crystals on a bournonite matrix.This specimen originates from the La Mure mine, located in the Isère region of France.This specimen measures 6.9 x 3.8 x 3.9 cm.This specimen weighs 176 grams.Additional photos and online...
Ancient sample of pyrrhotite associated with quartz and some pyrite on the back.This sample comes from Trepča, located in the Mitrovica region of Kosovo.Its dimensions are 8.4 x 6.3 x 4 cm.This piece weighs 311 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Native copper specimen taken from shale, from the Saint-Véran mine, which closed over 70 years ago.This sample comes from the Hautes-Alpes region, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.It measures 7.3 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm.This mineral weighs 40 grams.Additional photos and online ordering on the DGmineraux...
Half-geode with a blue chalcedony shell and an internal crystallization of smoky quartz accompanied by a partial calcite crystal.This specimen comes from Las Choyas, located in the Aldama region of Chihuahua, Mexico.Its dimensions are 8.5 x 7.1 x 4.1 cm.This specimen weighs 293 grams.Additional...
