April 2008 Update

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TD36L1: A sharp crystal with super faces and edges, showing reddish reflections, very aerial and on a lamellar Pyrophyllite matrix. Very original due to the unusual crystal habit.
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia  USA (1998)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.5 cm

TM26L1: A well defined and aerial crystal with very sharp faces and edges, showing reddish reflections. This specimen shows the typical Rutile twin. Well positioned on a Pyrophyllite matrix.
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia  USA (1998)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.5 × 3.3 cm

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.3 cm

MC76L1: Groups of fan-shaped acicular crystals with intense color, between blue and greenish, on a Limonite matrix. A very pleasant and luminous specimen from a classic locality.
79 Mine, Hayden, Gila County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 8.6 × 5.5 × 4.4 cm

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.1 cm

ET90L1: Very complex Sphalerite crystal groups. Very sharp faces and edges, some of them with interesting curvatures. Crystals are translucent, with a dark honey color, on rhombohedral white Dolomite and scalenohedral yellowish Calcite crystals. Elmwood is one of the great classics of the USA for Calcite crystals, but also it has provided excellent Sphalerite specimens. So, as we said, a great one.
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee  USA

Specimen size: 12 × 10.5 × 4.7 cm

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 2.8 cm

TE86L1: Doubly terminated Elbaite crystal, with different terminations. One of them with a single pinacoidal face and the other a little bit more complex with the pinacoid and six uneven faces from a pair of trigonal pyramids. Translucent and excellent and intense pink color with greenish tones at both terminations.
Pala District, San Diego County, California  USA

Specimen size: 4.7 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm

TQ59L1: Novelty from Tucson 2008. Unusual morphology. Wulfenite crystals formed by elongated and curved prism faces, and complex pinacoidal terminations. Color is yellow, slightly orange. With small Calcite crystals on a Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2007)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 3 × 1.7 cm

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.3 cm

TL6L1: Novelty from Tucson 2008. Unusual morphology. Wulfenite crystals formed by elongated and curved prism faces. Color is yellow, slightly orange. With small Calcite crystals on a Limonite matrix.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘Börsen-News / Tucson '08’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 16 of number 3/2008.
Mina Ojuela, Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2007)

Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.7 × 2.6 cm

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.3 cm

TH36L1: Group of prismatic crystals of this rare zinc arsenate, one of them clearly dominant, with better than usual defined faces and edges. Excellent luster and intense yellow color. With Smithsonite, on a Limonite matrix. From the type locality for this species.
Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico

Specimen size: 4.2 × 2 × 2 cm

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm

TA46L1: Totally transparent dodecahedral crystals, with a delicate pinkish color and extraordinary brilliance. On a Diopside crystal matrix.
This specimen is from the private collection of the well-known Wendy and Frank Melanson from Canada.
Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (±1982)

Specimen size: 6 × 4.2 × 1.2 cm

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm

MM70L1: Group of thick crystals, forming polysynthetic aggregates with well defined lateral faces and terminations. Crystal terminations show well defined light green color zonations. The other terminations are contacted but not fractured. Excellent and intense color.
Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (1980)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.4 × 3.3 cm

Main crystal size: 3 × 0.8 cm

ME16L1: Rhombohedral colorless crystals, really transparent, with a well marked penetration twin and some additional and unusual faces. A gemmy specimen.
Cantera Azkarate, Eugui, Navarra  Spain (10/2007)

Specimen size: 5.1 × 4 × 2 cm

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.5 cm

MH56L1: Group of rhombohedral translucent crystals, with sharp faces and edges. Specimen shows a well marked penetration twin, on a first generation Dolomite matrix. Silky luster, very different than usual for Dolomites from this locality.
Cantera Azkarate, Eugui, Navarra  Spain (06/2007)

Specimen size: 12.4 × 8.3 × 7.5 cm

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 4 cm

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

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm

TG76L1: Group of translucent octahedral Fluorite crystals, on a smoky Quartz crystal. The sample is from a locality where nowadays is quite difficult to obtain specimens.
Kara-Oba, Betpakdala, Karaganda Oblast  Kazakhstan (±1993)

Specimen size: 6.7 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm

Main crystal size: 3 × 2.6 cm

TS16L1: Interesting Copper specimen that shows a very elongated crystal with a very pointed termination accompanied by other lateral crystal parallel growths, with cube and dodecahedral combinations. A perfect floater.
Itauz Mine, Dzhezkazgan  Kazakhstan (2007)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm

TN46L1: Copper specimen that combines an elongated crystal, with some flattened faces and pointed terminations, and other lateral and parallel crystal growths, with cube and dodecahedral combinations. A perfect floater.
Itauz Mine, Dzhezkazgan  Kazakhstan (2007)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 1.2 × 0.7 cm

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm

TT86L1: Dendritic floater growth, very aerial, with well defined crystals, superficially covered by a layer of Cuprite, that gives an elegant reddish color.
Itauz Mine, Dzhezkazgan  Kazakhstan (2007)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 2.5 × 0.4 cm

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm

TV97L1: Dendritic floating growth, very esthetic and aerial, with elongated crystals with some sharp faces.
Itauz Mine, Dzhezkazgan  Kazakhstan (2007)

Specimen size: 6.5 × 5.4 × 2.2 cm

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm

TW27L1: Group of cubic and sharp Fluorite crystals, very transparent, showing deep green cubic internal and centered zonations. The lighter green color is specially pleasant and intense. The main crystal presents an interesting curiosity: is totally hollow, due to natural dissolution processes.
Erongo Mountain, Usakos-Omaruru, Erongo  Namibia (2007)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3 × 2.7 cm

Main crystal size: 3 × 2.5 cm

TX37L1: Group of well defined cubic Fluorite crystals, modified by octahedral triangular and dodecahedron rectangular faces. Transparent, showing dark geometric zonations on vertices. Green color is specially pleasant and intense.
Erongo Mountain, Usakos-Omaruru, Erongo  Namibia (2007)

Specimen size: 6.7 × 6.3 × 0.9 cm

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm

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

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.6 cm

TC64L1: This tabular crystal shows a deep red color, translucent under a light source. With triangular growth striations on the pinacoid.
Ampanihy area, Toliara  Madagascar

Specimen size: 3.2 × 3.1 × 0.6 cm

MB70L1: This floating twinned Chrysoberyl, which has well-defined contours, intense yellow color and brilliance, shows an assymmetric growth due probably to formation conditions. The two parts of the twin are well marked by the central joint and fine divergent growth striations. Good size and very original.
Lac Alaotra, Ambatondrazaka, Tamatave  Madagascar (2005)

Specimen size: 3.8 × 2.3 × 0.3 cm

TD58L1: Extremely well defined Libethenite crystals. We would like to emphasize the marked pseudo-octahedral habit on one of them. The specimen comes from a one of the most classical Libethenite localities, where nowadays it is quite difficult to find fresh specimens.
This sample was collected by K. J. Reid in November, 1976, who published an interesting article on The Mineralogical Record (Vol. 9 n. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1978).
Rokana Mine, Kitwe  Zambia (11/1976)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 2.4 × 3.8 cm

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.3 cm

TF98L1: Well defined crystal, very complex, with excellent brilliance and on matrix. The specimen comes from a one of the most classical Libethenite localities, where nowadays it is quite difficult to find fresh and high quality specimens.
This sample was collected by K. J. Reid in November, 1976, who published an interesting article on The Mineralogical Record (Vol. 9 n. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1978).
Rokana Mine, Kitwe  Zambia (11/1976)

Specimen size: 4 × 3.9 × 2.7 cm

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.3 cm

TE99L1: Very sharp, complex and excellent luster Libethenite crystals on matrix. The specimen comes from a one of the most classical Libethenite localities, where nowadays it is quite difficult to find fresh and high quality specimens.
This sample was collected by K. J. Reid in November, 1976, who published an interesting article on The Mineralogical Record (Vol. 9 n. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1978).
Rokana Mine, Kitwe  Zambia (11/1976)

Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.6 × 3 cm

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.4 cm

TP27L1: Very sharp and brilliant Amethyst crystal. Specimen shows nice and well defined color zonations that are inside the known “phantom” growths. The terminal rhombohedra faces present the beginning of “window” growths.
Gobobos Volcano, Gobobosebberge  Namibia

Specimen size: 7.6 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm

TM76L1: Nice specimen with unusual fan-shaped growths formed by acicular Malachite crystals, with velvet aspect brilliance. From a Shaba locality not yet well known by mineral collectors.
Mindigi, Shaba  Congo D.R. (2007)

Specimen size: 8.1 × 5.4 × 2.7 cm

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.1 cm

TN66L1: Nice specimen with unusual fan-shaped growths formed by acicular Malachite crystals, with velvet aspect brilliance. From a Shaba locality not yet well known by mineral collectors.
Mindigi, Shaba  Congo D.R. (2007)

Specimen size: 9.5 × 5.9 × 4.7 cm

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.1 cm

TQ86L1: Botryoidal growth, really esthetic specimen covered by microcrystals that give to the specimen a very particular and pleasant brilliance. Color is very intensive, more than usual for the Malachite.
Mashamba West Mine, Shaba  Congo D.R.

Specimen size: 7.3 × 4.6 × 1.7 cm

TY89L1: Well defined tabular Pezzottaite crystal of this rare specimen. The crystal is clearly dominated by pinacoidal faces, a very thin prism and a pyramid. Great specimen with good size, excellent color and transparency.
Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Antisarabe  Madagascar (11/2002)

Specimen size: 2 × 1.9 × 0.7 cm

TQ27L1: Tsumeb Cuprian Adamites are uncommon. Their main characteristic is the intense deep green color, as you can see in this specimen. This specimen consists of small but well defined crystals on matrix.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb  Namibia

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3 × 1.1 cm

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm