SC1239 – Cuspidine and Hardystonite from the Franklin Mine, NJ, USA
An interesting example of cuspidine and hardystonite, together with a touch of calcite and the...
SC1238 – Cuspidine from the Franklin Mine, NJ, USA
A nice display of cuspidine on a matrix of calcite, willemite, and black franklinite. Under...
SC1210 – Sorensenite from the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland
Large spay of compact sorensenite crystals. Sorensenite is known to fluoresce white/grey under...
SC1209 – Apophyllite from Mariánská Skála, Czech Republic
Apophyllite on matrix, possibly two generations: a larger triangular crystal (cleaved or broken)...
SC1207 – Hokkaidoite from the Shikaribetsu Lake, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Very nice sample of hokkaidoide grains embedded in opal. Under longwave UV light the hokkaidoide...
SC1203 – Halite & Selenite from Lubin, Poland
Halite & Gypsum var selenite. Nice association, in particular under UV light: the halite...
SC1168 – Carpathite from the Picacho Mine, California, USA
Yellow carpathite crystals coated by quartz. Quite nice how some crystals are fully exposed, some...
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...