3903 Helvine, Hedenbergite, Axinite-(Fe), Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
(brownish-orange) Helvine on (green) Hedenbergite on (dark purple) Axinite-(Fe) from the Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China.
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3833 Shinichengite (TL), Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Pale pink Shinichengite crystals from the type locality for this recently named species. Dimensions: 11 mm x 10 mm x 7 mm
3721 Hewettite on Creedite and Fluorite, Qinglong Mine (Dachang Mine), China
Hewettite (red) on Creedite from the Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China. FOV 20mm.
3720 Tyuyamunite with Fluorite, Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, China
Tyuyamunite (yellow) with Fluorite (dark purple) from the Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China. FOV 25mm.
3661 Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) in Muscovite, Nagar District, Pakistan
3661 Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) in Muscovite, Nagar District, Pakistan. 50x35x30mm.
3660 Celestine on Calcite, Lagman Celestine Deposit, Afghanistan
Celestine on Calcite from Lagman Celestine Deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan. 50x48x45mm. #3660.
3501 Strontio-orthojoaquinite (TL), Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
3501 Strontio-orthojoaquinite (TL) | Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan. FOV 5 mm.
3521 Ningyoite (Type Locality), Ningyo-toge mine, Japan
3521 Ningyoite (Type Locality), Ningyo-toge mine, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. 30mm.
2958 Bultfonteinite, Plombierite, Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China
2958 Bultfonteinite on a pink tobermorite group mineral believed to be Plombierite | Shijiangshan mine (Dashishan mine), Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China | FOV 50mm.
3126 Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite), Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
3126 Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) | Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan | 22x19x17mm.
3195 Bultfonteinite, Plombierite, Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China
3195 Bultfonteinite on a pink tobermorite group mineral believed to be Plombierite | Shijiangshan mine (Dashishan mine), Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China | 40x27x24mm.
2949 Datolite (Var: Bakerite), Tobermorite Group, Imayoshite, Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
2949 Datolite (Var: Bakerite) with small, snow-white fibrous spheroidal Tobermorite group mineral (possibly Plombierite) and some small colourless and clear crystals of Imayoshite – Shijiangshan mine (Dashishan mine), Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China. Specimen...
2633 Imayoshiite, Tobermorite Group, Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China
2633 Imayoshiite (colourless, clear) with small, snow-white fibrous spheroidal Tobermorite group mineral (possibly Plombierite) on Diopside matrix – Shijiangshan mine (Dashishan mine), Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China. Specimen measures 70x50x47mm.
3440 Pentahydroborite, Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
3440 Pentahydroborite – Shijiangshan mine (Dashishan mine), Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China. FOV 15mm.
3197 Hedenbergite included Quartz, Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
3197 Hedenbergite included Quartz – Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China. Specimen measures 50x20x18mm.
3201 Richterite, Hauyne, Muscovite, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
3201 Richterite with Hauyne and Muscovite – Koksha Valley, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Specimen measures 60x45x30mm.
2948 Bultfonteinite, Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
2948 Bultfonteinite – Shijiangshan mine (Dashishan mine), Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China. Specimen measures 35x28x13mm.
3509 Apophyllite with Stilbite, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Apophyllite with Stilbite, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. 70x60x45mm.
3506 Quartz, Dara Ismael Khan, Wazirstan, Pakistan
‘Faden’ Quartz from Dara Ismael Khan, Wazirstan, Pakistan. 50x40x20mm.
3505 Spessartine on Albite, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan
3505 Spessartine on Albite, Haramosh Mountains, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 50x43x40mm.
1717 Cavansite, Heulandite, Stilbite, Wagholi Quarry, India
Cavansite on Heulandite with Stilbite from the Wagholi Quarry, Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. 60x45x25mm.
2146 Mordernite on Chalcedony, Aurangabad, India
2146 Mordernite on Quartz (Var: Chalcedony), Aurangabad, India. 45x37x23mm.
3489 Native Copper, Mio Mine, Nara Prefecture, Japan
3489 Native Copper, Mio Mine, Nara Prefecture, Japan. 30x28x25mm.
3488 Andradite, Oshigahae mine, Hinokage, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
3488 Andradite, Oshigahae mine, Hinokage, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. 50x40x20mm.
3205 Aragonite, Wenshan Mine, Maguan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
3205 Aragonite, Wenshan Mine, Maguan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China. 70x39x35mm.
3208 Rhodochrosite with Quartz, Liubao, Cangwu Co. Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
3208 Rhodochrosite with Quartz, Liubao, Cangwu Co. Wuzhou, Guangxi, China. 76x39x28mm.
2631 Quartz and Hematite, Jinlong Hill, Heyuan, Guangdong, China
2631 Quartz and Hematite, Jinlong Hill, Heyuan, Guangdong, China. 40x38x30mm.
ANKE31 Elbaite, Stak Nala, Pakistan
ANKE31 Elbaite from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 30x15x12mm.
3273 Bultfonteinite on Diopside, Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China
3273 Bultfonteinite on Diopside, Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China. 30x15x10mm
3272 Bultfonteinite on Diopside with Andradite, Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China
3272 Bultfonteinite on Diopside with Andradite, Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China. 60x40x30mm.
ANKS120 Spessartine on Quartz, Wushan Spessartine Mine, China
3262 Spessartine on Quartz, Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China. 35x12x11mm.
1875 Pentagonite, Wagholi Quarries, India
1875 Pentagonite – Wagholi Quarries, Pune, Maharashtra, India. FOV 80mm.
1728 Pentagonite, Wagholi Quarries, India
1728 Pentagonite – Wagholi Quarries, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. 20x18x15mm.
3111 Henmilite (TL) on Olshanskyite, Fuka mine, Japan
Sharp translucent deep violet-blue henmilite crystals on white olshanskyite matrix. It is the type and only world locality for henmilite. Fuka mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
2960 Tatarinovite and Bultfonteinite on Datolite (var. Bakerite), Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Tatarinovite and Bultfonteinite on Datolite (Var: Bakerite) on Andradite matrix – Shijiangshan mine, Inner Mongolia, China. 75x55x35mm.
1628 Cavansite on Heulandite, Wagholi Quarry, India
Cavansite on Heulandite – Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India. 100x60x50mm.
1867 Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Muscovite, Nagar District, Pakistan
Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Muscovite – Nagar District, Pakistan. 100x80x75mm.
2594 Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) on Hydroxylherderite, Nuristan, Afghanistan
twinned Spodumene (Var: Kunzite) on Hydroxylherderite, from Nuristan, Afghanistan. 40x27x25mm. No. 2594.
2941 Theisite, Hemimorphite and Veszelyite, Dongchuan District, China
Theisite, Hemimorphite and Veszelyite on Quartz | Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China | 60x35x30mm & FOV 20MM | No. 2941
2644 Cuprodongchuanite, Dongchuan District, China
Cuprodongchuanite (TL) with Veszelyite and Quartz. Light green possible Tyrolite or Theisite | Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China | FOV 20mm | No. 2644
2183 Elbaite with Muscovite and Albite, Stak Nala, Pakistan
Elbaite with Muscovite and Albite | Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts, Skardu Dis., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | 45x35x25mm | No. 2183 |
2908 Elbaite with Albite, Stak Nala, Pakistan
Elbaite with Albite | Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts, Skardu Dis., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | 60x50x30mm | No. 2908 |
1969 Scapolite, Karur District, India
Scapolite | Scapolite locality, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India | 38x7x7mm | No. 1969 |
1941 Tantalite-(Mn) on Elbaite with Albite, Stak Nala, Pakistan
Tantalite-(Mn) on Elbaite with Albite | Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts, Skardu Dis., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | 40x30x30mm | No. 1941 |
1606 Spessartine, Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, China
Spessartine on Quartz | Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China | 75x70x20mm | No. 1606 |
1636 Cavansite, Wagholi Quarry, India
Cavansite on Heulandite, Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India. FOV 45mm.
1632 Valentinite, Xikuangshan Sb Deposit, China
Bladed Valentinite crystals from the Xikuangshan Sb Deposit, Lengshujiiang, Hunan Prov., China. FOV 30mm.
2497 Zoisite, Shigar Valley, Pakistan
Zoisite | Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 32x10x4mm.
1882 Pentagonite, Wagholi Quarry, India
Pentagonite on Heulandite, Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India. FOV 40mm.
1942 Tantalite-(Mn), Nuristan, Afghanistan
Tantalite-(Mn), possibly Columbite-(Mn) (needs analysis to confirm), from Nuristan, Afghanistan. Crystal is 9mm across. No. 1942.