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GALLERY OF MEMBER FAVORITE ROCKS, CRYSTALS & GEMS
Elba
Tourmaline: Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Phenakite (also Phenacite)
6.5cm
Phenakite: Salistone Mine, Jos Plateau, Nigeria
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Elbaite var. Tourmaline
16cm
Elbaite Tourmaline "Lifesaver Roll", Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. Circa 2014.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Vanadinite on Baryte
11cm
ACF Mine, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Scapolite on Calcite
17cm
Darra-i-Pech, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Photo: Tom Spann
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Photo: Tom Spann
Calcite included with Minium and Mottra-
mite
15cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region), Namibia
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Pyromorphite
5.5cm
Daoping Mine (Tangping Mine), Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Etched Beryl var Aquamarine
15cm
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Elbaite var. Tourmaline
12cm
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Found 1988-1989.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Green River, Utah
Bergmännisch Glück Mine, Frohnau, Erzgebirge Mts., Saxony, Germany.
One really good piece from this 2015 and very important discovery. The specimen shows the most intense yellow and significant sharp blue zoning. This was one of the largest pockets ever found at the locality, but there was only a low number of specimen in this quality - sharp terminated, lustrous faces, minor intergrown chalcopyrite, fantastic phantoms and an exposed main crystal.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
One really good piece from this 2015 and very important discovery. The specimen shows the most intense yellow and significant sharp blue zoning. This was one of the largest pockets ever found at the locality, but there was only a low number of specimen in this quality - sharp terminated, lustrous faces, minor intergrown chalcopyrite, fantastic phantoms and an exposed main crystal.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Fluorite
15cm
Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Fluorite
5 x 4 x 3.6cm
Summit Cleft, Weisseck, South Slope, Salzburg, Austria. Found 2015.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Calcite Twin Crystal on Limestone Matrix: "The Ant Head"
6cm
SOKOLOVSKO-SARBAYSKAYA MINE, NEAR RUDNIY, KUSTENI OBLAST, KAZAKHSTAN. Found 1994.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Apatite on Feldspar
12cm
Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Found 2016.
Collection of Dr. Graewin.
Collection of Dr. Graewin.
Beryl var Aquamarine
17cm
Shigar Valley, Skardu, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Found 2013.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Axinite (Fe)
6.5cm
Dodo Mine, Saranpaul, Berezovo District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
Elbaite var. Tourmaline
Bi-color Star Pocket
15cm
Bi-color Star Pocket, Pederneira mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
A crystal from the small but finest pocket found anywhere in the world in the past 25 years.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
A crystal from the small but finest pocket found anywhere in the world in the past 25 years.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Copper in Calcite on Native Copper: 14cm
Quincy Mine, Houghton County, Michigan. Formerly in the US National Museum Collection. Collection of Dr. Graewin.
"Rainbow" Fluorite exhibiting a strong color change between incandescent and daylight. 18cm
Bergmännisch Glück Mine (Frisch Glück Adit 134), Flacher Vein, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.
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Tourmaline var. Rossmanite:
A Very Rare Type of Tourmaline Crystal and Gem
Gift from Peter Lyckberg
Collection of Dr. Graewin
A Very Rare Type of Tourmaline Crystal and Gem
Gift from Peter Lyckberg
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Calcite on Dolomite with Iridescent Chalcopyrite
25cm
Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA. Found 1974.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Galena on Quartz Matrix
10cm
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA. Found 1977.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Iridescent Chalcopyrite on Dolomite - "The Witch's Hat"
37cm
Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri.
Collection Dr. Graewin
Collection Dr. Graewin
Spessartite Garnet on Smoky Quartz: 5.5cm
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China.
Collection of Dr. Graewin
Collection of Dr. Graewin
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John and Sue Eyre use Wisconsin granite rock to hide a pump running a custom fountain created out of a vintage baritone instrument
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