Beni Bouzra, Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Morocco - Morocco has recently offered a nice variety of elbaite crystals on matrix. Here we have a specimen hosting several red elbaites, var rubellite. The main one is terminated and 1.4 cm in size ! all around there are several other elbaites and some of them are terminated or some other recrystallized. Nice quartz points also, up to 1.5-2 cm in size and biterminated. There is hyalite coating on some crystals. Overall size is 5.8x3.5x3.5 cm. Weight is 80 gr.

TSITONDROINA, FIANARANTSOA, MADAGASCAR - Perfectly terminated gemmy liddicoatite crystal of 3x2.2x2 cm. The color is close to a light violet/red though it changes if under sun light or artificial light ! Very nice crystal.

Tantara mine, Katanga Prov., Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Africa - Super large and showy Shattuckite specimen ! The rock is 9.2x6x2.5 cm in size and shows a lot of spheroids with the classic azure/blue color ! The radial crystallization of the mineral can be seen all along the edges. A super specimen !

Antetezambato, Ambanja Area, Antsiranana Region, North Madagascar - A super specimen with great demantoid crystals. The color is the classic green/yellowish. Great luster and brightness. The crystals are up to 1-1.2 cm in diameter ! Overall size is 4.2x2.5x1.5 cm.

Antetezambato, Ambanja Area, Antsiranana Region, North Madagascar - Large plate of crystals of demantoid garnet. There are a hundred , probably more, crystals here ! The demantoid are up to 0.8 cm and have a great color and luster. Overall size is 8.5x7x4.5 cm.