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The Westward Look Show 2016: Part 2

Part Two of the Westward Look show report features some of the interesting minerals that I observed at the 2016 Westward Look show in Tucson. My selection of minerals included in this post are any display specimens that strike my fancy as interesting, unique, or historic. Also, I do take a lots of mineral pictures, but not all come out aesthetically pleasing when photographed. Below are my finds of interesting and aesthetic minerals at the Westward Look show this year.


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Crystalled
Well-Crystalled Copper from the Chino Mine, near Bayard, New Mexico
Dave Bunk Minerals

Gem Emerald on Matrix from the Panjsher Valley, Unaba, Afghanistan
Unusual Gem Emerald on Matrix from the Panjsher Valley, Unaba, Afghanistan
Dave Bunk Minerals

Rhodochrosite plate from The Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado
Enormous Crystallized Rhodochrosite plate from The Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado
Bergmann Minerals

Barite Elmwood Mine Tennessee
Giant Barite Crystal Ball from the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee
Bergmann Minerals

Tanzanite Crystal from Tanzania
Huge Tanzanite Crystal from Tanzania - one of the largest gem Tanzanites in the World!
This Specimen was also Photographed here from the Main Show Exhibit Displays
Marcus Budil

Barite Elmwood Mine Tennessee
Backlit Tanzanite with Incredible Transparency on Matrix
This is a very famous piece.
Marcus Budil

Acanthite Crystals Imiter Morocco
Large Acanthite Crystal Cluster with Well-Formed Crystals from Imiter, Morocco
Marcus Budil

Muscovite Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Highly Unusual Muscovite with Large, Lustrous Crystals, from Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Height is 16 cm. tall.
Mineral Classics

Cerussite V-Twin Touissit Morocco
Cerussite V-Twin from Touissit, Morocco
Victor Yount

Bournonite Herodsfoot Mineralogical Record
Now this is just Astounding! A World-Class Herodsfoot Bournonite
featured on the cover photo of Mineralogical Record!
Wilensky Fine Minerals

Amethyst Scepter from Ashaway Village, Hopkintown, Rhode Island
Huge Amethyst Scepter from Ashaway Village, Hopkintown, Rhode Island
Alpine Mineral Co.

Goethite Rosette on Smoky Quartz from the Dreamtime Mine, Teller Co., Colorado
Goethite Rosette on Smoky Quartz from the Dreamtime Mine, Teller Co., Colorado
Alpine Mineral Co.

Giant Chrysoberyl Crystal Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
Giant Chrysoberyl Crystal (the Largest I have Ever Seen) from Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil.
25 cm. tall!
Weinrich Minerals

Quartz Crystal from the Holland Mine, Washington Camp, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
Impressive Quartz Crystal from the Holland Mine, Washington Camp, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
Unique Minerals

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