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

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

Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - An incredible rich specimen !! There are miriad of terminated beryl var aquamarine crystals here ! The main crystals are in the fronT of the specimen and are up to 3.3 cm in size ! I count more than two dozens of berylS ALL terminated when looking at the specimen from above !! a very nice esthetic specimen. Overall size is 12.5x9x4.5 cm. Weight is 570 gr.

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.

Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan - A long apatite crystal has an other apatite crystal close to the upper termination. The main crystal is 3.1x1.3x1.3 cm in size and the other one is 1.3 cm wide ! Nice combined apatite crystals.

Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan  - An attractive specimen with anatase crystals of 0.7 cm in size ! The anatse is pristine, undamaged and biterminated ! It shows a great luster and brightness ! It sits on a coverage of tiny quartz crystals with also some chlorite. Very esthetic and showy. Overall size is 6x6x2.5 cm. Weight is 130 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

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.

Khogyani, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan - A nice specimen with several large andradite crystals up to 1 cm wide with diopside and chlinochlore. Overall size is 4.5x4x4 cm. Weight is 102 gr.

Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - An esthetic well terminated gemmy elbaite in combination with cleavelandite. The crystal is 2 cm long and it is perfectly terminated and shows a greeen color in the lower part that becomes lighter close to the top.  Great specimen of 2.1 × 1.9 × 1.1 cm.