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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
20031 Ruby, Luc Yen, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam
Highly fluorescent. Sold as pink sapphires.
20030 Aquamarine, Quy Chau District (Ke Bon; Phu Qui Chau), Nghe An Province, Vietnam
Single blue aquamarine crystal 17ct.
5662 Corundum var Sapphire, Luc Yen, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam
Blue and green sapphires, some with good crystal form.
5503 Graphite, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam
Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5511 Chondrodite, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam
Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5526 Humite, Spinel, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
Brown humite and pink spinel etched out of marble from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam.