Gold on white Quartz. The Gold is visible to the unaided eye and contrasts nicely with the white Quartz. Gold specimens from Ireland are highly sought after and thus difficult to find. Location: Benlugmore, Bohaun, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland Size: 6.8 x 4 x 2.5 cm...

The specimen features a pristine, lustrous, transparent amber-colored Barite crystal (2.5 cm) on a matrix of Limestone and miniature golden Calcite crystals. There are another half-dozen smaller Barite crystals throughout the piece. I am a huge fan of fine crystals on matrix specimens, and...

A very aesthetic and large specimen consisting of numerous intergrown, highly translucent vivid-green octahedral Fluorite crystals. There is also parallel crystal growth resulting in some unusual and fascinating crystal terminations (see pics). A superb piece with outstanding color and crystal growth and a beautiful...

This piece is exceptional. It features a large (2.7 cm), lustrous, transparent complex Calcite crystal, a pair of translucent, peach-colored intersecting Stilbite crystals, and numerous, gemmy, colorless, doubly-terminated Apophyllite crystals, all set on a matrix of black, stalactitic Chalcedony. It’s just an amazing piece...

A rare and beautiful specimen featuring a cluster of deep-green, radiating Heulandite crystals with a small matrix of Stilbite and Apophyllite attached. The Heulandite crystals are well formed and exhibit a flower-like radial formation. A rare and very collectable color for this otherwise common...

An aesthetic piece featuring two spherical formations of aqua-blue Chrysocolla with a partial encrusting of Chrysocolla in a shallow cavity along the front of the matrix. In addition there are some lustrous, dark-green acicular (needle-like) Brochantite crystals that along with the Chrysocolla banding throughout the...

A cabinet-sized specimen of matrix hosting a dense cluster of lustrous, translucent, rich-green Dioptase crystals. Truly a beautiful mineral, and this specimen hosts some of the most lustrous and richly colored Dioptase to be found! In excellent condition. Location: Altyn-Tyube Mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan Size: 8...

A cabinet-sized specimen of matrix hosting a perfectly centered dense cluster of lustrous, translucent, rich-green Dioptase crystals. Truly a beautiful mineral, and this specimen hosts some of the most lustrous and richly colored Dioptase to be found! Location: Altyn-Tyube Mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan Size: 7.5 x...

A superb, large single crystal of translucent, lustrous deep-blue Azurite. The Azurite crystal face is slightly striated and has a couple of minor occurrences of green fibrous Malachite, while the bottom is entirely fan-shaped fibrous Malachite. The contrast between the Azurite and Malachite is...

A superb specimen of lustrous, apple-green hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals with flat terminations on a contrasting Limonite. Pyromorphite crystals this large (over 1 cm) and well formed are the exception rather than the rule. Outstanding contrast and crystal formation. A beautiful specimen in excellent condition....

Numerous, lustrous, highly translucent green modified cubo-octahedral Fluorite crystals on massive Fluorite. First, the color is striking - not your typical green Fluorite, but more of a deep emerald green. Second, the crystals at first glance appear to be botryoidal in formation, but at...

This is an extraordinarily large and beautiful piece, featuring numerous sharp, lustrous and highly translucent light-pink Halite crystals on a darker-pink massive Halite matrix. To quote, “Surprising as it seems, microscopic halophilic (salt loving) bacteria live in this highly concentrated brine and when they...

This large piece is a nice representative specimen from the famous Rogerley Mine, UK locality. The crystals are transparent, green and lustrous, covering the majority of the matrix, and many are twinned. There are a few very minor dings, but they don’t detract at...

An exceptional, very large specimen featuring numerous large micro-stepped cubo-octahedral Fluorite crystals (the largest measuring over 6 cm), on matrix. The Fluorite crystals are transparent with a light-green color and satin luster, and perfectly spaced throughout the piece. Through the faces that are non-stepped...

A large, exceptional cluster of gemmy, transparent complex Calcite crystals on a reddish-brown matrix. Amazing contrast, luster, crystal formation and symmetry. A great piece in excellent condition. Location: Xiang Hua Pu, Hunan Province, China Size: 13.5 x 9 x 8 cm

A superb specimen of Cavansite. This piece features a half-dozen deep-blue spherical rosettes of Cavansite on a contrasting microcrystalline Stilbite covered matrix. This Cavansite has such an intense, vivid blue color that it almost seems fake, but it’s very real! The challenge is getting...

A very aesthetic piece featuring numerous intersecting mint-green, highly translucent, flattened rhombohedral Calcite crystals on matrix. The Calcite crystals have a soft, waxy luster with nice striations. The green color with the crystal formation is very uncommon and quite appealing. A great piece in...

This piece features two translucent to transparent, intersecting flattened rhombohedral Calcite crystals with an epitaxial layer of Pyrite. Epitaxy: Growing a crystal layer of one mineral (Pyrite) on the crystal base of another mineral (Calcite) in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is...

Multiple clusters of lustrous, transparent to translucent, mint-green, intergrown zoned Fluorite cubes on a drusy white Quartz coated matrix. The cores of the Fluorite cubes tend to be more translucent while the outer zones more transparent. An outstanding specimen with great contrast, crystal formation...

A very aesthetic piece featuring three cleanly terminated, glassy Amethyst Quartz crystals on a dark matrix completely covered with miniature, translucent, white scalenohedral Calcite crystals. The luster, the color contrast and the symmetry are all outstanding. A beautiful specimen in excellent condition. Location: Daye Mine, Hubei...

A lustrous cluster of light brown, interpenetrating Calcite rhombohedrons on a druse of sparkling miniature colorless Stilbite crystals over white Calcite. A very nice specimen with great color, luster, contrast and balance. In excellent condition. Location: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India Size: 9.5 x 8 x 4 cm...

A large specimen featuring numerous translucent, peach-colored Stilbite crystals on a colorless Chalcedony coated black matrix. The focal feature is a large Stilbite crystal (7 cm ) with a smaller perpendicular intersecting Stilbite crystal, both nicely centered. Great color, contrast and symmetry. A very...

This beautiful miniature specimen hosts an elegant cluster of gemmy, lustrous, miniature Amethyst Quartz scepters perfectly positioned atop a dark, contrasting matrix. Quality specimens like this from Tamil Nadu are very scarce and the material coming out now is inferior to the older stock...

This beautiful piece hosts an elegant cluster of gemmy, lustrous, miniature Amethyst Quartz scepters perfectly centered along with miniature lustrous, white Calcite scalenodra on a dark, contrasting matrix. This piece really sparkles. Quality specimens like this from Tamil Nadu are very scarce and the...

This beautiful piece hosts an elegant cluster of gemmy, lustrous, miniature Amethyst Quartz scepters perfectly positioned atop a dark, contrasting matrix. Quality specimens like this from Tamil Nadu are very scarce and the material coming out now is inferior to the older stock like...

This beautiful piece hosts an elegant cluster of gemmy, lustrous, miniature Amethyst Quartz scepters perfectly positioned atop a dark, contrasting matrix. Quality specimens like this from Tamil Nadu are very scarce and the material coming out now is inferior to the older stock like...

A very interesting piece: The matrix front is coated with mostly white to peach-colored miniature Barite blades which have in turn become partially coated with Malachite and lesser Azurite. The contrast really caught my eye, but under magnification it’s even more impressive. There is...

An exceptionally large cluster of lustrous dark-red Hematite included Quartz crystals from a new find out of Morocco. The crystals are all complete and terminated and the color is outstanding. It is very difficult to find a piece this large and in this good...

A large specimen featuring lustrous, reddish-orange, tabular hexagonal Vanadinite crystals coating numerous clusters of bladed white Barite crystals, all on a contrasting brown matrix. Even the matrix has a sparkly luster due to microscopic Pyrite inclusions. Exceptional color, luster, contrast and balance. Superb, aesthetic...

A very unusual and rare formation: A large cluster of lustrous, white, translucent micro-stalactitic Chalcedony hosting a number of pristine, transparent to translucent peach-colored Stilbite crystals. It is a stunning piece with outstanding luster, crystal formation and contrast - in excellent condition. Location: Jalgaon, Maharashtra,...