International Minerals
Laghman Province, Nuristan , Afghanistan
Size: 11 x 6.7 x 1.9 cm
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A glassy kunzite floater of very nice pink color and intriguing shape. There is minimal edge-wear present but the overall condition is just fine and without any actual damage. It is fascinating to see both terminations being so well defined and complete with all those many frosted to sometimes lustous faces. The insides is mostly gemmy with some internal clouds but no impurities. Very attractive and of good hand-size!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5.2 x 3.6 x 1 cm
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Epidote from the Alpine type clefts of Pakistan are a well known species that impresses with gemmy quality and a multitude of different shapes!
This floater specimen shows sweeping aesthetics of several parallel grown epidote crystals in varying size. The aggregate is complete without any damage and only very minimal abrasions. All crystals are very much gemmy, especially towards the terminations and have brilliant luster on both sides.
Kharan, Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 4.1 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
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This 2.4 cm long brookite is from a recent find in the Alpine-type clefts of the Kharan district. It's a transparent auburn crystal with a perfect termination that protrudes from a lovely little group of well developed quartz crystals. The size of this brookite is rather dramatic and apart from a small chip at the backside it's all complete and perfect.
Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 4.7 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm
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This epidote specimen is from a recent find in the western Pakistani Mountains that revealed a completely unique and highly aesthetic "bow tie" shape. Sprays of dark green, lustous epidote form this sharp clusters in a just lovely way.This specimen strikes with a catchy shape that emphasizes the larger vertical main crystal that shows its best luster on the front. Contacts are on the bottom only, the rest is in best condition!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5 x 2.9 x 1 cm
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Epidote from the Alpine type clefts of Pakistan are a well known species that impresses with gemmy quality and a multitude of different shapes!
This one shows a well defined composition with a dominant main crystal. What appears like a damaged section in the front view is in fact all crystallized and perfect. It's a very attractive specimen with glassy warm brown crystal quality!
Zard Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 2.7 x 1.6 x 1 cm
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Sharp bi-pyramidal anatase and transparent quartz are wildly arranged on this thumbnail floater specimen. The larger main crystal has a visible length of 1.1 cm and is interlocked with a glassy quartz with some chlorite inclusions. All crystals on this specimen are sharp and pointy with nice luster and even some gemmy blue and green patches under dirct downlight. The condition is very good all around with just minor abrasions.
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Size: 10.3 x 9.7 x 8.8 cm
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The 3-dimensional aesthetics of this crocoite specimen is just outstanding and utterly appealing! The very dark brown and contrasting matrix forms a perfect base for an artfully arranged composition of crocoite crystals up to around 6 cm in length and 0.5 cm thick! The crystals show a very intense orange-red color and great luster as is rather outstanding for this mineral. With no visible damage, best quality and intriguing aesthetics, this is a true highlight from the worlds most famous crocoite mine!
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang, China
Size: 9.5 x 5.9 x 4.1 cm
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The lead ore of Daoping produced some of the finest specimens of this beautiful material and impresses with fresh apple green color and well developed hexagonal prisms. The crystals are richly distributed in a vug-like structure over a first generation of white quartz. The matrix is natural and crystallized on the outside too, with only some contacts. Overall a very attractive specimen of high quality pyromorphite that has a very 3-dimensional appeal!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 16.5 x 10.4 x 1.5 cm
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This epidote from the Alpine-type clefts of the Haramosh Mountains is an excellent floater of thick and massive crystals. It is totally gemmy with nice forest green and brown colors at direct backlight. Our pictures show the piece in several lighting variants.
The epidote shows distinctive crystallization, it is sharp all around and in very good condition altogether! Size and quality make this without doubt one of the best epidote specimens I have seen coming from Pakistan!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 11.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm
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The Alpine type clefts of the Tormiq valley are well known for world class epidote but specimens of such staggering size are rare and exceedingly hard to come by. This epidote is a assembly of two crystal clusters, combined in a 10° angle which makes for dramatic and sweeping aesthetics! The crystals are translucent with green and brown colors and highly lustrous. Their stepped architecture is all complete and without damage.
A dominant specimen of distinctive shape!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 13.2 x 9.6 x 5 cm
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This is a rich arrangement of olive green titanites and white calcites on matrix. Titanite crystals are up to 1.8 cm long twins with very nice luster, color and transparency. The white calcite are translucent and offer a stark contrast for the green titanites. Overall condition is excellent with only some minor contact.
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 12.5 x 8.2 x 4.1 cm
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Beautiful fluorite crystals in combination with well crystals of quartz!