This posting features some interesting sample minerals I noticed at the show that caught my attention. I could have spent all day taking such pictures, but only focused on a few that stuck out. in order not to overwhelm myself.
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Lavender Jade Slab from Burma.
One rarely encounters these.
Merk's Jade Specimen, Roger & Hana Merk
Amazing Sapphire Crystal in Mica Matrix from Afghanistan.
Mountain Minerals International, Dudley Blauwet
Pink Sapphire in marble matrix from Luc Yen, Vietnam.
Mountain Minerals International, Dudley Blauwet
Two-Toned Beryl with part Aquamarine and part Morganite, from Gilgit, Pakistan.
Combinations Like This Are Highly Unusual.
Mountain Minerals International, Dudley Blauwet
Incredible, Alternating Yellow and Blue Sapphire from Sri Lanka.
Mountain Minerals International, Dudley Blauwet
Gemmy, Bright Yellow Sapphire Crystal from Sri Lanka
Mountain Minerals International, Dudley Blauwet
Outstanding, Pastel Green Aragonite Crystal with Sulfur from Sicily, Italy.
Edward Rozensweig, Edwards Minerals LLC
www.edwardsminerals.com
Huge Pink Manganoan Calcite from the Huanggang Mine in Inner Mongolia, China
The Collectors Edge
www.collectorsedge.com
Large Kunzite with a Deep, Amethyst-Purple Color from Afghanistan and Unusual Crystal Pattern.
The Collectors Edge
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Huge Aquamarine Crystal Plate in Mica from Pakistan.
Note the comparison of the person to the left for size.
The Collectors Edge
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The Largest, Single Aquamarine Crystal I have Ever Seen, from Tamil Nadu, India.
It's Probably Over 2 Feet in Height!
The Collectors Edge
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Odd Purple Wormlike Apatite Crystal Growth on Quartz from Gilgit, Pakistan
Dave Bunk Minerals
www.davebunkminerals.com
Very Large Cluster of Tiny Gold Crystals from the Olinghouse Mine in Nevada
C. Scott Werschky, Miner's Lunchbox
An Absolutely Enormous gemmy Green Beryl from the Jequitinhonha Valley in Brazil.
Note the Price Tag of $450,000!
Rob Lavinsky, The Arkenstone
www.irocks.com
New Find of Deep Green Demantoid Garnet from Iran.
Rob Lavinsky, The Arkenstone
www.irocks.com
New Find of Iridescent Chalcocite and Djurleite from the Tongshan Mine in China
Rob Lavinsky, The Arkenstone
www.irocks.com
Deep Blue Radiating Shattuckite from Shaba, Congo
Brian Kosnar, Mineral Classics
www.minclassics.com
Massive Alexandrite Crystal Plate from Zimbabwe
Throwin' Stones (Rusty James)
Oddly shaped, Prismatic, Elongated Fluorite with Blue and Purple Tones
Saga Minerals (Jared Freiberg)
