SAN BENITO GEM MINE, SAN BENITO CO., CA, USA - On the white riolite matrix there are 2 well shaped and bright blue benitoites of the size of 0.3 and 0.4 cm. Small but nice ! Other partial crystals ar dispesed in the matrix. Overall size is 4x3x1.2 cm

Hale Creek Mine, Trinity County, California - A nice large ammount of pink inesite crystals cover the surface of this open cavity. The crystals are up to 0.4 cm. Nice 5.5x3.5x2.5 cmin size

San Benito Co., CA, USA - There are some dark andradite crystals on this rock. The andradite size is up to 0.5 cm. A classic location of California. Overall size is 4x2.4x2 cm

Brushy Creek Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - Various yellowish translucent double terminated calcite crystal to 1. cm in length show upon a breccia matrix with crude iridescent purplish blue crystals of chalcopyrite to 0.3-0.4 cm. In very good condition as seen. Size: 13 x 7.5 x 2.0 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.

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

Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds  Co., Missouri, USA - Beautiful iridescent brassy to purplish large crystals of chalcopyrite to 1.0 cm in size scattered over the top of a 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm dolomite crystal coated matrix. Shows nicely all around and in excellent condition. Very good large crystals for the species from this locality. 

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 - Showy purple to blue iridescent crystals of chalcopyrite to 0.3 cm in size scattered over this shapely 7.5 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm white dolomite crystal coated breccia matrix. Micro-chipping present but sparse, I think this in good condition.

ELMWOOD MINE, CARTHAGE, TENNESSEE - This specimen consists in a crystalline sphalerite, bright red and well shaped with some violet fluorite cubes up to 0.7 cm on the edge. Nice rock of 5.5x5.5x3 cm in size