BACINO MINE, RIO MARINA, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - The area of Bacino mine is now close and no more accessible for collecting. This bright hematite specimen have been collected in the early 2000 when minimal digging was permitted, though under the control of the Mine Park Assistants. The specimen is fully coverd by bright hematite crystals, with great luster ! the crystals are up to 0.5-0.8 cm on the edge. There are a dozen crystals ! overall size is 2.3x2x1.5 cm

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Italy - Cluster of hematite crystals ! This rock is entirely composed by hematite crystals ! The largest is 2x1 cm in size ! Great brightness ! Overall size is 3.5x3x2.5 cm

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.

Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Semi lustrous green translucent cubic crystals of fluorite to 1.6 cm on edge over the top of a 5.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm matrix. Very minimal micro-chipping present, overall I think in very good condition.

Dreislar, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany - A good Dreislar example with tightly packed ivory white blades of barite with a pink baryte backing, dotted over by isolated dark golden iridescent chalcopyrite and some off white dolomite rhombs. Size: 4.3 × 7.1 × 4.8 cm

ZOGNO MINE, VAL BREMBANA, BERGAMO, ITALY - This mine is very famous for the well shaped violet fluorite cubes that produced in the past. Now the mine is closed. This specimen is from an old collection. This is a nice violet fluorite crystal on the quartx crystals that cover the matrix. The fluorite is 1.4x0.7x0.7 cm in size ! nice classic fluorite specimen from this locality.  Overall size is 8.5x4x4 cm. Weight is 180 gr

ZOGNO MINE, VAL BREMBANA, BERGAMO, ITALY - A nice esthetis sample from this well known mine. The specimen shows a cluster of bright violet cubic fluorites inside an open cavity. The fluorites sit on a bed of tiny colorless quartz crystals. The fluorites are with a nice violet color and are up to 0.5 cm on the dge ! Nice specimen of 3x3x2.5 cm in size

Cavnic Mine, Maramures County, Romania - A pinkish mass of interlocking pale pink flat manganoan calcite crystals partly coated with aggregates of tiny white calcite. The net effect is a mass of striped crystals. On the reverse shows the calcite being included to give a black and white effect. Really interesting piece.  An example of one of the Romanian classics and not often seen. Overall size is 8.6 × 5.9 × 5.2 cm.

Navajun, Spain - Brygth golden pyrite cube 2 cm on the edge shows nicely on matrix ! A classic from Spain. This is a well known locality the produces quite perfect pyrite cubes. Overall size is 6.3x5.5x5 cm. Weight is 220 gr

Trepča, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo - A great real esthetic specimen with well defined bright arsenopyrite crystals surrounded by quartz crystals ! There are also some sphalerite enclosed and rhodochrosite. A real nice specimen rare to find ! Overall size is 3.8 × 3 × 2.3 cm. Weight is 25 gr