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Thumbnail
1 1/4
3
Miniature
2
5.0
Small Cabinet
3 3/4
9.4
Cabinet
> 3 3/4
> 9.4
While Toenail is not an official "competition" size classification, sometimes thumbnail specimens are just a bit too big for competition rules, often referred to as "boxbusters." There is no standard size for toenails, but they overlap a thumbnail and a miniature.
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Sapphire
Sri Lanka
0.33 ct, 4.92 mm x 3.94 mm
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Smoky Quartz
Brazil
1.04 ct, 7.98 mm x 5.93 mm
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Hypersthene (Ferroan-Enstatite)
Hoher Bogen, Germany
9.42 ct, 14.08 mm
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Carnelian (excellent color and quality)
Mozambique
3.97 ct, 9.85 mm
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Amazonite
Peru
3.25 ct, 12.24 mm x 8.08 mm
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Tiger's Eye (unusual reddish color)
North Cape Province, South Africa
5.47 ct, 19.87 mm x 8.96 mm
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Pendant, Lapis in 14 kt Yellow Gold
Afghanistan
1 ct (approx weight of stone), 11 mm x 5.5 mm (pendant)
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Ruby (Pre-embargo!)
Burma
0.91 ct, 6.98 mm x 5.16 mm
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Jade (Pre-embargo!)
Burma
21.52 ct, 24.75 mm x 17.82 mm
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Smithsonite
Tsumeb, Namibia
2.18 ct, 10.2 mm x 6.3 mm
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Pyromorphite
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
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Arsenopyrite with Pyrite pseudomorphs after Pyrrhotite (rare)
San Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
5.8 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
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Vivianite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.3 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
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Cassiterite with Quartz
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm
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Amethyst (scepters)
Bombori, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.0 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
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Ferberite (twin)
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.5 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
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Scorzalite (rare) (new find)
Estano Orcko mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
3.2 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
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Valentinite (New Find!)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
6.7 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm
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Monazite-Ce (color change crystals)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.5 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
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Quartz (Japan-Law Twin)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm
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Prehnite (good color) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
9.7 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
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Laumontite with Calcite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Summit Quarry (Houdaille Quarry), Union County, New Jersey
1.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
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Fluorite (mined 1977) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
3.2 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm
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Chalcopyrite with Quartz and Calcite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Osceola Mine, Cunningham Gulch, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado
3.7 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
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Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California
8.3 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
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Siderite with Marcasite, Dolomite and Pyrrhotite (classic material) (ex Harold Urish Collection)
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.3 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
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Hydroxylapatite (rare and unique)
Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm
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Fluorite (classic material)
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
3.8 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
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Millerite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Monte Acuto Ragazza, Grizzana, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
4.6 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
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Azurite with Malachite (ex Harold Urish Collection)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.3 x 3.7 x 3.4 cm
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