Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan  - An attractive specimen with anatase crystals of 0.7 cm in size ! The anatse is pristine, undamaged and biterminated ! It shows a great luster and brightness ! It sits on a coverage of tiny quartz crystals with also some chlorite. Very esthetic and showy. Overall size is 6x6x2.5 cm. Weight is 130 gr.

Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan - A long apatite crystal has an other apatite crystal close to the upper termination. The main crystal is 3.1x1.3x1.3 cm in size and the other one is 1.3 cm wide ! Nice combined apatite crystals.

Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico - Very nice deep blue crystals of azurite forming a cluster of 3x3x1.5 cm in size. The crystals are well shaped and up to 1.8x1.5 cm in size ! Very esthetic cluster. Overall size is 3x3x1.5 cm. Weight is 21 gr

NUXIS, RIO BACHERA, CAGLIARI, ITALY - Very nice cluster of golden baryte ! The cluster is composed by 5 well terminated baryte crystals up to 3.8x2 cm in size ! Classic finding of 2010. Overall size is 5x4.5x2.8 cm. Weight is 90 gr.

Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Very nice thumbnail hosting a single gemmy prism of aquamarine attached to the edge of a feldspar/cleavelandite matrix. The aquamarine is 1 cm in size and shows nicely on the white matrix. The crystal is terminated and are visible also the termination on the bottom of the crystal. Overall size is 3.1x2.6x1.7 cm. Weight is 20 gr.

San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy - An esthetic specimen of calcite from this famous mine. The specimen hosts a great amount of bright calcite crystals, grouped forming clusters ! Very nice and typical from San Giovanni mine. Overall size is 13x8x6 cm. Weight is 515 gr.

FLORISTELLA MINE, ENNA, SICILY, ITALY - A great old timer ! This specimen hosts a great abundance of celestine crystals grouped in clusters showing complex terminations ! I count one hundred crystakls or so ! The crystals are up to 2-2.7 cm in size ! The matrix shows wel evident traces of sulfur. An interesting specimen from a mine no more producing specimens. In fact this one is from an old collection recently aquired. Overall size is 11x11x6 cm. Weight is 1.6 kg

Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! Probably the best and better defined crystals of cordierite vere found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.9 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x2.5x2 cm. Weight is 30 gr.

Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! Probably the best and better defined crystals of cordierite vere found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.5 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x2.5x2.5 cm. Weight is 30 gr.

Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - An aesthetic well terminated gemmy elbaite in combination with minor microlite & cleavelandite. The elbaite is 2.3 cm long and is perfectly terminated. The cleavelandite crystals are 1-1.3 cm wide and on some of these crystals there are some millimetric light brown microlites. Overall size is 2.6 × 2.2 × 1.1 cm