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[Martin Rich]

I want it all - that's my problem!

Martin

[Arizona]

VESZELYITE ! Gails christmas gift to be exact.

[cascaillou]

Recently got interested in minerals exhibiting biological effects, such as toxicity (montroydite and arsenolite for instance) or funny therapeutical properties (for instance lithiophosphate), but these are rare minerals and usually occuring as microscopic crystals or shapeless veins in matrix, but if I would ever come through some decent crystal I'd go for it.

[cascaillou]

Oh and I'll also take one David twin diamond with both magenta pyrope and emerald green diopside inclusions...but then I wake up into real world :-)

[Mike Wood]

Some of the specimens I no longer have! -_-

Otherwise, a 10cm plate with several 1cm perfect bazzite crystals. Oh and they have to be upstanding.

I'll keep looking, you never know, might get lucky one day sometime in the next thousand years ;-)

Dream on...

[Tobi]

[Michael Shaw]

Tobi, glad to see that you are making good progress on your wish list.
Michael

[Tobi]

[captaincaveman]

My ultimate is Benitoite showing that shield shape and real gemmy

[Dale Hallmark]

When it comes to minerals, I have no great wants or fancy specimens on my wish list and for certain minerals I have no desire for really gemy samples. For many minerals I actually prefer the massive varieties to classic crystals or better grade samples. I like a lot of samples that are suitable for carving and sculpture even though I am not likely to do that. Doesn't mean I don't like those other types it just means my hobby budget is more modest than some :-)

So what is up on my want list or what is next in line.

I would like a rhodochrosite sample of some kind, one of the jade types, and maybe a banded agate slab that isn't enhanced. But the number one item I would really really like is a nice Minnesota Pipestone (Catlinite).
Dale