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Felli Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 6.3 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm
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This piece is absolutely fantastic and to the point when it comes to a perfect composition. One single smoky quartz crystal of exceptional quality holds a white adularia crystal like an arm in front of its body. A striking piece of pure aesthetics that has no obvious downsides. The bottom is crystallized with small white adularia spread across the surface. While there are some contacts at the bottom and backside the whole piece is free of damage. A great piece of highest quality!
Schwemmhäuslbruch, Koralpe, Deutschlandsberg, Styria, Austria
Size: 4.1 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm
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This sharp titanite is out of a spectacular new find from this spring. This specimen is a more or less complete floater that is crystallized on all sides and has only few damage, mainly at the bottom. The surface is lustrous and to a certain part transparent. Besides internal cracks and inclusions, there are brilliant patches of appealing mossy green color. All in all this is a great piece with the typicall character of the already famous find of exceptionally large and impressive titanite at Schwemmhäuslbruch in Austria.
Val Bedretto, Tessin, Switzerland
Size: 15.9 x 8.5 x 6.4 cm
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Wow, this is a spectacular piece in person! A single tessin-habit quartz of just water clear quality, superb luster and incredibly beautiful surface structure. Elegant and eye-catching. The crystal has a smoky hue but not too dark. It sits on a small piece of matrix that is over and over encrusted in gemmy adularia, muscovite and quartz. This is a complete floater that is, save for some minuscule edgewear, free of any damage. A high class Alpine quartz, outstanding and beautiful!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 13.7 x 6.7 x 5.3 cm
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Majestic and impressive, this rather large quartz crystal stands out and enchants the viewer with highest Cavradi-quality and timeless elegance. To perceive the full beauty of this crystal I strongly suggest you watch the video as a 360° view is surely necessary here. The crystal body is water-clear but with some appealing inclusions, the hint of a phantom. It is completely flawless and shows a beautiful surface structure. The small side crystal of matching quality perfects the textbook aesthetics of this specimen. A fantastic quartz specimen that has everything you could wish for on a classic piece like this!
Fieschergletscher, Berner Alpen, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 5.8 x 5.4 x 2.9 cm
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When searching for Swiss amethyst specimens mindat.org shows me exactly 10 pictures. A sign for the sheer rareness of this mineral in Switzerland, as most Alpine amethyst comes from Austria. This scepter amethyst is out of the famous find at Fieschergletscher, made by Kaspar Fahner. The intense purple color is unique for this locale and absolutely fabulous. This cluster of colorless quartz and amethyst is appealingly aesthetic with a distinctive outline and good color contrast. An incredibly rare piece and utterly beautiful!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 8.6 x 7.3 x 5 cm
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Wow, what a stunner! A single aquamarine crystal of intensive blue color protrudes from a beautifully contrasting matrix of dark muscovite and white feldspar. The aqua shows perfect mirrorinig luster and is completely gemmy through and through with only some very thin internal cracks. Most striking about this crystal is the termination. Unlike many aquamarine crystals with flat terminations, this one is highly modified and shows a charming frosted zone along the slanted adges. Many terminal faces and sharp edges on a completely transparent crystal, make this an absolutely astonishing specimen. No damage. No downsides.
Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnsiche Alpen, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 13 x 10.7 x 4.1 cm
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A true rarity among the wulfenite specimens from Bad Bleiberg are these green wulfenite in association with white and rust-orange barite. This very specimen is rather large for the species. The wulfenite, hidden among the dominant barite, forms a continuous, sparkling green crust on the rock matrix. Single wulfenite crystals reach a size of up to 7mm. Barite threatens to overtake the wulfenite but leaves just enough space for the green brilliance to break through and impress with color and great quality. An excellent piece for the collector of the exceptional!
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
Size: 12.9 x 9.4 x 3.1 cm
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A rare locality piece from the Styrian Erzberg. A rich display of white ankerite is decorated with golden sparkling tetrahedral chalcopyrite crystals. Except for some peripheral contacts there is no damage visible. A charming classic with great outline and stark contrast!
Nadonjukin, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Size: 7.3 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
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From the spectacular recent find of chrome dravite in Nadonjukin, a small village in the northeast of Tanzania. A single pocket has produced some of the greatest crystals ever found with incredible emerald green color, bright luster and a fantastic gemmy quality! This crystal is a real stunner, that impresses with fantastic luster and breathtaking color that goes from bright green to a mix of green and brown at the lower half. See the pictures? That's exactly it, no exaggeration!
The whole crystal is clouded at the inside but still easily lit with some backlight. The termination is a pointed pyramid with no damage at all. These crystals are a must for any collector of fine gem mineral!
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.6 x 5.8 x 3.8 cm
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A shard of grey mother rock is encrusted with the most brilliant sparkling quartz crystals you can think of! While most crystals hardly rise more than a centimeter over the surface there are two elongated crystals up to 3 cm and perfectly sharp, clear and flawless.
It's hard to imagine how a fragile piece like this has come out of the mountain unharmed but here it is and it, nice and well!
Payún volcano, Altiplano de Payún Matru, Malargüe Department, Mendoza, Argentina
Size: 4.8 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
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A sharp and well defined cluster of scintillating hematite pseudomorphs after magnetite from the unique and well-known find in Argentina. It is a construct of several octahedral crystals in very best condition and appealing aesthetics. The overall shape is extremely catchy and nicely promotes the main octahedrons. An excellent little specimen from this famous locale!
Pizzo Lucendro, St. Gotthard Massiv, Tessin, Switzerland
Size: 12.4 x 9 x 8.3 cm
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Two flawless smoky quartz crystals of brilliant quality protrude from a matrix of nested quartz crystals, adularia and some rock. The piece is quite 3-dimensional and full of details. What might appear a bit untamed and wild at the base inevitably leads the view to the two main crystals which act as a calm and harmonious anchor. Very attractive in person with some green chlorite at the terminations. These two crystals are absolutely super!