Sharp crystals of copper with a great patina forming branching formations and elongated (spinel?) crystals with some matrix attached. Choice old timer from the early 1900’s or late 1800’s.

Bright lustrous deep green crystals of dioptase averaging 3 to 4 MM, individually scattered and grouped aesthetically over a group of pastel calcite rhombs.

Large clear calcite crystals are coated with two distinct generations of pinkish lavender cobaltoan dolomite, associated with dark green malachite and pastel chrysocolla. Exceptional. Have only see three of these in my time.

Doubly terminated, bi-colored elbaite prisms in parallel growth with lepidolite crystals and smaller elbaites attached. Super!

A reddish purple group of cubes of fluorite with darker purple centers. Largest cube is 5 cm on edge. The rear and sides are healed, making it a very beautiful floater with superb zoning.

A magnificent cabinet specimen of lavender clear fluorite cubes on a pale tan matrix of barite blades. Excellent color, luster and crystal clarity characterize this old timer from the original find at Berbes.

A stunning and unusual fluorite consisting of an elongated (etched?) crystal that ends in a cube termination and is associated with cubed faces along the side of the crystal and sits on sphalerite crystals with micro quartz and galena crystals. One of the neatest pieces I’ve seen out of this locale!. Originally in the collection of Leonard Himes who purchased it from Ocus Stanley in the early 70’s and sold it to D. Nelson in 2002.

A beautiful specimen consisting of very gemmy (the matrix can be seen under the crystals) and lustrous blue cubes of fluorite with a deep purple color zone on the edges. These sit on a matrix of muscovite and tiny clear crystals of bertrandite. There is contact on the rear of both larger groups of fluorites, but it is on the rear of the crystals and it does not affect display. A stunning piece!

Tiny crystals of deep green malachite forming botryoidal, organically looking specimens with a very aesthetic and sculptural look with white matrix attached. A new find from this mine and possibly the best non pseudomorphous malachites that have come out of Mexico.

A 3 cm group of nearly black, intergrown manganocolumbite crystals with a matte finish sits at the center of a white albite matrix with minor quartz and flanked by two pastel pink prismatic crystals of morganite. The rear reveals an oddly shaped flattened quartz crystal.