Hibonite Gallery

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Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉
	Montignies-sur-Sambre, Charleroi, Hainaut (Henegouwen; Hennegau) Province, Belgium Analysé à l'Université du Maine. Laboratoire de Fluorures, Le Mans, France. Magnification: 60x.
© De Nul, Richard	Photo ID: 51725 View Count: 287
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉
	Montignies-sur-Sambre, Charleroi, Hainaut (Henegouwen; Hennegau) Province, Belgium dimension crystal mm. 2
© luigi chiappino	Photo ID: 201801 View Count: 50
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉
	Andrakaholo, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar 95 x 40 x 83 mm. Crystal size: 63 x 35 mm. Laurent Thomas specimen, to the Robert J. Nowakowski Collection.
© Joseph A. Freilich	Photo ID: 197325 View Count: 221
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉
	Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar These laminated blades have a superb luster and jet-black color. On careful examination, you can see a resplendent radial growth on the faces of the blades. An excellent thumb of a rare mineral, and of good size for the species. 1.7 x 1.3 x .7 cm
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 39465 View Count: 463
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉
	Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar 2.4 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm. Hibonite is an ULTRA-RARE rare-earth oxide with cerium and titanium, among other more common elements. This highly lustrous, sharply hexagonal, dark gray crystal is from the Type Locality area in Madgascar - the Fort Dauphin Region. This is a very fine, large crystal for the species. Ex. Carl Davis Collection.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 154674 View Count: 106
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉
	Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar Hibonite - an approx 4.5 across by 2 cm thick large loose black hexagonal crystal from Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. This photo attempting to display a faint six pointed star. See additional photo.
© Christopher O'Neill	Photo ID: 154276 View Count: 101
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar A 1 1/2 x 2 inch specimen #1716 in the Creekmur collection.
© Charles Creekmur	Photo ID: 237031 View Count: 31
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉, Spinel : MgAl₂O₄, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby Commune, Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar dark and hexagonal crystal of Hibonite, with green-dark spinelle and Calcite Sample size: 6,5 x 5 cm Hibonite crystal: 2 x 1,7 cm Collection and photo: Arliguie M
© Arliguie M	Photo ID: 91096 View Count: 268
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉, Corundum : Al₂O₃
	Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby Commune, Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar Black sections of Hibonite crystals with blus Corundum on matrix Size: 9 x 6,5 cm Collection and photo: Arliguie M
© Arliguie M	Photo ID: 97482 View Count: 219
Hibonite : (Ca,Ce)Al₁₂O₁₉
	Belafa area, Maromby Commune, Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar Single crystal Size: 2,2 x 2,2 cm Collection and photo: Arliguie M
© Arliguie M	Photo ID: 97479 View Count: 193