An interesting and showy specimen with a cluster of quartz crystals hanging off the back of this tourmaline! Not only is the tourmaline unusually blue for this locality, but it is of excellent translucency for the size and has a sharpness you do not often see at the CG. Word has it that the mine is now pinching out after just a few years of prospecting. Each pocket, though small, was quite different from the last. It is a shame to see this mine go the way of odler SD localities! That being said, this piece, because it is so unique in aspect, should be a good investment

This is a rather unusual beryl, consisting of a "bubbly" hexagonal barrel perched on quartz. The morganite is complete all around, and is quite gemmy and translucent, but has odd etchings and patterns characteristic of beryls form the Ukraine for those who have seen them, and seldom seen in California beryls. It is oddlooking, I admit, but all the more interesting for that fact. The morganite is repaired back to its natural matrix and the repair is a good one.

This is an unbelievable 6 cm (!!) spherical, honey-colored Fluorite with shiny, silky luster and a gemmy core. And...it is resting on Amethyst for amazing contrast! Very rarely will you find an Indian Fluorite this good, for both quality and size. It also happens to be perched in a well-balanced, colorful matrix. One of my favorites of all I have seen mined to date