Calcite and Duftite Specimen #pohl01 4.2 x 3.6 x 2.7cm Miniature Tsumeb Mine Tsumeb, Namibia Defunct Local $95 To kick things off, here is a somewhat unusual and very interesting calcite specimen.  It's made up of a "block" of "stepped" and water clear calcite xls that are being coated by a generation of sea foam green duftite xls. Another interesting thing going on with this specimen (pointed out to me by Scott) was the inclusion of native copper in this piece.  All in all, a very attractive piece from a defunct local.

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	Cinnabar Specimen #pohl02 2.3 x 2.0 x 1.4cm Thumbnail Xiangxi Hunan Province China $95 Here's a very lustrous, dark cherry red, individual cinnabar xl on matrix (possibly calcite). The xl itself measures 1.8 x 1.1cm.  A very colorful and attractive Chinese specimen, in my humble opinion.  This specimen was acquired from Desmond Sacco.

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	Chromiian Clinochlore var. Kammererite Specimen #pohl03 3.5 x 2.0 x 2.0cm Small Miniature Kop Krom Mine Kop Daglari Erzurum Province Turkey $195 Kammererite is the chrome rich variety of the micaceuos mineral clinochlore.  It has been found in many places around the world but by far the best specimens come from Turkey.  Kammererite has extremely GREAT cleavage and is easily damaged.  Finding specimens with pointed crystals is a challenge owing to the cleavage and softness of the mineral.  The crystals on this specimen are intact with complete terminations ranging in size to 0.7cm.  It is much better in person than my humble photographs portray.

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	Dioptase Specimen #pohl04 1.7 x 1.6 x 1.1cm Thumbnail Kaokoveld Namibia $250 This specimen is pure emerald green gem!  It's made up of a cluster of dioptase xls with a smattering of what appears to be water clear calcite, which serves as a nice contrast.   A very colorful and gemmy specimen which was acquired from Bruce Cairncross.

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	Dioptase on Calcite Specimen #pohl05 3.6 x 2.4 x 1.4cm Miniature Tsumeb Mine Tsumeb, Namibia Defunct Local Fluorescent $195 This specimen is made up of two gemmy and undamaged emerald green dioptase xls on a bed of calcite.  The two xls measure: 0.8 x 0.6cm and 0.9 x 0.5cm. They sit on top of a bed of calcite, which when exposed to SW UV light, glows bright orange.

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	Fluorite and Dolomite Specimen #pohl06 4.7 x 3.3 x 2.5cm Large Miniature Elmwood Mine Carthage Smith County Tennessee, USA $150 I've got a few of these Elmwood specimens in my own personal collection, and I have to say that this one is very "cute".  I love the composition and placement of all the mineral species and how they blend together to make a very attractive display specimen.  The large fluorite xl is violet in color, undamaged and measures 1.7 x 1.3cm.  Besides the barite "ball", this specimen also has a "smattering" of dolomite xls along with a small sphalerite xl making this an excellent example of the best that Elmwood produced.  Cool rock!

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	Gold Specimen #pohl07 2.0 x 1.0cm Thumbnail Shaba Mine Zimbabwe Africa 0.7 grams $150 Here's a very attractive gold specimen from Zimbabwe.  This crystalline gold piece is made up of flattened octahedra and reminds me of a sea horse.  There are a a number of small (<1mm) quartz xls imbedded throughout this piece.  A very attractive gold specimen, in my humble opinion.

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	Hausmannite Specimen #pohl08 3.0 x 2.8 x 2.6cm Large Thumbnail N'Chwaning Mines Kuruman Cape Province South Africa $225 If you're a sci-fi nut like me, then what does this specimen remind you of?  To me it looks like a Goa'uld Mother Ship (Stargate SG1).  It's made up of pseudo-octahedral jet black and highly reflective xls.  Simply put, this piece is made up of numerous perfect little pyramids, stacked one on top of another.  A really cool rock!

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	Lazulite and Siderite Specimen #pohl09 3.9 x 2.6 x 1.5cm Miniature Rapid Creek Dawson Mining District Yukon Territory Canada $225 Here's a specimen from north of my border and our neighbors in Canada.  It's made up of gemmy, inky blue, pyramidal xls to 1cm. In addition to the lazulite, there are a number of  caramel brown and somewhat gemmy siderite xls scattered about the piece.  Really dark and gemmy Yukon lazulite specimens such as this one, are very difficult to photograph, and appear much better in person.  Enjoy, eh!

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	Quartz with Hematite (Japan Law Twin) Specimen #pohl10 2.8 x 2.6 x 1.0cm Thumbnail Denny Gorge Denny Creek King County Washington $150 Here's a very attractive specimens from just north of my location, here in Oregon.  It's a very attractive Japan Law twinned quarts specimen that's included with hematite.  The quartz xls are flattened, somewhat occluded and as best as I can tell, undamaged.  A rather interesting and somewhat unusual specimen from Washington State.