An assortment of minerals from the Tucson Show. There was relatively little that could be considered truly new-- this has been the trend for a couple years due to mining modernization, but low commodity prices over the last several months have led many mines to be idled resulting in even less. After all, with the exception of gem minerals, virtually all the minerals we collect are just a byproduct of ore mining.
A group of quartz crystals included by hairy (tremolite?) and cookeite spheres.
It seems that the first generation (which now constitutes the internal phantom) was included heavily with tremolite. Cookeite spheres deposited on its surface, and then a second generation of quartz grew over all that, creating what you see here.
A beautiful and unusual example of rare Japanese material.
A quartz crystal included by hairy (tremolite?) and cookeite spheres. There is a second broken crystal attached to the side
It seems that the first generation (which now constitutes the internal phantom) was included heavily with tremolite. Cookeite spheres deposited on its surface, and then a second generation of quartz grew over all that, creating what you see here.
A beautiful and unusual example of rare Japanese material.
A quartz crystal included by hairy (tremolite?) and cookeite spheres.... it almost looks like a fish laied eggs in this thing.
It seems that the first generation (which now constitutes the internal phantom) was included heavily with tremolite. Cookeite spheres deposited on its surface, and then a second generation of quartz grew over all that, creating what you see here.
A beautiful and unusual example of rare Japanese material.
A quartz crystal included by hairy (tremolite?) and cookeite spheres. It is nice that the quartz crystal has good luster and transparency, so the inclusions can be fully appreciated.
It seems that the first generation (which now constitutes the internal phantom) was included heavily with tremolite. Cookeite spheres deposited on its surface, and then a second generation of quartz grew over all that, creating what you see here.
A beautiful and unusual example of rare Japanese material.
A quartz crystal included by hairy (tremolite?) and cookeite spheres. It is nice that the quartz crystal has good luster and transparency, so the inclusions can be fully appreciated.
It seems that the first generation (which now constitutes the internal phantom) was included heavily with tremolite. Cookeite spheres deposited on its surface, and then a second generation of quartz grew over all that, creating what you see here.
A beautiful and unusual example of rare Japanese material.
A quartz crystal included by hairy (tremolite?) and cookeite spheres. It is nice that the quartz crystal has good luster and transparency, so the inclusions can be fully appreciated.
It seems that the first generation (which now constitutes the internal phantom) was included heavily with tremolite. Cookeite spheres deposited on its surface, and then a second generation of quartz grew over all that, creating what you see here.
A beautiful and unusual example of rare Japanese material.