#rockhound

[samimarkart]

fossil fanatic design for people like me!! had fun adding the tully monster one - i love a good mazon creek fossil

[nomadicspiritjewelry]

This is #creedite from Mexico 🇲🇽 Feel free to like, comment, share, follow ☮️❤️😃 Visit our Etsy shop to view our selection. Here’s the link:

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[placesyoushouldsee]

Rockhound State Park New Mexico

January 2025

[mymineralbox]

Sphalerite — the shape-shifter of the mineral world 🌸

This specimen from Asia shows sphalerite in a rare 'flower' formation, where crystals radiate outward like petals. Sphalerite (zinc sulphide) is famous among collectors for being wildly unpredictable in colour — it can be honey yellow, deep amber, red, green, black, or nearly colourless depending on trace iron content.

The warmer and more orange it gets, the lower the iron. The darker it gets, the more iron has substituted for zinc in the crystal lattice. Nature's own colour dial 🪨

[chaoticneutralbae]

Skeletal/Elestial Amethyst 💫🔮

[mineralandgematlas]

Okay truth time. I had NO clue that this existed. This is Siberite Tourmaline. Found in well, Siberia this purple pretty gets its color from mineral rich environments rich in Manganese.

This specimen is from Siberia from the Malkhan district in the Transbaikal (Zabaykalsky Krai) region.

[cristalprince]

🩶Rare Dyscrasite Silver with Proustite on Calcite – Bou Azzer, Morocco – 73g Mineral Specimen (7x5x3 cm)🩶

Order it here