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Orthoclase var. Adularia from St. Gotthard, Switzerland. Ex coll. Museo de Mineralogia, Roma, Italy. |
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2.5 cm Afghanite crystal on 8 cm specimen from Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Mineralogical Association of Dallas' "Minerals from the Roof of the World" display at the TGMS Show 2004. |
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Albite crystals from Usakos Tourmaline mine, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia. |
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Huge Almandine crystal from Thackaringa, New South Wales, Australia. |
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Beryl var. Emerald, mined 2000 in Hiddenite, North Carolina, USA. This is a stunning specimen ex coll. Huston Museum of Natural Science Š the crystal is about 20 cm long! Š demonstrating that even well known deposits in well explored countries may produced superb specimens even today. , Displayed at the TGMS show 2005. |
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15 cm Beryl var. Heliodor crystal from a 2004 find in Luumäki, Karelia, Finland. Ex coll. Peter Lyckberg, displayed at the TGMS show 2005. |
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Huge Brazilianite crystal from Corrego Frio, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Ex coll. Mauna & Keith Proctor, displayed at the TGMS show 2005. |
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Cluster of Cavansite crystals, found 2000 in Chavan Quarry, Wagholi at Pune (Poona), Maharashtra, India. Note the rather open structure and large, elongate crystals from this find. This specimen is illustrated in the article Hedegaard, Claus. 2005. Cavansite, horn please! Lapidary Journal, 58(10), 76-77 |
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3 cm Cenosite (Kainosite) from Malosa Complex, Zomba Plateau, Malawi. Paul Botha specimen. |
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Chrysocolla in Dolomite from Kaokoland, Namibia. |
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Clinohumite crystals in Calcite from Morogoro in Tanzania. Jentsch Mineralien specimen. |
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Danburite xx to 25 cm from Charcas (San Luis Potosi, Mexico). Top-Gem Minerals specimen. |
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Diopside crystals from Dog Lake, Storington Township, Ontario, Canada. I donÕt know, but suspect they have been etched out of a carbonatite. Ex coll. Claus Hedegaard. |
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Dioptase crystals on Calcite with Duftite from Zero Stope, 33 level, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Tsumeb District (Oshikoto Region), Namibia |
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Transparent Epidote crystal from near Shigar, Pakistan. Haromosh Minerals specimen. |
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