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

Stikine River, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA - This rock hosts several bright deep red well terminated almandines from the Alaska area ! The crystals are up to 1.5 cm in diameter ! Neat and showy rock of 5x3x3 cm in size

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada - "Cinnamon" Grossulars from Jeffrey are known for their unique orange color, gemminess, top luster and superb "textbook" form. Here we have a nice specimen from this hisoric mine featuring good quality, sharp, lustrous, orange color, gemmy, dodecahedral crystals of Grossular which measure up to 6 mm on blue Chalcedony (according to the label) on matrix. This material is no longer being found as the Jeffrey Quarry is completely defunct and will not produce these specimens again. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#5647). Overall size is 4x4x2 cm

Henderson No. 2 Mine, Chibougamau, Quebec Province, Canada - Lustrous twinned Cubanite crystals and colorless gemmy Calcite on a matrix of sulphides and Calcite.  The largest Cubanite crystal measures 5 mm. Very nice specimen of  3.5x2.5x1.5 cm in size. Ex Arkane collection.

Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - Glassy yellow mostly gemmy prismatic, double terminated, crystals of calcite measuring to 5.3 cm in length set nicely upon matrix. One cleaved crystal termination at the extreme far right edge of the matrix, this away from the piece, as seen. The prominent crystal is in excellent condition. Measures 9.0 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm.

Montgomery County Quarry, Mauldin Mt., Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA - Glistening botryoidal green spherical shaped crystal groupings of wavellite to his 1.5 cm in diameter covering a 4.5 x 2.5 cm area upon this 6.0 x 5.5 x 3.0 cm matrix. In excellent condition and quite nice for the species. 

Bright, deep red, terminated 1.7 cm crystal of neptunite on matrix. There are 2 other smaller crystals on the right. Showy 3x3x2 cm specimen. Overall size is 3x3x2 cm.

Sweetwater  Mine, Missouri, USA - Colorless to very pale yellowish translucent semi-lustrous prismatic crystals of calcite to 3.7 cm in length set attractively over the top of a 9.5 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm pyrite, chalcopyrite, and dolomite crystal matrix. Very minimal micro-cleaving present, this is in very good condition and sits very nicely by itself for display.

Red Cloud mine, La Paz county, Arizona, USA - Nice specimen from a defunct locality, showing three perfectly terminated bright orange wulfenites ! The crystal size is up to 0.6 cm. Overall size is 3x2x1.5 cm.

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada - Gemmy honey coloured grossular crystals up to 1 cm in size covering the matrix. Very nice and showy specimen of 3.5x3x2 cm in size