BORNITE
10.5" across
Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
Ex. Dr. Edward E. David Collection
Collection of Russ BEHNKE, Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.A
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BABINGTONITE on PREHNITE
5.5" across
Qiaojia County, Yunnan, China
Collection of Russ BEHNKE, Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.A
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Color change EUCLASE
shown in artificial light (emerald green in daylight)
1.12" tall
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
ex Harvard University
Collection of Russ BEHNKE, Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.A
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COPPER coated with TENORITE and CUPRITE
3.75" tall
Phoenix mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan, U.S.A
This specimen has a Pennypacker label. The label implies this is circa 1900.
Collection of Russ BEHNKE, Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.A
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TOPAZ
5.75" across
Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Russ Behnke note : " I used to gaze at this piece back in the late 1960's when this was about as fine a specimen as anyone could hope to get"
Collection of Russ BEHNKE, Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.A
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RHODONITE
1" across
Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Collection of Russ BEHNKE, Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.A
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FLUORITE on QUARTZ
6.6" tall
Grimsel region, Bern, Switzerland
Dug by Kasper Fahner
Collection of Russ BEHNKE, Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.A
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