Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA., San Francisco, California, U.S.A Website : www.ukminingventures.com E-mail : jesse@ukminingventures.com Click HERE to see a brief biography of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA. Jesse Fisher holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geological Sciences with specialties in igneous petrology and environmental geochemistry. He has been an active mineral collector for the past 25 years and is currently a partner in UK Mining Ventures, operating the Rogerley mine in Weardale England for fluorite specimens. Collection specialties include English and worldwide fluorite, and gem pegmatites of southern California, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Recent publications include: Fisher, J., E. E. Foord, and G. A. Bricker, 1998. The geology, mineralogy, and history of the Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Rocks & Minerals 73(3):156-180. Fisher, J.E., 2000. Les Pegmatites Gemmiferes du sud de la Californie. Le Regne Mineral, 31, 9-36.(in French) Fisher, J., and Greenbank, L., 2000, The Rogerley Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England, Rocks & Minerals, 75(1), 54-61. Fisher, J.E., et L. Greenbank, 2000. La Mine Rogerley, Weardale, comte de Durham, Angleterre. Le Regne Mineral, 34, 5-14.(in French) Fisher, J., 2002. Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California. Mineralogical Record 33(5):363-407. Joan Kureczka holds a B.S. in microbiology and an M.S. in environmental management, and is the founding partner in Kureczka/Martin Associates, a consulting firm providing media and investor relations to the biotechnology industry. Web site (for English fluorite): www.ukminingventures.com/ E-mail : jesse@ukminingventures.com TOURMALINE var. Elbaite Crystal is 8 cm tall Alto Ligonha, Mozambique Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOPAZ with Smoky Quartz and Cleavelandite Specimen is 8.5 cm tall Alabashka, Ural Mountains, Russia Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. FLUORITE on Quartz Specimen is 10 cm tall Le Beix, Puy-de-Dome, Massif Central, France Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. SPODUMENE var. Kunzite with Manganotantalite Specimen is 7 cm tall Mawi, Laghman Province, Afghanistan Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE var. Elbaite Crystal is 6.5 cm tall Queen Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California, U.S.A Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. FLUORITE Specimen is 9 cm across Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE var. Elbaite with Cleavelandite, Quartz and Stilbite Specimen is 10 cm across Mokhovaya Pegmatite, Malkhan Mts., Transbaikal, Russia Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. BERYL var. Morganite Specimen is 4 cm across White Queen Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California, U.S.A Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE var. Elbaite with Quartz and Cleavelandite Elbaite crystal is 7 cm long Paprok, Kunar Province, Afghanistan Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. FLUORITE Specimen is 4 cm across Hilton Mine, near Appleby, Scordale, Cumbria, England Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOPAZ with Cleavelandite Crystal is 3.5 cm tall Little Three Mine, Ramona District, San Diego County, California, U.S.A Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. GARNET var. Spessartine Specimen is 7 cm across Little Three Mine, Ramona District, San Diego County, California, U.S.A Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE var. elbaite The larger elbaite crystal is 1.4 cm tall Grotta D'Oggi, near San Piero, Campo, Elba, Italy Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. HERDERITE with Topaz, Microcline and Cleavelandite Specimen is 8 cm across Dassu, Hanuchal Range, Northern Areas, Pakistan Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. COLUMBITE var. Manganocolumbite, on Cleavelandite Specimen is 11 cm across. Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. WITHERITE on Alstonite Specimen is 12 cm across Fallowfields Mine, Hexham, Northumberland, England Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. APATITE with Microcline on Muscovite Specimen is 11 cm across Chumar Bakhoor, Nager, Northern Areas, Pakistan Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. FLUORITE Crystal is 2.6 cm across Mine Rogerley, Frosterley, Weardale, Co. Durham, England Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. CALCITE var. Cobaltian Calcite, with Malachite Crystal is 3.5 cm long Dikuluwe Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Congo Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. BERYL var. Aquamarine with Muscovite and Schorl Specimen is 12 cm across Nager, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan Collection of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA, San Francisco, California, U.S.A Photograph by Jesse FISHER Photo courtesy of Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA This photo is copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA . Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. All photos are copyrighted to Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent.