
Cobalt-bearing aragonite from Baiyangping ore field, Yunnan, China. Courtesy of Mond Chang

On the left is a Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco. Courtesy of Mond Chang.
On the right is a Multi-colored Elbaite from Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Courtesy of GetGemstoned

Rutile, Hematite with Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil. Courtesy of Stephanie Joplin Tabbah



Pyromorphite from the Daoping Mine, Guanxi, China. Courtesy of Mond Chang

Blue cap tourmaline from Dara-i-Pech, Kunar, Afghanistan. Courtesy of Green Mountain Minerals

Left: Hematite from Cavradi, Switzerland. Private collection. Right: Gold on Quartz from the Mockingbird Mine, California. Courtesy of Kyle Kevorkian

Cobaltoan Calcite from Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Courtesy of Christophe Gobin Minerals






On the left is a scapter Amethyst from Goboboseb, Namibia. Courtesy of Creighton Beery.
On the right is a Cyanotrichite from Quiglong, Guizhou, China. Courtesy of GetGemstoned

Transparent floater Quartz crystal with golden Rutile inclusions from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil.

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