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This is a 31.46tcw lot of beautiful yellow, unheated rough chrysoberyl from Madagascar. There are 21 pieces that range in size from approximately 5x5 -13x8 mm. This is the exact lot that you will receive.
Yellow chrysoberyl is believed to emphasize personal power, confidence, motivation, and mental clarity. It’s often described as a stone of focus, self-worth, and manifestation, helping with decision-making, overcoming self-doubt, and turning ideas into action.
This is a nice group of bright orange wulfenite crystals on matrix from Rowley Mine, Arizona. While the Rowley Mine does not produce the massive wulfenite crystals found at the famed Red Cloud Mine, its wulfenite is prized for its color, clarity, and associations. The crystals typically form as rich orange to yellow-orange thin, tabular, square blades. They are often beveled and can be exceptionally transparent and gemmy. Wulfenite here is frequently associated with mimetite, which often forms as bright orange-red spheres or balls. This association is the quintessential Rowley Mine look.
Wulfenite is often associated with creativity, emotional balance, and perseverance. Some believe it helps connect the heart and the will, encouraging people to follow their passions even through difficult or uncertain times. Wulfenite is also thought to support emotional healing by helping release old attachments and clearing a path for new experiences.
The specimen is in good condition and is a colorful and really beautiful specimen. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.
Name: Wulfenite and Quartz
Specimen Size: Miniature-Sized
Dimensions: 53x39x37 mm / 2.1x1.5x1.5 inches
Weight: 78.93 Grams / 2.8 ounces
Origin: Mined in Rowley Mine, (Reliance Mine), Theba, Painted Rock District, Arizona, United States
Aegirine, also known as acmite, is a rare and stunning black mineral. It is found in many locations around the world. Aegirine is usually black, greenish-black, or brownish-black in color and has a glassy or vitreous luster. It has a hardness of 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, which means it is relatively hard and durable. Aegirine is also known for its straight, needle-like crystals that can grow up to several centimeters in length.
Aegirine is believed to have properties associated with protection, energy balancing, and spiritual growth. Microcline, being a feldspar, is often linked to creativity and intuition. The combination of these minerals is thought to enhance their individual metaphysical properties.
Name: Aegirine Crystal
Specimen Size: Miniature-Sized
Dimensions: 39x10x5 mm / 1.5x0.4x0.2 inches
Weight: 4.0 grams / 0.14 ounces
Origin: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Astrophyllite is a striking and rare mineral known for its bronze to golden-bladed crystals that radiate like starbursts, often embedded in a dark matrix of other minerals. The name comes from Greek, meaning “star leaf,” referring to its star-like crystal formations. It is found in locations such as Russia, Norway, Greenland, and Canada. This specimen of Astrophyllite and Natrolite crystals originates from the world famous site of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec.
Astrophyllite is often seen as a stone of inner illumination and self-discovery. Some believe it helps reveal hidden potential and encourages personal truth, making it a supportive companion during times of change or reflection. It’s sometimes associated with letting go of the past and embracing a more authentic path forward.
Natrolite is an uncommon zeolite mineral, often found in opaque white crystal clusters as seen on this great specimen. There are other traces of minerals such as aegirine in this complex matrix in a spectacular shape.
This specimen is in very good condition and displays very well. Make this a special specimen in your collection.
Name: Astrophyllite and Natrolite Cluster
Specimen Size: Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 77x56x53 mm / 3.0x2.2x2.1 inches
Weight: 149.2 Grams / 5.3 Ounces
Origin: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Microcline, a member of the feldspar mineral family, is known for its beautiful color variations and distinctive twinning patterns. This outstanding specimen comes from the Poudrette Quarry at Mount Saint Hilaire.
Microcline, being a feldspar, is often linked to creativity and intuition. The combination of these minerals is thought to enhance their individual metaphysical properties.
This Microcline crystal is perfect for those looking for a unique and beautiful addition to their mineral collection!
Name: Microcline
Specimen Size: Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 71x47x59 mm / 2.8x1.8x2.3 inches
Weight: 92.25 Grams / 3.2 Ounces
Origin: Mined in Poudrette Quarry, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
These are perfect rosettes of metallic molybdenite, almost completely exposed in a glassy quartz matrix crystals from Moly Hill, Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Québec, Canada. The pair of rosettes measure 17mm in length.
Molybdenite is commonly found as foliated masses meaning the mineral forms folia or layers, like the mineral mica. It is metallic gray, has a greasy feel, and is very soft at only 1 on Mohs' hardness scale. Its softness, metallic luster and gray color led scientists to mistakenly believe it was a lead mineral. This specimen shows the typical hexagonal layered structure of the crystal.
Some believe molybdenite is linked to intuition, transformation, and problem-solving, helping with mental clarity and adaptability. It is sometimes associated with the third eye chakra, thought to enhance insight and creative thinking.
Name: Molybdenite Crystals
Specimen Size: Miniature-Sized
Dimensions: 46x37x25 mm / 1.8x1.5x1.0 inches
Weight: 51.4 Grams / 1.8 ounces
Origin: Mined in Moly Hill, La Motte, Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Québec, Canada
Pseudomorphs are mineral specimens that have the external shape of one mineral but are composed of another. The pseudomorph goethite after marcasite forms when marcasite is exposed to oxidizing conditions and starts to oxidize and break down. As the marcasite breaks down, goethite replaces it in the crystal structure, preserving the shape of the original marcasite crystal. The resulting specimen appears as a marcasite crystal, but is actually composed of goethite.
The Farafra Oasis, in the White Desert, has been known for a number of years to deliver incredible pseudomorph specimens. The pseudomorphs occur within the Cretaceous Khoman Chalk, from which the White Desert derives its name.
This specimen is remarkable for its relatively sharp and bladed marcasite crystal form. It is in excellent condition.
Name: Goethite After Marcasite Pseudomorph
Specimen Size: Miniature-Sized Specimen
Dimensions: 36x25x30 mm / 1.4x1.0x1.2 inches
Weight: 59.8 grams / 2.1 ounces
Origin: White Desert, Farafra Oasis, Egypt
This aegirine, also known as acmite, is a rare and stunning dark green and black mineral. It is found in many locations around the world; this outstanding specimen comes from the pegmatites at Dehnel's pit, Stettin pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex in Marathon Co., Wisconsin, USA, a locality specimen where it is often found in association with microcline.
Aegirine is usually black, greenish-black, or brownish-black in color and has a glassy or vitreous luster. It has a hardness of 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, which means it is relatively hard and durable. Aegirine is also known for its straight, needle-like crystals that can grow up to several centimeters in length.
Microcline, a member of the feldspar mineral family, is known for its beautiful color variations and distinctive twinning patterns. When paired with aegirine, the result is a striking and eye-catching contrast of colors.
Aegirine is believed to have properties associated with protection, energy balancing, and spiritual growth. Microcline, being a feldspar, is often linked to creativity and intuition. The combination of these minerals is thought to enhance their individual metaphysical properties.
This aegirine on microcline crystal is the perfect combination for those looking for a unique and beautiful addition to their mineral collection!
Name: Aegirine on Microcline
Specimen Size: Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 90x56x70 mm / 3.5x2.2x2.7 inches
Weight: 328 Grams / 11.5 Ounces
Origin: Mined in Dehnel's pit, Stettin pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex in Marathon Co., Wisconsin, USA
A fine cluster of crystal of Narsarsukite from the famous Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada. Narsarsukite is a rare sodium, titanium, iron silicate. Its color varies from pale to dark yellow, greenish yellow, dark green, grayish brown to dark brown, colorless, pale pink, lemon-yellow to orange-yellow, often with a glassy or dull or greasy luster. The crystals are usually well formed, sharp, tabular or lath-shaped crystals forming attractive radiating sprays, parallel stacked groups and aggregates, and may occur alongside other rare minerals that Mont-Saint-Hilaire is known for.
This beautiful and rare specimen of Narsarsukite from world famous Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, would be a great addition to any collection.
Name: Narsarsukite
Specimen Size: Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 67x53x29 mm / 2.6x2.1x1.1 inches
Weight: 92.92 grams / 3.3 oz
Origin: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
This is an attractive specimen of calcite crystals from Limestone Quarry, Povodje, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The entire top surface of the specimen is covered with many sharp well formed golden calcite crystals. It is in excellent condition.
Calcite is found throughout the world in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. Some geologists consider it to be a "ubiquitous mineral" - one that is found everywhere. Calcite is the principal constituent of limestone and marble.
Name: Calcite Crystal
Specimen Size: Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 67x51x42 mm/ 2.6x2.0x1.6 inches
Weight: 96 Grams / 3.4 Ounces
Origin: Mined in Limestone Quarry, Povodje, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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