Thumbnails!
Whether at a small show or on a foreign buying trip, I always keep an eye out for a good thumbnail-- sometimes that means trimming a bigger piece, and sometimes it's already sized perfectly. I mount hundreds of these, this is a small group that for whatever reason, I thought were particularly nice.
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TNM01 Topaz
Municipio de Villa de Arriaga, San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico
3.0x 1.8x 1.6 cm
$85
TNM02 Pearceite
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
2.5x 2.0x 1.4 cm
TNM03 Barite
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, United States
3.5x 1.8x 1.1 cm
TNM05 Beryl var. Aquamarine
Shigar Valley, Baltistan Pakistan
2.8x 2.8x 2.8 cm
TNM05A Rhodonite
Chiuruc, Huallanca Dist., Dos de Mayo Prov., Peru
2.1x 2.3x 1.3 cm
TNM06 Calcite
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, United States
3.1x 1.8x 1.5 cm
TNM06B Realgar
Palomo Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru
2.4x 1.7x 1.4 cm
TNM07 Andradite var. Demantoid
Antetezambato, Ambanja Dist., Diana Region, Antsiranana Prov., Madagascar
2.9x 2.1x 1.3 cm
$185
TNM08 Chalcocite
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA
2.9x 1.5x 1.6 cm
$85
TNM09A Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Prov., Peru
3.0x 2.2x 1.5 cm
$70
TNM10 Calcite
Irving Materials Quarry, Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana, United States
1.8x 1.8x 1.4 cm
TNM11 Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.1x 2.0x 1.0 cm
TNM12 Barite
Brookcliffs, Grand Junction Area, Mesa Co., Colorado, United States
3.3x 1.6x 1.9 cm
$60
TNM13 Tourmaline var. Elbaite
Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
2.0x .2x 0.5 cm
$80
TNM14 Cerussite
Touissit , Jerada, Oriental Region, Morocco
2.8x 2.3x 1.6 cm
TNM15 Calcite
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, United States
3.0X 1.75X 1.5 cm
TNM16 Clinoclase
Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States
2.7X 1.8X 1.1 cm
TNM17 Millerite
US 27 Roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, United States
2.8x 2.0x 1.6 cm
TNM18 Chalcocite
Daye Copper mine, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
2.9x 2.3x 1.5 cm
TNM19 Powellite
Nasik Area, Maharashtra State, India
2.5x 1.6x 1.6 cm
$100
TNM22 Wulfenite
Villa Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.3x 2.2x 1.3 cm
$90
TNM23 Smithsonite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
3.1x 2.0x 1.2 cm
$55
TNM24 Adamite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.7x 2.6x 0.1 cm
$135
TNM24A Beryl var. Aquamarine
Shigar Valley, Baltistan Pakistan
3.1x 2.2x 2.2 cm
TNM25A Cerussite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.4x 2.4x 1.8 cm
$125
TNM27 Hematite
Rio Mine, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.6x 2.0x 1.6 cm
$65
TNM28 Anglesite
Touissit , Jerada, Oriental Region, Morocco
2.7x 1.6x 1.1 cm
TNM29 Tourmaline var. Elbaite
Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
2.7x 1.0x 0.85 cm
$75
TNM30 Malachite ps. Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
2.7x 2.1x 2.1 cm
$75
TNM31 Malachite ps. Azurite
New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Pima Co., Arizona, USA
2.6x 2.0x 1.6 cm
$65
TNM32 Chrysoberyl
Novello Mine, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
2.6x 2.5x 1.6 cm
TNM33 Pyromorphite
Friedrichsegen Mine, Bad Ems, Nassau, Germany
3.2x 2.6x 1.5 cm
$75
TNM34 Galena
Tri-state District, Oklahoma, United States (pre-1967)
3.0x 2.5x 1.8 cm
$50
TNM35 Arsenic
Akadani mine, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan
1.35x 1.25x 1.2
$110
TNM36 Calcite
5 Mile Point, Eagle River, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, United States
2.4x 0.7x 0.4 cm
TNM37 Copper ps. Aragonite
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia.
2.4x 2.2x 14 cm
$135
TNM38 Copper ps. Aragonite
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia.
2.7x 2.6x 2.7 cm
$100
TNM39 Pyromorphite with Cerussite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
2.6x 1.38x 1.8 cm
$165
TNM41 Scheelite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
2.3x 2.2x 2.3 cm
$115
TNM43 Fluorite
Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, United States
1.9x 1.4x 1.4 cm
TNM44 Fluorite
Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, United States
2.8x 2.7x 2.4 cm
TNM45 Fluorite with Calcite
Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, United States
2.2x 1.7x 1.8 cm
TNM46 Fluorite
Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, United States
2.0x 1.4x 1.6 cm
TNM47 Pyrite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
2.2x 1.4x 1.2 cm
TNM48 Uraninite
Gatineau Park, Hull, Quebec, Canada
2.1x 1.7x 2.2 cm
TNM49 Thorite
Mogok, Myanmar (Burma)
2.7x 0.7x 0.65
TNM50 Powellite
Nasik Area, Maharashtra State, India
2.0x 1.6x 1.5 cm
$85
TNM51 Pearceite
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
1.7x 1.2x 0.8 cm
TNM54 Fluorite
Mogok, Myanmar (Burma)
2.8x 2.6x 1.65 cm
$80
TNM55 Cerussite
Touissit , Jerada, Oriental Region, Morocco
2.2x 2.1x 1.3 cm
TNM56 Potosiite
San Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia.
2.5x 2.5x 2.3 cm
$95
TNM57 Quartz (Herkimer Diamond)
Herkimer Co., New York, USA
3.3x 2.8x 1.5 cm
TNM58 Titanite var. Sphene
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
2.7x 1.4x 0.5 cm
$60
TNM60 Fluorite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
1.7x 1.65 1.4 cm
$50
TNM61 Andradite Garnet
Marki Khel, Nangarhar Prov., Afghanistan
2.9x 1.8x 1.8 cm
TNM62 Cerussite
Touissit , Jerada, Oriental Region, Morocco
2.25x 2.05x 1.4 cm
$68
TNM63 Corundum var. Ruby (Trapiche!)
Mogok, Myanmar (Burma)
0.7 cm