Very sharp, lustrous pastel pink doubly terminated prismatic crystals of smithsonite with a bit of matrix. In perfect condition.

A hollow cast (or epimorph) specimen of rhodochrosite that has replaced the outer layer of a calcite crystal.

Mounds of pink rhodochrosite accentuated by bladed barite crystals forming rosettes.

Medium pink rhombs of rhodochrosite with great luster and definition.

Clear and lustrous crystals of calcite on a matrix of green duftite. Ex Perkins TN.

Bright blue translucent vivianite crystals with bits of matrix (probably fairfieldite) attached. Fairly large crystals for the locality which produces mostly micros.

A single complete crystal of manganotantalite with a little mica in the center of the crystal. Wonderful orange-red color.  Old time Eastern locality.

A textbook, tapering reddish purple single crystal of the sapphire variety of corundum. Old timer. Probably from Limpopo. Ex Schortman’s minerals.

An orange red twinned crystal of kyanite with great luster and translucency.

A lustrous TN specimen of bright deep red botryoidal elbaite.