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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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Tourmaline (unusual color)
Mt Mica, Maine
0.31 ct, 5.11 mm x 3.19 mm
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Aquamarine
Brazil
0.41 ct, 6.05 mm x 4.23 mm
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Smoky Quartz
Brazil
1.72 ct, 9.17 mm x 7.11 mm
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Spinel
Burma
0.68 ct, 5.94 mm x 4.56 mm
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Swiss Blue Topaz (treated)
Brazil
0.46 ct, 4.99 mm
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Hypersthene (Ferroan-Enstatite)
Hoher Bogen, Germany
15.78 ct, 18.15 mm
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Chrysoberyl (Cat's Eye)
Brazil
0.36 ct, 4.40 mm x 3.83 mm
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Barite (1960s California!) ex Jaime Bird Coll.
Livingston Quarry, Portuguese Bend area, Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles Co., California
9.8 x 5.9 x 4.9 cm
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Adamite (fluorescent) Stoudt Coll.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.9 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm
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Legrandite (excellent) Consie Prince Coll.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
9.8 x 6.4 x 4.9 cm
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Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
3.6 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm
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Vanadinite on Barite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Mibladen Mine, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.0 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
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Rubellite Tourmaline
Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
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Superb Malachite ps. After Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
7.8 x 7.0 x 5.2 cm
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Fluorite with Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
2.8 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
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Kyanite (classic material)
Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
6.2 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
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Azurite with Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
7.8 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm
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Fluorite
Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee
3.4 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
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Mn-Calcite with Pyrite
Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania
7.8 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm
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Amethyst (reverse scepters) with Calcite* (*Calcite is rare from Bolivia)
Bombori, Potosi Department, Bolivia
6.2 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm
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Cassiterite
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
4.4 x 3.1 x 1.4 cm
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Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Hauri, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.7 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
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Copper (attractive locality specimen)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
4.9 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm
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Pyrite
Mr. Pickering's Mistress Mine, near Ubina, Potosi Mining District, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.1 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm
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Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite (rare and good quality)
David Mosiah Prospect, Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
1.1 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
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Apatite (mined by Rich Kosnar)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
4.7 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm
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Rhodochrosite (mined 1978) (ex Rich Kosnar collection)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
1.8 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
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Hematite with Goethite on Microcline (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar Claim, Aspenwood, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado
4.8 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
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Aquamarine (deep color) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho
2.9 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
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Smoky Quartz and Amethyst (scepter)
Royal Scepter Mine, Hallelujah Junction, Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada
5.2 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
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