This is a large specimen consisting of sky-blue plumbogummite (white light) psuedomorph that has replaced an intergrown cluster of...

This is a large specimen consisting of pale sky-blue plumbogummite psuedomorph that has replaced an intergrown cluster of hexagonal...

Nice little specimen from the Chashan Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China. Interestingly, the...

Apparently a relatively recent find, this material is stunning! Like a lemon sorbet in natural light, it becomes a beautiful raspberry...

Calcite comes in many forms and variations: poker chips, pagodas, crystals, massive, and many other forms. Here's an interesting bladed...

A large and pretty calcite specimen from the Taolin Mine, Linxiang County, Hunan, China. The calcite glows a bright red in SW and a much...

Wollastonite from the Fengjiashan Mine, Daye, Hubei, China. Not especially bright compared to other minerals, but a very nice subtle...

Very fine and sharp dogtooth calcite from Jiu Ba San Mine, Wuhuashan, Jiangxi, China, The piece also has non-fluorescent quartz,...

Here's a very, very bright fluorescent scheelite from Hunan, China. Weighs just over a kilogram, and is quite dense.

Never has one rock I posted created more controversy than this one. Card read: Beryl, Pingwu, Mt. Huebaoding, Sichuan, China. Trouble is,...