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

Alchuri Village, Shigar, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Nice cluster of epidote crystals. The crystals have grown such as faden quartz. The epidotes are up to 1.5 cm wide and 2 cm tall. The whole cluster is 3x2 cm in size and there are 4 large crystals and some smaller others. Ex Ikram Mineralogy collection

Panasqueira Mine, Beira Baixa, Portugal - A large single glassy two colour green apatite crystals with discs of siderite formed over an arsenopyrite/wolframite/cassiterite matrix. The apatite is 1.5x1 cm in size ! Veri nice and bright ! Overall size is 3.7 × 3.4 × 2.8 cm.

Rubtsovskiy mine, Altai, Russia - Bright  terminated cuprite crystals up to 2 cm on the edge. Minimal natural etching on, as typical for this species. Overall size is 2.4x2.2x1.8 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

Sakavalana pegmatite, located 25 km south of the village of Mandosonoro, SW of Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa province, Madagascar - Terminated bright pink crystal of pezzottaite on matrix. The crystal is 0.3 cm in size and shows well emerging from the book of violet lepidolite. Very nice. Overall size is 4x3.5x2.5 cm

Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan - Double terminated elbaite attached to a book of cleavelandite. The crystal is undamaged and 3.2 cm long ! it shows a light yellow on one end and green on the other. There is a smaller 1.3 cm terminated elbaite on a side. Overall size is 4.7x2.5x2 cm

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - Nice large cerussite crystals form  this cluster. There are three crystals up to the size of 1.4 cm forming a group of 3x2x1.5 cm ! Overall size of this specimen is 3x2.5x2 cm

Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania - A single crystal of tanzanite with a faint brown colour and graphite inclusions within. When viewed side on it displays the more typical blue/purple colour. Overall size is 1.5x0.7x0.4 cm

Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico - Esthetic wulfenite specimen with several bright orange crystals up to 1.5 cm in size ! Showy thumbnail !Overall size is 2x1.2x1 cmOjuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico - Esthetic wulfenite specimen with several bright orange crystals up to 1.5 cm in size ! Showy thumbnail !Overall size is 2x1.2x1 cm