Specular Hematite - Elba Island #15 newly added It is named after Austrian

It is named after Austrian born botanist and mineralogist Franz Xavier van Wulfen

Apatite is a crystal usually seen in shades of yellow

as opposed to Olenite or Riebeckite

after the legend of a battle between the Saami people of northern Scandanavia and the invader Kuiva

Specular Hematite - Elba Island #15 newly added It is named after AustrianThis sparkling Specular Hematite specimen is from the rare and sought after location of Elba Island, off the coast of Tuscany in Italy. These specimens have distinct Hematite blades which characterises them as Specular Hematite, or Specularite, meaning "mirrored", and some also have Pyrite crystals present. Elba Island is famous for it's bladed Hematite, and rarely will produce exquisite iridescent specimens from Rio Marina. You will receive the exact