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Specimen: Standard Gallery: Standard
Tourmaline Var. Elbaite
Tourmaline Var. Elbaite
Kunar Province, Afganistan
Acanthite
Acanthite
Imiter, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Balangoda, near Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Beryl var. Aquamarine (etched)
Beryl var. Aquamarine (etched)
Itatia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Wulfenite
Wulfenite
Wulfenite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Boytroidal Opal

Boytroidal Opal

sold
Locality
Durango, Mexico
Minerals
Opal
Dimensions
3.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Size class
Miniature
SID
OPAL7

This comes from a recent discovery of a small-scale mining operation around Durango, Mexico. Some of the pieces I looked at still had roots on them, indicating a deposit relatively close to the surface. the opal itself is remarkably clear and intact. The fluorescence is extreme under both long wave and short wave (short wave pictured). 

It's in great shape without any dings.

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