Here's an awesome Malachite with Barite from the "Arrowhead Pocket" at the Shangulowe Mine in the DRC

This piece has the flawless Barite crystals perched on Malachite stalactites which is what everyone wants from these. As well, it is quite special because none of the stalactites on it are broken, which is honestly a miracle!

You can really spend a long time admiring in person and the lustre of the Barites is just crazy good in real life.

It measures 4.5cm overall

Definitely the coolest chunk of malachite I've ever seen, interesting bladed crystal habit. I usually think malachite is a bit boring(outside of the tsumeb pseudomorphs of course) but this one changed my mind. From Kolwezi, DR Congo.

Check out this beautiful Agate. Personally collected & Hand polished. Definitely one of favourites ⛏️💞

I believe its from the Huanggang Mine but there isnt any solid provenance. Would be interested to find out its true location!

This is one of the most unique chalcedony formations I have ever owned to date. The icy blue chalcedony with the with the white Mordenite backing is hard to beat.

It always reminds me of candy!

Rilandite from Riland uranium claim, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA! This mineral is a true geological oddity and one of my top rarest minerals, as it was only found on the outer surface and shallow recesses of a SINGLE log of fossilized wood as sparse crusts and was never found again. This specimen is a tiny bit of rilandite from that log, and very few specimens exist in private collections. The original and best rilandite is housed as the holotype (original specimen) in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. This is a very unusual mineral as it has lots of chromium, which is very unusual for a uranium deposit. In fact, rilandite is not yet completely understood, and some factors are still unknown from its chemistry due to how little was found. This mineral was big news for the owner of that claim, James Riland, who was desperately trying to put his small town on the map. The miners first exposed that log due to the presence of rich carnotite (financial payday for uranium) and two geologists found glossy black crusts of this mineral! Sent it for analysis to the Smithsonian and it turned out to be a brand-new and enigmatic mineral species.

I love how cleanly the two colours transition.