Minerals from China

Translucent orange Orpiment crystals with white scalenohedral Calcite. The most attractive Orpiment specimens from this mine occur associated with these Calcites, and this is a beautiful example, size 7 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm.

Translucent orange Orpiment crystals with white scalenohedral Calcite. The most attractive Orpiment specimens from this mine occur associated with these Calcites, and this is a beautiful example. Some Realgar present too and is in some of the Calcite. The large Calcite tip tapers and is complete andundamaged, size 7 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm.

Transparent light blue Fluorite crystals on a plate of intergrown Quartz crystals. The Fluorite is just beautiful, transparent and very bright. Individual cubes reach 3cm tip to tip. Big specimen , and it's a floater too as the backside is all rehealed, size 13 x 11 x 5 cm.

Transparent blue Fluorite crystals partially covered by stacked, disk-shaped white Calcite crystals. Intergrown with the Fluorite is a large Ferberite crystal that is partially covered by Pyrite crystals. The Fluorites are also lightly coated by tiny pyrites. A fine quality classic Yaogangxian combo specimen, size 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm.

Creamy brown Scheelite crystals to 1.7cm on edge on purple Fluoire crystals, the most attractive Yaogangxian Scheelite specimen I've seen, size 5.6 x 4 x 2.2 cm.

Botryoidal blue Hemimorphite with superb blue color, size 4.8 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.

Botryoidal blue Hemimorphite with dark blue color, size 6 x 5 x 2.5 cm.

Three gemmy Cinnabar crystals set in Dolomite lined vug with Quartz crystals. Main crystal is big, 1.6cm in longest dimension, size 9.5 x 8.5 x 6 cm.

Lustrous rosettes of blue Azurite crystals in a Malachite. No damages, size 6 x 6 x 4 cm.

Large plate of stacked disk shaped pink Calcite crystals. These are sometimes called "poker-chip" crystals as they are stacked up one upon the next, size 21 x 11 x 6 cm.

Lustrous blue Azurite crystals in a Malachite lined vug. Best is a single tooth-like crystal of approx. 1cm rising off bottom. Nice hollow cavity filled with crystals and better than photos indicate, size 5.2 x 4 x 3.5 cm.

Lustrous blue Azurite crystals on velvety Malachite. Beautiful specimen. A couple of the Azurite are damaged along the top edge, size 7.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm.

Lareg, lustrous blue Azurite crystals covering matrix, size 8 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm.

Lustrous blue Azurite crystals with velvety Malachite, size 7.8 x 6.5 x 3 cm.

Purple Fluorite crystals to 2.7 cm. Crystals are transparent with beveled edges. One missing crystal in lower right corner, size 9 x 6 x 4 cm.

Thin, tabular, gemmy Cinnabar crystals to 1.3cm wide. You can see right through some of the crystals. Though abundant in mediocre specimens, good ones are not common and I expect will rapidly rise in value when production eventually dries up, size 6 x 4 x 4 cm.

Well formed, gemmy Cinnabar crystals on Dolomite. Great luster and transparency to the crystals. Though abundant in mediocre specimens, good ones are not common and I expect will rapidly rise in value when production eventually dries up, size 7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm.

Transparent purple Fluorite crystals on a Ferberite crystal with white Calcite and Chalcopyrite, size 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm.

2.3cm wide cluster of Scheelite crystals on a Ferberite crystal that is coated by tiny drusy Scheelite, size 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.

3cm double terminated Bournonite attached to the tip of a 10.5 cm Quartz crystal. Another great Yaogangxian combo specimen. One ding on the side of the Quartz crystal, otherwise undamaged, size 10.5 x 4 x 3 cm.