Wulfenite   

San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Sonora, Mexico.

A number of honey-yellow lustrous translucent to transparent crystals to 14 mm. Very good thumbnail specimen.

2.6 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm

Baryte   

Mechow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Podkarpackie, Poland.

What about this little beauty; a spectacular cluster of gemmy transparent deep amber coloured terminated crystals to 15 mm on a blob of sulphur matrix. Brian Shelton specimen.

3.0 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm

Calcite   

St Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany

Old time Germany specimen displaying well formed cream colour Calcites to 14 mm

6.0 x 6.0 x 1.3 cm

Pyrite   SOLD

Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru.

Supper big crystals of pyrite to 40 mm on massive pyrite, a great small cabinet size specimen.

8.0 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm - 714.0 g

Barite   

Xikuangshan Mine,Lengshuijiang, Shaoyang Prefecture, Huan Province, China

Clear transparent Calcite incapsulates a darker opaque interior to form an attractive phantom.

5.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm

Celestine   

Sakoany Mine, Mitsinjo Department, Boeny Region, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar.

Large dark blue transparent and partly gemmy well terminated celestine crystal to 45 mm surrounded by a number of smaller pale blue very lustrous crystals greyish matrix. Cy Fortaner specimen.

7.0 x 4.0 x 5.0 cm

Calcite var. Manganoan   

Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Mnganese Fields, Nortern Cape Provice, South Africa.

Delicate light pink lustre of calcite variety manganoan crystals covered with tiny milky-white quartz crystals on minor matrix of sparkling crystals of pyrite.

4.0 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm

Azurite   SOLD

Shilu Mine, Yangchun o., Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China.

A nodule of crystallized deep blue lustrous azurite rosettes, completely covering the piece on all sides, a floater specimen. The white spots on the picture are just reflections of the light. Good specimen.

4.5 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm

Pyromorphte   

Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang, Autonomous Region, China.

Dozens of pyromorphite spays and fans scattered like a forest over the top of brown coated base rook, with lustrous to 5 mm olive green needles of pyromorphite.

7.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

Grossular   

Lake Jaco, Sierra de la Cruz, Mun. de Sierra Mojada, Cohuila, Mxico.

A good example of grossular, a member of garnet family, nice yellow-greenish-light brown crystal from this prolific garnet locality in Mexico.

3.0 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm

Adularia   SOLD

St Gotthard, Goschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland.

Cluster of rhombohedral crystals of adularia, a variety of orthoclase, thinly covered with sparkling olive green micro crystals of chlorite from Swiss Alps. Cy Fortanier collection.

6.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm

Rutalited Quartz   

Diamantne, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region Brazil.

An outstanding clear quartz free form cut cabochon loaded with fantastic long golden rutile needles inclusions; a truly great cut stone for a collector or it can be made into a nice piece of jewellery.

3.8 x 4.5 x 1.0 cm