Bixbyite

  

Origin: Solar Wind Claims , Thomas Mountains, Juab County, Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5 x 3 x 3 cm

 

  

  

Two lustrous and euhedral bixbyite cubes to 0.7 cm with modified corners nicely set on off-white rhyolite matrix from the famous Thomas Range of Utah. There are several small topaz crystals and a few tiny pseudobrookite needles scattered on the matrix.

  

Origin: Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 8.5 x 6.5 x 5.8 cm (top/2nd row), 4.0 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (bottom)

 

  

Origin: Thomas Mtns., Juab Co., Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 1.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm

 

  

Bixbyite with topaz

Origin: Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Mountains, Utah

Sample size: 2.3 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm

 

  

Origin: Thomas Mountains, Juab Co., Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5.1 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  

  

Bixbyite on topaz

Origin: Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, U.S.A.

Ex. John Teague collection

Sample size: 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm

 

  

Bixbyite with calcite

Origin: Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Republic of S. Africa

Ex. Keith Hayes collection

Sample size: 3.2 x 2 x 1.9 cm

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