Juab Co., Utah, USA - A super thumbnail ! On a small piece of matrix with several topaz crystals, up to 0.5 cm, there is a super biterminated topaz gem crystal 2.5 cm long ! No damage ! In addition there is a great bright black bixbyite crystal close to it. A very esthetic thumbnail of 2.8x1.5x1.3 cm

Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Arondu is one of the lesser known Titanite localities in Pakistan, but this area has produced some top quality crystals of the species, especially some killer twins. These are "Alpine-type" Titanite crystals, and the would be worth a great deal to any Alpine collector if there were found in Austria, Italy or Switzerland. This specimen features a few sharp, thin/narrow twinned crystals of Titanite measuring up to 1.7 cm sitting on matrix. The color is actually green, but they are coated with micro Clinochlore. Good condition overall. These pieces are some of the most difficult to obtain from Pakistan, especially these days. Overall size is 4.5x4x1.3 cm. Weight is 35 gr.

Wah Wah Mnts, Utah, USA - Well defined bright red beryl of 0.5 cm in size shows up on a small riolite matrix ! Nowadays are rare and uncommon ! Overall size is 2x2x1.4 cm. Weight is 15 gr. Mounted in a perky box.

Luishia Mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo - A nice bright green mass of wonderful malachite in a flowing bubbly display. A few minor scratches and tiny hairline crack but a very tactile specimen. Overall size is 6.1 × 7.1 × 2.9 cm. Weight is 200 gr.

Alpe delle Frasse, Laietto, Val Susa, Torino, Italy - Bright deep red hessonite crystals with clinochlore tiny crystals show up on this rock. The color of the hessonites is very classic ! Their size is up to 0.5 cm ! Overall size is 4.5x2x2 cm. Weight is 40 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

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.

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

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.