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Henk Viljoen · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 8 Location: Pretoria

I have always wanted to share the beauty of minerals and crystals with people around me. To open peoples eyes to the intristic beauty of nature, in particular minerals and crystals. I started mineral collecting at the age of 6, when i received a small quartz crystal cluster from my uncle. That single specimen triggered a lifelong passion for mineral collecting. At the age of 14 i joined the Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club (PGMC) where i learned to cut cabochons and a great deal more about minerals and collecting. As my experience grew, so did my collection! However i quickly realised that i could not possibly keep every specimen that i collected and bought. As a result i started selling off my specimens of lesser quality and used the funds to aquire new specimens. To this day this is the method i use to add and upgrade my colection. The images displayed are of my most prized specimens (the ones i will propably never sell). I will update this picture gallery as my collection grows and improves.