Furtei mine, Cagliari, Italy - Nice specimen with several enargite crystals grouped in an open cavity. The crystals are well terminated and up to 0.4-0.6 cm. There is also a nice coating of millimetric pyrite crystals all around ! Overall size is 7x6.5x4.5 cm

APUANE ALPS, CARRARA, ITALY - Brown terminated wurtzite crystal of 1 mm in size shows nicely on the white marble. Wurtzite is almost a rare mineral at the Apuane Alps. Showy specimen of 5x3x4 cm

Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal - Glassy translucent tabular green fluorapatite crystals to 3.0 cm in size over the top of a 7.5 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm matrix. Some chipping as seen. Great specimen !

Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania - A super nice specimen with a lot of classic minerals frm Cavnic area. Sharp metallic silver tetrahedrite crystals to 0.6 cm scattered nicely over a 5.0 x 5.0 x 2.0 cm  matrix with minor bournonite, quartz and chalcopyrite. In fine condition as seen. Ex Robert & Doris Anderson collection.Ex DanWeinrich collection.

Panasqueria Mine, Beira Baixa, Portugal - This specimen of muscovite is host to a group of color zoned crystals of apatite. This inky blue color is rare from Panasqueira. All but one of the crystals are complete. The back crystal is on the edge of the specimen and is about 80% complete. Overall size is 6.5x5.0x4.6 cm. Ex Luis Miguel Fernandez Burillo collection

BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Nicely terminated and undamaged sphalerite (blenda) crystal of  0.5 cm in size shows greatly on a carpet of siderite, calcite and tiny quartz crystals ! Overall size is 5.5x3x2 cm

BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Various nicely terminated and undamaged blenda crystal show greatly on a carpet of siderite, calcite and tiny quartz crystals ! The largest crystal is 0.7 cm in size. Overall size is 6.5x3x1.5 cm

BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY -  Lot of millimetric bright blenda crystals show on this rock ! There are almost 3 dozens crystals here. Nice specimen of 4.5x3x2 cm

Frasers Hush Mine, Weardale, County Durham, United Kingdom - A sphalerite matrix is covered with drusy quartz and with gemmy bluish twinned fluorite and isolated crystals of galena. Pretty combination. Overall size is 5.1x3.1x1.7 cm

Panasqueira Mine, Beira Baixa, Portugal - This mass of crystalline muscovite is host to several crystals of apatite to 1 cm across. No damage at all ! Overall size is 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm