About Us - Kristalle & Crystal Classics
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Ian Bruce of Crystal Classics (Somerset, England) and Wayne Leicht of Kristalle (Laguna Beach, California, USA) have worked closely together for several years and are well known for the high quality minerals they sell. They have formed a strong mineral buying partnership acquiring some of the most important collections available.
| Rhodochrosite N'Chwaning Mines, South Africa | Tanzanite Merelani, Tanzania | Calcite Elmwood Mine, TN, USA |
Wayne Leicht and his wife Dona have been in the mineral business for over 35 years and maintain one of best reputations in the business for knowledge, quality, fairness and honesty. They have a beautiful gallery on Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, with a huge range of fine mineral specimens, open Thursday through Sunday, or other days by appointment. You can see more of their fine mineral specimens at:
Ian Bruce followed his life long passion of minerals to become a successful mineral dealer of 10 years. He brings youthful enthusiasm, a keen eye for quality, and mining experience to the partnership. Ian's offices are located in Somerset, England in a lovely small English village where minerals may be viewed by appointment only. Crystal Classics sells minerals through MinVision and also through its own website where there are many fine mineral specimens for sale, particularly English Classics:
The joint partnership of Ian and Wayne has been involved in the purchase and dispersal of several major collections around the world including the Wein collection, Germany; Martin Zinn, USA; Uli Bahmann, South Africa just to name a few. They are always interested in looking at new collections and are willing to travel anywhere to view potential collections. If you have a collection of top quality specimens, please contact Wayne or Ian.
| Tourmaline var Elbaite Minas Gerais, Brazil | Mimetite Pingtouling Mine, China |
Kristalle and Crystal Classics exhibit together at all the main mineral shows worldwide, and are well known for their beautiful displays with the ambience of music and flowers:
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show - Jan - Feb yearly
Tucson, Arizona, USA, exhibiting at the Inn Suites Hotel in two adjacent rooms, and with a huge booth at the main show in the Convention Center. Crystal Classics also exhibits at the exclusive Westward Look Resort show where only the finest mineral specimens are on show.
The booth at the main Tucson Show
St-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show - June yearly
Set in the beautiful Alsace town of St-Marie-aux-Mines, France; exhibiting on the stage in Grand Theatre, in a joint booth.
St Marie-aux-Mines Show Denver Show Display
Denver Gem and Mineral show - September yearly
Denver, Colorado, USA exhibiting at the Holiday Inn hotel and with a large booth at the main show in the nearby Merchandise Mart.
Munich (Mineralientage) - end of October / start of November - yearly
The largest mineral show in Europe held in Munich, Germany in the Messegelande Exhibition Centre. We have a huge joint booth in the VIP area in the central hall.
The central hall at the Munich Show
Kristalle also exhibit in Tokyo, Japan in June; Costa Mesa, California, USA in May and Springfield, Massachusetts, USA in August.
With a huge range of stock available, Kristalle and Crystal Classics have fine specimens suitable for every collection, come visit us at the shows for our main displays, and enjoy the many specimens that will be continually added to the website!
