 |
 |
Badakshan, Afghanistan
| |
|
Huge terminated purple Scapolite crystal. Rich, deep purple color - very strong color when viewed down the C-axis and a lighter, silky purple when viewed from the side. A cuople dings on left side, 4.2 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm.
Badakshan, Afghanistan
 |
 |
Single terminated purple Scapolite crystal. Rich, deep purple color - very strong color when viewed down the C-axis and a lighter, silky purple when viewed from the side, 2.1 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm.
Shigar Valley, Pakistan
|
|
 |
 |
Gem Topaz crystal with a flat termination with beveled edges, size 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm.
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
|
|
 |
Sharp and complete 2.7cm Lazurite crystal in marble. The crystal sits along a ridge in the marble so both sides are well exposed for viewing. Stands up on it's own on a flat base, size 7 x 4.7 x 2.5 cm.
Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India
|
|
 |
Rich blue Cavansite clusters to 2cm wide associated with large, pearly white Stilbite crystals, 4 x 4 x 2.8 cm.
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Pakistan
 |
 |
Big Hematite crystals with glassy pink Apatite. This is just into the country and is likely from a new find as I have not seen these before (and this is the only one I saw available). The main Hematite is 3.5cm wide and the largest Apatite cluster is 3cm long. Probably better in person as the silvery Hematite shows as black in the photos. The Apatites are glassy and transparent. There is damage along the right edge of the main Hematite and along the top of one of the smaller Hematites. There are also some small green Clorite included crystals, likely Adularia, size 5 x 4 x 4 cm.
Bandakstan, Afghanistan
 |
 |
Huge single crystal well exposed in marble, crystal is well formed and 4.5 cm wide, 10.5 x 7 x 9 cm.
Afghanistan
 |
 |
 |
Gem yellow Kunzite crystal, fully terminated. This is actually a matrix piece and displays fabulousy with the small area of Quartz as the base. The crystal is double terminated and there is also a small 3mm crystal included within, possibly a tantalite, size 9.2 x 7 x 3.7 cm.
Youno Mine, Shigar Valley, Pakistan
 |
 |
Highly gemmy crystal with great luster and only a few internal veils. The color on this one is very good. There has been lots of Topaz coming out of Shigar over the years, but not alot of this quality, 2.2 x 2.2 x 2 cm.
Malagorri, Kyber Agency, Pakistan
 |
 |
Beautiful multi-faceted Garnet, 1.9cm wide, on matrix with Quartz, Feldspar, and black Tourmaline. The Spessartine is dark red with a satiny luster, perfect condition, 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm.
Malad, Bombay, India
 |
 |
Large, sharply terminated 2cm Babingtonite with Okenite on drusy Quartz stalactites. The Indian Zeolites issue of the Mineralogical Record indicates that Indian Babingtonites occur from 3 to 15 mm in size. The crystal on this specimen is 20mm tall, indicating this one is among the largest, if not the vary largest of the find, size 12 x 8 x 6 cm.
Ladjuar Madan, Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan
 |
 |
 |
|
Sharp single crystal with top lime green color and internally transparent and translucent. Lots of these crystals coming out, not many with this good color AND sharpness of crystal form. This one is complete all around too, with all prism faces present, 2.7 x 2 x 1.8 cm.
 |
 |
 |
 |
Unusually thick compound crystal cluster. Good luster and complete all around. Much different than the typical thin single crystals, size 4.6 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm.
Shigar Valley, Pakistan
|
|
 |
Flawless gem quality 2.7cm Topaz crystal on matrix of quartz crystals and albite, size 7 x 5 x 5 cm.
Apaligun, Braldu Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan
 |
 |
Two Spessartine crystals of high quality attached to a book of Muscovite mica on a partial quartz crystal. The crystals reach 1cm in size, are textbook in form, and have good internal transparency, 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm.
Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan
|
|
 |
Deep blue crystals on quartz rich matix with Pyrite. Sharp, well defined crystals that are a darker blue than photos indicate, 11 x 10 x 7 cm.
Nuristan, Afghanistan
 |
 |
 |
Perfectly terminated gem Kunzite crystal with a cluster of attached Lepidolite, 4.7 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm.
Kunar, Afghanistan
 |
 |
Double terminated single Kunzite with purple/pink color. This is from a small lot of etched crystals I found with one dealer. The etching gave the crystals a smooth, wet luster, 8.8 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm.
Kunar, Afghanistan
 |
 |
Double terminated single Kunzite with purple/pink color. This is from a small lot of etched crystals I found with one dealer. The etching gave the crystals a smooth, wet luster, 9.5 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm.
 |
 |
Large, undamaged Topaz crystal with a few double terminated quartz crystals near the base 8.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm.
Nuristan, Afghanistan
 |
 |
4.5cm yellow Kunzite with etched termination attached to a double terminated Quartz crystal, 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm.
Nuristan, Afghanistan
 |
 |
 |
Sharply crystallized yellow Kunzite, 5.1 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm.
Afghanistan
 |
 |
Large single pink crystal. A floater that originally formed on muscovite and later detached and rehealed, good color and luster, 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm.
 |
 |
 |
Unusual twinned spinel with multiple twins resulting in an overall tetrahedron shape, 1.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm.
For orders please send e-mail
