SAN BENITO GEM MINE, SAN BENITO CO., CA, USA - This specimen hosts both the typical minerals from this locality. There is a terminated blue crystal of benitoite of 1 cm on the edge, well exposed on the riolite rock and some other partial benitoites. A couple of neptunite show on the back of the rock. Overall size is 3x2.5x2.5 cm.

SAN BENITO GEM MINE, CA, USA - Very nice specimen with a benitoite crystal of 1.2 cm, nicely terminated. This rocks shows also some other large partial crystals of benitoites and also some 1 cm neptunites ! overall size is 2.5x2x2 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.

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.

FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY, USA -  Nicely terminated franklinite crystals are up to 0.5 cm on this rock. Overall size is 3X3X2 cm.

BUICK MINE, IRON COUNTY, MISSOURI, USA - Bright and lustruous galena specimen with a dozens of crystals up to 0.8 cm ! a real sharp and showy specimen.

ELMWOOD MINE, SMITH CO., TN, USA - Real nice terminated calcite crystal of 5.5 cm that seats on a small sphalerite matrix. Overall size is 5.5x4x4 cm.

RAY MINE, AZ - A lot of cubic cuprite crystals cover this specimn. Their size is up to 0.5-1 mm and have a deep bright red color. Overall size is 3x2.5x2 cm

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

BUNKER HILL MINE, KELLOG, IDAHO, USA - Deep orange/yellow crystals of 0.3-0.4 cm that have a wonderful showing. The overall size is 0.4x1 cm.