A very unusual galena specimen consisting of two plates (one straight, one curved…yes curved!) acting as hosts for tiny galena cubes that resemble a miniature city seen from above. These are sprinkled with tiny sphalerite crystals. The rear consists of off white calcite prisms and tiny quartz crystals. Bizarre and beautiful!

Raspberry red dodecahedrons of grossular (some with vesuvianite centers) on matrix. Great color.

A reddish complete dodecahedron of grossular sits on an olive green partial vesuvianite crystal, with another smaller grossular on one side. Wonderful crystal with very minor contact and terrific aethetics. Acquired from Beau Gordon in 1994.

A stalactitic formation composed of sharp acicular crystals of sky blue hemimorphite. Choice small cab.

Lustrous, blocky prismatic crystals of hemimorphite associated with medium green botryoidal malachite and mamillary coronadite. Some minor natural iron staining gives it the yellowish zones.

A beautiful, doubly terminated lime green herderite crystal measuring 1.4 cm with good luster and some geminess, sits on a matrix of the cleavlandite variety of albite. The rear of the specimen displays 3 gemmy quartz crystals, all also doubly terminated. No damage to any of the three species, and the herderite is a little gem.

A magnificent example of non pseudomorphous, curved crystals of malachite with a bright green color and great crystal size. On one end you can find micro cuprite crystals. Acquired from Gilbert Gauthier when the country was known as Zaire.

A specimen of acicular and blocky crystals of malachite on matrix. This a very rare and excellent example from this obscure California locale and, based on the literature. Found earlier than 1977, probably in the late 50’s. California collectors should love this one.

A very colorful specimen comprised of forest green acicular crystals of  malachite forming spheres intermixed with greenish (zincian?) dolomite and clear calcites. One area shows a group of calcites that are included by a bluish green mineral.

Bright orange botryoidal mimetite on matrix associated with whiteish barite blades (there’s a beautiful flowery formation in the center). The rear of the specimens offers chalky crystals of cerussite red crystalline minium and orange wulfenites.