This is a large cluster of zircon with unusually fine form and bright lustre, for the lcoale. It has a wonderful cinnamon color to it, and actually displays quite well. It is hefty at 1225 grams! The piece is nearly pristine, with just a few minor bits iof edge wear, and is even complete, though contacted, around the backside. It is a MAJOR specimen for the locale, which I am entitled to say is among the biggest and best known (as generously confirmed for me by folks at both the Museum of Victoria and the South Australian Museum). Few of thiss ize, I am told, have both lustre and color along with complete crysatllography. From the REE collection of geologist, Robert Nowakowski

This is a major, museum-sized specimen with 5 inch brucite crystals, transparent! It is an important piece, of the kind of thing one rarely sees for sale in any size, let alone gigantic. Complete on both sides, this is one of the most displayable old examples I have seen. They were mined in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This one, as you can see, has a long history and was in the prominent collection of EM Gunnell. Although somewhat esoteric to the majority of collectors, I consider these to be prized rarities and major United States classics. For the price, you get one of the best, unarguably, of this species and locality - and the sad fact is one cannot say that about many species' acquisition today. I believe this to be one of the more significant US specimens I have been able to offer, in terms of worldwide or museum import, even if its not as sexy as a tourmaline.

I had the chance to cherrypick pieces from a small pocket of this new, pink, glassy tourmaline from a find in the fall of 2009. This is one of the largest good crystals I saw, and is 168 grams. No repairs! This specimen is very glassy and transparent throughout 75% of its height, translucent through the rest. It is complete all around except for 1 small sidecar crystal that has a chipped termination (and is trivial in context). The termination is pristine. It is hard to convey in photos , but the color here really is quite different than normal for other Pakistani and Afghani locales. It is a combination of color and lustre, more like Nepalese material. This is clearly from a "new " locality and visually, in person, this is more evident - we do not often see large, somewhat different tourmalines, from new locales such as this! Comes with custom lucite base for display

I had the chance to cherrypick pieces from a small pocket of this new, pink, glassy tourmaline from a find in the fall of 2009. This is one of the largest good crystals I saw, and is 159 grams. No repairs! It is transparent in its upper half and translucent below. It is very statuesque, and complete all around except for 2 small sidecars that have slightly chipped terminations. The main, stairstep terminations are all pristine. It is hard to convey in photos , but the color here really is quite different than normal for other Pakistani and Afghani locales. It is a combination of color and lustre, more like Nepalese material. This is clearly from a "new " locality and visually, in person, this is more evident - we do not often see large, somewhat different tourmalines, from new locales such as this! Comes with custom lucite base for display

Raspite is an extremely rare species, a dimorph of Stolzite. This is the type locality for the species. This particular specimen is a large, beautiful display piece with butterscotch-yellow crystals of stolzite (to 8mm) all over its display face - they are so gemmy and squarish that they look like yellow wulfenite! This is an EXCELLENT display piece for the species, for stolzite. But even more rare, and more valuable here, are the large associated raspite crystals. The doublet crystal , perhaps twinned, is standing vertically exposed and is 1.2 cm long! It is decorated with litlte stolzites for color contrast. A second, lesser raspite cluster exists elsewhere on the specimen. For the species, this is one of the best I have known of for sale. It is from the old workings, undoubtedly, at this old mine. I am told it should have been found prior to the 1950s. Recently the specimen was in the collection of tungstate collector Stretch Young, of Austin, Texas. It came from an old collection.