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Dippin Dots? Nope! This is just the most candy looking Grape Agate i have ever seen! Excellent druzy, multi colored and minimal damage.

Psiloceras planorbis. Ancient elegance, preserved in stone. Over 100 million years old, discovered in Somerset. A natural masterpiece.

Stunning opal find from Mintabie, South Australia!

Carved green jade vase with coral flowers. China, 20th century.

Carved dark jade vase with coral branches. China, 19th century.

Carved prasiolite (green quartz) vase with coral branches. China, 20th century.

Gemstone carving is one of China's most ancient and important art forms. It is a craft steeped in history and tradition, continually reflecting the philosophy and culture of the Chinese people.

Today’s Exhibit of the Day? It’s one of the largest amethyst geodes in the world! At about 13 ft (4 m) tall and 9,000 lbs (4,082 kg), this giant weighs about as much as three compact cars. It was born when molten magma poured from the Earth’s crust some 135 million years ago. While its dazzling purple crystals might catch your eye, this geode would have originally been composed of colorless quartz—its distinctive amethyst color deriving from millenia of natural radiation, heat, and trace contaminants.

You can spot this geode, and other sparkly specimens, in the Museum’s Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals!

Natural druzy Amethyst crystals with Haematite Inclusions Locality: Boekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Collection: Macro_crystals