Detailed Description A different look, for a Stak Nala elbaite tourmaline. The exposed part of this parallel-growth crystal group is mostly a delicate light pink colour at the translucent termination areas, and although the colour zoning grades to dark green (as is typical from here), most of the green that is present is embedded in […]

Detailed Description A beautiful pair of deep green elbaite tourmaline crystals, flanked by albite crystals. The tourmalines are dark, with a more moderate green colour at their terminations, best visible with strong light.  The first photo was taken using a strong side reflector to emphasize the internal colour. The piece stands perfectly for display. In […]

Detailed Description A super specimen, this doubly-terminated zoned elbaite tourmaline crystal is sitting on a nest of contrasting white albite crystals (or, displayed vertically, enclosed in a thick cloak of albite crystals). The main termination faces at the steeper termination are glassy, while the rest at both ends have a frosty appearance. The colour zoning […]

Detailed Description Great colour-zoned, doubly terminated elbaite tourmaline crystals is associated with contrasting white albite and microcline. The tourmaline crystals each include zones of delicate pale pink at both terminations – very prominent at the one termination of each. Some of the faces at the steeper terminations of these hemimorphic crystals are quite glassy, while […]

Detailed Description A beautiful group of deep green elbaite tourmaline crystals, with white blades of albite. The elbaite zoning begins very dark green, moving to a lighter tone of green and capped with a very thin colourless zone at the termination. The central crystal is dark, while the one to the right of it shows […]

This specimen features a myriad of thin, sharp, brilliantly-lustrous hematite crystals. The crystals have thin additional faces, visible in the photographs. In excellent condition – no damage (some incomplete crystals around the periphery where this was attached to the host rock). A glistening hematite from a seldom-seen French locality.

This specimen features brilliant, super-sharp hematite crystals to 1.4 cm with clear quartz crystals. The hematite crystals are thin, but not paper-thin – you can see from the photos the additional crystal faces on these. The hematite crystals are in excellent condition – you can find one missing hematite (and some incomplete crystals at the […]

This plate of tiny quartz crystals hosts a number of fine purple fluorite crystals to 1 cm, nicely isolated on the quartz background.  To me, what really stands out about this (in addition to the aesthetics and great contrast) is that these crystals are comprised of a myriad of stacked dodecahedra, each in an overall […]

This is a fine plate of bournonite “cogwheel” twins, featuring well-defined crystals. The steel-grey crystals have a silky-metallic lustre and in places, there is a patina-like appearance. The specimen is in very good condition – minor chipping and incomplete crystals around the periphery. Mounted for display (as shown in the first photograph), this specimen looks […]

This bournonite group features a super  3.8 cm “cogwheel” twin across the centre of the piece, intergrown with other crystals. The steel-grey crystals are particularly sharp for Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, and have a silky metallic lustre, and almost an appearance of a patina. In very good condition, with some chipping – from the optimal display angle (first […]

An excellent plate of “cogwheel” bournonite crystals up to 2.5 cm across. The crystals are well defined, with steel greay colour and a silky metallic lustre. In very good condition – the central area of the piece has no damage, and around the periphery there are incomplete crystals and a bit of chipping. Mounted for […]

A beautiful deep golden barite crystal, this one has very good translucence and looks super under good lighting. The crystal is sharp and particularly glassy. It does have the partial sceptre-type overgrowths characteristic of this pocket, yet they are very subtle – there is less than 1mm of relief, raising them above the rest. In […]