May 2021 Update (2)

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TM14AN1: Sharp Sphalerite crystal, with well defined crystal forms and a very visible twin plane in front, with bright luster and vivid red internal reflections, on a matrix of small Quartz crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Melanson collection.
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee  USA

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.8 × 1.4 cm = 0.87” × 0.71” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.6 cm = 0.67” × 0.63”

TP26AN1: Sharp Epidote crystal, with very well defined faces and edges, translucent, with bright luster and an intense color, implanted in a transparent Quartz crystal. A fine miniature from a classic locality for the species.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Sullivan collection.
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan District, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska  USA

Specimen size: 2.9 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 1.14” × 0.63” × 0.51”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.4 cm = 0.75” × 0.55”

TQ6AN1: Deformed native Silver crystals, with distinguishable faces and edges, on a native Copper matrix. A classic example of what in collecting jargon is known as a 'halfbreed'.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Calumet No. 1 Mine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan  USA

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm = 0.94” × 0.75” × 0.47”

TR14AN1: Group of Arsenopyrite crystals with sharp crystal forms, lustrous, on matrix.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Melanson collection.
San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm = 1.06” × 0.71” × 0.51”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.5 cm = 0.55” × 0.20”

TT13AN1: Floater group of Vesuvianite crystals, one of them clearly dominant and doubly terminated, with the forms of two prism faces and a sharp dipyramid, with bright luster and a yellow-brown color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Sierra de las Cruces, Sierra Mojada mining district, Municipio Sierra Mojada, Coahuila (Coahuila de Zaragoza)  Mexico

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.8 × 1.4 cm = 0.94” × 0.71” × 0.55”

TV27AN1: Group of sharp platy Acanthite crystals with a clearly hexagonal outline (pseudomorph after Polybasite) with a satin luster, on matrix.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Melanson collection.
San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Municipio Guanajuato  Mexico

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2 × 1.3 cm = 1.10” × 0.79” × 0.51”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.6 cm = 0.35” × 0.24”

TX10AN1: Group on matrix of very sharp Orthoclase crystals (variety adularia), with distinct parallel growths, snow-white, with good lustre. An alpine classic.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Melanson collection.
Pailgrat, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg  Austria

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.7 × 2.5 cm = 1.34” × 1.06” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 1.3 cm = 1.02” × 0.51”

TY16AN1: Parallel growths of sharp Marcasite crystals, clearly twinned, with bright luster, iridescent and in perfect condition.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Melanson collection.
Komořany (Most), Most District, Ústí nad Labem Region  Czech Republic

Specimen size: 3 × 2 × 0.8 cm = 1.18” × 0.79” × 0.31”

TA11AN1: Floater group of rhombo-dodecahedral Andradite crystals, with bright luster and a uniform dark brown color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Melanson collection.
Sibinndi, Sangafe area, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region  Mali

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.8 × 1.8 cm = 1.10” × 1.10” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1 cm = 0.51” × 0.39”

TB14AN1: Groups of stalagmitic growths of Mottramite with a light and uniform green color on a matrix of scalenohedral Calcite crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Sullivan collection.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region  Namibia

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.4 × 1.9 cm = 1.02” × 0.94” × 0.75”

TD14AN1: Floater group of Schorl crystals, one of them dominant. The brilliant crystals have an equant habit reminiscent of garnets due to their short prism faces.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Davib East Farm 61 (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib District, Erongo Region  Namibia

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm = 1.14” × 0.94” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.63” × 0.59”

TC46AN1: Group of Quartz crystals (variety pink quartz) of greater size and with much better defined faces and edges than usual in specimens from this locality. They are between transparent and translucent, with bright luster and an intense and uniform pink color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Melanson collection.
Pitorra claim, Alto da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.8 × 1 cm = 1.10” × 0.71” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.24”

TE46AN1: Flattened Quartz crystals with a very well defined Japan-law twin, transparent, lustrous and rich in inclusions.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Merrill collection.
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department  Bolivia

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.1 × 0.3 cm = 1.14” × 0.83” × 0.12”

TF16AN1: Octahedral Alabandite crystals with a very well defined spinel-law twin, lustrous, on a Rhodochrosite matrix.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Lima Department  Peru

Specimen size: 3 × 2.1 × 2.2 cm = 1.18” × 0.83” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.8 cm = 0.43” × 0.31”

TH26AN1: Twinned Bournonite crystal with a prismatic habit, with sharp crystal forms and very lustrous.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China

Specimen size: 1.9 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm = 0.75” × 0.43” × 0.20”

TJ36AN1: Floater group of sharp Babingtonite crystals with well-defined crystal forms. With translucent and very shiny edges.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Babingtonite occurrences, Qiaojia, Zhaotong Prefecture, Yunnan Province  China

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.2 × 1.6 cm = 0.91” × 0.87” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 0.63” × 0.51”

TG14AN1: Very lustrous Stibnite crystal with distinct parallel growth. With very well defined faces and edges and excellent terminations.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province  China

Specimen size: 3.7 × 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 1.46” × 0.35” × 0.28”

Main crystal size: 3.1 × 0.5 cm = 1.22” × 0.20”

TL14AN1: Floater group of two Dravite crystals with a short prismatic habit, doubly terminated, formed by a prism and the terminal faces of a rhombohedron. Translucent, with bright luster and uniform yellow-brown color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Pajaru, Jajarkot District, Karnali Pradesh  Nepal

Specimen size: 1.7 × 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.67” × 0.35” × 0.28”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”

TK86AN1: Topaz crystal, very rich in forms, with defined faces and edges, water-clear, and very lustrous.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Pan-taw, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division)  Myanmar (Burma)

Specimen size: 1.9 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm = 0.75” × 0.67” × 0.55”

TP14AN1: Floater group of sharp Heulandite-Ca crystals with sharp crystal forms, bright luster, and a uniform light green color due to Celadonite inclusions.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Shakur Quarry, Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 3 × 2 × 1.6 cm = 1.18” × 0.79” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.7 cm = 0.94” × 0.28”

TM13AN1: Isolated crystal of Heulandite-Ca, very sharp, translucent, with good luster and a light pink color, with crystals of Stilbite-Ca and on Quartz matrix.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 4.2 × 2 × 1.8 cm = 1.65” × 0.79” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 3 × 1.8 cm = 1.18” × 0.71”

TQ14AN1: Group of Vesuvianite crystals on matrix. The crystals display a very short prismatic habit, lustrous and dark in color and with a curious geometric color zoning highlighted by the contrast between the white color and extremely fine striations on the terminations and the dark tones on the prism faces.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.7 × 2.1 cm = 0.98” × 0.67” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.4 cm = 0.28” × 0.16”

TF66AN1: Bixbyite crystals of cubic habit with lustrous polycrystalline growths and sharp crystal forms, implanted on a transparent Topaz crystal.
The specimen comes from the collection of José Luís Vallecillo, a collector in Madrid.
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah  USA

Specimen size: 3.2 × 1.1 × 1 cm = 1.26” × 0.43” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0,5 cm = 0.28” × 0.00”

TA37AN1: Groups of acicular crystals of Aurichalcite with bright luster and an intense green color, implanted on a botryoidal surface of bluish green Smithsonite that partially covers the rock matrix. An American classic different from others as the Aurichalcite is located on the Smithsonite.
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Gila County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 7 × 5 × 4.7 cm = 2.76” × 1.97” × 1.85”

NM11AN1: Group of Fluorite crystals with sharp forms of the tetrahexahedron, translucent and brilliant, and with a pale lilac color. An old specimen from the San Lino Mine, currently very scarce and even more so with this quality.
San Lino Quarry, Aurora vein, Caravia mining area, Cerracín, Prado, Caravia, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain

Specimen size: 2.3 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm = 0.91” × 0.67” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.31” × 0.28”

EF66AN1: Floater group of Malachite pseudomorphs after Cuprite crystals with one of the crystals clearly dominant and with a sharp octahedral habit. Partially covered by groups of small Azurite crystals, an association that is not so frequent in Chessy, type locality for that species.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 1.7 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 0.67” × 0.63” × 0.51”

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

CP86AN1: Group of twinned Strontianite crystals with a prismatic habit and a clearly hexagonal outline, with excellent terminations, translucent, with bright luster and a light cream color, on matrix with Calcite.
The specimen comes from the Carles Curto collection, whose label and computer catalogue entry we will send to the buyer.
Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming Valley, Bruck an der Mur, Styria/Steiermark  Austria

Specimen size: 4.9 × 4 × 2.9 cm = 1.93” × 1.57” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.2 cm = 0.63” × 0.47”

CF89AN1: Lamellar and hooked growths of Gold on a white Quartz surface on a rock matrix. High quality, small but very attractive.
This specimen, from one of the most classic localities for the species, comes from the Carles Curto collection, whose label and computer catalogue entry we will send to the buyer.
Botes (Botești), Zlatna, Alba, Transylvania  Romania

Specimen size: 3 × 2.8 × 2.7 cm = 1.18” × 1.10” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.3 cm = 0.28” × 0.12”

TA48AN1: A novelty from Turkey: Spherulitic growths of Rosasite with an intense bluish green color, with small centered growths of Aurichalcite of a lighter green color, small white Hydrozincite crystals with a pearly luster, and scattered acicular Hemimorphite crystals. All four species have been analyzed and we will send the buyer a copy of the analyses. A very recent find in a mine that is also producing excellent Smithsonites and from which Rosasite had not been reported before, which gives hope for more new and interesting discoveries.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 11.1 × 10.3 × 5.9 cm = 4.37” × 4.06” × 2.32”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”

TA16AN1: A novelty from Turkey: Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, lustrous and pale green with bluish tones. The specimen comes from a 2020 find at a locality not known until now in the world of collecting for quality Smithsonites. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 5.9 × 4.3 cm = 3.07” × 2.32” × 1.69”

TD67AN1: A novelty from Turkey: Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, lustrous and pale green with bluish tones. The specimen comes from a 2020 find at a locality not known until now in the world of collecting for quality Smithsonites. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 12.2 × 4.7 × 5.8 cm = 4.80” × 1.85” × 2.28”

TC87AN1: A novelty from Turkey: Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, lustrous and pale green in color with bluish tones, and small white festoons. The specimen comes from a find in 2020 at a locality not known until now in the world of collecting for quality Smithsonites. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 11.7 × 9.1 × 5 cm = 4.61” × 3.58” × 1.97”

TE68AN1: A novelty from Turkey. Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, lustrous and pale green with bluish tones. The specimen comes from a find in 2020 at a locality not known until now in the world of collecting for quality Smithsonites. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 14.2 × 7.8 × 4.5 cm = 5.59” × 3.07” × 1.77”

TF94AN1: A novelty from Turkey: Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, lustrous and of an intense green color with bluish tones and white festoons. This specimen comes from a 2020 find at a locality not known until now in the collecting world for quality Smithsonites. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region  Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 14.6 × 10.4 × 4 cm = 5.75” × 4.09” × 1.57”