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Wurtenkees, Innerfragant, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 6.5 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm
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With a length of 7.5 mm this anatase crystal is virtually a giant, compared to other Austrian anatase. Sitting on a sparkling matrix of feldspar and quartz it is truly impressive and exceptionally rare. Admittedly there is a very small abrasion at the crystal but considering size and rarity I find this very much acceptable. An outstanding piece for any collection of Alpine treasures!
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 6.1 x 2.2 x 2 cm
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This is one doubly-terminated aquamarine with smaller schorl and feldspar sitting on all faces. The crystal nicely shows its primatic shape and the flat terminations. The color ranges from almost colorless terminations to a deep water-blue in the center. This aquamarine is not fully clear but is remarkably lively due to all the pretty details all around. Our video offers a better view to those details and the overall beauty of this specimen!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 9.5 x 5.1 x 6 cm
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Turning this piece around in my hands I can see a distincly 3-dimensional fluorite thats full of wonderful details, nice colors and heavily etched aesthetics. Despite all those fragile, thin structures there is no damage to be found here. A remarkable aspect about this specimen is the color variation, that goes from greenish yellow to pink and purple at the core. A marvelous composition overall and an appelaing sight.
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 3.8 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
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A massy, yet very much elegant specimen of apatite with some accompanying adularia at the lower front. This piece was found in a pocket opened 2004 by Heinz Kirchtag and salvaged arond one year later by Kurt Nowak.The crystal is in superb condition with just some contact at the sides that have no influence on the beauty of this fine piece. Highest luster and a great composition add up to a piece of brilliant aesthetics!
Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 3.5 x 2.7 x 2 cm
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This nicely composed specimen is from the possibly largest ruby depostit in the world near the village of Aliabad. The pinkish-red ruby is translucent and shows a very intense color, expecially at backlight illumination. Many crystals tend to a much darker, more blueish color but this shows a perfect ruby-red. It sits well centred on a white marble matrix that provides a striking contrast. The crystal is flawless with amorphous shape, attractively protruding from the marble. Beautiful and 3-dimensional in person!
Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 2.5 x 0.65 x 0.4 cm
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A very dark, almost black example for richterite, an extremely rare amphibole group silicate. It is a very sharp, slender single crystal with a perfect termination. Some abrasions are present but no actual damage. A rare piece from an uncommon locale.
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 8.6 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
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Several single isolated "snow flakes" of cerussite are distributet about both front and backside of this crystal studded grey matrix. There are some undeniable damages here and there but if you put it in the right angle those are hardly visible and don't disturb the attractive character of this classic piece. Nice quality cerussite on a contrasting matrix.
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 6.1 x 6 x 4 cm
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I have seen a few of fine augelite specimen lately, but not one who had as many high quality augelite crystals on it as this one. The quartz-matrix with hundreds of glassy and flawless crystals is literally crowded with sharp, gemmy augelite crystals of fresh and juicy green coloring. The distribution of those crystals vaguely reminds me of a christmas tree, with green branches drawn on a general delta-shape. There's not much to say about the condition, as this floater-piece that shows no damage at all. A real stunner of 3-dimensional character and exceptional sparkling luster!
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 2.1 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
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Nice little cluster of rhomb-dodecahedral cuprite the largest of which has a diamteter of 1.3 cm. The crystals are dark but show the characteristic fire red color when provided with direct backlight. The specimen shows some chloritization but is in rather good shape in general. Our video provides a good look on all details!
Tessin (Ticino), Switzerland
Size: 4.7 x 3.5 x 1.1 cm
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A lovely little paragenesis of quartz, hematite, schorl, feldspar and some limonite. The quartz is attached to a flat piece of matrix, consisting of feldspar and quartz micro-crystals. The backside is rich with black schorl as you can see in the second picture and the video. The front has a cluster of iron-roses and some orange limonite. A very nice composition altogether!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 8.5 x 7.3 x 4 cm
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The quality of this skeletal quartz is absolutely top-notch!Water-clear, incredibly lustrous and flawless from bottom to top!
The outstanding quality and aesthetics leave not much to say about this piece only this: Watch our video, you will not be disappointed!
Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 11.9 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm
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A single floater crystal of great transparent quality. As usual for brazilian kunzite this one is etched and rounded on all sides. Still where it is not so heavily etched you see characteristic 90° angles and good vitreous luster. The pinkish-purple color is intense throughout the whole crystal and shines in low room light. Lovely, gemmy and in great condition, this is a fine kunzite spezimen from the Doce Valley.