Elk Creek, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA - A very esthetic baryte specimen. There are various baryte crystals here. The main one are 3.2 and 2.8 cm in size. Fully terminated the barytes show a beautiful honey color, and are gemmy ! There are a couple of smaller crystals. The barytes stand on a carpet of yellow calcite, fluorescent under UV. Overall size is 6.5x5.5x5 cm. Weight is 235 gr.

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.

Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA - Glassy prismatic, terminated, crystals of calcite measuring to 2.5 cm in length set nicely upon matrix. There are various calcite crystals forming a cluster. Incomplete the crystals at the lower part of the cluster but very nice the whole complex. A classic from this locality. Measures 7.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm.

Juab Co., Utah, USA - A super thumbnail ! On a small piece of matrix there is a perfectly terminated undamaged bixbyite crystal 0.7 cm onthe edge ! Super crystal. Overall size is 1x1x0.7 cm. Mounted in a perky box. Weight is 5 gr.

Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada - Typical specimen of rhombohedral pink rhodochrosite crystals, associated with acicular green aegirine, highly fluorescent albite and elpidite crystals. The rhodocrosite are up to 0.4- 0.5 cm in size. Overall size is 9 × 5.5 × 5 cm. Weight is 180 gr. Ex Francois Lortie specimen (original label)

Hale Creek Mine, Trinity County, California, USA - Pale pink, idiomorphic crystals of inesite from the well known US loclity. The crystals are well developed and the whole specimen is in good shape. Overall size is 4.1 × 2.2 × 2.7 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.

Lake George, Colorado, USA - Beautiful blocky bluish green loose amazonite crystal measuring 4.0 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm in size. A floater that is double terminated and without points of attachment. Very slight chipping on the bottom, still I think in  very good condition. Nice color makes for an attractive piece.

California, USA - A very nice gold speciemn ! The rock has well visible gold wires emerging from the quartzite matrix ! There is a lot of gold wires here ! The color is bright and the wires are 0.6 cm long ! Very nice and rich specimen !! Overall size is 2.2x2x1.5 cm

Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado - The Sunnyside Mine produced some very well known Rhodochrosite specimens in its history, along with some attractive association pieces. This specimen features sharp, well-formed, attractive rhombohedra of notably RED colored Rhodochrosite which are associated with Quartz on matrix. The largest Rhodo crystal measures 7 mm, but the most imporant aspect is the RED color of the rhombs, as the vast majority of Sunnyside Rhodos are a shade of pink, and red crystals are very hard to find. Beautiful, classic material and is a true staple of any good Colorado collection. Rob Lavinsky collection, original label.  Overall size is 5x3.5x3 cm