Dioptase is too cool with just a splash of uv and regular light.2yr ⋅ stovetopsacrifice ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I spent a week in Lightning Ridge (AUS) scratching for opals. I didn't find my retirement fortune, but I love what I did find. This is my favourite.5yr ⋅ i_wotsisname ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Charoite, Quartz, And Tinaksite. Small sample that is cut and polished.4yr ⋅ older_dutch ⋅ r/MineralPorn
u/z-vet inspired u/drekavack who then inspired me to post some salt. Here is my large piece of restaurant grade (salt with this clarity is sold for up to $150/lb) Salt from the mines in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.2yr ⋅ Gneissly-Done ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Large log of blue petrified wood, with a quartz vain running through it. Found in the forest in Oregon.2yr ⋅ Phreshlybaked ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I grow this copper sulfate crystal at home! It is really easy chemical experiment. This one took me 6 month to create - watch the video in comments if you want to know how to make something like this :)3yr ⋅ EarthsLandscape ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This ledge in southern Utah is covered with thousands of pristine specimens5yr ⋅ shr00mydan ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Rainbow obsidian (Jalisco, Mexico) lit with only 1 lamp, from distance, photo totally unaltered in any way.1yr ⋅ G_D_Ironside ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I finally got lighting done in these and I thought I would share!10mo ⋅ Big-Red-Rocks ⋅ r/MineralPorn
15kg (33 pounds) botryoidal plume agate. After a year, I still haven't decided whether to cut it or leave it as it is (probably something amazing inside)1yr ⋅ No-Name7437 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
This is George, and he lives with a friend of mine. Also pictured; George's shelfmates.5yr ⋅ Miscenco ⋅ r/MineralPorn
1080 gm 17 cm x 12 cm Super perfect Huge Museum level Aquamarine Cluster from Nagar Valley, Northern area of Pakistan5yr ⋅ mine_to_market ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Hi, i just wanted to share. Hand made with sand paper and time v: xD rodocrocita from argentina ❤ leave a coment, advice, anything 👍5yr ⋅ maxcrowalt ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Top Quality Facet Grade Aquamarine Crystal from Shigar Valley Northern Pakistan.2yr ⋅ lida30 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Tiffany Stone is a rare stone occurring in only one location in the world: the site of the Brush-Wellman beryllium mine. It’s mixture of opalized fluorite, calcite, dolomite, quartz, chalcedony, bertrandite, beryllium, and other trace minerals.1yr ⋅ cristaghalli ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Here’s my currently overflowing collection of locally found or purchased specimens.5yr ⋅ mk6jettadude ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Bismuth in both crystallized (man made) and ingot (99.999% pure) form. With bonus element density cube4yr ⋅ Gneissly-Done ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Cut Smokey quartz from the cal blue mine. Cut by Ryan Joseph Anderson6yr ⋅ Quartz_Splinter ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Bixbite (red beryl) is one of my favorite rare gemstones. They say 1 of these exist for every 150,000 diamonds.2yr ⋅ TreasuresOfTheEarth ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Another Recent Addition to My Collection: Fluorite on Quartz from Riemvasmaak, South Africa (Photo Courtesy of the ViaMineralia)5yr ⋅ mineralprodigy ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Rhodochrosite crystal my granddad found in the Kalahari Desert in 19786yr ⋅ Lorunification ⋅ r/MineralPorn
An agate shell. Minerals have grown in the voids of the shell and eventually replaced the shell too.5yr ⋅ PurpleVein ⋅ r/MineralPorn
4 years ago, I had just ended my first year as a geology major, with a very small collection. This is that same collection today.6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Stunning Carminite crystals ✨from Clara mine, wolfach, black Forest, baden- Wurttemburg, Germany 🇩🇪5yr ⋅ crystalwoke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
From geology time, I had to share Am in complete awe of this polished moss agate from Indonesia 😍 such beauty in crystals6yr ⋅ crystalwoke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Here is my first attempt for ultra macro shot, please tell me what you think about. It's Cavansite from my collection.4yr ⋅ loospolos ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Couldn’t pass this up, especially when it was on clearance for $45.00 at Home Goods. Water bottle for scale.5yr ⋅ buzzbot235 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A handmade mini shovel and paleo pick dig set made of Oregon picture jasper and petrified wood.2yr ⋅ history_fan69 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Magnificent Tanzanite crystal from D block Merelani hills, Tanzania, the trichroic colour effect can be seen near the base of the crystal5yr ⋅ crystalwoke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Transparent blue cube fluorite with calcite on a smoky quartz point crystal ✨5yr ⋅ crystalwoke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Squeezed this beaut out of the ground like a pimple. Hot springs Arkansas. Pictures before acid bath in comments..5yr ⋅ hobnailboots04 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Scorpion replaced by copper! Nature is amazing! Photo: T. Crowder Collection2yr ⋅ haydrat ⋅ r/MineralPorn
With this piece, I can check one of my collecting goals off the list. I now have a specimen from every continent. Little did I know I'd find this 45 minutes from my home at a gem and mineral show in Albuquerque, NM! Thank goodness for rock club members who travel a lot.1yr ⋅ G_D_Ironside ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Very unusual Andradite Garnet formation from my collection.5yr ⋅ PurpleHumpbackWhale9 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Sparkling Permineralized fossil log(petrified wood) from the Triassic Period in Zwenaku Germany6yr ⋅ witchywares ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Not my biggest or most fancy specimen but still one of my favorites. I think the color of this Amethyst crystal is just perfect.3yr ⋅ mindcontrol93 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
RARE Giant Natural Ammolite from Alberta, Canada. With the rare purple and blue colors.This giant Ammonite fossil is around 71 million years old..2yr ⋅ H_S_P ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Tanzanite collection from Tanzanite Man (Merelani, Tanzania) all unheated 😍 tap for full picture11mo ⋅ cucumber_helper ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Hemimorphite with druzy quartz on matrix // from the democratic republic of the Congo4yr ⋅ sourcefieldshop ⋅ r/MineralPorn
High end quality natural citrine specimen ✨ from northern area Pakistan5yr ⋅ crystalwoke ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Calcite that looks like Gouda cheese (from Lappland, Sweden; displayed at Tellus museum, Georgia U.S.)3yr ⋅ JPAnalyst ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Tourmaline Elbaite in Quartz - Stewart Mine, San Diego, CA. Collected by Robert Bartsch in March, 19605yr ⋅ ExoticCrystals ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I found this beautiful quartz while rockhounding around Telluride, Colorado.7yr ⋅ Litswd ⋅ r/MineralPorn
One of the best pseudomorph of agate after aragonite from Coyamito found so far, the colors looks similar to the petrify wood from Arizona1yr ⋅ Agates_from_mexico ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Cummingtonite: a Very Serious Mineral with a Very Serious Name2wk ⋅ Not_So_Rare_Earths ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Yesterday's finds.... quartz won't scratch the one on the left or right.5yr ⋅ dmjohnson857 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I’m less of a rock hound and more of a rock goblin. Here’s my horde 😈✨2yr ⋅ NotABoyAnAbomimation ⋅ r/MineralPorn
The left eye. One of two of my Eyes of the World with real pieces of opal decorating it's interior. Like a glimpse into the cosmic abyss.2yr ⋅ fuzzum111 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Amazing Veszelyite crystal from Black Pine Mine, Phillipsburg, Montana. Photo: Thomas Spann4yr ⋅ Eruan84 ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Here are my two latest mineral watercolor paintings! Fluorite and Azurite on Malachite.6yr ⋅ Litswd ⋅ r/MineralPorn
