JFD39AN7: Laguépie is an interesting French locality where a quarry exploits leptynites (microgneiss) and where local field collectors often find interesting things. A good example is this elegant piece in which we can see different generations of Quartz of different colors that cover spheres of what has been called “spherosiderites” and it is true that fibrous structures can be seen inside the spheres, compatible with carbonates. Also inside the Quartz crystals there are inclusions of what appears to be Chalcopyrite.
A very fine piece and different from those usually seen.
Laguépie, Quercy-Rouergue, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2019)

Specimen size: 6 × 5.5 × 5.3 cm = 2.36” × 2.17” × 2.09”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.2 cm = 0.51” × 0.47”

JFD78AO0: The fluorites from Buxières-les-Mines are striking for their globular appearance and for the brilliance and transparency of the multitude of small crystals that make up the globules. In this particular specimen, in addition, two colors stand out, the typical brown from there plus a violet color in some areas.
Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2004)

Specimen size: 7.1 × 5.1 × 4.9 cm = 2.80” × 2.01” × 1.93”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.28” × 0.24”

JFD14AN5: Vizille is a classic French mineral locality where many alpine quartzes and very good (and very large) siderites have been found. I kept this piece because I really liked that Quartz, alone and tall in the middle of the piece, and because the specimen was a floater, with a single large Siderite crystal in which are the Quartz and a second generation of siderites, with smaller and lighter colored crystals.
Mésage Mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Vizille, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2010)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.6 × 6.1  cm = 2.83” × 2.20” × 2.40”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 0.7 cm = 1.46” × 0.28”

LM51AK2: Splendid, very balanced group of sharp crystals of cubic habit with fine polycrystalline growths on the surface of their faces, transparent and of variable color, intense yellow in the central part and light lilac, almost colorless, on some of the edges. The specimen is of extraordinary quality compared to the majority of Fluorites from this mine, which is more famous for its pyromorphites. A French classic that comes from the Jordi Fabre collection (No. 2123), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (1995)

Specimen size: 13.2 × 8.4 × 4.8 cm = 5.20” × 3.31” × 1.89”

Main crystal size: 4 × 2.5 cm = 1.57” × 0.98”

AH52M4: Group of very sharp Pyromorphite crystals, some of them doubly terminated, with slight curvatures on the edges and a very visible color change between prism faces, green with brownish tones, and a yellow color on the terminal ones. The specimen was formerly in the Jordi Fabre collection (Nr. F649) and we will send the label to the buyer.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), 150m.↓, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France (1974)

Specimen size: 8.6 × 8.1 × 3.7 cm = 3.39” × 3.19” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.43” × 0.39”

JFD53AN8: For connoisseurs of things French, the wulfenites associated with the classic pyromorphites from the Des Farges mine are highly desired. Because of their size, they are not comparable to the large wulfenites from other deposits, but they have a special beauty. Well shaped and transparent, they stand out for their color among the forest of Pyromorphite crystals.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.4 × 5.4 cm = 2.44” × 2.13” × 2.13”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”

JFD18AN5: I have always been very fond of Saint-Salvy pyromorphites. They are one of my weaknesses in French mineralogy. They are very curious, labyrinthine, with all the little crystals clustering into tangles or hedgehogs. Due to their delicacy it is very difficult to find any that do not have any damaged crystals, which is why I liked this piece and kept it, for its perfection.
Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn, Occitanie  France (±1980)

Specimen size: 7 × 5.6 × 2.8 cm = 2.76” × 2.20” × 1.10”

JFD40AN7: Although less famous than Tsumeb, the lead and copper secondaries found in the Touissit mines were of extraordinary quality. As an example, this Cerussite in a cyclic twin on a Galena matrix, with the characteristic luster of the specimens of this mine that, curiously, despite being a Galena mine, gives specimens that seem 'clean' and have a special elegance. I got this specimen on one of my many trips to Morocco, specifically one I did in 1995.
Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region  Morocco (±1995)

Specimen size: 6.3 × 5 × 4.8 cm = 2.48” × 1.97” × 1.89”

Main crystal size: 5.2 × 5 cm = 2.05” × 1.97”

JFD83AO0: This is one of the first arsenical vanadinites I got. When the Touissit mine was in operation, they were not very common, and I remember that they were expensive. Later, with the mine already closed, more arsenical vanadinites have been found in old workings, or in artisanal diggings in areas further north of Touissit. In any case, it is a good piece, with a much more intense color than the more recent specimens and with some lighter color zoning that gives it a curious appearance. The piece is a floater and does not have any damaged crystals.
Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region  Morocco (1991)

Specimen size: 8.4 × 6.8 × 2.2 cm = 3.31” × 2.68” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.31” × 0.16”

JFD26AN6: Of course it has a 'suspicious' aspect, so when I bought it the first thing I did was leave it in acetone for more than 24 hours and, since it came out the same, without anything detached, I studied it carefully under the binocular and was able to verify that there was nothing wrong with it.
The large (for the locality) crystals, unusual color and such an aerial presentation on its Dolomite matrix made me fall in love with it, and so... Into the collection!
Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2017)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 3.1 × 3 cm = 1.61” × 1.22” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.51” × 0.51”

JFD64AN9: The Bou Nahas mine exploded onto the world collecting scene relatively recently. This Marcasite is phenomenal, with a multitude of crystals, all with Sperkise twinning, which are grouped together forming a very sharp and aesthetic elongated column. Since the mine started operating not many years ago, it is not yet possible to know for certain how well these marcasites will be preserved, but at the moment they do not seem to show signs of decomposition. This piece was published in Lapis magazine, 03/2014, page 26, and in the book 'La Guide des Passionnés' by Julien Lebocey (Le Règne Minéral) on page 103
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (07/2014)

Specimen size: 14.4 × 2.3 × 2.1 cm = 5.67” × 0.91” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.3 cm = 0.71” × 0.12”

JFD81AO0: Imiter is a large Silver mine, perhaps not as well known as the mines in the Bou Azzer area, but it can occasionally yield large specimens. This Proustite on matrix, with crystals of good size, is obviously not among the best known proustites, but it is still attractive due to the unusual shape of the crystals and the fact that the way these crystals are grouped they generate aggregates of considerable size.
Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2005)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.2 × 4.5 cm = 1.81” × 1.26” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”

JFD27AN6: An exciting novelty when they were first found. Many different source localities were given initially until we finally found out precisely which mine they came from. They are not spectacular, but nice, with a good green color (sometimes with shades of yellow) and sharp crystals. There was a lot of talk about them because, curiously, Morocco, a country so rich in secondary lead minerals, to date has very few localities for Pyromorphite.
Bou Iboulkhir Mine, Moulay Bouazza, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region  Morocco (03-04/2015)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 4 × 2 cm = 1.61” × 1.57” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”

N16RE6: I will get sentimental about this one. While it is not a top quality specimen (I don’t want to fool anyone into thinking it is) it was one of the first that I added to my collection. Recently I got a better example, so I have decided to sell this one - with the original label from my collection: number F-33. I bought it during a trip to Morocco with my brother in 1974, when I did not even know what the mineral included in the Quartz was. The great collector from Barcelona, Joaquín Folch, told me that, based on the pleiocrism, they are crystals of Goethite. Anyway, apart from the history, I have always liked this one and I still think that the spray of Baryte and blobs of Quartz at the rear make it neat. As you would expect, we will send my label to the person that buys this.

Tizirine, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (1974)

Specimen size: 9.5 × 6.5 × 6.3 cm = 3.74” × 2.56” × 2.48”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.3 cm = 0.71” × 0.51”

JFD54AN8: They could do with a bit more luster, but the color, the sharpness of the crystals and the not so usual presence of Pyrite in the matrix made me fall in love with this piece that has been with me for many years, reminding me of those trips to Morocco so full of sunshine and adventure.
This specimen has been published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the 'What's New' section, report 62, June 5, 2022 edition, page 7
Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (08/2002)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 5 × 4 cm = 2.95” × 1.97” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.8 cm = 0.31” × 0.31”

JFD28AN6: This one hurts… I like it very much, both for the perfection and definition of the crystals, as well as for their very 'fresh' and natural patina and the fact that it is on matrix. The vast majority of these djurleites are enclosed in Calcite and inevitably have to be acid-etched out, and this, for some reason, has the appearance that we all imagine for a sulphide: not too gray and not too black.
I saw extraordinary pieces from that find that I still keep in my memory, but even so this piece is, for its size, one of my favorites of all the ones I got to see.
Aït Ahmane (auxiliary shaft), Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (11/2014-05/2015)

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm = 1.22” × 0.94” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.5 cm = 0.59” × 0.59”

FB89AL5: Very dominant elongated crystals of Allargentum, with intergrowths of Silver and Dyscrasite, on a Calcite matrix with centered growths of acicular crystals of Actinolite (byssolite variety). The Allargentum appears to be clearly the majority in the analysis for this specimen, evidence that it is not a pseudomorph but rather Allargentum crystals intergrown with Dyscrasite and Silver.
It comes from the Jordi Fabre collection. We will send the buyer a copy of the analysis and the original collection label (No. F1764)
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (07/2009)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.5 × 1.7 cm = 2.05” × 1.77” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.2 cm = 0.31” × 0.08”

JFD42AL5: Very dominant elongated crystals of Allargentum, with intergrowths of Silver and Dyscrasite, on a Calcite matrix with centered growths of acicular crystals of Actinolite (byssolite variety). The Allargentum appears to be clearly the majority in the two analyses (EDS and XRD) carried out on the specimen, demonstrating that it is not a pseudomorph but rather Allargentum crystals intergrown with Dyscrasite and Silver. It comes from the Jordi Fabre collection.
We'll send to the buyer a copy of the analysis and both Jordi Fabre collection labels, the original label (F1765) as well as the Internet label (JFD42)
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (07/2009)

Specimen size: 8.4 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm = 3.31” × 1.77” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.4 cm = 0.51” × 0.16”

JFD19AN5: A great novelty of the year 2017. On the slopes of Jebel Taghouni, next to the Taghouni mine, these Gold crystals were found which, inevitably, tend to be small but are interesting for their association with Erythrite, a very, very unusual association. In this piece the Gold is not sensational, but there are quite a few crystals of it and, above all, a lot of Erythrite, so the contrast of that rare association is clear.
Jebel Taghouni outcrops, Taghouni, Bou Azzer mining district, Amerzgane, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2017)

Specimen size: 7.1 × 4.1 × 2.9 cm = 2.80” × 1.61” × 1.14”