Quartz (var: Smoky) (doubly terminated) Mexico This robust miniature sized display

This robust miniature sized display specimen of Native Copper has a dual identity as it features a pair of dramatically different intergrown "Spinel"-twins

Specimen # LGC81227

This discovery can best be described as bittersweet as it will more than likely be the last major production of specimens from Prospect Park

one large true bug (Heteroptera) and two bark beetles (Scolytinae)

I’ve seen these crystals marketed as "Hiddenite" which is NOT correct as true Hiddenite is Chromium-bearing and these crystals

Quartz (var: Smoky) (doubly terminated) Mexico This robust miniature sized displayThis is a good quality, gemmy, doubly terminated Smoky Quartz crystal from one of the most storied and well known districts in Colorado. The pegmatites near the Lake George area of Colorado have produced what most collectors and dealers consider to be the finest Amazonite specimens from the standpoint of superb color, top quality, wonderful display specimens and excellent associations. This particular specimen does not have any Amazonite, but it is a