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- Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
MUSCOVITE MICA AUSSIE 2
Muscovite Mica Aussie Specimen. Featuring many slim sheets of Mica together. This lovely silvery Mineral possesses special properties like electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation and shielding. We have personally measured these properties with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. It has been used scientifically for these purposes for well over a hundred years. Mica can be flaky and comes apart in thin sheets much like flexible plastic. It is a popular and unusual mineral that appeals to people of all ages. Muscovite is just one variety of Mica, named for the Russian province of Muscovy, known for its sheet mica. This specimen comes with the small dispay stand shown in one of the pics.
Location:
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
9cm x 7.5cm x 0.6cm, 56g.SKU: AM22MM0-2 - Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
MUSCOVITE MICA AUSSIE 1
Muscovite Mica Aussie 1 Specimen. Featuring many slim sheets of Mica together. This lovely silvery Mineral possesses special properties like electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation and shielding. We have personally measured these properties with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. It has been used scientifically for these purposes for well over a hundred years. Mica can be flaky and comes apart in thin sheets much like flexible plastic. It is a popular and unusual mineral that appeals to people of all ages. Muscovite is just one variety of Mica, named for the Russian province of Muscovy, known for its sheet mica. This specimen comes with the small dispay stand shown in one of the pics.
Location:
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
19cm x 16cm x 0.9cm, 347g.SKU: AM22MM01 - Australian Minerals, Chrysoprase, Rock 'n Slabs
CHRYSOPRASE AUSSIE ROCK
CHRYSOPRASE AUSSIE ROCK. This stone is not polished and is ready to be worked a little more and finished for a beautiful pendant or other jewellery piece. You could even leave it rough as a specimen. Pale green in colour and grinded on one side to reveal its beauty. A valuable and stunning Aussie gem stone, regarded as the best of the Chalcedony family. This piece is from Queensland. Nickel is what makes this stone green colour.
A gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains small quantities of nickel. Its color is normally apple green, but varies to deep green.
Location:
Maryborough, Queensland.Dimensions:
7.8cm x 6.7cm x 2.1cm, 105g.SKU: CH22C03 - Polished Stones
TOP ROSE QUARTZ ROUGH
A Top Rose Quartz Rough chunk ready for cutting. Rose quartz with stunning deep pink colour and good size for lapidary work or as a specimen. The colour is a very deep pink with all sides cut so you can see what you are getting.
Location:
Madagascar.Dimensions:
7.1cm x 4.1cm x 1.9cm, 110g.Quartz: SiO2.
SKU: RS22RQ01 - Australian Minerals, Chrysoprase, Rock 'n Slabs
CHRYSOPRASE ROUGH CUTTING
Beautiful Chrysoprase Rough Cutting Aussie stone. An amazing colour for a rough stone of pale apple green. Once polished it will be quite striking. Usually reserved for jewellers, quality specimens like this are hard to come by and attract high prices. A great Aussie Gemstone. At 140g this is a larger specimen and worthy for any collection, but I think it will be made into jewellery. Some of the photos shown are back-lit with a torch to show the depth of colour and quality.
Location:
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
6.6cm x 8.1cm x 3.5cm, 166g.Chrysoprase.
SKU: CH22C01 - Crystals, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World
SILICON POLYCRYSTALLINE E14
A specimen of pure Silicon Polycrystalline E14. Silicon is Element 14 on the Periodic Table. Very shiny and silver in colour. A relatively light metal to add to your collection.
Location:
Nevada, USA.Dimensions:
5.8cm x 5.6cm x 3.4cm, 81g.Si, Elemental Silicon:
Silicon has been found as a native mineral in volcanic exhalations and as tiny inclusions in gold. Modern techniques can create a single crystal several feet long and up to 10 inches in diameter. The word silicon is from the Latin word for flint.
SKU: M22SP01 - Minerals of the World
SULPHUR SPECIMEN
Bright Yellow Sulphur Specimen. Add a splash of colour to your collection! This specimen has some crystalisation on top and is from a now closed location.
Note this mineral can become a little crumbly if handled too much, best to look!
Location:
White Island, New Zealand.Dimensions:
5.8cm x 4.4cm x 4cm, 88g.SULPHUR.
S.SKU: MW23S01 - Opals
BOULDER OPAL SPLIT
A Boulder Opal Split for collection or jewellery making. A large sized Opal specimen in Blue and a splash of Orange colour. A really lovely pair of Aussie stones. This specimen is from quality Boulder Opal gemstone. You can see two good seams split and a little on the side.
Dimensions:
8.8cm x 7.2cm x 10.9cm, 765g.Location:
Queensland.Opal: SiO2.
nH2O Hydrated Silicon Dioxide.
SKU: n/a - Polished Stones, Spheres
LEPIDOLITE SPHERE 1
A beautiful Lepidolite Sphere 1. One of the best deep colour Purple crystals available next to Amethyst. A major ore of Lithium used in batteries. Hard to come by in a sphere form. Comes with a low profile hematite ring stand. Check out the stunning pics of this individual sphere on this page.
Dimensions:
5.2cm diameter, 202g.Location:
Zimbabwe.SKU: S22L001 - Minerals of the World
COBALTOAN CALCITE 2
A gorgeous crimson pink Cobaltoan Calcite 2 specimen with vibrant sparkling colour. Calcite Crystals with cobalt have covered the face of the host rock. One side of the host rock is covered with pink crystals, with the rest of the rock also slightly pink from the cobalt content. An unusual cluster, there aren’t too many pinks in nature and this is a nice large affordable piece. Great for jewellery making or just to admire as is.
Dimensions:
5.7cm x 4cm x 4cm, 148g.Location:
D.R. Congo, Africa.Cobaltoan Calcite
(Ca,Co)CO3A variety of calcite containing Co2+ replacing Ca.
Calcium Carbonate
CaCO3.
Check out more Cobaltoan Calcite for sale here.
SKU: M22CO02 - Crystals, Minerals of the World
DANBURITE CRYSTALS
Danburite Crystals on matrix, a good hand-sized piece with many danburite crystals with Calcite. One large pink crystal appears on the front of the piece. An interesting specimen of a popular mineral.
Dimensions:
7.5cm x 8.3cm x 7.4cm, 465g.Location:
Aurora Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.SKU: MW6137 - Crystals, Spheres
CELESTITE SPHERE 2
A beautiful Celestite Crystal Sphere! Great cool blue colour and form with a striking crystals in the middle of the cluster. This is a very nice specimen of this mineral, with no damage. A very popular mineral, great well formed crystals. Blue is always popular in stones and this has a particularly nice hue. This mineral is also known as Celestine. You may notice it has the same crystal shape as Topaz. Spoil yourself, or someone like you!
Location:
Sakoany, Madagascar.Dimensions:
5.7cm, 274g.Strontium Sulfate
SrSO4.SKU: S22CE02 - Jade, Other Treasures
JADE BASE CLOCK
Large Stone Jade Base Clock. Possibly to grace a lovely Mantel shelf above the fire. The clock face is Marbled Stone from near a Jade mine. The base is made of Nephrite Jade from Cowell. Hand made by a traveling stone craftsperson.
Location:
This Jade Base is from Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
55.5cm x 30cm x 8cm, 6,670g.JADE
Toughest Natural Stone in the World
SKU: n/a - Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
BOURNONITE CRYSTAL
A rare and well formed Bournonite Crystal. This is a great metal specimen, displaying the characteristic ‘cogwheel’ crystal formation of this material. A truly special gift for any mineral collector. Like yourself!
Dimensions:
2.1cm x 2.6cm x 2cm, 28g.
Location:
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.PbCuSbS3.
Copper lead antimony sulfide.SKU: n/a - Crystals, Quartz
SMOKY QUARTZ CRYSTAL 6
A lovely Smoky Quartz Crystal! This is a beautiful, natural piece. Some of these feature Aegirine or Rutile inclusions inside the quartz. Very interesting under magnification and bringing great properties to the crystal. This smoky is very unusual and different from all sides; feels good to hold in the hand and looks even better with sunlight behind it. Go on, spoil yourself.
Dimensions:
11.9cm x 6.8cm x 3.1cm, 121g.Location:
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi.Check out more smoky Quartz for sale here
SKU: C22SQ06
