Detailed Description A gorgeous branching aggregate of copper crystals towers over the basalt at the base of this piece. The copper crystals are bright and have many sharp features. This piece is from the finds of 2011-13 by Terry Collett and Ronnie Van Dommelen and has been in Ronnie’s personal collection until now.  A beauty! […]

Detailed Description From the John S. White quartz collection, this is a dramatic group of four elongated quartz crystals with dolomite from the Huanggang Mines. These crystals are all doubly-terminated, sharp and with good lustre. Three of the four crystals have reverse-sceptre terminations – the shorter horizontal one near the base of the piece is […]

A pair of sharp, glassy, transparent quartz crystals with a black phantom that is inside each.  In excellent condition, a tiny chip at one termination. A beautiful little piece from the John White quartz collection. About John S. White (click here)

Detailed Description This is a killer – doubly-terminated phantoms inside colourless, transparent doubly-terminated quartz crystals. The crystals are sharp, lustrous and in excellent condition (tiny rubs on the backs of the terminations of the larger crystals, not visible as displayed). From the John S. White quartz collection, this is a personal favourite of his. About John […]

Detailed Description A wonderful cluster of quartz crystals with no points of attachment, crystallized all around. This is a very three-dimensional specimen, with sharp crystals and super lustre. They are a greenish hue due to inclusions of chlorite. In excellent condition, one incomplete small crystal, with the incomplete part at the back of the specimen. […]

Detailed Description A green quartz porcupine (!) from the John S. White quartz collection. This is a beautiful piece, with green colour due to chlorite inclusions. Upon close inspection, some of the crystals in the middle have sceptered growth. In very good condition – a few incomplete crystals. A striking piece, really nice! About John […]

Detailed Description An absolutely beautiful specimen from the John S. White quartz collection – the quartz crystals are impossibly slender and delicate, with a gorgeous dark red hematite colouring. They are sharp and lustrous, with good transparency. In excellent condition, one very small quartz nick; some of the thin hematites are incomplete. Stands perfectly as […]

Detailed Description This specimen from the John S. White collection is quartz perfection. Two attached water-clear crystals (5.5 and 5.4 cm long) forming a cross – the crystals are sharp and lustrous. In excellent condition, no damage. A gorgeous quartz from Sichuan. About John S. White  

Detailed Description A group of crystals exhibiting “candle-quartz” habit, with tiny crystals oriented on larger underlying ones. This piece features additional growth along the six edges of each underlying quartz – a very cool effect. In good condition overall, with some rubs (hence the great price for one of these). From the John S. White […]

Detailed Description This is an exquisite specimen from the John S. White quartz collection. Although most of the smaller crystals are candle-quartz/artichoke-quartz with smaller crystals overgrowing larger underlying ones, the central feature of the piece is a wonderful, flared aggregate of smaller quartz crystals culminating in a heart-shaped cup at the top. In excellent condition. […]

Detailed Description A great specimen of quartz from the John S. White quartz collection, exhibiting “candle quartz” and “artichoke quartz” habits, where a multitude of smaller crystals have grown over larger ones. The terminations of the two thicker crystals (at right in the first photo) are particularly sharp and intricate. In excellent condition. The back […]

Detailed Description From the John S. White quartz collection, this is a fantastic quartz from Shangbao – two intergrown starbursts of quartz crystals. The quartz crystals are the candle/artichoke quartz habit, with many smaller crystals on top of larger underlying ones, and with the resulting appearance of hundreds of tiny crystal faces all over the […]