Espécimen mineral — 87

Cluster of emerald-green dioptase crystals from DR Congo, held in hand

Dioptase — DR Congo · 3.4 cm

3.4 cm (1.34 in) · DR Congo

Rounded cluster of bright pyrite dodecahedra from Peru, held in gloved hand

Dodecahedral Pyrite — Peru

6.5 cm (2.56 in) · Peru

Pale yellow calcite crystal on cream dolomite rhombs from Guizhou, China, held in hand

Dolomite with Calcite — Guizhou, China

3.9 cm (1.54 in) · Guizhou Province, China

Clear quartz point on cream dolomite with pyrite from Guizhou, China, held in hand

Dolomite with Pyrite — Guizhou, China

3.3 cm (1.30 in) · Guizhou Province, China

Dome of white flower-form calcite points from Guizhou, China, held in gloved hand

Dome Flower-Form White Calcite — Guizhou, China

10.0 cm (3.94 in) · Guizhou Province, China

Dome of plum-purple fluorite cubes from Zhejiang, China, held in gloved hand

Dome Purple Fluorite — Zhejiang, China

9.4 cm (3.70 in) · Zhejiang Province, China

Dome of stepped purple fluorite from Henan, China, held in gloved hand

Dome Purple Stepped Fluorite — Henan, China

9.0 cm (3.54 in) · Henan Province, China

Dome of transparent sea-green fluorite cubes from Hebei, China, held in gloved hand

Dome Transparent Green Fluorite — Hebei, China

10.5 cm (4.13 in) · China

Double-terminated garden quartz with epidote cluster from Sichuan, China, held in gloved hand

Double-Terminated Garden Quartz — Sichuan, China · 3.2 cm

3.2 cm (1.26 in) · Sichuan Province, China

Scattered-ink double-terminated quartz from Chongqing, China, held in gloved hand

Double-Terminated Quartz — Chongqing, China

3.4 cm (1.34 in) · China

Double-terminated quartz with black inclusions from Jinkouhe, Sichuan, China, held in gloved hand

Double-Terminated Quartz — Jinkouhe, Sichuan, China · 8.2 cm

8.2 cm (3.23 in) · Sichuan Province, China

Tiny smoky double-terminated quartz with phantom from Yunnan, China, held in gloved hand

Thumbnail Double-Terminated Smoky Quartz — Yunnan, China · 2.9 cm

2.9 cm (1.14 in) · Yunnan Province, China

Slab of deep emerald-green stepped fluorite from Zhejiang, China, held in hand

Emerald-Green Stepped Fluorite — Zhejiang, China

14.6 cm (5.75 in) · Zhejiang Province, China

Dark green epidote cluster from Turkey, held in gloved hand

Epidote — Turkey

5.5 cm (2.17 in) · Turkey

Etched aquamarine plate from Xuebaoding, Sichuan, China, held in gloved hand

Etched Aquamarine — Sichuan, China

7.1 cm (2.80 in) · Sichuan Province, China

Etched hollowed aquamarine on mica and feldspar from Xuebaoding, Sichuan, China

Aquamarine with Mica — Xuebaoding, Sichuan, China · 8.5 cm

8.5 cm (3.35 in) · Xuebaoding, Pingwu, China

Fan of red-skinned quartz points with dolomite on stand from Jiangxi, China

Fan Red Hematoid Quartz with Dolomite — Jiangxi, China

24.0 cm (9.45 in) · Jiangxi Province, China

Feather calcite with pyrite, from Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China, front view in daylight, held in hand

Feather-Form Calcite Cluster with Pyrite — Hunan, China

4.7 cm (1.85 in) · Hunan Province, China

Feather calcite spray, from Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China, front view in daylight, held in hand

Feather-Form Calcite with Pyrite — Hunan, China · 3.7 cm

3.7 cm (1.46 in) · Hunan Province, China

Multi-mineral plate of feldspar, zeolite, quartz, pyrite and epidote on stand from Fujian, China

Feldspar with Zeolite — Fujian, China

24.0 cm (9.45 in) · Fujian Province, China