Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy - A classic finding from the ligurian rodingites. This area is famous for the bright and deep red Hessonite crystals that occur in the rodingites of the Appennine Mountains. This specimen is from an old collection and is from the finding of the late 70ies. There are several bright hessonites up to 0.7 cm in size among clinochlore crystals. Overall size is 6.5 × 4.4 × 3.5 cm. Weight is 130 gr.

Perticara mine, Perticara ItalyThis rock hosts a complex crystal of sulfur of 1.4 cm. The cluster is formed by several crystals one over the other.

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

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

Dosso degli Areti, Lago d'Iseo, Bergamo, Italy - A nice and large crystalline matrix rich in vesuvianite crystals. There a re a lot of crystals well shaped and visible up to 1.7 cm in size. A classic from the Alpine areas of Italy. Overall size is 9x6.5x3 cm.

Campomorto Quarry, Pietra Massa Locality, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo Province, Italy - Nice bright white calcite crystals, most of them gemmy, up to 1.5 cm on the edge ! Very nice coating of crystals ! Overall size is 11x9x6 cm. Weight is 850 gr.