Magnesite

Origin: Pedra Preta Mine, Serra Das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil

Sample size: 3 x 2 x 2.7 cm

 

  

 

  

Ex. Scott and Ann Williams collection

Origin: Mount Brussilof mine (Bay Mag Mine), Radium Hot Springs, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Sample size: 15.2 x 12.2 x 5.3 cm (top), 4.3 x 2.3 x 3.8 cm (bottom)

 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

  

  

Magnesite pseudomorph after calcite

Origin: Hohe Tauern Mts., Salzburg, Austria

Ex. Wein collection

Sample size: 8.8 x 7.8 x 4.8 cm

 

  

Large, lustrous crystals of magnesite, with reddish inclusions that appear to be hematite.

  

  

Origin: Brumado, Serra das Eguas, Bahia, Brazil

Sample size: 9.7 x 7.1 x 3.5 cm (top/2nd row), 9.3 x 7.6 x 5.9 cm (3rd/bottom row)

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone