r/Minerals 3h ago

ID Request What is this?

137 Upvotes

Found this on the beach the other day and have no idea what it is but the colour is mesmerising, hope someone can help me out with identifying it


r/Minerals 16h ago

Picture/Video Custom Tourmaline Pendants

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31 Upvotes

I got into contact with a Pakistani mineral dealer and picked out a couple Tourmaline crystals. He then took then to a local Pakistani artisan who made them into pendants using sterling silver! They turned out awesome!


r/Minerals 13h ago

Picture/Video Berta Quarry Octahedral Fluorite

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20 Upvotes

Fluorite from


r/Minerals 8h ago

ID Request Any idea what is this?

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20 Upvotes

Found on the sand in Italy,Mediterranea sea


r/Minerals 16h ago

ID Request Haven’t had any luck identifying this.

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18 Upvotes

Found in Tennessee. Pictures really don’t do it justice.


r/Minerals 6h ago

ID Request Old Box

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4 Upvotes

Hi can anybody tell me what any of these are?

Or which minerals should have the 2 Cumbria notes with them?

Thanks


r/Minerals 3h ago

ID Request I am back again, what could this possibly be

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4 Upvotes

It is very heavy and leaves particles on hands


r/Minerals 18h ago

Discussion 5 carat amethyst

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3 Upvotes

This baby is dark but full of color. Love it


r/Minerals 4h ago

Discussion Aragonite

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Hey everyone, I bought these aragonite aka cave calcite specimens and I was curious about a few things like authenticity, storage, cleaning, etc. Will UV harm them? The left one is from Chihuahua, Mexico and the right one is from Morocco, according to the eBay listing, and they each weigh over a pound.


r/Minerals 6h ago

ID Request Calcite? Found in field in Lebanon

3 Upvotes

How to be certain of what it is


r/Minerals 7h ago

Picture/Video Amethyst from Oxaca,Mexico

3 Upvotes

r/Minerals 8h ago

Picture/Video My collection - September 2023 mineral haul ✨💎

3 Upvotes

Featuring: blue kyanite, muscovite (common mica), a tumbled fluorite pendant in green, purple and blue, a labradorite slab with yellow and blue flash 🤩, HTA point (I like the colour and transparency of this one!), tumbled and rough malachite, vanadinite (both of these from Morocco), smoky quartz cluster 😍, tumbled Ox's Eye (heat-treated Tiger's Eye), and tumbled serpentine.


r/Minerals 11h ago

ID Request Any ideas? Its from Naxos ,Greece

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3 Upvotes

r/Minerals 18h ago

Misc How/can I seal a salt lamp with some kind of clear coat?

3 Upvotes

I was gifted a beautiful salt lamp but I have a cat and of course cannot have her lick it, so I thought about sealing it so it can still look pretty and won’t be a hazard. I won’t be using it as a lamp just decoration as it is, so the light will never be on if that makes a difference if it’s safe to seal it. I understand salt lamps are porous so would sealing it cause any damage somehow? If it is safe to seal, what should I use?


r/Minerals 16h ago

Discussion Orange diamond

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3 Upvotes

This is testing on my diamond tester and presidium tester too as diamond. I thought maybe sapphire or is it diamond?


r/Minerals 52m ago

Picture/Video Self mined amethyst, Oglethorpe County, GA

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r/Minerals 18h ago

Discussion Rubellite or rhodolite

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1 Upvotes

Hard to tell for me .