Minerva No. 1 mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA - Colorless spiky crystals of calcite measuring to 2.5 cm in height coming off this matrix. Some of the crystals show cleaving. Overall size is 10.5 x 10.0 x 5.0 cm.

Campomorto Quarry, Pietra Massa Locality, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo Province, Italy - Nice bright white calcite crystals, most of them gemmy, up to 1.5 cm on the edge ! Very nice coating of crystals ! Overall size is 11x9x6 cm. Weight is 850 gr.

Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia - A single perfect striated blue aquamarine crystal shows up on a small mass of small irregular orthoclase crystals. The exposed crystal measures to 4 cm in size !! Great color and very fine specimen from this well known locality. This specimen has been collcrted in 1996. Overall size is 4 × 3.1 × 2.4 cm. Weight is 42 gr

PIZZO MARCIO, VAL VIGEZZO, NOVARA, ITALY - Light blue beryl var aquamarine of 1 cm in size ! A classic from this italian locality. Overall size is 4.5x4x3 cm. Weight is 72 gr.

Khogyani, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan - A nice specimen with several large andradite crystals up to 1 cm wide with diopside and chlinochlore. Overall size is 4.5x4x4 cm. Weight is 102 gr.