Asia
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AXINITE
Puiva mine, Pre Polar Urals, Western Siberia, Russian Federation - Sharp gemmy axinite crystal of 5.5x4.2x1.5 cm in size. The axinite has a great color.
GENTHELVITE
Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - The small piece of matrix of is composed by magnetite and calcite. There is a cluster of genthelvite crystals that is composed by 2 main genthelvite…
GENTHELVITE
Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - Nice cluster of genthelvite crystals on magnetite ! There are almost a dozen crystals of genthelvite up to the size of 0.5 cm on the edge ! Very nice…
PRAZE QUARTZ
Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - Biterminated prase quartzs forming a nice cluster ! The longest is 4.2 cm in size. Nice light green color.
MANGANOCALCITE
Nikolayevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia - There are various pinkish nailhead manganocalcite crystals up to 4 cm in size ! There are also many others some of them biterminated all around this rock. Nice…
APOPHYLLITE, MORDENITE & STILBITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Cluster with a dozen green apophyllite. There are also a stilbite and some sprays of mordenite ! The apophyllites are up to 4.7 cm long and on some of them there some spray…
APOFILLITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - This cluster hosts some terminated green apophyllites up to 3.6 cm with a lot of white mordenite puffs located among the apophyllites. Overall size is 5x4x3 cm
APOPHYLLITE & HEULANDITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Nice green apophyllite up to 2.3 cm show up on calcedonium with some nice light pink stilbites up to 2 cm. Only one on the apophyllites is incomplete, all the others are…
APOPHYLLITE & HEULANDITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - There are a dozen cubic apophylite crystals green in color with several books of heulandite crystals all around and on the apophyllites. Nice specimen of 7.5x4x3.5 cm
SCORODITE
Pingtouling Mine, Guangdong Province, China - Very nice specimen of scorodite with several millimetric crystals up to 2-3 mm in size. They show a nice bright deep green/blue color. There are nice…
GENTHELVITE
Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - On matrix of magnetite there is a nice coating of 3-6 mm quartz crystals and on these and among these quartz crystals there is a nice cluster of…
BASTNASITE-Ce
Zagi Mountain, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan - This rock hosts a 0.6 cm wide bastnasite crystal, with a nice light brown color. The crystal is undamaged ! Overall size is 2.9x1.9x1 cm.…
ELBAITE
Northern Areas, Pakistan - There is a crystal of 2 cm with a nice green color close to the top ! on the back there is a partiial crystal. Overall size of the specimen is 2.8x2.5x2 cm
CUPRITE
Rubtsovskiy mine, Altai, Russia - Clusterr of bright terminated cuprite crystals up to 1-1.2 cm on the edge. I count more than a dozen crystals ! Overall size is 3x2.5x2 cm
CUPRITE
Rubtsovskiy mine, Altai, Russia - Bright terminated cuprite crystals up to 2 cm on the edge. Minimal natural etching on, as typical for this species. Overall size is 2.4x2.2x1.8 cmMANGANOCALCITE
Nikolayevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russian Federation - A siderite/carbonate matrix is host to a complex cluster of doubly terminated nailhead pink manganocalcite. The crystals are up to 2.5-2.8 cm in…
FLUORITE
Qiaojia, Zhaotong Prefectature, Yunnan, China - A matrix free specimen of columnar grey fluorite with mauve zoning and edges. The core of the specimen is hollow with traces of calcite present. Lot of…
APATITE
Alchuri Village, Shigar, Northern Areas, Pakistan - This rock hosts a terminated light pink apatite crystal of 0.7x0.5 cm in size located close to quartz and mica books ! Nice specimen of 5x2.5x2 cm
APOPHYLLITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Nice and peculiar apophyllites crystals show up on this rock. The crystals have a very nice luster and brightness and show a peculiar green zoning inside. Very nice ! The…
APOPHYLLITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Nice cluster of green apophyllites show inside an open cavity. The crystal have a nice bright green color and are up to 2-2.2 cm in size. Overall size is 5.5x4.5x2.5 cm
KUNZITE
Mawi, Nuristan, Prov., Afghanistan - Nice 3x1.6x0.6 cm in size terminated kunzite crystal with a light green/yellow color. No damage.
SPESSARTINE
Nyet Bruk, Shigar, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Bright red spessartine crystals to the size of 0.7 cm show on albite together with some quartz crystals. Bnice specimen of 5.1 × 3.7 × 3.3 cm in size.
PENTAGONITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Nice pentagonite column of 1 cm in length. The cluster is completely composed by 1-3 mm pentagonite crystals, bright blue in color ! Overall size is 3.5x3x2 cm
APOPHYLLITE & STILBITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Very nice specimen with no contacts: a floater. There are half a dozen bicolored apophyllite crystal, most of them are biterminated ! A couple of light pink stilbites up to…
SCHEELITE & FLUORITE
Xianghualin, Hunan Prov., China - There are three perfectly terminated scheelite crystals that emerge from various fluorite cubo-octahedrons ! The scheelite show a light brown/orange color and are…
PYROMORPHITE
Daoping Mine, Guangxi Prov., China - Very nice coverage of pyromorphite crystals. The crystals are up to 1 cm in size and shoe a great green color ! The whole surface of the specimen is covered by the…
CERUSSITE
Kazakhstan - Smoky colored glassy twinned crystal grouping of translucent cerussite 4.0 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm in size. In very good condition
EPIDOTE
Alchuri Village, Shigar, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Nice cluster of epidote crystals. The crystals have grown such as faden quartz. The epidotes are up to 1.5 cm wide and 2 cm tall. The whole cluster…
ANDRADITE
Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - Bright dark brown andradite crystals nicely grouped forming clusters. The specimen shows a dozen andradites up to 1-1.5 cm in diameter ! Nice rock of 4x3x3 cm
PLUMBOGUMMITE
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefecture, China - Couple of large terminated plumbogommite crystals pseudomorph of pyromorphite. The crystals are up to 2.5 and 1.5 cm in size. Nice specimen !
QUETZ (FADEN)
Toi, Wanna, South Wazikistan, Pakistan - Very clear terminated and transparent faden quartz crystals compose this cluster. The main crystal is 4x1.6 cm in size and it is doubly terminated ! no damage…
QUARTZ (FADEN)
Toi, Wanna, South Wazikistan, Pakistan - Very clear double terminated and transparent faden quartz crystal. There are 3 well shaped and terminated quartz crystals in parallel crystallization. The…
ELBAITE & QUARTZ
Stak Nala, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Well terminated gemmy lustrous elbaite crystal stands on terminated quartz crystals. No damage to the elbaite ! The crystal shows a green color at the base and…
UVAROVITE
Saranovskii Mine, Gorozavodskii, Urals Region, Russian Federation - A very nice and valuable specimen with a lot of 1-2 mm bright green uvarovite crystals. A well known classic from Russia. Overall…
TOPAZ & QUARTZ
Hunza Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - A nice topaz of 1 cm in size shows on a face of a large terminated quartz crystal. Overall size is 5x3x2 cm
SCHEELITE & QUARTZ
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China - Small Brown crystals of scheelite to 0.3 cm in size upon the single terminated glassy partly gemmy quartz crystal 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm in size. Calcite present…
APOPHYLLITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India -Cluster of bright green apophyllites up to 1.5 cm in size. The crystals are all terminated and the cluster is 2.5x2 cm large ! Nice rock of 5x4.5x3 cm
GENTHELVITE
Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - Nice brown twinned genthelvite crystals up to 0.9 cm on ludwigite and magnetite. Overalll size is 3x2x1.5 cm
FLUORITE
Ken Massif, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Kazakhstan -Partly etched green fluorite octahedron of 1.8 cm on the edge. Green color. The crystal are located on a coating of 1-1.5 cm quartz crystals. Overall size is…
PENTAGONITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Bright blue pentagonite cluster of 1.5x1.2 cm wide ! Lot of crystals up to 0.4 cm. The matrix of the specimen is completely covered by tiny heulandite crystals. Overall size…
KUNZITE
Mawi, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - Yellowish kunzite crystal of 3x2x1.5 cm in size
APATITE on HEMATITE
Niaslo, Basha Valley, Skardu District, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Nice specimen with several pinkish grey apatite crystals on hematite matrix. The crystals are up to 1.3 cm. Overall size is 4.3 × 2.7…
FADEN QUARTZ, BROOKITE & RUTILE
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan - Nice faden quartz cluster with quartz crystals up to 2 cm in size ! There are a lot of quartz here ! What makes this rock interesting is the combination with some…
APATITE & ALBITE
Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - On a partial feldspar completely covered by albite crystals there ia a nice coverage of bright light pink apatites of 0.4 cm in size. Very nice specimen of…
UVAROVITE
Saraqny near Per'm, Central Ural Mountains, Russia - Dark pine green crystals of uvarovite to 2+ mm across size are set on schist. Uvarovite is the chromium variety of garnet. Chromium is…
KAMMERERITE
Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey - A classic Kammererite specimen from Turkey. This mineral is a Chromian Clinochlore with a nice violet color. This rock…
PYROMORPHITE
HUNAN PROV., CHINA - Very nice brigth green pyromorphite crystals. This specimen shows a lot of crystals of 0.4-0.6 cm that show beautifully on this rock. Overall size is 4.5x3.5x3.5 cm.
BERYL var AQUAMARINE
PAKISTAN - Nicely exposed and terminated beryl crystal of 1.4 cm in length. It seats among the lepidolite crystals and shows a contact with the matrix on the back. Overall size is 4.5x3x5 cm.
BERYL var AQUAMARINE
PAKISTAN - This 4x3.5x2 cm specimen consists of an almost gemmy beryl of 1.5x1x1 cm, with a nice aqua color, and a 2.5 quartz crystal. The beryl is terminated. On the back has a contact with the…
BERYL
PAKISTAN - Lot of crystals on a small rock ! there are half a dozen crystals on this specimen. All nicely terminated their size is up to 1 cm. Lot of lepidolite crystals also. Overall size is…
BROOKITE & QUARTZ
KARHAN MTS., PAKISTAN - The best specimen of the lot ! There is an undamaged terminated brookite crystal of 2.4x1.4 cm in size and close to it there is an other brookite of 1.5 cm in size. A super…
ELBAITE
SHINGUS, GILGIT, PAKISTAN - Nice 1.6x0.7 cm pink elbaite. The crystal has a nice pink color and shows a flat termimation.
APATITE
PAKISTAN - Sharp, bright violet/green apatite crystal nested among albite. The apatite is up to 1x2 cm. Perfectly terminated ! Overall size is 7x3.5x5 cm.
TOURMALINE
BARRA DAS SALINAS, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL - This specimen is interely composed by tourmaline crystals, all diposed in parallel sprays and up to 8.5 cm in length ! The color of the tourmalines is green,…
PARGASITE
PAKISTAN - Crystalline pargasite on white matrix. The crystal show a bright green color 4x3x2.5 cm
PARGASITE
PAKISTAN - Crystalline pargasite of 0.6 cm in size shows up on this specimen. Nice and bright green color of these crystals on the 4x5x2 cm matrix
BERYL var AQUAMARINE
PAKISTAN - An other large specimen with a quite large beryl on. The crystal is terminated and has a nice aqua color and it is 2x1 cm in size. All around the matrix there are several quartz crystals.…
BERYL var AQUA
AKISTAN - There is a quite large crystal on this rock. The beryl has a nice aqua color and is 3.5x1.5 cm in size. It is nicely terminated and exposed on the matrix though it shows a contact with the…
BERYL var AQUAMARINE
PAKISTAN - This specimen has a combination of 2 interesting minerals: beryl and quartz. There are some nicely terminated light blue beryl up to 0.6 cm and some quartz crystals showing the typical…
PYROMORPHITE
HUNAN PROV., CHINA - Very nice brigth green pyromorphite crystals. This specimen shows a lot of crystals of 0.3-0.4 cm that show beautifully on this rock. Overall size is 3.5x2x1.5 cm.
SPHALERITE & GALENA
HUNAN PROV., CHINA - Real nice combination specimen ! This rock shows a large cluster of sphalerite crystals up to 0.5 cm. Their color is red/orange. Among the transparent quartz crystals a…
CINNABAR and DOLOMITE
HUONGHUANG, HUNAN PROV., CHINA - Terminated deep red crystals crystals of cinnabar show up on this dolomite specimen. There 2 cinnabars up to 0.8 and 1 cm on the edge, no damage ! Overall size is…
CAVANSITE on STILBITE
INDIA - Showy rock with several cavansite spheoids in the 0.5-0.7 cm range. The color is light blue and it has a good contrast on the stilbite crystals. 5.5x3x3 cm.
CAVANSITE on STILBITE
POONA, INDIA - Real nice cavansite specimen ! on a bed of crystalline stilbite there is a great cavansite "flower of crystals" ! the size is 1 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 4x4.5x2 cm.
BERYL var AQUAMARINE
PAKISTAN - This crystal is quite large since it is around 2.5 cm ! nice aqua color though it is not gemmy. It has a contact with the matrix on a corner but it is of real interest ! overall size is…
BERYL var AQUAMARINE
PAKISTAN - This rock is for those looking for the typical plate of lepidolite mixed with several beryls ! here it is ! you can find half a dozen terminated beryls up to 1 cm on this 6x6x4.5 cm…
BERYL var AQUAMARINE
PAKISTAN - This specimen has a part of its matrix made by beryl matrix ! a nice coating of lepidolite covered this matrix letting several crystals emerge. Their size is up to 0.8 cm. Overall size is…
BERYL var AQUAMARINE
PAKISTAN - Esthetic specimen of 10x5.5x5 cm showing a coating of lepidolite with several beryl crystals scattered around. Their size is up to 1.3 cm ! there are also some quartz and dolomite…
SPINEL
PAKISTAN - Nice 0.6 cm crystalline spinel is well visible on the white matrix. Overall size of the specimen is 3X2.5X1.5 cm.
SPINEL
PAKISTAN - Nice and well shaped spinel crystal of 0.5 cm. Overall size of the rock is 3X3X2 cm.
ANDRADITE
Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - Nice bright cluster of dark brown andradite crystals. The andradites are up to 1.5 cm in diameter. Overall size of the specimen is 3.5x3.5x3 cm
STILBITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Cluster of orange stilbite crystals up to 3.5 cm in size ! They developped on a basalt matrix with some calcedonium. Nice rock of 8.5x4.5x3 cm
APOPHYLLITE & STILBITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India- Nice specimen of apophyllite and stilbite. The apophyllites are waterclear , all terminated and up to 2 cm in size, mixed together with white stilbites to the size of 1-1.3…
APOPHYLLITE & MORDENITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Cluster of green apophyllite crystals with bright white mordenite spheroids ! The apophyllites form a cluster of intergrown crystals up to the size of 4 cm ! Nice green…
PENTAGONITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - A super pentagonite specimen ! The cluster of acicular pentagonite crystal is 2 cm long ! It is composed by the grouping of 3 spheroidal pentagonite formations, being the…
CAVANSITE & STILBITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Super cavansite crystals on a carpet of millimetric stilbites ! The cavansite crystals are chisel shaped and up to 0.9 cm in size ! A real great specimen of 7.5x7x3 cm in…
APOPHYLLITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Cluster of bright green apophyllite crystals on matrix. The crystals are 2 cm on the edge ! Nice specimen of 8x5.5x4 cm
ANATASE
Karhan Mts., Baluchistan, PAKISTAN - Biterminated anatase crystal of 0.9x0.5 cm ! Great luster, it shows nice on the matrix ! Overall size is 6.5x3.5x1.5 cm
ANATASE
Karhan Mts., Baluchistan, PAKISTAN - This rock hosts 2 brightly terminated anatase crystals. The larger crystal is 1x0.7 cm in size the other is 0.7x0.5 cm. Great luster and nice show, though the main…
OKENITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Nice plate of light blue calcidonium with a several millimetric apophyllites dispersed on it and a lot of okenite spheroids ! The okenites are up to 1.5 cm in diameter and…
PENTAGONITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - A supe pentagonite specimen. This rock hosts a bright blue cluster of pentagonite crystals forming a spheroid of 2x1.5 cm in size ! The crystals are up to 0.3-0.5 cm ! Real…
PENTAGONITE & STILBITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - This rocks hosts 2 complete and a partial spheroidal cluster of pentagonite. The spheroids are 0.6 cm in diameter and are nicely nested among stilbite crystals. Bright blue…
SPINEL
PAKISTAN - Well defined crystalline spinel of 0.8 cm. It stands out from the white matrix of this 3.5X2X2 cm rock.
SPINEL
PAKISTAN - Various spinel crystals up to 0.4 cm are on this 2X2X1.8 cm rock. Nice.
SPINEL
PAKISTAN - Bright deep red spinel of 0.6 cm shows up on this 2X1.5X1.5 cm specimen.
SPINEL
PAKISTAN - Large spinel, 1 cm in size, typically shaped as composed by several crystals, shows up on this specimen of 2.5X1.5X2 cm.
BERYL
Pingwu, Sichuan Prov., China - Nice specimen of muscovite books with various terminated beryls. The beryls are up to 1.5 cm in size and are located among the muscovites. There are also some terminated…
GREEN APOPHYLLITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Bright green apophyllite crystals up to 1.5 cm in size show on this specimen. Overall size is 5.5x4x4 cm
STILBITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Nice cluster of pink stilbite. The stilbite crystals are up to 3.2 cm in size ! The color is a nice pink. The ckluster has no contact point, it is floater. Overall size is…
PENTAGONITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Very bright cluster of pentagonote crystals ! The cluster is 1.5x0.7 cm in size and has a lot of pentagonites up to 0.7 cm. Very showy rock of 5x5x4 cm
PENTAGONITE
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Nice cluster of bright pentagonite crystals forming a spheroid of 1x0.6 cm in size on a carpet of tiny stilbites. The crystals emerge from the cluster for 0.5 cm ! Nice…