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Large cabinet. This is one of the most aesthetic stark white combination specimens from the Indian trap rocks. The okenite cluster of radiating crystals measures 1 inch across while the gyrolite spheres at the bottom of the specimen are as large as 1cm. All this is underlain by drusy quartz. Note the stalactite across the front of the natural cavity.
8.6 x 6.8 x 5.3 cm. This specimen is a fine small cabinet size piece consisting of excellent, sharp, gemmy, lustrous, prismatic, lavender "reverse" scepter and simple prisms of Amethyst measuring up to 1.3 cm sitting atop white/colorless, modified rhombohedra of Calcite on matrix. This piece is remarkable for Bolivia as it features a type of crystallization that is virtually unheard of for this country.
6.9 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm. A striking, yet truly unusual specimen from the 2nd Sovietskiy Mine at Dal’negorsk. A fine cluster of glassy, nearly transparent, modified fluorite cubes sprinkled with flesh-colored siderite is perched atop a natural, quartz-rich, "egg". The egg is also peppered with tiny siderites. And the protruding clusters of quartz crystals add character to the "egg". The "egg" looks likes its hatching, with the quartz crystals coming out of the bottom. All of the major fluorites in the cluster are pristine. A strange, but very interesting Dal’negorsk specimen.
5.0 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm. Three, side-by-side, gem-clear, mahogany-colored brookite blades with super, hourglass-like interior zones are set on matrix and are very nicely accented by glassy quartz crystals. The brookites reach 1.5 cm and the large quartz crystal at 1.8 cm, is doubly terminated.
4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm. This locality dates back to the times of the Etruscans, and is one of the great classic European localities. The hematites from Elba are some of the most unique and distinctive hematites in the world. This excellent specimen is comprised of mirror-bright to highly lustrous, tabular, metallic-gray, hexagonal hematite blades on massive hematite matrix. The two striking, parallel crystals at the top are up to 3.0 cm and are pristine, sitting on massive hematite with typical bruising and contact at the base. A great representation of the species from this locality, this piece has stunning luster.
4.6 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm. A fine miniature of something quite hard to get now: Massachusetts amethyst. This is a bright, glassy cluster of vivid purple, intergrown, doubly terminated crystals, in fine shape. Ex. Robert Whitmore Collection.
7.0 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm. A striking and aesthetic quartz specimen from the historic Palermo #1 Mine of New Hampshire. A cleft in massive quartz matrix holds a jewel-like, 4.5 cm, doubly terminated quartz crystal. The upper termination of the glassy, translucent, compound crystal is jagged and looks like a range of sharp mountain peaks. The upper terminations are pristine and the very minor contacting near the basal termination is barely noticeable. Classic material from this famous locale, but in rare aesthetic form. Ex. Robert Whitmore Collection.
13.3 x 13.0 x 10.0 cm. The Anahi Mine of Bolivia has recently produced some stunning large amethyst specimens, as singles and very large clusters. This excellent cabinet piece features two crystals with super purple color saturation, very gemmy tips and some cut glass-like side faces. The terminations are pristine and the contact on the side of the large crystal, where another crystal once was and the minor adjacent bruising, are a very minimal detraction. A very highly representative, two crystal specimen from this well-known locale. Ex. Robert Whitmore Collection.
22.0 x 11.5 x 7.0 cm. Skeletal quartz (more popularly known as Elestial Quartz or Jacare Quartz) exhibits unique internal and external dissolution-growth features resulting from unstable conditions during crystallization. Skeletal quartz crystals often form with a geometric pattern of lines, depressions and raised terminations. This fine large cabinet "Elestial" amethyst specimen has a multitude of glassy, water-clear crystals on the very sculptural, 3-dimensional multitude of quartz crystals matrix. Rarely do you see an "Elestial" of this quality from the Deer Hill District of Maine. Ex. Robert Whitmore Collection.
7.7 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm. A classic and fine combination specimen from the Sunnyside Mine of Colorado. Pink rhodochrosite rhombs to 6 mm are richly and attractively scattered amongst quartz crystals on quartz and sulfide matrix. Highly representative material from this well-known locale. Ex. Wes Parker Collection.
2.4 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm. This exquisite bowtie of very sharp, gemmy and lustrous, vivid pink rose quartz crystals is aesthetically perched on a stalk of similar rose quartz crystals. Old material from the 1960s or 1970s. Ex. Dick Jones Collection.
6.4 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm. Imagine having a doubly-terminated Quartz floater liberally covered with a dozen sharp Scheelites up to .5 cm. The Scheelites are smoky with a beautiful translucence and a superb luster. Both the Scheelites and the small accessory Calcites fluoresce, and some of the Scheelites have the characteristic notching near the termination. Ex. Marty Lewadny Collection.
8.5 x 8.0 x 6.8 cm. This is a very large, and yet aesthetic, specimen of scheelite from the classic old locality at this tin mine. Scheelite from this location is highly desirable for its rarity and size, and yet extremely uncommon on the market today. It is probably 50 years or more out of the ground. The specimen features a single, huge scheelite with attached quartz, purple fluorite clusters, and a small gem green fluorite cube at the lower-right. It has excellent display "horizons" and shows dramatically. The front and sides are pristine; the back contacted flatly where it had been growing against matrix in the past. Ex. Dr. Steve Smale Collection.
5.5 x 4 x 3 cm. Sharp, lustrous crystals of sphalerite to 1.3 cm across, perched on golden siderite. The crystal is really quite brilliant - better in person. This locality is of course classic for the world-renowned galenas, but I would guess sphalerite is just as uncommon if not more so. This is certainly an old specimen. The label with it dates it to 1955, but I would assume it was mined long before. Still, the exact mine name was preserved which is unusual and nice to know.
6 x 3.1 x 3 cm. Translucent, curving crystals of lustrous yellow siderite, gracefully wreath a lustrous, transparent, doubly-terminated quartz crystal. The largest siderite measures 2.5 cm across and the quartz crystal is 6 cm in length. This is a wonderful combination piece, typical of the venerable old gold mine at Morro Velho, Brazil. Ex. Dr. Eugene Meieran Collection. All Content and Design ©1996-2012 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comMineral Specimens by species; or by specimen id. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
share specimen![Okenite, Gyrolite, Quartz from Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India [db_pics/mdpics/MD-252705a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-252705a.jpg)
![Okenite, Gyrolite, Quartz from Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India [db_pics/mdpics/MD-252705b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-252705b.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Calcite from Bombori, Chayanta Province, Potosà Department, Bolivia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253903a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253903a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Calcite from Bombori, Chayanta Province, Potosà Department, Bolivia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253903b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253903b.jpg)
![Fluorite, Siderite, Quartz from 2nd Sovietskii Mine (2nd Sovietskiy Mine), Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk; Tetyukhe; Tjetjuche; Tetjuche), Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253938a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253938a.jpg)
![Brookite, Quartz from Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253946a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253946a.jpg)
![Brookite, Quartz from Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253946b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253946b.jpg)
![Hematite, Quartz from Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253948a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253948a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Rose Street amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253949a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253949a.jpg)
![Quartz from Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo #1 pegmatite), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253950a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253950a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Anahà Mine (Anay Mine; Anai Mine), La Gaiba District, Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253953a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253953a.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Quartz from Deer Hill Locality, Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford Co., Maine, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253954a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253954a.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite, Quartz from Sunnyside Mine (American Tunnel; Mogul Mine; Washington Mine; Belle Creole; Gold Prince; Brenneman Mine; Sunnyside Mine Group), Howardsville, Silverton District, San Juan Co., Colo [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253956a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253956a.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite, Quartz from Sunnyside Mine (American Tunnel; Mogul Mine; Washington Mine; Belle Creole; Gold Prince; Brenneman Mine; Sunnyside Mine Group), Howardsville, Silverton District, San Juan Co., Colo [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253956b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253956b.jpg)
![Quartz (Var: Rose Quartz) from Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-253999a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-253999a.jpg)
![Scheelite, Quartz from Tae Hwa Mine (Taehwa Mine; Dae Hwa Mine; Taewha Mine; Tong Wha Mine; Tae Wha Mine), Neungam-ri (Neung Am-ri; Noungam-ri), Angseong-myeon, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), Chungch [db_pics/mdpics/MD-254266a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-254266a.jpg)
![Scheelite, Quartz from Tae Hwa Mine (Taehwa Mine; Dae Hwa Mine; Taewha Mine; Tong Wha Mine; Tae Wha Mine), Neungam-ri (Neung Am-ri; Noungam-ri), Angseong-myeon, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), Chungch [db_pics/mdpics/MD-254266b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-254266b.jpg)
![Scheelite, Fluorite, Quartz from Tae Hwa Mine (Taehwa Mine; Dae Hwa Mine; Taewha Mine; Tong Wha Mine; Tae Wha Mine), Neungam-ri (Neung Am-ri; Noungam-ri), Angseong-myeon, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), Chungch [db_pics/mdpics/MD-254269a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-254269a.jpg)
![Sphalerite, Siderite, Quartz from Pfaffenberg Mine, Neudorf, Harzgerode, Harz Mts, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany [db_pics/mdpics/MD-254274a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-254274a.jpg)
![Sphalerite, Siderite, Quartz from Pfaffenberg Mine, Neudorf, Harzgerode, Harz Mts, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany [db_pics/mdpics/MD-254274b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-254274b.jpg)
![Sphalerite, Siderite, Quartz from Pfaffenberg Mine, Neudorf, Harzgerode, Harz Mts, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany [db_pics/mdpics/MD-254274c.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-254274c.jpg)
![Siderite, Quartz from Morro Velho mine (incl. Mina Velha; Mina Grande), Nova Lima, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-254278a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-254278a.jpg)