Geology

MOST unusual, sharply color-zoned slice of amethyst from a bizarre stalactitic growth. This was found in India

Photo: Rob Lavinsky Cc

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I can’t get enough of the color and clarity of this gemmy blue polished Medina Aquamarine from Brazil!

What's your go-to gemstone or favorite crystal?

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Arek Varjabedian

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Polished banded Turkish agate slab — from North Ankara

Photo: Ertuğ Arikan

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Gobi Agate: Unique Gemstone of the Desert – Geology In Gobi Agate is a distinctive rare variety of botryoidal chalcedony, characterized by its globular and often colorful formations. What is Gob...

Gobi Agate is a distinctive rare variety of botryoidal chalcedony, characterized by its globular and often colorful formations.
www.geologyin.com/2024/06/gobi...

Iris Agate: Rainbow agate

Iris Agate is a unique type of sliced Agate that exhibits a rainbow effect when held up to the sun or a light
from Jakarta, Indonesia

Photo: Mondszcrystal.id
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Exceptional Morganite (Var. beryl) Crystal from Kunar, Afghanistan

Video: star_minerals_collection

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Exceptional Tanzanite specimen from Merelani Hills, Tanzania. This rare, natural doublet cluster showcases vibrant trichroic colors (violet-purple, blue, rich magenta-red)

Photo: Rob Lavinsky, CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Exceptional Morganite (Var. beryl) Crystal from Kunar, Afghanistan

Video: star_minerals_collection

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What is Shungite – Geology In Shungite is a rare, carbon-rich mineraloid rock found primarily in the Karelia region of northwestern Russia, near the village of Shunga, ...

Shungite is a rare, carbon-rich mineraloid rock found primarily in the Karelia region of northwestern Russia, One of shungite’s most distinctive features is its content of fullerenes—hollow, spherical molecules made entirely of carbon (notably C₆₀ and C₇₀).
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Exceptional Tanzanite specimen from Merelani Hills, Tanzania. This rare, natural doublet cluster showcases vibrant trichroic colors (violet-purple, blue, rich magenta-red)

Photo: Rob Lavinsky, CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Natural terminated etched kunzite crystal from Pakistan

Photo: usman.khan_minerals

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Amazing thunder-egg agate from North Ankara, Turkey

Photo: Turgay İskender

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Brazilian opal on matrix

Photo: Daniel Mekis Cc

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How to Tell If a Rock Is Worth Money – Geology In When you find an unusual or eye-catching rock and wonder if it might be valuable, the first step is careful observation and testing. Many va...

How to Tell If a Rock Is Worth Money
When you find an unusual or eye-catching rock and wonder if it might be valuable, the first step is careful observation and testing. Many valuable finds fall into four main categories—gold, gemstones, fossils, and meteorites—
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Malachite botryoidal, from Congo

looks like an emerald brain! what do you think?

Photo: Jimee, Jackie, Tom & Asha Cc

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Top level Tourmaline crystals, which one do you like more?

Photo: 22sGems

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Iris Agate: Rainbow agate

Iris Agate is a unique type of sliced Agate that exhibits a rainbow effect when held up to the sun or a light
from Jakarta, Indonesia

Photo: Mondszcrystal.id
#gems

Gobi Agate: Unique Gemstone of the Desert – Geology In Gobi Agate is a distinctive rare variety of botryoidal chalcedony, characterized by its globular and often colorful formations. What is Gob...

Gobi Agate is a distinctive rare variety of botryoidal chalcedony, characterized by its globular and often colorful formations.
www.geologyin.com/2024/06/gobi...

Polished banded Turkish agate slab — from North Ankara

Photo: Ertuğ Arikan

#agate #gems

I can’t get enough of the color and clarity of this gemmy blue polished Medina Aquamarine from Brazil!

What's your go-to gemstone or favorite crystal?

Video: Eddywrapsgems
Arek Varjabedian

#minerals #crystals

MOST unusual, sharply color-zoned slice of amethyst from a bizarre stalactitic growth. This was found in India

Photo: Rob Lavinsky Cc

#minerals #crystals

Natural green Dioptase & Calcite, This stunning combo from the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia

Photo: Didier Descouens Cc

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Natural Amethyst cluster from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico.

On display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California.

Photo: Eric Polk Cc

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Native copper showing a cluster of intergrown herringbone crystals and small spinel twins. From San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia.

Photo: CarlesMillan Cc

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What is Welo Opal – Geology In Welo opal (also spelled Wollo opal) is a type of precious opal mined in Ethiopia’s Wollo Province, near the town of Wegel Tena. Although sm...

Welo opals are prized for their vivid play-of-color, displaying flashes of red, green, orange, yellow, and blue. Their combination of brilliance, availability, and relative affordability compared to Australian opals
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Lustrous Pyrite on Quartz
Where 'fool's gold' actually means 'I'm rich in natural beauty

Photo by: Naturalstone951

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Grape agate just sitting there looking deliciously purple and edible... anyone else having to resist the urge to take a bite?

Photo: zamstone_id
Moch Zamzam
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Feast your eyes on this topaz crystal from Shigar Valley, Pakistan! It’s like a dazzling gem with tons of sparkly faces, Nature’s totally flexing here.

What’s the sparkliest crystal you’ve ever seen?

Video: mfm.08/IG
Hafeez Ullah Khan
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Natural green Apophyllite crystals on Stilbite 💫
From Jalgoan, Maharashtra, India

Video: lostgemz
Creighton Beery

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Extremely Gemmy Quartz from Himalayas 😍
Next level clarity..Mined at a very high altitude.
Kulu Valley, Himachal Pradesh 💚

What do you think?

Video: Pacific Minerals

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