The Mineralogist

All things minerals and minerals related

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(via Fibrous hematite from Germany)

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(via Chalcedony (Var: Agate) from Czech Republic)

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(via Fluorite on Quartz from Sauberg Mine, Germany)

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(via Anatase from Triolet Glacier, Italy)

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(via Spessartine from Pakistan) “The white lines at the edges of this kind of spessartine are only visible at a special angle with a tolerance of about +- 2 degrees.”

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(via Strengite from Alabama)

Background is manganese oxides.

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(via Baryte from Clara Mine, Germany)

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Amazonite crystal face by Grover Schrayer

Amazonite is a green variety of microcline feldspar.

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Phlogopite by Henri Koskinen . Sample from Mustio carbonate quarry, Finland.

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Azurite from Russia by R. Tanaka

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(via Fluorite from Newlandside Quarry, England )

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Amethyst by Florent Chouffot

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Quartz (via Martin Fischhaber | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)

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Upclose shot of Sagenitic Agate (via Kobolt74 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)

“Sagenitic agate is any agate having acicular or needle like mineral growths. These hair like filaments are often arranged in fans or sunbursts. The inclusions come in a wide array of colors.“ (source

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Brookite (via Petr Fuchs | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)

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Almandine from Finnish Lapland (via Henri Koskinen | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)

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Quartz (by Diogo Nazare | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)