Vanadinite from the ACF mine, Mibladen, Morocco showing sandwich-style color zoning and overgrowths of small subcrystals11mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
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
Most recent addition - otherworldly fluorite crystals on feldspar from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia.1yr ⋅ casmag ⋅ 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.6mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A funky little cluster of purple fluorite octahedrons with orange hematite quartz from the Orange River, South Africa5mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
In awe of the stress colors and marbled look on my tiny Graptosedum alpenglows2yr ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/succulents
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
“Sandwich” wulfenite on what I believe is a limonite matrix, from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.5mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A single calcite crystal on fluorite from the Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee5mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Fluorite crystals with “alien eye” like phantoms and cuboctahedral form, reminiscent of the famous early 2000s alien eye fluorites. From the Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia.2mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Satisfying gradients of naturally iridescent chalcopyrite on gray marcasite-included calcite. From the Brushy Creek Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri.2mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Baryte with iridescent pyrite from Rutyna’s pocket, Lubin mine, Legnica, Poland11mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
My best spinel crystals - these crystals are natural octahedrons, and all but the blues are from Mogok, Mandalay region, Myanmar. The blue crystals on the other hand are gahnite spinels from Kaduna state, Nigeria. The largest crystal shown is 1.1cm.5mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
The start of my collection of mini crystals - Jedi Spinel, Peridot, Yellow Apatite, Imperial Topaz, Blue Tourmaline, Prase Quartz, Fluorite, and Spessartite Garnet2yr ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
A true labor of love. “Floral fields” pattern by Thread Folk and Lauren Merrick, colors chosen to match the wildflowers of a nature preserve down the road and I adjusted the pattern to look like my house and little family.3yr ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/Embroidery
About 9 months ago I scored the agate half on the bottom. And recently by chance, I came across the other half being sold as well! My first matching agate pair. From Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico.3mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Insane 6cm ruby slice in zoisite matrix. Backlit for maximum viewing pleasure. From the Mundarara Mine, Longido Dist., Arusha Region, Tanzania.1mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Sparkly, tiny crystals of quartz coating a chyrsocolla and malachite pseudomorph from the Republic of Congo9mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
My best dioptase cluster - From the Reneville Mine, Reneville, Kindanba Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of Congo.2mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
One of my newest - an apple green diopside cluster from the Merelani Hills, Manyara region, Tanzania10mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ 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
Andradite garnet var. melanite from Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabe Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali.6mo ⋅ casmag ⋅ r/MineralPorn
