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

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

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.

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

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.

Trepča, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo - A great real esthetic specimen with well defined bright arsenopyrite crystals surrounded by quartz crystals ! There are also some sphalerite enclosed and rhodochrosite. A real nice specimen rare to find ! Overall size is 3.8 × 3 × 2.3 cm. Weight is 25 gr

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.

Minas Gerais, Brazil - A very nice and esthetic specimen ! A quartz point, perfectly terminated hosts a couple of bright green elbaites that emerge from the quartz crystal. A third elbaite is completely frozen inside the quartz. Real nice and peculiar Brazilian specimen of 3.5x2.5x2.5 cm in size. Weight is 20 gr.

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.