This is an incredibly unusual Brumado specimen for a couple of reasons. The uvite is a dark crystal with some of the typical dark greenish colouring around the outer edges, but when viewed from the side (i.e. through the faces of the termination) and with good light, it has tints of lilac colouring in the […]

This is a gorgeous top-quality specimen of stacked fluorapatites from the famous June 2007 pocket at the Sapo Mine. It is comprised of two intertwined, slightly curved stacks, and is doubly-terminated. One of the stacks is a slightly lighter yellow and the other has more green hue. In excellent condition – no damage to the […]

This is a beautiful classic Medina aquamarine. It is doubly-terminated and well formed, with natural etching features all over, and some wonderful etch hollows inside the crystal. In particular, one set of these internal features is arranged in a stack of clear hexagonal plate-like hollows – really great on examination under the lights. This specimen […]

This is an exquisite specimen. It is top quality, the main crystal (3.4 cm) has super colour and the aesthetics of the brazilianite crystals perched selectively along the edges of the large albite crystal make this a special, distinctive piece. It was brought out in 2001, among a large lot of these produced in the […]

Detailed Description A narrow section of a quartz vein hosts a group of brilliant highly-lustrous hematite crystals. The crystals are in the style of hematite roses, viewed edge-on. Excellent condition – some incomplete crystals around the periphery where it was removed from the surrounding rock. Minor reddish quartz microcrystals in association, adding colour. Attractive piece. […]

Detailed Description This is an excellent specimen – sharp lustrous hematite roses, edge-on, clustered tightly in an attractive group. Frosted sparingly with micro crystals of reddish quartz, providing a nice offset to the hematite. About these Hematites These fine hematite specimens were excavated from a deposit in the hills extremely close to the town of […]

Detailed Description An elongated plate comprised of sharp, lustrous hematite crystals (in the style of hematite roses, viewed edge-on), stacked with each other in a cluster of intergrown crystals. Excellent condition – some incomplete crystals around the periphery where it was removed from the surrounding rock. High quality, distinctive specimen. About these Hematites These fine […]

Detailed Description An excellent plate of hematite-rose style crystals, all clustered together edge-on.  A dusting of reddish quartz microcrystals adds some nice contrast and colour.  Good lustre and very sharp crystal forms. In excellent condition – a couple of tiny inconsequential rubs and otherwise just the incomplete crystals around the periphery where the specimen was […]

Detailed Description A very fine plate of edge-on hematite rosettes, with very good lustre and sharpness.  In excellent condition – incomplete crystals around the edges where the specimen was removed from the surrounding rock. These are very cool intergrown crystals – unusual for hematite, and this is an uncommon locality. Nice! About these Hematites These […]

Detailed Description This piece features edge-on hematite roses on a matrix of druzy quartz crystals. The hematite crystals have very good lustre and the specimen has very nice overall aesthetics, balanced by the quartz crystals. In excellent condition –  just some incomplete crystals around the periphery where the specimen was removed from the surrounding rock. […]

Detailed Description This beautiful specimen is a cluster of hematite roses, all oriented edge-on. This one has brilliant lustre, the best in this group of specimens – these crystal edges are mirror bright. This piece has great aesthetic form, a bit of relief (3-D) and some beautiful reddish micro crystals of quartz as an accent. […]

Detailed Description This beautiful specimen is a cluster of hematite roses, all oriented edge-on. This one has brilliant lustre, the best in this group of specimens – these crystal edges are mirror bright. This piece has great aesthetic form, a bit of relief (3-D) and some beautiful reddish micro crystals of quartz as an accent. […]