A brilliant amethyst from Jacksons Crossroads, this piece has top lustre and terminations that look like purple glass. On the one side, the specimen exhibits typical crystal form, with a smaller parallel crystal terminations below the two main ones. On the other side, the crystals have a more complex form, hollowed a bit, and with […]

This specimen features Cumberland habit rutilated quartz crystals on balls of bladed hematite crystals. The quartz crystals are sharp and highly lustrous, with nice orange colour. The inclusions (which I assume are rutile, but have not been tested) are delicate, curved filament-like crystals easily visible with a loupe.  This piece is in very good condition, […]

A beautiful transparent crystal of elbaite of a striking blue colour. The crystal has sharp termination faces, partially coated with feldspar. In excellent condition, a wonderful little blue gem from the Pete Richards collection. About Pete Richards (click here)  

A sharp, lustrous, transparent crystal of elbaite from Yunnan Province, China. Mostly a light pink, it is capped with a zone of green. This crystal has an exquisite termination. In excellent condition, no damage. A beautiful gem tourmaline from the Pete Richards collection. About Pete Richards (click here)  

This is an absolutely gorgeous tourmaline crystal. It is an intense green, and the chromophore (the element causing the colour) is vanadium, not chromium. The crystal is sharp, lustrous and equant, doubly-terminated. In excellent condition, no damage except a chipped termination on the underside. From the Pete Richards collection, acquired in 1993. A superb uvite! […]

Sharp, lustrous crystals of the rare tourmaline mineral, fluor-buergerite. In excellent condition, these are nice little fluor-buergerite crystals from the Pete Richards collection. About Pete Richards (click here)  

A wonderful colour-zoned, blue-cap tourmaline from the famous find at the Sapo Mine. This crystal is sharp and lustrous, in excellent condition (a couple of tiny chips if you search with magnification). In cross-section, it has “watermelon tourmaline” colour zoning, although is a blue outer edge rather than green. This little elbaite from the Pete […]

A sharp triangular prism of schorl from Erongo. This crystal is sharp and lustrous and stands perfectly for display. In excellent condition, a couple of contacts and chips in back and lower side edges. From the Pete Richards collection, this crystal exhibits the classic triangular tourmaline cross-section. About Pete Richards (click here)  

A superb tourmaline crystal, with lustre as bright as schorl gets. This crystal is black to the eye, although examination under intense light reveals a couple of brown internal glints. In excellent condition, a couple of tiny chips at the back. From the Pete Richards collection, a gorgeous lustrous tourmaline crystal. About Pete Richards (click […]

A fantastic pair of sharp, lustrous schorl crystals with minor quartz crystals in association. Black to the eye, and examination under intense light reveals minor brown internal glinting. In excellent condition, very minor chips. A spectacular black tourmaline specimen from the Pete Richards collection. About Pete Richards (click here)  

A sharp, lustrous striated black tourmaline crystal. This one has a fine termination – the pinacoid has a triangle in the middle (a bit hard to see in the photos), and is bounded by low pyramidal faces. In excellent condition. A beautiful Brazilian tourmaline from the Pete Richards collection. About Pete Richards (click here)  

A superb, sharp, lustrous dravite crystal from Serra Branca. From the Pete Richards collection, this one is textbook form, like a crystal model. In excellent condition, chipping on the bottom termination (the underside as displayed). A great dravite. About Pete Richards (click here)