Villiaumaite, Greenland, Miniature-Sized Specimen white on purple The resinous luster of the

The resinous luster of the Rhodonite combines well with the classic metallic luster of the Galena which makes up half of the specimen

8 in  x 1

This Japan-Law Twin Quartz is a rare and beautiful example of the twinning phenomenon in which two twinned crystals cleave to one another at or near ninety-degree angles

A member of the Garnet family

gem-like tabular growth of Quartz is attached to the opposite side of the prismatic crystal

Villiaumaite, Greenland, Miniature-Sized Specimen white on purple The resinous luster of the2. 14 in x1. 66 in x 0. 9 in 57 grams Tiny, glassy red patches of Villiaumite are scattered in a triangular block of dark gray gneiss. A rare halide mineral, Villiaumite is known for its red color, and this specimen is blood red which gives a startling contrast to the muted gray color of the surrounding gneiss. Overall specimen is miniature sized.