Vietnam

20081 Lanthanite-(Ce), Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam

Colourless – white lanthanite with purple fluorite.

September 18, 2022

5073 Beryl var Heliodor, Ninh Thuận Province, Vietnam

Two heliodor crystals without matrix. The one photod is 15mm long. Width of view 19mm. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.

March 24, 2022

Asia Vietnam

20024 Aquamarine, Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam

Single thin pencil of aquamarine. Labelled as Thuong Xuan (near to Xuan Le). Crystal is 27mm long. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.

March 24, 2022

Asia Vietnam

1108 Graphite, Pargasite, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam

A tiny silver graphite crystal with green pargasite crystals in white marble. Width of view 11.5. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.

February 9, 2022

Asia Vietnam

0981 Pargasite, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam

A number of green pargasite crystals in white marble. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.

February 9, 2022

Asia Vietnam

0890 Pargasite, Spinel, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam

Two green pargasite crystals in a marble matrix, one of which (pictured) overgrows a barely visible red spinel, really only visible under UV. Width of view 8.6mm. Stack of 25 images (white light), 20 images...