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Native gold in quartz - Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne,...

Small flecks of native gold in grey quartz, typical of the...

Hematoid and morion quartz - Guilers, Finistère, France

A specimen of hematoid and morion quartz with shiny...

Pyromorphite on barite - Farges mine, Ussel, Corrèze, France

Bright pyromorphites of various sizes (millimetres to 0.5 cm)...

Pinite - Blot l'Église, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Single crystal of pinite (cordierite pseudomorphosed into...

Sérandite - Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

Salmon-pink single crystal of serandite of respectable size...

Lussatite - Dallet, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Curious internal moulding of a probable bluish lussatite root,...

Helix ramondi in lussatite - Dallet, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Complete Helix ramondi partially perimorphosed into lussatite...

Quincyte (pink opal) - Quincy, Cher, France

Quincyte, variety of pink opal, cut and semi-polished on the...

Quincyte (pink opal) - Quincy, Cher, France

Plate of quincyte, a variety of pink opal, cut and polished on...

Quincyte (pink opal) - Quincy, Cher, France

Plate of quincyte, a variety of opal, with one side...

Quincyte (pink opal) - Quincy, Cher, France

Plate of quincyte, a variety of opal, with one side...

Gypsum - Caresse, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Although this quarry has yielded specimens of more impressive...

Amethyst - Saint Pardoux, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Amethyst encapsulated in hyaline quartz with beautifully shiny...

Gypsum and chalcopyrite - Arignac, Ariège, France

Several gypsum crystals of superb transparency and brilliance,...

Molybdenite - Héva River, Abitibi, Quebec, Canada

Sheets of molybdenite (molybdenum sulphide) on a matrix of...

Fluorite - Le Pertre, Île-et-Vilaine, France

Rare fluorite from Brittany, from work on the Rennes-Le Mans...

Sphärosiderite - Laguépie, Tarn-et-Garonne, France

Variety of microcrystallised and spheroidal siderite, on...

Seraphinite - Korshunovskoye mine, Siberia, Russia

Slice of shimmering green seraphinite, polished on the front...

Quartz - Leschaux Glacier, Mont-Blanc Massif, Haute-Savoie,...

Imposing, slightly smoky, translucent and brilliant quartz in...

Natrodufrénite - Merléac, Côtes d'Armor, France

Vanadinite and barite - Mibladen mining district, Morocco

Bright, orange-red vanadinite crystals scattered over a white...

Vanadinite and gypsum - Mibladen mining district, Morocco

Superb specimen of bright red vanadinite, associated with...

Vanadinite and gypsum - Mibladen mining district, Morocco

Bright red vanadinite crystals combined with small gypsum...

Calcite - Grabiszyce quarry, Luban district, Poland

Small, deep-orange calcite scalenohedrons on basalt. Calcite...

Sphalerite - Mine des Malines, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard,...

Red sphalerite crystals (in backlight) of good size and...

Rutile and hematite - Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil

Fine golden rutile needles on hematite flakes with a beautiful...

Gypsum - Arignac, Ariège, France

Two gypsum crystals in excellent condition, very fine quality...

Moldavite - Besednice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic

Floating, translucent moldavite.Moldavite is a variety of...

Moldavite - Besednice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic

Floating, translucent moldavite.Moldavite is a variety of...

Hematite - Nador, Morocco

Superb specimen of hematite in perfect condition, with smooth,...

Native gold - Morbihan, France

Small native gold nugget from the Hennebont region in...

Quartz and fluorite - Face Sud des Droites, Mont-Blanc Massif,...

Plate composed of several smoky quartz points, oriented in...