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CHX-JN8Mordenite (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O , Heulandite Subgroup (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72]· nH2O , Stilbite Subgroup M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72]·nH2O
Kannad, Aurangabad District, Aurangabad Division, Maharashtra, IndiaField of View: 90 mm
Specimen of mordenite on heulandite on a base of stilbite.
6FR-KT5Bornite Cu5FeS4 , Silver Ag , Chalcopyrite CuFeS2
Sabinas Mine, San MartÃn-Sabinas District, San MartÃn, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, MexicoField of View: 20 mm
Here we have a close-up bornite on native silver with a few flecks of chalcopyrite. The area in the photograph is about 15 x 20mm.
QQN-96PGold Au
Round Mountain Mine, Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USADimensions: 37 mm x 15 mm x 4 mm
This gold crystal measures 37 x 15 x 4 mm and weights 1.7 grams.
1DL-LX2Diamond C
Zapata claims, Icabarú River placers, Icabarú, Gran Sabana Municipality, BolÃvar, VenezuelaDimensions: 4 mm x 4 mm x 4 mm
This is a green diamond from Venezuela. It was hard to capture the color in the photo. Its measurements are 4 x 4 x 4mm.
4YE-0QQSpherocobaltite CoCO3 , Calcite (Var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite) (Ca,Co)CO3
Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, MoroccoDimensions: 2.25 inches x 1.25 inches x 1 inches
This specimen consists of red Sphercobaltite on pink Cobaltoan Calcite.
192-A68Wulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, MoroccoThis piece measures 4.4 x 3.5cm.
9X0-MW1Wavellite Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O
Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USADimensions: 5.3 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.8 cm
This specimen measures 5.3 x 4.4 x 2.8cm.
KJY-0KTVivianite Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2·8H2O
Cornelio Saavedra Province, PotosÃ, BoliviaDimensions: 4.4 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.9 cm
This is a gemmy vivianite crystal measuring 4.4 x 2.5 x 1.9cm.
4UU-P0XVesuvianite Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoDimensions: 3.2 cm x 3.2 cm x 2.5 cm
Specimen measures 3.2 x 3.2 x 2.5cm.