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Fibbia, Fontana, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 11 x 6 x 4.5 cm
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A beautyful glassy smoky quartz crystal with very good luster all around. The bottom is nicely crystallized with no damage. The backside of the termination seems to have had a contact but which also is perfectly crystallized and flawless. One or two minor chips are hardly visible and not at all troubling on this overall beautiful and impressive specimen!
Panasqueira Mine, Panasqueira, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Size: 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
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Who doesn't know the famous apatite from Panasqueira Mine in Portugal? The blue color, the lustrous surface, the translucent crystals. This specimen is a outstanding example for a single apatite on matrix that is a 100% flawless and perfectly shaped on all sides - you can see the complete hexahedron as the crystal touches the matrix just at one smaller zone. The matrix itself is a pretty aggregation of small apatite and siderite. A stunning thumbnail specimen that lives up to the high standards of the Panasqueira Mine.
San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
Size: 3.5 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
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This combination of tabular wulfenite on a matrix covered in mimetite is a staggeringly aesthetic piece from the famous San Francisco Mine in Mexico. The crystals are just perfect with a totally limpid square main plate and 3-dimensionally attached side chrystals. The wulfenite is dominantly presented atop a beautiful black matrix with matching orange mimetite. A perfect miniature specimen of brilliant quality and mind-blowing aesthetics. You would not want to miss a look on our video!
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Size: 8 x 6.2 x 6.8 cm
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The superb luster and color of this translucent smithsonite is characteristic for the worlds most famous smithsonite mine. Give it some light and the sky-blue color virtually explodes from this piece in a most dramatic way. Hundreds of those botryoidal crystals, the largest of which reach a size of around 0.4 to 0.5 mm, are grown over an appealing, colorful limestone matrix that varies from white to yellow and brown. An overall striking piece of perfect Kelly-Mine-quality!
Druntobel, Sedrun, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
Size: 3.7 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm
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Water-clear and without a trace of color this quartz gwindel is an astonishing beauty! The vast majority of gwindels are smoky quartz gwindels, while this rare specimen is purely colorless. Being only 1.1 cm thick this one has a strong twist and a very typical shape. Good luster and a very good condition make this a wonderful choice for any quartz collection!
Ampanivana pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 3.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
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It's one of those crystals that takes every possible attempt to exceed its physical size with pure quality! The doubly terminated tourmaline holds sharp colors, from cherry red at the bottom to a fresh apple green at the top with a subtle zone of orange in between. The lower couple of millimeters is green again and closes with a perfect flat termination. The whole Tourmaline is lustrous and free of damage with a lovely termination at the top. Beautiful all around and in perfect condition!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 7.8 x 3 x 2.4 cm
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Perfectly lustrous and glassy quartz provides a window to a marvelous internal landscape. While this crystal is already striking by itself, showing superb quality and virtually not a single scratch, most impressive about this specimen are beautiful brown inclusions, supposedly hematite or phlogopite. Especially pleasing and definitely rare, as I have never seen such a combination before!
Ampanivana pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 3.7 x 3 x 2.7 cm
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Absolutely outstanding and breathtaking! A single liddicoatite of perfect shape and flawless in combination with a 1.2 cm londonite crystal of matching quality. The color of the tourmaline goes from red over black to a more yellow zone at the bottom. The londonite shows typical yellow coloring. The bottom of this specimen is rehealed and shows no damage or contacts. The remarkable aesthetics of this piece is very much due to the unusual termination of the liddicoatite but the rare londonite of considerable size truly adds tons of flavor!
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size: 3.4 x 2.3 x 2 cm
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A sparkling flame from the famous N'chwaning II find! Color and clarity of this specimen are perfect sparkling examples for the high quality this mine has produced. The rhodochrosite crystals are almost bursting with color of incredible intensity when illuminated from the back or bottom. This is definitely a piece of perfect aesthetics and highest quality in a very good condition. A real eye-catcher!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 9.9 x 7.3 x 5.8 cm
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Luster and clarity of the main quartz are just incredible! At its inside you find charming inclusions of what would be hematite or maybe phlogopite. Being perched on a well balanced matrix of adularia and accompanying mica, the overall picture is a highly aesthetic one. Fun fact about this piece is the slightly unsteady main quartz that's jammed in place by side-crystals and matrix. The whole piece is in good condition with mainly just contacts at the backside.
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A 3-dimensional, unusually composed and catchy specimen of anatase and quartz on matrix. The two larger anatase crystals are sharp, 100% flawless and of good luster. At direct illumination they reveal some nice colors, a play of blue and greenish-brown. The combination with quartz and some other side-minerals very much emphasizes the beauty of the anatase and adds up to a remarkable specimen of unique aesthetics.
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Breathtaking quality meets striking aesthetics! A duality of black anatase and water-clear quartz on a beautifully sparkling matrix. This piece is well balanced and overall flawless. For sure most catchy is the massy, sharp anatase crystal that quietly rests in the very center of this fabulous piece. Perfect and not repaired!