Cozzodisi mine, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy - Classic from Sicilian mines. A sulfur matrix covered by a layer of anydrite hosts a well shaped gypsum crystal up to 2 cm in size. Anydrite is a typical mineral of the sicilian mines. Overall size is 7.5x4x4 cm. Weight is 70 gr.

Cozzodisi mine, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy - Classic sulfur from Sicilian mines. The specimen hosts a lot of sulfur crystakls with the classic yellow color. The size is up to 1-1.3 cm. Nice specimen of 4.5x3.5x2.8 cm in size. Weight is 50 gr.

Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Deep blue tourmaline crystal of 1.5 cm in size which gradually lightens to a pale blue cap. The crystal is set part of a quartz crystal with a ball of clevelandite. No damage. Overall size is 4.5x4x2.2 cm

Sapo mine, Ferruginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Large silvery crystal groupings of muscovite to 6.0 cm in size on and albite crystal matrix with a bright dark green tabular crystals of fluorapatite to 1.5 cm in size. Size: 12.5 x 8.0 x 6.5 cm. Weight is 650 gr

Beni Bouzra, Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Morocco - Morocco has recently offered a nice variety of elbaite crystals on matrix. Here we have a specimen hosting several red elbaites, var rubellite. The main one is terminated and 1.4 cm in size ! all around there are several other elbaites and some of them are terminated or some other recrystallized. Nice quartz points also, up to 1.5-2 cm in size and biterminated. There is hyalite coating on some crystals. Overall size is 5.8x3.5x3.5 cm. Weight is 80 gr.

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - The new finding from this abandoned mine close to Apuane Alps, Tuscany. This an uncommonn salt that usually shows in small crystals. From this mine large crystals, often grouped in clusters have been found. This specimen shows a large Coquimbite crystal 2x2 cm in size ! very large for the species and for the locality . The color is the classic violet. Overall size is 5x 3 x 2.5 cm. Weight is 30 gr. Mounted in a perqy box.

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - The new finding from this abandoned mine close to Apuane Alps, Tuscany. This an uncommonn salt that usually shows in small crystals. From this mine large crystals, often grouped in clusters have been found. This specimen shows Coquimbite clusters of crystals. The color is violet and the coquimbites are up to 1.4 cm in size ! There is a great abundance of crystals grouped in clusters ! Overall size is 3.5x 2.5 x 2 cm. Weight is 30 gr.

Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - A flat feldspar matrix has a single beautifully terminated topaz crystal attached to its face. The topaz is 1.2 cm in size. There are tiny light pink tourmaline crystals around the base. Pretty little thumbnail despite a little contact to the back of the main crystal. Overall size is 2.3 × 1.8 × 1 cm. Weight is 15 gr.

Harcho, Astore Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Bright red zircon crystals on matrix ! The zircon is perfectly terminated and 1 cm wide ! Bright red color with some transparency. Overall size is 4.2x2.6x1.5 cm. Weight is 20 gr.

Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! The best and better defined crystals of cordierite ever found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.7 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x3x2.5 cm. Weight is 30 gr.