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Topaz in Matrix from Mexico
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Six clear gem topaz are 5/8 inch to
3/4 inch on a piece of rhyolite granite from Mexico |
| Item Number: topmex01 |
Price: $ 38.00 |
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Topaz Crystal from Mexico
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1 3/8 inch prism is by 7 16 inch by
3/8 inch thick. The amber colored topaz crystal is from Mexico. |
| Item Number: topmex02 |
Price: $ 35.00 |
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Pale Aquamarine mega Crystal
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Pale blue green aquamarine has maximum
clarity and gem luster. A 1 1/4 inch central core is cast over dissolved,
long shaped crystals. A 3/4 inch thick layer of aquamarine covering
over half of the specimen has hundreds of complex crystal faces. The
2 1/4 inch by 1 3/4 inch by 1 3/4 inch aquamarine from Virgim Da Lapa,
Minas Gerais, Brazil weighs 6 1/2 ounces. |
| Item Number: aquabr10 |
Price: $ 175.00 |
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Aquamarine Maxime
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Clear, light blue aquamarine has complex
crystal structure. Aquamarine maxime from Teofilo Ontini, Minas Gerais
Brazilhas has bright luster that is reflected by the many crystal
faces. 5/8 inch by 3/4 inch by 3/8 inch, over 5 grams. |
| Item Number: aquamx02 |
Price: $ 32.00 |
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Aquamarine Maxime
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Clear, faint blue aquamarine has complex
crystal structure. Aquamarine maxime from Teofilo Ontini, Minas Gerais
Brazilhas has bright luster that is reflected by the many crystal
faces. 5/8 inch by 3/4 inch by 3/8 inch, over 2 grams. |
| Item Number: aquamx03 |
Price: $ 22.00 |
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Green Beryl Crystal Brazil
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1 inch by 1/4 inch beryl crystal is
a six sided prism with light green color and brilliant gem luster.
Location: Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais. Photo shows both sides |
| Item Number: brylbr02 |
Price: $ 30.00 |
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Morganite Beryl Crystal Cluster
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The 1 3/4 by 1 1/2 by 3/4 inch , 42
gram morganite beryl crystal cluster has several crystal gr Rubillite
Tourmaline, Brazil own together, one is a flat with telescoping faces,
another prism has vertical striations, included black prism crystals,
and vivid rainbow colors. The clear morganiteis lustrous with soft
pink color. There is a bit of feldspar attached to the bottom of the
morganite from Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais |
| Item Number: morgan03 |
Price: $ 245.00 |
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Yellow Brazilianite Crystals, Brazil
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Alkaline sodium aluminum phosphate
A spray of gemmy yellow brazilianite with albite feldspar crystal
frosting is 1 3/8 inch long and weighs 5 grams. Location: Divino des
Laranjeires, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: brazil02 |
Price: $ 44.00 |
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Brazilianite Crystal, Brazil
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Alkaline sodium aluminum phosphate
The single yellow brazilianite crystal is a monoclinic prismatic that
is 1 1/8 inch long and weighs 7 grams. The phosphate mineral is from
a pegmatite in Divino des Laranjeires, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Item Number: brazil03 |
Price: $ 45.00 |
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Brazilianite Crystal
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alkaline sodium aluminum phosphate
The brilliant yellow brazilianite crystal from a phosphate pegmatite
in Divino des Laranjeires, Minas Gerais, Brazil is a four-sided prism
that is 7/8 inch by 5/8 inch by 3/8 inch. The white at the bottom
is model clay holding the crystal upright. |
| Item Number: brazil05 |
Price: $ 55.00 |
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Brazilianite Crystal
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Sodium Aluminum Phosphate Hydroxide
The aesthetic grouping of brazilianite crystals consists of three
crystals. A stocky 5/8 inch crystal attached to a small 1/2 crystal
with a 1 inch crystal perpendicular to the other two. A patch of drusy
quartz tops the thumbnail mineral specimen from Divino des Laranjeires,
Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Item Number: brazil06 |
Price: $ 40.00 |
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Chrysobeyrl, Brazil
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The oxide of beryllium and aluminum
is a 1/2 by 3/16 inch thick trilling. The greenish yellow crystal
group has distinct crystal form and is clear enough to see the complex
interior structure. |
| Item Number: chrsbr02 |
Price: $ 25.00 |
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Two Epidote Crystal Sprays
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Epidote is alkaline calcium iron silicate.
Elongated prisms sprays with smaller intersecting sprays. The 2 inch
long and 1 ½ inch crystals have a bright luster that is sometimes
covered with a dusting of light olive epidote. Location Capellinha
Minas Gerais, Brazilepi. |
| Item Number: epidot03 |
Price: $ 28.00 |
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Epidote and Cassiterite Crystals
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Epidote is alkaline calcium iron silicate.Elongated
prisms sprays with smaller intersecting sprays. The 1 3/8 inch long
crystals have a bright luster that is sometimes covered with a dusting
of light olive epidote. Location Capellinha Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Cassiterite, tin oxide, from Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil, has cascading
pyramid faces with bright metallic luster. 1/2 inch crystal. |
| Item Number: epicas01 |
Price: $ 12.50 |
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Sphene Crystal
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Calcium Titanium Silicate
Clear and yellow green, the sphene (or titianite) crystal is tabular
with beveled edges. The size is 3/4 inch by 7/16 inch by 1/8 inch
thick. Location Capelinha, Mina Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: sphene02 |
Price: $ 18.00 |
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Topaz Crystal, Brazil
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Clear lustrous topaz crystal from Brazil
is 1 inch by 7/8 inch by 7/8 inch and weighs 16 grams. |
| Item Number: topazb01 |
Price: $ 24.00 |
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Topaz Crystal, Brazil
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Clear topaz crystals
from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 1 1/8 inch by 5/8 inch by
3/8 inch (28x17x15mm, 19 grams). The single flat crystal is vertically
striated. The back crystal face is composed of many small faces. The
crystal has the optical properties of a gemstone. 12 grams |
| Item Number: topbrz01 |
Price: $ 15.00 |
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Topaz on Smoky Quartz DT
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A single clear topaz crystal is perched
on a smoky quartz double terminated crystal. 1 3/4 inch quartz has
a 7/8 inch by 9/16 inch by 9/16 inch (22x13x13mm) TOPAZ. The topaz
has stepped faces adding to the reflective surfaces and the gemlike
optical properties. Location: Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
19 grams weight. |
| Item Number: topbrz02 |
Price: $ 24.00 |
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Topaz Crystal Cluster, Brazil
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A large and lustrous, 1 1/8 inch by
3/4 inch by 5/8 inch, topaz crystal has a dozen smaller crystals attached
around the girdle of the crystal. 28 grams. Photos shows both sides
of the topaz crystal cluster from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: topbrz04 |
Price: $ 29.00 |
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Golden Topaz Crystals, Brazil
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Two golden topaz crystals, four sided,
terminated prisms, are 5/8 inch by 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch by 1/4 inch.
These lustrous golden topaz are from Ouro Preto, Mina Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: topgld05 |
Price: $ 19.00 |
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Golden Topaz Crystals
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Two golden topaz crystals, four sided,
terminated prisms, are 5/8 inch by 1/4 inch. These lustrous topaz
crystals have gold to pink hues. Location: Ouro Preto, Mina |
| Item Number: topgld07 |
Price: $ 23.00 |
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Buergerite Tourmaline Crystals
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NaFe3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3O3F
Sodium Iron Aluminum Boro-silicate Oxide
Buergerite is a rare iron and sodium rich tourmaline with fluorine.
The blocky triangular prisms are striated lengthwise. Bronze to brown
color with transparency at the surface, The buergerite crystals are
from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerias, Brazil. The mineral specimen
is primarily buergerite with a few associated minerals on the surface;
in particular some small cubes. 2 1/4 inch by 1 1/4 inch by 1 3/4
inch.
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| Item Number: trbubr01 |
Price: $ 40.00 |
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Buergerite Tourmaline Crystal
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NaFe3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3O3F, Sodium Iron
Aluminum Boro-silicate Oxide
Buergerite is a rare iron and sodium rich tourmaline with fluorine.
The blocky triangular prisms are striated lengthwise. Bronze to brown
color with transparency at the surface, The buergerite crystal from
Governador Valadares, Minas Gerias, Brazil is 1 inch long with 3/4
inch wide, curved faces on the three sides. |
| Item Number: trbubr04 |
Price: $ 20.00 |
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Buergerite Tourmaline Crystals
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NaFe3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3O3F, Sodium Iron
Aluminum Boro-silicate Oxide
Buergerite is a rare iron and sodium rich tourmaline with fluorine.
The 1/2 inch blocky triangular prisms are striated lengthwise. Bronze
to brown color with transparency at the surface, The buergerite crystals
are from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerias, Brazil. The specimen
is primarily buergerite with a few associated minerals on the surface;
in particular some small cubes. 1 3/4 inch by 1 1/4 inch by 1 1/4
inch buergerite is a solid mass of crystals. |
| Item Number: trbubr04 |
Price: $ 45.00 |
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2 Elbaite Tourmalines
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Two pink and green elbaite terminated
tourmaline crystals are slender prisms 13/16 and 7/8 inch long. |
| Item Number: trelbr08 |
Price: $ 18.00 |
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Green & Pink Elbaite Tourmalines
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Green and pink elbaite terminated tourmalines
are 5/8 inch long (17mm). The tourmaline to the left is pink top and
bottom and green through the middle. The one to the right is green.Location:
Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: trelbr09 |
Price: $ 17.00 |
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Pink Elbaite and Green Elbaite Tourmaline
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A 13/16 inch (21mm) green elbaite terminated
tourmaline has a slender 5/8 inch pink tourmaline attached in parallel
formation. Location: Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: trelbr11 |
Price: $ 17.00 |
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Pink and Green Elbaite Tourmaline Crystals
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5/8 inch terminated tourmaline is pink
with a green band near the tip. The 3/4 inch tourmaline is green with
a pink base. Location: Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: trelbr12 |
Price: $ 18.00 |
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2 Pink Elbaite and Green Elbaite Tourmaline
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Two terminated tourmaline crystals are
3/4 inch long; the crystal to the left is pink at the base and green
at the top. The tourmaline to the right is green. Both have tiny tourmalines
attached to the prism faces. Location: Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais,
Brazil. |
| Item Number: trelbr13 |
Price: $ 18.00 |
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Green Elbaite Tourmaline
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The terminated triangular elbaite tourmaline
crystal is deep translucent green with blue tints when viewed at different
angles. The 13/16 inch prism is 3/16 inch thick. Location: Coronel
Murta,
Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: trelbr14 |
Price: $ 26.00 |
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Elbaite Tourmaline Crystal, Brazil
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Pink at the top and green at the bottom,
the translucent elbaite tourmaline is 1 3/8 inch by 1/4 inch with
a steep termination. Colonel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Two photos
of the one tourmaline crystal |
| Item Number: trelbr21 |
Price: $ 35.00 |
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Elbaite Tourmaline Crystal, Brazil
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Pink at the bottom and green at the
top, the translucent elbaite tourmaline is 1 3/8 inch by 1/4 inch.
Colonel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Item Number: trelbr22 |
Price: $ 36.00 |
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Elbaite Tourmaline Crystal, Brazil
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Pink and green elbaite tourmaline is
dark green at the bottom base and translucent pink at the top half.
The stocky 7/8 inch by 5/16 inch prism has a grouping of crystals
at the base and a steep peaked termination. Colonel Murta, Minas Gerais,
Brazil. |
| Item Number: trelbr23 |
Price: $ 26.00 |
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Indicolite Tourmaline with Lepidolite
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1 1/2 inch by 3/8 inch translucent tourmaline
is a lovely shade of blue. The spray of tourmaline prisms of lavender
lepidolite in groups of flat mica crystals. 6 gram prism crystal is
from Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Item Number: trblbr02 |
Price: $ 95.00 |
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Green Uvite Tourmaline Crystal
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A grouping of tourmaline crystals interlock
into a 11/16 (20cm) by 5/8 inch by 1/2 inch (12mm) spray. The uvite
tourmaline crystals are dark bottle green and transparent under strong
light. This magnesium rich tourmaline forms short crystals with a
wide three faced termination. On edge, they appear wedge shaped. |
| Item Number: truvit04 |
Price: $ 18.00 |
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Aqua-green Tourmaline with Twins
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A 1 1/8 inch by 7 /16 inch aqua-green
tourmaline has a pair of twins protruding from the side. The gemmy
green tourmalines have smallerpink tourmalines attached to the tip.The
unusual tourmaline crystal specimen, from Minas Gerais, Brazil,
is translucent with gem luster. |
| Item Number: tourbr15 |
Price: $ 55.00 |
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Rubellite Tourmaline Crystal Cluster
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The large grouping of hot pink, clear
tourmaline prisms 3 by 2 by 1 ½ inches and weighs 160 grams.The
prisms are up to 3/8 inch in diameter. location: Morro Redondo, Minas
Gerais |
| Item Number: trrbbr08 |
Price: $ 245.00 |
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Red Almandine Garnets, Alaska
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A piece of schist 2 inch by 2 inch by
2 ½ inch holds many small garnets and one 1/2 inch, one 3/8
inch, and a loose 5/16 inch. The loose stone (on top in the photo)
is opaque. All of the garnets have bright luster and smooth crystal
faces. Location Wrangle, Alaska |
| Item Number: garask02 |
Price: $ 33.00 |
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3 Red Beryl, Utah
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Three beryl crystals are deep red hexagonal
prisms that are 3/16 to 1/4 inch tall. Red color is the rarest of
the beryl. These are from Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah. |
| Item Number: redbry01 |
Price: $ 120.00 |
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Yellow Calcite, Ohio
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The 231 gram crystal has an interlaced
structure that provides a shimmering display. The bright yellow calcite
crystal, from Ohio, is 3 ½ inches by 2 ½ inches by 1
¾ inches. |
| Item Number: calyel01 |
Price: $ 35.00 |
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Sphalerite Crystals, Indiana
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Dodecahedron sphalerite crystals average
1/2 inch each with one larger triple cluster. The four single and
one cluster of sphalerite are black with a tint of red and have a
greasy metallic luster on well developed crystal faces. Location:
Carrol County Indiana. |
| Item Number: sphlin01 |
Price: $ 12.75 |
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Hessionite Garnets, Canada
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Hessionite garnets
are light cinnamon color with gem luster. from Quebec, Canada. 1 inch
by 5/16 inch by 1/4 inch |
| Item Number: garhes01 |
Price: $ 17.00 |
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Scapolite Crystals, Canada
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Scapolite is formed in metamorphic action
on impure limestone. The complex composition is sodium or calcium
aluminum silicate, with The green scapolite crystals are 1 inch and
5/8 inch long and are faintly translucent. Location: C. Alumeet Island,
Quebec Canada. |
| Item Number: scapol01 |
Price: $ 17.00 |
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More Calcites!
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This page is all calcite mineral specimens
from North and South America, Africa, and other localities around
the world. Calcite has more crystal forms than any other mineral.
Cruise this page to see some of the calcite crystal varieties. Tsumeb
calcites have many secondary metal minerals. |
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