International Minerals
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 6.1 x 5.6 x 3 cm
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The contrast of black huebnerite and white quartz is quite striking here, especially as all crystals show very best sparkling luster! While the backside has some damaged crystals you will hardly find any flaws when looking at the attractive main view. The huebnerite comes as sharp and lustrous prismatic crystals that are mostly black but with some fire-red patches here and there if you add direct backlight. A rich and lovely piece of beautiful aesthetics!
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 8.5 x 6.7 x 4.8 cm
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Marvelous vanadinite on matrix forms this highly aesthetic specimen! The vanadinite comes as sharp and lustrous, deep strawberry red crystals in characteristic hexagonal cog-wheels. Amazing quality sparkles all over the rich cluster and shows very little damage and only on the peripheries. Have a look on the video for a better three-dimensional impression!
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 8.5 x 6.8 x 5 cm
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Augelite is a rare aluminum-phosphate with major doposits almost exclusively in Peru. The main crystal on this specimen is rather dramatic with around 3 cm on edge! It is embedded in white quartz from which it emerges like a green island.
The condition is very good overall with only peripheral contacts but a flawless augelite crystal at the center! An outstanding specimen for this rare mineral!
Pampa Blanca, Huancavelica Department, Peru
Size: 6.5 x 6.2 x 2.5 cm
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An appealing heart-shaped double fan of epidote in very best condition all around. Countless epidote needles are clustered to form this unusual sculpture. With only small contacts and nice sparkling luster especially on the many small terminations this is a unique specimen of intriguing shape!
Chia Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 3.2 x 2 x 1.3 cm
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This fine little single crystal euclase is completely gemmy and highly lustrous and in outstanding condition! It is basically colorless but with a faint golden tinge that makes it even more elegant. But it's not only about the high quality and the distinctive architecture. Also the fact that the bottom is not broken but crystallized and intergrown with some very nice mica is an excellent detail that sets this piece apart from others! The condition is near perfect with only a little rough edge but no actual damage. This is an absolutely amazing little crystal!
Mogilata deposit, Septemvri mine, Madan ore field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Size: 11.5 x 10.1 x 6 cm
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Bright golden chalcopyrite crystals up to 2 cm in diameter are associated with sharp and lustrous sphalerite and blueish white quartz needles, as well as smaller galena cubes and pyrites. It is a rich paragenesis for this uncommon locale that strikes with a vivid landscape of different minerals. The overall impression is distinctly three-dimensional and shiny!
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
Size: 6.3 x 3.9 x 2.2 cm
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A single spray of sharp and highly lustrous olivenite crystals is set on a nice brown limonitic matrix. The crystals are gemmy and show the characteristic olive green color at direct backlight illumination. The rare copper arsenate is a relatively new addition to the list of minerals from the Milpillas mine and has not been reported before 2016. This specimen is from a 2020 find and was in the collection of copper mineral collector Thomas Weiland.
Boekenhoutshoek area, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Size: 12 x 8.2 x 6.5 cm
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The cactus-quartz from Boekenhoutshoek are classics from over 20 years ago that stand out for their unusual shape and intensive color! The prismatic amethysts are overgrown by a second generation of short pointed crystals which generates the unique catcus-look. While most specimens from this site are rather pale, it is amazing to see how deep and strong the purple color can get! Superb luster and a very attractive aesthetics make this a terrific specimen in best condition!
Boekenhoutshoek area, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Size: 4.6 x 4 x 2.7 cm
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A small but highly attractive cactus-amethyst specimen from the unique finds at the Boekenhoutshoek area from twenty years ago. This lovely specimen has the intensive purple color that you would hope for, but all too rarely get! Dark, intensive and absolutely beautiful! The condition is very good with a perfectly terminated main crystal and only some minor abrasions further down. It's an appealing specimen of superb quality!
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 11.8 x 6.2 x 8.4 cm
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Golden lustrous pyrite cubes and white glassy quartz are aesthetically combined on this high quality specimen. The pyrite is sharp and lustrous with fine striations on all sides. While there are some smaller issues on the backside, the front is all perfect and beautiful. Even the quartz is in surprisingly well condition if you consider how those piece are mined at the Mundo Nueve Mine in an altitude of over 4600 meters. Definitely a stunning and elegant piece!
Sanda Mine, Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo
Size: 10.2 x 7.3 x 2.4 cm
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Plancheite, the light blue, botryoidal crust over this matrix piece, provides a fantastic background for the lustrous, gemmy dioptase crystals that are scattered about the front face. Another nice aspect, when it comes to colors, is the reddish brown limonite, filling the gaps between plancheite and dioptase! The doubly terminated dioptase crystals show very good quality, are free of damage and up to 2.5 x 1.0 cm in size. This classic specimen is an exceptionally rare and beautiful paragenesis from the plancheite type locality in the south of the Republic of Congo!
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 9.7 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm
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This is a spectacular Pakistani fluorite of outstanding quality and aesthetics!
The piece features a stunning etched fluorite that is 6.7 cm (!) across and totally clear! Sure, you cannot see directly through the crystal due to the vibrant etched surface but even low illumination expands through the crystal and lets it shine as if it had its own magic inner light! The fluorite shows best pink color and sits on a matrix of silvery muscovite with sheets measuring up to 1.6 cm across. There is only one tiny issue at the lower right side but which is ridiculously insignificant on a stunning and exceptional piece like this!
Are you interested already? Then have a look on our video which reveals the true majesty of this incredibly aesthetic fluorite!