Espécimen mineral — 111

Egg-yolk yellow botryoidal calcite balls on dark matrix from Zhejiang, China, held in hand

Egg-Yolk Yellow Botryoidal Calcite — Zhejiang

5.3 cm (2.09 in) · Zhejiang Province, China

Large honey-yellow botryoidal fluorite ball on grey matrix from Henan, China, held in hand

Egg-Yolk Yellow Botryoidal Fluorite — Henan, China

6.7 cm (2.64 in) · Henan Province, China

Etched cream fluorite cubes with sugary skin from Fujian, China, held in hand

Etched Cream Fluorite — Fujian, China

6.5 cm (2.56 in) · Fujian Province, China

Fan of clear quartz prisms with orange-stained tips from Guangdong, China, held in hand

Fan Clear Quartz Cluster — Guangdong, China

7.0 cm (2.76 in) · Guangdong Province, China

Smoky quartz points over Fanta-orange garnet druse from Yunxiao, Fujian, China, held in hand

Fanta-Orange Spessartine Garnet — Yunxiao

13.6 cm (5.35 in) · Yunxiao, Fujian, China

Pale cream feather-calcite plate from Hubei, China, held in hand

Feather-Form Calcite Cluster — Hubei, China

8.8 cm (3.46 in) · Hubei Province, China

Spray of white feather-calcite blades from Hunan, China, held in hand

Feather-Form Calcite Cluster — Hunan, China

13.0 cm (5.12 in) · Hunan Province, China

Feather calcite with brassy pyrite from Hubei, China, held in hand

Feather-Form Calcite with Pyrite — Hubei, China

7.0 cm (2.76 in) · Hubei Province, China

Yellow-green titanite crystals in white feldspar pocket from Pakistan, held in hand

Feldspar with Titanite — Pakistan · 3.9 cm

3.9 cm (1.54 in) · Pakistan

Fiery red vanadinite crystals on pale matrix from Morocco, held in hand

Fiery Red Vanadinite — Morocco

6.0 cm (2.36 in) · Morocco

Sky-blue aquamarine prism standing on white feldspar from Namibia, held in hand

Floater Aquamarine with Feldspar — Namibia

5.0 cm (1.97 in) · Namibia

Tiny electric-blue azurite blade floater from Morocco, held in hand

Thumbnail Floater Azurite — Morocco

2.6 cm (1.02 in) · Morocco

Golden natural citrine quartz floater from Guangdong, China, held in hand

Floater Citrine — Guangdong, China

7.0 cm (2.76 in) · Guangdong Province, China

Large brown-green demantoid garnet crystal floater from Mali, held in hand

Floater Demantoid Garnet — Mali

10.3 cm (4.06 in)

Large sparkling quartz floater with green fluorite cube from Fujian, China, held in hand

Floater Fluorite with Quartz — Fujian, China

15.7 cm (6.18 in) · Fujian Province, China

Lilac quartz floater with green epidote inclusions from Sichuan, China, held in hand

Floater Garden Quartz with Epidote — Sichuan, China

4.6 cm (1.81 in) · Sichuan Province, China

Pale yellow quartz floater with calcite, chalcopyrite and marmatite from Inner Mongolia, China

Floater Quartz with Calcite — Inner Mongolia, China

9.7 cm (3.82 in) · Inner Mongolia, China

Floater of frosted quartz needles with calcite prisms from Fujian, China, held in hand

Floater Quartz Cluster with Calcite — Fujian, China

10.4 cm (4.09 in) · Fujian Province, China

Clear quartz floater enclosing black tourmaline needles from Guangxi, China, held in hand

Floater Quartz with Tourmaline — Guangxi, China

4.1 cm (1.61 in) · Guangxi, China

Clear quartz cluster with red hematite phantoms from Shanxi, China, held in hand

Floater Red Phantom Quartz — Shanxi, China

3.5 cm (1.38 in) · China