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.

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

PAKISTAN -  This specimen has a combination of 2 interesting minerals: beryl and quartz. There are some nicely terminated light blue beryl up to 0.6 cm and some quartz crystals showing the typical shape of the faden quartz. Showy 5.5x5x5 cm rock.

Pune, Maharashtra, India - A super pentagonite specimen ! The cluster of acicular pentagonite crystal is 2 cm long ! It is composed by the grouping of 3 spheroidal pentagonite formations, being the biggest 1.5 cm in size. The pentagonite acicular cryatls are up to 0.7 cm in size ! a great specimen of 4x4x3 cm in size

Rubtsovskiy mine, Altai, Russia - Clusterr of bright  terminated cuprite crystals up to 1-1.2 cm on the edge. I count more than a dozen crystals !  Overall size is 3x2.5x2 cm

Chyta Region, Malhan Mountains, Russia - Nicely terminated elbaite of 1.5x0.8x0.5 cm with a great red color. Partly gemmy !

Saraqny near Per'm,  Central Ural Mountains,  Russia  - Dark pine green crystals of uvarovite to 2+ mm across size are set on schist. Uvarovite is the chromium variety of garnet. Chromium is responsible for the green color. No damage ! Overall size is 6.4x4.6x2.4 cm

Shanghbao mine, Hunan Prov., China - A very nice fluorite specimen from thi famous locality. There are various fluorite crystals showing a nice waterclear aspect. The largest fluorite is 1 cm on the edge and shows a beautiful cuboctahedral violet phantom inside ! such phantom can be seen also in other crystals of this rock. Lot of colorless quartz are the crystalline matrix on which the fluoritea are nested. Some pyrite cubes also present. Nice esthetic specimen of 5x3x2.5 cm

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

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.