Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - Glassy yellow mostly gemmy prismatic, double terminated, crystals of calcite measuring to 5.3 cm in length set nicely upon matrix. One cleaved crystal termination at the extreme far right edge of the matrix, this away from the piece, as seen. The prominent crystal is in excellent condition. Measures 9.0 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm.

Uchucchacua Mine, Lima Department, Peru - Semi lustrous sharp crystals to 1.5 cm in size across the top of this matrix with minor rhodochrosite. In very good condition and quite fine for the species. Overall size is 6.0 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm. Weight is 140 gr.

Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - An esthetic well terminated gemmy elbaite in combination with cleavelandite. The crystal is 2 cm long and it is perfectly terminated and shows a greeen color in the lower part that becomes lighter close to the top.  Great specimen of 2.1 × 1.9 × 1.1 cm.

Alchuri, Shigar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Bright deep green epidote crystals form a 4.2 cm long cluster ! The epidotes are wwell shaped and pristine ! Their size is 0.5-0.7 cm ! A well terminated dolomite stands on the epidotes. Nice specimen of 4.2x2x1 cm in size. Ex Ikram Mineralogy collection

Loralai, Baluchistan, Pakistan - A very nice fluorite specimen with  a dozen violet fluorite cubes nicely compenetrated one with the others. The fluorites are up to 1.5 cm on the edge and the calcites are up to 1.6 cm. Some of them are biterminated ! overall size is 5x4x2.2 cm. Ex Ikram Mineralogy collection.

Niaslo, Basha Valley, Skardu Distr., Northern Areas, Pakistan - A nice light violet fluorapatite crystals sits on the top of a terminated well defined adularia crystal. The apatite is 0.7 cm wide and the adularia is 2.3x2 cm. Overall size is 2.5x2.4x2.2 cm

Alchuri Village, Shigar, Northern Areas, Pakistan -A very good gemmy glassy lustrous clean fluorapatite crystals incombination with well terminated pure white well terminated orthoclase crystals hosts to matrix. The fluorapatites are gemmy and perfectly terminated ! their size are up to 0.8 cm ! the color is light pink. All around there are miriad of terminated orthoclases. Overall size is 8.5x6x4 cm

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 up to the size of 1 cm ! The vesuvianites have also some tiny grossular crystals all around. The whole rock is a pyroclastic stone. Overall size is 8.7x5x5 cm. Weight is 245 gr.

Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A bright yellow sulfur crystal of 1x1 cm in size shows on the top of this marble specimen ! A very nice crystal, terminated. Rare to find such kind of crystals. Overall size is 7x4.5x3.5 cm.

LA FACCIATA QUARRY, APUANE ALPS, CARRARA, ITALY - Classic specimen from Apuane Alps ! There is a biterminates quartz crystals of 0.9 cm in size ! There are some other 2-3  mm quartz crystals around a nd a lot of tiny dolomite crystals. Overall size is 6.5x6x5 cm.