Image 1 — Sphene on Pegmatite with black crystals, small green needle crystals in a cavity and small white needle crystals
Image 2 — Sphene on Pegmatite with black crystals, small green needle crystals in a cavity and small white needle crystals
Image 3 — Sphene on Pegmatite with black crystals, small green needle crystals in a cavity and small white needle crystals
Image 4 — Sphene on Pegmatite with black crystals, small green needle crystals in a cavity and small white needle crystals
Image 5 — Sphene on Pegmatite with black crystals, small green needle crystals in a cavity and small white needle crystals
Image 6 — Sphene on Pegmatite with black crystals, small green needle crystals in a cavity and small white needle crystals
Image 7 — Sphene on Pegmatite with black crystals, small green needle crystals in a cavity and small white needle crystals

Sphene on Pegmatite with black crystals, small green needle crystals in a cavity and small white needle crystals

u/Kubrick_Fan — 21 hours ago

Afghan Sphene on Pegmatite with secondary black, yellow and white crystals.

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u/Kubrick_Fan — 21 hours ago

New specimens - first is a blend of Coquimbite, Melanterite and Halotrichite from Rio Tinto in Spain. Second is Annabergite from the KM-3 mine in Greece, third is Kammerite from the Kop-Krom mine in Turkey.

u/Kubrick_Fan — 23 hours ago

Giant Selenite crystals from the Isle Of Sheppey in the UK. First described in 1834 by Nathaniel Thomas Wetherell. Rediscovered in May of 2026 by Ricky Mowatt and Marianne Fentiman.

These crystals are from their initial findings and the first to be stabilised. The larger crystals are also the type specimens from the Mindat article.

u/Kubrick_Fan — 1 day ago

I found this stone on Greatstone beach in the UK, the second image is the side that was facing me when I found it.

u/Kubrick_Fan — 2 days ago

Selenite Var. Blue Moon. A recently (May 31st 2026) rediscovered form of Gypsum with flourescent and phosphorescent properties. First described by Nathaniel Thomas Wetherell in 1834.

u/Kubrick_Fan — 3 days ago

Dufftite on Calcite, Cerrusite and Mottramite specimens, Tsumeb mine, Namibia.

u/Kubrick_Fan — 3 days ago