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Mineral Specimen Size Chart

 Thumbnail = about 1" x 1" (or 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm) or less
Miniature = about 2" x 2" (or 5 cm x 5 cm)
Small Cabinet = about 3" x 3" (or 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm)
Cabinet = about 4" x 4" (or 10 cm x 10 cm) or up

 

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Specimen:

BAS-118

Amethyst Variety of Quartz

Price: 

$12

Location: 

Magaliesberg, South Africa

Description:

A 5.8 x 4.8 x 2 cm specimen of an Amethyst crystal 3.5 cm in length.

Amethyst, Magaliesberg, South Africa

Specimen:

BAS-139

Quartz

Price: 

$5

Location: 

Mosheim

Greene County, Tennessee

Description:

A 3 x 1.3 cm Quartz scepter crystal exhibiting clear secondary growth over earlier crystal growth.  Quartz secondary growth does not completely cover termination.  Older growth of termination  is stained by red clay with no damage.

Quartz Scepter, Mosheim, Greene Co., TN

 

Specimen:

BAS-141

Amethyst variety of Quartz

Price: 

$15

Location: 

Jackson Crossroads

Tignal,  Georgia

Description:

A 4.8 x 3.5 x 3.1 cm cluster of light purple doubly terminated Amethyst from currently the southeast United States hottest location for Amethyst.

Amethyst, Jackson Crossroads, Tignal, GA

Specimen:

BAS-27

Amethyst (Variety of Quartz)

Price: 

$8

Location: 

Jackson Crossroads

Wilkes County, Georgia

Description:

A 4 x 3.5 x 2.1 cm specimen of Amethyst variety of Quartz with largest crystal 4 cm in size.

Amethyst, Jackson Crossroads, Georgia

Specimen:

BAS-28

Amethyst (Variety of Quartz) 

in Saprolite

Price: 

$55

Location: 

Jackson Crossroads

Wilkes County, Georgia

Description:

A 5 x 2.5 cm cluster of Amethyst occurring in a vug in an 20 x 18 x 14.5 cm matrix of saprolite.  Other smaller clear quartz crystals present on the specimen as well.  Amethyst is a lighter purple than image.

Amethyst in saprolite, Jackson Crossroads, Georgia

Amethyst in saprolite, Jackson Crossroads, Georgia

Specimen:

BAS-128

Pyrite

Price: 

$16

Location: 

Logrono, Spain

Description:

A 3 x 3 x 2.6 cm cube of Pyrite.

Pyrite, Logrono, Spain

Specimen:

BAS-22

Prehnite with Laumontite

Price: 

$6

Location: 

Upper New Street Quarry

Paterson, New Jersey

Description:

A 5.5 x 2.8 x .3 cm plate of light botryoidal green Prehnite with minor white Laumontite crystals dusting surface of the Prehnite.

Prehnite with minor Laumontite, Paterson, New Jersey

Specimen:

BAS-23

Prehnite with Laumontite

Price: 

$6

Location: 

Upper New Street Quarry

Paterson, New Jersey

Description:

A 4.4 x 2.1 x .5 cm plate of light botryoidal green Prehnite with white Laumontite crystals dusting surface of the Prehnite.

Prehnite with Laumontite, Paterson, New Jersey

Specimen:

BAS-18

Pyrite

Price: 

$16

Location: 

Logrono, Spain

Description:

A 3 x 3 x 3 cm Pyrite Cube with a point of attachment on back of cube.

Pyrite, Logrono, Spain

Specimen: 

BTJ-24

Amethyst (variety of quartz)

Price:  

$10

Location:  

Bellingham, Massachusetts

Description:

A 3.6 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm Amethyst crystal.

Amethyst, Bellingham, Massachusetts

Specimen:

BTJ-20

Quartz

Price: 

$8

Location: 

Diamond Ledge

Greenwood, Maine

Description:

A 7 x 3.2 x 5 cm Quartz cluster.

Quartz, Greenwood, New Hampshire

Specimen:

BTJ-1

Smoky Quartz

Price: 

$14

Location: 

Long Mountain

Stark, New Hampshire

Description:

An 8.8 x 5 x 2 cm Smoky quartz crystal with additional crystals attached with sizes up to 2 and 1.5 cm.

Smoky Quartz, Long Mountain, Stark, New Hampshire

Specimen:

BAS-121

Pyrophyllite

Price: 

$6

Location: 

Graves Mountain

Lincoln County, Georgia

Description:

A 4.1 x 3.3 x 1 cm specimen of acicular reddish-white Pyrophyllite.

Pyrophyllite, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia

Specimen:

BAS-123

Prehnite

Price: 

$12

Location: 

Route 80 Construction Site

Paterson, New Jersey

Description:

A 9.5 x 4.7 x 4 cm plate of light green botryoidal Prehnite on Basalt.

Prehnite, Rt. 80 Construction Site, Paterson, New Jersey

Specimen:

BAS-19

Pyromorphite

Price: 

$25

Location: 

Daoping Mine, Gongcheng,

 Guilin area, Guangxi, China

Description:

A 4.3 x 2.5 x 2 cm plate of dark green Pyromorphite with crystal terminations to 5 mm in length.

Pyromorphite, Guanxi, China

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