#303 Calcite Fairy Stone**
# 305 Campo Dei Cielo Meteorite Slice**
#311 Pokerchip Calcite**
5" tall. From Leiping, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.*-
#310 Barite**
#319 Tanzanite Crystal**
#320 Natural Imperial Topaz**
7/8" tall. Most topaz is formed in pegmatite rock deposits, which when weathered release topaz and other gems into alluvial deposits. Brazil is the largest producer of fine gem quality Topaz, specifically in the state of Minas Gerias. The imperial version of topaz was discovered there in the town of Ouro Preto in 1735. The little town of Ouro Preto in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is the only locality in which commercially significant deposits of precious topaz are found. No other locality, no other country produces this Imperial version of Topaz. This Crystal measures nearly 2". The color is choice.*-
#322 Chalcopyrite with Siderite**
#323 Stibnite**
#326 Imperial Topaz**
2 1/2" tall. Most topaz is formed in pegmatite rock deposits, which when weathered release topaz and other gems into alluvial deposits. Brazil is the largest producer of fine gem quality Topaz, specifically in the state of Minas Gerias. The imperial version of topaz was discovered there in the town of Ouro Preto in 1735. The little town of Ouro Preto in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is the only locality in which commercially significant deposits of precious topaz are found. No other locality, no other country produces this Imperial version of Topaz. The color is choice.*-
#331 Aragonite-Lined Pipe**
This is a section of a water pipe from Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) in what is now the Czech Republic. Cut into a thin slice and polished, it shows a thick accumulation of Aragonite - about eighty years' worth. According to legend, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (for whom the city is named), praised the healing power of the hot springs in the 14th century, and its reputation as a spa destination grew into a major industry in the 19th century. Innumerable celebrities and intellectuals have bathed in the famous mineral waters that flowed through this pipe. It measures
14" across.*-
#332 Wavellite**
3" x 2". From Avant Mine, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. These crystallized in "button-like" spheres, composed of tiny, "whisker-like" crystals in a radial structure, which when broken, the buttons display a crystal chatoyancy.*-
#334 Elbaite Tourmaline**
Slice from a large crystal. The measures 2 1/4" across. It comes from Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikalia, Eastern Siberia, Russia.*-
#335 Ankerite, Galena, Sphalerite and Chacopyrite**
#337 Aquamarine**
From Erongo Mountain, Namibia. Well terminated crystal on feldspar matrix. Specimen height is 2 1/4".*-
#346 Apophyllite and Heulandite**
#316 Hematite after Magnatite**
Mendoza, Argentina. 30 mm across.**
#373 Solid Rhodonite**
#377 Hemimorphite**
#395 Cassiterite with Beryl var. Aquamarine, Muscovite**
6 ½” x 3 ½”. - Beryl-Scheelite deposit, Huya village, Mt.XuebaodiChinang, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture,
Sichuan Province.*-
#373 Cavansite**
#399 Azurite**
#398 California Gold in Quartz**
#372 Benitoite Crystals in Matrix**
Beautiful large specimen with lots of Benitoite crystals scattered about! From the world famous Dallas Gem Mine in San Benito County, California. This specimen measures about 85 x 75 x 55 mm and weighs 251 grams. More photos to the right.*-
#371 Tourmaline**
This is a natural tricolor tourmaline crystal from Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. This crystal is dark green at the base which grades into a lighter green center section with a pink cap! (The base may appear black in the photo, it just darker green at the base not black). This type of tourmaline is often called watermelon, but this is not technically correct. This crystal measures about 1 3/8" by 1 1/4" by 3/8". This crystal has a very interesting, complex single termimation and is intact! About 30% of this crystal is pink and 70% is green. It is gemmy and has moderate clarity.*-
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