Itongafeno,Mahaiza, Madagascar - Very nice cluster of ferrocolumbite. The crystals are well shaped and grouped forming a cluster. Their size is up to 1.5 cm. Overall size is 2.7x2x1.5 cm. Weight is 12 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.

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

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.

Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan - Bright metallic anatase crystals show on this specimen. The main anatase is perfectly terminated and is 1 cm in size. The others are up to 0.7 cm. Very nice ! Overall size is 9x5.5x5 cm. Weight is 300 gr.

HOOSY, MADAGASCAR - An esthetic violet corundum biterminated and quite large ! The crystal is 1.8-1.5 cm in size and shows greatly on the scist matrix. Very nice display ! Overall size is 4.5x2.7x2.5 cm. Weight is 40 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

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

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