Recently Handled Minerals
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 3 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm
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Amazing gold specimen featuring spinel twin crystals in wire shape, very beautiful all the way around.
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 3.2 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm
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Amazing curled gold crystals!
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 3.7 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
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Superb spinel twinned gold crystal aggregate!
Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size: 4.1 x 3.4 x 1 cm
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This is an amazing classic, a floater cluster of sharp and lustrous proustite crystals form famous Freiberg mining area. The main crystal on top sets a perfect focus for the eye. They all glow deep red when backlit. No significant damage to report.
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 3.5 x 1 x 0.6 cm
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Great gold of ram's horn style!
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 3.2 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm
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Beautiful U-shaped gold cluster featuring long and lustrous spinel twins on all sides.
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 1.7 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm
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A little ram's horn made of sharp spinel twinned gold crystals!
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 3.6 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm
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A large curled gold of ram's horn style, for sure one of the biggest piece of this kind from the entire pocket.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size: 5.3 x 5 x 2.9 cm
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2.4 cm legrandite crystal on matrix, well protected in a small vug. The colour is truly a bright and pure yellow, there are no brownish inclusions. No damage on the main crystal.
Telirio Claim, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 6.5 x 4.2 x 3 cm
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This is an exceptionally large, lustrous and nicely terminated single brazilianite crystal. Minor albite matrix and some smaller side crystals are attached on the lower right side. This crystal came to the market with the finds made around 2004-05, and no more specimens of this quality and size have been found ever since. Great colour and visual impact!
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 4.8 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
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Sharp and lustrous gold crystals stacked on a spine. A large 13 mm spinel twin crystal is perched atop.
Aouint Ighoumane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Size: 2.9 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
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Sharp regular gold crystals stacked on a spine made of brilliant spinel twins. Just amazing!