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Nice cluster of green #Datolite crystals from Dalnegorsk, Russia.

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Perfect and huge red #Fluorite octahedron sitting on the "paper" #Calcite from Huanggangliang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China.

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Perfect smoky #Quartz #Gwindel from Furka Pass, Kanton Uri, Switzerland.

Seedorf museum exhibition

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Famous "Smaragd Madonna" specimen with numerous #Emerald crystals from the Habachtal, Austria.

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Nice #Pyromorphite crystals with red tint from Les Farges Mine, France.

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Various #Vanadinite specimens from Morocco.

Dark red from Mibladen, orange-red on gray coronadite from Taouz, and arsenium rich pale brown from Touissit.

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Crystal of #Amazonite feldspar (Pb-rich variety of #Microcline) from Gorkhi massif, Mongolia.

Size 5 x 3 cm

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Rare find of dark green Alpine #Fuorite from the Gasteiner Tal, Hohe Tauern, Austria.

Bramberg museum specimen

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Large etched #Topaz crystal from Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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Barite, Siderite, Olympic Dam, South Australia Mineral Matters #983

Mineral Matters # 983 - Barite, Siderite, Olympic Dam, South Australia
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Ultraviolet Fluorescence in Minerals Learn how ultraviolet light makes minerals glow: explore UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C effects, discover why fluorescence happens, and see examples of common UV-active minerals.

Many minerals glow in UV, which is called fluorescence. Learn more about this interesting phenomenon in our latest Collector's Guide:

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"Blue Cap" #Tourmaline from Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala, California, USA.

Mineral Trust David Yampol collection

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Very dark smoky #Quartz crystal from the Karalm, Hohe Tauern, Austria.

Bramberg museum specimen

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Classic piece of #Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, Arizona, USA.

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Crazy #Amazonite graphic unit from mixed LCT-NYF pegmatite near Høydalen, Norway.

Size 8 x 6 cm

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Cinnabar - Epic Mineral Overview Cinnabar is bright red mercury sulfide, main ore of mercury and a source of red pigments.

Infamous #Cinnabar is well known for its toxicity. It is the only source of mercury, which is important for numerous industrial applications.

Learn more in our comprehensive overview:

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Bright pink lithium #Tourmaline (var. #Rubellite) from Pachigram, Nuristan, Afghanistan.

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Huge cluster of #Albite (var. #Pericline) with #Apatite on the top, found in the Untersulzbachtal, Austria.

Bramberg museum specimen

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Zoned lithium #Tourmaline crystal on #Albite from Afghanistan.

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Big #Bournonite crystal with #Fluorite and #Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan province, China.

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Huge cluster of K-feldspar, #Quartz and #Aquamarine from Pakistan.

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Nice rutilated smoky #Quartz from the Krimmler Achental, Hohe Tauern, Austria.

Bramberg museum specimen

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Typical well-shaped #Platinum nugget with dark gray chrome #Spinel from Konder Mine, Khabarovsk, Russia.

Size 4 cm

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Native Platinum - Properties, Photos and Occurence Platinum is a valuable precious metal native element, prized for its physical resistance to chemical and temperature assault.

Native #Platinum is a very rare metal and critical industrial material. It has extreme physical properties, which are important for modern applications. Yet, platinum is very scarce.

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Nice cluster of #Feldspar, smoky #Quartz, #Aquamarine and #Schorl from Erongo, Namibia.

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Alpine #Amethyst crystals from Zillertal, Austria.

Bramberg museum specimen.

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Fresh #Melanterite stalactite hanging from the iron pipe in the underground mine in Jáchymov, Czech Republic.

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Acicular white #Wollastonite on the bluish marble from Nezdice, Czech Republic.

Size 15 x 12 cm

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