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.

Nikolayevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russian Federation - A siderite/carbonate matrix is host to a complex cluster of doubly terminated nailhead pink manganocalcite. The crystals are up to 2.5-2.8 cm in size. A few tiny marks, but nice lustrous little specimen. Overall size is 4.4x3.4x2.4 cm

Nikolayevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia - There are various pinkish nailhead manganocalcite crystals up to 4 cm in size ! There are also many others some of them biterminated all around this rock. Nice specimen of 6x5x3.2 cm in size

Nikolayevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation - A cluster of pearly rounded columnar manganoan calcite with dodecahedral form, slightly speckled with chlorite/pocket debris. Very nice crystals up to 1.5 cm in size. Overall size is  9.4 × 7.2 × 4.5 cm.

Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Hubei Province, China - Attractive pink crystallized in a site covering an area approximately 3.0 x 3.0 cm in size nice on the front side of a 5.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm crystallized calcite matrix. In good condition as seen with minimal micro-chipping, this is richly crystallized for the species. Brown micro hubeite present as well. Sits beautifully by itself for display, this upon a sawn base. Overall size is 5.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm. Weight is 88 gr

Loralai, Baluchistan, Pakistan - A very nice fluorite specimen with  a dozen violet fluorite cubes nicely compenetrated one with the others. The fluorites are up to 1.5 cm on the edge and the calcites are up to 1.6 cm. Some of them are biterminated ! overall size is 5x4x2.2 cm. Ex Ikram Mineralogy collection.

Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Region, Congo (Republic) - Green crystals studded with small balls of yellow mimetite. There are several crystals of dioptase on this rock ! Their size is up to 0.9 cm ! Overall size is 6.5x3.5x2 cm. Weight is 50 gr

Fletcher mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - A classic calcite specimen from this locality. The calcite is biterminated and 2.8 cm in size and sits on a matrix formed by a rich coating of chalcopyrites and dolomite with siegenite ! Nice combination specimen of 3.5x3.5x3 cm

Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - Well shaped bi-terminated calcite crystal of 3.7 cm stands on this matrix coated by dolomite and chalcopyrite crystals. Nice rock of 8x3.7x1.8 cm

Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - Very nice cluster of terminated calcite crystals on a coat of tiny dolomites and chalcopyrites. The calcite are all terminated and 2.5-3.5 cm in size. Overall size is 8x2.5x1.8 cm