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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA This rare Hiddenite emerald cluster is made up several light green crystals with darker green caps and red rutile. It was recovered on September 27, 2007 from a hard rock pocket at the NAEM (Rist) mine. This specimen is very rare for this location due to the fragility of the crystals. An emerald cluster like this would not have survived the ... |
| © Keith Williamson | Photo ID: 159411 View Count: 391 |
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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA Extraordinary cluster of Beryl var. Emerald crystals with Rutile! Rarely does one fine such a large, aesthetic specimen of Emerald from North Carolina! I've seen better specimens from the Rist Mine but they are all in museums or carry a huge price tag. I was VERY fortunate to come across this specimen while in Tucson. Not only is it aesthetic ... |
| © www.exceptionalminerals.com | Photo ID: 167499 View Count: 254 |
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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA 2.8 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm. A gemmy and lustrous, rarely available, doubly terminated emerald crystal from the Rist Mine of North Carolina. The upper portion of the crystal is much gemmier than the lower portion. Both terminations are lightly frosted. The crystal contains embedded clove-brown rutile needles and blades and muscovite plates. A classic and ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 242622 View Count: 27 |
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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA 4.6 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm. Superb, textbook biotite crystals mark this classic from an old find (1960s if I recall correctly, or maybe the 50s), at the site of the famous hiddenite mines. This crystal is superbly displayed on matrix, a small miniature overall. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 231199 View Count: 48 |
Muscovite : KAl2[(OH)2|AlSi3O10], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8] | |
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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA 8.0 x 7.3 x 4.2 cm. A sculptural and very dramatic, winged specimen of intergrown, translucent and highly lustrous muscovite plates from the famous Rist Mine of North Carolina. And they are beautifully accented by a scattering of snow-white albite crystals. Ex. Ed David Collection. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 190271 View Count: 94 |
Rutile : TiO2, Beryl : Be3Al2Si6O18 | |
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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA Extremely rare combination of rutile crystals on a beryl variety aquamarine. Obtained in trade from Tobe Cash about 1993. Sample length 9mm. Dave Richerson specimen and photograph. |
| © D. Richerson | Photo ID: 33608 View Count: 410 |
Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Muscovite : KAl2[(OH)2|AlSi3O10] | |
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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA Neat locality piece with brilliant lustrous black prismatic crystals of schorl to 1.2 cm in length covering matrix with minor muscovite. Size: 4.2 x 3.5 x 2.1 cm |
| © Dan & Diana Weinrich | Photo ID: 230401 View Count: 22 |
Siderite : FeCO3 | |
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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA 7.8 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm. A RARELY AVAILABLE and SUPERB siderite specimen from the famous Rist Emerald Mine at Hiddenite, North Carolina. A lustrous, super-sharp, 2.7 cm, olive-green siderite crystal is aesthetically attached to matrix covered with sparkly pyrite microcrystals and smaller siderite crystals. This EXCELLENT specimen was mined in a famous ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 173720 View Count: 83 |
Spodumene : LiAl[Si2O6] | |
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Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA Var. hiddenite. 9mm xl on matrix. Collected 6-04. JBS specimen and photo. |
| © JBS 2006 | Photo ID: 79529 View Count: 288 |
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