Malachite: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa From the collection of Lew Pepew, former member of the Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society
Malachite: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa From the collection of Lew Pepew, former member of the Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society
Crocoite: Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Austrailia
Gypsum Roses: Chihuahua, Mexico Reimer Family Collection
Gypsum Roses: Chihuahua, Mexico Reimer Family Collection
Baryte Roses: Noble Oklahoma, U.S.A. Reimer Family Collection
Gypsum or baryte rose formation
Chalcedony: Variety Thunder Egg Agate, Priday Ranch, Madras, Oregon, U.S.A. Reimer Family Collection
Chalcedony: Variety Thunder Egg Agate, Priday Ranch, Madras, Oregon, U.S.A. Reimer Family Collection
Chacedony - Banded Agate: Minas Gerais, Brazil Reimer Family Collection
Chacedony - Banded Agate: Minas Gerais, Brazil Reimer Family Collection
Agate formation
Stalactite: Collected from an excavated cave at Government Quarry, Bermuda
Stalactite formation
Chalcedony: Variety Silicified Coral, Withlacoochee River, Florida, U.S.A. Reimer Family Collection
"Monkey Puzzle" Tree: The most common of the fossil trees in the petrifies forest is Arauanoxylon arizonicum. Some of the logs, although broken into segments, represent substantial trees which would be over 50 meters tall when they were alive. They are relatives of the modern "monkey puzzle" tree. The logs were replaced by silica, coloured with oxides of iron and manganese.
Okenite Geode: Poona, India
Okenite Geode: Poona, India
Iridescent Hematite: Graves Mountain, Georgia, U.S.A. Water interacting with the surface of the hematite produces a multicoloured coating
Calcite, variety Glendonite, pseudomorph after Ikaite: Deer Bay Formation, collected from a glacier at Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. These crystals form at 0° to 7° celcius at the water-sediment contact. Donor: Jim McCrate
Gypsum, variety Selenite Red River Floodway near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Reimer Family Gallery
