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gems, minerals, fossils ... oh my!

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Anatase, Rutile

Tan-y-grisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales

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Carrolite - Kamoya II Mine, Congo

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Pentagonite

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Quartz (by yadmiga)

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Elbaite on quartz

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Grossular Garnet var: Tsavorite, Graphite

Merelani Hills (Mererani), Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

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Apopholite

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Tourmaline with lepidolite and albite var cleavelandite | Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

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Cuprian Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

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Cualstibite-1M, Azurite - The unusual colour is caused by minor contents of Fe.

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Hematite X formed (1,5mm), covered with Cristobalite.  photo / collection: Fred Kruijen

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The Mineral Moon (NASA/JPL)

"This mosaic of 53 images was recorded by the Jupiter-bound Galileo spacecraft as it passed near our own large natural satellite in 1992. The pictures were recorded through three spectral filters and combined in an exaggerated false-color scheme to explore the composition of the lunar surface as changes in mineral content produce subtle color differences in reflected light."

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Rhodochrosite with Quartz from Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

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A close up of the 59.6 ct Pink Star Diamond (formerly called the Steinmetz Pink) that was sold for 83M USD in Nov 2013.

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Contra Luz Opal - 2,290 CARATS Opal Butte, Morrow Co., Oregon, USA

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Opal

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Opal.  Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA.