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AVAILABLE - Cumengeite & Paraboleite on Boleite crystals on a matrix of Selenite and Anglesite from Amelia Mine, Boleo District, Baja California, Mexico 🇲🇽 6.9 x 5 x 4.9 cm DM or comment for more info/to purchase! 💎 Well this is a subtly busy combo piece... The largest crystal measures 4 mm wide and is actually composed of a cubic Boleite at its core, hosting both Paraboleite and Cumengeite epitaxially grown on its faces. Boleite itself is a very rare silver halide mineral, along with Paraboleite and especially Cumengeite which are even more rare! Matrix examples of these species are - you guessed it - rare. There’s a theme here, lol. Given how delicate the matrix can be, and how much easier it was to just pop out the crystals in situ, most of what’s been available are just loose individual crystals. Having all three related minerals on one piece, on a matrix specimen of this size, is a treat! The matrix is a mix of cream colored Anglesite and Selenite with a bit of earthy clay here and there. The Selenite is semitransparent and has an interesting craggy structure with a satiny luster. (Mostly present on the side opposite of the largest Boleite/Paraboleite/Cumengeite crystal.) There are a few more, smaller crystals as well, though they seem to be a combo of Paraboleite on Boleite, sans Cumengeite. With a loupe, this piece is another world to explore! If you like this, have a look at my other posts and follow me for more! ✌🏼 #boleite #paraboleite #cumengeite #selenite #anglesite #blueminerals #rareminerals #amelia #defunctmine #bajacalifornia #mexico #mexicanminerals #silver #classicminerals #minerals #mineralspecimen #mineralporn #crystals #crystalporn #westcoastmineral #geology #rocks #crystalhealing #energy #fineminerals #mineralsofig #crystalsofig #aestheticminerals #mineralsforsale #crystalsforsale https://www.instagram.com/p/CN0WOEVBno4/?igshid=ss181slb82m9