MINERALOGY. The most beautiful specimens from all over the world, from pyrite to rubies, a little bit about their name and common location, general narrative about Mineralogy from Mexican Geologist | Mineralogist Oscar Garcia Shelly.
Beryl var. Esmerald from the Muzo Mine, Mun. de Muzo, Vasquez-Yacopí Mining District, Boyacá Department, Colombia.
Largest crystal measures approx. 25 mm.
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Topaz, Scheelite, Fluorite, Pyrrhotite, Copper, Silver, Millerite from Spain to Pakistan, Russia, Mexico and Michigan! to take your breath away!
From top to bottom:
Topaz in Calcite matrix - From Katlang, Mardan District, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan. Scheelite set with Quartz on matrix - From the Gharmung Area, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Fluorite with blades of white Barite - From Berbes, Berbes Mining Area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain.
Acanthite and curling Native Silver wires - From the Reyes Mine in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Pyrrhotites on Quartz crystals - From the Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia.
Native Copper - From the Calumet & Hecla Mine, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan.
Botryoidal Chalcedony and fine Millerite crystals - From Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Red Beryl crystals in and atop Rhyolite matrix - From the Wah Wah Mountains near Delta, Utah.
Boleite with Calcite on hand matrix - From Boleo, Baja California, Mexico.
Topaz in Calcite matrix - From Katlang, Mardan District, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan. Scheelite set with Quartz on matrix - From the Gharmung Area, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Fluorite with blades of white Barite - From Berbes, Berbes Mining Area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain.
Acanthite and curling Native Silver wires - From the Reyes Mine in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Pyrrhotites on Quartz crystals - From the Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia.
Native Copper - From the Calumet & Hecla Mine, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan.
Botryoidal Chalcedony and fine Millerite crystals - From Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Red Beryl crystals in and atop Rhyolite matrix - From the Wah Wah Mountains near Delta, Utah.
Boleite with Calcite on hand matrix - From Boleo, Baja California, Mexico.
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