Specimens

Madagascar Mineral Collection Box - 12 different minerals You get all minerals shown! Each HANDMADE box is a compilation of various minerals, in their rough, natural state. Every piece has a paper label with its name on it, making these boxes an easy learning tool and an overview of the various minerals. The glass lid is hinged to protect the stones. A kid's instant rock collection, with cool rocks and gemstones! The box can be opened, rocks are glued to the bottom. The following 12 minerals are included: Smoky Quartz, Green Opal, Rose Quartz, Labradorite, Apatite, Red Jasper, Amazonite, Yellow Jasper, Calcite, Amethyst, Hematoid and Rock Crystal.   Boxes are about 5 inches long, by about 3 3/4 inches wide, by 1 inch thick.  Unit for sale: 1 box Origin: Madagascar 

Madagascar Mineral Collection - 12 Pieces You get all minerals shown! Each HANDMADE box is a compilation of various gemstones. Every piece has a paper label with its name on it, making these boxes an easy learning tool and an overview of the various minerals. The minerals are faceted in different ways (cabochons, oval-shaped, round, rectangular and other cuts). The following 12 minerals are included: Amzonite, Blue Quartz, Opal, Cordierite, Amethyst, Citrine, Apatite, Garnet, Topaz Imperial, Rose Quartz, Beryl (Aquamarine), Orthoclase (Orthose). Boxes are about 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches and 6/8 inch thick.  Unit for sale: 1 box Origin: Madagascar

Garnet Natural Crystals These raw Garnet crystals are completely untreated and natural. Each one is slightly different in shape and size, no two pieces will be the same.   Size: about 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Unit for Sale: 1 pound Origin: Madagascar

 Imperial Topaz from Brazil - 1 Ounce This topaz from Brazil is extremely orange and extremely gemmy! The pieces are natural, though somewhat imperfect crystals, with naturally very shiny striated faces. They would be easy to wire-wrap and create other jewelry with. This is bright, A-grade material, some good enough to facet! Completely natural and untreated! Unit for sale: 1 ounce Origin: Brazil   WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD. Not a toy. Not for children under 3 years of age.

Natural Copal Natural pieces of copal (fossil resin - similar to amber) in their natural form. They appear to glow with a warm golden color and have a short range of similar earth tones. Size: The pieces are approximately 6/8 to 2 1/2 inches long. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Madagascar

 Natural Gem Heliodor Crystal from Madagascar Heliodor is the natural, light or yellow-green variety of beryl. This heliodor is beautiful, and a unique specimen! It sparkles in the sunlight and glows as light passes into it.  This is 2 3/4 INCHES TALL and from about 5/8 to 3/4 inch wide. It weighs 200 carats or 40 grams. It is from Madagascar and completely natural! It is easily mounted on a flat acrylic stand with some mineral tack.  The crystal has the classic flat beryl termination, sized about half the diameter of the crystal, being incomplete. There are additional partial terminations at slightly different levels from about 1/4 inch and less from the top of the crystal. Growth layers parallel to the termination are visible for about 2 inches, from the base until about 1/2 inch from the top, where the crystal becomes much clearer.  The color is a light green, not yellowish, and is more of a sea green or slightly minty green. The color appears to lighten in the top half inch or so of the crystal where the clarity increases as well.  Some mineral contact zoning is visible from the base, from about 1/2 inch up one side of the crystal to about 1 1/2 inches up another side. The tan colors are a result of clay that was included into the formation of the crystal, notably along 2 edges and in between some of the incomplete terminations.  This crystal has 6 well-defined, lustrous sides with 5 crisp edges for most of the crystal.  We bought this crystal from the miner himself, so our price remains very low! Unit for sale: 1 crystal Origin: Ankazobe, Madagascar

Naturally grown Pyrite Cubes Another miracle made by nature - Pyrite Cubes! These cubes were absolutely naturally grown! The edges are very precise and not polished. Pyrite is also known as 'Fool's Gold'. The photos show the mine in Spain during our visit in 2022.   Size: 3/4 inches by 3/4 inches Unit for sale: 1 piece Mined in Spain/Europe.

Schalenblende Small Slabs - One Side Polished These unusual specimens hail from Poland. They are a combination of galena (the silvery metallic part), sphalerite (the brown bands), and wurzite (the tan/vanilla color) which fluoresces orange under ultraviolet light. Some also contain a little pyrite. They occur in masses with concentric layers of the three or sometimes four minerals. Schalenblende is the German name which has carried over directly into English, although they are also called "brunckite" in Australia. Because mined in Europe, this stone is less well known in the USA and correspondingly more rare. All pieces are face-polished and most have a flat saw-cut on the backside, while some have the irregular end-cuts on the backside. All make nice specimens, especially at the price!   Size: All are close to the same size, at 1.00 to 2.00 inches. About 1/4 to 1/2" thick. Unit for sale: 1 piece Mined in Pomorzany, Poland.