Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! Probably the best and better defined crystals of cordierite vere found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.5 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x2.5x2.5 cm. Weight is 30 gr.

Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA - Bright blue acicular crystals of Clinoclase on matrix.Overall size is 2.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - Very nice cerussite crystals are on this specimen . The crystals form clusters up to 2 cm wide and there is some green duftite also. Overall size is 3x2.4x2.3 cm

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - On a galena matrix there are a large amount of cerussite crystals up to the size of 1-1.3 cm across. The largest crystal is uncomplete but all others are terminated. Overall size is 3.5x2.2.x2.2 cm

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia - Nice cluster of three terminated cerussites. All crystals have undamaged termination and good disply. Their size is up to 1.5 cm in length. Overall size is 2.7x1.8x1.4 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

Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz  Department, Bolivia - Lustrous black large crystals of cassiterite covering the top of a 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm matrix. Micro-chipping present but very minimal, in good condition as seen. Nice example with large lustrous crystals for the species.

Maynard's Claim,  Thomas Range,  Juab County, Utah, USA - Several bright metallic black bibyite crystals are mixed with a number of topaz crystals ! the bixbyite are up to 1 cm wide and the topazes are up to 1-1.3 cm in size. Nice and classic specimen of 3.2x2.5zx2 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.

Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Very nice thumbnail hosting a single gemmy prism of aquamarine attached to the edge of a feldspar/cleavelandite matrix. The aquamarine is 1 cm in size and shows nicely on the white matrix. The crystal is terminated and are visible also the termination on the bottom of the crystal. Overall size is 3.1x2.6x1.7 cm. Weight is 20 gr.