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Salt! You can't live without it! This is a large, fantastically formed, crystal of Halite (aka salt) is from the legendary Wieliczka Mine of Poland. First documented in 1044, it was mined continuously from the 13th century, ceasing production in 1996. It contains 178 miles of underground passages and chambers including chapels, barracks and sculpture all carved over the centuries in addition to the aspects directly pertaining to mining. Appropriately, the Wieliczka Mine was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 and hosts ~1.2 million visitors a years to this day. This is an old collection specimen, ex. Lou Conti. Wieliczka Mine, Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. 2"

A beautifully balanced piece, nicely dispersed crystals of terminated Quartz highlight a dark, yet lustrous, some might call brooding, Sphalerite. Minor Galena adjacent to Sphalerite appears upon closer inspection. An exceptionally compelling combination specimen all around! Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru. 2"

An amazingly aesthetic miniature. Terminated pink Fluorapatite sits high and at a perfect angle on a contrasting matrix. Strong UV fluorescence. An old collection fine mineral specimen. La Marina Mine, Pauna, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia.1.25"

A foot-wide field of sparkling Black Chalcedony hosts dozens of cubic crystals of Apophyllite. A spectacular piece of natural geology as art! Jalgaon Maharashtra, India. Stand included. 12" x 10.5" x 3.5", 17 lbs

Black quartz, colored by graphite inclusions, in a stark white matrix of gypsum and anhydrite. Monte Rosso, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. 2.5"

Bright green Dioptase on a matrix of white Calcite in an aesthetic small cabinet form. Altyn Tyube, meaning 'Golden Hill' in the local Kazakh language is an ancient copper bearing location with its associated minerals Malachite, Cuprite and Dioptase. An interesting old stock piece. Altyn-Tyube deposit, Kirghiz Steppes, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Kazakhstan. 2"

A cosmos of color pops from within this opaque white Opal. This polished oval stone weighs .5 cts. Grawin Fields, Lightning Ridge, Australia.