Small cabinet size fluorescent yellow smithsonite on host matrix.  

locality – Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China

weight – 72 grams

size – 6.8cm x 4.3cm x 1.6cm

Beautiful!  Chrysanthemum stone, also called “flower stone”, is a naturally occurring crystal formation in a rock.  The form of blooming chrysanthemum flowers are comprised of dolomite, gypsum-laden clay or limestone with crystals of andalusite, celestite, feldspar, or calcite. The black matrix is a dark gray shale.  

Locality – Hubei Province, China

weight – 939 grams / 2lb 1oz

size – 15cm x 14cm x 2cm / 6in x 5.5in x .5in

Fluorite, Octahedral Crystals, 2 generations, China

Calcite Crystal Ball, China

Cluster of large, purple, translucent FLUORITE crystals on white Quartz. Most of the cubic crystals are beveled and zoned with dark purple edges. The Fluorite fluoresces Blue under long-wave UV light. Specimen is 6.3 inches in length. Largest Fluorite cube is 0.6 inches long. 

Cluster of large, purple, translucent FLUORITE crystals. Most of the cubic crystals are zoned with dark purple edges. The Fluorite fluoresces Blue under long-wave UV light. Specimen is 4.2 inches in length. Largest Fluorite cube is 0.6 inches long. 

Beautiful REALGAR crystal from a classic location in 1992. Brilliant red color with a good termination on one end. The crystal is 1.3 inches in length. Realgar is light sensitive. Realgar is an arsenic sulfide mineral. This piece is from the collection of Roger Maynard. Roger is a friend and was a long-time geologist with the US Geological Survey in New Mexico.

Large, translucent SCHEELITE crystal with a contact twin. The largest face is 1.4 inches long. Brilliant golden-yellow color. It fluoresces blue under short wave UV light. The matrix is silvery MUSCOVITE. The specimen is from the famous Pingwu mine in China. Scheelite is a major ore for Tungsten. This specimen is from the collection of Roger Maynard. Roger is a friend and was a long-time geologist with the US Geological Survey.

This piece glitters! Stunning color contrast of green Siderite “Blades” with brassy iridescent Chalcopyrite, whitish Calcite, and gray Tetrahedrite crystals in this specimen. The green blades of Siderite in this piece are very rare! Several of the Siderite blades are at least 0.5 inch long. The Calcite crystals are flattened and translucent. The luster of the Siderite is vitreous while the Chalcopyrite and Tetrahedrite have a brilliant metallic luster.

Cluster of large, green, translucent FLUORITE crystals with several CALCITE crystals. The Fluorite fluoresces Blue under long-wave UV light. Specimen is 6.1 inches in length. Largest Fluorite cube is 3.5 inches long. All Fluorite crystals have beveled edges, usually with etching. This specimen is from the collection of Roger Maynard. Roger is a friend and was a long-time geologist with the US Geological Survey.

Stibnite is an Antimony Sulfide mineral. This specimen has one primary Stibnite crystal 5.4 inches long that is terminated at one end. The color is silver-gray. It has a metallic luster. The piece has many minor Stibnite crystals at one end. 

Stibnite is an Antimony Sulfide mineral. This complex cluster has Stibnite blades as long as 4 inches. The color is silver. It has a brilliant metallic luster. The piece has minor white Calcite blades. 

Museum-size Beryl variety Goshenite, with Scheelite and Calcite on Muscovite combo

Stunning color contrast of green Siderite “Blades” with brassy, iridescent Chalcopyrite crystals in this specimen. Several of the Siderite blades are 1-inch long. The luster of the Siderite is vitreous to pearly while the Chalcopyrite has a brilliant metallic luster.