25kg amethyst cave my partner got me for my birthday last year 💜 (+ me for scale)1yr ⋅ ztrauQ_latsyrC ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Gorgeous Violet Tanzanite crystal from Tanzania, the only place it is found on Earth!3yr ⋅ leakytoquito ⋅ r/MineralPorn
one of my Vanadinites (Mibladen, Morocco) or as I like to call: Bacon Bits on Mashed Potatoes.1yr ⋅ Jzamda ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Perfect moldavite drop shaped exactly as it was the day it rained down, 15 million years ago.3yr ⋅ kayfeldspar ⋅ r/MineralPorn
My second piece of Ussingite with Hackmanite from Russia, shown in natural & UV light. This must be what flying through space in my dreams looks like!3yr ⋅ Avosia ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Couldn't resist getting this piece of Fluorite, Bergmannnisch Gluck, Germany.1yr ⋅ arazac ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Wavellite from Montgomery Co., Arkansas. Bottom section is polished1yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Plume agate and Quartz crystals from Se-Qaleh. Can't wait to cut and polish this one.(rock is wet in picture)1yr ⋅ No-Name7437 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Congo Tourmaline, 7.17ct, cut by myself. Slight shade of blue in the tip of the light green.2yr ⋅ borborygmiDNA ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Russ Behnke : My photo of a Trapiche Rhodochrosite (polished) from Argentina, 30mm across 35 carats1yr ⋅ RussBehnke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
We present to you... The “Vortex Garnet”. A truly remarkable etched Spessartine Garnet, nearly flawless and a complete floater! Weighing in at a little over 42 grams this specimen comes from the Navegadora Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil circa early 2000’s. Still Photography by Connor Williams1yr ⋅ RockNCrypto ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I just got done paitning this water-clear himalayan quartz and I thought you all might enjoy it!5yr ⋅ Litswd ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Tourmaline, Albite & Lepidolite from Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photo Copyright Mardani Fine Minerals2yr ⋅ truffDPW ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Russ Behnke collection. Gobi Desert Eye Agate Ventifact. 33mm tall. Naturally polished by the desert winds. The colors are so surreal and unexpected, but this is how it really looks.1yr ⋅ RussBehnke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This “sandwich” vanadinite I recently snagged has some of the craziest color zoning that I’ve seen in a vanadinite. From Mibladen, Morocco.6mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
incredible aquamarine from Shigar valley Pakistan, that looks like an ice castle!4yr ⋅ leakytoquito ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Ocean Jasper polished block. First vein, Marovato, Madagascar. ( OC )2yr ⋅ CarefulMoose ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Russ Behnke collection and photo of a polished Agate in the form of a Star. Found in 2020 in North Ankara, Turkey, it measures 22 by 20 by 10 cm and weighs 12 pounds. I like one of a kind mineral specimens that are irreplaceable and as good as they get. Enjoy this bit of magic from the earth!1yr ⋅ RussBehnke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Hematite included Amethyst from the Moonlight Mine, Thunder Bay, Ontario1yr ⋅ rockheadedblonde ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Botryoidal Purple Chalcedony not mine but one of my favourite minerals2yr ⋅ Consistent-Gap-7120 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A piece of stalactitic chrysocolla crystal covered with pieces of quartz, found in Arizona.2yr ⋅ dimitrios_vlachos_04 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A stunning mineral specimen, containing magnetite, epidote, clinchlore and andradite. (Via lv.mineral.photohraphy on ig)2yr ⋅ dimitrios_vlachos_04 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Not too long ago I posted in r/mineralgore about a “mystery box” I paid $250 for and had disappointed me with its contents (I was expecting raw minerals, got lots of small obelisks). Then, a kind Reddit user sent me these beauties! 😭❤️ My year has been made, this community rocks 😉2yr ⋅ prettygneiss ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Rhodochrosite Mountain Village Scene with some Pyrite from Argentina🛖🏔2yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Tourmalinated quartz that I cut in a double rose cut with a rupee shape.4yr ⋅ symmetrygemstones ⋅ r/MineralPorn
SUPER rare minerals named Hoganite and Paceite. Currently the only known minerals containing the organic copper acetate ion (CH3CHO2)- I aquired it from the original discoverer from that locality which was found in the 70's. Thought you might appreciate it. Holbrook Extension, Bisbee, AZ. (OC)1yr ⋅ iiTiGii ⋅ r/MineralPorn
The 'Giant Crystal Cave' 300 meters bellow Naica, Mexico. The crystals are around 12 meters or nearly 40 foot long and weigh more than 50 metric tons or more then 100.000 lbs, they are made of Selenite, a crystal form of the mineral gypsum. The crystals are the largest ever found in the world.2yr ⋅ Consistent-Gap-7120 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
“Sandwich” wulfenite on what I believe is a limonite matrix, from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.5mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Naturally iridescent 🌈 Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri2yr ⋅ moss-and-magic ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I'm taking a watercolour class at my local art gallery -- yesterday was geode night!2yr ⋅ lucidsexdream ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Grape Agate crystal gemstone is a relatively new find, also known as Botryoidal Purple Chalcedony. Botryoidal means that round tiny sphere shaped crystals that have naturally formed together.3yr ⋅ Boris740 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
My first piece of grape agate (botryoidal chalcedony) with lots of interesting moments...1yr ⋅ torustesseract ⋅ r/MineralPorn
💞Strange Cobaltoan Calcite from Morocco that looks like Gummy Candy🍬2yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
The set of labradorite dice I was gifted 😍 (no amount of pictures will ever do them justice)3yr ⋅ carlathemegalodon ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Agatized mastodon molar. Bought for $200 from some guy that found it in the clutter of a hoarders eviction.1yr ⋅ jam_boreeee ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Making a Wisconsin care package for a friend who moved away. Went hunting for Wisconsin moonstone and got this absolute gem.4yr ⋅ ArachnaAsh ⋅ r/MineralPorn
0.33ct red beryl that I cut yesterday from the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.1yr ⋅ intergalactic-gems ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Well since quite a few of you liked my Sphere collection, here’s another collection of mine. Ultraviolet reactive minerals! (Left)Shortwave UVC and (Right)Longwave UVA1yr ⋅ Consistent-Solid-709 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
