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Mineral Specimens with Spodumene
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5.3 x 3.4 x 0.7 cm. Though the Elizabeth R. Mine shares the same hill with the Pala Chief and other famous mines, it did not turn out specimens in the same quantities, and therefore specimens from this mine are dear to the hearts of California (and other) collectors. This is a floater crystal of kunzite, terminated on both ends and complete all around except for one edge cleave. It has light lilac color and good transparency. This hard-to-obtain specimen weighs 35 grams.
7.4 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm. Though the Elizabeth R. Mine shares the same hill with the Pala Chief and other famous mines, it did not turn out specimens in the same quantities, and therefore specimens from this mine are dear to the hearts of California (and other) collectors. This is a floater crystal of kunzite, terminated on both ends and complete all around except for one edge cleave. It has light lilac color and good transparency. This hard-to-obtain specimen weighs 49 grams.
5.0 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm. A gorgeous, pristine, lilac kunzite with a very gemmy termination beautifully set on layered, white albite. You get faint overtones of green looking down the C-axis. The modified, chisel termination with a couple of lightly frosted faces is a neat accent.
Thumbnail (Various Sizes). These rare green spodumenes, called hiddenite after the place they are found, are very rare and considered great prizes by collectors. Here are five crystals, the longest just over 1 cm, with some good gemminess to them. They are in a glass vial, and are probably the personal trove of some North Carolina collector.
5.9 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm. A super-gemmy, complete floater crystal of kunzite, with pretty lilac color, from Pech. You can see right through this fine gem crystal! Weighs 11 grams.
5.2 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm. A superb, gemmy, and highly lustrous Kunzite. The lovely pink color and incredible luster are only surpassed by the unusual and very attractive form created by the growth or etching. Even better in person. Complete floater! Ex. Charlie Key stock.
9.8 x 6.7 x 2.9 cm. A fine large single crystal of Kunzite from Afghanistan. The color is good, it has excellent luster and classic striated faces, and has a very gemmy, unusually sharp and well-formed termination. Ex. Charlie Key stock.
7 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm. This is a naturally etched crystal of GEM kunzite not from Afghanistan, but from the Urucum Mine in Brazil - and is therefore a lot more hard-to-obtain and desirable! It’s a complete and terminated floater, with the typical jagged form. Weighs 17 grams, so not just a shard but has thickness to it.
11.9 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm. A big California kunzite, doubly-terminated (with the typical jagged terminations). It is translucent to transparent, with the pink color concentrated more towards the edges. San Diego County kunzites are of course prized far more than Afghani specimens, as they are a lot less common on the market. This is from a famous find of the late 1960s by Loren Beebe at a freak hole in the mountains, which never panned out into a larger deposit. Rare! Ex. Tim Sherburn collection.
6.9 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm. A 2.2 cm, gemmy and lustrous, light green hiddenite crystal on quartz-rich matrix from Stony Point, near the North Carolina Type Locality. Hiddenite is generally considered as the green variety of spodumene with chrome as the chromophore and being uniquely from the Hiddenite area of North Carolina. A highly representative crystal of the species and locality, even with the contacted terminations. Ex. Chris Korpi Collection.
3.7 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm. A complete floater crystal of gem kunzite, with a pretty pink blush to it. It has the typical jagged terminations and rough side faces, with a very gemmy interior. Weighs 27 grams.
4.9 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm. A gemmy, lustrous and highly striated lavender/pink kunzite crystal from the less well-known Anita Mine of San Diego County. This essentially pristine beauty has excellent transparency and is very glassy. One side is striated and the other side is glass. The C-axis photo highlights the super lavender color saturation. Ex. George Elling Collection. 30 grams.
5.2 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm, 4.9 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm. Two GEMMY kunzite crystals with good rich lilac color, doubly-terminated with the typical jagged terminations. They have good clarity through the interior, and really light up with a beautiful lilac glow under good light. Combined weight 20 grams.
5.1 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm, 4.9 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm, 4.9 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm. Much less common than from Afghanistan - three floater crystals of gemmy kunzite from Brazil, with good transparency and fine lilac color. They have the characteristic rough sides and terminations. Total weight of the 3 crystals: 44 grams.
5.9 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm. A complete, sharp, finely-formed crystal of colorless spodumene (sometimes called "triphane", as the pink variety is called "kunzite"). This crystal weighs 76 grams. It has a wonderful silky termination, and the typical striated side faces. It is actually a compound crystal, divided right down the middle. Fine transparency in the interior. NOTE: That pink tint is not there in person - it is an artifact of the photography.
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![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-135034a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-135034a.jpg)
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![Spodumene (Var: Hiddenite) from Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-137549a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-137549a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Hiddenite) from Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-137549b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-137549b.jpg)
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![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Resplendor, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-143209a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-143209a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Darra-i-Pech (Pech; Peech; Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-143231a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-143231a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-145026a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-145026a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Beebe Hole Mine, Mt. Tule, Jacumba District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-145963a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-145963a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Beebe Hole Mine, Mt. Tule, Jacumba District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-145963b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-145963b.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Hiddenite) from Stony Point, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-147019a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-147019a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Hiddenite) from Stony Point, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-147019b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-147019b.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Darra-i-Pech (Pech; Peech; Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-148145a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-148145a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Anita Mine (MS 6859), Hiriart Mountain (Heriart; Heriot; Hiriat Hill), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-150461a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-150461a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-151591a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-151591a.jpg)
![Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) from Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-152468a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-152468a.jpg)
![Spodumene from Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-159406a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-159406a.jpg)