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

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Tuscany, Italy - Red globules of ottensite on altered stibnite. Pereta is the first natural (non-slag) locality for this rare antimony oxide, and the specimen is also host to microscopic colorless aggregates (not visible under normal microscopes) of two other rare oxides - brizziite and mopungite.Overall size 4x2.2x1.5 cm 

Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has several clusters of millimetric crystals nicely dispersed on an open cavity. Overall size is 3x3x2.2 cm

Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has a great cluster of millimetric crystals well visible on the edge of an open cavity. Overall size is 4x2.5x1.5 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

Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia - Very nice terminated large mimetite crystal of 0.8x0.4 cm stands on this specimen with other tiny mimetites. No damage. Very nice of 3x2.3x2.3 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

100Ambararata, Madagascar - Nice cluster of deep red liddicoatite crystals ! The 2 crystals are linked thanks to a small cluster of quartz crystals. The liddicoatites are both biterminated ! Their sizes are 1.5x1.5 cm and 1.3x0.6 cm in size. Nice dark red/purple violet color. Overall size is 2.7x2x1.5 cm

Manapa, Madagascar - Great terminated liddicoatite ! The crystal is perfectly terminated and shows a great reddish color. All the edges shows greatly ! Overall size is 3x2x.8x2 cm.

200Manapa, Madagascar - Great terminated liddicoatite ! The crystal is perfectly terminated and shows a great dark red color. All the edges shows greatly ! The size of the crystal is 3x2.2x2 cm ! There is a smaller terminated crystal on one side of the main crystal. Super crystal ! Overall size is 3x2.5x2.2 cm