Mixed Minerals
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 12.9 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm
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An elongated piece of rock hosts single isolated, candy-red vanadinite crystals with just marvelous luster. The matrix also holds smaller crystals on all sides - it must have broken off in an early stage, when vanadinite still grew - which nicely gives us an insight on all stages of crystal growth. A dark grey coating on the matrix provides a stark contrast for the amazingly beautiful vanadinite. A highly appealing specimen in very good condition.
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An unusually lovely calcite specimen from Serifos Island that was found at an underground excavation on a small peninsula near the islands southwestern corner. The distinctive shape of this floater specimen is that of a Greek olive tree, old and gnarled, with sharp calcite crystals instead of leaves. Especially those leaves are lustrous and translucent while the trunk is opaque yet still totally snow-white. A striking arborescent specimen of elegant, 3-dimensional beauty!
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 11.6 x 9.2 x 4.2 cm
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Several single isolated spheres of vivid yellow brucite are set on a rock matrix with a thin hydromagnesite layer that provides an elegant silvery background. This arrangement very much emphasises the brucite which comes a vividly lemon-yellow, translucent and lustrous spheres up to 2 cm in diameter. It's an uncommon specimen of rare quality and composition!
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 13 x 4.4 x 2 cm
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Vibrant lemon-yellow brucite with great transparency and luster is arranged as a formidable landscape. The front is composed of botryoidal brucite that show excellent vividly colored quality! The backside is completely crystallized and equally flawless. Size, color and condition make this an impressive and very much appealing specimen!
Erfurter Steig, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10.2 x 9.8 x 6 cm
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This combination of quartz and adularia is crystallized all around with a group of glassy quartz at the front and a nice adularia covered landscape at the back. The bottom is contacted but re-crystallized. The overall condition is very good but there is one damaged crystal at the front.
Neue Thüringer Hütte, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 21 x 17 x 17 cm
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This massive 3.6 kg quartz group was found by my father Anton Watzl senior in 1987 near the "Neue Thüringer Hütte". It rested inside a 5 meter deep cleft together with smaller specimens like adularia, titanite and skeletal quartz. Both crystals are of excellent quality, glassy and lustrous. The condition is overall very good. One crystal is damaged at the tip but luckily that is not visible from the front. The bottom is not broken but contacted or re-crystallized after detachment. During extraction from the cleft the two crystals went apart and had to be glued together but that is nothing you would easily see. Size, quality and composition make this an eye-catcher of pure Alpine quartz!
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An azurite floater aggregate of lovely crystallization all around with no damage or contact anywhere to be found. This shape is classic for the now unactive locale near La Sal. The azurite is flashy and sparkling with hundreds of wedge shaped crystals. At some spots there are hidden hints of malachite, the rest is just pure blue joy without compromise!
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A rather monstrous rutile from the famous locale Binntal. The prismatic crystal is jet-black with metallic luster and in very good condition with only one or two minimal dings. A large and very well defined crystal of great quality!
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 10.8 x 10 x 5 cm
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Clear water-blue fluorite cubes are set on an attractive rock matrix that has a lovely white surface, studded with small golden pyrite. The fluorite is clear through and through so that you can see right to the matrix and the dark purple fluorites that are grown there. A gorgeous specimen of nice hand size and impressive quality! There is no damage present, only flawless beauty wherever you look!
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 13.1 x 8.9 x 6.6 cm
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This is a marvelous single calcite crystals of massive size and pristine quality! It is transparent, lustrous and with a perfect, beautifully structrued termination. When you turn it around in daylight this crystal awakens to life and multifacettedly reflects the light in rainbow colors! Absolutely stunning in person!
Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Size: 8.1 x 7.8 x 6.6 cm
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Spectacular crystal of twinned cassiterite in very best shape and quality! The jet-black cassiterite is 7.8 cm in diameter and shows absolutely best luster on all sides! The backside has some contacts at the lower parts but the front is pure beauty with silvery white muscovite and some colorless fluorite which is uncommon for the locale!
A fantastic, sharp and dominant cassiterite specimen from the important locale at Xuebaoding Mountain!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5.5 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
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The main aquamarine is a gemmy, lustrous and virtually flawless exemplar with intensive blue color! Its termination is flat but with slight bevells at the corners which adds some elegance. The aquamarine is accompanied by three smaller crystals that are attached to the side, right above a small piece of white feldspar. Lovely textbook aesthetics and impressive quality are united on this beautiful specimen!