Thick layer of Hemimorphite over matrix. The Hemimorphite is transluscent with superb color, the best for the find in my opinion. Perfect and undamaged.

Well formed large Ferberite crystals associated wtih transparent Quartz crystals. There are also small purple Fluorite crystals, Muscovite, and Arsenopyrite present.

Fine quality cluster of Helvite with attached translucent white Calcite crystals. Nearly undamaged but with a tips missing at the very ends of a few Helvite crystals, really only noticable when magnified. Nice composition to the specimen and very showy.

Bright blue, velvety spheres to 5mm of Azurite against a pale blue/grey matrix. Visually stunning contrast between the spheres and the lighter matrix background. Ex. Mark Hay collection. Saw cut on back.

Bright pink crystals of Inesite on matrix from the classic California locality. Great color and the most distinct, isolated crystals of any Inesite I've ever had from this locality. Individual crystals to 2cm in length. Out of an old collection built in the 1960s and 1970s.

Terminated blue Topaz crystal from the famous Little 3 Mine. Great luster and transparency. One side contacted/etched, otherwise undamaged.

Good sized single Skutterudite from Schneeberg. A German classic that is hard to find, especially as compared to more common Moroccan specimens. It is a large crystal for the locality which more commonly produced 1cm size range crystals.

A 1.4cm Zircon crystal in matrix. Well formed glassy crystal with a wine red color. A USA rarity from the Chuck Trantham collection.

Exquisite crystal of Ferberite with the backside coated by white Calcite crystals. The Ferberite had an unusual curving form and is highly aesthetic and very lustrous. Fine and unusual specimen. Undamaged.

Rare crystals (!) of green Jadeite, a species which is almost always found as massive and non-crystallized, better suited fro lapidary work than as specimens. This specimen is a near solid seam of green Jadeite with vuggy areas lined with crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.

Rare crystals (!) of green Jadeite, a species which is almost always found as massive and non-crystallized, better suited fro lapidary work than as specimens. This specimen is a near solid seam of green Jadeite with vuggy areas containing crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.

A fat Quartz crystal atop Feldspar with attached dark blue Tourmaline. This mine mostly produced Schorl, but dark blue Indicolite is also known. The Indocolite is present both an and inside the Quartz. The blue coloration can be best seen in the smaller crystals, some of which are transparent.

A 9mm contact twinned Arsenopyrite crystal on matrix. Unusual specimen out of the Judy and Chris Cook collection of twinned thumbnails.

Thick rhombs of red Rhodochrosite with attached Leifite (white) and aegerine (black). This is from an August 8, 2015 find that produced a small number of crystals tht are unusually thick for Mont St. Hilaire. We are more accustomed to seeing small wafer-like, twin Rhodo crystals from here, rather than these large, thick crystals. Main crystal is 4cm wide. Undamaged (stepped growth on some corners) with some etched areas, mostly on the backside. Floater specimen with no points of attachment.

Gem quality golden brown crystal complete all around. In excellent condition for this locality, with only some minor edge chipping. Fully transparent internally, so much so you see right through it and some of what looks like inclusions in the photos are really just shadows from some irregular surface areas on the lower backside of the crystal.

Exquisite cluster of brightly colored watermelon Tourmaline with flat, glassy terminations. There is one small incomplete crystal at the base, otherwise all the crystals are perfect and undamaged. Weighs 29.8 grams.

Single cube of Goethite that has pseudomorphed a Pyrite crystal. I love the distorted form with wavy edges. Complete all around and undamaged. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection, personally collected by Chuck in June 2005.

Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. Undamaged.