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Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.16.2022 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve added excellent new specimens from the John S. White collection. The theme of this update began as quartz with inclusions, but there are specimens exhibiting other phenomena as well – phantoms, zoning, selective deposition.
Tags: Adams Farm, Adrar Tirecht Bou Oudi, Akzhailyou, Alexander Co., amethyst, amethyst crystal, amethyst hematite inclusions, Ametrine, ametrine crystal, ametrine section, ametrine slice, ametrine specimen, Anahi Mine, Angel Sandoval Province, Balochistan, Bolivia, Brazil, brookite in quartz, brookite inclusion in quartz, Canada, Cascalho Claim, Chile, china, Clinochlore inclusions, Confianza Mine, Coquimbo, cristobalite, Cristobalite inclusion, Dalnegorsk, Dhading District, doubly-terminated amethyst, doubly-terminated quartz crystal, elabite, elbaite inclusion, enhydro, Ganesh Himal, Ghanche Distict, Gilgit-Baltistan, hematite, hematite inclusions, Hiddenite, Himalayan quartz, hourglass amethyst, hourglass inclusion in amethyst, India, Joaquin Felicio, Karur District, Kazakhstan, Khaplu, Kharan, Madagascar, Mandritsara, Metabetchouan-Lac-a-La-Croix, Minas Gerais, molybdenite, molybdenite crystals, molybdenite in quartz, molybdenite inclusions, Moroccan amethyst, Morocco, Morogoro, near Conselheiro Pena, Nepal, North Carolina, pakistan, Primorskiy Kray, Province No. 3, pyrite crystal inclusions in quartz, pyrite in quartz, pyrite inclusions in quartz, quartz, quartz bubble inclusion, quartz chlorite inclusions, quartz clinochlore inclusions, quartz crystal, quartz crystal Nepal, quartz enhydro, quartz fine mineral, quartz hematite inclusions, quartz inclusions, quartz moving black inclusions, Quartz phantom, quartz scepter, quartz sceptre, quartz specimen, quartz variety ametrine, quartz with brookite inclusion, quartz with marcasite, quartz with moving bubble, quartz with rutile inclusion, quartz with selective deposition, Quebec, reticulated rutile, Rio Grande do Sul, Russia, rutile, rutile crystal, rutile fine mineral, rutile in quartz, rutile inclusion in quartz, rutile inclusions, rutile specimen, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Santa Cruz, sceptre quartz, smoky quartz, Sofia, Souss-Massa, Tamil Nadu, tanzania, Tata Province, Tilama, Tipling Mine, Tourmaline, tourmaline in quartz, tourmaline inclusions, USA, Yunnan, Zhaotong, zoned quartz crystal, zoned smoky quartz, zoning in quartz crystal
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 09.10.2021 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve posted excellent new specimens from the John S. White quartz collection, representing many different phenomena of quartz crystallization, also from a great diversity of localities and mineral environments.
Tags: afghanistan, amethyst crystal, amethyst crystals, amethyst fine mineral, amethyst for sale, amethyst specimen, apatite in quartz, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Badakhshan, Bahia, Boekenhoutshoek area, Boyacá Dept., Brazil, china, Clinochlore inclusions, Colombia, Cristobalite inclusion, crystallized quartz shard, curved crystal, curved quartz, curved quartz crystal, Dhading District, Diamond Willow Mine, Doce Valley, doubly-terminated quartz crystal, El Hammam Mine, Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, faden, faden quartz, fence quartz, fluorapatite, fluorapatite in quartz, fluorite, fluorite crystal, fluorite cube, fluorite specimen, France, Ganesh Himal, gitterquarz, grape agate, grape agate specimen, grape amethyst, grape amethyst for sale, grape amethyst specimen, Hallelujah Junction Area, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dneri, hematite in quartz, hematite inclusions in quartz, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan quartz, hunan, India, Indonesia, Isère, John S. White personal collection, John White, John White personal mineral collection, John White quartz collection, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kokcha Valley, Kullu District, Ladujar Medam, lattice quartz, Leshan, Lignarre Valley, Mamuju area, Manali, Meknes, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Minas Gerais, Mkobola, Morocco, Mpumalanga, Namibia, Nepal, Nevada, Nkangala, Novo Horizonte, Ontario, Ontario Amethyst, Ornon, pakistan, Parelhas, Peña Blanca Mine, Peshawar, Petersen Mountain, Province No. 3, quartz, Quartz (Faden), quartz crystal, quartz crystal Nepal, quartz crystallized shard, quartz crystals, quartz epitactic, quartz epitaxy, quartz fine mineral, quartz on fluorite, quartz oriented, quartz oriented over feldspar, quartz rutile inclusions, quartz scepter, quartz sceptre, quartz shard, quartz specimen, Quartz var. Smoky Quartz, Quartz with fluorapatite inclusions, quartz with hematite inclusions, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, rutilated quartz, rutilated quartz crystal, rutilated quartz specimen, rutile inclusion in quartz, San Pablo de Borbur, Sao Geraldo do Baixio, Sar-e Sang River, Sar-e-Sang, scepter quartz, sceptre quartz, Sichuan, smoky quartz, smoky quartz crystal, smoky quartz fine mineral, smoky quartz scepter, smoky quartz sceptre, smoky quartz specimen, South Africa, Sulawesi, Sulawesi Barat Province, Thunder Bay Amethyst, Thunder Bay District, Tipling Mine, USA, var. Amethyst, Washoe Co. No, Zagi Mountain
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 06.06.2021 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve posted the second update of many specimens to come from the John S. White quartz collection. In this update there are many specimens with inclusions.
Tags: amethyst crystal, amethyst fine mineral, amethyst inclusions, amethyst pseudomorph, amethyst pseudomorph after calcite, amethyst specimen, Ametrine, ametrine crystal, ametrine section, ametrine slice, ametrine specimen, Anahi Mine, Angel Sandoval Province, Aracuai, Arkansas, astrophyllite, astrophyllite crystal, astrophyllite fine mineral, astrophyllite in quartz, astrophyllite inclusion, astrophyllite specimen, Boekenhoutshoek area, Bolivia, Brazil, cactus amethyst, cactus quartz, Capelinha, Chenzhou Prefecture, china, Colorado, Cristobalite inclusion, crystallized quartz shard, curved quartz crystal, Disentis, Doce Valley, epidote, epidote crystal, epidote inclusion in quartz, epidote inclusions, epidote inclusions in quartz, epidote specimen, fenster quartz, fensterquartz, fluorite, fluorite crystal, fluorite fine mineral, fluorite for sale, fluorite octahedral, fluorite octahedron, fluorite specimen, Garland Co., Grisons, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., Hamid Abad Kafoor Dheri, helvine, helvine crystal, helvine in quartz, helvine inclusion, helvine inclusion in quartz, helvine specimen, helvite, helvite crystal, helvite specimen, Hongquizhen Quarry, Hot Springs, hunan, Hunan Province, inclusions in quartz, inclusions in quartz crystal, India, Indore, Iris quartz, Itamirandiba, Japan Law Twin, Jinkouhe District, John White, John White personal mineral collection, John White quartz collection, Khadekwani, Khyber Pakhtunkwha, Leiyang Co., Leshan, Liangshan Yi, Little Giant Basin, Madhya Pradesh, magnesite crystal, Meigu Co., Minas Gerais, Mkobola, Mpumalanga, Near North Star Mine, negative crystal inclusions, negative crystal inclusions in quartz, Nkangala, pakistan, Peshawar District, quartz, quartz and fluorite, quartz crystal, quartz crystal inclusions, quartz crystallized shard, quartz fine mineral, quartz inclusion specimen, quartz inclusions, quartz negative crystal inclusions, quartz on fluorite, Quartz phantom, quartz pseudomorph after calcite, quartz red phantom, quartz shard, quartz specimen, quartz twin, quartz variety ametrine, quartz with epidote crystal inclusions, quartz with helvine inclusion, quartz with hematite inclusions, Rainbow Quartz, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul No, rutilated quartz, rutilated quartz specimen, rutile, rutile crystal, rutile inclusion, San Juan Co., San Juan Mountains, Sanawat, Santa Cruz, Sao Geraldo do Baixio, Shangbao Mine, Sichuan, skeletal growth quartz, South Africa, Switzerland, twinned quartz, USA, var. Amethyst, window quartz, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Yizhang Co. No, Zagi Mountain
