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Supposedly this is agatized anhydrite from NY state. I traded for it at the National Gem Show in Lincoln, NE around 1975. I've not seen anything like it since, except some agate I found near Creede, CO looks a little bit like it. |
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An excellent doubly-terminated multiple growth aquamarine crystal from Pakistan. Many superb xls of beryl, especially aquamarine, have been found in Pakistan in the last 20 years or so. |
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Some very fine quartz crystals from Chaffee Co, CO. Found near Monarch Pass. Some of these are almost as nice as Arkansas or No. Carolina quartzes. A few of the larger xls have pale citrine in the tips, and many of the pockets have xls with various inclusions. |
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An example of the "Coldwater Agate" from central Iowa. These are mentioned in June Zeitner's book "Midwest Gem Trails" and are seldom seen by agate collectors outside the area. |
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A large single epidote crystal from the Calumet Mine, Chaffee Co., CO. This one is almost two inches and is near the upper limit for size for this specie at this locality. |
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A large grossular garnet crystal with minor epidote found in near Denver in Jefferson Co., on Genesee Mt. Collected by Howard Bachman. |
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A beautiful sceptered heliodor beryl crystal from Kajakistan. Shows an inclusion, perhaps schorl. |
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Very rare gem heliodor, doubly-terminated, found at Haddam Neck, CT years ago, and obtained from a private collection. |
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"Two for one". Pyrite crystals grown together from the old mine at Gilman, CO. |
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Rare "C-face" termination, found on quartz collected near Monarch Pass, Chaffee Co., CO. |
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Another cool quartz from Chaffee County. Collected by Eldon Bright. |
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Rare rose quartz crystals from Plumbago Mt., Newry, ME. Until a large deposit of rose quartz crystals were found in Brazil in the 50's, Maine was the only reported rose quartz crystal locality. Old reports suggest the first were discovered at Mt. Mica. |
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Fabulous large slab showing a ruby crystal cross section in zoisite, from E. Africa. |
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A fairly typical nice topaz from Topaz Mt., UT. Approx. one inch long. |
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Cluster of paper-thin wulfenite crystals from the San Fransisco Mine, Mexico. Yellow mimetite is the main associate mineral. |
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Another view. Don't sneeze too hard! |
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More delicate San Fransisco Mine wulfenite. |
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Another view of the above piece. |
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Last Modified March 2004 All scanned photographs shown here are for your viewing enjoyment only. |
