ZOGNO MINE, VAL BREMBANA, BERGAMO, ITALY - A nice esthetis sample from this well known mine. The specimen shows a cluster of bright violet cubic fluorites inside an open cavity. The fluorites sit on a bed of tiny colorless quartz crystals. The fluorites are with a nice violet color and are up to 0.5 cm on the dge ! Nice specimen of 3x3x2.5 cm in size

Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan  - An attractive specimen with anatase crystals up to 1 cm in size. The main crystal is biterminated and 1x0.9x0.8 cm in size and shows a great luster and brghtness ! There are other anatase crystals to 0.5 cm dispersed on the specimens close to the many quartz crystals !. Some of the quartz crystals form a cluster on the top of the rock ! their sizes is up to 2 cm ! some of the quartz crystals are biterminated. Overall size is 5.3x3.5x2.6 cm. Weight is 40 gr.

Uchuchaccua Mine, Oyon, Peru - 3.5cm wide exposed portion of a vug with translucent pink Rhodochrosite crystals. Good undamaged crystals to 1 cm in size ! There are a lot of crystals here, more than 2 dozens crystals !! These are great Rhodo specimens that are no longer common and currently still a great value. Overall size is 7 x 6 x 5.5 cm. Weight is 380 gr.

Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast', Prebaikalia, Eastern Siberia, Russian Federation - A 2.2 cm green-blue lustrous apatite crystal associated with some smaller ones on calcite matrix. Lovely glossy crystals with irregular forms. Overall size is 5.3 × 5.8 × 2.4 cm. Ex Paul F Smith collection (old labels)

California, USA - A very nice gold speciemn ! The rock has well visible gold wires emerging from the quartzite matrix ! There is a lot of gold wires here ! The color is bright and the wires are 0.6 cm long ! Very nice and rich specimen !! Overall size is 2.2x2x1.5 cm

Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado - The Sunnyside Mine produced some very well known Rhodochrosite specimens in its history, along with some attractive association pieces. This specimen features sharp, well-formed, attractive rhombohedra of notably RED colored Rhodochrosite which are associated with Quartz on matrix. The largest Rhodo crystal measures 7 mm, but the most imporant aspect is the RED color of the rhombs, as the vast majority of Sunnyside Rhodos are a shade of pink, and red crystals are very hard to find. Beautiful, classic material and is a true staple of any good Colorado collection. Rob Lavinsky collection, original label.  Overall size is 5x3.5x3 cm

Maynard's Claim,  Thomas Range,  Juab County, Utah, USA - Several bright metallic black bibyite crystals are mixed with a number of topaz crystals ! the bixbyite are up to 1 cm wide and the topazes are up to 1-1.3 cm in size. Nice and classic specimen of 3.2x2.5zx2 cm