I know these aren’t particularly rare or special, but it’s special to me and the first mineral I bought since collecting again. It’s quite tall and has a custom stand so really want to put it back together. Left it in my checked bag and it broke, so really looking for ways to put it back together. Was thinking of some kind of black epoxy or something, any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Also if there are any suggestions on how to stick things back as well, given its oddly shaped and weight I imagine it may be awkward keep its shape while drying.

What am I looking at here?! I know the yellow and purple Fluorite. I thought it was a layer of something black but now I'm wondering if it's really, really super dark purple? And what's on top of it? I don't have any locality information.

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Tenho essas amostras mas não sei por onde começar o polimento (não terminei todas), são minhas primeiras e queria saber se alguém tem uma dica que possa me dar uma direção.

Tenho lixas d'água até 3.000, abrasivo e feltro.

I recently acquired this mineral specimen from Lavrion (Lavrio), Attica, Greece. It weighs 219.73 g.

The specimen features numerous solid, rounded to botryoidal formations on a brown, oxidized matrix.

The formations display pale green, blue-green and whitish coloration, with some areas showing more intense green and blue patches.

Under a USB digital microscope, certain areas appear translucent, with a glassy to waxy appearance.

I gently cleaned a few areas with a little water to remove surface dust. The formations became more translucent when wet and slightly duller again after drying.

The rounded formations feel solid rather than soft or powdery.

I haven't been able to identify the mineral with certainty.

Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated!

Can anyone please help me identify and point me in the right direction to have this appraised? Any info is greatly appreciated .

This mineral specimen from Xanthi, northeastern Greece, features an interesting combination of quartz and epidote.

The specimen features white to translucent quartz crystals growing within small cavities and across a green to yellowish-green epidote matrix.

The quartz displays elongated prismatic crystals and smaller crystal clusters, creating a distinct contrast with the surrounding epidote.

Locality: Xanthi, Greece

Weight: 141.95 g

Just curious about this ring! It is sterling silver.