Quartz (var: Chalcedony) / (var:Agate) / ("Grape Chalcedony / Grape Agate")Here we have a very beautiful and showy display specimen. The combination of the gorgeous purple color "Grape Chalcedony Grape Agate" combined with the hundreds of "rice grain" to "sheaf" like shaped crystals of micro white Quartz is very rarely seen in my experience with this material. The micro white Quartz can be seen on both sides of the piece, which look beautiful with a loupe and even better under the microscope. No damage on either side, and

The top pieces exhibit one of the most alluring blue colors you’ll see in the mineral world

Specimen # AMAZWH111904

Specimen #SPINEL111915

with good crystal form

pinkish-orange color crystals of this hard-to-find species on matrix

The final result is this gorgeous Modified Round Brilliant cut gem with virtually eye clean clarity

Though lustrous and gemmy

while the basal terminations have more of a matte luster

Keep in mind that there are no other localities producing Magnetites of this quality today

Specimen # BOL711B165

intense pink colored

The Climax Mine was the largest producer of Molybdenum ore in the United States