International Minerals #34

An outstanding, sharp ettringite crystal from N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa. The 2.8 cm tall crystal is of rich yellow coloration and retains perfect termination.

A superb fluorite cluster featuring gemmy yellow-amber crystals. A small cabinet size specimen from Minerva Mine, Illinois. Minerva Mine is one of the most famous fluorite localities worldwide, known for incredibly fine specimens of varying colors and zonal habits. The coloration of the featured fluorite is quite characteristic for Minerva Mine.

A perfect purple fluorite cube nestled in the middle of nicely trimmed matrix. A great miniature example of the species from the well-known Spanish locality.

A true classic! Rare, yet typical, pyromorphite specimen from Pribram in Czech Republic. Fine pyromorphite specimens from Pribram are exceedingly rare and hard to obtain. This particular specimen is indeed a beautiful thumbnail with typical greenish dark brown coloration.

Boleite is typical silver-bearing mineral from Amelia Mine, Mexico. It is one of the few mineral species containing silver which are of deep blue coloration and transparency. This cute little thumbnail features a cluster of interlocked boleite cubes, interestingly associated with anglesite.

An interesting black goethite from a well-known Spanish locality with a few flakes of highly iridescent goethite structures on its botryoidal surface. A nice small cabinet specimen.

A very interesting flower-like quartz cluster which is actually an amethyst almost completely coated with secondary iron oxides of yellow, orange and brown coloration. A truly unusual specimen from Cavnic, Romania.

A neat small cabinet size fluorite from the classic locality of Stollberg, Harz, Germany. The pleasant light mint-green gemmy crystals slightly resemble those from Dalnegorsk, Russia. However, the surface structure on these is slightly different.

A complete, highly etched aquamarine crystal from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The heavily etched crystal is complete all around, intact, and is gemmy with a pleasant greenish-blue coloration.

A small but very aesthetic cluster of clear quartz crystals holding a dark purple fluorite from the most well-known locality in Portugal. Panasqueira is famous especially for fluorite, apatite and quartz.

A very rare tourmaline scepter crystal with the stem and part of the lower portion of the head being bright pink, whereas the larger part of the upper head of the crystal is of intense grass-green coloration.

Sharp and well formed aggregates of copper crystals on and partially included in calcite. A very aesthetic piece of a rarely seen combination. Lovely patina, no damage.