One of my favorites in my collection - a huge 14cm Smoky Quartz crystal coated with gemmy Spessartine garnets from the Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China1yr ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I spent 4 years trying to grow salt cubes at home. Here are the largest and most transparent crystals I've managed to grow so far. Procedure in comments.1yr ⋅ crystalchase21 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Vanadinite from the ACF mine, Mibladen, Morocco showing sandwich-style color zoning and overgrowths of small subcrystals1yr ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A friend's 'yard rock', an absolutely huge chunk of tiger iron! (Banded red jasper, hematite, and chatoyant tiger eye)1yr ⋅ RestorePhoto ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Eye-searing blue lab spinel that I cut. Shown in temporary setting.2yr ⋅ tylerpferrari ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Not mine but here’s this massive garnet found in the construction of the NY roadway on 35th and Maddison in 18851yr ⋅ palindrom_six ⋅ r/MineralPorn
33ct Butte Mine, Oregon Sunstone. Facted, Carved, Polished using 3 different machines and my hands. No Lasers. -Steventylerthedesigner1yr ⋅ borborygmiDNA ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Australian Boulder Opal that looks like a painting. Nature is beautiful!1yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I like growing crystals at home. I recently finished growing this crystal after 1 month, and it's one of my favorites.2yr ⋅ crystalchase21 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Wulfenite with Mottramite on Basalt matrix from Ojuela Mine, Mexico1yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Black Tourmaline Schorl Protruding through Quartz from Stak Nala, Pakistan1yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I grew this pyramid shaped salt crystal by evaporating salt water over a hot plate. Zoom in to take a closer look!1yr ⋅ crystalchase21 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
🤩Natural Black Tourmaline Schorl protruding through Quartz from Pakistan2yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Putting the ol' razzledazzle on this Brazilian Amethyst -steventylerthedesigner1yr ⋅ borborygmiDNA ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I'm obsessed with the newest addition to my collection: this amazing selenite wand I scored for only $10!1yr ⋅ torustesseract ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I make gemstone islamic prayer beads, got a special order for aquamarine and thought yall migh enjoy this2yr ⋅ scubaSAAD ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Manganese bearing calcite from East Ujimquin Banner, Inner Mongolia China - photo credit Thomas Spann4mo ⋅ needsmoremoss ⋅ r/MineralPorn
An 80 pound Brazilian Smoky Quartz Crystal enjoying the last rainstorm1yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Natural malachite from Guandong, China. Photo credit to Super_mineral_1yr ⋅ Meltingmycrayons ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This agate heart I have looks like it has a little dragon in it1yr ⋅ Accomplished_Ad1 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Pink Calcite from chenzhou prefecture Hunan province China Photo: Future Mineral2yr ⋅ proscriptus ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Most recent addition - otherworldly fluorite crystals on feldspar from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia.1yr ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
It was suggested I post this here, these are mineral and fossil inspired cupcakes I did for a contest. Everything is 100% edible (chocolate, sugar, fondant, etc)1yr ⋅ dacquoise123 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Astonishing formation of a Fluorite Tamarind in a matrix of a very light colored Amethyst. Discovered in India.1yr ⋅ TheVolatics ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Indonesian botryoidal agate, or Grape Agate. Photo credit Grapescrystal_galery1yr ⋅ Meltingmycrayons ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This other worldly piece of petrified wood carved into a perfectly polished sphere1yr ⋅ modianos ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Near Perfect Cubes of Pyrite from a mine in Spain. These natural crystals have not been carved, cut, or polished and are shown just as they came from the earth.3yr ⋅ Atraq ⋅ r/MineralPorn
“Grape Jelly” Amethyst from Jackson’s Crossroads Amethyst Mine, Tignall Georgia.1yr ⋅ latexflesh ⋅ r/MineralPorn
One of my favorite gemstones I've cut so far: A beautiful natural Montana sapphire, cut in a rupee design (from The Legend of Zelda).4yr ⋅ symmetrygemstones ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Scalenohedral calcite, otherwise known as dragon scales from Missouri. (Via golden hour minerals)2yr ⋅ dimitrios_vlachos_04 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This Malachite I saw while visiting the crystal museum in Chamonix, France8mo ⋅ rappenem ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Trace elements of Uranium in this Hyalite Opal causes it to glow green when exposed to UV light! I just finished cutting this gem. Locality: Zacatecas, Mexico4yr ⋅ Stevemoriarty ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Rare Rainbow Lattice Sunstone from Rainbow Serpent Mine” in the Harts Range Northeast of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia2yr ⋅ what_da_hell_mel ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This spectacular ammonite is an Eleganticeras fossil, in pyrite (fools gold)2yr ⋅ Bryllant ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Aquamarine I acquired from an auction a couple years ago. The auction house I got it from had thrown away all the ID tags that included their local and mine information. But this gem shines. I assume it's polished as the sides are a little too perfectly smooth.1yr ⋅ CafGardenWitch ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Realgar with Pyrite, Galena & Quartz - Palomo Mine, Huancavelica Dept., Peru1yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A stunning bi-color tourmaline cluster on calcite and flourite from Minas Gerais, Brazil!4yr ⋅ leakytoquito ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Opal “Pineapple” from Australia seen at the Pueblo Gem Show credit Red Earth Opal1yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Almandine-pyrope garnets in graphite, which have an amazing cherry-red color when backlit. From the Red Embers Mine, Erving, Franklin Co, Massachusetts.7mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A funky little cluster of purple fluorite octahedrons with orange hematite quartz from the Orange River, South Africa6mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This rock does that because it's partially formed with the help of sodalite. The sodalite parts of the rock are what you see glowing from ultraviolet illumination.5yr ⋅ TylerMackJ ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Chatoyant Fibrous Sugilite from the Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa1yr ⋅ TheVolatics ⋅ r/MineralPorn
