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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.
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Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 09.27.2016 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
The new Brazil Update on the website features a mix of excellent specimens from Brazil, including spessartine, rutile, struverite-ilmenorutile, alexandrite, montebrasite, brazilianite, kunzite and more.
Tags: Aguas Formosas, albite, alexandrite crystal, alexandrite specimen, Arataca, Bahia, Barra do Salinas, Brazil, Brazil fine minerals, Brazil mineral specimen, brazilianite crystal, brazilianite fine mineral, brazilianite specimen, Carnaíba District, Chrysoberyl (Twinned) on Muscovite, chrysoberyl crystal, chrysoberyl fine mineral, chrysoberyl specimen, chrysoberyl twin, chrysoberyl twinned, Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite, Coronel Murta, Diamantina, Divino das Laranjeiras, Galilea, Golconda District, Governador Valadares, hematite, ilmenorutile crystal, ilmenorutile fine mineral, ilmenorutile specimen, Itinga, Jenipapo Mine, Jequitinhonha Valley, kunzite crystal, kunzite specimen, Linoplois, mica crystal, mica specimen, Minas Gerais, Montebrasite, montebrasite crystal, montebrasite fine mineral, montebrasite specimen, muscovite, Muscovite ("Star Mica"), muscovite crystal, muscovite fine mineral, muscovite mica, muscovite specimen, Netelio Mine, Novo Horizonte, Pindobaçu, quartz, quartz crystal, quartz specimen, Rio das Pratinhas, rutilated quartz, rutilated quartz crystal, rutilated quartz specimen, rutile, rutile crystal, rutile epitactic hematite, rutile epitaxy hematite, rutile fine mineral, rutile on hematite, rutile specimen, rutile star, spodumene crystal, spodumene specimen, Spodumene var. Kunzite, star mica crystal, star mica specimen, struverite crystal, struverite fine mineral, struverite specimen, Telirio Claim, Urucum Mine, var. Struverite/Ilmenorutile

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 11.15.2015 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve posted a new Brazil Update with superb, diverse specimens, including a spectacular morganite, remarkable new synchysites, blue montebrasite, pleochroic uvite, elbaite, brazilianite, hydroxylherderite and more.
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