Emerald   

Muzo Mine, Vasquez-Yacopi Mining District, Boyaca Departmnt, Colombia.

An excellent thumbnail, a cluster of gemmy lustrous perfectly terminated nice green Emerald crystals with minor quartz on brown host rock. The specimen was originally purchased by Brian Shelton in 1975 from Minex, a lapidary and mineral shop in Melbourne and it was part of Brian collection all this years.

3.0 x 1.5 x 2.0 cm

Hematite   

Payun Volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina.

Several hooper octahedral crystals perched on top of each other form this beatiful miniature of sparkling sharp Hematite crystals pseudomorphing magnetite, and this speimens come from an Argentinian volcano in a national park that is now off limits to any collecting.

6.5 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm

Vanadinite   

Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.

A spectacular cluster of lustrous large deep-red blocky Vandinite crystals to 13 mm across and up to 6 mm thick and undamaged on all the crystal faces. It must be seen to really appreciate the greatness and the quality of this great specimen.

3.5 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm

Copper   

Ray Mine, Hot Temale Peak, Pinal Co, Arizona, USA.

Great small miniature, a mass of well crystallized copper crystals. Brian Shelton specimen.

4.0 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm - 40.0 g

Brazilianite   

Almerindo Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Terminated yellow-green pyramidal crystal group. The large crystal is 45 x 22 x 16 mm in size. Ex. William Baker collection.

7.0 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm

Rhodochrosite on Quartz   

Hezhou (Babu) Perfecture, Guangxi Zhuang, Autonomous region, China

Pinkish Rhodochrosite crystals part covering small quartz crystals on matrix of crystallized pyrite and minor Sphalerite with sawn bottom.

13.0 x 6.0 x 2.5 cm

Galena   SOLD

Krushev Dol Mine, Maden, Rhodope Mountains, Plovdiv Oblast, Bulgaria.

A fine example of the great galena specimens from this well known Bulgarian locality. Mass of lustrous crystals to 15 mm with a few small spots of sphalerite and a carpet some 6 x 2.5 cm in size of tiny sparkling pyrite crystals.

7.5 x 8.0 x 6.5 cm - 1314.0 g

Aquamarine   

Altay Mine, Altay Mountains, Altay Perfecture, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.

A large 9.5 cm long transparent, medium blue Aquamarine crystal from this remote region of China.

9.5 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm - 112.6 g

Hematite   

Payun Volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina.

What an exceptional and interesting specimen, an outstanding and aesthetic cluster of extremely sharp sparkling Hematite crystals pseudomorphs after magnetite. The location is a volcano in a national park in Argentina and collecting is not allowed. The picture doesn't do it justice, it is just great, and by far the best I have ever seen.

7.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm

Foitite   SOLD

Dawib Ost Farm, Erongo Mountains, Erongo region, Namibia.

An extremely fine example of a rare Foitite, a variety Tourmaline. This large cluster with dozens fully double terminated crystals with excellent lustre and sharpness has no matrix and is great display size piece. 

8.0 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm

Hematite   

Payun Volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina.

Another great cluster, large octahedral crystals to 25 mm across sparkling and beautiful, a top miniature from a volcano in a national park in Argentina. The supply of the specimens is very limited since any collecting in the park is strictly forbidden. It is much better in person; the picture does not reflect the real beauty of this great masterpiece.

5.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm

Azurite   

Hanover Mine, Fierro District, Grant Co., New Nexico, USA.

A group of lustrous dark blue terminated crystals to 20 mm without matrix. Great specimen from Brian Shelton collection.

3.5 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm