International Minerals 50
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.8 cm
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The single 1.8 cm tourmaline is grown through a nice glassy shard of quartz. Both, the tourmaline and the quartz show beautiful luster and great clarity. The tourmaline is gemmy green and has a complex termination.
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 5.3 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
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The distinctive v-shape of this lovely fluorite combination is absolutely stunning. It is a floater with no damage that features transparent and well developed fluorites with a nice waxy sheen. The colors range from blue to green with some purple and yellow zones inside. The color somewhat depends on the light source as you can see on the two different pictures below.
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 7.7 x 7.1 x 1.5 cm
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This brucite strikes with the most stunning yellow color you can imagine! Also the vibrant surface luster and the sweeping shape are absolutely gorgeous! Due to the flattened shape some backlight can easily enter the brucite and make it vividly shine. I can see no damage here, only stunning beauty.
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 5.9 x 5 x 2.4 cm
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This is an exceptionally aesthetic schorl on quartz from the Eronog Mountains in Namibia. It shows two black crystals on a well shaped and glassy quartz crystal. Unlike many schorl crystals from Erongo these two are elongated straight crystals with a distinctive pyramidal termination. Everything here is in outstanding condition and even the bottom is completely crystallized!
La Cuerre Mine, Rionansa, La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain
Size: 8 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
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Like a snowball on a slope, this flawless and highly lustrous yellow calcite crystal sits on a rich matrix that supports the dramatic charm of this specimen. The calcite specimens from this region belong to Spains very best, this very specimen being no exception. The single isolated crystal is nicely transparent and of beautiful and characteristic spheral shape with a size of 4.6 cm! Outstanding in every way, this stunningly aeshtetical piece is a perfect, jewel-like eye-catcher.
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 8.7 x 5.7 x 2 cm
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The tennantite is very well developed all around. It has a landscape-like aesthetics of pure metallic tennantite in all different sizes. The condition is exceptional: Everything is crystallized here, even the back and the periphery.
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 8 x 7.1 x 4.4 cm
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An amazing combination of tourmaline and apatite on a sparkling albite matrix. Individual tourmalines reach 2.8 cm, while the single pink apatite on the upper part of the specimen has 2.1 cm in length. When you turn the piece around you can see all sparkling crystallized cleavelandite on all sides which is partly covered in some yellowish mica. The tourmalines stand out from that matrix and show a very strong contrast. The dark, almost black body switches to a gemmy blue at the terminations. The single apatite is lustrous and translucent and well terminated as well. All in all this piece is in very good condition. Two of the smaller tourmalines are broken but that is hardly visible.
Hyderabad District, Telangana, India
Size: 7.9 x 7.2 x 4.1 cm
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This fine quartz phantom from recent finds near the City of Hyderabad impresses with its extraordinarily brilliant shine!
The piece shows an almost two-dimensional arrangement of crystals which makes the outline stand out particularly well.
The entire front shines with high-gloss crystal surfaces. Along the upper ridge, the glassy quartz crystals stand out and show distinctive purple hematite phantoms inside.
The condition is very good but not quite perfect. A damage can be seen at the bottom left. However, the main crystals show only tiny abrasions and are otherwise complete.
Boekenhoutshoek area, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Size: 5.8 x 4.3 x 3.8 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 on these crystals! Superb luster and a very attractive aesthetics make this a terrific specimen in best condition!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 6.2 x 4 x 4 cm
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A single garnet of beautiful quality is set atop a crystallised matrix of white albite, partly covered in some thin grey coating. The crystal is exceptionally well developed, sharp, gemmy, red and undamaged. A splendid specimen without any downsides!
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 6.9 x 5.8 x 2.9 cm
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It's a particularly beautiful and interesting fluorite from a new find in the Erongo Mountains. While the entire piece is made of pure fluorite, it still gives the impression of a matrix specimen. A single outstanding green and transparent fluorite crystal sits on a group of dark purple and partly opaque fluorites, which leads to a strong contrast here. Especially the crystal at the top impresses with its emerald green color, typical of the Erongo Mountains, which catches the eye even in low lighting. What this piece needs is only some direct light from behind to make the crystal really shine.
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 6.1 x 5 x 2.8 cm
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I honestly adore this splendid calcite specimen! It is a pristine 4.2 cm long crystal of beautiful shape, brilliant luster and clarity and uttermost perfection. The crystal is set on a sparkling microcrystalline matrix that has a lovely blueish tinge. After checking those microcrystalls in the microscope we expect it to be apophyllite which has the exact same pyramidal habit and is common in Dal’negorsk. This is an absolute jewel of textbook aesthetics and impeccable quality! To be honest, the pictures don't really live up to the brilliance in real life!