Things I wouldn't mind having or might be interested in, in no particular order, of no particular size.

Purpurite
Sugelite
Tugtupite
Charoite
A nice Adamite crystal (I think it was adamite...maybe cobaltoan)
Any gem quality gem, floater or in matrix.
Gold in matrix.
Gold ore.
A diamond in matrix.
A chunk of boart.
Just about anything showy and busy.
Just about anything unusual or odd.
Just about anything classic.
A specimen of pyrite on calcite from China which is nicer than the one I have.
Cryolite crystals from Ivigtut, Greenland.
Rough prosopite in matrix from Ivigtut, Greenland.
Anything from Ivigtut, Greenland I don't have, or an exceptional specimen from Ivigtut, Greenland even if I might have it.
Cryolite of any form from any other place (except a factory).
Anything else that occurs at Ivigtut, Greenland from a place other than Ivigtut, Greenland.
A nice Brandenburg amythest.
Some interesting rock that no one can seem to identify.
To be continued....


Things I have to trade

Micros and thumbnails from Ivigtut, Greenland.
Of these I have: Cryolite, siderite, pachnolite, thomsenolite, ralstonite, jarlite, rough topaz, chiolite, probably weberite, probably cryolithionite, quartz, probably other stuff... A few specimens are in crystal form. Most are chunks of stuff. I cannot positively identify all of them.

Larger Specimens from Ivigtut Greenland:
Chiolite of varying clarity and sizes
Rough topaz with other stuff mixed in.
Cryolite

On rare occasion, I might break a chunk off something off a larger specimen.

Non-Ivigtut stuff:

Franklin stuff: (Various sizes)
The typical willemite/franklinite/calcite combos. In many of these specimens, though the willemite crystals are not large or well formed, some of them are very gemmy.
Other stuff from the Franklin area that I can't identify.

Chunks of ugly but fluorescent calcite from the Santa Monica Mountains (I can't fathom anyone other than an obsessive systematic collector wanting this)

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