"Grape agate" is the common name for this botryoidal chalcedony. The specimen shown here is a high-quality floater, featuring a bicolored purple and green appearance.This specimen originates from Mamuju, in the West Sulawesi region of Indonesia.The mineral measures 14.5 x 5.6 x 4.9 cm.The...
A beautiful combination dominated by an impressive pink microcline crystal, accompanied by dark smoky quartz crystals and white albite, offering a striking contrast of colors and shapes.This specimen originates from Cantera Massabe, Girona, Spain.Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm (maximum width).The...
A beautiful combination of partially disintegrated white okenite spheres, blue-grey chalcedony, and translucent apophyllite, offering a lovely contrast of textures and colors on the matrix.This specimen comes from Amyangabad, in the state of Maharashtra, India.It measures 10.4 x 7.6 x 3.2 cm.The...
A delicate specimen of mammillary goethite, covered in yellow-green goethite needles that create a velvety appearance. This fragile carpet of needles must not be touched.Specimen from Montroc, a mineralogical site in the Tarn department of France.Dimensions: 3.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm(Measurements...
Lustrous Peruvian pyrite with octahedral crystals, accompanied by sphalerite.This specimen originates from the Huaron Mine in the Pasco region of Peru.Dimensions: 6 x 4.6 x 3 cmThe specimen weighs 168 grams.Additional photos and online ordering available on the DGminéraux...
A beautiful epidote specimen forming dense clusters, featuring olive-green to dark green hues and a highly sparkling luster. Some crystals show old, well-patinated fractures that bear witness to the piece's history.This specimen was discovered in Hakkâri, in the Hakkâri region of Turkey.It...
Fine fluorite specimen featuring transparent, blue-violet cubic crystals on a dark, richly mineralized matrix.This piece comes from the Hesselbach mine, a mineralogical site in Oberkisch, Germany.Its dimensions are 6.3 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm.The specimen weighs 146 grams.(Measurements exclude the...
A well-developed glendonite forming a star-shaped aggregate, displaying beautifully on a spherical rock concretion. It is the result of the pseudomorphosis of ikaite into calcite; the term "glendonite" specifically refers to this type of pseudomorph.This mineral was discovered at Solenitsa, in...
A floater fluorite specimen featuring a distinctively melted appearance typical of this locality and a deep purple color.This specimen comes from the Boltry quarry in the Seilles region of Belgium.It measures 6.2 x 4.3 x 4 cm.The specimen weighs 125 grams.Additional photos and online ordering...
Gypsum displaying a beautiful red color, caused by the ferric ions it contains.Specimen from Chelva, a mineral locality in Valencia, Spain.It measures 8.7 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm.The specimen weighs 150 grams.Additional photos and online ordering available on the DGminéraux...
Lovely peach-colored stilbite featuring numerous bladed crystals and the beginnings of overgrowth crystallization.This specimen originates from Jalgaon, in the state of Maharashtra, India.It measures 9 x 6.4 x 2.9 cm.The specimen weighs 177 grams.Additional photos and online ordering available on...
This fibrous malachite specimen features an attractive presentation, a beautiful color, and a lustrous finish, with crystallization extending all around its perimeter.It originates from the Mindigi Mine in the Haut-Katanga region of the Congo.It measures 7.7 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm.The specimen weighs 77...
Hemimorphite richly covered with crystals on both sides, accompanied by some white calcite.It was collected at the Ojuela Mine, located in the Mapimí region of Durango, Mexico.Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 4.2 cmThe weight of this specimen is 253 grams.Additional photos and online ordering available on...
Specimen from the Mâlain mine in Burgundy, France, featuring a salmon-colored gypsum nodule.This mine—now closed to access—contains rare nodule formations embedded in clayey marl.The nodules were painstakingly extracted from the surrounding matrix, then polished and varnished.Dimensions: 7.3 x...
Azurite with a beautiful color contrasting against the reddish-brown of a limonitic matrix.This specimen comes from a sought-after locality: Touissit-Bou Beker, Jerada, Morocco.It measures 6.3 x 4.9 x 2 cm.The piece weighs 62 grams.Note that the back bears old traces of mounting putty.Additional...
Purple erythrite crystals on matrix.This specimen comes from the Bou Azzer mine, Ouarzazate, Morocco.Its dimensions are 4 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm.The weight of this specimen is 40 grams.(Measurements exclude the base)Additional photos and online ordering available on the DGminéraux...
Specimen featuring several crystals of cafarsite, a very rare calcium-manganese-titanium arsenate.This specimen comes from Mount Cervandone, located in the Ossola Valley, Piedmont, Italy.Its dimensions are 2.9 x 1.2 x 1.8 cm.(Mineral not mounted on a stand)Additional photos and online ordering...
A classic American specimen featuring brilliant sphalerite crystallization accompanied by a partial purple fluorite crystal.From the Elmwood Mine, Tennessee, USA.It measures 7.2 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm.The specimen weighs 200 grams.Additional photos and online ordering available on the DGminéraux...
Clear calcite scalenohedrons, forming a piece that feels pleasant to hold.This specimen comes from the Alto da Serra quarry, located in the Rio Maio region of Portugal.Dimensions: 11.2 x 7.5 x 6 cm (maximum width).The specimen weighs 337 grams.Additional photos and online ordering available on...
Yellow wulfenite crystals on a limonitic matrix.This mineral comes from the Ojuela Mine, located in the Mapimí region of Mexico.Its dimensions are 5.1 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm.The specimen weighs 69 grams.(Measurements exclude the base)More photos and online ordering available on the DGminéraux...
A beautiful contrast characterizes this classic combination of blue azurite and green malachite.This mineral specimen comes from Liufengshan, in the Anhui region of China.Its dimensions are 5 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm.The piece weighs 97 grams.(Measurements exclude the base)Additional photos and online...
Calcite featuring two distinct generations of growth, colored red by iron-rich inclusions. The crystals have formed on a cleaved base.This specimen was found in Santa Eulalia, in the Chihuahua region of Mexico.The piece measures 6.4 x 5.1 x 4 cm.The specimen weighs 136 grams.Additional photos and...
White crystals on an augelite matrix—augelite being a rare aluminum phosphate.Specimen from the Machacamarca mine, a mineralogical site located in Potosí, Bolivia.It measures 9 x 8.7 x 2.9 cm.The specimen weighs 303 grams.Additional photos and online ordering available on the DGminéraux...
A specimen of sandy calcite forming a cluster of sand-yellow spheres.This piece comes from Étampes, in the Essonne department of France.Its dimensions are 10.3 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm.The specimen weighs 185 grams.Additional photos and online ordering available on the DGminéraux...
