Baotite

  
Origin: Zagi Mountain, near Hammedabad, Dehri, N.W. Frontier Prov., Pakistan
Sample size: 1.2 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
 
Dark brown vitreos grains to 5mm in matrix
Origin: Inner Mongolia, Autonomous Region, China (type locality)
Ex. DeVito Collection
Sample size: 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm (top), 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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