Mineral Spheres

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Mahogany Obsidian Sphere #0456

Mahagony Obsidian Sphere, Davis Creek, Ca, 3.2 inches in diameter. One of our favorite summer collecting spots!  Snow in July at the Pink Lady collecting spot at the top of the mountains.  A delightful area.This material came from the part of...

Aragonite Sphere # 0283

  Aragonite Sphere, China, 3.5 inches in diameter.     It is a component of calamine and is associated with zinc mines.  The hardness is 4.5 to 5.    Stunning blue and white patterns in this material.  Alan...

Thulite Sphere #0144

Thulite Sphere, Ludlow Ca.  4 inches in diameter. Now that are kids are older and working, it is more difficult to get us all rock hounding together.  This material is from one of our last Thanksgiving  trips to the Caddy Mountain area...

Kambaba Jasper Sphere #4679

Kambaba Jasper Sphere, Madagascar, 3.5 inches in diameter. This is fossilized blue- green algae billions of years old.  The algea, Cyanobacteria, is though to be responsible for creating the earth's atmosphere.  This sphere was in my private...

Sparks Green Sphere #9551

Sparks Green Sphere, Amphilobe Diabase,3.6 inches in diameter. This is a metamorphic rock consisting mostly of hornblend. The dark green of this material is actinolite. This material can be found in many parts of the world. This particular rock...

Chrome Chalcedony of Mtorolite Sphere # 8702

                           Chrome Chalcedony or Mtorolite Sphere, 3 inches in diameter. Also known as Mtorolite.  This material was first worn  as jewelry by the ancient...

Noble Serpentine or Healerite Sphere #9132

Noble Serpentine Or Healerite Sphere, Washington State, 2.8 inches in diameter.   This is material I purchased in 2014 and promptly lost in the depths of the garage.  It wasn't until 2/15, after I had purchased more, that my original box...

Opalised Serpentine Sphere # 9068

Opalised Serpentine Sphere, 3.25 inches in diameter. From Western Australia, (I think I should live there), this material is from the Archaean age, really old.  The beautiful greens come from Chromium.  This is a soothing bunch of colors, even...

Pinolith Sphere #8999

Pinolith Sphere, 3.78 inches in diameter, 3#, 1 oz. I had never seen this material until I got to Tucson.  Originating in the Turen Mountains of Austria, it is a combination of magnesite and dolomite.  I was so impressed with the patterns, I...

Honey Onyx Sphere, Trona Ca #3336

3 7/8 inch Honey Onyx Sphere from Trona, Ca.   This source for Honey Onyx comes from outside Trona Ca.  It is located at the top of a mountain.  Of course, it is embedded in a heavy ash that requires chisels and picks to remove it...

Root Beer Onyx Sphere from Argentina

3 1/4 inch Root Beer Onyx Sphere from Argentina.This 3 1/4 inch Root Beer Onyx Sphere is from Argentina. It has an amazing polish. I believe this material comes from the same area as the blue onyx.

Travertine Sphere from Aerial Acres

Travertine Sphere from Aerial Acres. This sphere is 3 3/4 inches of browns, red, grey and white with a brilliant shine. Bedded in volcanic ash and fitted together like a jigsaw puzzle, this travertine comes in amazing colors. Most is banded reds, browns,...

Panoche Hills Sphere 3318

3 1/2 inch Panoche Hills Sphere with swirls of white in a dark green background.3 1/2 inch Panoche Hills Sphere with swirls of white in a dark green background. Panoche Hills is located in western Fresno Co in California. We recently made this field trip...

Trona Onyx Sphere "Jaguar" style

Trona Onyx Sphere "Jaguar" style. Dendrites abound in this 3 1/8 inch sphere giving it a "jaguar" appearing effect.Trona Onyx Sphere "Jaguar" style. Dendrites abound in this 3 1/8 inch sphere giving it a "jaguar" appearing effect. This source for Onyx...

Panoche Hills Sphere

2 3/4 inch Panoche Hills Sphere with swirls of white in a dark green background.2 3/4 inch Panoche Hills Sphere with swirls of white in a dark green background. Panoche Hills is located in western Fresno Co in California. We recently made this field trip...