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Moissanite : SiC

Higashi-Matsuura-gun, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan

Tiny but natural bluish-gray crystal of moissanite in a 2.5 mm wide cavern of a rock. Obtained from Sonke Stolze - thanks!
 © Ł Kruszewski 08Photo ID: 183820    View Count: 127

Moissanite : SiC

Puiva (Pouyva) Mount, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia

Flattened tabular crystal of light marine-green moissanite 0,2 mm in diameter and formed by combination of hexagonal bipyramydes and predominate pinakoids. It was extracted by me from heavy concentrates, separated from rocks of quartz vein #699 on Puiva Mt. This vein is mined for ultra-pure quartz. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 161790    View Count: 260

Multiple photos availableMoissanite : SiC

Puiva (Pouyva) Mount, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia

Crystals of marine-green and ink-blue moissanite extracted by me from heavy concentrates separated from rocks of quartz vein #699 on Puiva Mt. This vein is mined for ultra-pure quartz. For half-year of investigation and viewing more than 200 point probes (150-500 g) I met about 7-8 such crystals. Associating minerals in heavy concentrates were ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 161785    View Count: 199

Multiple photos availableMoissanite : SiC, Muscovite : KAl2[(OH)2|AlSi3O10]

Puiva (Pouyva) Mount, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia

Fragments of tabular crystals of light marine-green moissanite with zones of dark ink-blue colouration typical for the locality. The larger crystal is overgrown by scales of transparent colourless muscovite. It was extracted by me from heavy concentrates, separated from rocks of quartz vein #699 on Puiva Mt. This vein is mined for ultra-pure ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 161791    View Count: 152

Multiple photos availableMoissanite : SiC

Puiva (Pouyva) Mount, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia

Elongated tabular crystal of marine-green moissanite 0,4 mm long and formed by combination of two hexagonal bipyramydes and pinakoids. It was extracted by me from heavy concentrates, separated from rocks of quartz vein #699 on Puiva Mt. This vein is mined for ultra-pure quartz. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 161788    View Count: 129
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