Vug (Vuhg) n. – A small cavity in a rock or vein, often with a mineral lining of a different composition from that of the surrounding rock.
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SZ-MINERAUX, April 8, 2025
TOURMALINE – Muiane, Gile, Zambezia, Mozambique Translucent green Tourmaline crystal with exceptional color! New discovery 2024 in Muiane in Mozambique, this pluricentimetric crystal is finished

SZ-MINERAUX, April 8, 2025
CHABAZITE var PHACOLITE and PHILLIPSITE – Clifton Hills, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The largest colorless crystals are the crystals of Phacolite, variety of Chabazite. They are

SZ-MINERAUX, March 27, 2025
FLUORITE and QUARTZ – Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia Superb set of colourless fluorite crystals associated with white quartz flowers completed. Specimen from Dalnegorsk in Russia.

SZ-MINERAUX, March 25, 2025
HELIX RAMONDI in LUSSATITE – Les Rois Mine, Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France Very beautiful Helix Ramondi epigenetized in lussatite bluish. These rare fossil snails

SZ-MINERAUX, March 20, 2025
GWINDEL SMOKY QUARTZ – Furka, Urseren, Uri, Switzerland Quartz Gwindel with two types of endings, one comb and the other sugar. Superb quality for this

Featured Vug Dealers, February 21, 2025
Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just beginning, building a mineral collection is a fascinating experience, and mineral dealers play a vital role in guiding

Hummingbird Minerals, February 20, 2025
An aesthetic Elmwood Mine specimen featuring gemmy to translucent purple Fluorites with edge zoning, adorned with creamy white Barite crystals and with minor Sphalerite and

Hummingbird Minerals, February 18, 2025
A large and fine quality display specimen of Epidote featuring full coverage of sharp, blocky, beautiful rich olive green colored prismatic crystals, some which are

FINAL DAY OF TGMS
Today is the final day of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Visit Treasures-of-Darkness and other dealers at the Main Show, Tucson Convention Center. Find

Hummingbird Minerals, February 16, 2025
Gorgeous cluster of stout, complex gemmy to highly translucent, lustrous hexagonal crystals of Vanadinite measuring 2.2 to 1.7 cm. The crystals have a rich brick-red

Treasures of Darkness, February 13, 2025
Today is our first day at the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show! We have many wonderful specimens available at booth 1629. Come stop by and

TGMS, history in the making for T.o.D
Tomorrow is a special day. I became a mineral dealer almost exactly five years ago. Tomorrow I will be setting up at the Tucson Gem