10,000 ct Ruby

Here is a link to Palagems :
http://www.palagems.com/gem_news_archive2.php

Best Amethyst Find in North America

Grandfather Mountain - Nature Museum
November 4th, 1972 the greatest amethyst cluster every found in North America was found here(Reel mine). It now resides in the Grandfather Nature Museum. John White, former curator of Minerals and Gemstones for the Smithsonian, said that the crystal is definitely the finest amethyst cluster ever discovered in North America.

Pyrite,Spain

Azurite

Flowers of the Mineral Kingdom

Here is a link to the Facebook page of flowers of the mineral kingdom. There page has some beautiful specimens :
http://www.facebook.com/FlowersOfTheMineralKingdom

Museum quality Stibnite Specimen

 

A very nice chinese Stibnite specimen.

47th Ste-Marie-aux Mines Mineral Show

For the report on this show follow this link :
http://www.crystalclassics.co.uk/news-story.php?id=92

The Weardale Giant

To read the story of how they got this amazing piece out of the mine follow this link :
http://www.ukminingventures.com/weardalegiant.htm

Nice Rutile Specimens

 

Here is a link to Trinity Minerals : http://www.trinityminerals.com/cm/cmshow.shtml

Big Red Rhodochrosite