International Minerals
Hematita, Antônio Dias, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 4.1 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
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A gemmy singly crystal topaz with brigth luster all around and a lovely greenish tinge that's especially nice in natural light. The crystal has some chips or abrasions here and there but is generally in very good condition and of very high quality! A nice and classic little gem!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 8.8 x 8 x 5.9 cm
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This whole specimen feels very natural due to the three-dimensional interplay of white feldspar matrix with black schorl and blue aquamarine. Right at the center of the feldspar is a single aquamarine of glassy and lustrous quality with distinct blue color. It is completely flawless and also the surrounding matrix-landscape is in very good shape. It's a marvelous specimen of great quality and sculpturesque appeal!
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Chile
Size: 7 x 2.6 x 3 cm
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This well developed copper specimen is from a small find that features not only appealing shapes of arborescent copper but also a rare micro-coating of gold which gives it a nice brassy sheen. The specimen appears very organic, grown like a coral reef, with branchings on all sides and no contacts. Very attractive and extremely hard to find for this rare and fascinating gold coating! Ex. Jaime Bird Collection
Jonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 6.6 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
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There might be many details on this piece - it is doubly terminated, free of damage, gemmy and lustrous - but to getting to the point: It's all about the color here! A blazing raspberry red that is visible even at low light and fills the whole crystal with its grace. At the termination this color gets an orange tinge. The backside of the tourmaline is covered in sparkling crystals that add a very nice effect. Very beautiful and catchy from the famous find made by Ailton Barbosa in 1978. This piece has a remarkable provenance, as it has been part of the collection of P. D. & Ann Sams. The label is coming with the piece.
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Very nicely crystallized rose quartz of striking pink color and sculpturesque composition! It's a rather chaotic assembly but with aesthetic overall shape that is 3-dimensional and rich in details. The largest single crystal on this piece is a doubly terminated 2.7 cm crystal at the top. Associated to the pink quartz are veins of white quartz which adds some contrast to the otherwise pure rose quartz specimen. The whole piece is in best condition on all sides.
Payún volcano, Altiplano de Payún Matru, Malargüe Department, Mendoza, Argentina
Size: 8.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm
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A 3-dimensional group of octahedral magnetite crystals has been pseudomorph transformed into metallic grey hematite at the cinder pits near the Payún Matru volcano. This structure is a distinctly 3-dimensional floater specimen that shows characteristic hoppered growth and towering octahedrons. The piece is all undamaged and very much appealing in person!
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan
Size: 9 x 8.8 x 5.8 cm
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A massive cuboctahedral fluorite of most intensive apple green color, embedded in white cleavelandite. The crystal is absolutely impressive, over 6 cm in diameter translucent to even transparent until deep into the crystals core. As a bonus the fluorite is accompanied by a tourmaline and several amber-brown octahedral mirolite. The fluorite has some etchings and thus has only medium luster but it is free of damage and perfectly presented on the contrasting albite matrix. Size, color and aesthetics make this a unique piece that easily surpasses most other fluorite specimens from Stak Nala!
Ampanivana pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 6.6 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
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This is an especially fine and colorful liddicoatite crystal that has a great lot of beautiful details to offer. Most certainly the dramatic color-play of different green shades and saturated strawberry red will enchant you in combination with the very lively aesthetics of tourmaline and contrasting white, slightly blueish albite. Even the bottom is terminated leaving nothing to be desired. The whole crystal is translucent and very colorful with no visible damage. One small part - a side crystal covered in matrix at the left - is repaired but which is not visible from the front.
A unique liddicoatite specimen of just perfect size and aesthetics!
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 18.1 x 16.7 x 4.8 cm
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This is a large plate of Vanadinite on matrix with crystals reaching well over 2 cm in diameter, over 1 cm thick. The hexagons show brigth luster and an appealing autumn-brown color with a cherry red core. The backside is completely covered in smaller vanadinite crystals but which are light brown and opaque. Some damage is present here but nothing major, even the rim is largely unharmed. A very much impressive piece with large crystals from the worlds most famous source for high class Vanadinite!
Ľubietová (Libethen), Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Size: 8.2 x 8 x 3.7 cm
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The vug inside this piece of rock matrix is completely lined by sparkling dark green micro crystals of libethenite. The crystals show great luster and gem green color though it needs some direct illumination to reveal that color. There is damage only where the vug had to be opened but all crystals are pristine. An outstanding and rich piece for that rare copper mineral. It is a classic specimen from the type locality that has seen several collections including that of Innsbruck based Dr. Reinhard Dallinger and famous Geologist Reinhard Exel.
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
Size: 3.1 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
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An extremely sharp and mirroring crystal from the Wessels mine that is 3.1 cm long and impressive 1.3 cm thick. The blocky crystal is all complete and flawless with a flat, mirroring face right at the front! It is accompanied by smaller hematites and some white calcite at the back witch very much improves the overall aesthetics. Highly attractive and in best condition!
De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
Size: 18 x 12.5 x 6 cm
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A number of lovely fluorite octahedrons are distributed over the contrasting landscape of white quartz needles. The fluorites are of a marvelous color combination, green at the center and deeply purple at the edges. The size ranges from only a few millimeters to 1.4 cm on edge. What's especially nice here is the overall aesthetics of the large white matrix with dark, single isolated crystals. Definitely an eye-catcher and in very good condition!