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EY3-EKQZoisite (Var: Tanzanite) (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, TanzaniaDimensions: 30 mm x 15 mm x 10 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 30 mm
Tanzanite crystal, 3 x 1.5 x 1 cm,
Merelani Hills (Mererani), Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
WY9-M3HFluorite CaF2
Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, GermanyDimensions: 10.5 cm x 9 cm x 5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 2.5 cm
Yellow Fluorite with light blue phantoms up to 2.5 cm on Quartz,
historic specimen from Vater Abraham mine, Lauta near Marienberg, Saxony, Germany
Size of specimen: 10.5 x 9 x 5 cm
X21-0YEFluorite CaF2 , Chalcopyrite CuFeS2
Churprinz Friedrich August Erbstolln Mine, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyDimensions: 130 mm x 90 mm x 35 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 21 mm
Ink blue and light purple Fluorite crystals up to 2.1 cm edge length, some of them twinned, with nice color zoning. Comes from Drei Prinzen Spat vein, Churprinz mine, Großschirma near Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
AAL-66EBeryl (Var: Aquamarine) Be3Al2Si6O18 , Beryl Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Medina pegmatite field, Pedra Azul pegmatite district, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 69 mm x 16 mm x 11 mm
Sea blue Aquamarine, perfectly transparent and nicely etched, shaped like a submarine
Size: 6.9 x 1.6 cm
Locality: Medina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5NG-461Beryl Be3Al2(Si6O18) , Beryl (Var: Heliodor) Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Khoroshiv Raion, Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, UkraineDimensions: 75 mm x 25 mm x 17 mm
Beryl Var. Heliodor totally gemmy and nicely etched
Dimensions: 7.5 x 2.5 cm
Volodarsk-Volynskii, Zhytomyr Oblast', Ukraine
EDG-LDLBeryl Be3Al2(Si6O18) , Beryl (Var: Heliodor) Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Khoroshiv Raion, Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, UkraineDimensions: 26 mm x 10 mm x 8 mm
Beryl Var. Heliodor with typical etch patterns
144-5V4Ettringite Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaDimensions: 75 mm x 45 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 4 mm
Highly lustrous and transparent intense green-yellow Ettringite xls up to 4 mm, many xls have a white core
T3K-733Fluorite CaF2
Hölzerne Staude und Gottes Vertrauen Mine, Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, GermanyStrongly stepped green-yellow Fluorite crystals up to 3.5 cm with purple outer zone.
Dimensions of specimen: 17 x 8 cm
Locality: Hölzerne Staudte, Frohnau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
2QH-JTFFluorite CaF2
Segen Gottes Erbstolln Mine, Gersdorf, Striegistal, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyHighly lustrous orange-yellow Fluorite crystals up to 2 cm, covered by small Quartz crystals. Ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.
Dimensions of specimen: 11.5 x 9 cm
Locality: Segen Gottes Mine, Gersdorf, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
CDF-WH7Fluorite CaF2 , Quartz SiO2
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, GermanyDimensions: 4.5 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm
Dark purple Fluorite crystal of 3 cm edge length with strong parquet development on the surface, with Quartz crystals up to 4 cm attached.
Locality: Prinzler Ost vein, 4th Level, Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Dimensions of specimen: 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm