Welcome to the Bosnian Minerals web page! We hope you will find it, at the very least, helpful and informative. On this web page, you will find various mineral specimens from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite the fact that there are not many specimens in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and though the region is not particularly rich in minerals, this does not detract from their importance and beauty; in fact, it makes them unique.

On this web page, you will find a virtual “Hyalophane Gallery” that will significantly enrich your knowledge of this specific mineral. In the section entitled “Other Bosnian Specimens” you will find information about other Bosnian minerals. Moreover, as soon as we have any of them for sale, we will add them to the gallery.

For your convenience, we will include only the best photos of the minerals in the gallery. Furthermore, for the purposes of presenting the most realistic view of the mineral samples, we emphasize that these photos will not be retouched. Nevertheless, the photos will be in high resolution.

If you wish to use any of the photos either for personal or commercial use you are more than welcome to do that. However, the conditions of use include crediting either the author (for instance, “Photo: Rainer Walter Schmied”).

Moreover, we would very much appreciate it if you would send us an example of the printed materials (in the event of print use) or the link to the page (in the event of web use).

You can also find us on e-bay (eBay-name: fidziuma). You are more than welcome to participate in the bidding procedures, or you can just read the comments of our customers.

Name: Hyalophane

Mine: Zagradski Potok

Location: Busovaca, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hyalophane from the Zagradski Potok mine is the most representative mineral from Bosnia-Herzegovina.  Its color is translucent-white and, occasionally, slightly yellowish due to iron stains. The Hyalophane from Bosnia-Herzegovina is a very rare specimen and can be found only in the Zagradski Potok mine. As you can see in our Hyalophane Gallery, this specimen appears in translucent crystals and, in very rare instances, as a matrix. Additionally, it is practically impossible to find it in larger sizes.

For a very long period of time, it was nearly impossible to find any examples of this beautiful specimen. The mine is very small and a better name for it would be a cove.

One of the main reasons for cessation of any and all mining activities in Zagradski Potok is directly attributable to the unfortunately long period of  war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

As the region is now relatively peaceful, the local people have once again entered into the mining business. Thanks to them, we can now enjoy and admire this beautiful and rare mineral. Yet, as is true of all beautiful objects, the mineral is very difficult to find.

The last samples were extracted at the end of  2004.