My best dioptase cluster - From the Reneville Mine, Reneville, Kindanba Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of Congo.2mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
New piece of Fluorite with Bismuthinite inclusions. From Mindu Mine, China. (Make sure to zoom in!)3yr ⋅ PurpleHumpbackWhale9 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
One of the few Vanadium bearing minerals : Descloizite, from the Berg Aukas mine, Grootfontein, Namibia.2yr ⋅ Cnidaria_surprise ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Color changing SCAPOLITE gemstone!.. After 'heat treatment' of this rare type of scapolite, it changes color instantly under UV light and holds that blue color for about 3 or more minutes.4yr ⋅ sameer12345678910 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
One of my newest - an apple green diopside cluster from the Merelani Hills, Manyara region, Tanzania10mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Closeup of my piece from Graves Mountain after a good cleaning1yr ⋅ flyingfrogjumbalaya ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Amber calcite. All those rainbows inside. Such a cool looking mineral.4yr ⋅ emo_forever88 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Black Tourmaline with cleavelandite growths; found in southern California3yr ⋅ west420coast ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Unique iron stained calcite crystals with galena from Dalnegorsk, Russia4yr ⋅ NebulaTrinity ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This is the rock that made me like rocks. I stopped at a gem stand at a farmers market in Oceanside. Rocks are cool.3yr ⋅ ExactlySir ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A chunky specimen of chrysocolla featuring a small pocket lined with quartz crystals and surrounded by malachite - From the Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona10mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A piece of naturally occurring cubed pyorite! Found in Kentucky4yr ⋅ krombopulosmfart ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Malachite from my grandfather's collection. One of my favorite pieces, this one is about 4in wide.5yr ⋅ n8theGreat ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A macro shot of Montana sapphire rough showing a hexagonal crystal habit, awesome as is2yr ⋅ toussaintgems ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Crazy Lace Agate (Mexico). Detail shot a few centimeters in height. This is just a rough face cut and not polished so you can see some of the surface roughness. [OC]4yr ⋅ older_dutch ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Just completed 3 days of intensive faceting training. Here is my first cut gemstone. This is a golden citrine fantasy cut. Hope you like!6yr ⋅ Nolsponz93 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Morrisonite Jasper. I reshot this recently to post some Christmas colors out here. Polished slab from SE Oregon. This on actually has both sides of the slab polished. I'll shot the other side soon.1yr ⋅ older_dutch ⋅ r/MineralPorn
11 cm x 7 cm 715 gm Perfect Aquamarine Cluster from Nagar valley, Pakistan5yr ⋅ mine_to_market ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Uruguayan Amethyst with Botryoidal Calcite (I believe) - my current favorite in the collection :)5yr ⋅ m-a-r-s ⋅ r/MineralPorn
The rainbow phenomenon in this tanzanite cabochon is the result of a conchoidal fracture (details in comments)4yr ⋅ corgems ⋅ r/MineralPorn
As often as I take my specimens out for camera work, I'm honestly surprised this hasn't happened before now. (Formerly fluorite from the Supernova pocket Diana Maria Mine, UK). The book is SUPER cool, as it's going to be my guide for a summer of rockhounding during the day and stargazing at night.1yr ⋅ G_D_Ironside ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This rock I found has a shell inside it and it’s been worn away to a flat spiral in appearance.3yr ⋅ Gnarlodious ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Crystalline gold on quartz found by Dave Varabioff at his claim in California the Colorado quartz mine. One of the finest and most aesthetic specimens I've ever seen. Was also nicknamed the Bonzai tree.5yr ⋅ theforgedelements ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Bismuth without the colorful oxide. Museum of Natural History, Kensington.5yr ⋅ Doctor_Redhead ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A very unique piece of quartz I saw at the Natural History Museum in D.C4yr ⋅ jakedasnake08 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
An amazing example of color zoning in a tourmaline slice from the American Museum of Natural History11mo ⋅ Xib0 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Unwrapping this in my new home brought back the joy of when I first got this amazing cluster in 2007! It’s hard to tell in the pic but it’s over 15 inches and weighs 13lbs!2yr ⋅ soul_ution ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Iron and Manganese Coated Elestial Quartz from Diamond Hill Mine, SC2yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Finished this custom stand for one my aquamarine. Pretty happy with how it came out. Machining acrylic is an absolute bitch4yr ⋅ ex_natura ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Those colors tho.... New find <3 Fluorite, Quartz, Hematite, and Goethite. Arizona3yr ⋅ iiTiGii ⋅ r/MineralPorn
The Dom Pedro Aquamarine is the largest cut aquamarine in the world.5yr ⋅ DaKoTaIsBoSsFcOo ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I couldn't get a good enough pic to do this piece justice, but one of my regular mineral dealers had this beauty at a show today. Probably one of the nicest Diopside's I have ever seen. From Shinkolowbe, DRC. Far too rich for my budget on this one (well over a grand).4yr ⋅ advntrnrd ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A really neat piece of fluorite in my collection that's encrusted in quartz.4yr ⋅ jakedasnake08 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A beautiful piece of a near perfect Spessartine crystal on muscovite from Nyet Bruk, Braldu, Skardu, Baltistan, Pakistan5yr ⋅ crystalwoke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Not sure how I feel about the $11,000 price tag, but this Peruvian pyrite specimen I saw in a local rock shop yesterday is pretty spectacular. (Disappointing football team for scale)1yr ⋅ G_D_Ironside ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Hello! I’m new to this subreddit and wanted to share my organized collection of my smaller pieces! I’ve been collecting these since I was about seven. Hope you enjoy!5yr ⋅ meereeumh7 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
