Mawi, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - A nice terminated crystal of kunzite. The crystal show a glassy color with transparency !  Overall size is 4x1.8x1.5 cm

Rubtsovskiy mine, Altai, Russia - Bright  terminated cuprite crystals up to 1.4 cm on the edge. Minimal natural etching on, as typical for this species. Overall size is  1.5x1.4x1 cm

Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - On  matrix of magnetite there is a nice coating of 3-6 mm quartz crystals and on these and among these quartz crystals there is a nice cluster of 0.2-0.5 cm genthelvite crystals ! Nice specimen of 5x3.5x2.2 cm

Ibit Valley, Madagascar - Cluster of green/yellow elbaites composed by crystals up to the size of 2 cm ! Overall size is 2.2x18x1.5 cm

Ambalabe, Manapa, Betafo, Madagascar - Nice cluster of liddicoatite with a deep red color with some white londonites. The liddicoatites are up to 1 cm in size and the londonites are 0.4 cm in diameter. Nice specimen of 1.6x1.5x1.5 cm in size

Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - On a partial feldspar completely covered by albite crystals there ia a nice coverage of bright light pink apatites of 0.4 cm in size. Very nice specimen of 4x4x2.3 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

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Nice bright and iridescent hematite crystals to 0.8-1 cm in size show among quartz crystals on an hematite matrix. A classic from Isola Elba iron mines ! Showy specimen of 3.5x2x2 cm

Mt. Cavalluccio,  Campagnano di Roma,  Sacrofano Caldera,  Rome Province, Latium,  Italy - Rare specimen of Peprossiite-Ce on matrix. According to mindat, this mineral species is the first  anhydrous rare-earth-element borate and is found in only 4 localities, all located within Latium, Italy. Thumbnail of 1.2x1x0.9 cm

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A nice cluster of bright hematite crystals from Isola Elba, Italy ! There are several crystals and a couple of them are 1 cm in size ! Nice metallic luster. Overall size is 2x1.6x1.5 cm