Greyish blue hexagonal apatite crystals sit on the faces of a pair of strawberry red rhombs of rhodochrosite. Excellent TN.

A new find just before the Tucson Show at a mine that had never really been worked for specimens. These new barites have the most incredible luster and tremendously sharp chiseled crystals to 2.3 cm (rare in Mexico where the habit tends to be tabular). They are completely transparent and run from a blue grey to yellow grey pastel colors. This one is yellowish grey. They make wonderful display specimens and were written up briefly in the newest Min. Rec. issue. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to get the color accurately in the photo. To my knowledge, no more have been found.

A new find just before the Tucson Show at a mine that had never really been worked for specimens. These new barites have the most incredible luster and tremendously sharp chiseled crystals to 2.4 cm (rare in Mexico where the habit tends to be tabular). They are completely transparent and run from a blue grey to yellow grey pastel colors. This one is bluish grey. They make wonderful display specimens and were written up briefly in the newest Min. Rec. issue. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to get the color accurately in the photo. To my knowledge, no more have been found.

A new find just before the Tucson Show at a mine that had never really been worked for specimens. These new barites have the most incredible luster and tremendously sharp chiseled crystals to 2.4 cm (rare in Mexico where the habit tends to be tabular). They are completely transparent and run from a blue grey to yellow grey pastel colors. This one is kind of in-between. They make wonderful display specimens and were written up briefly in the newest Min. Rec. issue. Very difficult to get the color in the photo unfortunately.

Iridescent compound crystals of bornite on a matrix of golden calcites and micro quartz crystals. The specimen is a floater, crystallized on all sides.

A group of octahedral cuprite crystals sit in the middle of an intergrown conglomerate of copper replacing bi-pyramidal octahedrons of cuprite. Excellent example of this pseudomorph.

A raspberry red, doubly terminated crystal of the rubellite variety of elbaite hosts a doubly terminated smaller crystal. Both have great luster and are very gemmy.

A bi-pyramidal octahedron of fluorite with a pastel green color and frosted faces with pyrite, calcite and sphalerite at the base turns into a dodecahedron at the termination with alternating water clear and frosted faces. A highly unusual crystal from 80s mining at Naica. Unique and beautiful.

Bright yellow crystals of the rare sulfate jouravskite on a matrix of white xonotlite. Prior to this December 2016 find, the mineral occurred mainly as crusts. This occurrence has produced well defined beautiful crystals.

Bright yellow crystals of the rare sulfate jouravskite on a matrix of white xonotlite. Prior to this December 2016 find, the mineral occurred mainly as crusts. This occurrence has produced well defined beautiful crystals.