BUNKER HILL MINE, KELLOGG, IDAHO, USA - Nice cluster of green pyromorphite crystals covering the whole surface of the rock. The crystals size is from 0.2 to 0.7 cm. Showy!  2.5x1.8x1 cm

SAN BENITO GEM MINE, SAN BENITO CO., CA, USA - Quite large though not perfect benitoite crystal. The crystal is 1.1 cm in size on the edge and shows a nice blue color though it shows a damage on the top. Nevertheless a large crystal ! Overall size is 3x3x2 cm.

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.

Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA - Very nice bright bixbyite crystal of 0.5 cm on the edge shows on riolite matrix. The crystal is pristine and shows no damage ! Showy rock of 5x2.7x2.3 cm in size. Ex Arkane Collection, original label.

Cross cut creek, Yukon, Canada - Well defined and terminated augelite crystals show up on this specimen. There are a large amount of perfect augelites up to 0.7 cm in size with a nice transparent light green color. Very showy specimen of 5.5x5.5x3.5 cm

Linwood mine, Ohio, USA - Very nice biterminated baryte crystal of 6x2.8x1.8 cm in size ! Great transparency and with several other baryte crystals around. Great specimen of 6.2x4x2.5 cm in size.