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Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Size: 6.6 x 4.3 x 4 cm
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This honey-yellow calcite from the Mashamba West Mine is a beautiful cluster of highly lustrous and glassy crystals in perfect shape, arranged as a sweeping sculpture! The distinctively 3-dimensional assembly is better visible in our video! Breathtaking luster and brillinace nicely catch the light and distribute warm amber-colored light. The backside is covered in green malachite which offers some contrast with the calcite. Apart from one single cleavage near the base this whole specimen is flawless and just beautiful in person!
Chia Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 10.3 x 7.7 x 3.6 cm
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The very uncommon jackstraws-like assembly of this tourmaline specimen might not be for everyone but if you are open for the extraordinary then this one might be just right for your collection!
A number of gemmy and lustrous tourmalines are intergrown in odd angles which adds up to compose this unique sculpture. The crystals are repaired several times but miraculously there are terminations on almost every end. Most impressive is the 8.3 cm crystal at the top left. It is compeltely gemmy with a strawberry red core and blueish green terminations which is very easily lit. Other crystals show similar color zonings with different emphasis towards red, blue or green. This is a surprising eye-catcher that stands out with beautiful quality and extraordinary composition!
Amertal, Mittersill, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 5.2 x 3 x 2.2 cm
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The titanites on this specimen are exceptionally sharp twin crystals in best condition. The color is a mix of forest green and brown that is very easily lit through the gemmy titanite. With a length of around 3 cm the main crystals are rather dominant and impressive. Around the base there is some adularia and chlorite but no matrix as this is a complete floater. Very sharp exemplar of fine titanite!
Ex Wolfgang Vötter collection!
Forsterbachtal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 7.5 x 6.2 x 3.5 cm
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This "Fensterquartz" is absolutely wonderful and vibrant in person! Fantastic luster, glassy interior and a sweeping composition of interlocked crystals. It is a complete floater with a contact on the backside but which is re-crystallized and not damaged. Very three-dimensional and of highest quality. You definitely have to see this in person to realize its sheer beauty! The piece was found by Wolfgang Vötter, an important Austrian collector who sadly died in 2018 during a collecting trip.
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The single titanite twin crystal is perfectly aesthetically set on a small piece of matrix, accompanied by white adularia. The titanite is very well developed, doubly terminated and gemmy! It has small abrasions but which are only visible at very close inspection. Absolutely gorgeous thumbnail specimen!
Picture one shows it in artificial light, picture two uses natural light only.
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.3 x 7 x 5 cm
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A three-dimensionally arranged cluster of pericline crystals around a silvery piece of schist matrix. The crystals are up to 3 cm in size with nice off-white color and a waxy luster. It is crystallized all around with no damage and only very minimal contacts. A sculpturesque specimen from this classic locale!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5.4 x 3.1 x 2 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!
Unlike most other specimens from this pocket this epidote is set on a small, very well proportioned piece of epidote-streaked matrix. The main crystal stands a good 3.5 cm from this matrix and is very glassy and sharp with no visible damage or abrasions.
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 7.5 x 2 x 1.2 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 elongated structure is particularly fine and in near flawless condition. One side is studded with small adularias which makes it even more elegant!
Bruchgraben, Hollersbach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.6 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
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This specimen is shaped like an axe, made of white pericline and adularia with a blade of green titanite! The titanite is a 2.5 cm twin crystal, sharp and with intensive color. The whole specimen is in excellent condition and totally unique!
Uchucchacua Mine, Province de Oyon, Peru
Size: 4.3 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
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A wonderful rhodochrosite from the famous Uchucchacua Mine with a 1.9 cm main crystal. The main crystal shows intensive cherry red color, it is gemmy and lustrous and with well developed crystal architecture! It is set on a characteristic black manganese matrix and is accompanied by a small transparent fluorite which is absolutely lovely in person. The matrix is repaired after it broke during the preparation process but the crystal itself was only insignificantly affected at the bottom. The rest is in fantastic condition and shows a sharp and undamaged termination! Beautiful aesthetics and brilliant quality are exceptional on this rhodochrosite
Alta Floresta Gold Province, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Size: 3.1 x 2 x 1.4 cm
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When it comes to pure gold, most collectors get immediately excited. The radiance, the brightness, the majesty and the timeless elegance make this element special!
This specimen is an exceptionally good one from Alta Floresta that has not only the brigth golden color and the shine but most of all it stands out for its well defined sharp crystals. As you can easily see in the pictures, this beautiful gold has distinctive crystals on an appealing arborescent structure which is certainly rare in such excellent quality! The largest crystal has 8 mm in diameter and sharp edges all around.
Galmihorn, Münster, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 12.8 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm
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Brilliant dark smoky quartz crystals on an elegant light grey granite matrix. Crystal quality is absolutely spectacular and there is no damage present! Sharp, highly lustrous and completely transparent. A specimen that's definitely better and more vivid in person!