Darrah I Pech, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan - Lustruous tantalite crystal of 1x0.7 cm shows greatly on this rock. The crystal is fully terminated. No damage. Overall size is 3x2.8x2.6 cm

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old and very peculiar specimen since there are several 2-4 mm spessartines located on the faces of the feldspar crystals partly covered by waterclear quartz crystals. Nice specimen of 4.5x2.5x2.5 cm in size

Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia - A depcrepit galena matrix with surface coating of small smithsonite crystals also has groups, isolated crystals of the same in a pinkish brown colour up to the size of 0.8-0.9 cm ! Nice specimen of 4.3x3.1x2.7 cm in size

San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District,  Chihuahua, Mexico - Nice coating of smithsonite crystals up to 0.4-0.5 cm. Bright light blue color. Overall size is 5x2x1.5 cm

San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District,  Chihuahua, Mexico - Coating of globular smithsonite crystals ! Nice ligh blue color ! On the back of the rock a lot of 1-3 mm hemimorphites ! Overall size is 4x3x2 cm

San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District,  Chihuahua, Mexico - Nice coating of smithsonite crystals up to 0.5 cm in size ! Bright light blue color ! Overall size is 4.5x2.5x1 cm

N'Chwaning Mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa  - Nice coverage of crystalline rhodocrosite from this well known locality ! The crystals show a nice light pink color and are up to 0.4 cm Nice color and showy ! Overall size is 4x2x1.5 cm

Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado - For those who don't know, Richard Kosnar mined the Sweet Home for a few years during the late 1970's and managed to collect some excellent Rhodo specimens. This piece is from one of the last pockets that Rich and his mine foreman Dave Bergman (Brian Kosnar's maternal grandfather) opened before they were done at the mine. These three specimens feature a lovely pink-red color rhombohedra of Rhodochrosite; two of which have a bit of attached matrix. The crystals are sharp and well-formed with great color and translucency for the size I don't have to tell you that these pieces are selling for top dollar across the board. A worthwhile set of specimens of Rhodochrosite from this most classic of localities. Overall sizes 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm to 0.9 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru - A super rhodoscrosite specimen ! This rock hosts a biterminated rhodocrosite crystal of 1.6x1 cm in size ! Great color ! The crystal is gemmy ! Overal size is 2.7x2x2 cm

Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA - The Sweet Home mine is world famous for its Rhodochrosite specimens. For those who don't know, Richard Kosnar and his father-in-law Dave Bergman mined the Sweet Home for a few years during the late 1970's and managed to collect some excellent specimens. This piece features a predominant, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, rich pinkish-red rhombohedron of Rhodochrosite measuring 1.1 cm across that is perched aesthetically on contrasting black Sphalerite matrxi with minor Pyrite. This is an unusual Rhodo from the Sweet Home as they are not often seen on Sphalerite like this. It would make a great addition to any Colorado suite, a Rhodo collection or a suite of thumbnail. This piece is from one of the early pockets that Rich and Dave opened when they started mining in 1977. Overall size is 2x1.5x1.5 cm. Ex Rob Lavinsky coll.