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The specimen is composed of a dense arrangement of pale blue green aquamarine crystals radiating outward in several directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aquamarine is beautifully developed for such a compact specimen, with long prismatic crystals, strong longitudinal striations and numerous well formed hexagonal terminations. Rather than presenting as a simple parallel cluster, the crystals intersect and project at opposing angles, giving the specimen considerable depth and a strong architectural form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall black schorl crystals occur throughout the aquamarine, becoming especially concentrated around several of the lower terminations. Their dark colour provides a sharp contrast against the very pale aquamarine and makes the mineral association immediately apparent under close inspection. Small areas of warm iron staining add further detail without overwhelming the delicate colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt only 33mm across, this is a rather complex specimen. The radiating habit allows it to be viewed successfully from almost every direction, with entirely different arrangements of aquamarine possible through experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Liminal Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803157590148,"sku":"I-12","price":240.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/1815\/4628\/files\/B9AAA2C5-A59C-4EEB-AB66-0D202A7BD397.jpg?v=1789177234"},{"product_id":"46-azurite-malachite-secondary-copper-minerals-on-fluorite-barite-sidi-ayed-morocco","title":"Azurite, Malachite \u0026 Secondary Copper Minerals on Fluorite \u0026 Barite, Sidi Ayed, Morocco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinerals:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eAzurite, Malachite \u0026amp; 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eother \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecondary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecopper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminerals \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeveloped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efluorite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebarite, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiron \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erich \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecoatings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintroducing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evivid shades of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ematrix. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSidi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAyed 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomplex \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emineralogy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esignatures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSidi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAyed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistoric \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emodern \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexamples \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eknown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evivid \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eazurite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emalachite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecoating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyellow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efluorite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elamellar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebarite, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esometimes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacross \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebroad \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elike \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003especimens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewonderfully \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edark and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emoody \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echaracter, reminiscent of a galaxy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrystallised \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eazurite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escattered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacross \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealmost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elike \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esky, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebright \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaqua \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecondary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecopper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emineralisation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erunning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esurface. While I've been told by multiple Moroccan miners that it's Chrysocolla, I would be conservative to confidently identify it unless mineral tested - therefore we are opting to label as 'secondary copper mineral'. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebarite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efluorite feature an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erich \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiron \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecolouring, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebringing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintense \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erusty \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorange \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eareas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat bring the specimen to life with vivid contrast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a large piece with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresence, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand displays \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeautifully \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esupplied \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esurface \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echanges \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econstantly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeep \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egreen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaqua, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorange \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emetallic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emineralisation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etextural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evariation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eevery \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edifferent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estock \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSidi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAyed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ematerial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efull \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esuite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminerals \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edifficult \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereplace, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseeing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomposition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elarge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaesthetic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emakes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eparticularly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexciting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Liminal Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52884433862788,"sku":"I-46","price":715.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/1815\/4628\/files\/FCCB6343-4E7F-4CF5-AA33-B117003C36C7.jpg?v=1790208877"},{"product_id":"47-azurite-malachite-secondary-copper-minerals-on-fluorite-barite-sidi-ayed-morocco-copy","title":"Azurite \u0026 Malachite on Barite, Sidi Ayed, Morocco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinerals:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eAzurite \u0026amp; Malachite on Barite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sidi Ayed, \u003cspan\u003eBoulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region Morocco \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e112mm x 50mm x 23mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: \u003c\/strong\u003e55.5g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an extraordinary old stock plate from Sidi Ayed, a locality celebrated for complex secondary copper mineralisation on barite. Azurite and malachite from the district can occur in wonderfully intricate combinations, with later copper growths developing across earlier mineral forms and creating specimens with far more going on than a simple azurite coating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe azurite here is some of the brightest blue I’ve seen in a specimen, with intense saturation and dazzling sparkle across the surface. Crystallised malachite grows over and around it in places, adding another layer of detail, while some sections suggest subtle pseudomorphic growth where one copper mineral appears to have developed over an earlier form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo distinct barite flowers are especially beautiful, each carrying coatings of azurite and iron minerals that give them a wonderfully dramatic appearance. The specimen also has two very different display personalities depending on which side you choose. 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The district produced a very distinctive suite of azurite, malachite, fluorite, barite and iron rich mineralisation, often developed through multiple generations of growth. Material of this calibre has become increasingly difficult to replace, especially in specimens where the different mineral phases are all so strongly expressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is really all about texture and form. Vivid malachite and deep blue azurite are distributed beautifully through the specimen, with a bright sky blue secondary copper coating developed over sharply structured cubic fluorite - likely to be Chrysocolla, but impossible to confirm without formal analysis. Well defined barite blades rise through the piece, giving the whole composition a wonderfully sculptural quality, while rich orange iron coatings bring another layer of colour through the matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a lot of mineral history preserved here. 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Successive generations of chalcedony have developed across the cubic form in swirling, almost concentric bands, with a pronounced central eye rising above the surrounding growth. That secondary chalcedony growth gives the specimen a character quite unlike the cleaner cubic pseudomorphs from the same area. Even amongst Sidi Rahal material, the few examples I have tracked down vary enormously in form, and this feels like its own very individual manifestation of that same mineralising process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is beautiful crystallisation scattered across the main side as well, with soft cream, pink and iron rich colouring catching the light far better in person than the camera manages to show. 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Much of the most sought after material was recovered from N'Chwaning I during the major finds of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and with that mine now closed, these pieces have become an increasingly finite part of the collector market. Fine thumbnails from the locality can command thousands of dollars, with even relatively small specimens achieving extraordinary prices when the colour, lustre and crystal form are right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is a particularly funky expression of the material, with an unusual composition and a beautiful progression of colour through the specimen. The upper section is dominated by rich blood red rhodochrosite, with lustrous crystal faces and plenty of texture across the surface. The colour gradually deepens into much darker manganese rich material toward the base, creating an almost ombré effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition itself is wonderfully irregular, with clusters of terminated crystals rising and overlapping, giving the piece plenty of character. The contrast between vivid red crystals and the almost black lower section makes the colour particularly striking in natural light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt over 20 grams, this is also a very satisfying little specimen in the hand with a true cabinet presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Liminal Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67617786134660,"sku":"I-97","price":1479.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/1815\/4628\/files\/69AF9899-7DF7-4DCF-A964-4C1D61A64F2D.jpg?v=1791348453"},{"product_id":"anatase-norway","title":"Anatase, Matskorhæ, Norway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinerals: \u003c\/strong\u003eAnatase, Adularia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality: \u003c\/strong\u003eMatskorhæ (Matskorhae), Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22mm x 18mm x 12mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: \u003c\/strong\u003e14.9g including base (hot glued)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorway is one of the great classic sources for anatase, and Matskorhæ is particularly significant. The locality became famous for sharp blue black bipyramidal anatase crystals, often associated with quartz, and is now protected with collecting strictly forbidden. Mindat records the largest known anatase crystals found on quartz there at around 8 to 9mm, which makes the size of the crystals on this specimen especially noteworthy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeveral crystals here approach one centimetre, with strong form and that characteristic dark metallic colour. They rise from matrix with small amounts of adularia, giving the specimen a striking contrast and allowing the individual anatase crystals to display very clearly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's also a wonderful variation in crystal size across the piece, from the larger dominant crystals through to smaller secondary growth, which gives the composition more complexity than its miniature scale suggests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Matskorhæ material, the crystal size alone makes this a particularly special example from one of Norway’s most important historic anatase localities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Liminal Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67618358034564,"sku":"I-110","price":355.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/1815\/4628\/files\/C7D29265-BDD4-4ACA-8E02-DD442C78E75C.jpg?v=1791363438"},{"product_id":"aragonite-kharan-pakistan","title":"Aragonite, Kharan, Pakistan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinerals:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aragonite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality: \u003c\/strong\u003eKharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: \u003c\/strong\u003e12.5g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65mm x 40mm x 28mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis unusual aragonite is part of a relatively new find from the Kharan District of Balochistan, Pakistan, and has quickly become one of the more distinctive recent forms of the species to appear in 2026. Some of the finer examples have already attracted considerable attention, particularly for their unusual axial growth and highly sculptural form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs someone with a particular personal interest in faden quartz, axial growth and persistent linear structures, this material immediately fascinated me, and I have acquired several specimens from the find for my own collection. The growth is completely different to faden quartz, of course, but there's something similarly compelling in the way the crystals organise themselves around a strong central axis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has a wonderful three dimensional form, with slim aragonite crystals projecting in multiple directions from an elongated central structure, almost like a mineral stalactite. The individual crystals vary in length and orientation, giving the piece an organic, artistic form, while closer inspection reveals how strongly the entire composition is organised around that single axis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's also a subtle sparkle across the surface that has been particularly difficult to capture in photographs. In person, the fine crystal faces catch the light beautifully, adding another layer of texture to an already very striking piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelicate by nature, but with extraordinary sculptural presence, this is a fascinating example from a new find that I suspect we'll be hearing much more about.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Liminal Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67622045909124,"sku":"I-118","price":275.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/1815\/4628\/files\/7160DAA4-2627-4049-98F0-AF2B0782972F.jpg?v=1791420139"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.theliminalstone.com\/collections\/specialty-minerals.oembed","provider":"The Liminal Stone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}