Zircon

  
Origin: Pecos De Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 2.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: El Paso Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 30 x 20 x 24 mm
 
  
  
Origin: Kipawa Complex, Sheffield Lake, Villidieu Township, Quebec, Canada
Sample size: 15 x 25 x 12 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Origin: Mt Malosa, Zomba, Chilwa Alkaline Area, Malawi
Sample size: 5 mm crystal
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
  
  

Origin: Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK
Sample size: 0.7 mm crystal (top left), 1 mm crystal (top right), 0.5 mm crystal with only pyramid faces developed (2nd row left), 1 mm crystal (2nd row right), 0.7mm crystal (on ferrohornblende?) (3rd row left), crystals to 0.75 mm in sub-parallel position on clinochlore (3rd row right), 2 mm double terminated prismatic crystal (bottom)
Owner: Steve Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
Zircon with feldspar on arfvedsonite
Origin: Chilwa Alkaline Area, Mt. Malosa, Zomba, Malawi, Africa
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Origin: Betroka District, Madagascar
Ex. Erling collection
Sample size: 3.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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