Petalite (GEM "floater" crystal)The vast majority of the Petalite crystals you will see from this locality have a distinctive "champagne" hue, which differentiates them from Petalite crystals from virtually all other world localities. This piece is notably colorless (it has a very pale golden overtone) compared to virtually everything else I've seen from the Palelni Mine. It's also one of the larger examples I've had to offer, since most others are thumbnails and this one is a full

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three-dimensional and fine quality thumbnail specimen from the Kharan District of Pakistan featuring a couple brilliant orange colored "sword"-shaped crystals of Brookite measuring up to 1

A worthwhile Wavellite

This specimen is an attractive display piece consisting of fine quality

Peridot is rare enough from Myanmar

A pair of very well-formed

The contrast of the satiny white Hopeite with the light blue-green Phosphophyllite sitting on the reddish-brown altered Sandstone matrix makes for an eye-catching specimen

The Henderson Mine is a MASSIVE commercial Molybdenum mining operation that runs 24 hours a day

This specimen was collected in August of 2009 in Bolivia

colorless Quartz crystal matrix

and even the highly desirable and rarely seen RED

This is a wonderful thumbnail specimen featuring a striking doubly-terminated 7 mm crystal of Brookite that is gracefully set among sharp