HUONGHUANG, HUNAN PROV., CHINA - Terminated deep red crystals crystals of cinnabar show up on this dolomite specimen. There 2 cinnabars up to 0.8 and 1 cm on the edge, no damage ! Overall size is 6.5x4x3 cm.

PAKISTAN - Bright red corundum crystal of 0.6 cm. The crystal is emerging from the white marble matrix of 4X5X2.5 cm. There are also some small pyrite crystals around.

PAKISTAN - Well defined and shaped corundum crystal of 0.6 cm. The color is bright red. Overall size is 5X4X3 cm.

PAKISTAN - Nice though partly frozened in the matrix ! the crystal shows its shape and the bright color. The size is 0.6 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 5.5X3.5X3.5 cm.

Rubtsovskiy mine, Altai, Russia - Cluster of bright  terminated cuprite crystals up to 1.5 cm on the edge. There are half a dozen crystals. Minimal natural etching on, as typical for this species. Overall size is 2x 1.6x1.6 cm

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

Rubtsovskiy mine, Altai, Russia - Bright  terminated cuprite crystals up to 1.4 cm on the edge. Minimal natural etching on, as typical for this species. Overall size is  1.5x1.4x1 cm

Rubtsovskiy mine, Altai, Russia - Bright  terminated cuprite crystals up to 2 cm on the edge. Minimal natural etching on, as typical for this species. Overall size is 2.4x2.2x1.8 cm

PAKISTAN - Showy elbaites of 2.5 and 2.8 cm on small quartz matrix. Both are well  terminated and one shows a small quartz grown on a side. On this small crystal there is a smaller light green terminated elbaite ! real nice rock.

SHINGUS, GILGIT, PAKISTAN - Nice 1.6x0.7 cm pink elbaite. The crystal has a nice pink color and shows a flat termimation.