Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Bright red spessartine crystals are dispersed on this albite matrix. The main spessartinel is 0.5 cm, the Others are 1-2 mm in size. Overall size is 5x5x3.2 cm

Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - Glassy prismatic, terminated, crystals of calcite measuring to 2.5 cm in length set nicely upon matrix. There are various calcite crystals forming a cluster. Incomplete the crystals at the lower part of the cluster but very nice the whole complex. A classic from this locality. Measures 7.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm.

Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy - A classic finding from the ligurian rodingites. This area is famous for the bright and deep red Hessonite crystals that occur in the rodingites of the Appennine Mountains. This specimen is from an old collection and is from the finding of the late 70ies. There are several bright hessonites up to 0.7 cm in size among clinochlore crystals. Overall size is 6.5 × 4.4 × 3.5 cm. Weight is 130 gr.

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Durango, Mexico - Prismatic crystals of fluorapatite to 1.0 cm in height lightly coated with what appears to be quartz set on matrix. SIZE: 6.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm

Darrah I Pech, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan - Nice bright beryl var goshenite of 2.6x2.3x2 cm in size. The goshenite sits on a small matrix and is biterminated.  Overall size is 2.6x2.3x2.4 cm. Weight is 20 gr.

Erupcion mine, Chihuahua, Mexico - Blocky lustrous pseudo-cubic crystals of wulfenite to 0.5 cm in size on matrix with acicular crystallized willemite. Minimal micro-chipping present but still in good condition. Size: 6.0 x 6.0 x 2.0 cm.

Yunchangping Mine, Wanshan, Tongren, Guizhou, China - Lustrous red crystals of cinnabar to 0.5 cm in size on a matrix of white crystallized dolomite. The prominent crystals in good condition, slight micro-chipping present. Size: 5.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm. Weight is 49 gr

Case Collina quarry, Pitigliano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - An old timer since this quarry was closed more than 20 years ago. The specimen hosts a number of large and well exposed brown vesuvianite crystals to the size of 1.5 cm ! The vesuvianites have also some tiny grossular crystals all around. The whole rock is a pyroclastic stone. Overall size is 6.5x5.5x5.5 cm. Weight is 200 gr.

Juab Co., Utah, USA - A super thumbnail ! On a small piece of matrix there is a perfectly terminated undamaged bixbyite crystal 0.7 cm onthe edge ! Super crystal. Overall size is 1x1x0.7 cm. Mounted in a perky box. Weight is 5 gr.