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Almandine Garnet
Name: Almandine Garnet
Formula: Fe3 Al2 (SiO4)3 (Iron Aluminum Silicate)
Size: 23 x 16 x 12 cm
Crystal System: Isometric
Location: Tyrol, Austria
Museum #: V1739
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Anhydrite
Name: Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4 (Calcium Sulfate)
Size: 15cm high
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Location: Niaca, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data: Acquired from the Treasure Chest, Aberdeen, Maryland, 1984
Museum #: K600
Photographer: Robert Klopfer / Alexander Kopylov
Barite Sand Rosettes
Name: Barite Sand Rosettes
Formula: BaSO4 (Barium Sulfate)
Size: 17cm x 12 cm
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Data: Ex J. Ulinski Collection, 2007
Museum #: K1337
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Barite
Name: Barite
Formula: BaSO4 (Barium Sulfate)
Size: 14cm x 8cm x 3cm
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Location: Buckingham Mine, Buckingham Co., Virginia, USA
Data: Acquired from Carter Rich, 1992
Museum #: M737
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Beryl
Name: Beryl & Schorl
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate)
Size: Crystal is 38 cm long (repaired)
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Location: Barbor Pit, Stoneham, Maine, USA
Data: Purchased from Jim Mann, 1993
Museum #: M744
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Beryl Aquamarine
Name: Beryl Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate)
Size: 22.5 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Location: Medina Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data:
Museum #: V1593
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Brazilianite
Name: Brazilianite
Formula: Na Al3 (PO4)2 (OH)4 (Sodium Aluminum Phosphate)
Size: 12.5 x 7.0 x 5.5 cm
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Location: Co'rrego Frio Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data:
Museum #: V1636
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Calcite
Name: Calcite
Formula: CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Size: 9 cm x 11 cm x 13 cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal Rhombohedral
Location: Iroi, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Data: Purchased from Hawthorneden, 1995
Museum #: M770
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Calcite
Name: Calcite
Formula: CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Size: 6 cm across
Crystal System: Hexagonal Rhombohedral
Location: Belmont Quarry, Staunton, Virginia, USA
Data: Collected and donated by F. Howard Campbell, late 1970’s
Museum #: M298
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Calcite - Cobaltian
Name: Calcite - Cobaltian
Formula: CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate with Cobalt)
Crystal System: Hexagonal Rhombohedral
Location: Meshamba West Mine, Kolwezi Dist., Republic of Congo
Museum #: V1537
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Calcite
Name: Calcite
Formula: CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Size: 49.5 x 30.5 x 25.5 cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal Rhombohedral
Location: Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee
Museum #: V1754
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Cavansite
Name: Cavansite
Formula: Ca(V+4 O)Si4O10 . 4H2O (Calcium Vanadium Hydrous Silicate)
Size: 14.0 x 7.4 x 3.3 cm
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Location: Wagholi, Pune Dist., India
Museum #: V1754
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Celestine
Name: Celesetine
Formula: SrSO4 (Strontium Sulfate)
Size: 8 cm X 5 cm
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Location: Agrigento, Sicily
Data: Acquired from University of Delaware Museum, 1991
Museum #: M702
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Corundum
Name: Corundum
Formula: Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Size: Large Crystal is 12 cm.
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Location: San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside Co., California
Data: Acquired from Carter Rich, April, 2002
Museum #: M905
Photographer: Robert Klopfer/Alexander Kopylov
Creedite
Name: Creedite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8.2H2O (Calcium Aluminum Hydrated Sulfate-Fluoride)
Size: 11.0 x 7.0 x 3.8 cm
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Location: Meshamba West Mine, Kolwezi Dist., Republic of Congo
Museum #: V1601
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Elbaite-Tormaline
Name: Elbaite and Albite
Formula: Na(Al1.5,Li1.5)Al6(BO3)3[Si6O18](OH)4 (Sodium-Lithium-Aluminum Borosilicate)
Size: 11 cm x 10 cm x 13 cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal-Trigonal
Location: Paprock Mine, Kamdesh Region, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Data: Donated by Peter L. Via, 2011
Museum #: M1315
Photographer: Robert Klopfer/Alexander Kopylov
Elbaite
Name: Elbaite with Albite and Lepidolite
Formula: Na(Al,Li)3 Al6 (Si6 O18) (BO3)3 (OH3) (OH) (Sodium Aluminum Lithium Borosilicate)
Crystal System: Hexagonal-Rhombohedral
Location: Pederneira, Brazil
Museum #: V1690
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Elbaite
Name: Elbaite with Lepidolite and Albite
Formula: Na (Al,Li)3 Al6 (Si6 O18) (BO3)3 (OH3) (OH) (Sodium Aluminum Lithium Borosilicate)
Size: 38 x 29 x16.5 cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal-Rhombohedral
Location: Pederneira, Brazil
Museum #: V1755
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Galena
Name: Galena
Formula: PbS
Size: 17 cm x 11 cm
Crystal System: Isometric
Location: Gordon Mine, Joplin, Missouri, USA
Data: Acquired from Wards Scientific, 1979
Museum #: K381
Photographer: Robert Klopfer/Alex Koplov
Gold and Quartz
Name: Gold and Quartz
Formula: Au (Elemental)
Size: 24.0 x 15.0 x 3.0 cm
Crystal System: Isometric - cubic
Location: Eagles Nest Mine, Placer Co., California
Museum #: V1635
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Labradorite
Name: Labradorite
Formula: NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8 (Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Size: 13 cm x 12 cm x 7cm
Crystal System: Triclinic
Location: Norcross, Madagascar
Data: Acquired from Diversified Concepts, Sept, 2011
Museum #: M1308
Photographer: Robert Klopfer / Alexander Kopylov
Malachite
Name: Malachite
Formula: Cu2 (CO3)(OH)2 (Hydrous Copper Carbonate)
Size: 14 cm x 12 cm x 8 cm
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Location: Moshamba West Mine, Katanga, Zaire
Data: Acquired from Carter Rich, April, 2004
Museum #: M931
Photographer: Robert Klopfer / Alexander Kopylov
Pyrite and Quartz
Name: Pyrite and Quartz
Formula: FeS2 (Iron Sulfide)
Size: 22cm x 13cm; Largest cube is 6.5 cm on edge
Crystal System: Isometric
Location: Spruce Peak, Kings Co., Washington, USA
Data: Purchased from John Medici, 1982
Museum #: M523
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Quartz
Name: Quartz - Var Herkimer Diamond
Formula: SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Size: 13cm x 12cm x 8cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal - Trigonal
Location: Stone Arabia Rd., Near Fonda, New York
Data: Acquired 2007, Ex. Jerome Ulinski Collection
Photographer: Robert Klopfer / Alexander Kopylov
Quartz - Japan Twin
Name: Quartz - Japan Twin
Formula: SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Size: 17 x 11 x 4.3 cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Location: Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Museum #: V1549
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Red Beryl
Name: Red Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aluminum Silicate)
Size: 6.3 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Location: Wah Wah Mts., Utah
Data: Ex. John Barlow coll.
Museum #: V1563
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Rhodochrosite
Name: Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3 (Manganese Carbonate)
Size: 11.6 x 7.5 x 5.8 cm
Crystal System: Hexagonal – Rhombohedral
Location: Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
Museum #: V1677
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Rhodonite
Name: Rhodonite
Formula: Mn+2SiO3 (Manganese Silicate)
Size: 9 cm x 9 cm
Crystal System: Triclinic
Location: Franklin, New Jersey, USA
Data: Donated by Mr. Pablo Cuevas, Ex. Jim’s Gems
Museum #: 1984
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Spodumene
Name: Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6 (Lithium Aluminum Silicate)
Size: 29 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Location: Nuristan, Afghanistan
Data: Acquired from CGM Co., Arizona, 1997
Museum #: M800
Photographer: Mary Sutherland
Stibnite
Name: Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3 (Antimony Sulfide)
Size: 14 cm x 20 cm x 10 cm
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Location: Xikuangshan Antimony Mine, Hunan Province, China
Data: Donated by George Loud; April, 2009
Museum #: M1241
Photographer: Robert Klopfer / Alexander Kopylov
Sulfur
Name: Sulfur
Formula: S (Native Element)
Size: 12.5 x 12.0 x 10.8 cm
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Location: Cattalica, Sicily, Italy
Museum #: V1666
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Topaz
Name: Topaz
Formula: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum Fluorosilicate)
Size: 5.3 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Location: Ouro Preto, Brazil
Museum #: V1564
Photographer: Jeff Scovil
Turquoise
Name: Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8•4H2O (Hydrous Copper Aluminum Phosphate)
Size: 13 cm x 9 cm
Crystal System: Triclinic
Location: Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell Co., Virginia, USA
Data: Acquired from Harold Wright, 2003 One of the best known specimens from this classic location.
Museum #: M920
Photographer: Mary Sutherland