Sweet Home Rhodochrosite With Quartz Needles On Tetrahedrite

Malachite

Size: 8.0 x 6.1 x 0.7 cm

Locality:  Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

Finished citrine! It pops! #citrine

Fluorite - Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois

A cool polished hematite amethyst freeform

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“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don’t have trust, the friendship will crumble.”

— Stieg Larsson

Finished black tourmaline

Multicolor tourmaline

Tourmaline is a very unique stone. I have seen so many different colors and varites that it seems endless. This is one of the most beautiful ones I have seen.

Fluorite

Fujiang, China

Blood Red Uvite Crystals. Uvite is an uncommon form of Tourmaline.

Hardness: 7.5

Crystal System: Hexagonal

Transparency: Transparent to opaque

Specific Gravity: 3.0 - 3.2

Luster: Vitreous, submetallic

Cleavage: 3,2

Fracture: Conchoidal to uneven

Tenacity: Brittle

Variscite Crystal Nodule I’ve had for years. Mined from Oquirrh Mts. NFS.