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RFX13AQ1: Elegant group of rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals with a pale pink color, on a matrix of brilliant white crystals of Quartz.
From the type locality for the Rhodochrosite
Cavnic mining area, Cavnic, Maramures  Romania

Specimen size: 6.7 × 6.6 × 2.7 cm = 2.64” × 2.60” × 1.06”

TXX99AQ1: Rhombohedral crystals of orange Smithsonite, covering and replacing a druse of scalenohedral Calcite crystals.
The group has a very good size and quality, better than that of other similar specimens from the same locality.
Jean Baptiste Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Attikí (Attica) Prefecture  Greece

Specimen size: 8 × 7.2 × 4.6 cm = 3.15” × 2.83” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.2 cm = 0.75” × 0.47”

EMM16AQ1: Group of Proustite crystals rich in faces, with prismatic habit and pyramidal terminations. Translucent, with good luster and an intense color, on matrix, with Dolomite.
From a German locality considered to be a great classic for the species.
Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen  Germany

Specimen size: 3.6 × 1.9 × 1.5 cm = 1.42” × 0.75” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.24” × 0.20”

EPR91AQ1: Druse of cubic Nickelskutterudite crystals slightly truncated by the octahedron, lustrous, and with fine polycrystalline growths. An excellent German classic from the type locality for the species.
This specimen, from the Moutet collection (Marseille), has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen  Germany

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.1 × 1.8 cm = 1.89” × 1.22” × 0.71”

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

EJH99AQ1: Radial growths of acicular Maucherite crystals, with bright luster and a metallic grey color, on Calcite matrix.
The specimen, a German classic that is practically impossible to find today, comes from the Moutet collection (Marseille)
Mansfeld-Südharz District, Saxony-Anhalt/Sachsen-Anhalt  Germany

Specimen size: 5.9 × 5.7 × 4.3 cm = 2.32” × 2.24” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1 cm = 0.79” × 0.39”

EMP89AQ1: Parallel growths of prismatic crystals with curved terminations with a greasy luster and brown color, typical of the Pyromorphite crystals from this classic German locality, although the piece as a whole has a different aspect from the usual Bad Ems pieces, with that group of 'cascaded' crystals.
Bad Ems, Bad Ems District, Lahn Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz  Germany

Specimen size: 8.9 × 5 × 4 cm = 3.50” × 1.97” × 1.57”

TFR74AQ1: Calcite crystals, many of them doubly terminated and one of them clearly dominant and very aerial, with a prism with slightly curved edges and pinacoidal terminations, transparent, lustrous, on matrix, with Baryte.
The specimen is of much higher quality than usual in this mine, and comes from the collection of William Severance, previously in that of Clarence Bement.
Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Eden District, former Cumberland, Cumbria  England / United Kingdom

Specimen size: 7 × 4.5 × 3 cm = 2.76” × 1.77” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 3 × 0.8 cm = 1.18” × 0.31”

EXL92AQ1: Druse of very sharp and aerial Chalcocite crystals with a hexagonal habit, very lustrous, and in matrix.
A high-quality classic from the Moutet (Marseille) collection.
Camborne - Redruth - Saint Day District, Cornwall  England / United Kingdom

Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.6 × 4.3 cm = 2.09” × 1.81” × 1.69”

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

EMT72AQ1: Druse of snow-white, twinned Alstonite crystals (pseudohexagonal bipyramidal twin), on matrix, with white lenticular Dolomite crystals.
An English classic that comes from the Moutet collection (Marseille) where it had been mistakenly identified as Witherite.
It has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Alston Moor District, North Pennines Orefield, former Cumberland, Cumbria  England / United Kingdom

Specimen size: 10.8 × 5.8 × 4.7 cm = 4.25” × 2.28” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.4 cm = 0.39” × 0.16”

TPT67AQ1: Isolated crystals of Quartz (variety amethyst), one of them clearly dominant, with parallel growths and some scepters, very transparent, with good luster and a very uniform color. In matrix with small Calcite crystals.
Capurru Quarry, Osilo, Sassari Province, Sardinia/Sardegna  Italy

Specimen size: 10.2 × 9.5 × 6.7 cm = 4.02” × 3.74” × 2.64”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 1.3 cm = 1.06” × 0.51”

EXM87AQ1: Beryl crystal (emerald variety) with a rough termination (but without fractures) between transparent and translucent, lustrous, with an intense and uniform color, on a Phlogopite matrix.
The specimen comes from the Thomas P. Moore collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural  Russia

Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.1 × 1 cm = 1.10” × 0.43” × 0.39”

ERP91AQ1: Individual crystals of Beryl (emerald variety) between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform color, on a Phlogopite matrix.
Very old piece with more transparency than is usual in emeralds from this locality.
Izumrudnye Kopi area, Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural  Russia

Specimen size: 6.7 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm = 2.64” × 1.26” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1 cm = 0.67” × 0.39”

ERX47AQ1: Sharp rhombohedral crystals of Dolomite (Co-bearing variety) with an intense color and on a partially metallic matrix, probably Skutterudite.
Bou Azzer Mines, Bou Azzer mining district, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 5.6 × 4.2 × 2.8 cm = 2.20” × 1.65” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

EXX37AQ1: Very aerial crystals of lamellar Hematite with a very sharp pseudohexagonal contour. In very good condition, lustrous, on matrix, and with small Quartz crystals.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2023)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 4.7 × 2.6 cm = 2.40” × 1.85” × 1.02”

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

EFL47AQ1: Rosette growths of translucent lamellar Clinochlore crystals with curvatures and polycrystalline growths. Uniform in color, on matrix and with octahedral Magnetite crystals.
The specimen comes from finds from the year 2023 in the Imilchil area.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2023)

Specimen size: 8.2 × 6.5 × 4.4 cm = 3.23” × 2.56” × 1.73”

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

ETL89AQ1: Rosette growths of large, translucent, lamellar Clinochlore crystals with curvatures and polycrystalline growths. Of uniform color and on matrix and with octahedral Magnetite crystals.
The specimen comes from finds from the year 2023 in the Imilchil area.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2023)

Specimen size: 9.2 × 8.4 × 3.7 cm = 3.62” × 3.31” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 4.4 × 2.8 cm = 1.73” × 1.10”

ETP67AQ1: Very sharp dodecahedral Andradite crystal, black in color and very large, on which some aesthetic 'watermarks' of lighter tones are superimposed, for which we are unaware of the cause.
The specimen, with fragments of Feldspar matrix, comes from a find in May 2023 in the Imilchil area.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (05/2023)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 4 × 4 cm = 1.81” × 1.57” × 1.57”

ETX87AQ1: Very sharp dodecahedral Andradite crystal, black in color and very large, on which there are hints of aesthetic 'watermarks' (concentric in some areas of the specimen) of lighter tones, of unknown cause.
The specimen comes from a find in May 2023 in the Imilchil area.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (05/2023)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 4 × 3.8 cm = 1.65” × 1.57” × 1.50”

EFH96AQ1: Very sharp dodecahedral Andradite crystals of good size and uniform black color.
The specimen comes from a find in May 2023 in the Imilchil area.
This piece has been reviewed, photographed, and published as a reference specimen in Ste. Marie 2023 by the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 52 in the volume 28/2023, number 3
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (05/2023)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 5.7 × 4.3 cm = 2.40” × 2.24” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 4.1 cm = 1.65” × 1.61”

EMP87AQ1: Group of large and very sharp dodecahedral Andradite crystals, with a black color, and on which are superimposed some aesthetic 'watermarks' (concentric in some areas of the specimen) of lighter tones, and of unknown cause.
The specimen comes from a find in May 2023 in the Imilchil area.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (05/2023)

Specimen size: 6 × 4.4 × 4.4 cm = 2.36” × 1.73” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 3.5 cm = 1.69” × 1.38”

ERR89AQ1: Quartz growth that has completely replaced the walls of a cubic Fluorite crystal and partly filled the space with fine druses of Quartz microcrystals, very lustrous and pink.
Akassi, Tazarout, Sidi Rahal area, El Kelaâ des Sraghna Province, Marrakech-Safi Region  Morocco (2023)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 5.5 × 5.2 cm = 2.28” × 2.17” × 2.05”

EJA13AQ1: Growth of Quartz crystals (amethyst variety) that have replaced the walls and part of the internal structure of a large cubic Fluorite crystal.
Akassi, Tazarout, Sidi Rahal area, El Kelaâ des Sraghna Province, Marrakech-Safi Region  Morocco (03/2023)

Specimen size: 12.9 × 12.6 × 11.6 cm = 5.08” × 4.96” × 4.57”

Main crystal size: 11.4 × 10.4 cm = 4.49” × 4.09”

ERB26AQ1: Growth of Quartz crystals (amethyst variety) that have replaced the walls and part of the internal structure of multiple cubic Fluorite crystals.
Apart from its mineralogical interest, the specimen is very aesthetic.
Akassi, Tazarout, Sidi Rahal area, El Kelaâ des Sraghna Province, Marrakech-Safi Region  Morocco (03/2023)

Specimen size: 16.9 × 14.8 × 9.2  cm = 6.65” × 5.83” × 3.62”

Main crystal size: 9 × 4 cm = 3.54” × 1.57”

EGY1AQ1: Very sharp polycrystalline growths of lustrous Quartz crystals, rich in inclusions and with variable color between pink and red.
The specimen is very aesthetic.
Akassi, Tazarout, Sidi Rahal area, El Kelaâ des Sraghna Province, Marrakech-Safi Region  Morocco (03/2023)

Specimen size: 13.2 × 12.8 × 9.2 cm = 5.20” × 5.04” × 3.62”

Main crystal size: 3.3 × 1.3 cm = 1.30” × 0.51”

EXX27AQ1: New from Sainte Marie 2023.
Dendritic growths of octahedral Silver crystals, very well defined and lustrous, in Calcite matrix.
The specimen comes from a Moroccan locality unknown until now for collectible specimens.
Zgounder Mine, Jebel Siroua, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2023)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 5.7 × 4.6 cm = 2.68” × 2.24” × 1.81”

ETX96AQ1: New from Sainte Marie 2023.
Dendritic growths of octahedral Silver crystals, very well defined and lustrous, in Calcite matrix.
The specimen comes from a Moroccan locality unknown until now for collectible specimens.
Zgounder Mine, Jebel Siroua, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2023)

Specimen size: 7.9 × 4.8 × 5.1 cm = 3.11” × 1.89” × 2.01”

EXP67AQ1: New from Sainte Marie 2023.
Dendritic growths of octahedral Silver crystals, very well defined and lustrous, in Calcite matrix.
The specimen comes from a Moroccan locality unknown until now for collectible specimens.
Zgounder Mine, Jebel Siroua, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2023)

Specimen size: 9.4 × 5.4 × 3 cm = 3.70” × 2.13” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 0.6 cm = 1.02” × 0.24”

TTA89AQ1: Groups of polycrystalline parallel growths, which open and curve progressively from the base to the terminations. Uniform red in color (variety rubellite) in most of the crystal and with darker tones on the pyramidal faces.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 5.3 × 3.7 cm = 2.09” × 2.09” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 3.2 cm = 1.77” × 1.26”

EPR87AQ1: Sphalerite crystals with different growth zones, somewhat more transparent and colored inside the crystal and black and polycrystalline on the surface. In matrix, with very sharp and lustrous crystals of Marcasite and iridescent Chalcopyrite on the base.
The specimen comes from a 2023 find in the Bou Nahas Mine where such large and sharp crystals of Sphalerite had not so far been reported.
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (02/2023)

Specimen size: 12 × 9.8 × 5.8 cm = 4.72” × 3.86” × 2.28”

EXL68AQ1: Sphalerite crystals with sharp crystal forms, in matrix, with groups of small Chalcopyrite crystals and small white Quartz coatings. The specimen comes from a find made in 2023 in the Bou Nahas Mine where such large and well defined crystals of Sphalerite have not been reported before.
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (02/2023)

Specimen size: 12.8 × 10.7 × 4.3 cm = 5.04” × 4.21” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.7 cm = 0.79” × 0.67”

ETX89AQ1: Floater group of Grandidierite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, translucent, shiny and of a deep and uniform greenish blue color.
Tranomaro Commune, Tranomaro-Maromby area, Amboasary District, Anosy Region  Madagascar

Specimen size: 2.2. × 1.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.87” × 0.67” × 0.28”

TJJ47AQ1: Dodecahedral crystal of Grossular, translucent and dark orange, with smaller crystals with the forms of the dodecahedron and the trapezohedron, translucent, lustrous and bright orange.
The specimen comes from finds from the year 2023 in the Kayes region.
Koukouri diggins, Trantimou, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region  Mali (2023)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm = 1.26” × 1.10” × 0.67”

TBY67AQ1: Very sharp dodecahedral Grossular crystals, translucent, lustrous, colored orange and in a matrix covered by lamellar Chlorite crystals.
The specimen comes from finds from the year 2023 in the Kayes region.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineralogical Record’ on page 662 in the volume 54, number 5, September-October 2023 and by the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 51 in the volume 28/2023, number 3
Koukouri diggins, Trantimou, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region  Mali (2023)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.5 × 2.7 cm = 1.81” × 1.38” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.7 cm = 0.75” × 0.67”

TRR37AQ1: Druse of very sharp dodecahedral Grossular crystals, translucent, with good luster and orange color and on a matrix covered by lamellar Chlorite crystals.
The specimen comes from finds from the year 2023 in the Kayes region.
Koukouri diggins, Trantimou, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region  Mali (2023)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm = 2.05” × 0.94” × 0.67”

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

TVX67AQ1: Very sharp dodecahedral Grossular crystals, translucent, lustrous, with orange color, in a matrix covered by lamellar Chlorite as well as Epidote crystals.
The specimen comes from finds from the year 2023 in the Kayes region.
Koukouri diggins, Trantimou, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region  Mali (2023)

Specimen size: 5.4 × 5 × 3.1 cm = 2.13” × 1.97” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.3 cm = 0.79” × 0.51”

TXM87AQ1: Very aerial group of dodecahedral Grossular crystals that are sharp on the faces of the trapezohedron, translucent, lustrous, honey-yellow in color, and on matrix.
The specimen comes from finds from the year 2023 in the Kayes region.
This piece has been reviewed, photographed, and published as a reference specimen in Ste. Marie 2023 by the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 51 in the volume 28/2023, number 3
Sibinndi, Sangafe area, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region  Mali (2023)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 3.9 × 3.9 cm = 2.68” × 1.54” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 3.4 × 2.4 cm = 1.34” × 0.94”

BLM88AQ1: Radial groups of acicular Inesite crystals, translucent and with an intense pink, almost red color. On matrix, with thick tabular crystals of transparent and colorless Baryte.
N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province  South Africa

Specimen size: 8.7 × 4.7 × 2.6 cm = 3.43” × 1.85” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.1 cm = 0.12” × 0.04”

TBA67AQ1: Very sharp Wollastonite crystal with very well defined parallel growths and polycrystalline terminations, somewhat greenish gray, and translucent.
The size and definition of the crystal forms are excellent for a species which is usually not very attractive. With minor Calcite in the holes of the faces.
This piece has been reviewed, photographed, and published as a reference specimen in Ste. Marie 2023 by the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 52 in the volume 28/2023, number 3
  Madagascar

Specimen size: 12 × 3.3 × 2 cm = 4.72” × 1.30” × 0.79”

ERQ911AQ1: Hibonite crystal of enormous size (for the species) and with excellent definition of its crystal forms. As if all this were not enough, it is on matrix, with Corundum, Calcite and Diopside.
One of the best known hibonites.
Tranomaro-Maromby area, Amboasary District, Anosy Region  Madagascar

Specimen size: 7.4 × 6.2 × 6 cm = 2.91” × 2.44” × 2.36”

Main crystal size: 5 × 2 cm = 1.97” × 0.79”

EPP89AQ1: Floater group of transparent and very lustrous Phenakite crystals with sharp crystal forms of short prismatic habit.
A Brazilian classic that comes from the Edmond Landais collection.
Rio Piracicaba (São Miguel de Piracicaba), Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.6 × 3 cm = 1.65” × 1.42” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.47” × 0.20”

ETR67AQ1: Proustite crystals with a prismatic habit and very sharp terminations, between translucent and transparent and with very vivid color.
The specimen comes from one of the most well-known orebodies for the species.
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region  Chile

Specimen size: 3 × 1.8 × 2 cm = 1.18” × 0.71” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”

EPX47AQ1: Centered groups of very sharp and lustrous Cylindrite crystals, with the typical cylindrical crystal shape of this species.
The specimen has a great pedigree, coming from the collection of Jean Béhier and previously in that of Jean Claude (Marquis) de Mauroy. Is from the type locality for the species.
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro Department  Bolivia

Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.9 × 2.1 cm = 1.77” × 1.54” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 0.1 cm = 1.02” × 0.04”

MGX26AQ1: Group of rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals of good size, very sharp, with good luster and an intense and uniform color. On matrix and with Quartz.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (15/07/2006)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.4 × 3.4 cm = 1.89” × 1.34” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.63”

NHD86AQ1: Geocronite crystals with very sharp crystal forms and with an intense luster that distinguishes it from the darker matte Galena which accompanies it on the matrix, along with several green and transparent octahedral crystals of Fluorite.
Milpo Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Atacocha mining district, Pasco Province, Pasco Department  Peru (07-08/2022)

Specimen size: 7.1 × 5.9 × 2.9 cm = 2.80” × 2.32” × 1.14”

THM46AQ1: Prismatic and flattened crystals of Babingtonite, many of them doubly terminated, very lustrous, on a matrix of light green botryoidal Prehnite and Quartz crystals.
The specimen comes from a find in April 2023.
Babingtonite occurrences, Qiaojia, Zhaotong Prefecture, Yunnan Province  China (04/2023)

Specimen size: 16.7 × 12.8 × 4 cm = 6.57” × 5.04” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.3 cm = 0.87” × 0.51”

MFB67AQ1: Very large Babingtonite crystals, flattened, many of them doubly terminated, in matrix, with pale green botryoidal Prehnite, and Quartz. Among the best for the species.
The specimen comes from a find in April 2023.
Babingtonite occurrences, Qiaojia, Zhaotong Prefecture, Yunnan Province  China (04/2023)

Specimen size: 16.3 × 12.4 × 7.7 cm = 6.42” × 4.88” × 3.03”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 2.4 cm = 1.38” × 0.94”

TRF89AQ1: Group of octahedral Fluorite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, very sharp, transparent, with color zoning, pale green in the core of the crystal and pink on the outside. With lamellar Muscovite crystals.
Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.6 × 4.4 cm = 2.13” × 1.81” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 5.1 × 4  cm = 2.01” × 1.57”

EFJ2AQ1: Parallel growth of Stibnite crystals with excellent terminations, lustrous, and with twists and natural curvatures. The specimen is filed along the bottom, possibly for being fitted to a base.
A classic, very difficult to find, that comes from the Valentin Sicher collection.
Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island  Japan

Specimen size: 9.2 × 3 × 2 cm = 3.62” × 1.18” × 0.79”

ERB92AQ1: Arborescent growth of lustrous Copper crystals with very sharp crystal forms, with the predominance of those of the octahedron.
This specimen is very aesthetic and of great quality for the locality, and comes from the collection of Jean-Claude Scheer.
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 13.4 × 7.3 × 3.3 cm = 5.28” × 2.87” × 1.30”

EMX48AQ1: Group of Celestine crystals with a prismatic habit, translucent, with good luster and an intense, deep and uniform blue color.
On matrix, with small white crystals of Colemanite and fibrous yellowish aggregates of Hydroboracite, which form the base.
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province, Marmara Region  Turkey (01-06/2021)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.4 × 3.9 cm = 1.97” × 1.73” × 1.54”

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

EEX88AQ1: Group of Celestine crystals with a prismatic habit, translucent, with good luster and an intense, deep and uniform blue color.
On matrix, with small white crystals of Colemanite and fibrous yellowish aggregates of Hydroboracite, which form the base.
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province, Marmara Region  Turkey (01-06/2021)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.9 × 5 cm = 2.52” × 2.32” × 1.97”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.63” × 0.24”

EJB29AQ1: Group of Celestine crystals with a prismatic habit, translucent, with good luster and an intense, deep and uniform blue color.
On matrix, with small white crystals of Colemanite and fibrous yellowish aggregates of Hydroboracite, which form the base.
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province, Marmara Region  Turkey (01-06/2021)

Specimen size: 10.4 × 8.9 × 6.2 cm = 4.09” × 3.50” × 2.44”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.67” × 0.24”