Minerals - grey, gold, black, silver

Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite and Quartz
See many more photo's and details here on Mineral Classics


Metastibnite via Mineral Classics


Pyrrhotite on Galena from Russia via Mineral Classics


Sphalerite on Chalcopyrite via Surrey Minerals


Pyrite in Slate via The San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society

Pyrite via Mindat


Stibnitewith Barite via irocks


Skutterudite via irocks

Minerals - Dioptase

Dioptase, Malachite via irocks

Dioptase via irocks


Dioptase via irocks


Dioptase via irocks


Dioptase via irocks


Dioptase, Calcite via irocks


Dioptase, Malachite via irocks

A natural progression from the green minerals in the last post. These types of blues are my favourite colours so I really love Dioptase.

Minerals - Green Pyromorphite

Pyromorphite via Arkenstone Fine Minerals/irocks


Pyromorphite via Arkenstone Fine Minerals/irock


Pyromorphite via Arkenstone Fine Minerals/irocks


Pyromorphite via Arkenstone Fine Minerals/irocks


Pyromorphite via Arkenstone Fine Minerals/irocks

Pyromorphite on Quartz via Arkenstone Fine Minerals/irocks

My last post put me in a green mood. Here are some lovely pieces of Pyromorphite, it comes in other colours but the green are enough for today. I'll post more of my favourite minerals through January.

Nature's sculpture

Malachite via Palagems


Barite (botroidal) via About.com:Geology


Galena pseudomorph after pyromorphite via Crystal Classics


Goethite (Botroidal) via Crystal Habits


Magnetite- No Mag Bol 5071 from Mineral Classics