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Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18

Comments: Transparent Goshenite, the colorless variety of beryl with orthoclase and muscovite.
Location: Pingwu, Sichuan, China. Scale: 9 x 8.5 cm.
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Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18  
Calcite: CaCO3

Comments: Transparent emerald, the green variety of beryl on calcite (marble) matrix.
Location: Coscuez, Boyacá, Colombia. Scale: 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
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Betekhtinite: Cu10(Fe,Pb)S6

Comments: Black crystalline aggregate of betekhtinite with white calcite.
Location: Twin Pocket, Mine #57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Scale: 9.5 x 7.5 cm.
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Betekhtinite: Cu10(Fe,Pb)S6

Comments: Black crystalline aggregate of betekhtinite with white calcite.
Location: Twin Pocket, Mine #57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Scale: 9.5 x 7.5 cm.
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Bismuth: Bi

Comments: Coarsely crystalline bismuth.
Location: Biggenden, Queensland, Australia. Scale: 2.9 x 1.8 x 2.8 cm.
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Bismuth: Bi

Comments: Coarsely crystalline bismuth.
Location: Biggenden, Queensland, Australia. Scale: 2.9 x 1.8 x 2.8 cm.
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Bismuthinite: Bi2S3

Comments: Metallic, prismatic bismuthinite crystal topped with botryoidal marcasite.
Location: Veta Farellón viejo, Tazna, Potosí, Bolivia. Scale: 4.4x1.3x0.4 cm.
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Bismuthinite: Bi2S3

Comments: Metallic, prismatic bismuthinite crystal topped with botryoidal marcasite.
Location: Veta Farellón viejo, Tazna, Potosí, Bolivia. Scale: 4.4x1.3x0.4 cm.
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Botallackite: Cu2Cl(OH)3

Comments: Well crystallized (although the crystals are small) botallackite on matrix.
Location: A European classic from the type locality, Botallack mine, St Just, England. Scale: 5 x 4 cm.
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Botallackite: Cu2Cl(OH)3

Comments: Well crystallized (although the crystals are small) botallackite on matrix.
Location: A European classic from the type locality, Botallack mine, St Just, England. Scale: 5 x 4 cm.
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Bournonite: PbCuSbS3

Comments: Bright, blocky crystalline aggregate of steel gray bournonite crystals.
Location: Yao-gan-xian mine, Hunan China. Scale: Picture size 2 cm.
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Bournonite: PbCuSbS3

Comments: Bright, blocky crystalline aggregate of steel gray bournonite crystals.
Location: Yao-gan-xian mine, Hunan China. Scale: Picture size 2 cm.
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Brazilianite: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4

Comments: Gemmy brazilianite crystal.
Location: Marcel Telirio mine, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Size Not Given.
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Brazilianite: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4

Comments: Gemmy brazilianite crystal.
Location: Marcel Telirio mine, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Size Not Given.
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Brookite: TiO2

Comments: Brookite crystal group on matrix. During the 19th century this site produced some of the best brookite ever seen.
Location: Classic Welsh locality of Prenteg, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. Scale: 4 x 4.5 cm.
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Brookite: TiO2

Comments: Brookite crystal group on matrix. During the 19th century this site produced some of the best brookite ever seen.
Location: Classic Welsh locality of Prenteg, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. Scale: 4 x 4.5 cm.
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Cassiterite: SnO2

Comments: Gemmy, doubly terminated cassiterite on quartz-mica matrix.
Location: Langcangjiang river area, Yunnan, China. Scale: 2.7 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm.
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Cassiterite: SnO2

Comments: Gemmy, doubly terminated cassiterite on quartz-mica matrix.
Location: Langcangjiang river area, Yunnan, China. Scale: 2.7 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm.
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Cassiterite: SnO2

Comments: Very brilliant black crystals of cassiterite on white mica.
Location: Xue Bao Diang, Sichuan, China. Scale: Size Not Given.
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Cassiterite: SnO2

Comments: Very brilliant black crystals of cassiterite on white mica.
Location: Xue Bao Diang, Sichuan, China. Scale: Size Not Given.
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