Yellow carpathite crystals coated by quartz. Quite nice how some crystals are fully exposed, some...
Mineral Collection
SC1165 – Tugtupite from the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland
Tenebrescent tugtupite: normally pink, it changes color to a darker red upon exposure to UV light....
SC1163 – Kyanite from the Willis Mountain Mine, Virginia, USA
Kyanite blades in matrix. Lot's of them! In daylight they are essentially colorless, white or...
SC1117 – Rhodochrosite from the N’Chwaning II Mine, South Africa
Little plate of pink rhodochrosite crystals, all packed together. Contrary to every guess, the...
SC1116 – Glauberite from the Salton Sea, California, USA
Glauberite crystal, fluorescent light blue under shortwave UV light, pink under longwave...
SC1115 – Cinnabar and Idrialite from the Culver-Baer Mine, California, USA
A very rich piece of yellow idrialite and red cinnabar. Some nice little crystals are visible with...
SC1114 – Celestine on Aragonite from Serradifalco, Sicily, Italy
Aesthetic crystals of celestine on a crystalized aragonite base. Under longwave UV light the...
SC1113 – Prehnite from Imilchil, Morocco
A very nice rosette of light green prehnite crystals surrounded by quartz. Looks like a flower!...
SC1112 – Baryte from the Meikle Mine, Nevada, USA
Baryte crystals on matrix. Very sparkly in daylight and bright white fluorescence under longwave...
SC1111 – Wickenburgite from the Green Envy Mine, Arizona, USA
A new find of wickenburgite and willemite from the "Green Envy Mine", a new 2024 locality. The...
SC1110 – Olmiite from the N’Chwaning II Mine, South Africa
Nicely formed pink bowtie olmiite crystals on matrix. Under longwave UV light the olmiite...
SC1104 – Siderite, Sphalerite and Pyrite from the Eagle Mine, Colorado, USA
A nice example of the combination of siderite, sphalerite, and pyrite from a classical locality....