Black matrix covered with Wavellite and crystals of Fluellite. The main Fluellite crystal is well centered, sharp, and good sized at 6mm. Fluellite is a rare phosphate mineral and the world's best were found at this old Gold mine in Nevada. Excellent thumbnail for the species!

Vibrant purple crystals of Phosphosiderite on matrix from Utah. The crystals are richly colored and translucent. A rarity from an old iron mine that dates back to the 1800s.

Cluster of light colored Beryl crystals (sold to me as Aquamarine but could be called Goshenite) on a cluster of black Schorl crystals. The largest Aqua rises 1.5cm off the Schorl. Undamaged.

Classic old Brazilian 'lipstick' Tourmaline, but this one of unusual coloration - purple with a pink termination! Transparent and undamaged. Weighs 4.42 grams.

Classic double-terminated, water-clear Quartz crystal known as a 'Herkimer Diamond'. So called because of their clarity and shape, these crystals are found at various localities in Herkimer Co. and occur in small cavities in dolostone rock. This crystal is complete and undamaged though it has some contact from the rock matrix and indents from other Quartz crystals.

Three double-terminated, water-clear Quartz crystals known as a 'Herkimer Diamond'. So called because of their clarity and shape, these crystals are found at various localities in Herkimer Co. and occur in small cavities in dolostone rock. This specimen forms an attractive cluster of crystals and is complete and undamaged.

Neat floater cluster of a single black Schorl Tourmaline crystal attached to a doubly-terminated Orthoclase crystal. Clean and undamaged.

Glassy, transparent smokey Quartz crystals from Moorella, Australia. This is a complete floater with no points of contact and was collected long ago. The crystals are complete all around and undamaged except for a small chip on the tip of the larger crystal.

Crystals of translucent, golden/green Clinozoisite without matrix. A well crystallized specimen that's a rarity from California, possibly from the Greystone Mine. Ex. Welsch collection.

Classic 'bubble-gum' pink Tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya Mine. Translucent and unterminated.

Irridescent crystals of Covellite that occur as dense, foliated masses and individual crystals. Crystals reach 1.5cm in size.

Terminated single Tourmaline crystal from the Stewart Mine, famous for crystal such as this with a 'Hot Pink' coloration. Intense, well saturated pink color. Translucent to transparent, complete and undamaged. Weighs 20.4 grams.

Quartz pseudomorph after Feldspar. These are known as 'Gitter Quartz' (a German name for fence or lattice Quartz) or simply 'Lattice Quartz' and normally occur as a single or multiple Feldspar crystals with oriented Quartz crystals covering the sides of the Feldspar. This one however is a near complete replacement of the Feldspar (only tiny amounts of Feldspar remain when looking at the base). Fine aesthetic example with a neat gradient of crystal sizes. The Erongo Mountains is the only locality I'm aware of that produces this style of unusual Quartz specimens.

Old specimen of Chlorargyrite from Australia. Chlorargyrite is a rare silver species that's at it's best from Broken Hill. The Chlorargyrite occurs as crudely formed crystals and there are crystals of other unidentified minerals present on the surface. A Broken Hill rarity from an old Australian collection.

Cluster of Actinolite crystals from a new find in Tanzania. Nothing but deep green crystals with doubly-terminated crystals to 1.3cm in size. The crystals are lustrous green with more white, 'cats-eye' growth on the terminations.