Lanqiao Mine, Liancheng, Longyan, Fujian, China - Platy pink crystallized rhodochrosite across the front of this matrix. Micro-chipping present but sparse as seen, the piece in good condition. Size: 4.2 x 3.7 x 1.0 cm. Weight is 15 gr

N'Chwaning mines, Northern Cape, South Africa - Prismatic crystals of sturmanite to 1.2 cm in length set nicely up on matrix. One crystal shows damage, this still very nice for the species. Originally obtained through collector Bill Pinch in the early 1980s. Overall size is 6.0 x 6.0 x 0.5 cm. Ex Stan Woollams collection

Brumado, Bahia, Brazil - Very nice, bright uvite crystals on magnesite crystalline matrix. The uvite have a nice deep green color and show greatly on the magnesite cluster. The main uvite is 2.5 cm wide ! A very nice brazilian specimen. Overall size is 4x3.5x3.3 cm.Weight is 36 gr

Sweetwater mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - Non-lustrous thick penetration twinned crystals of galena measuring to 2.7 cm in size coming off this matrix covered by non-twinned cube octahedral crystals. The twinning plane is very distinct on this one. In good condition. Size: 7.0 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm

Nikolayevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation - A cluster of pearly rounded columnar manganoan calcite with dodecahedral form, slightly speckled with chlorite/pocket debris. Very nice crystals up to 1.5 cm in size. Overall size is  9.4 × 7.2 × 4.5 cm.

Monteponi mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy - A classic from this mine ! The specimen of galena hosts several phosgenite crystals grouped forming a cluster ! The crystals are up to 2 cm in size ! They show the classic yellow fluorescence under UV light. Great specimen ! Overall size is 7x7x5.5 cm. Weight is 595 gr

Campo Francia, Malenco Valley, Sondrio, Italy - Bright green andradite var demantoid crystals from this well famous italian locality ! The specimen hosts half a dozen crystals ! The main largest andradite is 1 cm wide and shows greatly on the white asbestos ! there are other crystals nicely located among the white fibers of the asbestos. A great spacimen, not easily found available ! overall size is 6x4.5x4 cm. Weight is 120 gr.

CRUZEIRO MINE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL - Bright green elbaites show up on this specimen with a lot of cleavelandite spheroids on an albite matrix. The elbaites show a nice bright green color and are up to 3 cm in size ! Classic from Brazil. Overall size is  10x8x2.4 cm. weight is 177 gr.

Paprook, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - A nice single terminated crystal of elbaite from this well known and famous Afghan locality. The crystal has with a soft pink/red top. The elbaite is pristine and undamaged and is 2 cm in size ! Overall size 3.5x2.5x2.5 cm. Weight is 18 gr

Brilliant sharp striated cubic crystals of pyrite to 1.8 cm on edge across the top of this lustrous black sphalerite crystal matrix with quartz. The sphalerite crystals measure to 1.2 cm in size. This is in very good condition with only minimal micro-chipping to some of the quartz crystals at the far lower right side of the piece. Overall size is 6.0 x 5.0 x 2.0 cm. Ex D. Weinrich collection.