Alpine Treasures
Erfurter Steig, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10.2 x 9.8 x 6 cm
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This combination of quartz and adularia is crystallized all around with a group of glassy quartz at the front and a nice adularia covered landscape at the back. The bottom is contacted but re-crystallized. The overall condition is very good but there is one damaged crystal at the front.
Neue Thüringer Hütte, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 21 x 17 x 17 cm
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This massive 3.6 kg quartz group was found by my father Anton Watzl senior in 1987 near the "Neue Thüringer Hütte". It rested inside a 5 meter deep cleft together with smaller specimens like adularia, titanite and skeletal quartz. Both crystals are of excellent quality, glassy and lustrous. The condition is overall very good. One crystal is damaged at the tip but luckily that is not visible from the front. The bottom is not broken but contacted or re-crystallized after detachment. During extraction from the cleft the two crystals went apart and had to be glued together but that is nothing you would easily see. Size, quality and composition make this an eye-catcher of pure Alpine quartz!
Weißeck, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 12.5 x 8.6 x 6.6 cm
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This fluorite is something very special! Most comparable pieces of this region are etched from humic acid and thus dull. But not here! Found in the local permafrost soil this piece is fantastically lustrous and sharp. The color is a pleasing deep purple with some grey and white faces. At the front you will find a group of scalenohedral calcite crystals that add some lively contrast. One special detail is to be found at the back of the specimen. Go ahead and watch the video, you will be pleasantly surprised!
Forsterbachtal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 5.8 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
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While not exceptionally large this specimen amazes with brilliant quality and an unusually complex and fascinating architecture. All around you can see interlocked crystals of very best quality that sum up to this sparkling sculpture!
Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 12.5 x 10.8 x 7.2 cm
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A dominant and massy cluster of water-clear, colorless quartz with best luster all around and only very few peripheral issues. A small chip at the termination is re-healed. The whole piece has a greeninsh tinge due to some chlorite which is present but not too much to distract from the beauty of this rock. The bottom is completely crystallized and covered in green byssolite which also shines through the glassy quartz. A distinctly 3-dimensional piece of 360° beauty (go on, watch our video!) that shows great Alpine character!
Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 11 x 4.9 x 4.5 cm
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This smoky quartz specimen is a complete floater in very best condition! One minor abrasion at the lower termination is all, the rest is flawless. The crystal shows intensive brown color and nice clarity, especially towards the terminations. Some adularia crystals are attached here and there which add to the overall very nice aesthetics. The terminations show some chloritization while all prism faces are highly lustrous. A very attractive piece of Austrian smoky quartz!
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10 x 8.9 x 4.9 cm
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High class quartz from Rauris, beautifully composed on a grey matrix. This piece is virtually perfect with no damage, naturally broken matrix and sharp, glassy crystals, many of which are doubly terminated. The outline is great with one single crystal sticking out like a tower above a castle's walls. This is definitely a superb specimen of remarkable quality and outstanding class!
Hocharnwand, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 10.6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
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An aesthetic combination of a rather large main quartz emerging from a group of smaller crystals. The quartz is completely colorless, glassy and lustrous, with no damage to speak of. A beautiful, well developed specimen with no downsides!
Brixlegg, Kufstein district, Inn valley, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 8.1 x 7.4 x 2.7 cm
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Blue aragonite from the Austrian Alps is a highly desired variety and usually is found at the fabous Styrian Erzberg. Even rarer is this specimen form Brixlegg, famous for silver and copper minerals like azurite or malachite. It is a very showy piece with unusual structure and lovely baby-blue color. The aragonite is grown in the shape of a winding river, 3-dimensionally protruding from the dolomite matrix. Very attractive and rare from this locale!
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Size: 5.3 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm
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Composition and Quality of this specimen are simply spectacular. A beautifully red octahedral fluorite crystal is accompanied by adularia and smoky quartz on this piece. The crystal is 3.6 cm on edge and shows a nicely structured surface and very good luster. Provided with a sharp contrast, this fluorite offers a wonderful composition. The backside of the crystals is contacted but shows no damage. A brilliant piece of exceptional aesthetics!
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Sharp and water-clear! This is a single quartz crystal of exceptional quality. The pointed termination displays a large window-like face that grants a deep insight, right to the bottom of the colorless transparent crystal. There is minimal edgewear present, overall this piece is in great condition! Have a look on our video to see the superb quality of this specimen!
Erfurter Steig, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.9 x 5.2 x 2.1 cm
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A distinct quartz sceptre peeps out between some other translucent quartz crystals. All surfaces are lustrous and undamaged. some rust brown limonite adds color to this lovely little - yet highly aesthetic - specimen! Have a look on our video which gives a perfect impression of this charming piece!