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, China6mo β casmag β 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.7mo β crystalchase21 β r/MineralPorn
Eye-searing blue lab spinel that I cut. Shown in temporary setting.1yr β tylerpferrari β r/MineralPorn
A friend's 'yard rock', an absolutely huge chunk of tiger iron! (Banded red jasper, hematite, and chatoyant tiger eye)2wk β RestorePhoto β r/MineralPorn
33ct Butte Mine, Oregon Sunstone. Facted, Carved, Polished using 3 different machines and my hands. No Lasers. -Steventylerthedesigner4mo β borborygmiDNA β r/MineralPorn
Not mine but hereβs this massive garnet found in the construction of the NY roadway on 35th and Maddison in 18851mo β palindrom_six β r/MineralPorn
Australian Boulder Opal that looks like a painting. Nature is beautiful!4mo β ExoticCrystals β r/MineralPorn
a particularly juicy etched spessartine garnet from Sri Lanka!4mo β outrightPaste513 β r/MineralPorn
Wulfenite with Mottramite on Basalt matrix from Ojuela Mine, Mexico5mo β ExoticCrystals β r/MineralPorn
I like growing crystals at home. I recently finished growing this crystal after 1 month, and it's one of my favorites.11mo β crystalchase21 β r/MineralPorn
I grew this pyramid shaped salt crystal by evaporating salt water over a hot plate. Zoom in to take a closer look!5mo β crystalchase21 β r/MineralPorn
π€©Natural Black Tourmaline Schorl protruding through Quartz from Pakistan1yr β ExoticCrystals β r/MineralPorn
Putting the ol' razzledazzle on this Brazilian Amethyst -steventylerthedesigner4mo β borborygmiDNA β r/MineralPorn
I make gemstone islamic prayer beads, got a special order for aquamarine and thought yall migh enjoy this1yr β scubaSAAD β r/MineralPorn
gotta love a good Super velvety fibrous Malachite from The Congo!2yr β leakytoquito β r/MineralPorn
Taking the sub name a bit too literally with this little agate5mo β rockheadedblonde β r/MineralPorn
Natural malachite from Guandong, China. Photo credit to Super_mineral_9mo β Meltingmycrayons β r/MineralPorn
Insane Dispersion in this Natural Zircon I just Finished Cutting2yr β Stevemoriarty β r/MineralPorn
An 80 pound Brazilian Smoky Quartz Crystal enjoying the last rainstorm3wk β ExoticCrystals β r/MineralPorn
Pink Calcite from chenzhou prefecture Hunan province China Photo: Future Mineral1yr β proscriptus β r/MineralPorn
This agate heart I have looks like it has a little dragon in it1mo β Accomplished_Ad1 β 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)8mo β dacquoise123 β r/MineralPorn
Most recent addition - otherworldly fluorite crystals on feldspar from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia.6mo β casmag β r/MineralPorn
Indonesian botryoidal agate, or Grape Agate. Photo credit Grapescrystal_galery8mo β Meltingmycrayons β r/MineralPorn
This other worldly piece of petrified wood carved into a perfectly polished sphere3mo β modianos β 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.2yr β Atraq β r/MineralPorn
Scalenohedral calcite, otherwise known as dragon scales from Missouri. (Via golden hour minerals)1yr β dimitrios_vlachos_04 β 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).3yr β symmetrygemstones β r/MineralPorn
βGrape Jellyβ Amethyst from Jacksonβs Crossroads Amethyst Mine, Tignall Georgia.1mo β latexflesh β 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, Mexico3yr β Stevemoriarty β r/MineralPorn
Astonishing formation of a Fluorite Tamarind in a matrix of a very light colored Amethyst. Discovered in India.5d β TheVolatics β 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.3mo β CafGardenWitch β r/MineralPorn
Rare Rainbow Lattice Sunstone from Rainbow Serpent Mineβ in the Harts Range Northeast of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia1yr β what_da_hell_mel β r/MineralPorn
This spectacular ammonite is an Eleganticeras fossil, in pyrite (fools gold)1yr β Bryllant β r/MineralPorn
Realgar with Pyrite, Galena & Quartz - Palomo Mine, Huancavelica Dept., Peru5mo β ExoticCrystals β r/MineralPorn
Hereβs a lemon quartz I cut. Iβm a 15 year old gem cutter.1yr β DaKoTaIsBoSsFcOo β r/MineralPorn
A stunning bi-color tourmaline cluster on calcite and flourite from Minas Gerais, Brazil!3yr β leakytoquito β r/MineralPorn
Opal βPineappleβ from Australia seen at the Pueblo Gem Show credit Red Earth Opal1mo β ExoticCrystals β 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.4yr β TylerMackJ β r/MineralPorn
Druzy Pyritized Ammonite Fossil from Mikhailovsky Quarry, Russia2mo β ExoticCrystals β r/MineralPorn
the first Jadeite fish seemed popular, so here's a close up of the Jadeite fish fam4mo β SynChronNic β r/MineralPorn
Tri-Color Tourmaline, always a favorite! -steventylerthedesigner4mo β borborygmiDNA β r/MineralPorn
one of my Vanadinites (Mibladen, Morocco) or as I like to call: Bacon Bits on Mashed Potatoes.4mo β Jzamda β r/MineralPorn
Gorgeous Violet Tanzanite crystal from Tanzania, the only place it is found on Earth!2yr β leakytoquito β r/MineralPorn
Chatoyant Fibrous Sugilite from the Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa1mo β TheVolatics β r/MineralPorn
Isnβt nature amazing! Look at these dendrite βsnowflakesβ in agate! Breathtaking9mo β ImA-Mermaid β r/MineralPorn
Perfect moldavite drop shaped exactly as it was the day it rained down, 15 million years ago.1yr β kayfeldspar β r/MineralPorn
Couldn't resist getting this piece of Fluorite, Bergmannnisch Gluck, Germany.2mo β arazac β r/MineralPorn
