<p>Populations in both eastern and western cultures have been mining, trading, and carving garnets for millennia. Named for its likeness to the flesh and seeds of the pomegranate (Latin granatus), garnet is most commonly thought of as a red gemstone, but it actually occurs in all colors of the spectrum. In fact, garnet is a complex group of fifteen separate mineral species, which are sometimes hard to differentiate visually and more often than not occur together in the same specimen. Six of these species almandine, andradite, grossular, pyrope, spessartine, and uvarovite are regularly featured in mineral cabinets and jewelry. Garnets are also valued for much more than their aesthetics: they are important rock-forming minerals enhancing our understanding of geologic events; they are commercially valuable as abrasives; they are part of an indicator mineral suite used by geologists to locate diamond deposits; and they are great crystallographic examples with their textbook-perfect dodecahedral shapes. Yet even with this abundance, truly fine garnet specimens and large gemstones are surprisingly difficult to find.</p>

Garnet: Great Balls of Fire

Lothar Ackermann

Marco Amabili

Marc B. Auguste

Russell Behnke

Bill Dameron

James Eason

Thomas Fehr

Jaroslav Hyrsl

Jirí Kourimský

Pete Modreski

Paul Pohwat

Francesco Spertini

Ingrid S. Weber

Stephan Wolfsried

Dudley Blauwet

John I. Koivula

Mickey Gunter

Lithographie, LLC

From its mineralogy to its landscape to its personalities, Bolivia is an enigmatic place where anything can and does happen. For centuries, Bolivia's mines and minerals have influenced its history, attracting conquerors, inciting wars and unrest, and making a few men obscenely rich. Bolivia is an impoverished country, which hosts rich resources. It is home to some of the world's most inhospitable climes, which are populated by a warm and colorful people. The richness of this land of extremes transcends material wealth, proving irresistible to a cadre of artists, outlaws, adventurers, scientists, and mineral collectors. Welcome to Bolivia, the height of mineral collecting!

Bolivia: The Height of Mineral Collecting

Carol Smith

Terry, Wallace

bill-smith

Alfredo Petrov

Robert B. Cook

Rock Currier

Anthony R. Kampf

Suzanne Lievetrau

Lauren Megaw

Apatite, the most abundant phosphate on Earth, is ubiquitous in the lithosphere and in vertebrates of the animal kingdom. Because it forms large colorful crystals, this toothsome mineral is among the most prized species populating mineral collections worldwide. Commonly confused with other minerals, Apatite takes its name from a Greek word meaning to deceive. This collector s compendium explores in luscious color the science, history, localities and culture of Apatite the Great Pretender.

Apatite: The Great Pretender

John Rakovan

Michael Bainbridge

Phil Scalisi

Berthold Ottens

Luiz Menezes

Stefan Meier

Peter K.M. Megaw

Robert F. Martin

Dmitriy Belakovskiy

Carles Curto Mila

Donald A. Dallaire

Jordi Fabre

John M. Hughes

Lithographie, Ltd.

<p>Taking its name from the Latin rubellus, meaning reddish, rubellite was rare in the ancient world. Its unique properties set it apart from other hard, red gemstones, generically known then as ruby or carbuncle. That distinction was lost during the Dark Ages but revived in the Enlightenment, as science undertook its quest to understand the nature of things. For two and a half centuries, rubellite has had a part of that great unraveling.</p>

Rubellite - Tourmaline Rouge

Federico Pezzotta

Ryan Bowling

George R. Rossman

Alexander U. Falster

Sarah L. Hanson

Peter Lyckberg

Odulio Jose Marensi de Moura

Milan Novak

William B. Simmons

Gloria A. Staebler

Karen L. Webber

Geheimnisvolle Welt: Einschlüsse im Quarz - Magic World: Inclusions in Quartz

Gerhard Niedermayr

Bode Verlag GmbH

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