We have created this page to show some of the best specimens we have had on our web site. We didn't want to simply delete them from and loose them for ever, so we decided to publish them on this special page.
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Afghanite
	TL88D8: We waited a while before offering Afghanites on our web site. Ones we have seen before were either two expensive, not very esthetic, or a pale color. Finally we were able to locate the examples we were looking for: very esthetic, aerial crystals, intensely colored, perfect, and not too highly priced. A definitive sample, with the main crystal well positioned on the white Calcite matrix. Sar-e-sang, Badakhshan  Afghanistan (2001) Specimen size: 3.6 × 3.3 × 3.2 cm = 1.4” × 1.3” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 2.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.9” × 0.3”

	Amesite (Chromium rich) with Perovskite
MC96F6: A specimen that is very hard to find. It is difficult for me to decide which is more significant: the extraordinary growth of the sharp crystals of the Chromium rich Amesite, or their brilliance and color (which is really intense if you use incandescent light). Another point of interest is the very unusual association with Perovskite, which is perfectly crystallized, which is perfectly crystallized. It has been sawn, which was the only way to reduce the matrix without destroying it. Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Gorozavod area, Permskaya Oblast, Urals  Russia (2001) Specimen size: 14.5 × 11 × 3.5 cm = 5.7” × 4.3” × 1.4”

Andradite (variety Topazolite)
	T66BF4: This one comes from a great one-time find made in November 1998 at the Yellow Cat Mine, the classic locality for this rare variety of Andradite. One can see the good growth forms of the rhombohedra in the crystals. The color, degree of transparency, and esthetic position on the matrix are also notable. Yellow Cat Mine, New Idria District, San Benito County, California  USA (11/1998) Specimen size: 3.9 × 2.8 × 1.5 cm = 1.5” × 1.1” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Fluorapatite with Albite and Muscovite
MH96K7: A novelty from Munich 2007. We have had this Apatite analyzed and it is really Fluorapatite, as we guessed. We offer this specimen with very sharp crystals, very esthetic, and displaying well on a white Albite matrix with minor Muscovite. Please note that the main crystal has a contact on its back side, looking incomplete for this reason. Sapo Mine, Ferruginha District, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais  Brazil (07/2007) Specimen size: 4.6 × 4.2 × 2 cm = 1.8” × 1.7” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.5” × 0.5” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorapatite with Albite
	EY70G5: Magnificent group of short tabular crystals of an intense pink color and very bright, enhanced on a matrix of very clean and sharp crystals of Albite. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral up’ on page 29 in number 2006/1. Mina La Marina, Pauna, Boyacá  Colombia (01/2005) Specimen size: 5.4 × 2.6 × 2 cm = 2.1” × 1.0” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorapatite with Cassiterite and Mica
DA76E6: A novelty from China: in the Pingwu area, famous for Scheelite and Cassiterite, they have found some extraordinary Fluorapatite, which have very good color and, above all, very good crystal definition. In fact they look very similar to the famous Swiss ones, with the difference being that the Chinese ones are a deeper color. The paragenesis is also quite incredible: a matrix of delicate crystals of Mica with very brilliant Cassiterite. This specimen was photographed for the ‘what’s new at St Marie 2004’ section of the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ and appears on page 50 of number 58. We will send the purchaser a copy of the magazine. Also, it has been published in the book ‘China’, by Berthold Ottens, on page 420. Shaobaodin Mountains, Pingwu, Sichuan  China (2002) Specimen size: 11 × 8 × 3.5 cm = 4.3” × 3.1” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.2 cm = 0.8” × 0.5” Fluorapatite extremely fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorapatite with Siderite
	TF9B6: Nice bluish crystals of good quality and luster, partially covered by Siderite. One example that shows why Panasqueira's Fluorapatite are famous worldwide. Minas da Panasqueira, Level 2, Beira Baixa  Portugal (1978) Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.7 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” Fluorescent long UV

	Arsenopyrite
NA96E6: Neat Arsenopyrite with a more golden color than the typical ones. The crystal form is also very interesting. It is a floater, very shiny, and has small crystals of white Dolomite on the rear side. Very pleasant. Minas da Panasqueira, Level 3, Beira Baixa  Portugal (2004) Specimen size: 11 × 6.5 × 3 cm = 4.3” × 2.6” × 1.2”

Apophyllite-(KF) with Stilbite
	JB64E2: One of the most beautiful specimens from the Jan Buma zeolite collection. The thin matrix supports a large group of Apophyllite-(KF) that has good color, is very transparent and stands well clear of the matrix. There are also some nice sprays of Stilbite. A real beauty. We will send the buyer Jan’s label. Fursungi, Poona, Maharashtra  India (±2001) Specimen size: 11 × 6 × 3.5 cm = 4.3” × 2.4” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 2 × 0.6 cm = 0.8” × 0.2”

	Apophyllite-(KF) with Stilbite
EE86E6: A spray of crystals, well placed on the matrix of Stilbite. A very visual specimen. Momim Akhada, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra  India (04-05/2004) Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.5 × 2.9 cm = 1.9” × 1.8” × 1.1”

Axinite-(Fe) with Calcite
Front Rear	TP69H3: Big floater, doubly-terminated crystal of very sharp faces and edges. We must note its color, an intense transparency near the edges and the neat contrast with white Calcite at the center of the sample. Puiva, Saranpaul, Tyumenskaya Oblast, Prepolar Ural  Russia (1996) Specimen size: 8.7 × 4.2 × 1.7 cm = 3.4” × 1.7” × 0.7”

	Azurite on Quartz
E73B: An upright, perfect Azurite crystal on an unusual white Quartz matrix. Perfect crystallography, corners gemmy when viewed with deep light from behind, and superb esthetics. A pleasure for all collectors! Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb  Namibia Specimen size: 7.5 × 6.3 cm = 3.0” × 2.5” Main crystal size: 3.2 × 1.4 cm = 1.3” × 0.6”

Azurite with Malachite
	CB36G2: The habitus is very unusual. The absence of the main prism suggests the apparent form of a dipyramid or an octahedron. The contrast between the vivid blue of the Azurite and the intense green of the Malachite is superb. This is one of the few pieces found with this crystallographic habitus at the locality. This specimen was published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the ‘What's New’ section of the October 10, 2005 edition. Oumjrane Mine, Alnif, Er Rachidia  Morocco (02/2005) Specimen size: 4.3 × 3 × 2.3 cm = 1.7” × 1.2” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.5 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

	Azurite with Malachite
JX90F3: A classic sample for Puit IX (shaft nine of the Zelidja mine) The very brilliant, damage free and intensely colored prisms are shorter and thicker than is normal, and they have an aerial form. A partial coating of Malachite gives a special touch to it. Puit IX, Touissit, Oujda  Morocco (1993) Specimen size: 5 × 3.7 × 3.5 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2 cm = 1.1” × 0.8”	Front Side

Babingtonite with Prehnite and Quartz
Front Side	MK94G5: Crystals are very big, exceptional for the species. They grew, with the Quartz, on a Prehnite matrix and they are doubly-terminated. We’ll give a copy of the analysis to the buyer. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral up’ on page 22 in number 2006/1. Qiaojia, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan  China (2005) Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.3 × 3.5 cm = 1.7” × 1.3” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.3 cm = 0.8” × 0.5”

	Bastnäsite-(Ce) doubly terminated
EH92E9: Enormous! The tabular appearance is due to the parallel growth of three prismatic, doubly-terminated crystals that can be recognized because of the double pyramids that have formed a single large face at the front. The size of the Bastnasite-(Ce), its excellent brilliance and the fact that the matrix is also quite large all make this an excellent example. Zagi Mountain, Kafoor Dheri  Pakistan (2004) Specimen size: 4.5 × 4 × 4 cm = 1.8” × 1.6” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 3.4 × 3 cm = 1.3” × 1.2”

Benitoite on Natrolite
Front Left side Right side	EN91G4: The crystal is magnificent. Deep blue, with perfectly defined faces and edges and absolutely undamaged. Furthermore, its situation on matrix makes for easy direct observation and as well as display in exhibit case. Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California  USA Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.3 × 2.3 cm = 1.9” × 1.7” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.3 cm = 0.7” × 0.5” Extremely fluorescent short UV

	Beryl (Aquamarine)
ED74E9: A dramatic floater made up of a group of prismatic, brilliant crystals with sharp faces. Near the ends are clear colorless areas that contrast with the intense blue of the rest of the crystals, some of which are doubly-terminated. The esthetics of the specimen, as you can see in the photo, is exceptional. Erongo Mountain, Usakos-Omaruru, Erongo  Namibia (2003) Specimen size: 7.8 × 7.4 × 4.5 cm = 3.1” × 2.9” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 4.4 × 0.7 cm = 1.7” × 0.3”

Beryl with Schorl
Front Side	TX79L0: Particularly esthetic specimen. With the main Beryl crystal group very aerial, some of them doubly terminated. Sharp faces and edges with good color. On a fine acicular Schorl matrix. Erongo Mountain, Usakos-Omaruru, Erongo  Namibia (2007) Specimen size: 5 × 3.8 × 3 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 2.2 × 0.3 cm = 0.9” × 0.1”

	Beryl (Aquamarine) with Albite
EY86K1: The crystal is formed by the hexagonal prism and a relatively complex termination formed by the faces of two pyramids and the pinacoid. Transparency and luster are magnificent and the specimen is very esthetic because it is on an Albite matrix. Shigar Valley, Skardu, Baltistan  Pakistan (03/2007) Specimen size: 4.7 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm = 1.9” × 1.1” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 4.7 × 0.9 cm = 1.9” × 0.4” Albite fluorescent long & short UV	Front Rear

Beryl (Aquamarine) with Albite and Schorl
Front Rear	EA72G5: Very beautiful group of prismatic crystals, some of them doubly-terminated, very clear and of an excellent color and luster, with Albite and Schorl. Nyet Bruk, Braldu Valley, Baltistan  Pakistan (05/2005) Specimen size: 8.6 × 6.2 × 1.8 cm = 3.4” × 2.4” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 7.2 × 1.5 cm = 2.8” × 0.6”

	Beryl (Emerald) on Calcite
TA96E4: Very elegant with such transparent crystals. The main crystal is doubly terminated and has a good accompaniment of other smaller ones. They are all nicely positioned on the matrix of Calcite crystals. A clean specimen. Mina La Pita, Borbur, Boyacá  Colombia (11/2003) Specimen size: 5 × 4.5 × 2 cm = 2.0” × 1.8” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 3.7 × 0.5 cm = 1.5” × 0.2”

Beryl (Emerald) doubly terminated
Front Top Bottom	TE90D6: This extraordinary specimen brings together all the features that any collector would dream of in an Emerald: perfection, intense color, transparency, doubly terminated, a large crystal, and on matrix. The matrix of a small amount of Pyrite on Calcite has a form, size and general look that sets the fabulous crystal off nicely. So in summary as good as the photos suggest. Mina La Pita, Borbur, Boyacá  Colombia Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.8 × 1.8 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 5.1 × 1.1 × 1 cm = 2.0” × 0.4” × 0.4”

	Beryl (Heliodor)
EA65E6: This is a floater, doubly terminated, very gemmy, and a pleasant golden color, as one would hope for in a Heliodor Beryl. Simply perfect. Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Seridó Oriental, Rio Grande do Norte  Brazil (2003) Specimen size: 7.7 × 2 × 1.6 cm = 3.0” × 0.8” × 0.6”

Beryl (Heliodor)
Front Rear	EZ16: Madagascar is a pegmatite rich country. From this richness once in a while they find some of the best Heliodor Beryls in the world. The form is perfect and the intense golden color makes them among the best known. We have managed to obtain an extraordinary specimen: doubly terminated, a floater, gem, damage free, and as you can see in the photo with a fabulous color. A gem mineral collector's dream! Ikalamavony, Fianarantsoa  Madagascar (2001) Specimen size: 5 × 1.4 × 0.9 cm = 2.0” × 0.6” × 0.4”

	Red Beryl
TM64: Well formed, with a excellent color, pretty good transparency, and well positioned on its matrix. A perfect example of the species. Harris claim, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah  USA (1997) Specimen size: 8.3 × 6 × 5 cm = 3.3” × 2.4” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

Bixbyite with Topaz
Front Top	EP64E6: Great Bixbyite with large crystal size, perfection, and good position on the matrix. There are also some small crystals of Topaz. In general we can say that it is among the best for the species. In fact it is a phenomenal specimen. Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah  USA Specimen size: 5.1 × 3.7 × 2.4 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

	Bornite
TC52C6: This specimen merits a careful description. Bornite crystals usually tends to be small, black, ugly and not very sharp. Well, this specimen shows is colorful nature due to an iridescent alteration of a thin covering, its crystals are pretty huge and extremely sharp for the species. You can appreciate its beauty in the photo. Plus the specimen is a floater with a small Bornite crystal just on the top corner of the specimen. Just great! 65 Mine, level 60, Dzhezkazgan  Kazakhstan (2002) Specimen size: 5.2 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 2.0” × 0.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2.2 cm = 1.0” × 0.9”

Brookite with Albite
	ML66E9: A perfect miniature. The crystal is doubly-terminated, transparent, and the color, while at first it looks brown, also shows flashes of lively red. The fine matrix of Albite adds an elegant touch. Pashine, Baluchistan  Pakistan (2004) Specimen size: 1.5 × 1.3 × 1 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” × 0.4” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.7 cm = 0.6” × 0.3”

	Brookite on Quartz with inclusions
EB16G1: A very, very special specimen. We must underline the big size of crystals and their magnificent disposition on a matrix of Quartz crystals with inclusions. On the base of the main Brookite crystals are some other Brookite crystals. All have complete terminations. A definitive piece. Kharan Mountains, Baluchistan  Pakistan (2005) Specimen size: 3.9 × 3.7 × 7.1 cm = 1.5” × 1.5” × 2.8” Main crystal size: 2.6 × 2.1! cm = 1.0” × 0.8”	Front Rear

Cafarsite
Front Side	MV16E9: The Cafarsite crystal is large, quite complex, has perfectly defined faces and edges, and it combines the forms of the rhombohedron, octahedron, pyritohedron and cube. The Albite matrix adds to its esthetics. A great specimen with more brilliance and beauty than is usual for this rare species. Cherbadung, Binntal, Wallis  Switzerland (±1986) Specimen size: 3.3 × 1.8 × 2 cm = 1.3” × 0.7” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.2 cm = 0.5” × 0.5”

	Calcite on Dolomite
ET60E4: I think the photo says more than I can explain. The white crystals are not what they look like: they are Calcite, so don’t be mistaken. The brown ones are what they look like: Dolomite. Roata mine, Cavnic, Maramures  Rumania (2004) Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.4 × 2.9 cm = 1.4” × 1.3” × 1.1” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

Calcite with Sphalerite and Quartz
	EV16F2: Three lenticular Calcite crystals, with perfect form, the three upper faces of the rhombohedra very visible, and the prisms hardly developed at all. A very beautiful gem crystal of Sphalerite accompanies them, all on a matrix of Quartz. Kangjianwan Mine, Shuikoushan, Hunan  China (2004) Specimen size: 4 × 3.8 × 4 cm = 1.6” × 1.5” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 2.9 × 2.5 cm = 1.1” × 1.0” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

	Carrollite with Calcite
T53G: Perfect / undamaged Carrollite crystal on Calcite. Kamoya South Mine, Kambove  Congo D.R. (02 /2001) Specimen size: 8 × 6.2 cm = 3.1” × 2.4” Main crystal size: 2 × 2.3 cm = 0.8” × 0.9”

Cassiterite doubly terminated
	AE46D5: Doubly terminated Cassiterite that is just as nice as the photo suggests. Well placed on a minor Mica-Quartz matrix and pretty gemmy. Langcangjiang river area, Yunnan  China Specimen size: 2.7 × 2.2 × 1.8 cm = 1.1” × 0.9” × 0.7”

	Cassiterite with Mica
PZ37C9: Black and white. But its luster, perfection and the nice soft white Mica give a great contrast... For me it is like a jewel with its unquestionable quality. Shaobaodin Mountains, Pingwu, Sichuan  China (2002) Specimen size: 5 × 4 × 3.5 cm = 2.0” × 1.6” × 1.4”

Doubly terminated Cerussite
Front Side	EB89F1: A twin of two crystals, one of them doubly terminated, that are accompanied by other smaller ones. The b-pinacoid form dominates them which is why they are flat. The terminations have a large number of faces of various smaller prisms. The brilliance is excellent, the color is attractive, and the esthetics of the whole specimen is really great. Puit IX, Touissit, Oujda  Morocco (1992) Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm = 1.7” × 1.4” × 1.0” Fluorescent long & short UV

	Cerussite on smoky Quartz
EG56D1: So delicate! Like a flower on the smoky Quartz. Bouzougar, Taouz  Morocco (04/05 /2003) Specimen size: 6 × 3.5 × 2.7 cm = 2.4” × 1.4” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

Chromium Clinochlore (Kämmererite)
	MH90D4: Perfect gemmy crystals separately placed on their matrix. They are hard to get as perfect as this one, especially considering the mine is at the end of its working life. Kop Krom Mine, Erzerum  Turkey Specimen size: 5.5 × 4 × 3.3 cm = 2.2” × 1.6” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

	Cinnabar on Dolomite
MB26E9: The crystals, formed of a sharp rhombohedron and terminated by small triangular faces of the pinacoid, have extraordinary definition, transparency and size. It is nicely positioned on a matrix of Dolomite. A great one. We should warn you that the back of the specimen has been cut with a saw to protect the Cinnabar crystals. Chatian, Fenghua, Hunan  China (2004) Specimen size: 8.3 × 6 × 2.7 cm = 3.3” × 2.4” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.3 cm = 0.7” × 0.5”	Front

Copper with Calcite
Front Side	AE66M6: Arborescent growth of very well defined crystals (for the species) that also have good size. They are associated with Calcite crystals. The sample has very good quality for the locality, a classic for copper minerals. We’ll send two labels to the buyer, Silvane’s label and a handwritten label, corresponding to the Folch Collection (num. 9060). New Cornelia Pit, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona  USA (±1965) Specimen size: 6 × 5.3 × 3.1 cm = 2.4” × 2.1” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4” Fluorescent short UV

	Copper
TM71C8: Very sharp individual Copper crystal perched on an esthetic matrix made up of other Copper crystals and partially covered by minor, but brilliant, Quartz crystals. An old classic as is proven by the label number: 334605 from the Swedish Museum of Natural History which is included with the specimen. Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Michigan  USA Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.2 × 4 cm = 2.6” × 1.7” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.6 cm = 0.9” × 0.6”

Copper with Cuprite
	M891D: Unbelievable esthetics. Spinel twined copper crystals with added branches. Everything covered by a thin coating of Cuprite which gives it a nice reddish color. It looks like a Spinel twin copper that received an electric shock! Sorry for the analogy but I'm so impressed that I cannot find a better way of describing it. Itauz Mine, Dzhezkazgan  Kazakhstan (2001) Specimen size: 11.2 × 6.3 cm = 4.4” × 2.5”

	Copper with Cuprite
TW99L5: Well defined skeletal growth, with a very marked spinel-law twin, on a dendritic growth of small copper crystals. Both the base and the main crystal are partially covered by Cuprite. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a novelty from Tucson 2008 in the magazine ‘Lapis’ on page 37, volume 33, number 4. Itauz Mine, Dzhezkazgan  Kazakhstan (2007) Specimen size: 7.1 × 3.1 × 0.7 cm = 2.8” × 1.2” × 0.3” Main crystal size: 5.6 × 0.8 cm = 2.2” × 0.3”	Front Rear

Devilline
	EL86G5: Excellent miniature 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: 2 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.8” × 0.5” × 0.5”

	Diopside
MA89E9: Doubly-terminated crystals of Diopside are not that common. In this case they occur in a large group of quite long subparallel crystals. The color, transparency and position on the matrix are also striking. Kunar Valley, Nuristan  Afghanistan (2004) Specimen size: 8 × 5.3 × 3.5 cm = 3.1” × 2.1” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 3.5 × 0.5 cm = 1.4” × 0.2”

Dioptase
	MV99H1: The locality is uncommon. The group is consists of a lot of short prismatic crystals which have exceptional color and luster. It’s from a recent find in a forgotten place in which the former pieces hadn’t the same degree of quality. Tantara Mine, Kakounde, Likasi, Shaba  Congo D.R. (06/2005) Specimen size: 7.9 × 5.8 × 3.5 cm = 3.1” × 2.3” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

	Dioptase
NE96D3: Top quality specimen. For its perfection, luster, crystal size, transparency, and contrast with its white Calcite matrix this Dioptase is a world class example of this very popular species. Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb  Namibia Specimen size: 8 × 6 × 2.8 cm = 3.1” × 2.4” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4” Calcite low fluorescence long & short UV

Dioptase
	T49M: A sculptural esthetic and perfectly colored Dioptase on dolomite and calcite. An excellent specimen. Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb  Namibia Specimen size: 4 × 3 cm = 1.6” × 1.2”

	Twinned Dolomite
TD97D8: From the John Barlow collection, this perfect twin of two Dolomite crystals shows the degree of transparency and brilliance that has made the Dolomite from Eugui so famous. A very esthetic floater. Cantera Azkarate, Eugui, Navarra  Spain (±1974) Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.9 × 4.2 cm = 2.2” × 1.9” × 1.7”

Elbaite (Rubellite) with Feldspar
Front Rear Top	EB1K6: Translucent crystal of excellent color, very uniform, and perfectly terminated with the pedion and the three faces of the rhombohedron. It is implanted on Feldspar matrix, which is not very usual for the locality. Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California  USA Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.8 × 2.5 cm = 1.7” × 1.1” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 4.4 × 2.7 cm = 1.7” × 1.1” Feldspar fluorescent long & short UV

	Elbaite (Rubellite)
MD37G9: The color, with deep mauve tones, is exceptional. Terminal faces consist of two rhombohedrons and they are very well defined and completely transparent. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral up’ on page 22 in number 2006/2. Mokhovaya pegmatite, Malkhan, Krasny Chicoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikal  Russia (2005) Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 1.0” × 0.6” × 0.5”	Front Top

Elbaite on smoky Quartz and Albite
Front Side	MB6H3: An exceptional sample. A floating smoky Quartz crystal from which arises a magnificent prismatic crystal of Elbaite. It is transparent and clean and has an excellent termination and a better green color, with banded zones. São Jose da Safira, Governador Valadares  Brazil (±1970) Specimen size: 10 × 5.5 × 7 cm = 3.9” × 2.2” × 2.8” Main crystal size: 5.5 × 0.7 cm = 2.2” × 0.3”

	Bicolor Elbaite
TP46E2: Well, I think the photo says most of what I need to say about this one. It’s really very luminous and the colors are great – both the red at the base and the green near the top. The upper termination is very rich in faces and the base is re-crystallized. This was in Steve Smale’s collection, so we will send you his label. Viadinho  Brazil Specimen size: 3.5 × 1.1 × 0.8 cm = 1.4” × 0.4” × 0.3”

Elbaite
Front Rear	MR96L7: A doubly terminated Elbaite crystal with multiple striations parallel to the main axis, and dissolution forms. One of the terminations is not evident but the opposite is multiple and has been modified by dissolution structures. Good transparency and we would like to emphasize the slight color gradation between reddish tones to greenish blue along the crystal. Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais  Brazil (±1990) Specimen size: 10.7 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm = 4.2” × 1.0” × 0.9”

	Elbaite
TP66H1: An elongated crystal, deep green colored, very transparent, bright, with all its faces perfectly preserved and growing on a thin pink prism, probably the product of the loss of the green portion once covering the pink stem. A very nice oddity. Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais  Brazil (1994) Specimen size: 4 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 1.6” × 0.2” × 0.2”

Elbaite 'Watermelon'
	TE49F3: A prismatic crystal typical of Santa Rosa, with notable transparency and brilliance. This makes the contrast between the red interior and green exterior more notable. A classic that is now hard to find. Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais  Brazil (±1980) Specimen size: 4.8 × 0.9 × 1 cm = 1.9” × 0.4” × 0.4”

	Cuprian Elbaite (Paraíba)
TD46L1: Well defined and transparent Elbaite crystal, with excellent color, totally natural, more blue on the sceptered base. Terminal faces are well defined and with no damage. We would like to emphasize its form because these cuprian Elbaites from Paraíba, well-known for their excellent color, rarely are seen in complete crystals. São José da Batalha, Paraíba  Brazil (±1992) Specimen size: 3.2 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm = 1.3” × 0.3” × 0.3”	Front Front Rear

Elbaite
Front Rear	TG31C5: Extremely nice, its geminness is evident just viewing the photo. Just add to that the fact that the base is recrystallized and that all its tips have a delicate reddish tint. Paprok, Konar  Afghanistan (2002) Specimen size: 5.9 × 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 2.3” × 0.6” × 0.4”

	Elbaite with Schorl
TB71E2: Very unusual with the Sphere of Elbaite at the top complete, brilliant, and well positioned on the Calcite matrix. The lower half of the specimen is complex: there is a thick crystal of Schorl that passes through the calcite and is terminated at its upper end. Around the Schorl is half a sphere of Elbaite, which while not complete is not broken either. Holding this all together is fibrous pink Elbaite. No one could say that this one is not original. Palelni Mine, Khetchel, Molo, Momeik  Myanmar (2003-2004) Specimen size: 6.8 × 4.3 × 3.4 cm = 2.7” × 1.7” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.5 cm = 1.1” × 1.0”

Euchroite
	MD37I0: A magnificent miniature. The main crystal, of very good size and color, has perfect definitions of faces and edges, which is rare for the species. Lubietová (Libethen) Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic (2001) Specimen size: 1.6 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Ferberite with Mica
EH36F2: The great growth of the terminal faces of this group of brilliant crystals, with their very well-defined faces and edges, make this a very attractive aerial group. Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan  China (2003) Specimen size: 4.7 × 2.8 × 2 cm = 1.9” × 1.1” × 0.8”	Front Rear

Fluorite with Quartz and Calcite
	MA99E9: These classic specimens are now difficult to find. Two cubes placed well apart on the matrix show perfectly the crystallographic form. The crystals are transparent and an attractive green, so they contrast well with the matrix of Quartz and Calcite. The Fluorite crystals are undamaged, which is very rare for material from this mine. Le Beix Mine, Lastic, Herment, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne  France Specimen size: 7.4 × 4.9 × 3.5 cm = 2.9” × 1.9” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.9 cm = 0.9” × 0.7” Fluorite & Calcite very fluorescent long & short UV

	Octahedral Fluorite
TA58E1: Nice crystals of octahedral Fluorite on matrix. It is a good size, has good color, and shows good contrast with the Albite and Quartz matrix. It is difficult to get competitive specimens of these Fluorites as few are found and prices are high. I got this one from an old batch so it still has a good price-quality balance. Planggenstock, Uri  Switzerland Specimen size: 4.3 × 3 × 3.3 cm = 1.7” × 1.2” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

Fluorite with Pyrite and Calcite
	EH89G1: A group of cubic crystals very defined and with a magnificent luster. An especially intense green color, considerable clarity and locally covered by aggregates of Calcite with Pyrite. Among the best from this locality. El Hamman, Meknes  Morocco (04/2005) Specimen size: 10 × 7.5 × 6 cm = 3.9” × 3.0” × 2.4” Main crystal size: 3.3 × 2.7 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite
EH88H6: A very balanced group of cubic crystals that have very sharp and bright faces and edges. The violet color is exceptionally intense and it even hides, due to its intensity, the magnificent transparency, visible under an intense spotlight. On the surface of some of the faces there are small crystals of Calcite. Tounfit, Boumia  Morocco (2006) Specimen size: 8.1 × 6.8 × 2.6 cm = 3.2” × 2.7” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 2.1 × 2 cm = 0.8” × 0.8” Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite
	TK16L1: Group of very sharp cubic Fluorite crystals, modified by octahedral triangular faces. Translucent to transparent and showing dark geometric zonations on vertices. Green color is specially intense. A great specimen. Erongo Mountain, Usakos-Omaruru, Erongo  Namibia (2007) Specimen size: 12 × 7 × 2.5 cm = 4.7” × 2.8” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.6 cm = 0.9” × 0.6” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Fluorite on Mica and Quartz
AZ37D4: Transparent, perfection, position on the matrix, and the thin blue phantom line around the corners make it an attractive specimen. Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan  China (2003) Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.8 × 3.4 cm = 1.9” × 1.9” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 2.2 × 2 cm = 0.9” × 0.8” Fluorescent long UV

Fluorite
Front Side	MA58L1: Group of cubic Fluorite crystals, with good transparency. They are modified by dodecahedron faces forming translucent bevels. Uniform and excellent green color that added to the transparency increases its beauty. As you can see in the picture, it is a very nice specimen. Xianghualing Mine, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan  China (2005) Specimen size: 12 × 6.7 × 4.8 cm = 4.7” × 2.6” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.7 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Fluorite on Quartz (Opal)
EB69F0: An uncommon crystal form with a balance between the cube and the octahedron. The crystal has been made visible by dissolving some of the Quartz matrix (partially transformed into opal) with acid, which has been used carefully so that, unlike in so many other cases, this one looks quite natural. Wushan, De'an, Jiangxi  China (2003) Specimen size: 11.5 × 9.5 × 6 cm = 4.5” × 3.7” × 2.4” Main crystal size: 4.8 × 5 cm = 1.9” × 2.0” Opale very fluorescent long & short UV

Octahedral Fluorite
	AR98D5: Huge octahedron standing upright on the Quartz Matrix. Very impressive for its color and size. In fact very similar to the Fluorite from the Wise Mine (USA). The color is probably darker in this Chinese one, but the sharpness and the size... Ruyuan, Guangdong  China Specimen size: 9.5 × 8.5 × 6.7 cm = 3.7” × 3.3” × 2.6” Main crystal size: 8 × 7 cm = 3.1” × 2.8” Fluorescent long UV

	Fluorite with Quartz
ER97M2: Spherical Fluorite more complete than usual, with a deep violet blue color and on a matrix. The yellow fluorescence on the Quartz crystals could indicate the presence of Opal on some. Really original. Chaohu, Hefei, Anhui  China (2008) Specimen size: 7.2 × 6.7 × 4.8 cm = 2.8” × 2.6” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 5.8 × 3.4 cm = 2.3” × 1.3” Opal upper Quartz fluorescent long & short UV	Front Side

Fluorite with Quartz
	EV98D1: A special specimen. The single ball with reddish color is very attractive, but also its matrix is different from the others we have seen: it is a kind of microcrystalline Quartz similar to a Chalcedony recovered by Opal. Plus a few small well-crystallized Quartz crystals are deposited on the ball. Funny and interesting in mineralogical terms!. The specimen's photo has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Rocks & Minerals’ on page 299 in the volume 83, number 4. Mahodari, Nasik, Maharashtra  India (2003) Specimen size: 7.3 × 4.2 × 1.7 cm = 2.9” × 1.7” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.7 cm = 0.7” × 0.7” Opal fluorescent long & short UV

	Forsterite (Peridote)
TB46F3: A real classic that is hard to find. It is gem quality, totally transparent, has magnificent color, and has perfectly defined faces and edges to the crystals It comes with an old Scott J. Williams label. St. John Island (Zebirget), Red Sea  Egypt Specimen size: 1.4 × 1.2 × 0.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” × 0.1”

Gold on Quartz
Front Rear	TC80G4: Very aerial group with typical flat crystals of Eagle's Nest Golds, especially numerous in this case, well-defined and of considerable size. With a nice Quartz matrix to add charm to the sample. Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer County, California  USA (2003) Specimen size: 3 × 2.9 × 0.8 cm = 1.2” × 1.1” × 0.3” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Gold
TF92J3: Extraordinary miniature. The group, very aerial and esthetic, is formed by crystals of perfectly defined faces and edges and has hoppered growth on the areas corresponding to the octahedron faces. It is from a locality famous for producing the best gold crystals. Colorado Quartz Mine, Mariposa County, California  USA Specimen size: 1.9 × 1.4 × 0.6 cm = 0.7” × 0.6” × 0.2” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”	Front Side

Gold on Quartz
Front Top	TA102E1: The form is excellent, the color and brilliance very good, and for the locality it is a great specimen, as the gold specimens from this mine are normally not this attractive. So both people seeking a good gold and a different locality will like this one. Golden mile, Kalgoorlie  Australia (2003) Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.7 × 2 cm = 1.4” × 1.1” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 2.9 × 1.7 cm = 1.1” × 0.7”

	Grossular
MK60D3: Extremely gemmy Grossular well displayed on its matrix. Great luster! Vesper Peak, Snohomish County, Washington  USA Specimen size: 6.5 × 5.5 × 5 cm = 2.6” × 2.2” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 0.7 cm = 0.3”

Hematite
Front Rear	JT46G0: A floater group of laminar crystals which form multiple parallel growths. Both the brightness and the sharpness of the crystals are extraordinary. The specimen is from an accredited collection. We'll send the label together the specimen. Segangane, Nador  Morocco (1993) Specimen size: 6.7 × 4.9 × 0.5 cm = 2.6” × 1.9” × 0.2”

	Hessite
EG27D1: An outstanding specimen. The most original Hessite I have ever seen. It looks like a complex latticework. This extremely rare silver telluride was found in the past just in collections of specimens from the Botés Mine. But that said, it is usually not that nice. However the delicate structure of this specimen creates something perfect which really is, due its beauty, top of the scale for this species. Minor crystallized Quartz is also present on the specimen as you can see on the detailed image. Botés Mountains, Botés, Transilvania  Rumania (±1900) Specimen size: 4.8 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm = 1.9” × 0.6” × 0.3” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.2 cm = 0.4” × 0.1”

Huréaulite with Rockbridgeite and Reddingite
	ML56I8: Group on matrix of short prismatic crystals of excellent color. They are bright and partially covered by small black crystals of Rockbridgeite and brownish crystals of Reddingite. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral up’ on page 14 in number 2007/2. Cigana Mine (ex-Jocão Mine), Galiléia, Minas Gerais  Brazil (08-09/2006) Specimen size: 3.9 × 3.5 × 2.2 cm = 1.5” × 1.4” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.2 cm = 0.4” × 0.1”

	Inesite
TF76E0: A fan of Inesite crystals with a little bit of Natrolite and Xonotlite. As you can see in the photo, the color and brilliance are great, and it really is very esthetic. Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari  South Africa (1998) Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.7 × 2.2 cm = 1.7” × 1.5” × 0.9”

Kësterite and Mushistonite
	EM17F0: Two rare species in one specimen. The Mushistonite coats a group of Kësterite crystals. The floater crystals of Kësterite are disphenoides, a crystallographic form that is not normally apparent, but which is very well defined in this case. Shaobaodin Mountains, Pingwu, Sichuan  China (2003) Specimen size: 2 × 1.9 × 1.8 cm = 0.8” × 0.7” × 0.7”

	Kongsbergite (Mercury rich Silver)
NA68E1: In the classic mine of Las Herrerias recent activity has exposed an enriched zone where Silver was then found. These are similar to the samples found years ago, which are present in many of the most important museums worldwide. The latest specimens have a high (±10%) content of Mercury and some of them are on a matrix of red Jasper. Analysis has shown that they have a large amount of Chlorargyrite throughout the specimen. As is normal we will send the person that buys this one a copy of the analysis. This one is one of the best that they found, and it is very solid. So overall an outstanding specimen from the find. Roza de Santa Matilde, Herrerías, Almería  Spain (08/99) Specimen size: 5 × 5 × 1.5 cm = 2.0” × 2.0” × 0.6”

Lavendulan
	N58ME1: In Spain people have found the most well defined crystals of Lavendulan known worldwide. As well as the good crystal definition, this one has a great color and has three associated minerals: Azurite, Conichalcite, and Pharmacosiderite Calicata Dolores, Pastrana, Mazarrón-Águilas, Murcia  Spain (±1995) Specimen size: 1.1 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.4” × 0.2” × 0.2”

	Legrandite
TM42J3: Legrandite is an uncommon arsenate. In this specimen it forms a centered group, fan-shaped, of prismatic crystals with excellent terminations and extraordinary color and luster. They are on Limonite matrix. Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 3.1 × 3 × 1.6 cm = 1.2” × 1.2” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 2 × 0.2 cm = 0.8” × 0.1”

Legrandite
	TJ14D3: We are proud to offer this superb Legrandite which stands upright on its matrix and is extremely sharp. A thumbnail collector's dream! Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm = 1.0” × 0.7” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 2 × 0.9 cm = 0.8” × 0.4”

	Liddicoatite
MV89G5: A floater crystal whose base is partially re-crystallized. It has beautiful color zones, with a clear contrast between the inner red zone red, and the skin which varies from green to yellow. The lower termination is especially complex. Anjanabonoina, Betafo, Antsirabé  Madagascar (04/2005) Specimen size: 3.3 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm = 1.3” × 0.7” × 0.6”	Front Top Bottom

Liddicoatite
Front Rear Top	TM98J3: Group of three prismatic crystals, two of them doubly terminated. Definition of faces and edges is excellent as is the luster, but we specially note its color, extraordinarily intense, red with mauve shades and especially deep on the terminations. Sosedka pegmatite, Malkhan, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikal  Russia (07-08/2006) Specimen size: 4.2 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm = 1.7” × 0.7” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 4 × 1 cm = 1.6” × 0.4” Minor fluorescence short UV

	Mimetite
TA60D6: Like a tree this very unusual Mimetite grows on a thin matrix plate. So it shows off both its surprising form and is size and perfection. A really unique specimen – we have never seen another like it or even similar to it. Santa Eulalia, Shaft 5, level 8, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 6.5 × 4 × 4 cm = 2.6” × 1.6” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Mimetite
	KR76L9: An excellent Mimetite specimen showing well marked hoppered growth. Some of the crystals are doubly terminated and with an interesting and intense yellow color zoning, deepest in the central zone. The good brilliance and intense color contrast with the light and dark colors of the matrix. Really, really esthetic! The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and we’ll send the label with it. Pingtouling Mine, Liannan, Sanjiang, Guangdong  China (2003) Specimen size: 8.3 × 6.3 × 4.4 cm = 3.3” × 2.5” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.4 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

	Mimetite
DF60E4: A good specimen with complete, luminous crystals that are well positioned on the matrix. It also has the form of "Mickey Mouse" in the main crystal with its two associated little crystals. Overall it is very neat and unusual. Pingtouling Mine, Liannan, Sanjiang, Guangdong  China (12/03) Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm = 1.3” × 1.0” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

Mimetite
	T37GE9: In these crystals the prisms and the terminations have very contrasting surfaces. The faces of the prisms have a rough look due to multiple growth patterns, but the faces of the hexagonal pyramids which make up the terminations are flat and brilliant. The excellent yellow color, good esthetics and the fact that they are on matrix make it an outstanding specimen. Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb  Namibia Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.3 × 2.4 cm = 1.2” × 0.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 2.3 × 0.6 cm = 0.9” × 0.2” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Neptunite with Benitoite and Natrolite
TB79H1: A magnificent combination of the two uncommon species. Both the prismatic crystals of Neptunite and the flat crystals of Benitoite have very sharp well-defined faces and edges, with excellent terminal faces completely free of damage. Color and luster of both minerals are also excellent. Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California  USA Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.1 × 1 cm = 1.7” × 1.2” × 0.4” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.7” × 0.2” Intense fluorescence short UV & fluorescent long UV

Perovskite
Front Side	MM67E9: This is a great specimen with the pseudo-cubic crystal on matrix. It shows a curious bumpiness caused by the combination of the pseudo-cube with the pesudo-dodecahedron, which is a crystal form we have seen before in this species. The luster is also excellent. Perovskitovaya Mine, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast  Russia (07/2004) Specimen size: 3 × 2 × 2 cm = 1.2” × 0.8” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

	Phosgenite with Cerussite
MF47M5: Group of very sharp crystals with clear terminations. The crystals are exceptionally transparent for the species and we note their luster and color. The group is on matrix with small crystals of Cerussite also partially covering some faces of the Phosgenite crystals. Very good esthetics. Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Iglesiente, Cagliari, Sardegna  Italy (1990-1995) Specimen size: 4.7 × 3 × 2.8 cm = 1.9” × 1.2” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2.1 cm = 1.0” × 0.8” Very fluorescent long & short UV	Front Side

Prehnite with Epidote
	TV66H3: A curved crystal of quality both for its size and sharpness and its detached position on the matrix with small prismatic crystals of Epidote. A classic Alpine specimen. La Combe de la Selle, St. Christophe-en-Oisans  France (1998) Specimen size: 5.2 × 4 × 2.4 cm = 2.0” × 1.6” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 2 × 2 cm = 0.8” × 0.8”

	Pyrite with Calcite
NA58G8: Splendid miniature, very esthetical. Pyrite growth as an elegant aggregate of cubic crystals lightly curved associated with globular formations of lenticular crystals of white Calcite. The piece represents a good reference of the species from Panasqueira. Minas da Panasqueira, Level 3, Beira Baixa  Portugal (2004) Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm = 1.8” × 1.4” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Pyrite with Hematite
	MJ86D5: The perfection of the form, and so well placed on its minor Hematite pedestal... Just one minor ding on one of the bottom corners, but basically we can describe it as perfect on all its sides. Extremely eudral oldie! Rio Marina, Isola d'Elba  Italy Specimen size: 3.5 × 3 × 3.4 cm = 1.4” × 1.2” × 1.3”

	Pyrite octahedral
CF67D6: Great brilliance and complex crystallography, with multiple combinations of cubes and octahedrons. It is a floater and as good as the photo suggests. Note the curious forms of the octahedral growth patterns that are present on all the front faces of the Pyrite. Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco  Peru Specimen size: 8.4 × 8 × 9.5 cm = 3.3” × 3.1” × 3.7” Main crystal size: 9 × 8 cm = 3.5” × 3.1”

Pyromorphite
	E84J: During 2000 the most important mineral 'explosion' has been the Pyromorphite found in China. This comes from this exceptional find. Daoping Mine, Guilin, Guangxi  China (05/2000) Specimen size: 3.5 × 3 cm = 1.4” × 1.2”

	Pyromorphite
NP6M3: A classic specimen from one of the most famous Spanish mineral localities. Group of crystals formed by the prism and terminal pinacoids. Prism faces show color zoning, darker at the base. These Pyromorphites, which are now very difficult to obtain, were collected in the early 20th century. El Horcajo, Ciudad Real  Spain (±1920) Specimen size: 1.6 × 1.3 × 0.9 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” × 0.4” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Pyromorphite
Front Rear Top	EP91K6: Polysynthetic growths of prismatic crystals with a very deep hollow termination. Color and luster are excellent. Daoping Mine, Guilin, Guangxi  China (2004) Specimen size: 4.3 × 2.1 × 1.8 cm = 1.7” × 0.8” × 0.7” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Quartz (Amethyst) "phantom"
TF30L3: From a locality not yet well known by mineral collectors, the crystal presents a very curious flattened morphology, where two parallel prism faces have virtually disappeared. We would like to call your attention on the extraordinary transparency and the attractive distribution of intense violet cloudy forms inside the specimen. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral up’ on page 22 in number 2008/2. Antani, Ankbaribe, Antananarivo  Madagascar (2007) Specimen size: 8.5 × 1.9 × 1.1 cm = 3.3” × 0.7” × 0.4”	Front Rear Top

Quartz (Amethyst) scepter
	EQ27: Doubly terminated, sceptered on the first generation milky Quartz. Great architecture. Mina don Nicolás, Villa Benegas, Mina Clavero, San Alberto, Córdoba  Argentina (01-06/2000) Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.4 × 3 cm = 2.0” × 1.3” × 1.2”

	Quartz (Amethyst) with Hematite inclusions
TR93K1: Elegant group of Quartz (Amethyst) crystals that form scepters and inverse scepters. They are bright and have a deep and uniform color and Hematite inclusions. We note that such large and high quality specimens from Tamil Nadu are very scarce and we feel happy to have the opportunity to offer this one. Kakamunurle Quarry, Tamil Nadu  India (09-10/2006) Specimen size: 13.5 × 11.8 × 7 cm = 5.3” × 4.6” × 2.8” Main crystal size: 4.3 × 0.6 cm = 1.7” × 0.2”	Front Side

Red Quartz
	TP93E2: This red Quartz is an elegant floater with all the crystals doubly terminated and partially covered by a second generation of white Quartz. This is one of the most esthetic specimens of this type that we have seen. Second Sovietsky mine, Dalnjegorsk, Primorskij Kraj  Russia (2003) Specimen size: 10.5 × 7 × 5 cm = 4.1” × 2.8” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 6.2 × 0.5 cm = 2.4” × 0.2”

	Red Quartz with Sphalerite
EJ38D5: Well, I feel that the photo says everything. Maybe I should just add that the matrix is not Quartz but Sphalerite with some well formed crystals. As is well known, the small white areas on the red crystals are a second generation of white Quartz. Second Sovietsky mine, Dalnjegorsk, Primorskij Kraj  Russia (2001) Specimen size: 6.5 × 6.5 × 6.4 cm = 2.6” × 2.6” × 2.5” Main crystal size: 3.2 × 0.7 cm = 1.3” × 0.3”

Rose Quartz
	TC96D9: Pink Quartz that has good color, in fact it is almost red. But the best feature of the specimen is the definition, as the upper crystals have perfect forms, which is unusual in this Quartz. This was from the Luis Leite collection, so we will send Luis’ label to the person that buys it. Galileia, Minas Gerais  Brazil Specimen size: 6 × 2 × 2 cm = 2.4” × 0.8” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Smoky Quartz with inclusions and Chlorite
TP92L0: An interesting novelty of Tucson 2008 due to the quality and locality. Group of deep smoky Quartz crystals, one of them clearly dominant and partially doubly terminated, with well defined faces and edges. Crystals are transparent with several inclusions. We particularly like one of the inclusions, located at the top of the main Quartz crystal, of snowy well defined white globular crystals, whose identity we can’t say. Diamantina, Minas Gerais  Brazil (11/2007) Specimen size: 11 × 10.5 × 5.1 cm = 4.3” × 4.1” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 8.2 × 2.7 cm = 3.2” × 1.1”

Rhodochrosite with Pyrite and Sphalerite
	EL37P5: Rhombohedral crystals with a very well marked color zoning, deeper in the central area of each crystal. The matrix of Pyrite crystals makes the piece especially esthetic. Mina Manuelita, Morococha, Yauli, Junín  Peru (11/2008) Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.6 × 3.1 cm = 2.5” × 2.2” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Rhodochrosite on Quartz
MA16F0: The deep pink color of these sprays is very noticeable. The crystals are flattened rhombohedra that have a lenticular look. The base of small crystals of Quartz contrasts neatly with the Rhodochrosite. Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramures  Rumania (±1999) Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.8 × 1.5 cm = 2.2” × 1.9” × 0.6”

Rhodochrosite
	MC50G9: Crystals are rhombohedrons with very sharp faces and edges of a splendid size and we call your attention to its great color and the elegant grouping. Mina Manuelita, Morococha, Yauli, Junín  Peru (10/2005) Specimen size: 5.4 × 3.7 × 3.7 cm = 2.1” × 1.5” × 1.5”

	Rhodochrosite
EE47G3: An excellent miniature. Crystals are scalenohedrons, clear and of a magnificent color. A classic. N'chwaning I Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari  South Africa Specimen size: 2 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm = 0.8” × 0.7” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.5 cm = 0.6” × 0.2”

Rhodochrosite
	ND27D4: Clean, perfect Rhodochrosite, aerial crystals with very good contrast with their black manganese oxide matrix. Mina Uchucchacua, Oyón, Departamento Lima  Peru Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.5 × 2.9 cm = 1.8” × 1.4” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

	Rhodochrosite with Ferberite
AC66D4: Floater, complete, damage free, sweet red color, associated with Ferberite, Pyrite, and Mica, and the more important point: it is unusual. Only a few specimens are found from time to time at the Yao-gan-xian Mine and it is rare that they are damage free and esthetic. Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan  China (2002) Specimen size: 5 × 3.2 × 1.4 cm = 2.0” × 1.3” × 0.6”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Tetrahedrite
Front Side	MC27H1: A perfect thumbnail. The single rhombohedral crystal has an excellent transparency and a very deep color and it’s on a small matrix with three small Quartz crystals, very transparent and esthetically positioned. Hedgehog Pocket, Main Stope Drift, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado  USA (09/1996) Specimen size: 2 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.8” × 0.6” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Rhodochrosite with Tetrahedrite and Quartz
EX16G4: Splendid miniature from a now closed source. Color and the crystal definition are excellent. The group is very aerial, on matrix of Tetrahedrite with small Quartz crystals. Corner Pocket, Watercourse Raise, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado  USA (09/1994) Specimen size: 4 × 2.8 × 2.5 cm = 1.6” × 1.1” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.5 cm = 0.6” × 0.6”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz
	T980A: Rhodochrosite with Quartz, Tetrahedrite, Chalcopyrite and Fluorite. This Rhodochrosite is special because of the size and perfection of the crystal, and above all for the excellent position it has on the complex matrix (with four different associated minerals). A very 'showy' specimen which would display well in any cabinet. Rivas Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado  USA (1998) Specimen size: 8 × 8 cm = 3.1” × 3.1”

	Rhodonite
TA56J6: Very nice miniature with excellent color and transparency and great esthetic due the Rhodonite crystals standing up on the white Calcite crystals. Mina San Martín, Chiuruco, Huallanca, Ancash  Peru (03/2007) Specimen size: 2.1 × 2.1 × 1.6 cm = 0.8” × 0.8” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.7 cm = 0.5” × 0.3”	Front Rear

Rhodonite
Front Top	MA51K6: Group of flattened Rhodonite crystals of excellent color and luster. We especially note the intensity of the color, nearer to red more than pink, which is characteristic of the July-August 2007 samples. Mina San Martín, Chiuruco, Huallanca, Ancash  Peru (07/2007) Specimen size: 3.4 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm = 1.3” × 1.3” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.7 cm = 0.6” × 0.3”

	Rhodonite with Quartz and Pyrite
MK36K6: Group of flattened Rhodonite crystals of excellent color and luster with small crystals of Quartz and Pyrite. We especially note the intensity of the color, nearer to red more than pink, which is characteristic of the July-August 2007 samples. Mina San Martín, Chiuruco, Huallanca, Ancash  Peru (08/2007) Specimen size: 8 × 5 × 3.7 cm = 3.1” × 2.0” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.5 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”	Front Front

Roselite
	EZ76E6: A fine lacework of crystals of Roselite. The crystals are not large but the beauty... Arhbar Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (2004) Specimen size: 3.7 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm = 1.5” × 1.3” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Roselite-beta with Calcite
EQ26E9: This is among the best we have seen, with excellent color and brilliance. To these great features we can add that it has excellent crystallization, with the lenticular crystals of Roselite-beta stacked on the matrix and surrounded by light pink Calcite. We will give the purchaser a copy of the analysis of the Roselite-beta, which we did because of its unusual appearance. Arhbar Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (2004) Specimen size: 5.9 × 3.5 × 4.8 cm = 2.3” × 1.4” × 1.9”

Rutile and Hematite
Front Rear	EA66E2: Large, thick Rutile crystals oriented with the Hematite. This is a really beautiful floater. Caí bom Mine, Novo Horizonte, Bahia  Brazil (02/04) Specimen size: 3.3 × 3.1 × 0.3 cm = 1.3” × 1.2” × 0.1”

	Scheelite
EY97D1: Gemmy, pearly, colorless Scheelite just colored black in some zones. Perfect, sharp and standing upright on its matrix of Quartz partially covered by Calcite. An unusual, lovely, and gemmy Scheelite. Herja Mine, Herja, Maramures  Rumania (2002) Specimen size: 5 × 4 × 2.5 cm = 2.0” × 1.6” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4” Scheelite fluorescent long & short UV

Scheelite with Beryl and Muscovite
	EC64K8: Dipyramidal Scheelite crystal, of sharp faces and edges, intense brilliance and deep honey yellow color. On a Muscovite matrix and tabular Beryl crystals accompany it. This kind of specimen of especially high quality, as in this case, is increasingly scarce. Shaobaodin Mountains, Pingwu, Sichuan  China (2004) Specimen size: 13 × 8 × 5 cm = 5.1” × 3.1” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 3.9 × 3.7 cm = 1.5” × 1.5” Intense fluorescence short UV & fluorescent long UV

	Scheelite
BC13: Huge, colorful, extremely brilliant and partially gemmy Scheelite. Recrystallized at the bottom with minor Beryl crystals on the right corner. A color-rich Wolfram dream. Shaobaodin Mountains, Pingwu, Sichuan  China (2001) Specimen size: 8 × 7.5 × 9 cm = 3.1” × 3.0” × 3.5” Fluorescent short UV

Schorl on Quartz
	TJ3B6: From the latest find of excellent Namibian Schorl we selected this esthetics and brilliant specimen on white Quartz matrix that it is not too common in this find. Davib Ost farm, Karibib District, Erongo  Namibia (07-08/2001) Specimen size: 8 × 7 cm = 3.1” × 2.8” Main crystal size: 5 × 5 cm = 2.0” × 2.0”

	Wire Silver with Rhodochrosite
E441A: Better color for this wire Silver with Rhodochrosite and unusual dark brownish matrix of amorphous hydrated Manganese Silicate. Mina Uchucchacua, Oyón, Departamento Lima  Peru (2001) Specimen size: 4.5 × 2.5 cm = 1.8” × 1.0”

Silver
	EX67I1: A great classic. The specimen is splendid, very esthetic and on matrix, with elongated crystals having acute terminations and well-defined faces (a rare feature with Silver specimens), and arborescent growths. Some very small green Sphalerite crystals appear on the tops of some of the Silver crystals. Kongsberg, Buskerud  Norway Specimen size: 6.9 × 5.5 × 1.3 cm = 2.7” × 2.2” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 2 × 0.2 cm = 0.8” × 0.1”

	Spessartine with smoky Quartz
DE66E4: Excellent color and brilliance in the Spessartine and the smoky Quartz is particularly transparent. Yunling, Zhangzhou, Fujian  China (2004) Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm = 2.4” × 2.2” × 1.0”

Spessartine with Feldspar and Mica
	EV17G9: Crystals are sharply developed trapezohedra and they have an excellent color and luster. The crystals grew on a matrix of Feldspar, probably Orthoclase, with small crystals of Mica. The specimen has been published in the book ‘China’, by Berthold Ottens, on page 468. Yunling, Zhangzhou, Fujian  China (2004) Specimen size: 8 × 6.5 × 1.7 cm = 3.1” × 2.6” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” Feldspar fluorescent long & short UV

	Sphalerite on Dolomite and Calcite
N92J: Well formed crystal, great color, minor Calcite associated with it too. Mina Las Manforas, Áliva, Picos de Europa, Cantabria  Spain Specimen size: 7.2 × 3.8 cm = 2.8” × 1.5”

Sphalerite with Quartz
	TD27D8: The Sphalerites from China are very similar to the ones from Aliva, Spain, but normally people say that their transparency and brilliance is not as good. Exceptionally in a few cases the quality is very similar or maybe even better than the Spanish ones. That is the case with this beautiful specimen, and we believe that the photo clearly shows its great quality, and how it stands out from the white Quartz matrix. The specimen has been published in the book ‘China’, by Berthold Ottens, on page 362. Shuikoushan, Changning, Hunan  China (2003) Specimen size: 5.2 × 4 × 3.5 cm = 2.0” × 1.6” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Stalactite of Sphalerite
EM98D4: Have you ever seen anything like it? I have not! Like a walking stick, formed from a myriad of pseudoctahedral stalactitic Sphalerite crystals that makes a column of crystals complete (healed) on both sides. Are you looking for something different? Then this is it. Second Sovietsky mine, Dalnjegorsk, Primorskij Kraj  Russia (2002) Specimen size: 6.5 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 2.6” × 0.3” × 0.2”

Spinel with Calcite
	MM52D7: A good size crystal of Spinel, really red, absolutely perfect, and set well apart from the matrix of white Calcite. Everything is good = a great specimen. Pein Pyit, Mogok, Mandalay  Myanmar (2003) Specimen size: 4 × 3.8 × 2.9 cm = 1.6” × 1.5” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Spinel on Calcite
M60GC9: This Spinel is not only gemmy, but also extremely clear, standing upright on top of the Calcite. The crystal is complete, although as the photo shows, one corner is less sharp (more rounded) than the rest of the crystal faces. The light passes through this crystal so easily that it almost seems to be attracted by it! Mogok, Mandalay  Myanmar (09/97) Specimen size: 3 × 2.4 × 2.3 cm = 1.2” × 0.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

Twinned Spinel
	MB37D8: The Myanmar Spinels are well known for their quality, color and transparency. We buy quite a few and from time to time we come across the rare cases where the Spinel is a twin. In this case the twin is very clear and its form very well defined. The color is also magnificent and it is accompanied by other un-twinned Spinel crystals that are also of a good color. Pein Pyit, Mogok, Mandalay  Myanmar (2003) Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm = 1.0” × 0.9” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Twinned Stannite with Zinkenite
TA53G9: Twinned, giant (for the species) and sharp crystals of Stannite. It came from the finds of old miners in the famous San José Mine. The sample is exceptional both for the quality of Stannite and its esthetics and for the presence of acicular crystals of Zinkenite. The specimen's photo has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Rocks & Minerals’ on page 460 in the volume 81, number 6, and in the magazine ‘extraLAPIS - English edition’ on page 31, number 12, "Bolivia". Mina San José, Ciudad de Oruro, Cercado, Departamento Oruro  Bolivia (10/2004) Specimen size: 4 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm = 1.6” × 0.9” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.4 cm = 0.8” × 0.6”	Front Side Bottom

Titanite on Albite
Front Top	TH27D9: An extraordinary specimen, which has two twinned crystals on matrix of white Albite. One of them has a very unusual form, they are perfect, and have absolutely no dings or even abrasions, which in this a small miracle given how aerial the crystals are and how difficult it normally is to get undamaged material from this region. On top of that they are very gemmy and the color is both more lively and appealing than is typical for these Titanites. A photo of this specimen was used in our advert that appeared in the Extra-Lapis English edition on Pakistan-Afghanistan. Haramosh Mountains  Pakistan (±1988) Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.5 × 3 cm = 1.7” × 1.4” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.7 cm = 0.7” × 0.7”

	Topaz with Lepidolite
EE97J5: Excellent sample, of nice color, rare on crystals of this size. It combines perfectly defined faces with others that have dissolution forms. The crystal is partially covered by small groups of Lepidolite. A high quality specimen, dignifying any fine collection. Teixerinha Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais  Brazil (06-07/2006) Specimen size: 10.2 × 8.7 × 6.7 cm = 4.0” × 3.4” × 2.6” Topaz zoned fluorescence short UV and Lepidolite low fluorescence short UV	Front Side Top

Topaz "Saramenha"
Front Top	TD77G0: This single crystal is undamaged. Development of faces, both prism and the tip pyramid, is very good, with excellent color and brilliance. Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais  Brazil Specimen size: 5.1 × 1.4 × 1 cm = 2.0” × 0.6” × 0.4” Fluorescent short UV

	Uvarovite
EY46D1: From the legendary Outokumpu Uvarovite Garnet locality comes this old timer. A sharp, well colored, single Uvarovite crystal, floater, and pretty huge for the species. Mokkivaara Mine, Outokumpu  Finland (±1960) Specimen size: 1.4 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” × 0.4”

Uvite with Magnesite
	EZ47K1: Esthetic group of crystals formed by the rhombohedron and a very short prism. The group is on a matrix of clear crystals of Magnesite. Mina da Pombas, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia  Brazil (02/2007) Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 1.3” × 0.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.9 cm = 0.5” × 0.4” Fluorescent short UV

	Vanadinite
A861B: Superb color and brilliance on this hyper esthetic specimen. It comes from an old find and I have been able to obtain it because of the new status of the Vanadinites. ACF Shaft, Mibladen, Midelt  Morocco (1994) Specimen size: 9.5 × 6.5 cm = 3.7” × 2.6”

Vesuvianite
	TF51G3: A splendid group of crystals formed by the prism and a very acute pyramid, with an excellent color and luster. In some places some mauve colors appear. Although they may look like breaks, they really are recrystallizations. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Quèbec  Canada (09/2003) Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.5 × 3.3 cm = 2.0” × 1.4” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 2.9 × 1.1 cm = 1.1” × 0.4”

	Chromium rich Vesuvianite
TE76E2: 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 specimen on matrix with sharp crystals comes from this pocket. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (05/02) Specimen size: 2.2 × 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.9” × 0.8” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.5 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

Doubly terminated Vesuvianite
Front Top	TM67H3: The specimen, as accompanying label shows, is of the 19th century. Crystal is a complete floater and doubly terminated, very transparent and having a darker color zone in one of the terminations. It is from the Steve Smale collection. Bellecombe, St. Vincent, Val d'Aosta  Italy (±1850) Specimen size: 3.5 × 1.1 × 0.7 cm = 1.4” × 0.4” × 0.3”

	Vivianite
TA11E7: I have never before offered Vivianites on my web site. This is because I have always worried that its sensitivity to light and humidity might mean that as time passes a client might have problems with the specimen. In this case I have chosen to add it as both the matrix it sits on, with is absence of sulfides, and the formation where they are found mean that it is very likely to be stable for years to some. So now that I have added these warnings, I will just point out the perfection, size, and transparency of this one, as well as the fact that it is on matrix. All these factors mean that it would compete with the best examples of this species. A top quality specimen. Colavi, Potosí, Departamento de Potosí  Bolivia (07-08 / 2003) Specimen size: 9.5 × 3.9 × 3.2 cm = 3.7” × 1.5” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 7.4 × 2.4 cm = 2.9” × 0.9”	Front Side

Wulfenite
	MC17D5: Good color and shape, damage free, floater. Good combination for this oldie. Mina Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.8 × 2.2 cm = 1.9” × 1.5” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 2 × 1.5 cm = 0.8” × 0.6”

	Wulfenite
TQ53F3: Prismatic crystals of Wulfenite are not very common. In this case the sharpness of the prism is very good, elongated, and with excellent color and brilliance. The main crystal also has another crystal of interpenetrated Wulfenite on one side of it. It is all on a perfectly sized matrix. Mina Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.8 × 3 cm = 1.0” × 1.1” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 2 × 1.7 cm = 0.8” × 0.7”	Front Side

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