EG69AH9: A kind of novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2018, where it appeared to the collectible trade for the first time. Gold forms very bright laminar growths and coatings on an aggregate of deformed Quartz crystals. The locality, as is usual for a lot of novelties, is approximate and generic, so we are waiting for some more precise data.
Loudéac, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.1 × 2 × 1 cm = 0.83” × 0.79” × 0.39”

MV54AI5: A kind of novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2018, where this Gold appeared to the collectible trade for the first time. It forms very bright laminar growths and coatings on an aggregate of Quartz crystals very much more defined than usual for the locality. The locality, as is usual for a lot of novelties, is approximate and generic, so we are waiting for some more precise data.
Loudéac, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm = 0.91” × 0.83” × 0.51”

MR30AI5: A kind of novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2018, where this Gold appeared to the collectible trade for the first time. It forms very bright laminar growths and coatings on an aggregate of Quartz crystals very much more defined than usual for the locality. The locality, as is usual for a lot of novelties, is approximate and generic, so we are waiting for some more precise data.
Loudéac, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.1 × 1.1 cm = 0.98” × 0.43” × 0.43”

EPQ17AQ1: Dendritic growths of generally hooked Gold crystals, some with crystal forms deformed by curvatures, on Quartz matrix.
The specimen comes from a find at the end of the 19th century in a location practically unknown by the Gold seekers of the time, although it was later reported in scientific and popular publications, and was discovered by chance among the minerals for sale at a local merchant.

Hennebont, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France (±1880)

Specimen size: 3 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm = 1.18” × 0.87” × 0.59”

TG47AL6: Galena pseudomorphs after a group of prismatic Pyromorphite crystals, one of them clearly dominant. As can be seen by the tiny cleavages at the base of the specimen, the substitution of Pyromorphite by Galena is complete. A great French classic, very hard to come by.
Huelgoat, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2 × 1.4 × 1 cm = 0.79” × 0.55” × 0.39”

EMJ49AQ1: Galena pseudomorphs after Pyromorphite (sexangulite variety)
Aerial prismatic crystals of Pyromorphite pseudomorphed by Galena (variety sexangulite), on matrix. An old specimen, a rarity with "pedigree" and subjected to numerous avatars, as evidenced by the extensive accompanying labels. From the collection of Ferdinand Gonnard it went to the École de Mines in Paris, and from there to a German collector whose name was not preserved, to be, later, commercialized and passed successively to Frédéric Bonnet, Maxime Tomljanovic, Thierry Buléon, and Benjamín Carballo. This type of specimen is so difficult to obtain that it is not surprising that it moved through so many collections.

Huelgoat, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.6 × 1.8 cm = 1.42” × 1.02” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”

MFP30CD3: Aggregate of prismatic Pyromorphite crystals partially pseudomorphed by Galena, with the dominant forms of the prism and a very flattened pinacoid termination. The crystals are sharper than usual, as is its state of conservation.
This specimen, a classic of French mineralogy, comes from the collection of duplicates of Carles Curto (number 1965.32) whose digital file we will send to the buyer of the piece.
Huelgoat, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.9 × 2.4 cm = 1.93” × 1.54” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.3 cm = 0.55” × 0.51”

EXL99AQ1: Group of generally hooked Gold crystals, some with crystal forms deformed by curvatures.
The specimen comes from a find at the end of the 19th century in a locality practically unknown by the Gold seekers of the time, although reported subsequently in scientific and popular publications, and was discovered by chance among the minerals for sale at a local merchant.
Hennebont, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France (±1880)

Specimen size: 1.7 × 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.67” × 0.47” × 0.20”

EYP3AQ1: Dendritic growths of generally hooked crystals, some with crystal forms deformed by curvatures, on Quartz matrix.
The specimen comes from a find at the end of the 19th century in a location practically unknown by the Gold seekers of the time, although it was later reported in scientific and popular publications, and was discovered by chance among the minerals for sale at a local merchant.
Hennebont, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France (±1880)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm = 1.61” × 0.98” × 0.87”

TXH46AP5: Group of twinned Cassiterite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with sharp crystal forms, lustrous, on matrix, something not very common in specimens from this classic locality.
The specimen comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon.
La Villeder, Le Roc-Saint-André, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.7 × 2 cm = 1.10” × 1.06” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.87” × 0.47”

TTE46AP5: Twinned Cassiterite crystal with sharp crystal forms, lustrous, on matrix, something not too common in specimens from this classic locality.
The specimen comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon, whose handwritten label
we will send to the buyer.
La Villeder, Le Roc-Saint-André, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3 × 2.4 cm = 1.34” × 1.18” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 2 cm = 0.83” × 0.79”

TFR26AN4: Group of twinned Cassiterite crystals with sharp crystal forms, lustrous and on matrix, something not common in specimens from this classic locality.
This piece is from the Alain Martaud collection.
La Villeder, Le Roc-Saint-André, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France (±1900)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 2.8 × 4.4 cm = 2.05” × 1.10” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.4 cm = 0.79” × 0.55”

SV2180TJD: Complex Cassiterite crystal showing polycrystalline growths on the faces of the crystal with dark brown tones, embedded in a matrix of Quartz.
It comes from an already extinct deposit exploited for beryllium, molybdenum and tin, and worked since Roman times. A real oldie.
La Villeder, Le Roc-Saint-André, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France (±1900)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4 × 2.5 cm = 2.05” × 1.57” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.5 cm = 0.75” × 0.59”

ELR66AO9: Obtained at Ste. Marie 2022
Group of twinned Cassiterite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, lustrous, and of exceptional size. A rare French classic of very high quality.
La Villeder, Le Roc-Saint-André, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France (±1900)

Specimen size: 6.5 × 6.1 × 4 cm = 2.56” × 2.40” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 6.5 × 3.6 cm = 2.56” × 1.42”

MT89AI5: A kind of novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2018, where this Gold appeared to the collectible trade for the first time. It forms very bright laminar growths and coatings on an aggregate of Quartz crystals very much more defined than usual for the locality. The locality, as is usual for a lot of novelties, is approximate and generic, so we are waiting for some more precise data.
Loudéac, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.6 × 1.6 × 0.9 cm = 1.02” × 0.63” × 0.35”

EF88AH9: A kind of novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2018, where it appeared to the collectible trade for the first time. Gold forms very bright laminar growths and coatings on an aggregate of deformed Quartz crystals. The locality, as is usual for a lot of novelties, is approximate and generic, so we are waiting for some more precise data.
Loudéac, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.5 × 1 cm = 1.06” × 0.59” × 0.39”

EJB48AO0: Coatings of Pyromorphite crystals with a tapered shape with pyramidal terminations, transparent, with good luster and an intense and uniform green color and covering a matrix of transparent and very lustrous cubic Fluorite crystals. High quality for the deposit.
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.1 × 3.2 cm = 1.50” × 1.22” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

EXM57AO0: Coatings of Pyromorphite crystals with a tapered shape with pyramidal terminations, transparent, with good luster and an intense and uniform green color and covering a matrix of transparent and very lustrous cubic Fluorite crystals. High quality for the deposit.
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.2 × 2.1 cm = 2.13” × 1.65” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

EFG56AN9: Coatings of Pyromorphite crystals with a tapered habit, some with hopper terminations, with good luster and an intense and uniform green color, on a matrix of transparent and very lustrous cubic Fluorite crystals. High quality for the deposit.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 5.9 × 5.4 × 2.6 cm = 2.32” × 2.13” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.1 cm = 0.20” × 0.04”

EFR97AN5: Pyromorphite crystals, some doubly terminated, with sharp crystal forms and slightly curved edges, on a group of colorless Fluorite crystals, between translucent and transparent.
A French classic that comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 8.4 × 4 × 3 cm = 3.31” × 1.57” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.4 cm = 0.39” × 0.16”

TR94T7: Aggregate formed by a first generation of very elongated crystals with acute terminations, some polycrystalline, with a dark brown color and a matrix of Fluorite. Most of the individuals are overgrown by a second generation of microcrystals with a very much lighter color. An unusual classic.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 11.2 × 10.1 × 4.2 cm = 4.41” × 3.98” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.1 cm = 0.24” × 0.04”

ER56AM2: Sharp transparent Fluorite crystals, very rich in white inclusions, with thin platy Baryte crystals and partially covered by small greenish yellow crystals of Pyromorphite. From a classic French mine.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.1 × 2.1 cm = 1.89” × 1.61” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.39” × 0.31”

TC2380LNK: Group of Fluorite crystals, between transparent and translucent and with an intense yellow color, with a group of Baryte crystals with sulphide microcrystal coatings. The specimen comes from the collection of Philippe Morelon (number 1121), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (1995)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.9 × 4.6 cm = 3.07” × 2.72” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.7 cm = 0.67” × 0.67”

TZ71X7: Aggregate of sharp cubic crystals, between translucent and transparent, with intense yellow color and partially coated by “book” shaped aggregates of White Baryte crystals. An excellent French classic.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 9 × 7.3 × 3.5 cm = 3.54” × 2.87” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 2 cm = 0.87” × 0.79”

EF51AM5: Group of Fluorite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, translucent and purple in color with geometric color zoning, more intense on the edges. The brown coatings of Pyromorphite formed by a multitude of crystals that cover a good part of the Fluorite crystals are noteworthy. This specimen, from a classic French mine, comes from the George Bouvet collection (Grenoble)
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1985)

Specimen size: 11.8 × 5.4 × 4.3 cm = 4.65” × 2.13” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 4 × 3 cm = 1.57” × 1.18”

LM68AK0: Group of crystals with very marked polycrystalline growths on the surface of the faces, transparent and bright, with inclusions and a very marked color change due a phantom growth, yellowish at the nucleus of the crystals and colorless-reddish on the surface. A French classic. The sample is from the Philippe Morelon collection (number 980) whose label, which includes more information on the back, will be sent to the buyer.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (1995)

Specimen size: 12.4 × 9.8 × 3.1 cm = 4.88” × 3.86” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.6 cm = 0.71” × 0.63”

ET86AG7: Aggregate of cubic crystals with polycrystalline growths on their faces. They are between transparent and translucent and have a variable color, more reddish on the edges and between yellow and brown on the core area. The sample is of an extraordinary quality compared with the usual Fluorite from this mine, famous for Pyromorphite.
It was personally collected by Christophe Marot (cat. nr. C8-2)
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 16.3 × 11 × 6.3 cm = 6.42” × 4.33” × 2.48”

Main crystal size: 5.1 × 3.8 cm = 2.01” × 1.50”

TDM26AP9: Druse of Fluorite crystals between transparent and translucent and bordered by fine lamellar pink crystals of Baryte.
This very unusual specimen, of great quality for the locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1990)

Specimen size: 20.8 × 15.2 × 13.7 cm = 8.19” × 5.98” × 5.39”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2.4 cm = 1.18” × 0.94”

EA47AC8: Aggregate of white Cerussite crystals with a silky luster and a fibrous appearance (“jackstraw”). Besides that the quality of the sample is excellent, We also note that, in this locality, good samples for collectors are very scarce.
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1980)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.6 × 2.1 cm = 1.69” × 1.42” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 0.6 cm = 1.02” × 0.24”

EB56AC9: Parallel aggregates of Cerussite crystals with a fibrous aspect, a white color and small black Goethite coatings. Good quality for the locality.
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1980)

Specimen size: 4.5 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm = 1.77” × 0.98” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 4 × 1.7 cm = 1.57” × 0.67”

MF99AF1: Very aerial aggregate of flattened crystals with a very well defined twin. Their white color contrasts with the brown of the oxide inclusions. The sample is from a classic French locality and has great quality.
The specimen has been photographed and published in the magazine ‘Paragénesis’, number 01/2017, page 84
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (± 1980)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.6 × 2.2 cm = 2.52” × 2.20” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.28” × 0.24”

ED47AM0: Group of Fluorite crystals, one of them clearly dominant and outstanding and between transparent and translucent. With geometric color zoning with a yellow nucleus and colorless edge areas, and partially covered by lenticular Baryte crystals with some micro-crystals of sulfides. A specimen rescued from the past from the Les Redoutières Mine, less well known than other mines in the same mining district.
Les Redoutières Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1997)

Specimen size: 9 × 7.1 × 3 cm = 3.54” × 2.80” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2.5 cm = 0.98” × 0.98”

EB49AM0: Group of Fluorite crystals, with two distinct growth phases, a polycrystalline exterior with an intense yellow color and a gray to colorless interior. Its characteristics are different from the usual ones in better known specimens from the Chaillac mining district. With lenticular crystals of Baryte. A specimen rescued from the past from the Les Redoutières Mine, less well known than other mines in the same mining district.
Les Redoutières Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1997)

Specimen size: 9.1 × 7.4 × 4.5 cm = 3.58” × 2.91” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.2 cm = 1.26” × 0.87”

EC87AM0: Group of Fluorite crystals with two very marked growth phases with a yellow polycrystalline exterior and a violet interior. With characteristics different from the usual in better known specimens from the Chaillac mining area. A specimen rescued from the past from the Les Redoutières Mine, less well known than other mines in the same mining district.
Les Redoutières Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1997)

Specimen size: 11.8 × 7.1 × 4 cm = 4.65” × 2.80” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 2.9 cm = 1.46” × 1.14”

ET88AM0: Group of Fluorite crystals with two distinct growth phases, with a polycrystalline exterior of yellow color and a greenish-colorless interior, with characteristics different from the usual ones in better known specimens from the Chaillac mining district. A specimen rescued from the past from the Les Redoutières Mine, less well known than other mines in the same mining district.
Les Redoutières Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1997)

Specimen size: 13.2 × 8.6 × 3.6 cm = 5.20” × 3.39” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 3 cm = 1.65” × 1.18”

EA99AM0: Group of very sharp Fluorite crystals, translucent, with a color between yellow and pink and with small lenticular crystals of Baryte. With characteristics different from the usual ones in the better known specimens from the Chaillac mining district. A specimen rescued from the past from the Les Redoutières Mine, less well known than other mines in the same mining district.
Les Redoutières Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1997)

Specimen size: 13.8 × 7.7 × 3 cm = 5.43” × 3.03” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.02” × 0.98”

DMA99ASN1: A druse of Fluorite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, in a matrix of the same crystalline and banded Fluorite with very slightly violet tones. Of cubic habit, they have very defined faces and edges, and some polycrystalline growths with the upper (001) faces of a more yellowish color and the remaining ones more grayish.
From a classic French locality from which it is difficult to obtain such high-quality specimens.
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 15.3 × 14.9 × 5.6 cm = 6.02” × 5.87” × 2.20”

Main crystal size: 5.7 × 3.7 cm = 2.24” × 1.46”

EFL27AO2: Fluorite crystals with the forms of a cube and a rhombododecahedron, with polycrystalline growths and an intense violet color. In matrix.
The specimen is from a not very well known deposit from which it is currently very difficult to obtain quality specimens.
Bois le Duc, Foisches, Charleville-Mézières District, Ardennes, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.4 × 2.6 cm = 1.42” × 0.94” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 2 cm = 0.83” × 0.79”

TFA16AO0: Fluorite crystals with a cubic shape and stepped edges, translucent, with good luster and an intense violet color, on a Quartz matrix.
This specimen, from a not so usual locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Bois le Duc, Foisches, Charleville-Mézières District, Ardennes, Grand Est  France (±1980)

Specimen size: 9.4 × 8.6 × 4.2 cm = 3.70” × 3.39” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 0.59” × 0.43”

EFA97AO0: Fluorite crystals, on matrix, with dodecahedron and cube shapes, translucent, with a uniform green color with areas of intense violet color.
The specimen, from a not so usual locality, comes from an old French collection.
Bois le Duc, Foisches, Charleville-Mézières District, Ardennes, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 13.4 × 7.7 × 5.1 cm = 5.28” × 3.03” × 2.01”

Main crystal size: 4 × 2 cm = 1.57” × 0.79”

EE96AM1: Druse of sharp Fluorite crystals, translucent, with good luster and a pale green color, on matrix. The specimen comes from a local find that produced very few well-crystallized specimens.
Montagnes des Coltes, Urbeis, Sélestat, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est  France (2018)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 4.1 × 3.4 cm = 3.27” × 1.61” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.8 cm = 0.87” × 0.71”

ED17AM1: Group of sharp Fluorite crystals, translucent, with a pale green color, on matrix with white Quartz crystals. The specimen comes from a local find that produced very few well-crystallized specimens.
Montagnes des Coltes, Urbeis, Sélestat, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est  France (2018)

Specimen size: 9.3 × 7.2 × 4 cm = 3.66” × 2.83” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 4.3 × 3.7 cm = 1.69” × 1.46”

EC97AM1: Group of sharp crystals of Fluorite, translucent and pale green in color. The specimen comes from a local find that produced very few well-crystallized specimens.
Montagnes des Coltes, Urbeis, Sélestat, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est  France (2018)

Specimen size: 11.1 × 8.4 × 5.6 cm = 4.37” × 3.31” × 2.20”

Main crystal size: 5 × 4.5 cm = 1.97” × 1.77”

TEL27AP9: Very aerial growth of Aragonite, with a coraloidal habit and very white.
A rarity of French mineralogy from the Alain Martaud collection.
Sapin Vert Mine, Altenberg Peak, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France (1984)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 4.1 × 3.4 cm = 1.81” × 1.61” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”

EPR46AO1: Quartz crystals with small Hematite crystals forming a 'cast' (coating) with very bright crystalline forms of Hematite in the inner part of that 'cast'.
A classic from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines area.
Bernardstein, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 7.4 × 4.1 × 2 cm = 2.91” × 1.61” × 0.79”

EMB96ASN2: A delightful and delicate miniature. Arborescent Silver crystals in filamentous forms partially enveloping a matrix of leafy Calcite crystals with pinkish tones. This fine filigree comes from the Val d'Argent in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.
Grande Haldes, Sankt Ludwig vein, Neuenberg Mountain, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 1.8 × 1.2 × 0.9 cm = 0.71” × 0.47” × 0.35”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.1 cm = 0.35” × 0.04”

TTB46CD4: Group of Chalcopyrite crystals, complex and with polycrystalline growths, with well defined faces and edges and with a very marked bluish iridescence.
After consulting several experts with knowledge of the area, we believe that this piece comes specifically from the Armée Céleste Mine, one of the classic Alsatian mines in which silver was the main metal exploited, and which yielded good specimens of Chalcopyrite.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 2.9 × 3.4 × 1.6 cm = 1.14” × 1.34” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.8 cm = 0.87” × 0.71”

TYB37AO8: Fine aggregate of copper-bearing Aragonite with very aesthetic coralloidal growths and especially intense and uniform sky-blue areas. It comes from the legendary town of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 7.6 × 4.4 × 3.4 cm = 2.99” × 1.73” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 4.4 × 0.8 cm = 1.73” × 0.31”

TC2280EPQ: Vug with thick tabular crystals of bright Hematite. On matrix, with small Quartz crystals (smoky variety)
The specimen, from a little-known French locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label will be sent to the buyer.
Brézouard, Les Vosges Massif, Lapoutroie, Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 9.3 × 8.4 × 4.7 cm = 3.66” × 3.31” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

EM98Q8: Group of tabular crystals of neat hexagonal shape with small white crystals of Quartz. The sample is from an old find thirty years ago and can be considered among the best for the locality, not well known.
Le Haïcot , Brézouard, Les Vosges Massif, Lapoutroie, Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France (±1980)

Specimen size: 7.7 × 4.7 × 1.6 cm = 3.03” × 1.85” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.47” × 0.20”

TFA90AN9: Group of equant Hematite crystals, of very considerable size for this deposit, very lustrous and with an intense black color.
The specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Brézouard, Les Vosges Massif, Lapoutroie, Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France (1985)

Specimen size: 15.3 × 7.3 × 3.7 cm = 6.02” × 2.87” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.4  cm = 0.59” × 0.55”

TA96T3: Polycrystalline growths whose nucleus shows hollow formations, with geometrical color zoning, clearer in one of the terminations. The crystals, most of them doubly terminated, are implanted on Limonite matrix. We note the locality, quite uncommon..
The sample is from John Marshall’s collection whose card and label we’ll send to the buyer and has been published in the Chinese magazine ‘Mineral Lover’ on page 7 in the volume 9/2011
Steinbach, Cernay, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.8 × 3.2 cm = 1.89” × 1.89” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.28” × 0.24”