Dallas Gem Mine, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA - A single terminated lustrous black neptunite crystal measuring 2.7 cm in length set on the side of matrix. No damage. Overall size: 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.  Ex Ralph Merrill collection

Sakavalana pegmatite, located 25 km south of the village of Mandosonoro, SW of Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa province, Madagascar - Terminated bright pink crystal of pezzottaite on matrix. The crystal is 0.3 cm in size and shows well emerging from the book of violet lepidolite. Very nice. Overall size is 4x3.5x2.5 cm

Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan - Double terminated elbaite attached to a book of cleavelandite. The crystal is undamaged and 3.2 cm long ! it shows a light yellow on one end and green on the other. There is a smaller 1.3 cm terminated elbaite on a side. Overall size is 4.7x2.5x2 cm

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - Nice large cerussite crystals form  this cluster. There are three crystals up to the size of 1.4 cm forming a group of 3x2x1.5 cm ! Overall size of this specimen is 3x2.5x2 cm

Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania - A single crystal of tanzanite with a faint brown colour and graphite inclusions within. When viewed side on it displays the more typical blue/purple colour. Overall size is 1.5x0.7x0.4 cm

Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico - Esthetic wulfenite specimen with several bright orange crystals up to 1.5 cm in size ! Showy thumbnail !Overall size is 2x1.2x1 cmOjuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico - Esthetic wulfenite specimen with several bright orange crystals up to 1.5 cm in size ! Showy thumbnail !Overall size is 2x1.2x1 cm

Zagi Mountain, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan - Nice bright orange bastnaesite crystal of 0.7 cm wide. The crystal has no damage and shows nicely on a pericline crystal of 2.3 cm long. Overall size is 2.2x1.3x1 cm

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

Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! Probably the best and better defined crystals of cordierite vere found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.5 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x2.5x2.5 cm. Weight is 30 gr.

Erupcion Mine, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico - Light carmel colored blocky wulfenite crystals to 0.4 cm in size rich on a 3.5 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm matrix with minor calcite. In great condition as seen. Ref: The Mineralogical Record, 34(6),pp:5-31. Ex Gene Tribbey collection.