Detailed Description A top bi-coloured specimen from this pocket – these are sharp, lustrous crystals, some chocolate-brown, some bright white and some mixed. In excellent condition. The contrast is super – the individual crystal shapes really stand out. About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About These Laumontite Specimens Laumontite is a […]

Detailed Description A top specimen from this pocket – sharp, lustrous crystals, with good separation between them. In excellent condition, a few incomplete crystals. Good proportions (crystal size to specimen) and a bit of topography – the crystals in the recessed area are great! About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About […]

Detailed Description One of the best specimens from this pocket – the crystals are sharp and lustrous, with good separation between them. In excellent condition. Really nice! About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy (click here) About These Laumontite Specimens Laumontite is a relatively common zeolite group mineral (that can occur in excellent specimens!) […]

Detailed Description A bright sheet of copper with matrix from Cap D’Or. Collected in October 2021. About These Copper Specimens Copper has been known at Cap D’Or for at least two thousand years. Collection-quality specimens have been recovered sporadically from the shoreline basalt cliffs and outcrops, usually in isolated finds of single or small numbers […]

Detailed Description Sharp, bright copper crystals with basalt. Some of the crystals have a colourful patina. Collected in October 2021. About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy, including Cape D’Or photos (click here)   About These Copper Specimens Copper has been known at Cap D’Or for at least two thousand years. Collection-quality specimens have […]

Detailed Description This is a group of nice copper crystals, freed from enclosing analcime. The copper crystals include a nice red cuprite patina in places, and with magnification one can easily see sharp dodecahedral crystals. Collected in October 2021. About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy, including Cape D’Or photos (click here)   About […]

Detailed Description A branching group of copper crystals, freed from the enclosing analcime, on basalt. The copper crystals include a nice red cuprite patina in places, contrasting with the green basalt. Collected in October 2021. About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy, including Cape D’Or photos (click here)   About These Copper Specimens Copper […]

Detailed Description A branching, three-dimensional tree of finely crystallized copper, collected in October, 2021. These crystals were originally enclosed in crystalline analcime (and exposing them required a lot of patience!). A beautiful filigree-style native copper. About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy, including Cape D’Or photos (click here)   About These Copper Specimens Copper […]

Detailed Description A group of well-defined copper crystals on basalt, collected in October, 2021. Stands for display as photographed. This piece stands out for the contrast between the red cuprite patina and the green basalt matrix – looks great! About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy, including Cape D’Or photos (click here)   About […]

Detailed Description Sharp, bright copper crystals on basalt, collected in October, 2021. Stands for display as photographed – a beauty! About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy, including Cape D’Or photos (click here)   About These Copper Specimens Copper has been known at Cap D’Or for at least two thousand years. Collection-quality specimens have […]

Detailed Description A nice tree of copper crystals on basalt, with minor red patina in places due to cuprite. Stands up for display as photographed – a very sculptural piece. Browse More Nova Scotia Specimens (click here) About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy, including Cape D’Or photos (click here)   About These Copper […]

Detailed Description Two attached aggregates of branching copper crystals on dark basalt. The copper crystals are sharp and bright, and the basalt gives excellent contrast. Stands perfectly for display as photographed – a super specimen! About the Minerals of the Bay of Fundy, including Cape D’Or photos (click here)   About These Copper Specimens Copper […]