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Fluorescent Specimens, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
WILLEMITE FLUORESCENT FRANKLIN
Fluorescent Specimens, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Top ShelfWILLEMITE FLUORESCENT FRANKLIN
WILLEMITE FLUORESCENT FRANKLIN
A stunning specimen of Willemite Fluorescent Franklin showing off the brightest fluorescence of all natural minerals Willemite. This rare special specimen is short and long wave fluorescent. The dark grey metal shown in the natural light photos is Zinc ore Franklinite. The white mineral is Mangano Calcite. Pics taken with shortwave, longwave, and sunlight. Very cool stuff and this is one of my very favorite rocks. To view this spectacular specimen you will need a UVC Shortwave Lamp and UVA Longwave Lamp. Make sure you wear safety glasses. Willemite Franklinite Calcite is also known as the Christmas Tree Rock for the colours Green and Red. This is a quality collectable specimen with wow factor.
Location:
Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA.Dimensions:
6.5cm x 6.7cm x 5cm, 328g.Willemite, Zinc Silicate.
Zn2Sio4.Franklinite, Zinc Iron Manganese Oxide
Zn2+Fe23+O4.Calcite, Calcium Carbonate
CaCO3.SKU: n/a -
Crystals, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Quartz, Top Shelf
TOP SPHALERITE GALENA SPECIMEN
A Top Sphalerite Galena Specimen to add to your outstanding collection. This is a great small specimen of metal crystals. An outstanding specimen with lustrous, well formed crystals of Sphalerite and Galena. This specimen is from the premier location for this mineral. A super piece, my photos don’t do it justice. The cubic Galena crystals show great reflection with a stunning triangular Sphalerite crystal in the center. Very high gloss is indicative of a high Silver content.
Location:
Borieva Mine, Madan, Bulgaria.Dimensions:
5.8cm x 4cm x 3cm, 92gSphalerite: ZnS
Quartz: SiO2
Galena: PbS or (Pb,Ag,As,Sb,Cu)S
SKU: n/a -
Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
AZURITE CRYSTAL MEXICO 2
Top Gemmy Azurite Crystal Mexico 2. This specimen is truly aesthetic showing great quality formations of Gem Crystal Azurite. Sharp terminations featuring Tabular and Prismatic crystals with splendid vitreous faces. All round an outstanding Top Shelf specimen. This location has closed and this quality is becoming very hard to come by. Mounted on a perspex display pad for enhanced display.
Dimensions:
3cm x 2.7cm x 2cm, 16.8g (not including perspex pad).Location:
Milpillas Mine, Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico.Azurite
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2.SKU: MW7426-1 -
Jade, Top Shelf
TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
A grade Top Black Jade Rough ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true black nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (the best Black Jade in the world). This variant of jade is becoming more popular and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is the best specimen from a lot of 1000kg.
To be honest I was hoping to save this one for my self but have no time for cutting stones. The stone has three cut faces with a square corner which makes it easy to hold in a vice for diamond saw cutting. There is the expected slight green that you can see with a strong Jade torch. One face you can see is polished roughly to 3000. Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and polish with great reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish. You can see the reflection of a beautiful flower in the polished window on this Jade Stone.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
28cm x 22cm x 16cm, 17500g.Jade is a name that was applied to ornamental stones that were being brought to Europe from China and Central America. It wasn’t until 1863 that it was realized that Jade was being applied to two different minerals. The two minerals are both exquisite for the purposes that jade is put to task and are hard to distinguish from each other. Now both are called Jade.
Toughest Natural Stone in the World
SKU: n/a -
Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
AMAZONITE CRYSTAL CLUSTER
A super Amazonite Crystal Cluster. It features great crystal formation and aqua blue green colouration. Most Amazonite on the market these days is the massive, rock like type from Madagascar or Brazil, which often has a lot of iron staining and pale colour. This cluster stands out in comparison as a great collectible piece for the collector. This cluster looks much better in person and is a good size too. Amazonite is a popular mineral, which is hard to find in decent terminated clusters like this.
Location:
Konso, Ethiopia.Dimensions:
6.6cm x 5.7cm x 2.7cm, 116g.Amazonite Microcline
KAlSi3O8.SKU: MW5225 -
Jade, Polished Stones, Spheres, Top Shelf
BLACK JADE SPHERE LARGE
A beautiful highly polished Black Jade Sphere. With a reflective surface like a mirror, you can see my reflection taking the photos. This is a Nephrite Black Jade Sphere from Western Australia. Jade is one of the many mineral treasures found in this vast land of Australia. These are not readily available and we never know if we can source more. It is iron impurities that adds the intense blackness to this jade. An essential for any jade or Aussie mineral collection. Great properties all round. Difficult to photograph with its highly reflective surface. Due to the very fine tight knit grain it takes one of the highest polishes of any stone. This sphere has a few characteristic white marks often visible in nephrite jade.
Location:
Western Australia.Dimensions:
9.3cm in diameter, 1253g.SKU: BLKJSPH0108-1 -
Australian Minerals, Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
LARGE GARNET CRYSTAL
A Large Garnet Crystal. These are old stock we’ve dusted off and are rare to come across nowadays. This lovely Australian Almandine Garnet shows great crystal shape and has some good glossy faces. Large size and very nice crystal form, these are special and rare specimens. Super-collectible Aussie classic. This material was retrieved during the 1980’s, the mine is no longer in operation.
Location:
Irelands Garnet Mine, Thackaringa, near Broken Hill, NSW.Dimensions:
9cm x 7.2cm x 6.6cm, 950g. That’s pretty big, like it would hurt if dropped on ones toe.Almandine: Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3.
Family: Garnet.SKU: C0406-1 -
Crystals, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Quartz, Top Shelf
TOP GALENA SPHALERITE
A Top Galena Sphalerite specimen to add to your collection. This is a top specimen of metal crystals. An outstanding specimen with lustrous, well formed crystals of Galena. Many terminated crystals clustered together with quartz crystals and some minor chalcopyrite. This specimen is from the premier location for this mineral. A super piece, my photos don’t do it justice. The Octocube Galena crystals show great reflection indicating very high Silver content.
Location:
Borieva Mine, Madan, Bulgaria.Dimensions:
10.1cm x 6.8cm x 3.3cm, 258gSKU: n/a -
Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
DIOPTASE CRYSTAL CLUSTER
A lovely bright Dioptase Crystal Cluster. This mineral always attracts comments for its vivid and natural colour. Large well formed Dioptase Crystals make this specimen worth collecting. A super piece and collectors favourite.
Location:
Altyn Tyube, Kazakhstan.Dimensions:
6.4cm x 5.3cm x 5cm, 155g.CuSiO3 -H2O
Hydrated copper silicate.SKU: F3708 -
Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
VANADINITE CRYSTAL SPECIMEN
A good looking Vanadinite Crystal Specimen. Known for its hexagonal shaped crystals and orange brown colouring. Quite an unusual colour among minerals and often on matrix. This will make a good display specimen in someones mineral collection. Pics taken with good sun light make the crystals look a lustrous orange brown. Good coverage on top with a few chunky crystals, all the crystals are well formed and lustrous.
Dimensions:
8cm x 5.6cm x 3cm, 130g.Location:
Mibladen, Morocco.Vanadinite.
Pb5(VO4)3Cl.SKU: MW7083-2 -
Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
VANADINITE CLUSTER
A great looking Vanadinite Cluster. Known for its hexagonal shaped crystals and burnt orange colouring. Quite an unusual colour among minerals and often on a white matrix, as this one is. This cluster has great crystals of classic Vanadinite, sits well on two sides and will make a great display specimen in someones mineral collection. Pics taken with good sun light make the crystals look bright orange.
Dimensions:
9.2cm x 4cm x 6.6cm, 248g.Location:
Mibladen, Morocco.Vanadinite.
Pb5(VO4)3Cl.SKU: MW7083 -
Minerals of the World, Quartz, Top Shelf
BLUE QUARTZ CRYSTALS
An amazing cluster of rare Blue Quartz Crystals. Featuring very well formed crystals, clustered over a chunk of rock. This is a rare mineral specimen and a must for any quartz collection. Blue Quartz crystals are Dipyramidal shape. Dipyramidal Crystals don’t form the more common upright quartz clusters most people associate with quartz. The blue colouration is due to inclusions of Magnesioriebeckite. This is old stock and a must have for the quartz or mineral collector.
Location:
Cantera Juanona, Antequera, Malaga, Spain.Dimensions:
4.4cm x 3.3cm x 2.3cm, 24g.Quartz: SiO2.
Magnesioriebeckite: {Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
SKU: G0305
