Inesite

  
 
  
Origin: Hale Creek Mine, Mad River Ridge, Trinity Co., California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 2 x 2 cm (top), 10 x 6 x 17 mm (bottom)
 
  
 
  
 
     
Inesite with hubeite and apophyllite
Origin: Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper mine), Daye Co., Huangshi area, Hubei, Central South Region, China
Sample size: 8 x 38 x 17 mm (top), 1.6 x 1.7 x 3.7 cm (2nd row), 32 x 17 x 19 mm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
  
Classic association with a nice loose quartz crystal with several pink bright inesite crystals to 1 cm and hubeite
Origin: Fengjianshan wollastonite mine, Daye - Huangshi - Hubei, China
Ex. Giovanni Signorelli collection
Sample size: 3 x 2 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Compact platy groups of lath like crystals of inesite with deep, translucent red color, dull. Minor association of orlymanite.
  
Ex. Kidwell collection
Origin: N'Chwaning mines, Kalahari Mn Fields, Norther Cape Province, South Africa
Sample size: 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm (top), 5.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm (2nd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Co., California, U.S.A.
Ex. Marty Zinn collection
Sample size: 6.0 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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