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Christa Pearboy
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Mineral Collector
#Fluorite Faceted #Gemstones
From William Wise Mine #Newhampshire

The fluorite mine kicked off in the 1890s and wrapped up around 1919. It’s been occasionally revisited for #specimens ever since. The site features the mineral-rich William Wise vein!

#minerals #crystals
December 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Can you name them all?
#crystals #minerals #jewlery
December 22, 2024 at 3:43 AM
#Tourmaline from #newry #main
A small town, famed for its granite pegmatites, Among its quarries, the historic Dunton Quarry, discovered in 1898, stands out as the only one to yield gem-quality red and green elbaite, making it a mineralogical treasure.

#crystals #minerals
December 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Happy Holidays !
#Fluorite from Akwana Deposit
#Nigeria

#crystals #minerals
December 20, 2024 at 5:58 AM
#Laguna #Agate
#Mexico
a dazzling 38-million-year-old gemstone, was discovered in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains near Estación Ojo. Locals occasionally stumbled upon these #gems, but it wasn’t until #collectors caught wind of their beauty that international interest exploded.

#crystals
December 18, 2024 at 5:18 AM
#Fluorite Faceted #Gemstones
From William Wise Mine #Newhampshire

The fluorite mine kicked off in the 1890s and wrapped up around 1919. It’s been occasionally revisited for #specimens ever since. The site features the mineral-rich William Wise vein!

#minerals #crystals
December 17, 2024 at 10:57 PM
#Selenite #Gypsum #crystals from the Zone of silence
#Mexico

The Zone of Silence, also known as La Zona del Silencio, is a #desert area in northern Mexico known for its mysterious effects and attraction to #meteorites

#crystals #minerals
December 17, 2024 at 6:46 AM
#Fluorite
#YumYum Pocket
Diana Maria Mine,
Waredale #England

The Yum Yum Pocket, discovered in #October 2023. It features gemmy, twinned Fluorite #crystals with #green zoning, vivid #purple daylight fluorescence, and milky #Quartz encrusting yellowish-olive Fluorite.

#minerals #crystals
December 17, 2024 at 6:42 AM
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December 17, 2024 at 6:29 AM
December 17, 2024 at 6:27 AM
The Leprechaun Eyes
Fluorite- Joe Larkins Quarry #Ireland

Access to this quarry is private, with fluorite treated as a by-product. The owners recover specimens themselves and distribute them exclusively through select mineral dealers.

#crystals #minerals #fluorite
December 17, 2024 at 6:24 AM
December 17, 2024 at 6:19 AM
#Hematite included #amethyst
Newer find from #india
Lovingly Named #AlienAmethyst by our friends at Crystal Live Emporium

#crystals #minerals
December 17, 2024 at 6:14 AM
#Fluorite
Greedy Hog Pocket, Diana Maria Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Stanhope, County Durham, #England, #UK

#crystals #minerals
December 17, 2024 at 5:51 AM
#Fluorite from the Joe Larkins Quarry, #Ireland

Access to this quarry is private, with fluorite treated as a by-product. The owners recover specimens themselves and distribute them exclusively through select mineral dealers.

#crystals #minerals
December 16, 2024 at 6:28 AM
#Fluorite
Cerro De Pasco #Peru

Cerro de Pasco, one of Peru's most significant mining districts since its discovery in 1630, is renowned for its unique geological makeup and historical importance.

#crystals #minerals
December 16, 2024 at 6:25 AM
#Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg Canada

Floater gypsum crystal clusters are found in Pleistocene-age Lake Agassiz clay, spanning a 20-kilometer area. The Floodway is one of the rare excavations deep enough to reach this gypsum layer.

#minerals #crystals
December 16, 2024 at 6:21 AM
#Fluorite
Gaskins Mine, IL

The Gaskins Mine, a shaft mine in Pope County, Illinois, was operated by Minerva Oil in the 1960s and later by Ozark-Mahoning. It lay 10 miles northwest of Rosiclare.

#minerals #crystals
December 16, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Chameleon Stack
Carved by Artisan_Jade
Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, California

Discovered in 1898, the Himalaya Mine became one of North America's top producers of gem-quality tourmaline in the 20th century.

Pearboy Collection

#crystals #minerals #chameleon #reptiles #tourmaline
December 16, 2024 at 6:11 AM
The Leprechaun Eyes
Fluorite- Joe Larkins Quarry

Access to this quarry is private, with fluorite treated as a by-product. The owners recover specimens themselves and distribute them exclusively through select mineral dealers.

#crystals #minerals #fluorite
December 16, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Hedenbergite In Quartz
Dalnegorsk, Russia

Hedenbergite: Named in 1819 by Jöns Jakob Berzelius after Anders Ludvig Hedenberg a Swedish chemist who first discovered the mineral at Mormorgruvan, Tunaberg. Hedenberg collaborated with Berzelius on early nitrogen-sulfur compound experiments.

#crystals
December 16, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Chocolate Mezzezo Opals - Polished

Chocolate opals, mined from rhyolitic rock in the former Showa region, debuted in the early 1990s. Named for their rich, chocolate-colored cores, these unique nodules remain a gem of geological history.

#crystals #minerals
December 16, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Calcite on Fluorite
Cave in rock district, IL
Ex: Northstar Minerals

Currently Pearboy Collection
December 16, 2024 at 3:56 AM
fluorite faceted stones from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA

The Fluorite Mine, active from the 1890s to 1919, has since been sporadically mined for specimens. Once owned by the American Tube and Stamping Co. (1918-1919), it’s known for the famed William Wise vein.

#minerals
December 15, 2024 at 11:28 PM