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San Diego Co., California, USA

Matthew Boeck's Mindat Spherulite Page

Registered member since 20th Jul 2008

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I am Matt Boeck and I am a rock hound and mineral enthusiast. I have been the past President for the Palomar Gem and Mineral Society 2008/9 I like Pegmatite minerals. I do beach collecting for Spherulitic rocks and am involved in their study and classification.
What you are seeing are Spherulites; a radiating crystal of amorphous structure that is joined in the center. The rock type is typified by a red brown 'oxblood red' color.
The term Spherulite is not an actual mineral but is a description of a process for more on Spherulites see this link to Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherulite_(polymer_physics) it was helpful to me. Other spherulitic rocks (although not minerologically the same) include, Ocean Jasper, the Chrysanthemum stones (rhyolitic) from China, Snow Flake Obsidian, Thomsonite.
- Good collecting- MB

Matthew's Favourites

This page lists Matthew's favourite minerals, localities, mindat.org members and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.

Favourite Minerals

Cyrtolite Orbicular Jasper Smectite Group Wavellite

Favourite Localities

Cryo-Genie Mine (Cindy B-Cryogenie; Lost Valley Truck Trail prospect), Warner Springs, Warner Springs District, San Diego Co., California, USA Oceanview Mine (Oceanview Adit), Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

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Favourite Photos

β-Uranophane : Ca(UO₂)₂[HSiO₄]₂ · 5H₂O
	Montoso Quarries, Ortieul, Infernotto Valley, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy size 0.2 mm
© Luigi Mattei	Photo ID: 226001 View Count: 94
Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group
	San Diego Co., California, USA Spherulite just staring to differentiate. The field of view here is about .25 inches square, the photo was taken with a closeup microscopic camera with LED lights for allumination.
© mjb'09	Photo ID: 222274 View Count: 114
Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group
	San Diego Co., California, USA Spherulite this is a close-up of about 1/4" sq. and there is a photo of the cab here too, I am impressed at the sweeping lamella left and right they seem reciprocal.
	Photo ID: 222273 View Count: 81
Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group
	San Diego Co., California, USA Spherulite crystal, this is a close up of a cabochon the field of view here is about .25 inches square, the photo was taken with a closeup microscopic camera with LED lights for allumination.
	Photo ID: 221272 View Count: 95
Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group
	San Diego Co., California, USA Spherulite crystal with a central crystal in matrix, the field of view here is about .25 inches square, the photo was taken with a closeup microscopic camera with LED lights for allumination.
	Photo ID: 221258 View Count: 67
Quartz : SiO₂, K Feldspar
	San Diego Co., California, USA Spherulite bulbous bases; See how the first part is so bulbous, Unfortunatly this material does not make real good jewelry, not too showy. The field of view here is about .25 inches square, the photo was taken with a closeup microscopic camera with LED lights for allumination.
	Photo ID: 221247 View Count: 81
Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group
	San Diego Co., California, USA Spherulite in a clear area; this one is real glassy and the lamalla are radiating well, a cross section revealed that these crystals when cut through showed a hollow core that is 3 sided (roughly) so it is a tube. The field of view here is about .25 inches square, the photo was taken with a closeup microscopic camera with LED lights for ...
	Photo ID: 221231 View Count: 69
Quartz : SiO₂, K Feldspar
	San Diego Co., California, USA Spherulite in white background; here is another mass in a light background, the squiglies seem to be organic but I am not sure. The field of view here is about .25 inches square, the photo was taken with a closeup microscopic camera with LED lights for allumination.
	Photo ID: 216246 View Count: 91
Quartz : SiO₂, Alkali Feldspar
	San Diego Co., California, USA This Spherulite is very interesting in that not only is it in a radiating habit from the center but also has concentric rings much like Wavelite and Rhodenite respectivly, the rings apear to stack on top of each other like pancakes! field of view aprox. 1/4" square. Rough rock not a slab or a cab.
	Photo ID: 216226 View Count: 137
Quartz : SiO₂, Alkali Feldspar
	San Diego Co., California, USA Here is another Spherulite crystal just starting to branch away from what seems to be a hematite sphere, notice the Fucoid branching- Field of view is .25 square inches (aprox.) taken with a microscopic digital camera with LED lights.
	Photo ID: 216221 View Count: 87

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18th Jul 2009 - Spherulites solids and diamonds

AS you may or not know I am trying out how these spherulites are formed and had a notion to look about a bit as I do. I ran into a geologist that said that Spherulites are solids that formed inside a solid. what a funny way of seeing the problem, ...

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22nd May 2009 - Korean Rhyolites with Spherulites

Here is a whole galery and art for for flower stones in asia, I was really taken by the beauty of it all check it out- Matt; http://www.stone.biz/kr/suseok/flowerstone.html

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29th Apr 2009 - Spherulite info.

Here is another whopper! http://www.sfu.ca/chaos/papers/nanotech_review.pdf gotta read this one!

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29th Apr 2009 - Chalcidony the Classical meta-colloid

I found a cool link with some real informative info: http://www.springerlink.com/content/r0462878l168u172/ what a fantastic article!

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26th Apr 2009 - Gedrillte Kristalle

Apparently there is a book on the subject of Spherulites I gotta look into this one!; Gedrillte Kristalle

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21st Apr 2009 - Ventura shop opens

Well I visited the ventura shop and Museum in Ojai, Ca it was fun and i signed up as a new member. The shop fee was $0- and the facility and its people were nice! Cant wait to go again! - Matt

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13th Apr 2009 - ...And the prize goes to:.........

Looking at prizes for microscopy and I like these images; Eleventh prize: http://microscopyu.com/smallworld/gallery/contests/1983/ third prize: http://microscopyu.com/smallworld/gallery/contests/1988/ nineteenth prize: ...

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13th Apr 2009 - another MOVIE ON SPHERULITES

Short movie at Microscopy U, which I must say is a fantastic place for microscopy pictures http://microscopyu.com/moviegallery/chemicalcrystals/glutamicacid/index.html

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13th Apr 2009 - Spherulite movie

Here is a link to a 9 second movie for the chemical creation of a spherulite soup; http://microscopyu.com/moviegallery/chemicalcrystals/ddt/index.html

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10th Apr 2009 - Spherulite EYE CANDY

Ok Gang while at the Olympus Micro site I did a search for spherulites and found these Great images!!! YOU GOTTA SEE THIS LINK!!!: http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/microscopy/spherulites/index.html You will have to click on the links ...

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8th Apr 2009 - Trying to ID the materials here with the mineral ID by properties page;

OK so here we go Name or part is; Spherulite - means nothing! Hardness: 7-8.5 Lustre: Sub-vetreous, Earthy, Dull transparency: translucent to opaque Cleavage: none observed Fracture: Hackley Crystal System: Amorphous, Spherulitic, Spherulite, ...

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31st Mar 2009 - Look a likes

I am looking on the web again for other things that look similar, they break down along a few lines and are; 1) jaspers, poppy, ocean, iris, eye, fire, others. 2) agates, radiating agates with dendrites or sagenites. 3) rhyolites, birds eye, ...

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30th Mar 2009 - Coal Ball Link

I was doing new research and found an interesting link with Spherulitic structuresa in them they were coal balls and appearently were wood that werelter replaced with otherminerals the reaserch was quite extensive and complete here is the link: ...

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29th Mar 2009 - Crusin' the internet

I have spent countless hours (1,000+) hours looking into the internet looking for pictures of my materials; There arent any. I have looked at crystals, fosils, meteors(lunars and SNK too), algae, corals, gastrolith, geoges, agates, jaspers, ...

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β-Uranophane : Ca(UO₂)₂[HSiO₄]₂ · 5H₂O

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, K Feldspar

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, K Feldspar

Quartz : SiO₂, Alkali Feldspar

Quartz : SiO₂, Alkali Feldspar

Matthew Boeck's Blog

18th Jul 2009 - Spherulites solids and diamonds

22nd May 2009 - Korean Rhyolites with Spherulites

29th Apr 2009 - Spherulite info.

29th Apr 2009 - Chalcidony the Classical meta-colloid

26th Apr 2009 - Gedrillte Kristalle

21st Apr 2009 - Ventura shop opens

13th Apr 2009 - ...And the prize goes to:.........

13th Apr 2009 - another MOVIE ON SPHERULITES

13th Apr 2009 - Spherulite movie

10th Apr 2009 - Spherulite EYE CANDY

8th Apr 2009 - Trying to ID the materials here with the mineral ID by properties page;

31st Mar 2009 - Look a likes

30th Mar 2009 - Coal Ball Link

29th Mar 2009 - Crusin' the internet

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β-Uranophane : Ca(UO2)2[HSiO4]2 · 5H2O

Quartz : SiO2, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO2, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO2, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO2, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO2, K Feldspar

Quartz : SiO2, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO2, K Feldspar

Quartz : SiO2, Alkali Feldspar

Quartz : SiO2, Alkali Feldspar

Matthew Boeck's Blog

18th Jul 2009 - Spherulites solids and diamonds

22nd May 2009 - Korean Rhyolites with Spherulites

29th Apr 2009 - Spherulite info.

29th Apr 2009 - Chalcidony the Classical meta-colloid

26th Apr 2009 - Gedrillte Kristalle

21st Apr 2009 - Ventura shop opens

13th Apr 2009 - ...And the prize goes to:.........

13th Apr 2009 - another MOVIE ON SPHERULITES

13th Apr 2009 - Spherulite movie

10th Apr 2009 - Spherulite EYE CANDY

8th Apr 2009 - Trying to ID the materials here with the mineral ID by properties page;

31st Mar 2009 - Look a likes

30th Mar 2009 - Coal Ball Link

29th Mar 2009 - Crusin' the internet

Matthew Boeck's Articles

Contact Matthew Boeck

Matthew Boeck's Photos

Create and Edit your Mindat Page

β-Uranophane : Ca(UO₂)₂[HSiO₄]₂ · 5H₂O

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, K Feldspar

Quartz : SiO₂, Feldspar Group

Quartz : SiO₂, K Feldspar

Quartz : SiO₂, Alkali Feldspar

Quartz : SiO₂, Alkali Feldspar