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Auralite-23

Auralite-23

Auralite-23SCIENCE / MINERALOGYAuralite-23 is a trade name for amethyst-bearing quartz material from the Thunder Bay region of Ontario, Canada, commonly showing red hematite-rich caps or inclusions. Claims that every specimen...

Auralite-23

Auralite-23SCIENCE / MINERALOGYAuralite-23 is a trade name for amethyst-bearing quartz material from the Thunder Bay region of Ontario, Canada, commonly showing red hematite-rich caps or inclusions. Claims that every specimen...

Atlantisite

Atlantisite

AtlantisiteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYAtlantisite is a trade name for an ornamental rock composed mainly of green serpentine containing purple stichtite, a hydrated chromium-magnesium carbonate mineral. It is therefore a mixed rock...

Atlantisite

AtlantisiteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYAtlantisite is a trade name for an ornamental rock composed mainly of green serpentine containing purple stichtite, a hydrated chromium-magnesium carbonate mineral. It is therefore a mixed rock...

Astrophyllite

Astrophyllite

AstrophylliteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYAstrophyllite is a rare potassium-sodium iron-titanium silicate mineral with a complex chemistry and typically bronzy, golden, copper-brown, or metallic bladed crystals. It crystallizes in the triclinic system and...

Astrophyllite

AstrophylliteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYAstrophyllite is a rare potassium-sodium iron-titanium silicate mineral with a complex chemistry and typically bronzy, golden, copper-brown, or metallic bladed crystals. It crystallizes in the triclinic system and...

Asphaltite (Gilsonite®)

Asphaltite (Gilsonite®)

Asphaltite (Gilsonite®)SCIENCE / MINERALOGYGilsonite is a naturally occurring solid bitumen/asphaltite—an organic geological material derived from petroleum rather than a crystalline mineral. It is black, lightweight, brittle, and typically shows a...

Asphaltite (Gilsonite®)

Asphaltite (Gilsonite®)SCIENCE / MINERALOGYGilsonite is a naturally occurring solid bitumen/asphaltite—an organic geological material derived from petroleum rather than a crystalline mineral. It is black, lightweight, brittle, and typically shows a...

Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite

ArsenopyriteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYArsenopyrite is an iron arsenic sulfide mineral with the formula FeAsS. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and commonly forms silver-white to steel-gray prismatic, striated, or massive crystals...

Arsenopyrite

ArsenopyriteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYArsenopyrite is an iron arsenic sulfide mineral with the formula FeAsS. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and commonly forms silver-white to steel-gray prismatic, striated, or massive crystals...

Arizona Pietersite

Arizona Pietersite

Arizona PietersiteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYArizona Pietersite is a trade name and should not automatically be equated with true Namibian or Chinese pietersite. Gemological testing published by GIA on material sold as...

Arizona Pietersite

Arizona PietersiteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYArizona Pietersite is a trade name and should not automatically be equated with true Namibian or Chinese pietersite. Gemological testing published by GIA on material sold as...