Alpine Treasures 44
Ankogelgruppe, Anlauftal, Gasteinertal, Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 4.2 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm
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This highly aesthetic pyrite specimen features a single pyrite on a very attractive feldspar/chlorite matrix. The main crystal has 2.5 cm in diameter, is very well developed and has a characteristic rust-brown patian. It is set on a lovely piece of matrix that is divided into white feldspar and glistening greenish chlorite which makes for a very fine contrast. The whole specimen is in great condition, there is no damage to be found here!
Göschener Alp, Göschenen, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 18.3 x 13.3 x 7 cm
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Impressive size and excellent crystal quality make this a stunning smoky quartz specimen. All crystals show brilliant luster, they are transparent have a nice brown color. Especially those three crystals protruding at the very top have a catchy look and display superb quality. There is some matrix visible, a glistening wonderland of quartz and feldspar micro-crystals. The backside is trimmed but the front is all natural and in great condition.
Oberdorf an der Laming, Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria
Size: 8.2 x 7.1 x 7.4 cm
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Strontianite from Oberdorf an der Laming are arguably the finest this species has to offer. This specimen is a convoluted construct of well shaped stubby crystals with a translucent light beige color and beautiful luster. It appears to be a floater, crystallized all around and in superb condition. The backside has small contacts but no damage at all. It's an outstanding specimen for this rare material with a sweeping three-dimensional shape and shiny, well developed crystals of substantial size.
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10 x 4 x 3.3 cm
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A pristine white sceptre quartz specimen of utter brilliance and in completely flawless condition. The sceptre character is not particularly strong here but obvious all the same. What makes this specimen even more unique however is the complex architecture with such a richness in beautiful details! Absolutely amazing! Even the bottom is crystallized and covered in a fine limonite layer.
Amertal, Mittersill, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 7.2 x 5.8 x 2 cm
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A goup of olive-green titanites, associated with a single white adularia, is the main attraction on this nice natural specimen. The crystals are in very good condition with only some minor abrasions. The matrix is a beautiful natural landscape, covered in feldspar, titanite and heamtite micro-crystals. Also the backside is crystallized.
Ritterkar, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 7.8 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm
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This whole specimen is richly filled with rutile needles which bestow a beautiful golden color to the whole specimen.
The main crystal has a lustrous and transparend upper half where the rutile inclusions are especially well visible.
Further down the piece gets heavily intergrown with mica, limonite and more rutile which here reaches the surface.
The specimen has a very natural appeal. It is rather rough but not damaged or anything. The more you look at it the more it unfolds it’s natural charm!
The piece was in the collection of Maria Kaml in St. Johann im Pongau in Austria.
It was found by her husband who was a field collector for decades before he passed away some ten years ago.
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 5.6 x 5.6 x 5 cm
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The shape of this main pericline is quite unique and tells you all you need to know about this attractive specimen. With its porcelaine-like sheen the undamaged crystal formation is a lovely eye-catcher of Alpine feldspar.
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A high quality 1.7 cm rutile of considerable mass is set on a nice orange-brown calcite matrix. This is an excellent sample for the locale and for Alpine rutile as a whole. The rutile is very well defined, brilliantly lustrous and in superb condition with only very minor chips at the back. The termination might at first glance look broken but it is completely crystallized and well. A major specimen of brilliant Alpine rutile!
Krumltal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 9.2 x 3.6 x 2.9 cm
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This specimen offers a distinctive quartz of best brilliant luster, superb clarity and well defined crystal architecture. The quartz is associated with an aesthetic growth of ankerite, chlorite and smaller quartz crystals which extends mostly over the backside but also, which adds much to the aesthetics of this specimen, is visible along the left and right side of the highly lustrous main quartz. The condition is extremely well. There are minuscule contacts here and there but no actual damage. Even the bottom is crystallized.
Feldschijen glacier, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 8.2 x 5.1 x 3 cm
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The quality of this smoky quartz specimen is nothing short of breathtaking!
Wonderful warm brown color. Great transparency. Absolutely best luster.
And it is in fabulous condition. There are some contacts and minor chips near the base but up from there it's pristine and flawless and that includes not only the main crystal but the side crystal at the left and smaller ones as well.
The backside, as you can see in the video, is somewhat rough, but lustrous and beautiful all the same.
It's a fantastic specimen of brilliant quality and lovely color!
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 33 x 18 x 15.5 cm
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With 33 cm this is a mighty specimen indeed! Luster and clarity are really remarkable, especially for a crystal of this size! A single beautifully shaped quartz crystal stands out from an amorphous group of quartz and rock, resulting in an imposing and appealingly natural aesthetic. The quartz is in excellent condition. The back is a bit rough but there is no damage to be seen here either. Take a look at our video here for a better impression of shape, quality and the immense size!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.5 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
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This beautiful hematite specimen comes, as can be easily guessed, from the Cavradi. A group of highly lustrous tabular hematite is nested on an elongated piece of rock matrix. The largest hematite plate measures a bit over 3 cm in diameter and is wonderfully presented. The hematite is accompanied by individual crystal-clear quartz and small fiery red rutiles. The matrix is a micro-wonderland of feldspar, muscovite, quartz and hematite. All completely undamaged!