*** SPECIAL, Buy 3 and get 1 Free *** This is our Minerals & Gems of the World tube. Perfect small size gift for parties or stocking stuffers.  Each tube is filled to the top with an assortment of minerals and gems listed below. These tubes are all randomly filled from quantities purchased directly from the mines, then washed, and placed in the containers. Most piec… More info

In this Minerals & Gems of the World package, you'll receive approx. 1/2 pound or 1134 carats of rough minerals and crystals from around the world.  (Also available in 1 pound packs) These minerals are all randomly scooped from quantities purchased directly from the mines, then washed, weighed, and placed in the bags. Some crystals may be loose and some are still in ma… More info

Microline var. Amazonite, Lake George, Colorado 2.15 cm x 1.85 cm x 1.44 cm     A very nice smaller specimen. It has great color and is partially translucent.  Appears complete and displays very well. … More info

Aragonite, Twinned Crystals  Molina de Aragon, Guadalajara, Castilla-Leon, Spain  4.7 cm x 3.0 cm x 2.1 cm, 47 gr. Very nice large double terminated crystal. Near colorless ends with purple center. Totally transparent color portion on one end. Very nice specimen.   … More info

In this Minerals & Gems of the World package, you'll receive approx. 1 pound or 2268 carats of rough minerals and crystals from around the world.  (Also available in 1/2 pound packs) These minerals are all randomly scooped from quantities purchased directly from the mines, then washed, weighed, and placed in the bags. Some crystals may be loose and some are still in matrix.… More info

Fluorapatite on Quartz Noyes Mountain Quarry, Oxford County, Maine 4.1 cm x 3.8 cm x 2.0 cm   Here is a nice miniature size and affordable specimen of this beautiful purple colored fluorapatite that is well known from Maine. There are two crystals, the largest measures 7 mm. The crystals are withing a quartz matrix that has some very nice micro quartz crystallization. … More info

Dugway "Geodal Thunderegg" Dugway, Juab County, Utah 6.8 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.28cm   Some call them geodes and others refer to them as thundereggs, either way they are interesting and beautiful. It has been cut open and had the surface polished. This could be a wonderful display piece, or the back could be cleaned up and I could see it in a wrap or other piece of j… More info

Rosasite in Calcite Ojuela Mine Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 4.66 cm x 2.44 cm x 2.0 cm   Here is a very interesting specimen of Rosasite on matrix, covered in clear calcite. On one side the the specimen, are crystals of colorless calcite that are mostly well formed. On the other side is Rosasite in botryoidal form, that is clear coated with calcite. Although the ca… More info

Malachite with Cerussite Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia 5.98 cm x 3.14 cm x 3.0 cm, 48.3 grams   A beautiful specimen of fibrous malachite crystals with micro crystals of Cerussite and even some calcite present. The Malachite has a velvety sheen to it. There also appears to be some pseudo-morphology on the back of the specimen where malachite have replaced blades of Cerus… More info

10, Natrolite Crystals 1.6 - 2.9 cm ea. KCAC Mine, near the Benitoite Gem Mine San Benito County, California   Out of an old collection, come these crystals of well crystallized Natrolite. These were collected over 35 years ago, from right next door to the Benitoite Mine, The Union Carbide Pit / KCAC Mine. This group of 10 crystals, are all well formed and t… More info

Chalcanthite on Matrix Bertha Mine aka Dugway Property, Dugway Mountain District,Tooele County, Utah. 7.6 cm x 3.0 cm x 3.5 cm   Here beautiful specimen of Electric Blue Chalcanthite crystals on Matrix.  The specimen has there amazing blue crystal on every side for a beautiful display. Must be handled with care as this is a fragile mineral. All care will … More info

Druzy Quartz on Chrysocolla  Milpillas Mine Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico 10.6 cm x 4.31 cm x 3.57 cm, 155.4 g.   Here is a very nice specimen of Druzy Quartz on Chrysocolla from the Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. The specimen also shows malachite along with a few other minerals. A thin layer of tabular druzy quartz crystals sit on the front of the s… More info

Prehnite O & G Quarry Southbury, Connecticut 3.31 cm x 2.84 cm x 1.78 cm   Here is a wonderful miniature size specimen of Prehnite from Connecticut. It has beautiful high luster botryoidal form that really sparkles. Great light green and yellow coloring. The back side shows some interesting etching. Beautiful specimen collected over 20 years ago. … More info

Shattuckite, Chrysocolla, Quartz Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico 6.8 cm x 6.8 cm x 4.3 cm, 135.6 g   Here is really nice and interesting multi mineral specimen. This is a specimen of shattuckite, chysocolla, quartz, hematite included quartz & shattuckite included quartz. There is a lot going on with this specimen. The colors are just amazing, with mul… More info

Roselite-Wendwilsonite Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco 8.7 cm x 5.5 cm x 4.7 cm, 274 grams Here is a beautiful specimen of this very hard to find mineral. Great coverage of crystals. Shows evidence of vugs that go deeper into the specimen.   … More info

Pyrite & Calcite Empire State Zinc Mine #4 4065' Level Balmat, New York 2.2 cm x 2.0 cm x 1.6 cm   Here is a small but amazing specimen from this mine. These pyrite crystals are some of best ever found in New York, let alone the U.S. This large thumbnail size specimen of these beautiful pyrite crystals sit on a bed of calcite. The crystals have a… More info

Rosasite on Hemimorphite, with Calcite Ojeula Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 7.94 cm x 6.43 cm x 2.8 cm   Here is a a very attractive multi mineral specimen from this well known Mexican mine. Beautiful teal colored rosasite crystals, nearly cover all the bladed hemimorphite crystal sprays on this piece. A cluster of calcite crystals formed atop of an area of Rosasite… More info

Magnesio Axinite Crystal, Merelani Hills, Tanzania 3.0 cm x 2.26 cm x 4.0 mm, 4.05 gr / 20.28 cts.   Hear is a nice crystal of a very rare variety of the mineral Axinite. This has only been found in one very small area of Tanzania. Although this flat crystal has some contact, it has some nice coloring and faces with interesting growth patterns as seen in the photos. The b… More info

Descloizite Berg Aukas Mine Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia 2.8 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.5 cm   Out of an old collection, come this beautiful small specimen of this under appreciated mineral. This Zn-Pb-V mine, is said to have produced the finest specimens of descloizite in the world, which closed in 1978. The crystals are shimmering silvery-brown, m… More info

Vesuvianite Crystal Cluster Jeffrey Mine  Val-des-Sources, Quebec, Canada 2.0 cm x 1.60 cm x 1.30 cm   Here is a wonderful thumbnail size specimen from this now closed locale. Quite brilliant cluster of colorful green and purple crystals. This cluster of crystals shows many small but double terminated,  translucent to transparent crystals, with hig… More info

Cobaltoan Calcite Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba Democratic Republic of Congo 6.72 cm x 5.3 cm x 4.3 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen of burgandy & pink colored Cobaltoan Calcite on matrix. The thousands of tiny calcite crystal seem to float over and within the matrix giving it a very sparkly druze look to it. There is minor malachite … More info

Wulfenite & Mimetite La Morita Mine Chihuahua, Mexico 4.35 cm x 3.37 cm x 2.78 cm   Here is a wonderful miniature size specimen of gemmy wulfenite with Mimetite on matrix. Beautiful glassy orange blades of wulfenite stand tall on this specimen. Crystal are both small and large and range in color from golden orange to butterscotch, sit atop and within a yellow l… More info

Pink Quartz Geode, with Hematite Inclusions and coating  Patagonia, Argentina 11.59 cm x 8.45 cm x 4.8 cm   This is a Patagonian Pink Quartz Geode! Sadly many are calling these beautiful specimens pink amethyst, which is incorrect. This Geode with pink/purple/salmon colored quartz crystals, get their coloring from hematite inclusions. They are very beautifu… More info

Linarite Grand Reef Mine Klondyke, Graham County, Arizona 5.9 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.3 cm   Here is a nice miniature specimen of beautiful cobalt blue Linarite crystal in matrix, out of an old collection. The crystals are mostly on one side, but micro crystals can be found throughout the matrix. There is also a slight bit of malachite present as well as crystals of pos… More info

Iridescent Hematite / Goethite on Calcite Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia 4.85 cm x 3.8 cm x 2.6 cm, 40.6 grams   Here is beautiful miniature size specimen of iridescent Hematite / Goethite from this famed locale. The "rainbow" iridescent is very attractive on both sides of the specimen.  It is a very 3 dimensional specimen having mounds and vu… More info

Fluorapatite on Calcite Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada 7.5 cm x 4.75 cm x 4.3 cm Here is a very nice specimen from this locale.  Present is a large, single, Double Terminated crystals of green fluorapatite on a matrix of salmon colored calcite. The apatite measures approx. 7.1 cm x 1.4 cm x 1.45 cm, a pretty large DT example. The co… More info

Fluorapatite, Albite, Muscovite Jaguaracu Pegmatite, Minas Gerias, Brazil 5.6 cm x 5.3 cm x 5.2 cm Here is a very interesting multi mineral specimen, not an easy to find combination from this pegmatite. This specimen came out of an old collection and is said to have been collected in the mid 1970's. The quite large fluorapatite crystal grew within the Albite and muscov… More info

Botryoildal Aragonite from Afghanistan 7.6 cm x 6.2 cm x 3.7 cm   Here is a wonderful specimen of Aragonite from Afghanistan. It has beautiful mounds of teal colored Aragonite on matrix. Has a soft, cotton candy like look to it.     … More info

Botryoildal Blue Aragonite Helmand Province, Afghanistan 12.48 cm x 8.15 cm x 3.8 cm   Here is a wonderful large cabinet specimen of Blue colored Aragonite from Afghanistan. It has beautiful mounds of blue to teal colored Aragonite on matrix. The front display side has soft botryioldal mounds, that almost appear fuzzy. The back side of the specimen is cut flat s… More info

Cerussite Snowflake Blue Owl Claim Yauapia County, Arizona 2.68 cm x 2.0 cm   Here is a beautiful example of this cerussite growth. It could fit barely fit in a Perky box, but is so nice, needs a display base! The specimen is a cluster of large to small "snowflake" shaped crystals of Cerussite, stacked on top of one another to for this single specimen.… More info

Erythrite Bou Azzer District, Morocco 5.9 cm x 3.46 cm x 2.57 cm   Here is a great specimen of this very colorful mineral. It has beautiful gemmy bladed crystals running up the front and within a vug on a matrix of quartz and calcite. A very attractive specimen. I have removed it from the base that was attached and will include the base if the buyer would li… More info

Brucite Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan 6.9 cm x 5.3 cm x 3.7 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen of this rare color of this mineral. The golden yellow has only been found in Pakistan. The specimen is very translucent and transparent with color that goes from white to a beautiful golden yellow. The very top has what looks to me like an angel… More info

Manganocalcite over Kutnohorite N'Chwaning Mine lll Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape, South Africa 4.7 cm x 3.3 cm x 2.2 cm   Out of an old collection, comes this amazing miniature size specimen if this Manganese bearing calcite over the uncommon mineral Kutnohorite. The soft pink color of these two minerals, makes for an attractive specimen. … More info

Inesite  Wessels Mine Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa 2.2 cm x 2.1 cm x 2.0 cm   Here is a small but aesthetic specimen from this famed locale. This material came out in the 1970's. This specimen features beautiful translucent to transparent bladed crystals of Inesite, which shifts in color from a salmon to reddish orange. These bladed crystals … More info

 Adamite var. Cuprian, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 6.7 cm x 4.4 cm x 3.5 cm   Here is a wonderful specimen of Cuprian Adamite.  Beautiful green to bluish green crystals run throughout this limonite matrix. The color on the crystal vary from pale to very intense. The Adamite, is highly fluorescent in UV lighting. A very 3 dimensional lo… More info

Botryoidal Aragonite Southwest Mine Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona ex. Al & Mary Rose Coll., ex. Stan & Lollette Dolbec Coll., Purchased from the Bisbee Mine Store in 1969, (label disinitragted) 6.9 cm x 5.24 cm x 4.35 cm, 146 grams   Here is an unusual specimen of snowy white Botryoidal Aragonite from this well known Arizona mining district. It is … More info

Manganese bearing Adamite with Austinite Ojuela Mine Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 5.7 cm x 4.2 cm x 3.3 cm   Here is a beautiful, uncommon, multi mineral specimen from this famous mine. This specimen is of Manganoan Adamite with Austinite on matrix.  It has beautiful sharp crystals of the pinkish red tipped manganese included adamite crystal around and within th… More info

Witherite on Fluorite Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois 7.1 cm x 6.7 cm x 4.4 cm, 160.2 g   Here is a very special specimen of Witherite with Fluorite. This specimen is very heavily etched all around except for one area on the bottom where blue fluorite appears to be the original point of contact.  The whitish colored crystals stand out against t… More info

Sphalerite, Quartz & Calcite Empire State Zinc Mine #4, 3800' level Balmat, New York 6.0 cm x 5.3 cm x 4.0 cm   Here is a beautiful multi mineral specimen from this amazing newer discovery. This small cabinet size specimen has a matrix filled and covered in iridescent pyrite and zinc crystals. The top surface is covered in very clean quartz crystals, som… More info

Grossular Garnet, Vesuvianite, Diopside & Actinolite, in a Smoky Quartz matrix. Goodell Farms, Sanford, Maine  collected in 1994 9.78 cm x 6.45 cm x 4.94 cm   Here is one for those New England or Maine mineral collectors! Now some say it has a look "only a mother could love, but I think it's very attractive in it's own way!   The … More info

Hemimorphite Palabanda, Mindouli Bouenza Department Republic of Congo 5.6 cm x 4.8 cm x 2.8 cm   This is one very attractive specimen from the newer discovery. Beautiful blue to aqua botryoidal mounds of Hemimorphite cover the matrix. The hemimorphite is very translucent with high luster, giving it some nice sparkle. The color is a light blue but shifts to… More info

Calcite on Galena Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma 4.7 cm x 3.5 cm x 3.2 cm   Here is a beautiful large miniature specimen of Calcite on Galena from a locale not often seen. Two transparent honey colored calcite crystals sit perched atop a few galena crystals. The calcite have very complex terminations and are just perfect all the way around. There are also one o… More info

Magnetite on Dolomite Christie Mine Clear Creek Area, Fresno County, California 9.9 cm x 8.0 cm x 5.3 cm   Here is a specimen from California that you just don't see in the market! The is a small cabinet size specimen of Micro Magnetite crystals over Dolomite. The color contract is quite stunning, with the high luster black magnetite crystals over snowy whit… More info

Hemimorphite Palabanda, Mindouli Bouenza Department Republic of Congo 6.28 cm x 4.30 cm x 3.16 cm   This is one very attractive specimen from the newer discovery. Beautiful blue botryoidal mounds of Hemimorphite cover the matrix in this vug. The color is a beautiful blue that is soft looking, almost velvet looking. The back and bottom of the matrix has bee… More info

Vesuvianite Crystal Cluster (Manganoan) Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Quebec, Canada 1.93 cm x 1.89 cm x 1.28 cm   Here is a wonderful thumbnail size specimen from this now closed locale. Quite brilliant cluster of colorful reddish - violet vesuvianite crystals up to 1.4 cm long. This cluster of crystals shows many small but double terminated  &n… More info

Cornetite with Malachite Etoile Mine (Star of the Congo) Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 6.7 cm x 5.36 cm x 3.1 cm, 66.4 grams   Here is a nice and hard to find specimen of Cornetite with Malachite. The specimen has multi generation grown of the blue cornetite, then sprinkled with micro Malachite, which give the specimen an shimmering look in per… More info

OLMIITE N'Chwaning Mines Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape, South Africa 2.18 cm x 1.70 cm x 1.62 cm   Here is a beautiful thumbnail specimen of this rare mineral. Although most are known for their pinkish coloring, this gemmy cluster of crystals it looks more of a honey to root beer coloring. Depending on the lighting, the pinkish coloring… More info

Hematite and Calcite N'Chwaning Mines Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape, South Africa 2.5 cm x 1.8 cm x 1.4 cm   Here is an amazing hematite specimen. N'Chwaning hematites are among the finest examples of the species in the world, with some of the largest, most lustrous crystals ever found. This specimen hosts hematite crystals with a… More info

Galena and Sphalerite on Druzy Quartz coated Dolomite Elmwood Mine Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee 3.0 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.8 cm   Here is a wonderfully aesthetic specimen from the Elmwood Mine. Amazing inter-grown cubes of silvery Galena sit atop of crystals of sphalerite, that are perched on a stem of dolomite that is coated in a micro quartz druze. These tin… More info

Native Copper, with phosphorescent Opal-AN,  Mt. Elliot Copper Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia 6.4 cm x 4.3 cm x 3.1 cm, 64.8 grams   Here is a wonderfully aesthetic specimen of Native Copper.  This specimen has beautiful crystallization and has not been cleaned in anyway.  What is so very special with this specimen i… More info

Kyanite Crystal "Chopsticks" Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil 15.4 cm x 6.2 cm x 3.2 cm, 124 grams   Here is a very interesting specimen of Kyanite crystals from Brazil. I call them the "Chopsticks" because if you have ever gone to a Japanese restaurant or had sushi, they look like two chopstick resting on a holder. These large crystals are… More info

Witherite Minerva #1 Mine  Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois 3.5 cm x 3.4 cm x 2.6 cm   Here is a super nice specimen of this barium carbonate mineral. Wonderful sprays along with stacked crystals give this a great overall look. A very translucent specimen. Only contact is on the back and very bottom tip from where it was removed, none can be s… More info

Calcite and Celestine, Double Terminated Crystals on matrix Pugh Quarry, Custar, Ohio 3.54 cm x 2.1 cm x 1.7 cm    Here is a absolutely beautiful specimen of blue Celestine crystals and Calcite crystals on matrix! Even though this was mounted on edge by its original owner to fit in a Perky box, mounted as seen here, it does not. So call it a small miniature or extr… More info

Prehnite O & G Quarry Southbury, Connecticut 7.5 cm x 6.4 cm x 4.7 cm   Here is a wonderful small cabinet size specimen of Prehnite from Connecticut. It has beautiful high luster botryoidal form that really sparkles. Looks like groups of pearls. It has great bi-coloring of light green and yellow. It has some interesting etching around the edges. Coll… More info

Fluorite and Schorl on Feldspar Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia 4.3 cm x 3.0 cm x 2.6 cm   Here is a beautiful multi mineral specimen from this region of Namibia. It has beautiful deep green colored fluorite with some dark purple corners, on feldspar with schorl. The fluorite is included with schorl crystals large and small. A very interesting and beaut… More info

Botryoidal Chalcedony, aka Grape Agate Manakarra Beach - Mamuju Area, West Sulawesi, Indonesia 15.56 cm x 9.40 cm x 4.20 cm   This is very interesting material that has been hitting the market in the last year. It was discovered some years back along one of Indonesia's coastal areas, but their government would not allow it collected and exported. Then last year, they ch… More info

Inesite on Calcite Wessels Mine Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa 2.71 cm x 2.84 cm x 2.0 cm   Here is an aesthetic specimen from this famed locale. This material came out in the 1970's. This specimen features beautiful translucent to transparent bladed crystal sprays of Inesite, which shifts in color from a salmon to reddish orange. … More info

Natural Turquoise Mineral Park Mine, near Kingman Mohave County, Arizona 3.9 cm x 3.2 cm x 2.6 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen of natural Turquoise. This natural crystallized Turquoise has a botryoidal form, and with it's beautiful robin egg blue coloring, it makes for a very attractive specimen. The camera lens gives the already be… More info

Stilbite on Epidote Daikon, Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali 7.1 cm x 4.7 cm x 4.0 cm   Here is a beautiful association of Stilbite on Epidote. Large, well formed bow-tie cluster of pale yellow to butterscotch colored stilbite, sits on a matrix covered in small epidote crystals. The epidote crystals are very transparent to translucent when back lit, as is the st… More info

Hemimorphite w/ Cerussite M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of Congo 8.0 cm x 6.8 cm x 3.9 cm   This is one very attractive specimen from the newer discovery. Beautiful blue botryoidal mounds of Hemimorphite cover the entire specimen. The electric blue color mounds are translucent. The camera lens seems to pick up a purple tone to the color, which the e… More info

5 Jeremejevite Crystals   Erongo Region, Namibia 5.0 mm - 11.1 mm   Here are 5 very well formed crystals of this rare mineral. Jeremejevite is a rare aluminum borate mineral with variable fluoride and hydroxide ions. These beautiful crystals have one well terminated end with complex terminations,  which you do not find very often, as many in the market are… More info

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) with Gyrolite on Prehnite ps. Laumontite Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban district, Maharashtra, India ex. Rock Currier Collection #2202 ex. The Stone Thrown Collection  3.0 cm x 1.85 cm x 1.18 cm     This specimen consists of small balls of Gyrolite that have a sight yellowish green tint, covering a Prehnite cast after laumo… More info

Okenite on Blue Chalcedony, with Calcite Aurangabad, Maharashta, India 5.0 cm x 4.4 cm x 1.0 cm   Out of an old collection, come this beautiful and delicate specimen.   This is a very aesthetic combination of textures and colors across this okenite association. These specimens are quite uncommon, mined long ago. You just do not see the blue chalcedony matri… More info

Chalcedony var. Chrysoprase Bahia, Brazil 10.26 cm x 6.2 cm x 4.6 cm, 239 g   Out of an old collections, come this beautiful raw natural specimen of Chrysoprase from Brazil. A rather attractive specimen, kind of looks like a mountain range. It has beautiful green color that is translucent. The bottom has been cut flat to expose the beauty of this material. T… More info

Descloizite Berg Aukas Mine Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia 3.4 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.2 cm   Out of an old collection, come this beautiful specimen of this under appreciated mineral. This Zn-Pb-V mine, is said to have produced the finest specimens of descloizite in the world, which closed in 1978. The crystals are shimmering silvery-brown, most with dendritic form.&n… More info

Manganocalcite over Kutnohorite N'Chwaning Mine lll Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape, South Africa 4.4 cm x 4.2 cm x 2.0 cm   Out of an old collection, comes this amazing miniature size specimen if this Manganese bearing calcite over the uncommon mineral Kutnohorite. The soft pink color of these two minerals, makes for an attractive specimen. … More info

Charlesite N'Chwanning Mine Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape, South Africa 1.7 cm x 1.5 cm x 1.2 cm ex. Ashley & Gail Diack collection   Here is a large thumbnail specimen of the rare Ettringite Group mineral, Charlesite. This comes from the old collection of these well known South African collectors. This is a group of lemon yello… More info

Calcite, Manganoan Calcite, Bultfonteinite, Hausmannite N'Chwaning Mine  Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa 8.3 cm x 4.5 cm x 2.9 cm ex. William Wilson collection   Here is a very unique multi mineral specimen from this famed locale. I call this one "THE ARCH" The archway is made of Calcite scalenohedron crystal… More info

Amethyst on Rhyolite Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah 10.0 cm x 8.0 cm x 2.20 cm   Here is something you don't see every day from the land of red beryl, topaz bixbyite.  Beautiful crystals of pale colored amethyst. You could call them druzy, but they are some larger druzy crystals. The color is a lavender and the quartz faces have very high luster. The a… More info

4) Sturmanite Specimens N'Chwaning Mines & Wessels Mine Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa 2.0 cm to 3.2 cm   Here is a great lot of this rare sulfate mineral. It is very hard to find fine examples undamaged due to the softness of the mineral. Finding a well formed crystal of this rare mineral is real prize. Here are 4 gr… More info

Enargite, Pyrite and Quartz Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana  6.2 cm x 4.7 cm x 3.8 cm   If you collect Butte Montana minerals, here is a great one! Matrix is pure pyrite, with crystals of black enargite with sprays of quartz. Most crystal are complete and well terminated, however there are a few enargite crystals that do not have complete tips, b… More info

Fluorite, Aquamarine, Schorl, Quartz on Feldspar Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia 4.9 cm x 3.8 cm x 3.7 cm   Here is a beautiful multi mineral specimen from this region of Namibia. It has beautiful multi colored fluorite on feldspar, with aquamarine, shorl and quartz. From the look at the formation and inclusions, it would appear that the aquamarine and scho… More info

Ettringite and Quartz N'Chwaning  Mine Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape, South Africa 6.0 cm x 3.2 cm x 1.4 cm   Here is a wonderful specimen from this famous mine. Many beautiful lemon yellow crystals of ettringite, from micros up to 9 mm. They are all very gemmy with high luster faces.  High luster druzy quartz crystals cover the ma… More info

Here is a very interesting and unique, large cabinet size specimen from a fairly recent find near Grass Valley, California. The exact location is a closely held secret of the discoverers. This is a specimen of crystal clear druzy quartz which has coated a piece of chalcedony and decomposing serpentine. Under proper lighting, these prismatic crystals really sparkle. It has been named &qu… More info

Fluorapatite on Topaz Pedra Azul Pegmatite District, Minas Gerais, Brazil 5.2 cm x 3.1 cm x 2.3 cm, 46.4 gr. Here is a very interesting and unique specimen. A large, weathered / aged etched crystal of Fluorapatite grew on top of an amazingly Ice Clear Topaz crystal. The topaz has a full top termination, the bottom is a healed termination. Fluorapatite fluoresces a very br… More info

Vivianite on Matrix Tomokoni Mine, Canutillos Subdistrict, Machacamarca Mining District, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia 6.0 cm x 5.5 cm x 5.2 cm   Here is a beautiful and very dramatic looking specimen of Vivianite from Bolivia. The green with blue colored gemmy crystals appear to be bursting through their metamorphosed sandstone matrix. The Main… More info

Botryoildal Blue Aragonite from Afghanistan 15.0 cm x 8.5 cm x 4.8 cm, 682 grams   Here is a wonderful large cabinet specimen of Blue colored Aragonite from Afghanistan. It has beautiful mounds of blue to teal colored Aragonite on matrix. The front display side has soft botryioldal mounds, that almost appear fuzzy. The back side of the specimen looks like ocean … More info

Cerussite with Malachite & Duftite Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto, Namibia 5.0 cm x 4.1 cm x 2.8 cm   Here is a beautiful miniature size specimen of Cerussite with Malachite and Duftite from this famous mine. The malachite and duftite micro crystals add a nice color contrast to the very clear cerusite crystals. There is much twinning going on within this cluster of cryst… More info

Here is a great miniature size specimen of Azurite. This specimen comes from the famed Tsumeb, Namibia. Ex. Gerhard Grude Collection. This piece was collected many years ago and was hand collected by him. This specimen has a very aesthetic 3D presence to it. It is a grouping of deep blue crystals. The tips, as you can see in one of the photos, have some transparency to them, allowin… More info

Gypsum var. Selenite Crystals on Matrix Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 12.0 cm x 8.3 cm x 6.8 cm   Here is a beautiful example of this incredible glassy-transparent Selenites from Naica, with so many wonderful sharp terminated faces! This is some of the finest gem selenite crystals found. Naica is known for the Caves of Giant Selenite crystals. … More info

Inesite Hale Creek Mine Mad River Rock, Coastal Range, Trinity County, California 14 cm x 12 cm x 11 cm, 2.12 lbs / 1.236 kg   Out of an old collection, come this great large cabinet specimen from this extinct manganese mine. Here are groups of Inesite crystals with very well defined simple forms,  bright and with a very intense pink color, on a matrix of I… More info

Inesite on Calcite N'Chwanning Mines Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa 9.73 cm x 8.0 cm x 4.6 cm   Here is an aesthetic specimen from this famed locale. I find the back side even more interesting to look at. This specimen features beautiful translucent to transparent bladed crystal sprays of Inesite, which shifts in color from a salmon to reddish ora… More info

Crystalline Orbicular Quartz with Chlorite Inclusions, aka Trade name "Ocean Jasper" Marovato, Sofia, Madagascar 10.12 cm x 7.55 cm x 4.55 cm, 337.7 grams   Here is a very unique and interesting specimen of this material that has long since been mined out. Known as "Ocean Jasper", this is not a Jasper at all. It is a Crystalline Orbicular Quart… More info

Iridescent Hematite / Goethite on Quartz Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia 9.7 cm x 8.9 cm x 6.5 cm, 419.5 grams   Here is a rather larger that usually found specimen of Iridescent "Rainbow" Hematite / Goethite on quartz from this famed locale. The "rainbow" iridescent is very attractive on most of the specimen, the rear not nearly as covered.&n… More info

Orpiment Twin Creeks Mine Cut 62, Mega Pit, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada 6.7 cm x 5.0 cm x 3.5 cm   Here is an outstanding small cabinet specimen of wonderfully lustrous, sparkling orangy terminated crystals of Orpiment to 2.0 cm. It comes with the early original label from Collectors Edge, which has a "Orpiment … More info

Cerussite with Dolomite  Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto, Namibia 5.3 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.6 cm   Here is a beautiful and unusual specimen of Cerussite from this famous mine. Amazing cluster of cerrussite crystals sit perched atop of a matrix made up of dolomite and cerrusite. The large cluster on top is well formed, the front of the specimen is coated in micro dolomite … More info

Sowbelly Agate with Native Silver  Creede, Colorado 15.1 cm x 9.24 cm x 9.3 cm, 4.4 lbs   Here is a beautiful large specimen of this amazing agate from Colorado. Wonderful bands of differing purple to blue colors. You can see amethyst crystal growth along the top. It has had a section cut off to show all of its amazing banding.  The rest of the specime… More info

Cerussite on Copper Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto, Namibia 3.4 cm x 3.0 cm x 2.9 cm   Here is a beautiful miniature size specimen of Cerussite from this famous mine. There is much twinning going on within this matrix of copper. The main crystal is gem quality, with a large clean area showing lots of dispersion. A very aesthetic beautiful specimen from the Tsumeb Mine. … More info

Axinite-(Mg) / Magnesio Axinite Rough and Cut Set D-Block Mine Merelani Hills, Tanzania     I hate using the term rare, but this rough and cut set is just that.   It is hard enough to find crystals from this 2010 discovery, but to pair them with like coloring cut stones, well just try to find others!   Here is an amazing set of rou… More info

Sphalerite & Calcite Empire State Zinc Mine #4, 3800' level Balmat, New York 5.1 cm x 4.1 cm x 2.6 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen of sphalerite with calcite from this amazing newer discovery. This small cabinet size specimen is filled with beautiful gemmy crystals of golden yellow sphalerite on top of and within crystals of calcite. There are all on a… More info

Natrolite Crystals, Union Carbide Pit (near Benitoite Mine) San Benito County, California 4.0 cm x 2.34 cm x 2.1 cm ex. Jack Nieburger coll. ex. Kristalle   Here is a beautiful cluster of crystals of the Zeolite Group species, Natrolite. An excellent and uncommon, fairly large crystal for the locale. Seldom on the market in this quality. Natrolite from t… More info

Sturmanite N'Chwaning II Mine Kalahari Manganese Fields,  Northern Cape, South Africa 3.3 cm x 2.9 cm x 1.9 cm   Out of an old collection comes this really fine and aesthetic sturmanite miniature from the N’Chwaning II Mine.  Very hard to locate such a fine example. This is a very 3-dimensional specimen with large, inter-grown disc-shap… More info

Descloizite Berg Aukas Mine Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia 3.8 cm x 3.3 cm x 3.0 cm   Out of an old collection, come this beautiful specimen of this under appreciated mineral. This Zn-Pb-V mine, is said to have produced the finest specimens of descloizite in the world, which closed in 1978. This is a large cluster of Descloizit… More info

Axinite-(Mg) / Magnesio Axinite Rough and Cut Set D-Block Mine Merelani Hills, Tanzania     I hate using the term rare, but this rough and cut set is just that.   It is hard enough to find crystals from this 2010 discovery, but to pair them with like coloring cut stones, well just try to find others!   Here is an amazing set of… More info

Malachite ps. after Azurite New Cornelia Mine Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Pima County, Arizona 9.4 cm x 6.3 cm x 2.3 cm   Out of an old collection is this very fine pseudomorph, of velvety green crystallized malachite replacing azurite. Here is a beautiful example of this old classic from many years ago, from this closed locality.  The original azurite c… More info

Large Sowbelly Agate with Native Silver  Creede, Colorado 15 cm x 11 cm x 9 cm, 5.058 lbs / 2.29 kg    Here is a beautiful large specimen of this amazing agate from Colorado. Wonderful bands of differing pale purple to blue colors.  It has had a section cut off to show all of its amazing banding. The rest of the specimen is all n… More info

Natural Turquoise Mineral Park Mine, near Kingman Mohave County, Arizona 5.95 cm x 4.77 cm x 1.85 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen of natural Turquoise. This natural crystalized Turquoise has a botryoidal form, and with it's beautiful robin egg blue coloring, it makes for a very attractive specimen. The camera lens gives the already beautiful blue color… More info

Prehnite over Andradite Garnet Daikon, Kayes Region, Mali 8.9 cm x 4.6 cm x 4.0 cm    Here is a beautiful specimen of a not so common association of minerals. This specimens comes from a fairly new find in the African nation of Mali. Beautiful botryoidal light green balls cover this large cluster of andradite garnet. The deep brown and golden yellow garnet … More info

Calcite (Classic Material),  Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona 7.3 cm x 7.1 cm x 5.7 cm Here is an amazing old time classic Calcite from this famous mining district in Bisbee.  It features highly modified, translucent, dogtooth like scalenohedral crystals on matrix, which create a very showy and 3D looking specimen. No damage that I… More info

Fluorapatite, Arsenopyrite, Pyrite, Marcasite, Muscovite, Sphalerite Panasqueira Mine Castelo Branco, Portugal 12.17 cm x 10.34 cm x 4.8 cm, 732 grams   Where do I begin to describe this amazing cabinet size multi mineral specimen from this famous mine. This is a very complex specimen with just so much to look at and admire. This specimen hosts at least 6 differ… More info