Bladed eosphorite crystals crowning a parallel-growth quartz crystal. The eosphorite crystals are sharp, beer-bottle brown, translucent spears. In association, there are small balls of green zanazziite (I count four). There are also microscopic growths coating some of the eosphorite crystals, all over the piece – I suspect they are a roscherite-group mineral (as zanazziite is), […]

This specimen features a beautiful green 1.3 cm uvite crystal on magnesite. The uvite is sharp with bright, glassy lustre. It is doubly-terminated and translucent, and it is in superb condition. The magnesite provides a nice contrasting background. Some magnesites are complete and some are incomplete, but they are really just the backdrop for this […]

This specimen features uvite tourmaline crystals to  2.0 cm on magnesite. The uvite crystals are sharp, lustrous and glassy. They are in excellent condition – no damage. The superb main uvite crystal has a dark purplish hue, contrasting well with the magnesite. The magnesite crystals are also very fine and in excellent condition. The uvites […]

A pair of superb sharp, crystals of dravite. The long prism faces are like black glass, and the crystal form is textbook. Under strong light, there are a couple of internal glints of a deep red-brown. In excellent condition – a beauty. Browse more specimens from Brazil (click here) About These Dravite Tourmalines These dravite […]

A gorgeous sharp, black crystal of dravite. The long prism faces are like black glass, and the crystal form is absolutely textbook. In excellent condition – an amazing crystal. About These Dravite Tourmalines These dravite tourmalines from Serra Branca, Brazil, are sharp crystals! All of the crystals are doubly-terminated. The prism faces have a bright […]

This is a fantastic spessartine from a rare locality. It is a large crystal, completely crystallized all-around, with complex crystallization patterns over all of the surfaces. As it reflects the light, the stepped, parallel faces are remarkable. It is a specimen that jumps to life as one examines it under the light. In excellent condition […]

Detailed Description An exquisite Navegadora spessartine, with top lustre, great transparency and colour. Wonderful form, with a stacked appearance. In excellent condition (if you examine closely you can find only one tiny chip). This is a superb garnet crystal! A word about the photographs and appearance of this specimen. This Navegadora spessartine can look different […]

Detailed Description This is a beautiful spessartine crystal, with sharp, stepped crystal faces, great lustre and deep red colour. In excellent condition. A fantastic garnet crystal! A word about the photographs and appearance of this specimen. This Navegadora spessartine can look different in different lighting conditions. The photographs here are meant to convey the lustre, […]

Sharp, lustrous, star-twinned muscovite crystals, clustered together on a bed of beautiful white albite crystals. The crystals are sharp, well-defined stars with a golden colour. In excellent condition, a couple of minor rubs. A very nice specimen of star mica.

This gorgeous little rutile specimen is comprised of a principal crystals joined together by a reticulated twinning lattice. At first glance, the larger lower crystal looks like it could be a cyclic twin, but in fact this pattern is also the reticulated twinning. In excellent condition, one chip. Really sweet. This is a John White […]

A deep red rutile showing reticulated twinning. The crystals are sharp and lustrous and the specimen is in excellent condition. A beauty. This is a John S. White reference specimen and his label is included with it.