Fluorite with Calcite and Chalcopyrite
	TR11G8: Crystals combine faces of cube and octahedron. Lilac color and transparency are very good. On the matrix there are some Tetrahedrite crystals and small formations of Calcite and Chalcopyrite. Mina San Martín, Sombrerete, Zacatecas  Mexico (01/2005) Specimen size: 7.4 × 5 × 4.8 cm = 2.9” × 2.0” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.9 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

	Doubly terminated Topaz
TA64G0: Doubly terminated crystal, with intense brown color and a considerable size, on a rhyolite matrix. A little group of small crystals at the right of the main crystal confers a special esthetical effect to the specimen. Sombrerete, Muncipio Sombrerete, Zacatecas  Mexico Specimen size: 4 × 3.9 × 2.2 cm = 1.6” × 1.5” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 3.8 × 1.7 cm = 1.5” × 0.7”

Tennantite
	FX26: Good and sharp Tennantite crystal faces, good disposition on the white Quartz matrix. As frequent in Oliete's specimens: a good esthetic choice. Minor Pyrite is also present. Mina El Cobre, Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas  Mexico Specimen size: 7 × 5 × 6.7 cm = 2.8” × 2.0” × 2.6” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.9 cm = 0.6” × 0.4” Former Oliete collection. Number 241, bought in 1971

	Acanthite with Calcite
AP50T7: Centered and parallel growths of very aerial and elongated crystals. They have well defined faces and edges and hollow growths, with a matrix of Calcite crystals. Great sample from the Silvane collection, with a wide pedigree reflected on several labels, one of them from the prestigious Bill and Carol Smith collection, which we’ll send to the buyer. Vena San Luis, Level 480, Fresnillo, Municipio de Fresnillo, Zacatecas  Mexico Specimen size: 6 × 4.3 × 2.2 cm = 2.4” × 1.7” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.2 cm = 0.4” × 0.1” Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV

Fluorapatite with Quartz (Chalcedony) and Calcite
	MA50K1: Very well defined crystals, one of them clearly dominant and of considerable length and with very good color and luster on a matrix which is a Chalcedony formation, uncommon for Cerro de Mercado specimens. Mina Cerro de Mercado, Victoria de Durango, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 11.2 × 8.5 × 7 cm = 4.4” × 3.3” × 2.8” Main crystal size: 5.3 × 1.5 cm = 2.1” × 0.6” Chalcedony fluorescent long & short UV

	Octahedral Fluorite
TM26D8: While this locality has produced lots of material and quite often produces good ones, this octahedral Fluorite is really nice. This is due to the crystal size, their definition and the intensity of their color. A major sample for a reasonable price. Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Municipio Rodeo, Durango  Mexico (2003) Specimen size: 12.2 × 10.5 × 3 cm = 4.8” × 4.1” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 2.9 × 2.4 cm = 1.1” × 0.9”

Hemimorphite
	TV66K0: Group of white prismatic crystals, very well defined and bright, on a dark matrix partially limonitized. On the lower part of the crystals there is a black phantom zonation. Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 7.5 × 7.3 × 3.4 cm = 3.0” × 2.9” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 2.9 × 0.7 cm = 1.1” × 0.3”

	Smithsonite
TD67Q1: Clear green botryoidal aggregate on matrix. We note the excellent quality of this sample considering its locality of origin. Mina San Antonio, Level 8, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico (±1990) Specimen size: 9.1 × 7.1 × 4.5 cm = 3.6” × 2.8” × 1.8” Minor fluorescence long UV

Rhodochrosite with Quartz
	TB26N4: Superficial growths and rhombohedral crystals of uniform pink color with clear sharp crystals of Quartz. Mina El Potosí, Nivel 10, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.5 × 2.4 cm = 1.7” × 1.0” × 0.9”

	Octahedral Fluorite with Calcite
TP96F6: The complex and numerous faces frame the octahedral crystals, which are considerably transparent and a neat lilac color that contrasts with the scalenohedra of Calcite. While Fluorite from this locality is known, it is not normally of this quality. Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 5.6 × 5.5 × 4.8 cm = 2.2” × 2.2” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 2.2 × 2 cm = 0.9” × 0.8” Fluorite and Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

Creedite
	CA17F2: The group is very rich in classic violet crystals so typical of this locality, with ochre zones caused by iron oxides. Nowadays it is very difficult to obtain Creedite from Santa Eulalia. Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 8 × 5.5 × 3.5 cm = 3.1” × 2.2” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Wulfenite with Willemite
FA66J5: Isolated tabular crystal of excellent color on matrix of microcrystalline Willemite. Willlemite is known from Los Lamentos, but it is rare for the locality. The specimen is from Martín Oliete collection and we’ll send the collection card to the buyer of the sample. Sierra de Los Lamentos, Ahumada, Chihuahua  Mexico (1982) Specimen size: 7.1 × 4.9 × 4.9 cm = 2.8” × 1.9” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3” Willemite fluorescent short UV & low fluorescence long UV Oliete's collection number: 298, bought in 1982

Wulfenite with Calcite
	TY36J8: Two tabular crystals, one of them on a very aerial position, of dark color and excellent luster, on matrix. Mina Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Ahumada, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 5.8 × 2.9 × 1.9 cm = 2.3” × 1.1” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4” Calcite extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Wulfenite
TY36L3: Thick tabular crystal group, perfectly defined, very bright, with the best color known for this locality. Crystals are positioned on a small matrix of Limonite with a very aerial shape. Mina Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Ahumada, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm = 1.1” × 1.0” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1 cm = 0.6” × 0.4”

Wulfenite with Vanadinite (variety endlichite) and Calcite
	TP17M9: Very well defined tabular crystals of Wulfenite, bright and of deep orange color, on white Calcite partially covered by small crystals of Vanadinite (Endlichite) and on matrix. Sierra de Los Lamentos, Ahumada, Chihuahua  Mexico (210) Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm = 2.4” × 2.1” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3” Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Calcite with Galena and Pyrite
TQ16H3: The Calcite crystal has simple forms but has a completely recrystallized surface emphasizing the esthetic effect on matrix rich of Galena, Pyrite and Calcite. Specimen with pedigree, as labels of first supplier and collection of origin shows (they misidentified the species, which appears as Dolomite) Naica, Saucillo, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 11 × 5.3 × 5..2 cm = 4.3” × 2.1” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 4 × 4 cm = 1.6” × 1.6” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

Azurite with Dolomite
	TF67N0: From a very uncommon and not well-known locality in Chihuahua. The main group forms a rosette of very platy crystals, that are bright, of a very deep color and implanted on a Dolomite matrix. Sierra Rica, Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 5.7 × 4 × 3.7 cm = 2.2” × 1.6” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.3 cm = 0.7” × 0.5”

	Mimetite
MZ87S7: Very well defined globular growths of Mimetite with a particularly intense yellow color and on Limonite matrix. San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.2 × 1.2 cm = 2.4” × 1.7” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Minor fluorescence short UV

Romanèchite
	TE56R1: A very well defined botryoidal aggregate. It has a matte luster and is on a rocky matrix. We present it as a novelty due to the knowledge of the exact place of the find, unusually precise. This material has been analyzed by Marcus Origlieri at the University of Arizona. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 26 in number 2010/2 Km 2 road Chihuahua -> Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad Chihuahua, Chihuahua  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 9 × 7 × 5.2 cm = 3.5” × 2.8” × 2.0”

	Romanèchite
TB86R1: A very well defined botryoidal aggregate. It has a matte luster and is on a rocky matrix. We present it as a novelty due to the knowledge of the exact place of the find, unusually precise. This material has been analyzed by Marcus Origlieri at the University of Arizona. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ on page 264 in number 2010/4 Km 2 road Chihuahua -> Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad Chihuahua, Chihuahua  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 9 × 7.8 × 5.2 cm = 3.5” × 3.1” × 2.0”

Quartz (Amethyst)
Front Top	HA7N4: Group of crystals, some of them doubly terminated and some with scepter growths but all them with good transparency, color zoning and excellent luster. They are on matrix. The sample is from Martí Rafel collection whose label will be sent to the buyer. Piedra Parada, Las Vigas, Veracruz  Mexico Specimen size: 4.4 × 3 × 3 cm = 1.7” × 1.2” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 2.6 × 0.8 cm = 1.0” × 0.3”

	Quartz (Amethyst)
TB7B6: Sharp crystal with a deep color on a small matrix of Epidote, but the highlight of this specimen are the series of phantoms close to the top of the specimen. It is as good as it looks (or maybe even better) Piedra Parada, Las Vigas, Veracruz  Mexico Specimen size: 6 × 3 cm = 2.4” × 1.2”

Fluorite
	TF56L5: A group of transparent and excellent color Fluorite cubic crystals whose faces show polysynthetic growths, that gives to the specimen an aesthetic appearance. Very aerial and on matrix. Tule Mine, Melchor Múzquiz, Coahuila  Mexico Specimen size: 7.7 × 5.6 × 4.8 cm = 3.0” × 2.2” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2.2 cm = 1.0” × 0.9”

	Vesuvianite
FX96D3: It seems blocky but, although the photo doesn't shows it that well, this classic Vesuvianite has neither bad form nor poor luster, and it clearly does have good color. Sierra de Cruces, Municipio de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila  Mexico (±1972) Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm = 1.8” × 1.4” × 1.4” Former Oliete collection. Number 259, bought in 1972

Boleite
	TC98D6: Great crystal that is intensely blue and has very brilliant faces, so this Boleite is very representative of the species and locality. Mina Amelia, Santa Rosalía, Boleo, Baja California Sur  Mexico Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm = 1.4” × 1.0” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2” Type locality

	Boleite with Quartz, Gypsum and Brochantite
TY88Q0: A novelty at Tucson 2010. This group of cubic crystals of Boleite was discovered in recent work in the classic Santa Amelia mine. The crystals are sharp, with very well defined faces and edges, bright and with a deep color on a Quartz matrix rich with Gypsum, with minor Brochantite. Mina Amelia, Santa Rosalía, Boleo, Baja California Sur  Mexico (03-09/2009) Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.4 × 2.4 cm = 2.2” × 1.7” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Type locality

Pseudoboleite
Front Top	KP92L9: Excellent specimen, very representative for the species. This sample shows a very sharp pseudocubic crystal with typical stepped growths. Really good color and brilliance. There is a second crystal on the back side, smaller than the main one, but also with the same high quality. The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and we’ll send the label with it. This specimen was analyzed many years ago, but we didn’t keep analysis documents, that is why we could confirm the species but we can’t send the analysis to the buyer. This specimen was photographed for the ‘Sainte-Marie Show 2008’ section of the magazine ‘Minéraux et Fossiles’ and appears on page 22 of number 373, as well as on the Hors-série nº 27 "Minéraux du Cuivre" on page 65. Mina Amelia, Santa Rosalía, Boleo, Baja California Sur  Mexico Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.8 × 1.4 cm = 1.2” × 1.1” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.2” × 0.2” Type locality

	Pseudoboleite with Atacamite-Paratacamite
TC99S1: Good sized and colored crystal of Pseudoboleite that has a very well marked twin with the typical echelon on the edges. It is on a matrix of fibrous Gypsum partially coated by Atacamite and Paratacamite, not distinguishable by eye. Mina Amelia, Santa Rosalía, Boleo, Baja California Sur  Mexico Specimen size: 8.5 × 6.6 × 3.6 cm = 3.3” × 2.6” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.2” × 0.2” Type locality

Chrysocolla after Boleite
	TF13S0: A novelty at Tucson 2011. Spheroidal aggregates on matrix of Chrysocolla pseudomorphous after cubic crystals of Boleite. This rare pseudomorph was discovered a few years ago, on much paler samples, in an area nearer to the Amelia Mine (not at the mine itself) but until the end of 2010 they have not been able to recover new specimens. Manto 3, Santa Rosalía, Boleo, Baja California  Mexico (10-12/2010) Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm = 1.1” × 0.7” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

	Chrysocolla after Boleite
TX6S7: Aggregates on matrix of Chrysocolla pseudomorphous after cubo-octahedral crystals of Boleite. This rare pseudomorph was discovered few years ago, but on paler samples, in an area near Amelia (not in the mine itself), but until the end of 2010 new samples had not been recovered. Manto 3, Santa Rosalía, Boleo, Baja California  Mexico (10-12/2010) Specimen size: 5.2 × 1.6 × 3.2 cm = 2.0” × 0.6” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

Chrysocolla after Boleite
	TP27S0: A novelty at Tucson 2011. Spheroidal aggregates on matrix of Chrysocolla pseudomorphous after cubo-octahedral crystals of Boleite. This rare pseudomorph was discovered a few years ago, on much paler samples, in an area nearer to the Amelia Mine (not at the mine itself) but until the end of 2010 they have not been able to recover new specimens. Manto 3, Santa Rosalía, Boleo, Baja California  Mexico (10-12/2010) Specimen size: 5.4 × 3.8 × 2.3 cm = 2.1” × 1.5” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.3” × 0.3”

	Legrandite with Smithsonite
TD76L5: Group of Legrandite crystals with perfect terminations. Luster, color intensity and transparency increase from the base to the upper termination. On botryoidal Smithsonite and all on a Limonite matrix. The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Lapis’ on page 41, volume 33, number 7-8, August 2008. Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico Specimen size: 4.7 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm = 1.9” × 1.8” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.2 cm = 0.2” × 0.1” Type locality

Legrandite with Smithsonite
	TC40J7: The short prismatic crystals on dark Smithsonite matrix, that we analyzed, are very sharp and have an unusual transparency for the species. The different groups of crystals have two different shades of yellow. With the specimen we’ll send a copy of the analysis of the Smithsonite. Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico Specimen size: 8.1 × 5.3 × 5.3 cm = 3.2” × 2.1” × 2.1” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2” Type locality

	Legrandite
TM87K8: Group of prismatic crystals with uncommon flat terminations. Good color and brilliance making a high contrast with the dark Limonite matrix. The specimen, from the type locality, has a different habit than the more common Mapimí Legrandites. The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Lapis’ on page 41, volume 33, number 7-8, August 2008. Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico Specimen size: 6 × 3.3 × 1.4 cm = 2.4” × 1.3” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.3 cm = 0.3” × 0.1” Type locality

Legrandite with Smithsonite
	TA47P9: The sample is from the Flor de Peña Mine, the type locality. The small crystals with very well defined faces and edges, form sheaf like growths on a matrix partially coated by botryoidal yellowish-white Smithsonite. Color and luster of the Legrandite crystals are excellent. Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico Specimen size: 8 × 4 × 3.8 cm = 3.1” × 1.6” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.4 cm = 0.4” × 0.2” Type locality

	Acanthite
FR76: Unusual form: first elongated crystals and then pseudocubic sharp crystals. As in many other cases in this collection, different from the usual. Mina La Sirena, 590 level, Guanajuato  Mexico Specimen size: 4 × 3.2 × 2.7 cm = 1.6” × 1.3” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.8 cm = 0.5” × 0.3” Former Oliete collection. Number 127, bought in 1999	Front Top

Smithsonite
	TB16G9: We specially love the vivid green color of his fine and esthetic botryoidal growth, really formed of crystals with completely rounded faces and edges. Mina Santa Anita, Choix, Sinaloa  Mexico (2005) Specimen size: 5.5 × 5 × 2.5 cm = 2.2” × 2.0” × 1.0”

	Stibiconite
EM49F4: Two pseudomorphic crystals of Stibiconite after Stibnite, very large, prismatic, and perfect. As is normal in the examples from Mexico, Stibiconite has completely replaced the Stibnite, not just coated it. Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosí  Mexico (±1970) Specimen size: 19 × 5 × 6 cm = 7.5” × 2.0” × 2.4”	Front Side

Gold
	TA88F3: The branch is formed of a tight group of small crystals, but some of them have perfectly defined faces. Gold from this locality is also not at all common, which makes this one even more interesting. Álamos, Sonora  Mexico Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.8 × 0.6 cm = 1.0” × 0.7” × 0.2”

	Turquoise pseudo Apatite with Muscovite
TG97N0: A curious pseudomorph in which Turquoise completely replaces Apatite but clearly preserving the shape and the forms of the prism and the pyramid of the pre-existing Apatite crystal. Mina la Caridad, La Caridad, Nacozari Garcia, Sonora  Mexico Specimen size: 6.7 × 4.7 × 4.3 cm = 2.6” × 1.9” × 1.7”	Front Side

Milpillas Mine

Azurite
Front Top	EB63Q8: A novelty at Ste. Marie 2010. Two individualized sharp doubly terminated crystals on matrix of very well defined faces and edges and having the very intense luster from Milpillas. Their incredible blue color (“electric blue”) is typical of the samples of this very special find. This specimen was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2010 Ste. Marie Show in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 94, page 57, for the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ page 11 of number 5/2010 and for the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 29 in number 2010/2 Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (05/2010) Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.4 × 2.4 cm = 1.5” × 1.3” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 3 × 1.3 cm = 1.2” × 0.5”

	Azurite with Malachite
EC26Q8: A novelty at Ste. Marie 2010. Very aerial group of crystals with small growths of Malachite and on matrix. They have the very intense luster from Milpillas. Their incredible blue color (“electric blue”) is typical of the samples of this very special find. Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (05/2010) Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.5 × 2.7 cm = 1.8” × 1.4” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 2.9 × 2.4 cm = 1.1” × 0.9”	Front Rear

Azurite
	TG70S7: Very aerial and esthetic group of complex crystals of neat and very well defined faces and edges. They are translucent and have an extraordinary deep blue color (“electric blue”), typical of some of Milpillas samples, with vivid reflections and transparency under a strong light. Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 5.7 × 5.6 × 3.6 cm = 2.2” × 2.2” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 0.9” × 0.9”

	Azurite with Malachite
EP27S1: Growth of complex lenticular crystals of Azurite with an excellent definition of their faces and edges and having a very good luster and a magnificent blue color, with vivid reflections and transparency under a strong light. On matrix, with fibrous Malachite. Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (05/2010) Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.4 × 3.7 cm = 2.3” × 1.7” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 3.3 × 2.2 cm = 1.3” × 0.9”	Front Side

Azurite
	TX66S0: Individual crystals of simple and very well defined forms. Two of the crystals are clearly dominant, bright and deep blue colored, with transparent edges. A very beautiful sample, with an uncommon presentation for the locality, where crystals usually are grouped. Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 6.3 × 6 × 3.2 cm = 2.5” × 2.4” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.4 cm = 0.9” × 0.6”

	Malachite after Azurite
TJ67R4: Aggregate of Malachite crystals after Azurite, with very well defined faces and edges and showing silky luster and very deep color. Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2007) Specimen size: 6.6 × 4.2 × 2 cm = 2.6” × 1.7” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1 cm = 0.9” × 0.4”

Malachite pseudo Azurite with Quartz and Chrysocolla
	TV48N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. The Malachite has replaced very well defined crystals of Azurite, some of them doubly terminated. The matrix is a thin layer of very bright crystals of Chrysocolla. This association is very rare at Milpillas and only a very few specimens arrived to the market. Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.4 × 1.8 cm = 2.2” × 1.3” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

	Malachite pseudo Azurite with Plancheite
TE88N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. The Malachite has replaced very well defined crystals of Azurite, some of them doubly terminated. On the piece the dark green color of the Malachite contrasts with the botryoidal concretions of Plancheite. This association is very rare at Milpillas and only a few specimens arrived to the market. Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 1.3” × 0.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.7” × 0.3”

Malachite pseudo Azurite with Plancheite
	TZ98N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. The Malachite has replaced very well defined crystals of Azurite, some of them doubly terminated. On the piece the dark green color of the Malachite contrasts with the botryoidal concretions of Plancheite. This association is very rare at Milpillas and only a few specimens arrived to the market. Mina Milpillas, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.1 × 2.4 cm = 2.0” × 1.2” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.7” × 0.3”

Ojuela Mine

	Mottramite
TF6V2: A novelty at Tucson 2012. These Mottramites are totally new for Ojuela Mine where they never were seen before. Also the quality is quite competitive due to its richness and the botryoidal forms, so they are not only a "locality sample" but also a good representation of the species. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer of the specimen. Mina Ojuela, level 35, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (11/2011) Specimen size: 5.3 × 3.7 × 4 cm = 2.1” × 1.5” × 1.6”

Mottramite
	TD56V2: A novelty at Tucson 2012. These Mottramites are totally new for Ojuela Mine where they never were seen before. Also the quality is quite competitive due to its richness and the botryoidal forms, so they are not only a "locality sample" but also a good representation of the species. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer of the specimen. Mina Ojuela, level 35, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (11/2011) Specimen size: 7.5 × 7 × 4.3 cm = 3.0” × 2.8” × 1.7”

	Mottramite
TC76V2: A novelty at Tucson 2012. These Mottramites are totally new for Ojuela Mine where they never were seen before. Also the quality is quite competitive due to its richness and the botryoidal forms, so they are not only a "locality sample" but also a good representation of the species. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer of the specimen. Mina Ojuela, level 35, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (11/2011) Specimen size: 10.6 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm = 4.2” × 2.6” × 1.8”

Mottramite
	TD17V1: A novelty at Tucson 2012. These Mottramites are totally new for Ojuela Mine where they never were seen before. Also the quality is quite competitive due to its richness and the botryoidal forms, so they are not only a "locality sample" but also a good representation of the species. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer of the specimen. Mina Ojuela, level 35, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (11/2011) Specimen size: 7.4 × 7.2 × 4.4 cm = 2.9” × 2.8” × 1.7”

	Wulfenite with Mimetite
TZ27N0: Crystals of Wulfenite of short prismatic habit. They have excellent luster and color, very intense. On a Limonite matrix and with coatings of green botryoidal Mimetite. Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.7 × 2.3 cm = 1.1” × 1.1” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.4 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

Wulfenite with Calcite
	TL6L1: Novelty from Tucson 2008. Unusual morphology. Wulfenite crystals formed by elongated and curved prism faces. Color is yellow, slightly orange. With small Calcite crystals on a Limonite matrix. This specimen was photographed for the ‘Börsen-News / Tucson '08’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 16 of number 3/2008. Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2007) Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.7 × 2.6 cm = 1.5” × 1.1” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.1”

	Wulfenite with Mimetite
TZ96N9: Very aerial doubly terminated prismatic crystal of Wulfenite of excellent color and good luster on a matrix of Limonite partially coated by growths of green botryoidal Mimetite. Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 4 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm = 1.6” × 1.5” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 2 × 0.4 cm = 0.8” × 0.2” Mimetite minor fluorescence long & short UV	Front Rear

Wulfenite with Mimetite
	TY47N0: Crystals of Wulfenite of very elongated prismatic habit. The crystals, very well defined, have excellent luster and color, very intense. On a Limonite matrix and with coatings of green botryoidal Mimetite. This specimen was photographed for the ‘what’s new at Tucson 2009’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 4 of number 3/2009. Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.1 × 3.2 cm = 1.9” × 1.6” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.1”

	Wulfenite
TC27N4: A very esthetic sample, very rich with unusually elongated Wulfenitecrystals, most of them doubly terminated. The crystals consist of a steepdipyramid of slightly curved edges and terminated by the pinacoid. They are on Limonite matrix. Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 8.7 × 7.2 × 5 cm = 3.4” × 2.8” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.4 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

Wulfenite with Mimetite
	TQ70N0: Crystals of Wulfenite of very acute dipyramidal habit. Color and luster are excellent and they are on a Limonite matrix partially coated by botryoidal green Mimetite. This specimen was photographed for the ‘what’s new at Tucson 2009’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 7 of number 3/2009. Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008) Specimen size: 9.5 × 7 × 3.8 cm = 3.7” × 2.8” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.4 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

	Rosasite
TG96S0: Botryoidal aggregate of Rosasite with color banding at the top and concentric growths, on limonite matrix. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 5 × 4 × 2.4 cm = 2.0” × 1.6” × 0.9”

Rosasite with Calcite
	TH76S1: Columnar-botryoidal growth of Rosasite of rich greenish blue color, very uniform, with small white rhombohedral crystals of Calcite on limonitic matrix. The "Mouse"! Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 6.4 × 2.6 × 2.8 cm = 2.5” × 1.0” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1 cm = 0.9” × 0.4”

	Rosasite
TX64S2: Botryoidal aggregate of Rosasite of intense greenish-blue on Limonite matrix. A recent discovery at the classic Ojuela mine. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 6.9 × 5.2 × 3.1 cm = 2.7” × 2.0” × 1.2”

Rosasite
Front Rear	TD26S2: Botryoidal aggregate of Rosasite of intense greenish-blue on Limonite matrix. A recent discovery at the classic Ojuela mine. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 8.6 × 4.5 × 4.3 cm = 3.4” × 1.8” × 1.7”

	Rosasite with Conichalcite and Calcite
TP86S1: Botryoidal growths of Rosasite of rich greenish blue color, very uniform, on which are columnar growths of green Conichalcite with white rhombohedral crystals of Calcite, on a limonitic matrix. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2010) Specimen size: 5.3 × 3.5 × 3.4 cm = 2.1” × 1.4” × 1.3”

Hemimorphite with Mimetite
	TM76L3: Fan-shaped groups of transparent Hemimorphite crystals, with a very good brilliance and excellent terminations. Accompanied by very small aggregates of yellow greenish Mimetite crystals. On a Limonite matrix. We will send the handwritten label of the sample, from T. L. Potucek, to the buyer of this esthetic specimen. Mina Ojuela, ↑Level 7, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (12/2004) Specimen size: 8.3 × 6 × 4.3 cm = 3.3” × 2.4” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.4 cm = 0.5” × 0.2” Minor fluorescence short UV

	Hemimorphite
TB26Q6: Radial groups of very thin and separate laminar crystals. They are transparent and have very well defined faces and edges and are on a thin matrix of Limonite. The sample is very representative of the material recently found, at the end of last year, in the Ojuela mine and slightly different from previous ones. Lugar San Juanito, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (10/2009) Specimen size: 9.4 × 4.7 × 3.6 cm = 3.7” × 1.9” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.3 cm = 0.5” × 0.1”

Köttigite
	TN59G8: A good representation of this species, becoming more and more rare. Crystals are acicular, green-gray, and they form a centered group, very visible, on Limonite matrix. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (±1971) Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.7 × 3.2 cm = 1.9” × 1.5” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.4 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”

	Aurichalcite with Gypsum
E11DG4: This Aurichalcite has good color quality, but draws specially our attention the paragenesis with Gypsum crystals on the central part of the specimen. It comes from an old collection and we add the two labels. Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.7 × 2.2 cm = 1.9” × 1.5” × 0.9”

Aurichalcite with Hemimorphite
	EC46V0: Radial growths of acicular crystals of Aurichalcite with a deeper color in the center and clearer on the crystal terminations. They are on a limonite matrix, with fanlike aggregates of colorless and transparent crystals of Hemimorfite. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (±1970) Specimen size: 10 × 5.4 × 3.4 cm = 3.9” × 2.1” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.2” × 0.1” Former collection of Uwe Niemeyer

	Aurichalcite
EM96V1: Radial aggregates of acicular crystals of Aurichalcite on limonite matrix. They are very bright and have a very vivid greenish blue color. Mapimi, Durango  Mexico (±1980) Specimen size: 6.8 × 5.7 × 4 cm = 2.7” × 2.2” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.1 cm = 0.3” × 0.0” Former collection of Uwe Niemeyer

Conichalcite
	EV67V1: Spheroidal aggregates of Conichalcite with very intense green color, on a limonite matrix with scalenohedral crystals of Calcite. Of better quality than usual for this locality. Mapimi, Durango  Mexico (1970-1980) Specimen size: 10.5 × 5.3 × 4.8 cm = 4.1” × 2.1” × 1.9” Minor fluorescence short UV Former collection of Uwe Niemeyer

	Calcite
TB14R9: An especially aerial and esthetic sample, with sharp rhombohedral crystals of Calcite on Limonite matrix. The crystals have very well marked color zoning enhanced by reddish inclusions of Hematite. Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.8 × 2.4 cm = 2.2” × 1.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

Adamite from Ojuela Mine

Adamite
	TN36G9: A nice miniature consisting of two radial groups almost perfectly circular, with crystals of lemon yellow color, more intense on terminations. This sample was in the collection of John S. White, and we’ll send his label to the buyer. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 1.0” × 0.5” × 0.5” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Adamite
EP96S3: Two hemispherical growths of crystals with very well defined faces and edges of intense yellow color with unusual clearer zones on the edges. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (1970) Specimen size: 5.3 × 3.7 × 2.3 cm = 2.1” × 1.5” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3” Very fluorescent long & short UV

Adamite on Limonite
	TP27K4: On the sample coexist spherical growths, almost globular, and individual crystals of perfectly defined faces and edges. The Adamite esthetically contrasts with the Limonite matrix. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 9.5 × 6.5 × 3 cm = 3.7” × 2.6” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.6 cm = 0.7” × 0.6” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Adamite
TF16K0: A complete globular growth, free of damage and on matrix. On this growth a second generation of Adamite crystals has formed. They are thin prismatic, perfectly defined, individuals (some of them are doubly terminated) forming fanlike groups. Very esthetic. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 10.5 × 4.4 × 1.5 cm = 4.1” × 1.7” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0” Very fluorescent long & short UV	Front Side

Adamite with Limonite
	EE99F2: The Adamites from Mapimí never seem to run out, but one cannot get bored with them. This one shows why with its sprays, so typical of the locality, which are a perfect color, very brilliant and contrast strongly with the red Limonite matrix. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 11 × 10 × 5.5 cm = 4.3” × 3.9” × 2.2” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Cuprian Adamite
TB96F3: The crystals have good size, are very uniform, well defined, and are green-blue. They are aerial, accompanied by colorless Calcite, and have an intense contrast with the dark Limonite matrix. A very esthetic classic. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 3.7 × 4 × 2.6 cm = 1.5” × 1.6” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.8 cm = 0.5” × 0.3” Very fluorescent long & short UV

Cuprian Adamite
	EG11L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Well defined and very brilliant small cuprian Adamite crystals, with an interesting green color with bluish tones, on a matrix of Limonite. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer. This specimen was photographed for the ‘Ste. Marie-aux-Mines 2008’ section of the magazine ‘Lapis’ and appears on page 45 of number 9/2008. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (03/2008) Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.5 × 2.6 cm = 1.7” × 1.4” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

	Cuprian Adamite
ED6L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Group of very sharp, brilliant and attractive green to yellowish color cuprian Adamite crystals, on a Limonite matrix. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer. This specimen was photographed for the ‘Ste. Marie-aux-Mines 2008’ section of the magazine ‘Lapis’ and appears on page 45 of number 9/2008, and also in the magazine ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ on page 188 in number 2008/3. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (03/2008) Specimen size: 5.7 × 3.9 × 3.6 cm = 2.2” × 1.5” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

Cuprian Adamite
	EF56L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Globular aggregates of small but very sharp and brilliant cuprian Adamite crystals, with an excellent and uniform green color. On a Limonite matrix. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ on page 188 in number 2008/3. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (03/2008) Specimen size: 6.7 × 6.4 × 5.6 cm = 2.6” × 2.5” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

	Cuprian Adamite
EC46L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Globular aggregates of small but very sharp and brilliant cuprian Adamite crystals, with an excellent and uniform green color. On a Limonite matrix. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer. This specimen was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2008 Ste. Marie Show in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 82, page 27. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (03/2008) Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.7 × 4.5 cm = 3.1” × 2.6” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

Cuprian Adamite with Austinite
	EA13M1: This esthetic cuprian Adamite specimen is from an important vug that was mined last March at the venerable Ojuela Mine, in Durango, a mine that is being worked again. The specimen consists of well defined crystals of very brilliant cuprian Adamite, with an interesting green color with bluish tones. Of special appeal is the pseudo-octahedral Adamite crystal shape due to well developed terminal faces to the detriment of the prism. Also, with some olive green Austinite crystals in spherical growths, on a rust-red Limonite matrix. We will provide a copy of the cuprian Adamite analysis to the buyer. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (03/2008) Specimen size: 4.2 × 2.7 × 2.7 cm = 1.7” × 1.1” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.1” × 0.0”

	Manganoan Adamite
TD67: Very gemmy and very brilliant, the combination of the colors of the manganoan Adamite and the regular Adamite make an extremely attractive display specimen. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 9.3 × 5.7 × 2.2 cm = 3.7” × 2.2” × 0.9” Fluorescent long & short UV

Danburite with Quartz Amethyst

At Tucson 2005, for the first time some Quartz Amethyst associated with classical Danburite from Charcas, Mexico, appeared. Specimens of high quality in which the color of the Amethyst is more intense showed up in Ste. Marie this year.
The samples are very original and esthetic and we must add that some of them are on groups and not single crystals as it usually happens.

Danburite with Quartz (Amethyst)
	ER96I1: The crystals of Danburite are completely clear and form a contact visible both for the form of wedge on the termination and the fine suture all along the prism. The group is densely covered by Amethyst crystals of excellent color. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 28 in number 2006/2. Mina San Bartolo, Charcas, San Luis Potosí  Mexico (2005-2006) Specimen size: 4 × 2.8 × 3 cm = 1.6” × 1.1” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.6 cm = 0.6” × 0.2”

	Danburite with Quartz (Amethyst)
EL30H7: The sample is very esthetic, formed by prismatic crystals of Danburite, one of them clearly dominant, with very sharp faces and edges and clear terminations. On the base of the specimen there are groups of Amethyst Quartz of a nice color, contrasting with the white Danburite. This sample has been reviewed, photographed and published as news from Ste. Marie 2006 by the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ on page 47, number 70. Mina San Bartolo, Charcas, San Luis Potosí  Mexico (2005-2006) Specimen size: 7 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm = 2.8” × 2.6” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 8.3 × 2.2 cm = 3.3” × 0.9”

Andradite with Pectolite
	TT96R9: Dodecahedral crystals of Andradite. They are transparent, very bright and of an extraordinarily deep green color. On matrix, with white crystals of Pectolite. British Canadian mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec  Canada (10/09/1995) Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm = 1.7” × 1.3” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

	Andradite
EQ17I1: Group of dodecahedral crystals, of well defined faces and edges. They have excellent luster and creamy color. On the lower part there are a few crystals of Epidote. Notable for the locality. Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec  Canada (1999) Specimen size: 10.7 × 7.4 × 5 cm = 4.2” × 2.9” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

Andradite with Pectolite
	TC12R9: Deep green transparent and bright dodecahedral crystals of Andradite. They are implanted on a surface of small white crystals of Pectolite. LAB mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Québec  Canada (15/08/1997) Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.8 × 1.3 cm = 1.1” × 1.1” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Grossular
TX86F2: Green Grossular, and above all as intense a green as this one, is uncommon. As well as that the dodecahedral crystal is very well defined. Specimens from this locality are not that common anymore. LAB mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Québec  Canada Specimen size: 1.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm = 0.6” × 0.6” × 0.6”

Zircon
	TT62M0: Two excellent doubly terminated Zircon crystals formed by a prism and a dipyramid, with an excellent luster and on a very rich undetermined amphibole matrix. Kipawa complex, Sheffield Lake, Témiscamingue County, Québec  Canada (±1995) Specimen size: 3.3 × 2 × 1.6 cm = 1.3” × 0.8” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.9 cm = 0.7” × 0.4” Very fluorescent long & short UV

	Molybdenite on Quartz
NE63E6: It is hard to get Molibdenite with well-defined crystals, as it is a soft mineral that often deforms, either when it forms or when it is collected. This hexagonal crystal clearly shows the typical shape of Molibdenite crystals and is well placed on the Quartz matrix. Moly Hill Mine, Abitibi County, Québec  Canada Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.1 × 1.6 cm = 1.4” × 0.8” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.7 cm = 0.7” × 0.7”

Grossular (Hessonite)
	ER57: We are proud to offer this great Grossular Garnet from the Jeffrey Quarry. Excellent development of the crystals, aerial on the top of its white matrix. Geminess, transparent and rich color. A superb specimen! Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada Specimen size: 3.9 × 3 × 1.8 cm = 1.5” × 1.2” × 0.7”

	Grossular (Hessonite) with Clinochlore
TQ30R8: Trapezohedral crystals that have very well defined faces and edges, transparent, very bright and an excellent color. They are on matrix, with small crystals of Clinochlore. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (20/01/1995) Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.8 × 2 cm = 2.2” × 1.9” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

Grossular (Hessonite) with Diopside
	TA46L1: Totally transparent dodecahedral crystals, with a delicate pinkish color and extraordinary brilliance. On a Diopside crystal matrix. This specimen is from the private collection of the well-known Wendy and Frank Melanson from Canada. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (±1982) Specimen size: 6 × 4.2 × 1.2 cm = 2.4” × 1.7” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

	Grossular (Hessonite) with Wollastonite
EF10I1: The dodecahedral crystals completely cover the matrix. They are transparent and very bright. On them is a delicate white prism of Wollastonite, unusually defined. The specimen is very esthetic. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (1990) Specimen size: 10.6 × 7.7 × 2.6 cm = 4.2” × 3.0” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Grossular (Hessonite) with Pectolite
	TL49J0: The crystals are composed of the dodecahedron and trapezohedron. They have a honey-yellow color, are very clear, and have very well defined faces and edges. With the Grossular, and no less important, there are small white crystals of Pectolite, exceptionally defined. A magnificent specimen. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (±1996) Specimen size: 14 × 5.6 × 4.7 cm = 5.5” × 2.2” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3” Pectolite very fluorescent long & short UV

	Grossular
TR27S3: Aggregate of transparent dodecahedral crystals. They have a very intense and uniform green color and present fine striations of the surface of their faces. In contrast with the usual habit for this kind of sample, most of the crystals also show faces on the back of the piece. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (31/10/1998) Specimen size: 3.4 × 3.1 × 0.9 cm = 1.3” × 1.2” × 0.4” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

Grossular with Pectolite
	TF26R9: Dodecahedral crystals of Grossular, one of them clearly dominant, transparent, bright and a deep green color. They are on matrix, with crystals of Pectolite. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (31/10/1998) Specimen size: 3.6 × 3.5 × 1.3 cm = 1.4” × 1.4” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.8 cm = 0.3” × 0.3”

	Grossular (Hessonite) with Diopside
TL88Q8: Group of dodecahedral crystals of very well defined faces and edges. They are transparent, very bright and have an unusual pale pink color and are bordering a matrix rich of small crystals of Diopside. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (31/10/1998) Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.6 × 1.4 cm = 1.8” × 1.4” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.3” × 0.3” Fluorescence short UV & low fluorescence long UV	Front Top

Apophyllite-(KF)
Front Top	TD13S3: Floater prismatic crystal of equant habit. It is white with brown areas irregularly distributed throughout the crystal: This species is rare for the locality, more due to its size and the excellent crystalline development of the sample. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (20/10/1994) Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.2 × 2 cm = 1.0” × 0.9” × 0.8”

	Analcime with Siderite pseudo Natrolite
TV12F7: As white as a snow ball, with perfect form, the crystals of Analcime grew on earlier ones of Natrolite that have been pseudomorphosed by Siderite to give it delicate architecture and to make it a neat specimen. Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada (05/2000) Specimen size: 3.3 × 3 × 1.8 cm = 1.3” × 1.2” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.6 cm = 0.7” × 0.6” Minor fluorescence short UV

Serandite with Aegirine
	MD14G8: Group of very sharp little crystals with Quartz and a prismatic crystal of Aegirine, well finished in one of its terminations. Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.7 × 2.5 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” × 1.0” Main crystal size: Mont St. Hilaire cm = 0.0”

	Serandite with Aegirine and Natrolite
EG56J5: A group of sharp, flat, prismatic crystals of very well defined faces and edges and perfect terminations. Serandite is with prismatic Aegirine and small yellowish-white prismatic crystals of Natrolite. Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada (1980) Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.2 × 2.3 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 3.1 × 1.1 cm = 1.2” × 0.4”	Front Rear

Polylithionite with Serandite
	TA46D8: Polylithionite is normally not a great looking mineral. In this case the spray of crystals, nice pearly color, and the Serandite matrix make it appealing. It is an undamaged floater. A nice sample of an uncommon mineral. Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada (09/03) Specimen size: 3.2 × 3.2 × 1 cm = 1.3” × 1.3” × 0.4”

	Polylithionite with Serandite, Aegirine and Leucophanite
TQ16E4: A very complete specimen in which not only do the magnificent crystals of Polylithonite stand out but also the large (for this locality) crystal of Aegirine and the reasonably well-colored Serandite. Just to complete this mix there are also some small yellow crystals of Leucophanite. It is a floater that is complete and it shows the best characteristics of Mont St. Hilaire: complexity, rarity, and beauty all at the same time. A great specimen. Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada (09/03) Specimen size: 13.5 × 5.8 × 5 cm = 5.3” × 2.3” × 2.0” Leucophanite extremely fluorescent long UV Polylithionite fluorescent short UV	Front Side Leucophanite

Narsarsukite
	E86K: Always trying to offer uncommon minerals we got this rare specimen from a private French collection (the original label will be supplied). We saw some specimens a few years ago, then this mineral disappear completely from the market, because no more finds were made. Color and crystal form of this specimen is of the best quality for this old find. Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada Specimen size: 4.5 × 2.8 cm = 1.8” × 1.1”

	Rhodochrosite
TB64L3: Classic Rhodochrosite specimen from the Poudrette quarry, showing a well developed rhombohedral crystal in the lower part and other very flattened crystals due to the presence of a very prominent pinacoidal face. We will send the handwritten label from the thumbnail collection of Thomas Moore to the buyer of this specimen. Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada Specimen size: 2.5 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm = 1.0” × 0.9” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

Sabinaite with Analcime and Aegirine
	TE12T6: Aggregate of very flattened crystals of Sabinaite. They have a clear cream color, they are bright and on matrix, with Analcime and Aegirine. The sample is with a label signed by Ann Sabina, in whose honor the species was named. Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.2 × 4.2 cm = 2.0” × 1.7” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.1” × 0.0”

	Smoky Quartz with Calcite
TE89J0: An unusual specimen from a not so usual locality. The transparency and color of this Quartz scepter are excellent. Some negative faces appear on the termination and also as inclusions, adding interest to the piece. The specimen is a floater, partially covered by small brownish Calcite crystals. Considering the typical quality level of specimens from this locality we can consider this one among the best. Grant Quarry, Greely, Ontario  Canada (06/2004) Specimen size: 9 × 5.5 × 5 cm = 3.5” × 2.2” × 2.0”	Front Side

Manganite with Quartz
	TP16F0: Excellent specimen for a locality that is not well known for this mineral. The crystals are very brilliant and prismatic, and appear cylindrical as they have formed by the parallel growth of many needles, which gives them fine markings. At the ends they have pinacoid terminations that are not continuous due to the way they formed. Very good contrast with the Quartz. Caland Pit, Atikokan, Ontario  Canada Specimen size: 4 × 2.7 × 2.5 cm = 1.6” × 1.1” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

	Bismuth on Quartz
TX63G1: This parallel group of well-formed crystals stands out on a matrix of clear Quartz. Cobalt, Ontario  Canada Specimen size: 7 × 5.2 × 4 cm = 2.8” × 2.0” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

Lazulite
	ED13J3: Good miniature. Crystals are considerably large, of very well defined faces and edges and of a very deep blue color, translucent and the luster is very good. Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory  Canada (1998) Specimen size: 2.1 × 1.3 × 1.6 cm = 0.8” × 0.5” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.5” × 0.3”

	Augelite
T30N: From the 07/98 find at Rapid Creek. A wonderful apple green Augelite with semi-transparent, well developed, brilliant crystals which are better than those that have been found in the past. Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory  Canada (1998) Specimen size: 3 × 2.5 cm = 1.2” × 1.0”

Whiteite-(CaFeMg) with Lazulite, Quartz and Siderite
	EV86I1: The crystal has a good size and it is quite well defined. It is partially covered by Quartz, Siderite and small crystals of Lazulite, also present on the matrix. Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory  Canada (1998) Specimen size: 3.6 × 3 × 2.4 cm = 1.4” × 1.2” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 2 × 1.2 cm = 0.8” × 0.5”

	Whiteite-(CaFeMg) with Lazulite and Quartz
MB66V4: Irregular aggregate of cream-colored Whiteite crystals that have curved faces and edges, on matrix with Quartz and Lazulite. The sample is with a J.S. White collection label in whose honor the species was named. Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory  Canada Specimen size: 4.7 × 2.8 × 3.6 cm = 1.9” × 1.1” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 2.8 × 1.6 cm = 1.1” × 0.6” Former collection of John S. White	Front Top

Wardite with Lazulite and Siderite
	ER56I1: An excellent miniature of dipyramidal crystals with sharp edges and well defined faces. It has a splendid green color, very intense for the species. The matrix is formed by rhombohedral crystals of Siderite and crystals of Lazulite. Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory  Canada (1996) Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm = 1.0” × 0.8” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.6 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

	Childrenite
EN27I2: Radial groups whose development and size is bigger than usual for the locality. The prisms, very flattened, have good color and luster. Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory  Canada (1993) Specimen size: 6.8 × 5.5 × 1.2 cm = 2.7” × 2.2” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.2 cm = 0.4” × 0.1”

Gypsum
Front Rear	TB76Q6: Floater group of thick prismatic crystals. They are bright, very transparent and have a neat yellow color and have the particularity that they are both fluorescent and phosphorescent under an ultraviolet light. Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba  Canada (2009) Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.6 × 4.5 cm = 2.5” × 2.2” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.2 cm = 1.1” × 0.9” Very fluorescent and phosphorescent

	Analcime
EG59P9: The crystals from this not so well known locality are on matrix, are trapezohedral and are white with yellowish shades in some areas of the piece. Wasson Bluff, Parrsboro, Bay of Fundy, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia  Canada Specimen size: 7 × 3.9 × 2.8 cm = 2.8” × 1.5” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Chabazite-Ca with Heulandite
	EG9P9: The samples of Chabazite (probably Chabazite-Ca) from this locality are scarce. The crystals, on matrix, are small, with a pseudocubic appearance, good transparency and luster and slightly pinkish color, contrasting with the white crystals of Heulandite. Two Islands, Parrsboro, Bay of Fundy, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia  Canada Specimen size: 5 × 3 × 1.7 cm = 2.0” × 1.2” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

Andradite (Demantoid) from Jeffrey Quarry

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	Andradite (Demantoid) with amphibole
EG96P5: The crystals combine the dodecahedron and trapezohedron. They are transparent, very bright and have deep green color and have very well defined faces and edges that strongly contrast with the white fibrous matrix. Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009) Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 1.1” × 0.6” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Andradite (Demantoid) with amphibole
	TE47N8: A novelty in Ste. Marie 2009. Two crystals that combine a dominant dodecahedron with the trapezohedron. The crystals have a very deep green color, excellent transparency and luster, contrasting with a white amphibole matrix. The species has been accurately analyzed. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ on page 280 in number 2009/4 Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009) Specimen size: 3.1 × 1.4 × 2 cm = 1.2” × 0.6” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Andradite (Demantoid) with amphibole
TY76N8: A novelty in Ste. Marie 2009. The crystals combine a dominant dodecahedron with the trapezohedron. The crystals have a very deep green color, excellent transparency and luster, contrasting with a white amphibole matrix with Serpentine. The species has been accurately analyzed. Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009) Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.8 × 2.2 cm = 1.9” × 1.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Andradite (Demantoid) with amphibole
	TV17N8: A novelty in Ste. Marie 2009. The crystals combine a dominant dodecahedron with the trapezohedron. The crystals have a very deep green color, excellent transparency and luster, contrasting with a white amphibole matrix with Serpentine. The species has been accurately analyzed. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a novelty from Ste. Marie 2009 in the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 60 in the volume 14, number 3. Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009) Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.7 × 3.8 cm = 3.1” × 2.6” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Andradite (Demantoid) with amphibole
TR50N8: A novelty in Ste. Marie 2009. The crystals combine a dominant dodecahedron with the trapezohedron. The crystals have a very deep green color, excellent transparency and luster, contrasting with a white amphibole matrix with Serpentine. The species has been accurately analyzed. Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009) Specimen size: 13.5 × 8.3 × 4.2 cm = 5.3” × 3.3” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”	Front Front

Jeffrey Quarry Vesuvianite and Diopside

The great Jeffrey Quarry in Asbestos, Canada is now closed, so we don't expect to get any more fine material from there in the future. In the last few days of its glorious history the Jeffrey Quarry nevertheless still giving us great things:

Vesuvianite doubly terminated
Front Top	EH66E9: The eight faces making up the sides of the crystal, which are very well-defined and brilliant, correspond to the two tetragonal prisms. Its upper termination diverges into an attractive spray of small prisms with the same characteristics. Doubly terminated, good color, brilliance and transparency characterize this very bright specimen. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada Specimen size: 3.2 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm = 1.3” × 0.3” × 0.3”

	Vesuvianite
MM70L1: Group of thick crystals, forming polysynthetic aggregates with well defined lateral faces and terminations. Crystal terminations show well defined light green color zonations. The other terminations are contacted but not fractured. Excellent and intense color. This specimen was photographed for the ‘Die Jeffrey Mine’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 64 of number 1/2009. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (1980) Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.4 × 3.3 cm = 1.4” × 1.3” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 3 × 0.8 cm = 1.2” × 0.3”	Front Rear

Vesuvianite
	TJ89C5: This particular specimen doesn't shows any color except green but it is doubly terminated, sharp, with huge crystal size, and the whole specimen is quite nice! Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (07/02) Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.5 × 1.8 cm = 1.9” × 1.4” × 0.7”

	Vesuvianite
TC70F9: The crystals of this group, with an excellent color and exceptional brightness, are doubly terminated. The pyramid tips are, in addition, transparent. The specimen is a floater, with a recrystallized base. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (07/2002) Specimen size: 6.3 × 3.5 × 1.7 cm = 2.5” × 1.4” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 2.5 × 1.2 cm = 1.0” × 0.5”	Front Rear

Vesuvianite
	TB30G1: An especially attractive group in which coexist crystals of two very different colors, greenish-yellow and violet. The crystals, most of them doubly terminated, are bright and perfectly defined. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Quèbec  Canada (2004) Specimen size: 7 × 5 × 2.8 cm = 2.8” × 2.0” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.6 cm = 0.5” × 0.6”

	Chromium rich Vesuvianite
ED88: The best green color for Jeffrey's Vesuvianite. Deep and dramatic, just a few specimens came with this quality color. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (05-07 /2002) Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.7 × 2.8 cm = 1.9” × 1.5” × 1.1”

Chromium rich Vesuvianite
	TJ46: The great Jeffrey Quarry in Asbestos, Canada is now closed, so we don't expect to get any more fine material from there in the future. In the last few days of its glorious history the Jeffrey Mine nevertheless gave us one small pocket with extremely intensely green Chromium rich Vesuvianite: this elongated crystal with a nice termination at the top, comes from this pocket. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (05/02) Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.5 × 1.6 cm = 1.1” × 0.6” × 0.6”

	Vesuvianite
TC16G9: Nice miniature with a group of doubly terminated prismatic crystals, very bright and with an excellent violet color deeper on terminations. Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005) Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.9 × 1.5 cm = 1.1” × 0.7” × 0.6” Fluorescent long & short UV

Vesuvianite with Diopside
	MG37H1: The main crystal is exceptionally aerial adding to its unusual prismatic habit, which is very much shorter than usual. The base is formed of small purple crystals of Vesuvianite and prismatic completely transparent crystals of Diopside. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (07/2005) Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.1 × 1.8 cm = 1.2” × 0.8” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3” Diopside intense fluorescence short & long UV

	Diopside with Vesuvianite
MF16G7: The specimen is from a recent find by local searchers at the Jeffrey Quarry, now closed. Even considering that the cavity was very big very few pieces have such high quality. The tabular habit of the crystals is very uncommon, the fine vertical striations and the presence of the pinacoid demonstrate they are very flat prisms. Their color and brightness are excellent and the transparency exceptional. Even more, their association with good quality Vesuvianite of different color, green and violet adds more interest and glamour to the sample. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005) Specimen size: 12.7 × 6 × 5.5 cm = 5.0” × 2.4” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.9 cm = 0.5” × 0.4” Diopside intense fluorescence short & long UV	Front Rear