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Sandstone Concreation from Fontainbleu, France.
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A huge quartz crystal.
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Some very colorful mineral formations.
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A unique crystal formation reminiscent of Superman's home.
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More colorful rocks.
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Wulfenite and Fluorite crystal formations.
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A display of Herkimer Diamonds (from Herkimer, NY) which are doubly-terminated clear quartz crystals. I dug some of these up back in the day...
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A huge chunk of platinum ore.
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One of the largest Topaz crystals ever found. Weighing in at 153 lbs!
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Another one of the largest Topaz crystals ever found. This one is a measly 111 lbs.
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One of the largest gemstone quality Beryl crystals.
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An uncut piece of Emerald.
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A finely cut emerald.
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The Chalk Emerald from Columbia.
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The Hooker Yellow Diamonds next to a large cut emerald.
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The Hooker Yellow Diamonds.
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Some cut and uncut Rhodochrosite.
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Some cut and uncut Rubies.
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Some very pretty Sapphire jewelry.
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Classic diamonds, in necklace and Tiara.
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Perhaps the most famious diamond in the world, the Hope Diamond, from Inda.

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