This specimen is largely comprised of a shallow cavity lined with beautiful, vibrant blue sparkling hemimorphite crystals. In excellent condition – no damage. A particularly nice splash of colour!

This is a high-quality sharp, lustrous 1.2 cm purple fluorite crystal among quartz crystals. The quartz crystals give the piece sparkle and great contrast. The fluorite crystal includes distinct colour zoning phantoms. The specimen is in excellent condition – the fluorite is undamaged with a close eye inspection. Minute edge chips are faintly visible with […]

A beautiful 1.6 cm group of deep red twinned cinnabar crystals, nestled in a vug with quartz and dolomite crystals. The crystal group is actually comprised of two intergrown cinnabar crystals, each of which is a penetration twin. The cinnabar crystals are razor sharp and highly lustrous. The large cinnabar is pristine. The smaller one […]

Some people might be tempted to pass by a colourless barite without looking too closely, but they would miss this gem. The crystals are like glass – water clear, sharp and lustrous. But most of all, the overall form of this specimen from the optimal display angle (which is not how it was when I […]

This specimen hosts several glassy very pale blue aquamarine crystals, but the reason it is so cool is the form of main featured central crystal. On a worldwide basis, tabular aquamarines are not common, but of course we are used to seeing the beautiful tabular crystals from Mt. Xuebaoding. And yet, these crystals are normally […]

This specimen features a slender 4.2 cm-tall group of sharp, lustrous, silver bladed löllingite crystals. The löllingite is intimately associated with brilliantly lustrous sharp silver arsenopyrite crystals – one side of the löllingite group is almost completely covered by them, and many small arsenopyrites are perched on the other side as well. Not only does […]

Detailed Description A group of great lustrous parallel-growth ilvaite crystals. Singly terminated, with brilliant lustre at the terminations. The small angled crystal at the side is roughly crystallized at the termination, looks like perhaps it formed up against something as it grew (but this faces back from the viewing angle, so you don’t see it […]

Detailed Description A handsome wide group of sharp, lustrous, singly-terminated ilvaite crystals. The termination faces are broad and particularly bright, with fine striations. In excellent condition – no damage. A top-quality ilvaite, this is a great specimen. About These Ilvaites Although the finds at Huanggang have clearly produced ilvaite specimens of a calibre and in […]

Beautiful cluster of good-sized dioptase crystals – they are translucent with gorgeous deep green colour. There are some great phantom zones in crystals on this piece, visible with a loupe. Microcrystalline quartz coatings are visible in a few places on the piece. In very good condition, there is minor chipping is visible with magnification (and […]

This specimen features a rich green dioptase crystal sitting aesthetically in a small cavity lined with plancheite. The crystal is in perfect condition and measures 1.3 cm. It is translucent and with a loupe under good light you can see phantom lines inside. This is a gorgeous small cabinet piece.

This specimen features a brilliant 1.3 cm parallel-growth dioptase crystal of top colour, lustre and quality, perched perfectly in a vug. The crystal is translucent and shows beautiful internal colour under strong light – delicate phantom zones are also visible with a loupe. At the very base of the crystal and also around the back, […]

Wonderful contrast on this specimen, with beautiful deep green dioptase crystals perched on pale blue plancheite. The dioptase crystals have top lustre and are super quality. In excellent condition – one incomplete crystal at lower right (not distracting). The back of the specimen has been trimmed with a saw for better proportions – not at […]