Doubly terminated Diopside
Front Rear	TA47F6: A European classic that is very hard to get. The large fine crystals are doubly terminated and an excellent color. There are two labels with it, one from the R.M. Wilke collection (nº 1054) and the other from the dealer Filer (Redlands, California) Schwarzenstein, Zillerthal, Tirol  Austria Specimen size: 10 × 2.7 × 2.3 cm = 3.9” × 1.1” × 0.9”

	Almandine
VB26G5: A classic specimen which, aside its esthetical quality, has the feature that it has very well-defined crystals, free of damage and totally natural, without the polishing so frequently seen on the Tyrolean samples to make them more esthetic. Gaisberg Valley, Tirol  Austria Specimen size: 7.5 × 5.8 × 4.5 cm = 3.0” × 2.3” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 4 × 3.5 cm = 1.6” × 1.4”	Front Side

Epidote with Byssolite
Front Rear	EA64N8: A novelty in Ste. Marie 2009. Group of crystals, most of them doubly terminated, of excellent transparency and luster and a very deep color. They are on matrix, with Actinolite (Byssolite). From a recent find in probably the most classical locality for the species. Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Salzburg  Austria (03/2009) Specimen size: 6 × 3.9 × 2 cm = 2.4” × 1.5” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 4.4 × 0.5 cm = 1.7” × 0.2”

	Hyalophane
TH12H7: Group of very well-defined and bright crystals. They have a high degree of transparency and on both sides, more clearly at the left, the Baveno twin, typical of alkaline Feldspars, is present. Zagradski Potok Mine, Busovaca  Bosnia-Herzegovina (2004) Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm = 1.4” × 1.3” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.4 cm = 0.9” × 0.6”

Hyalophane
Front Top	TZ90H9: A floater group of crystals from the classic locality of Busovaca, practically the only one for good quality specimens of this species. Crystals have very obvious double Baveno-Manebach twins, and they are translucent and bright. Zagradski Potok Mine, Busovaca  Bosnia-Herzegovina (2004) Specimen size: 6.8 × 6.1 × 4.8 cm = 2.7” × 2.4” × 1.9”

	Hyalophane on smoky Quartz
TB46G0: A group of prismatic crystals, with very good luster and definition of forms. It is attached to a matrix of Quartz, something that we had never seen before. Zagradski Potok Mine, Busovaca  Bosnia-Herzegovina (2004) Specimen size: 7.5 × 6.3 × 3.3 cm = 3.0” × 2.5” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.5” × 0.5”

Galena
Front Top	MH26M9: Group of cubic crystals of Galena, some of them flattened and have a tabular aspect. They have the vertices truncated by the triangular faces of the octahedron. On the lower side there is a small, very well defined, crystal of Sphalerite which color is honey yellow. A photograph of this specimen is on the page 207 of the book "Earth Science" (4th edition) published by BJU. Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (2002) Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.2 × 3.1 cm = 1.3” × 0.9” × 1.2”

	Galena with Sphalerite
TV86K4: Group of cubic crystals that show triangular faces at vertices corresponding to the octahedron. Some of the cubic faces show hollow structures and forms of dissolution. At the top of the sample there are very bright Sphalerite crystals. Augel Ianakiev Mine, Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (2005) Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.2 × 3.9 cm = 2.4” × 2.0” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 4.1 × 2.3 cm = 1.6” × 0.9”	Front Top

Sphalerite with Quartz and Galena
Front Side	TC47Q6: Parallel growth with a prominent tetrahedral-face, aerial and sharp, with very well defined faces and edges and an excellent luster. The matrix is especially rich in small crystals of Quartz and cube-octahedral crystals of Galena. Boriaeva Mine, Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (2008) Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.4 × 2.3 cm = 1.4” × 0.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1.7 cm = 0.9” × 0.7”

	Sphalerite with Galena, Chalcopyrite and Quartz
EM26M2: In this excellent sample, Sphalerite crystals are showing extremely defined crystalline forms, more than usual for the species. Tetrahedral faces are dominant but other accessory faces are perfectly visible. The Sphalerite crystals are very aerials on a Quartz crystal-rich matrix also with Chalcopyrite and Galena crystals. This specimen has been photographed and published as a novelty at the 2008 Ste. Marie Show in the magazine "Le Règne Minéral" number 82 (July-August 2008), page 82. Boriaeva Mine, Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (06/2008) Specimen size: 7 × 6.5 × 5.9 cm = 2.8” × 2.6” × 2.3” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”	Front Top

Sphalerite (Cleophane)
	MD96N4: Group of octahedral crystals beveled by the dodecahedron. They are bright, transparent and have the typical greenish shade that characterizes the variety Cleophane. 9 September Mines, Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (1993) Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” × 0.9”

	Sphalerite (Cleophane) with Quartz and Galena
ML37N4: Group of bright, transparent crystals of Sphalerite with the greenish color that characterizes the variety Cleophane. With small cubic crystals of Galena and groups of small, very bright, crystals of Quartz. 9 September Mines, Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (1993) Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.5 × 2 cm = 2.2” × 1.8” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz
	ER11M9: Twinned Sphalerite crystals with very well defined flat faces, which is not too common for the species. They are associated with Chalcopyrite crystals, small cubes of Galena and Quartz crystals. Mogilata Mine, Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (1992) Specimen size: 8.5 × 7.6 × 3.4 cm = 3.3” × 3.0” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 2 × 1.8 cm = 0.8” × 0.7”

	Pyrite
MC12N4: Very aerial floater group of crystals formed by the faces of the cube and the pyritohedron with very well marked longitudinal striations. Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (1996) Specimen size: 4.5 × 2.6 × 2.2 cm = 1.8” × 1.0” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.6”	Front Rear

Calcite with Quartz
	MG61N4: A very esthetic sample with polycrystalline growths on a tabular crystal attached to a group of clear crystals of Quartz. Madan, Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains  Bulgaria (1997) Specimen size: 6.1 × 6 × 2.6 cm = 2.4” × 2.4” × 1.0” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

	Pyromorphite
TA96M3: Excellent miniature. Crystals shows a better brilliance than usual for the locality. Specimen is formed by a group of crystals with very sharp faces and edges, excellent terminations and a very aerial shape. The specimen is from the Thomas Moore collection and we’ll send the label to the buyer. Ptchelojad Mine, Rhodope Mountains, Kardzali Oblast  Bulgaria Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.2 × 2.1 cm = 1.0” × 0.9” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.8 cm = 0.6” × 0.3” Minor fluorescence long & short UV	Front Top

Sphalerite with Quartz
	ED36K0: Small, very well defined crystals of deep red color very uncommon from this locality, on a surface of micro-crystalline Quartz. Príbram, Bohemia  Czech Republic (±1960) Specimen size: 9 × 8.6 × 3.7 cm = 3.5” × 3.4” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Cassiterite on Quartz
MH80F3: Classic locality for excellent Cassiterite. The very brilliant crystals have some degree of translucence and are lighter in color than is typical for the locality. They are on a matrix of Quartz. There is also a label from the collection of Professor H. Siegmund of Vienna (number 337) Cinovec (Zinnwald), Krusné Hory  Czech Republic Specimen size: 8 × 4.7 × 1.8 cm = 3.1” × 1.9” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 2 × 1.5 cm = 0.8” × 0.6”

Aragonite
	TB56X4: Very sharp crystal with prismatic shape, translucent, a yellowish color and with a very well marked twin on the terminal faces. A classic from the Czech Republic. Spitzberg, Horzenz, Bilin, Ústí, Bohemia  Czech Republic Specimen size: 4 × 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 1.6” × 0.6” × 0.4” Very fluorescent long & short UV

	Titanite with Quartz
MF9Q7: A piece from a classic but not so well known locality. The small crystals have very good quality, with a very obvious twin and an extraordinary luster. With crystals of Quartz and on matrix. Krásne, Šumperk, Moravia  Czech Republic Specimen size: 8.8 × 8.3 × 5.5 cm = 3.5” × 3.3” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

Dissakisite-(Ce) on Dolomite
	F26RE8: The mineralogical literature is not clear if we are dealing with Dissakisite-(Ce) or Allanite-(Ce). Both species are the end species of an isomorphic range and most of the samples from Trimouns present colored zones where the darker ones correspond with Allanite-(Ce) (as it is richer in iron) and the lighter areas are Dissakisite-(Ce) We have not analyzed this sample but the uniform color, and especially it lightness, indicate that it is poor in iron so we guess that it is Dissakisite-(Ce) Trimouns Mine, Luzenac, Ariège  France (±1997) Specimen size: 6.7 × 5.1 × 1.9 cm = 2.6” × 2.0” × 0.7”

	Pyrite with Calcite
MD13X3: Coatings of small octahedral Pyrite crystals, very well defined and bright, on an aggregate of lenticular Calcite crystals. Salsigne mine, Salsigne, Mas-Cabardès, Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon  France Specimen size: 9.8 × 8.3 × 3 cm = 3.9” × 3.3” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 2.3 × 0.8 cm = 0.9” × 0.3”

Barite
	EA6G1: The groups nearly spherical ("pompons") of laminar crystals, snowy-white, in contrast with the grayish matrix. Mine des Cèdres, Asce. 32, St. Laurent-le-minier, Gard  France (1996) Specimen size: 11.5 × 8.5 × 5 cm = 4.5” × 3.3” × 2.0”

	Bournonite with Sphalerite
TB68K0: Group of crystals of considerable size. They are neat cyclic twins and are very well defined with sharp faces and edges. The locality is a classic but the specimen is from a recent find in 2005. La Sanguinède, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Malines, Gard  France (2005) Specimen size: 11.6 × 8.7 × 5.6 cm = 4.6” × 3.4” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 3.2 × 1.6 cm = 1.3” × 0.6”

Pyromorphite
Front Rear	MA16M9: A novelty of Tucson 2009. Globular growths of barreled crystals of good luster and yellowish green color. The sample is from a recent find in a locality hitherto little known. This specimen was photographed for the ‘Sainte-Marie Show 2009’ section of the magazine ‘Minéraux et Fossiles’ and appears on page 18 of number 383. Mine de La Vidale (Brezies), Asprières, St. Martin de Bouillac, Aveyron  France (2008) Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.8 × 2 cm = 1.2” × 1.1” × 0.8” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Pyromorphite with Quartz
MB16M9: A novelty of Tucson 2009. Globular growths of barrel-shaped crystals of good luster and yellowish green color. The sample, in Quartz matrix, is from a recent find in a locality hitherto little known. Mine de La Vidale (Brezies), Asprières, St. Martin de Bouillac, Aveyron  France (2008) Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.2 × 2.3 cm = 2.2” × 1.7” × 0.9” Minor fluorescence long & short UV	Front Top

Pyromorphite
	EJ14X1: Radial aggregates and fanlike growths, on matrix, of acicular crystals that have a very intense and uniform color. An European classic seen only from old findings. Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn  France (±1980) Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.4 × 1.5 cm = 1.7” × 1.3” × 0.6”

	Pyromorphite
EC87X1: Radial growths, on matrix, of acicular crystals with very intense green color that changes their tonality to very pale green in some areas of the sample. An European classic seen only from old findings. Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn  France (±1980) Specimen size: 6.7 × 6.2 × 3.3 cm = 2.6” × 2.4” × 1.3”

Pyromorphite
	EG48T7: Spheroidal growths of Pyromorphite with very thin acicular crystals, with rare transparency and intense green color. They are on a matrix of slate partially coated by Quartz. A classic from the past. Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn  France (±1980) Specimen size: 6.8 × 6.4 × 2.7 cm = 2.7” × 2.5” × 1.1”

	Pyromorphite
ER48X1: Radial growths of very bright acicular crystals that have a very intense and uniform clear green color that contrasts with the white tone of the Quartz matrix. An European classic seen only from old findings. Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn  France (±1980) Specimen size: 8.3 × 4.4 × 3.6 cm = 3.3” × 1.7” × 1.4”

Pyromorphite on Fluorite
	TR94T7: Aggregate formed by a first generation of very elongated crystals with acute terminations, some polycrystalline, with a dark brown color and a matrix of Fluorite. Most of the individuals are overgrown by a second generation of microcrystals with a very much lighter color. An unusual classic. Mine du Rossignol, Chaillac, Indre  France Specimen size: 11.2 × 10.1 × 4.2 cm = 4.4” × 4.0” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Analcime with Calcite and Malachite
MJ10V1: Translucent trapezohedral crystal of Analcime, with very well defined faces and edges and implanted on a polycrystalline growth of Calcite that is a perimorph of an old crystal of Calcite, now disappeared, and with small inclusions of Malachite. The locality is not so well known for the species. L'Hermie Quarry, Port-d'Agrès, Decazeville, Aveyron  France (2007) Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.6 × 2.7 cm = 1.1” × 1.0” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.1 cm = 0.6” × 0.4” Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV

Stolzite
Front Front Side	EP86J8: The sample is from a recent find of this species at an European locality that we can consider as a classic for excellence. Group of very aerial tabular crystals of very well defined faces and edges. Sainte Lucie Mine, St. Léger-de-Peyre, Lozère  France (05/2007) Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm = 1.3” × 0.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 2 × 1.4 cm = 0.8” × 0.6” Intense zoned fluorescence long & short UV

	Stolzite with Cerussite
TR97M0: From the classic Sainte Lucie Mine. A tabular floater crystal, of considerable size for the species, partially covered by Cerussite. Faces on sides show well defined terminations. Sainte Lucie Mine, St. Léger-de-Peyre, Lozère  France Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.9 × 0.5 cm = 1.5” × 1.1” × 0.2” Cerussite fluorescent short UV	Front Top

Azurite
Front Side	TJ98V4: Irregular aggregate of lenticular crystals with polycrystalline surfaces, an excellent deep blue color and good luster. Excellent old French classic. Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes  France Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.7 × 1.8 cm = 1.8” × 1.5” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.6 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”

	Azurite with Cuprite and Malachite
EH96R3: “Pineapple” growth of short prismatic crystals of Azurite with sky blue color different than the usual color for this locality. Partially coated by groups of octahedral crystals of malachite pseudomorphous after Cuprite. Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes  France Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.4 × 2.9 cm = 1.8” × 1.3” × 1.1”	Front Rear

Azurite
	TH46H7: Globular aggregate of short prismatic crystals that have very well defined faces and edges and very good color and luster. The specimen is from a classic locality and actually is very difficult to obtain good samples from there. Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes  France Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.3 × 2.7 cm = 2.3” × 1.3” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

	Calcite with inclusions
TA96N9: A French “super-classic”. Group of acute rhombohedral crystals of calcite that have grown including white sand. It comes from the Palix collection but it does not have its original label. Bellecroix (Forêt), Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France  France (XIX Century) Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.3 × 3 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”	Front Rear

Rounded Fluorite
	TD11F2: The rounded formations are notable for the variation on color, between lilac and light gray-green. They sit on a long matrix and contrast with the white Quartz and darker host rock. Buxieres les Mines, Allier, Auvergne  France (2004) Specimen size: 7.5 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm = 3.0” × 1.8” × 1.4” Fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite with Chalcopyrite
EJ16J8: From a recent rediscovery at the locality. Group of cubic crystals of perfectly defined faces and edges and deep yellow color, almost honey, considerably transparent and with small crystals of Chalcopyrite. Pivoul, Barjac, Lozère  France (05/2007) Specimen size: 5.8 × 4.8 × 2.1 cm = 2.3” × 1.9” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.6” Fluorescence short UV & low fluorescence long UV

Fluorite with Chalcopyrite
	EK16J8: From a recent rediscovery at the locality. Group of cubic crystals of perfectly defined faces and edges and deep yellow color, almost honey, considerably transparent and with small crystals of Chalcopyrite. Pivoul, Barjac, Lozère  France (05/2007) Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.2 × 2.4 cm = 2.8” × 2.0” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4” Fluorescence short UV & low fluorescence long UV

	Fluorite with Quartz
TM96H7: The sample from a classic locality is high quality. It is formed by transparent cubic crystals, blue, but slightly greenish and with geometric zonations of deep sky blue outlining the orientation of the edges. Le Burc, Alban, Tarn  France (2005) Specimen size: 6.3 × 5.2 × 3.4 cm = 2.5” × 2.0” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 2.6 × 1.9 cm = 1.0” × 0.7” Fluorescent long & short UV

Octahedral Fluorite on smoky Quartz
Front Side Top	TG69H3: Esthetic group of octahedral crystals of Fluorite of intense color, sharp, bright and implanted on a group of Quartz crystals, the most visible of which, at left and vertical, is doubly terminated. Mont Blanc  France Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.8 × 2.4 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

	Siderite with Quartz
EF86R3: Aggregate of very sharp simple and transparent rhombohedral crystals with a rich color, very bright for the species. Selectively coated by groups of clear crystals of Quartz. A nice classic. Allevard, Isère, Rhône-Alpes  France Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.7 × 3.8 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”

Siderite with Calcite
Front Top	TA76T1: Group of translucent lenticular crystals of Siderite, with a rich brown color and partially coated by white crystals of Calcite. The sample is of good quality, very typical of this classic French locality. La Mure, Isère, Rhône-Alpes  France (±1980) Specimen size: 6.7 × 3.9 × 4.3 cm = 2.6” × 1.5” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 5 × 1.4 cm = 2.0” × 0.6”

	Bazzite with Quartz
EV97W7: Small but extraordinary crystal of this rare scandium mineral of the Beryl group. The crystal, of a deep blue color, shows the faces of a very acute dipyramid and it is implanted on a matrix of clear Quartz crystals. Bois Kersy, Bonneval, La Lauzière, Vallée de la Tarentaise, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes  France (07/2011) Specimen size: 4.3 × 4 × 2.2 cm = 1.7” × 1.6” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.1” × 0.0”

Ilmenite with Quartz
	EB13V9: Very sharp laminar crystal with a hexagonal contour. It is bright, with parallel growths and it is on matrix, with parallel growths of doubly terminated crystals of clear Quartz. Bois Kersy, Bonneval, La Lauzière, Vallée de la Tarentaise, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes  France (07/2011) Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.3 × 4 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.3” × 0.3”

	Smoky Quartz with Albite
EH6M8: Group of right-handed crystals partially doubly terminated and rich in accessory small faces. The crystals have very good luster, color and transparency. Arête des Rochassiers, Talèfre, Montblanc, Chamonix  France (2008) Specimen size: 5.9 × 5.3 × 3.1 cm = 2.3” × 2.1” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 4 × 3.3 cm = 1.6” × 1.3”

Smoky Quartz Gwindel
Front Top	EA50L5: Parallel growth of really transparent and deep smoky color Quartz crystals. The “gwindel” structure is easily seen. The specimen base is totally recrystallized, up to the point to preserve the full transparency. The specimen is with the original label from the Bonisoli collection (Torino, Italy). We will send the label to the buyer. Glacier de l'Argentière, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie  France (±1985) Specimen size: 11 × 6.8 × 3.7 cm = 4.3” × 2.7” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 7.1 × 3.6 cm = 2.8” × 1.4”

	Smoky Quartz with Chlorite
EG16J0: Splendid specimen, very esthetic and of high quality. It is a group of prismatic crystals of excellent color, very transparent and with Chlorite inclusions in the terminal faces. Mont Mallet, Mont Blanc  France (1998) Specimen size: 12.8 × 9.8 × 4.7 cm = 5.0” × 3.9” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 6 × 2.2 cm = 2.4” × 0.9”	Front Side

Faden Quartz with Chlorite inclusions
Front Rear	TQ68T1: Multiple parallel growth of very flattened crystals progressively turning to the right and crossed by a sharp chloritized ”faden” and contrasting with another group of different shape, very elongated. Very original. The specimen is from the Denis Boël collection. We will send to the customer the collector’s label. Les Deux Alpes, Isère, Rhône-Alpes  France Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.4 × 1.3 cm = 1.7” × 1.3” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 2.9 × 1.2 cm = 1.1” × 0.5”

	Quartz (Japan law twin)
EQ17X2: Group of very elongated and sharp Quartz crystals. They are transparent and one of them shows a very well defined Japan law twin. Vizille, Grenoble, Isère, Rhône-Alpes  France (2011) Specimen size: 5.9 × 5.7 × 3.2 cm = 2.3” × 2.2” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 4.5 × 0.9 cm = 1.8” × 0.4”	Front Side

Quartz (Japan law twin)
Front Rear	EP96X2: Group of very sharp crystals, one of them clearly dominant, very aerial and with a very well defined Japan law twin. Vizille, Grenoble, Isère, Rhône-Alpes  France (2011) Specimen size: 6.2 × 3.7 × 2 cm = 2.4” × 1.5” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 6.2 × 1.8 cm = 2.4” × 0.7”

	Faden Quartz
M8RH5: Apparently being a single crystal, the growth shows different spread terminations all along the prism. In the interior a very thin, as a needle, “faden” is formed. Vallée de la Lignarre, Bourg d'Oisans  France (1991) Specimen size: 4.5 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm = 1.8” × 0.5” × 0.3”

Faden Quartz
	R76BI7: Group of extraordinarily elongated, clear and shiny crystals, with "faden" growths in them. On the matrix, a big rough crystal of Calcite stands out. Vallée de la Lignarre, Bourg d'Oisans  France (1991) Specimen size: 10.8 × 8 × 7.5 cm = 4.3” × 3.1” × 3.0” Main crystal size: 3.2 × 0.5 cm = 1.3” × 0.2” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

	Quartz 'window'
E85D: As strange, transparent and brilliant as the photo shows. Sigoyer, Haute Provence  France (1994-1997) Specimen size: 3.8 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm = 1.5” × 0.9” × 0.7”

Quartz "window"
Front Rear	E87NYJ3: Group of clear crystals with curious growths and deformations. In some of them the prism is absent, in others it is considerably enlarged. The luster is extraordinary. Sigoyer, Haute Provence  France (1994-1997) Specimen size: 8.7 × 5 × 6.2 cm = 3.4” × 2.0” × 2.4” Main crystal size: 4.6 × 1.8 cm = 1.8” × 0.7”

	Doubly terminated Quartz
MB57K9: Doubly terminated Quartz crystal, with a short prism, very clear and brilliant, contrasting with a dark matrix. Very popular specimens at French mineral shows, where were called “Diamants de la Drôme” (Drôme Diamonds). Mirabeau, Drome  France Specimen size: 9.3 × 6.5 × 5.5 cm = 3.7” × 2.6” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.3 cm = 0.7” × 0.5”

Hematite with Quartz
	EM98Q8: Group of tabular crystals of neat hexagonal shape with small white crystals of Quartz. The sample is from an old find thirty years ago and can be considered among the best for the locality, not well known. Le Haïcot, Massif de Brézouard, Sainte Marie-aux-Mines, Alsace  France (±1980) Specimen size: 7.7 × 4.7 × 1.6 cm = 3.0” × 1.9” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

Rhodochrosite with Kentrolite from Peyrebrune

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	Rhodochrosite with Kentrolite
TT14N3: Novelties from the classic mine of Peyrebrune, well known its Fluorites. In November 2008, a small pocket found in the higher levels of the Rivet Quarry produced Rhodochrosite (analyzed), but more surprising is that the black material is another species, Kentrolite, a rare silicate of manganese and lead, never previously found on this site. This sample is a good representation of this interesting find. Rivet Quarry, Level 1, Peyrebrune, Réalmont, Tarn  France (10/11/2008) Specimen size: 4.8 × 2.8 × 2.6 cm = 1.9” × 1.1” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Rhodochrosite with Kentrolite
	TJ14N3: Novelties from the classic mine of Peyrebrune, well known its Fluorites. In November 2008, a small pocket found in the higher levels of the Rivet Quarry produced Rhodochrosite (analyzed), but more surprising is that the black material is another species, Kentrolite, a rare silicate of manganese and lead, never previously found on this site. This sample is a good representation of this interesting find. Rivet Quarry, Level 1, Peyrebrune, Réalmont, Tarn  France (10/11/2008) Specimen size: 6 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm = 2.4” × 2.0” × 1.0”

	Rhodochrosite with Kentrolite
TH13N3: Novelties from the classic mine of Peyrebrune, well known its Fluorites. In November 2008, a small pocket found in the higher levels of the Rivet Quarry produced Rhodochrosite (analyzed), but more surprising is that the black material is another species, Kentrolite, a rare silicate of manganese and lead, never previously found on this site. This sample is a good representation of this interesting find. Rivet Quarry, Level 1, Peyrebrune, Réalmont, Tarn  France (10/11/2008) Specimen size: 7.3 × 5.2 × 4.5 cm = 2.9” × 2.0” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

Rhodochrosite with Kentrolite
	TQ6N3: Novelties from the classic mine of Peyrebrune, well known its Fluorites. In November 2008, a small pocket found in the higher levels of the Rivet Quarry produced Rhodochrosite (analyzed), but more surprising is that the black material is another species, Kentrolite, a rare silicate of manganese and lead, never previously found on this site. This sample is a good representation of this interesting find. Rivet Quarry, Level 1, Peyrebrune, Réalmont, Tarn  France (10/11/2008) Specimen size: 9 × 5.5 × 7.5 cm = 3.5” × 2.2” × 3.0”

Les Farges Pyromorphite

	Pyromorphite
TF36H6: The sample forms arborescent growths of crystals with hopper terminations. They have the deep green color that made famous the Pyromorphite from this locality. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France (1976-1980) Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.2 × 3 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 1.2”

Pyromorphite
	NC50C9: Real Les Farges green in this specimen. Form, color, luster, perfection: all perfect in this unquestionable specimen. The collector who buys this one will always be happy with it, in my opinion. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France Specimen size: 4.5 × 4 × 3 cm = 1.8” × 1.6” × 1.2”

	Pyromorphite
TX28H6: The sample forms arborescent growths of crystals with hopper terminations. They have the deep green color that made famous the Pyromorphite from this locality. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France (1976-1980) Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.3 × 3.3 cm = 2.5” × 2.1” × 1.3”

Pyromorphite
	TF39: A great oldie from Les Farges. Although usually we expect really green Pyromorphite from this locality, some other ones with very interesting colors appear from time to time, such as this one which is intensely brown with yellow tips. It is a floater, complete and its form is as nice as the photo suggests. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France (1976) Specimen size: 3.8 × 2.7 × 2 cm = 1.5” × 1.1” × 0.8”

	Pyromorphite with Barite
TR98W4: Aggregate of crystals, some of them doubly terminated, with slightly curved faces and edges, and with two differentiated phases of growth. The first one is olive green and the second is greenish yellow, with color zoning and hollowed terminations. A French classic. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.9 × 2.7 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.8 cm = 0.5” × 0.3”	Front Rear

Pyromorphite
Front Rear	MC87V0: Arborescent growths of thin prismatic crystals with brownish yellow color, slightly tapered and with marked hollow terminations. They are bright and have an unusual color for the locality, where the brown crystals tend to be darker. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France Specimen size: 5.1 × 4.6 × 3.3 cm = 2.0” × 1.8” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.2” × 0.1” Minor fluorescence short UV

	Pyromorphite
TV90K0: Group of prismatic crystals of very well defined faces and edges, with curvatures and variable color, yellowish brown on prismatic faces and yellow on the terminations. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France (±1976) Specimen size: 9.9 × 6 × 4 cm = 3.9” × 2.4” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.5 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

Pyromorphite
	TH16H6: Magnificent and unusual greenish-yellow color of the prismatic crystals, very sharp and bright and having perfect flat terminations. The esthetics of this miniature is emphasized by the contrast between the color of the crystals and the matrix. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France (1976-1980) Specimen size: 3.7 × 3.4 × 2.2 cm = 1.5” × 1.3” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

	Mimetite with Pyromorphite and Wulfenite
PC96G0: Due to the crystal habit, we thought it could be Mimetite. Analysis indicates that every individual is formed from an inner crystal of Pyromorphite covered, in a second phase, with Mimetite. Completing the specimen, a little orange crystal of Wulfenite stands on the top. As we normally do in these cases we will send the buyer a copy of the analysis. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze  France (1972) Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.9 × 3 cm = 1.7” × 1.5” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0”

Strengite
	MB60K9: Doubly terminated, prismatic Strengite crystals, on matrix. Excellent color, defined faces and edges and considerable crystal size. Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria  Germany Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.5 × 3.7 cm = 1.5” × 1.0” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

	Pharmacosiderite with Strengite
MN13M9: The crystals are very well defined, they have an excellent transparency and luster and they were formed in a vug of Quartz. The locality, a classic, actually no longer produces pieces for collections. Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria  Germany Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.9 × 4.5 cm = 1.9” × 1.9” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.1” × 0.0”

Topaz with Quartz
	MA36G8: One of the classic pieces we enjoy offering. Prominent are the two prismatic crystals, well terminated and with a color quite better than usual for the Topaz of the locality, on a matrix of thin acicular crystals of Quartz. With the piece we will send an old label from the Bergakademie of Freiberg. Schneckenstein, Vogtland  Germany Specimen size: 5 × 3.1 × 4.6 cm = 2.0” × 1.2” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1 cm = 0.7” × 0.4”

	Pyromorphite
TA50G1: A classic specimen of excellent quality. Crystals are short prisms of simple forms, very well defined, with the typical brown color of this locality. The sample was in the collection of Don E. Boydston, number 154, and it also has a label proceeding from U. S. National Museum collections with the number 105219. With the specimen we will send to the buyer both the card of the collection and the mentioned label. Bad Ems, Bad Ems District, Lahn valley, Rhineland-Palatinate  Germany Specimen size: 6.2 × 3.8 × 3.7 cm = 2.4” × 1.5” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Barite with Hematite inclusions
	NM12R9: Group of translucent white tabular crystals. They have a neat geometrical zoning all along the edges due to the concentration of reddish inclusions of Hematite. Calcite Quarry, Holzen, Arnsberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia  Germany (17/08/2006) Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.4 × 3.2 cm = 2.8” × 2.1” × 1.3”

	Galena
EC46T5: Aggregate, on a metallic matrix, of cuboctahedral crystals with very well defined faces and edges in which the forms of the cube and the octahedron have an equal size. It is from a find by Frank de Wit in 2007 from which we offer all of the available samples. The piece is with a label signed by Frank that we'll send to the buyer. Meyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia  Germany (07/04/2007) Specimen size: 5.6 × 5.3 × 2 cm = 2.2” × 2.1” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

Galena
	EH96T5: Aggregate, on a metallic matrix, of cuboctahedral crystals with very well defined faces and edges in which the forms of the cube and the octahedron have an equal size. It is from a find by Frank de Wit in 2007 from which we offer all of the available samples. The piece is with a label signed by Frank that we'll send to the buyer. This specimen was published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the ‘What’s New in the Mineral World?’ section, report #30, November 25, 2011 edition. Meyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia  Germany (07/04/2007) Specimen size: 9.5 × 6.5 × 3.2 cm = 3.7” × 2.6” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

	Galena with Pyrite
EG87T5: Aggregate, on a metallic matrix, of cuboctahedral crystals with very well defined faces and edges in which the forms of the cube and the octahedron have a very equal size A thin film of Pyrite coats some of the crystals of Galena. It is from a find by Frank de Wit in 2007 from which we offer all the available samples. The piece is with a label signed by Frank that we'll send to the buyer. Meyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia  Germany (07/04/2007) Specimen size: 11.7 × 8.5 × 2.9 cm = 4.6” × 3.3” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.6”

Hydroboracite with Anhydrite
	MA27W8: A novelty at Munich 2012. Group of elongated crystals of Hydroboracite on matrix. They are very sharp, completely clear and showing an exceptional luster. No more words are necessary, maybe one of the best samples found for this species. This specimen was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2012 Munich Show in the magazine "Lapis" number 12/2012, page 41, and the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’, number 1/2013, page 24 Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia  Germany (2011) Specimen size: 5.5 × 5.5 × 4.2 cm = 2.2” × 2.2” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 3 × 0.7 cm = 1.2” × 0.3”

	Galena with Siderite
TZ27L0: A classic sample from a classic locality. Group of well defined rounded Galena crystals formed by the faces of the cube and the octahedron, with rhombohedral Siderite crystals, on matrix. Neudorf, Harzgerode, Harz Mountains, Saxony  Germany Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.8 × 2.8 cm = 2.6” × 1.9” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.7” × 0.5”

Manganite
Front Top	TM27H9: A classic. Group of divergent prismatic crystals, very bright and with excellent terminations. Ilfeld, Harz Mountains, Thuringia  Germany Specimen size: 3.6 × 1.8 × 1.8 cm = 1.4” × 0.7” × 0.7”

	Manganite
AT92N2: Group of very bright, well defined crystals with bright perfect terminations. The sample is a good representative of one of the great classics of European mineralogy. Ilfeld, Harz Mountains, Thuringia  Germany Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm = 2.5” × 1.8” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.9 cm = 0.7” × 0.4” Former collection of Josep Amigó (Silvane)	Front Top

Pyrargyrite
	TN89B7: An old European classic: from St Andreasberg associated with the classic Calcite, this pretty brilliant and reddish Pyrargyrite is reasonably aerial and showy. St. Andreasberg, St. Andreasberg District, Harz Mountains, Niedersachsen  Germany Specimen size: 7 × 4.7 cm = 2.8” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.5” × 0.5” Calcite fluorescent long UV

	Silver and Stephanite
EK91D2: In this one I have allowed Jordi to speak: Very beautiful native silver from Freiberg with two really interesting additions: well-crystallized Stephanite and an old 19th century label, which is written in ink. A quality classic. Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony  Germany Specimen size: 6.8 × 5 × 3 cm = 2.7” × 2.0” × 1.2”

Acanthite
Front Side Top	MT47N6: Very aerial growth of Acanthite crystals pseudomorphic after Argentite. They are cuboctahedral and have bright and very well defined faces and edges. An excellent miniature from a classic mine and formerly in the thumbnail collection of Thomas Moore, whose label we'll send to the buyer. Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony  Germany Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm = 1.0” × 0.9” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

	Galena with Barite and Fluorite
MM62P9: Small crystals of Galena with very well defined faces and edges, forming the twin following the spinel law on a matrix of so called “book” aggregates of white Barite crystals and with cubic yellow, transparent and bright crystals of Fluorite. An European classic. Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Obersachsen  Germany Specimen size: 7.7 × 5.4 × 4 cm = 3.0” × 2.1” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Fluorite fluorescent long & short UV

Boracite on Anhydrite and Halite
Front Side	MB56I1: The isolated crystals are very rich with faces, very sharp, translucent and have nice color. There are on a matrix of grayish-white Anhydrite with orange Halite. It is from a recent find of a higher quality than usual for this locality. Gröna Mine, Bernburg, Saxony  Germany (2006) Specimen size: 8.2 × 5.4 × 3.5 cm = 3.2” × 2.1” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Anhydrite minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Pucherite
MF12L2: A sample for systematic collectors. It is a rare bismuth vanadate occurring as a hydrothermal alteration of other bismuth minerals. Small orthorhombic Pucherite crystals but with very brilliant faces and sharp edges, others rounded. This specimen is from the Schneeberg area, probably from the Wolfgang Maassen Mine, the Type Locality for this species. Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony  Germany Specimen size: 5.4 × 4 × 4.3 cm = 2.1” × 1.6” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.0” × 0.0”

Barite with Quartz
	TA76G0: A classic. Prismatic crystals, some of them doubly-terminated, are grouped on a Quartz matrix. Color and luster are very good. Pöhla Mine, Crottendorf, Saxony  Germany Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.5 × 2.3 cm = 1.3” × 1.0” × 0.9” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Silver
TB14J3: Hooked and skeletal growths on matrix. We note that from this locality, and very similar in their aspect, there are samples named as Allargentum (Ag7Sb). We analyzed the specimen and, in this case, it is simply native Silver. Shaft 371, 1410 level, Schlema-Hartenstein District, Erzgebirge, Saxony  Germany Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.2 × 1.8 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 0.7”

Bismuth
	ET68K3: The vein surface is very densely covered with groups of small crystals that are very sharp. The specimen is a classic from one of the great localities of Germany. Schlema-Hartenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony  Germany (±2004) Specimen size: 8.5 × 7.7 × 6 cm = 3.3” × 3.0” × 2.4” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

	Chromium rich Lawsonite with Glaucophane
TL12S1: A novelty at Tucson 2011. Isolated and very well defined crystals of Lawsonite, one of them clearly dominant, on a matrix crossed by a blue banding of Glaucophane. Lawsonite is a rare sorosilicate that has, in this case, an unusual green color due to it being a chromian variety. Marmari Cape, Grammata Bay, Syros Island, Cyclade Islands  Greece (2010) Specimen size: 4 × 2.8 × 2.1 cm = 1.6” × 1.1” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.8 cm = 0.5” × 0.3”

Barite with inclusions of Hematite
	NL63W4: Aggregates of sharp tabular crystals of Barite. They are white but are locally red due to Hematite inclusions. Of very good quality for the locality. Mine 18, Paleokamariza Mines, Lavrion, Attikí  Greece (±1980) Specimen size: 5.7 × 5 × 2.5 cm = 2.2” × 2.0” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

	Rhodochrosite with Calcite
MC61S9: Spheroidal growths on matrix of pale pink Rhodochrosite partially coated by small growths, also spherical, of white Calcite. We specially note the locality because it is notably uncommon for the species. Madem Laccos Mine, Cassandra, Chalkidiki, Macedonia  Greece (2010) Specimen size: 6 × 4.7 × 3.4 cm = 2.4” × 1.9” × 1.3”

Rhodochrosite with Calcite
	MF12V9: Spheroidal aggregates, on matrix, of scalenohedral micro-crystals of Rhodochrosite. They have a pale pink color and are partially coated by parallel growths of rhombohedral-prismatic crystals of Calcite. Madem Laccos Mine, Cassandra, Chalkidiki, Macedonia  Greece (2010) Specimen size: 12.3 × 4.9 × 4 cm = 4.8” × 1.9” × 1.6” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

	Wurtzite with Quartz
EA37T4: Parallel growth of black sharp crystals of good size for this rare dimorph of Sphalerite. They are very bright and are with Quartz. The locality is not well known but it produces some specimens of very good quality like this one. Károlytáró, Gyöngyösoroszi, Mátra Mountains, Heves County  Hungary (±1980) Specimen size: 2.4 × 2.1 × 1.9 cm = 0.9” × 0.8” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.2”	Front Side

Epidote with Albite
	L32FI7: Fanlike groups of prismatic crystals of very well defined faces and edges and smooth terminations. They are with white translucent crystals of Albite, typical of alpine Epidote. Val Varaita, Cuneo  Italy (07-08/1993) Specimen size: 4.7 × 4.5 × 2.9 cm = 1.9” × 1.8” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.3 cm = 0.3” × 0.1”

	Artinite
HA26M3: Nice specimen from a classic locality for the species. Radial fibrous aggregates of thin Artinite crystals with a pure white color, glossy luster and on a schist matrix. A representative specimen for your display. Montjovet, Aosta Valley  Italy Specimen size: 14.2 × 6.2 × 4.3 cm = 5.6” × 2.4” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Vesuvianite
	TF67J5: Excellent miniature that forms an esthetic group of prismatic crystals, very well defined faces and edges, with a considerable transparency and a magnificent color. A classic. Bellecombe, Châtillon, Val d'Aosta  Italy Specimen size: 4.2 × 2.7 × 2 cm = 1.7” × 1.1” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.7 cm = 0.6” × 0.3”

	Gold with Quartz
MD91M5: Esthetic miniature of Alpine Gold obtained in a very recent find in May this year. The Gold forms very aerial dendritic growths on Quartz matrix. For its size is one of the best for the locality. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 25 in number 2009/1. Brusson, Val d'Ayas, Val d'Aosta  Italy (05/2008) Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm = 1.0” × 0.9” × 0.7”	Front Rear

Faden Quartz with inclusions
Front Rear	MT36R5: Echeloned uniaxial growth of Quartz crystals, perfectly clear and bright and with a very notable "faden". The base is rich with fine green acicular inclusions, probably Ferroactinolite. Miage Glacier, Val Veny, Monte Bianco, Val d'Aosta  Italy (08/2010) Specimen size: 5.2 × 1.8 × 1.1 cm = 2.0” × 0.7” × 0.4”

	Hematite with Orthoclase (adularia)
LZ11HM7: The sample is from a not well known Italian locality. It is a “rosette” growth of laminar crystals on Orthoclase (adularia) matrix. Val Varaita, Cuneo, Piemonte  Italy (07-08/1993) Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.9 × 1.1 cm = 0.9” × 0.7” × 0.4” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

Grossular with Diopside and Chlorite
	MJ37T8: Group of crystals of Grossular (variety Hessonite) composed of the trapezohedron and the dodecahedron. They are transparent and have a very deep color which contrasts with very well defined crystals of Diopside and small crystals of Chlorite. From the Tiziano Bonisoli collection (num. 6296), whose label we’ll send to the buyer. Testa Ciarva, Balme, Val d'Ala, Torino, Piemonte  Italy (±1960) Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.9 × 1.7 cm = 1.1” × 0.7” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.3” × 0.3” Former collection of Tiziano Bonisoli

	Diopside
MF46V0: Very aerial group of flattened elongated crystals with very well defined faces and edges, transparent, bright and with a slightly bluish green color. The sample is from the Tiziano Bonisoli collection (number 6383) whose label we’ll send to the buyer. Alpe delle Frasse, Condove, Val di Susa, Torino, Piemonte  Italy (±1990) Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm = 1.1” × 0.9” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.6” × 0.2” Former collection of Tiziano Bonisoli	Front Top

Diopside with Grossular (Hessonite)
	EJ89R3: Group of Diopside crystals, one of them clearly dominant, of good size and color. The contrast with the matrix, partially coated by nice Grossular crystals, increases its beauty. A great Italian classic. Laietto, Condove, Val di Susa, Piemonte  Italy Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.9 × 3.9 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 2.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.9” × 0.3”

	Vesuvianite
MH47X5: Very well defined, transparent and bright crystal with a perfect “mirror” pinacoidal termination and an unusual color zoning, deep green at the base and progressively changing to orange-red at the terminal zone. A sample from the Bonisoli collection, whose label we’ll send to the buyer. Laietto, Alpe delle Frasse, Val Susa, Torino, Piemonte  Italy (1971) Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.7 × 0.8 cm = 1.0” × 0.7” × 0.3” Former collection of Tiziano Bonisoli	Front Light behind

Vesuvianite with Grossular (Hessonite)
	TM27T2: An extraordinary sample for the locality, with aggregates of very elongated prismatic crystals of Vesuvianite in parallel growths and in square crystals with hollow terminations. The sample is completed by the presence of dodecahedral crystals of Grossular (variety Hessonite) and small rosettes of Chlorite. Laietto, Alpe delle Frasse, Val Susa, Torino, Piemonte  Italy (±1970) Specimen size: 13.2 × 9.2 × 5.4 cm = 5.2” × 3.6” × 2.1” Main crystal size: 2 × 0.6 cm = 0.8” × 0.2”

	Grossular (Hessonite) with Clinochlore
HM17P6: Crystals with polycrystalline growths, dominant dodecahedron faces beveled by the trapezohedron, of excellent color, a very intense luster and with small crystals of Clinochlore, on matrix. We note the locality, very unusual, especially for such good specimens. Cogoleto, Genova, Liguria  Italy (±1970) Specimen size: 6.9 × 5.1 × 4.5 cm = 2.7” × 2.0” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

Gismondine with Calcite, Epidote and Chlorite
	EF7T0: A novelty at Sainte Marie-aux-Mines 2011. Sharp and very well individualized white dipyramidal crystals of Gismondine, one of them clearly dominant, with very well defined faces and edges. On matrix, with bluish Calcite, Epidote and Chlorite. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 29 in number 2011/2 Vedretta della Miniera, Val Zebrù, Valfurva, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia  Italy (09/2010) Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.5 × 3.7 cm = 1.8” × 1.4” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Salammoniac
EG6T4: Efflorescent growth with crystals with curved faces, translucent and with a vivid intense yellow color. The matrix is lava from the Vesuvius eruption in 1906. Vesuvio, Somma-Vesuvio, Napoli, Campania  Italy (1906) Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.1 × 3 cm = 1.9” × 1.6” × 1.2”	Front Rear

Elbaite
Front Side	ER11T4: Prismatic crystal from the type locality for the species. It is a classic, translucent, and has yellowish green color and a black terminal geometric zone, well known as a black cap. The sample is with a label from the collection of Dr. G. Garbari, from Trento, Italy, that we'll send to the buyer. San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Isola d'Elba, Livorno, Toscana  Italy Specimen size: 1.6 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.6” × 0.6” Type locality

	Pyrite with Hematite
ET72P4: Polycrystalline growth of pentadodecahedral (pyritohedral) crystals of very well defined faces and edges on leafy Hematite and in rocky matrix. A classic of quality from the end of the sixties and beginnings of seventies. Rio Marina, Isola d'Elba  Italy (±1960) Specimen size: 7.5 × 7.3 × 6.4 cm = 3.0” × 2.9” × 2.5” Main crystal size: 7.3 × 6.9 cm = 2.9” × 2.7”	Front Top Rear

Quartz (Amethyst) with Calcite
	MA6M5: Isolated crystals, one of them clearly dominant and doubly terminated, with a scepter growth. Very transparent, bright and of a very uniform color, on globular Calcite and in matrix. The sample is from a recent find on May 1, 2008. Cava Capurru, Osilo, Sassari, Sardegna  Italy (01/05/2008) Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.9 × 2.8 cm = 2.2” × 1.5” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.6” × 0.2”

	Quartz (Amethyst) with Calcite
MX57M5: Crystals and groups of crystals, some of them doubly terminated, very transparent, bright and of a very uniform color, on globular Calcite and in matrix. The sample is from a recent find on May 1, 2008. Cava Capurru, Osilo, Sassari, Sardegna  Italy (01/05/2008) Specimen size: 6.4 × 4 × 2.9 cm = 2.5” × 1.6” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.5 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

Quartz (Amethyst) with Calcite
	ED16L9: Well defined Amethyst crystals, some of them in scepter shape, with excellent color, brilliance and transparence. The quality of these new specimens is much better than we have never seen before from this locality. Amethyst crystals contrast very esthetically with the matrix covered by small Calcite crystals and globular growths. Cava Capurru, Osilo, Sassari, Sardegna  Italy (01/05/2008) Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.7 × 3.6 cm = 2.5” × 2.2” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.2”

	Barite
TZ48E7: The Barite from this locality often shows little ‘life’ as they have poor brilliance or transparency. They also often suffer from small dings on the edges of the crystals. Well in this case none of these problems are present and it has great transparency, brilliance and lack of damage. Given that it is a floater and so transparent you can also see the growth phantoms within the crystals. Villamassargia, Cagliari, Sardegna  Italy Specimen size: 7.7 × 5.1 × 2.9 cm = 3.0” × 2.0” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 2.8 × 1.6 cm = 1.1” × 0.6” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Barite
Front Rear	TC66W4: Group flattened doubly terminated crystals with parallel growths. They are translucent, with an intense honey yellow color and are partially coated by a second generation of small crystals of the same Barite. From one of the great classic European localities. Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardegna  Italy Specimen size: 9.3 × 5.4 × 4 cm = 3.7” × 2.1” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 7 × 3.9 cm = 2.8” × 1.5” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Cerussite
TC97J8: The locality is a classic among classics. The Cerussite forms groups of acicular crystals, so called "jackstraws", white and with glazing luster. Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Iglesiente, Cagliari, Sardegna  Italy Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.8 × 3.5 cm = 1.9” × 1.5” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 3.8 × 0.3 cm = 1.5” × 0.1” Fluorescent long & short UV	Front Side

Phosgenite
Front Side Rear Top	EJ67N6: Excellent parallel growth of doubly terminated crystals with very well defined flat pinacoidal terminations. Translucent and bright, they have a nice pale cream color. Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Iglesiente, Cagliari, Sardegna  Italy (1991) Specimen size: 8.5 × 7.7 × 4 cm = 3.3” × 3.0” × 1.6” Very fluorescent long & short UV

	Ferrierite with Calcite
EQ56P2: A fine piece with globular growths of good yellow color, on matrix and with Calcite crystals. These samples from this locality are destined to become the classics for the species. Cava Ugas, Monte Oladri, Monastir, Cagliari, Sardegna  Italy (2005) Specimen size: 4.5 × 2.5 × 0.8 cm = 1.8” × 1.0” × 0.3” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV

Ferrierite with Calcite and Mordenite
	MD98M5: Globular growth of yellow Ferrierite, with small aggregates of fibrous Mordenite and small crystals of Analcime on a matrix rich with Calcite. This specimen was photographed for the ‘what’s new at Munich 2008’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 11 of number 1/2009. Cava Ugas, Monte Oladri, Monastir, Cagliari, Sardegna  Italy (2004) Specimen size: 6.1 × 5.6 × 3.9 cm = 2.4” × 2.2” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.3 cm = 0.5” × 0.5” Fluorescence on the matrix (short and long UV)

	Ferrierite-Mg with Calcite
EE70M2: Excellent Ferrierite specimen from the most classic and best-known locality for this rare zeolite. It shows globular, near spherical, growths with a nice orange color that contrasts on a matrix covered by white globular Calcite crystals. Cava Ugas, Monte Oladri, Monastir, Cagliari, Sardegna  Italy (2006) Specimen size: 11.1 × 6.7 × 4.1 cm = 4.4” × 2.6” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.3” × 0.3”

Sulfur
	CA57I0: A nice "thumbnail". The crystal has very well defined faces and edges and it is on a small matrix of white scalenohedrons of Calcite. Agrigento, Sicilia  Italy Specimen size: 1.4 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” × 0.5” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

	Celestine with Aragonite and Sulfur
MA96W4: Prismatic crystals of Celestine with very well marked polycrystalline growths on all of their faces. They have a snowy white color and are very bright, being implanted on coralloidal growths of Aragonite and on a matrix of native Sulfur. Agrigento, Sicilia  Italy (±1970) Specimen size: 11.2 × 8 × 5.5 cm = 4.4” × 3.1” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” Very fluorescent long & short UV Former collection of Uwe Niemeyer	Front Rear

Aragonite with Sulfur
Front Top	ME10V7: Bundled aggregates of very acute white crystals of Aragonite, bright and implanted on a matrix of native Sulfur. A Sicilian classic. Agrigento, Sicilia  Italy (±1970) Specimen size: 6.8 × 5.5 × 4 cm = 2.7” × 2.2” × 1.6” Former collection of Uwe Niemeyer

	Gypsum with Sulfur
HR47L5: Group of Gypsum crystals with well defined and slightly curved faces and edges. Transparent to translucent showing a pearly luster. The matrix, rich in Sulfur, indicates its origin. We would like to emphasize that good specimens like this from the locality are rare. The specimen shows on its rear an old collection catalog number. Agrigento, Sicilia  Italy Specimen size: 10.2 × 8.8 × 4.8 cm = 4.0” × 3.5” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 3.7 × 3.2 cm = 1.5” × 1.3” Intense fluorescence long & short UV	Front Rear

Pyrite with Quartz, Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite
	ET76G6: From Trepça, one of the most classic localities, comes this very original Pyrite, harmoniously escorted by Quartz, Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite. The crystallography of the Pyrite is very particular with an irregular growth of the crystals forming groups, some of them very aerial. Trepça, Kosovska Mitrovica  Kosovo Specimen size: 9.3 × 6.5 × 6 cm = 3.7” × 2.6” × 2.4” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Rhodochrosite with Sphalerite, Galena, Chalcopyrite and Calcite
EM96R5: Spherical aggregates of flattened rhombohedral crystals of Rhodochrossite with curved faces and edges, and with crystals of Sphalerite, small twinned crystals of Chalcopyrite and flattened crystals of Galena, all on matrix. A classic from Trepça. Stari Trg Mine, Trepça, Kosovska Mitrovica  Kosovo Specimen size: 11.2 × 5.2 × 5.1 cm = 4.4” × 2.0” × 2.0”

Anatase with Albite
Front Side	MR6V1: Doubly terminated crystal of Anatase with very well defined faces and edges. It is very bright, has a considerable size for the species, and has parallel growths and a polycrystalline growth on one of its terminations. Dyrfonni, Viveli, Eidfjord, Hardangervidda, Hordaland  Norway (2000-2005) Specimen size: 2.1 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.8” × 0.5” × 0.5”

	Anatase with Albite
MB37R5: Very aerial doubly terminated crystal of Anatase of considerable size for the species, formed by an acute dipyramid with fine horizontal striations, and the double pinacoidal termination. On matrix, with small crystals of Albite and minor crystals of Anatase with pointed acute terminations. Dyrfonni, Viveli, Eidfjord, Hardangervidda, Hordaland  Norway (2000-2005) Specimen size: 4.1 × 2 × 2.1 cm = 1.6” × 0.8” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1 cm = 0.6” × 0.4”	Front Top

Anatase on smoky Quartz
Front Side	JJ16G5: Very well positioned on a smoky Quartz crystal with Chlorite inclusions. This Anatase crystal is doubly-terminated, bipyramidal, of considerable size, very sharp and bright, with dark blue color better seen when the sample is under intense light because it is partially transparent. From an accredited collection and we give the original label to the buyer of the piece. Dyrfonni, Viveli, Eidfjord, Hardangervidda, Hordaland  Norway (1994) Specimen size: 5.8 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm = 2.3” × 1.1” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.6 cm = 0.6” × 0.2”

	Silver with Calcite
MG92W4: Group of wire crystals of native Silver, very elongated and flattened, with small white Calcite crystals. A magnificent European classic. Kongsberg, Buskerud  Norway Specimen size: 3.1 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm = 1.2” × 0.7” × 0.5” Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV	Front Rear

Acanthite with Calcite
	TB92J3: A magnificent sample, not only for the crystal size and its well defined forms. It is from a classic locality well known for Silver but where Acanthite was (and is) very uncommon. It is from Earl L. Calvert collection and we’ll send the label with the specimen, to the buyer. Kongsberg, Buskerud  Norway Specimen size: 3.9 × 3.4 × 1.5 cm = 1.5” × 1.3” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.9 cm = 0.7” × 0.4” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

	Octahedral Galena with Sphalerite
EQ36K3: Groups of octahedral crystals of Galena of very well defined faces and edges, on a base of Sphalerite and on matrix. In addition to the rarity of the crystal shape we add that the locality is a classic, but not so well known. Trzebionka Mine, Trzebinia, Chrzanów, Malopolskie  Poland (±1980) Specimen size: 10.3 × 7.5 × 4.3 cm = 4.1” × 3.0” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 2.6 × 2.4 cm = 1.0” × 0.9”

Fluorite with Orthoclase, Albite and Mica
	MT13P9: Parallel growth of sharp octahedral crystals of Fluorite of lilac color and with very well defined faces and edges. The matrix is a group of crystals of Orthoclase with small crystals of Albite and leafy aggregates of Mica. The locality is not so well known outside of Poland and Germany Strzegom (Striegau), Swidnica, Silesia  Poland Specimen size: 12.8 × 7.5 × 3.7 cm = 5.0” × 3.0” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

	Euchroite
EB36N9: A novelty at Ste. Marie 2009. Very well defined crystals of lenticular form of considerable size for the species. They are on matrix and have excellent color, very vivid. The sample is from a recent find in a new Slovakian locality that was only recently discovered. This specimen was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2009 Ste. Marie Show in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 88, page 29. Farbište, Poniky, Slovenské Rudohorie Mts, Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (03/2009) Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm = 1.1” × 0.7” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Euchroite with Azurite
	EC14N9: A novelty at Ste. Marie 2009. Very well defined crystals of lenticular form. They are on matrix, with Azurite, and have excellent color, very vivid. The sample is from a recent find in a new Slovakian locality that was only recently discovered. Farbište, Poniky, Slovenské Rudohorie Mts, Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (03/2009) Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.2 × 2.9 cm = 1.7” × 1.3” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.1” × 0.0”

	Euchroite
EJ13K1: Small miniature with a group of crystals, on matrix, of very well defined faces and edges and an excellent color. Svätodušná, Ľubietová (Libethen), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (2007) Specimen size: 1.7 × 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.7” × 0.4” × 0.3” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1” Type locality

Euchroite
	EC36W7: Aggregate of very well defined dipyramidal crystals as usual. They are bright, have a uniform green color and are on a limonite matrix. The sample, from the type locality, comes from an old collection. Ľubietová (Libethen), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic Specimen size: 2.2 × 2 × 0.7 cm = 0.9” × 0.8” × 0.3” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.1” × 0.1” Type locality

	Euchroite
EA46N9: From the Slovakian locality that is a classic for the species. It is group of very well defined crystals with an excellent luster and very good, very deep color. Svätodušná, Ľubietová (Libethen), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (2006) Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.6 × 0.9 cm = 0.9” × 0.6” × 0.4” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.2” × 0.1” Type locality

Euchroite
Front Rear	ER74T2: Aggregates of laminar crystals of a very big size for the species. They are very sharp, extraordinarily translucent and with very deep green color. A great miniature. Ľubietová (Libethen), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (07/2003) Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.9 × 1.4 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.7” × 0.2” Type locality

	Langite
ME14K4: Very rich growth of microcrystals denser than usual for the locality. Bright and of a magnificent blue color, deeper and more intense than usual. On rocky matrix. Podlipa Mine, Ľubietová (Libethen), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (2007) Specimen size: 8 × 7.5 × 2.4 cm = 3.1” × 3.0” × 0.9”

Pseudomalachite
	EB26M2: Botryoidal Pseudomalachite specimen with a deep green color, with a delicate banded brighter green color. On a Quartz matrix. Very esthetic specimen. Podlipa Mine, Ľubietová (Libethen), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (11/2007) Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.6 × 1.9 cm = 1.1” × 1.0” × 0.7”

	Devilline
EF82G5: Excellent specimen with very definite groups of crystals on matrix. Crystals are laminar and of a very good color and considerable size for this species. Spania Dolina (Herrengrund), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (06/2005) Specimen size: 6.9 × 3.3 × 5.7 cm = 2.7” × 1.3” × 2.2”

Kermesite on Calcite
	EG66G3: From a recent discovery in Pezinok. Centered groups of acicular crystals of Kermesite stand out on Calcite matrix, with a vivid contrast between the two colors. New Alexander Gallery, Pezinok  Slovak Republic (02/2005) Specimen size: 6.5 × 5 × 4.3 cm = 2.6” × 2.0” × 1.7”

	Chalcopyrite with Calcite, Galena and Quartz
MJ12F2: From a historic locality where mining activities have ceased, the twinned and brilliant crystals of Chalcopyrite are perfect examples of the species. Two generations of Quartz, which differ in color, partially cover both the Chalcopyrite and the matrix. Rozália mine, Banská Hodrusa (Hodritsch)  Slovak Republic (1997) Specimen size: 7 × 5 × 3 cm = 2.8” × 2.0” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4” Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV

Calcite
Front Side	EE61K3: Twin of two scalenohedrons, doubly terminated and with an attractive phantom growth. It is esthetically implanted on matrix. The locality is very uncommon, even in major collections. Gemerská Ves, Revúca County, Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (07/2004) Specimen size: 9.2 × 5.9 × 5 cm = 3.6” × 2.3” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 5.3 × 3.3 cm = 2.1” × 1.3” Fluorescent long & short UV

	Quartz with Fe-Mn oxides
EF76R9: Growths of Quartz crystals forming irregular bundles. The crystals are completely coated by intensely bright and iridescent oxides of iron and manganese. On a matrix of Limonite. Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (2009) Specimen size: 10.3 × 8.5 × 5.3 cm = 4.1” × 3.3” × 2.1” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.2”

Quartz
Front Side	EP68T4: Group of parallel growths with successive phases of crystallization, the last one, the most superficial, forming a lot of doubly terminated colorless crystals. The sample, from a very classic locality, is much better than the picture shows. Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (05/2011) Specimen size: 18.5 × 7.7 × 5.7 cm = 7.3” × 3.0” × 2.2”

	Telluronevskite
EG12P0: Telluronevskite is an extremely rare selenide of Bismuth and Tellurium and its type locality is the Vihorlat Mountains in the Slovak Republic. This specimen comes from there, not so aesthetic but extremely rich (for the species). We will send to the customer a copy of the analysis where Telluronevskite also appears intergrown with the still more rare species Ingodite and the 'common' mineral Nevskite. The description of Telluronevskite was published in 2001. Poruba pod Vihorlatom, Vihorlat Mountains, Košice  Slovak Republic (05/2009) Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.2 × 1.2 cm = 2.2” × 1.7” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2” Type locality

Gold with Quartz, Pyrite and Sphalerite
	TF13M9: The piece is not especially showy but it is from a very uncommon locality. The Gold mineralization is a concentrated area of small grains on a Quartz matrix that has small Pyrite crystals and massive Sphalerite. Banska Hodrusa Mine, Hodrusa-Hámre  Slovak Republic (1997) Specimen size: 6.6 × 5.3 × 3.2 cm = 2.6” × 2.1” × 1.3”

	Wulfenite
TR89F3: From the legendary locality of Miess (now called Mezica) comes this group of bi-pyramidal crystals, a form that is not common in Wulfenite. The tips of the crystals are complex and they separate into numerous pyramids. The color is excellent. This one comes with A. Berger, Vienna and D. E. Boydston labels. Helena Mine, Crna (Schwarzenbach), Mežica (Miess)  Slovenia Specimen size: 4 × 3 × 3 cm = 1.6” × 1.2” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 2 × 1.7 cm = 0.8” × 0.7”

Wulfenite
	TB70L7: A specimen from one of the best and most classic localities for Wulfenite. Numerous dipyramidal and deep orange doubly terminated crystals, with parallel growths. The specimen is from a German collection and under the label we found an older label from the Freiberg School of Mines. Helena Mine, Crna (Schwarzenbach), Mežica (Miess)  Slovenia Specimen size: 9 × 7.5 × 5 cm = 3.5” × 3.0” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

	Twinned Quartz
EQ67K6: Group of doubly terminated crystals, one of them clearly dominant, extraordinarily flattened because the accentuated growth of two opposite faces of the rhombohedron. The specimen is absolutely clear and has, as a curiosity, some slightly curved faces. At the same time, we suspect, due the position of the small faces on the top, it is twinned. Cavradi, Curnera, Tavetsch, Grisons  Switzerland Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.2 × 0.8 cm = 2.2” × 1.7” × 0.3”	Front Rear

Smoky Quartz "faden"
Front Rear	ED27K6: Group of very transparent crystals forming parallel growths, slightly twisted (gwindel) and with a neat “faden” growth. At the base of the piece there is a thin Albite matrix. Cavradi, Curnera, Tavetsch, Grisons  Switzerland Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.8 × 3.5 cm = 1.9” × 1.5” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 3 × 2.8 cm = 1.2” × 1.1”

	Quartz
HM90R9: Very elongated crystal, completely transparent. On the back of the crystal there is a contact area corresponding to a smaller missing crystal. Val Maggia, Canton Tessin  Switzerland (±1980) Specimen size: 14 × 5.2 × 4.4 cm = 5.5” × 2.0” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 12.5 × 2.4 cm = 4.9” × 0.9”

Hematite with epitaxial Rutile
	JR8J0: Very well defined laminar crystal formed by multiple growth and with very small red crystals of Rutile, prismatic and doubly terminated. They are spread on the surface of Hematite. The specimen is from the Jan Buma collection (num. 941207) and we’ll send the card of the collection with it. Cavradi, Curnera, Tavetsch, Grisons  Switzerland Specimen size: 2.3 × 1.7 × 0.2 cm = 0.9” × 0.7” × 0.1” Former Jan Buma collection. Number 941207

	Hematite with Quartz
TG30F6: The tabular, very brilliant crystals are quite large. Add to this the complex parallel growth of the Quartz, which will appeal to connoisseurs. A really neat specimen. Cavradi, Curnera, Tavetsch, Grisons  Switzerland (2004) Specimen size: 7 × 4.5 × 2 cm = 2.8” × 1.8” × 0.8”	Front Rear

Hematite with smoky Quartz
	MC91N6: Groups of sharp and bright tabular Hematite crystals implanted on bright and transparent, slightly smoky, Quartz crystals. It comes from the Martí Rafel collection whose label we'll send to the buyer. Cavradi, Curnera, Tavetsch, Grisons  Switzerland Specimen size: 9.3 × 7.5 × 7 cm = 3.7” × 3.0” × 2.8” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

	Octahedral Fluorite with smoky Quartz and Albite
EB51G4: In this Fluorite the color and definition of faces and edges are excellent. Fluorite crystal is enhanced by a group of doubly-terminated smoky Quartz crystals with microcrystals of Albite, all in a matrix, also of Albite. Göschener Alp, Valais  Switzerland (1986) Specimen size: 4.7 × 4.1 × 3 cm = 1.9” × 1.6” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.3 cm = 0.7” × 0.5” Very fluorescent long & short UV

Orthoclase (Adular) with Clinochlore
Front Side	TM96H9: Excellent group of crystals with very sharp faces and edges, partially covered by Chlorite and with very marked Baveno twins. Very esthetic. Valais  Switzerland (±1970) Specimen size: 11.3 × 7.7 × 4 cm = 4.4” × 3.0” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 5.1 × 4.5 cm = 2.0” × 1.8”

	Anatase on Quartz
TR14F9: Now accustomed to the Norwegian and Pakistani pieces, from time to time the market surprises us with a sample from an old and different source. In this specimen we have two bipyramidal crystals, very sharp, black and bright, on a Quartz matrix with Muscovite inclusions. We add two labels. One of them, autographed, is from the old collection of L. Bardelli in Milan (num. 2308) the second one is more modern, coming from the Freiberger Bergakademie. Lunkithal, Maderaner Tal, Uri  Switzerland Specimen size: 6 × 4.5 × 4 cm = 2.4” × 1.8” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

Cafarsite with Mica
	EP96M8: Group of complex crystals, one of them clearly dominant, of good size, bright, very rich of faces and partially coated by of small crystals of mica, probably Muscovite. The crystals have small holes that are not damage but growth defects. Wannigletscher, Cherbadung, Binntal, Wallis  Switzerland (2007) Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm = 0.9” × 0.6” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

	Galena with Quartz
TA17H6: A classic actually really difficult to obtain. Crystals are formed by faces of cube and octahedron and they are preserved exceptionally bright on the matrix of small Quartz crystals. The specimen is with an old label from an unspecified collection. Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 9.3 × 6.2 × 4.8 cm = 3.7” × 2.4” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.6 cm = 0.8” × 0.6”

Barite
	TB81F9: Barite form Egremont is considered as a classic among the classics. The crystal has tabular form and the blue color typical for the pieces of that deposit. The clear color contrasts nicely with the red of the iron oxides, also included along the edges. It’s a piece with a wide “pedigree” reflected by the labels, one of them from the U.S. National Museum. Egremont, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 8.5 × 7 × 2.3 cm = 3.3” × 2.8” × 0.9”

	Fluorite
T48AF6: Different is the best word to desire this one, with the classic cubic crystallization of UK Fluorites but a yellow color and unusual hints. It also comes from a locality that is not well known, as one sees few specimens from it. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Escarpment District, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 10 × 6.5 × 6.7 cm = 3.9” × 2.6” × 2.6” Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.9 cm = 0.7” × 0.7” Intense fluorescence long & short UV

Calcite
	T78A13: Gemmy with iron oxides which give good contrast to parts of this specimen. Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.5 cm = 2.6” × 1.8”

	Calcite
TR50W4: Aggregate of prismatic-scalenohedral crystals, very rich in faces, clear, colorless, bright, with very well defined faces and edges and on matrix. A great English classic. Egremont, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 7 × 7 × 4 cm = 2.8” × 2.8” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 2 × 0.9 cm = 0.8” × 0.4”

Calcite
	TP46H6: A classic well preserved and free of damage. Prismatic crystals are terminated with the faces of a flat rhombohedron and have reddish zonations due to Hematite inclusions. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 9.6 × 6 × 5.7 cm = 3.8” × 2.4” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.4 cm = 0.7” × 0.6” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Hematite
FP6F2: A classic. The lenticular crystals, which are very flat and intensely brilliant, have formed an overall flat surface. The forms of the crystals are perfectly preserved and have no damage or cracks. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom (±1976) Specimen size: 7.5 × 6 × 1.5 cm = 3.0” × 2.4” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.5 cm = 0.4” × 0.2” Former Oliete collection. Number 246

Hematite with Quartz
	EH96D2: Pretty! For its brilliance, for the contrast of the black and the white, and for its esthetics it is a beauty. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 9 × 8 × 5 cm = 3.5” × 3.1” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2 cm = 1.0” × 0.8”

	Mimetite (Campylite)
TG16M8: An excellent miniature of this classic variety of Mimetite. It has well defined curved crystals, bright orange color, on matrix. The sample is from the Thomas Moore collection whose label will be sent to the buyer. Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 1.1” × 0.7” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

Copper with Cuprite
	JN11J0: The specimen is from an old and classic locality. The densely arborescent group is formed by small crystals partially covered by Cuprite. The specimen is from the Jan Buma collection (num. 930809) and we’ll send the card of the collection with it. Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St. Just, Cornwall, England   United Kingdom Specimen size: 5.1 × 4.2 × 1.5 cm = 2.0” × 1.7” × 0.6” Former Jan Buma collection. Number 930809

	Chalcocite
M47PD2: These old timers have that special touch. While it may not be as attractive as some other specimens the difficulty in getting material from this mine and the patina that time has given the crystals make it a nice classic. Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 2.2 × 2.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.9” × 0.9” × 0.3”

Botallackite
	TA12: When we got this specimen we were afraid that it wasn't the species on the label. Too fresh and too nice to be it. After analysis we breathed a sigh of relief. It is Botallackite and we are now able to offer the analysis with it. We are proud to be able to present this quality specimen of this rare mineral. Levant Mine, 24-fathom level, Trewellard, St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England  United Kingdom (±1965) Specimen size: 5.6 × 4.3 × 1 cm = 2.2” × 1.7” × 0.4”

	Botallackite
MD98M8: Very well defined crystals, bright and of excellent color, of considerable size for this rare species. It comes from a very classic locality recently rediscovered. Crystals are on Limonite matrix. Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England  United Kingdom (04/2007) Specimen size: 7.5 × 4.2 × 3.6 cm = 3.0” × 1.7” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.1” × 0.0”	Front Rear

Tetrahedrite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz
	MC6L1: A great classic from a classic mine. Tetrahedral crystals, that give it its name, are covered by Chalcopyrite, on a matrix of Quartz crystals with short prisms, practically the bypyramidal habit. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Liskeard, Cornwall, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 8.5 × 5.8 × 3.5 cm = 3.3” × 2.3” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Olivenite
TK16J8: An especially interesting miniature, due to its quality. It is from, probably, the most classic locality for the species. It forms botryoidal groups of bright and very intense and deep green crystals on a small matrix of Quartz. Cornwall, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 2.4 × 2.1 × 1.4 cm = 0.9” × 0.8” × 0.6”

Olivenite
Front Rear	EJ36T4: Aggregate of elongated crystals, a lot of them doubly terminated with their faces slightly curved, with the olive green color typical for the species and on Quartz matrix. A super classic from Cornwall. Wheal Gorland Mine, Gwennap, Saint Day, Redruth, Cornwall, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 3.7 × 3 × 1.8 cm = 1.5” × 1.2” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.1 cm = 0.1” × 0.0”

	Analcime
TF6J7: The crystal is a snowy white trapezohedron implanted on matrix. The crystal is not complete because the back side is a contact, but its faces are perfectly defined. Not so common locality for this Analcime. Dean Quarry, St. Keverne, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.1 × 3.1 cm = 1.9” × 1.2” × 1.2” Fluorescence short UV & low fluorescence long UV

Fluorite
Front Top	EP27K6: Cubic crystal of good size and color. The cube faces are paved by re-growths of smaller cubes. Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, Durham, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 7.4 × 5.8 × 4.7 cm = 2.9” × 2.3” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 6.7 × 5.8 cm = 2.6” × 2.3” Intense fluorescence long & short UV

	Fluorite with Quartz and Galena
NR77R4: Druse of cubic crystals of Fluorite with the deep green color typical of that mine but more individualized and with small cubo-octahedral crystals of Galena, all on a matrix of crystallized Quartz. Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, Durham, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 11 × 9.4 × 3.8 cm = 4.3” × 3.7” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3” Very fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite
	ME91D8: From all the Fluorite found at Frazer’s Hush we have picked this one for its beauty, perfection, brilliance, and above all for the excellent position of its very aerial crystals that contrast well with the white Quartz matrix. As with all the material from this mine the color and fluorescence (slightly visible even without sunlight) is great. A fine classic. Frazers Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, Durham, England  United Kingdom (1994) Specimen size: 9.7 × 6.8 × 4.7 cm = 3.8” × 2.7” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.1 cm = 0.7” × 0.4” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Cerussite
TD27T1: A fine group, on matrix, of “Jackstraw” type crystals, colored by an unidentified and not analyzed salt of copper. The sample is with a label from Bentley’s Minerals that we’ll send to the buyer. Redburn Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, Durham, England  United Kingdom Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm = 1.5” × 1.1” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.3 cm = 0.7” × 0.1”