A gorgeous cluster of barite crystals from the Linwood Mine. These are “chisel-tip” habit, rather than the typical blocky habit we normally see from Linwood. The barite seems to have a glistening partial coating of tiny calcite crystals. In excellent condition, no damage. From the Pete Richards collection, an aesthetically-balanced, sparkling barite group.   About […]

  Detailed Description From the Pete Richards collection, two pyrite cubes perched on matrix from the Victoria Mine (see more below). These are sharp, lustrous crystals with equant cube development – they hardly look natural, even though of course they are. In excellent condition, no damage. The bottom of the specimen is a saw cut […]

Beautiful dense dendritic aggregates of silver crystals from the Pete Richards collection. With a loupe or other magnification, these crystals are simply brilliant, they are exquisite. In excellent condition. A nice German silver!   About Pete Richards (click here)

A beautiful transparent green vivianite crystal on red sandstone – looks like green glass. In excellent condition. From the Pete Richards collection, he acquired it from Alfredo Petrov. Note: vivianite should be kept in a place out of regular light to preserve this level of perfection, colour and transparency. About Pete Richards (click here)

An elegant calcite helictite, this is a curved cylindrical aggregate of lustrous, distinct calcite crystals. In excellent condition, no damage. From the Pete Richards collection, a real beauty.   About Pete Richards (click here)

An absolutely beautiful glassy danburite crystal (with a short custom base attached so that it stands perfectly for display). This crystal is sharp, lustrous and transparent with a very faint pink hue. In excellent condition, pristine from the front, display angle (as in the first photo), a small contact and chipping in the middle of […]

An Alpine quartz crystal from the Pete Richards collection, with inclusions of green actinolite crystals throughout the lower 3/4 of the crystal. The actinolite crystals are green needles that sparkle under the light and are clearly visible to the eye – beautiful to look at with a loupe. There are also small dark green clinochlore […]

This cluster of sharp, lustrous barite crystals is from an unusual locality that was only in operation for a few years and is not known for having produced barite specimens. In very good condition overall, with minor chipping. From the Pete Richards collection, looks great under display lights.   About Pete Richards (click here)

A superb cabinet specimen hosting sharp andradite crystals from Serifos Island, Greece. These are sharp trapezohedral crystals clustered together. Upon close inspection under good light one can see that they are a dark red with some brownish hues, and they have faint striations on the crystal faces. Some areas of the piece include clusters of […]

This specimen from the Pete Richards collection hosts small clusters of sharp cogwheel-twinned bournonite crystals, along with sphalerite and quartz crystals. The bournonite cogwheels are beautifully developed and the largest cluster of crystals measures 0.8 cm across. The sphalerite crystals complex mounds. Adding interest, some of the quartz crystals are reverse-sceptre habit. In excellent condition. […]

A gorgeous specimen, where the wulfenite crystals are clustered almost like a wreath, enclosing a block of limestone matrix. The wulfenite growth is complex – upon close examination, one can see very thin plates formed initially, with additional subsequent growth, sometimes on one side of the plate, more often on both sides, but not evenly […]

This is an awesome faden quartz! The faden is as bold as they come, and truly looks like a tornado down the middle of the crystal. in contrast to faden quartz growths where one can easily see separation of crystals along the line (particularly where the faden evidences displacement, such as in a curved line) […]