International Minerals
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 6.9 x 4.1 x 6.8 cm
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Especially the mainy pyrite on this specimen shows just excellent crystallisation and brilliant golden luster, with bevelled edges. The surface is nicely striated and shows no damage. A second pyrite has an imprint at its side but is also undamaged though the luster is not as good. Both crystals are embedded in a landscape of white quartz. Have a 360° look in our video!
De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
Size: 12.6 x 10.3 x 4.3 cm
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Octahedral fluorites of different sizes are scattered over a surface of acicular quartz. The sometimes single isolated, sometimes interlocked crystals have wonderful green color with purple edges which adds a beautiful visual effect! The backside is a matrix of massive green fluorite where the white quartz is attached to. The whole specimen is in very good condition with mostly flawless, translucent crystals. Very aesthetic in person!
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 7.2 x 5.4 x 2.8 cm
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Best quality dioptase with single crystals up to 0.9 cm is richly grown over a piece of matrix. The overall shape is highly attractive and distinctive. Between the sparkling, gemmy and deep green dioptase you can see snow-white calcite that provides contrast! The piece does not need a lot of light but when provided with direct downlight the effect of exploding color and hundreds of mirroring crystal faces is just mesmerizing! Absolutely beautiful and in perfect condition!
Izumrudnye Kopi area, Malyshevo, Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia
Size: 6.2 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
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A single impressive crystal of colorless, transparent phenakite on black mica schist! The bulky crystal is rather large for this rare gemstone and in perfect condition. At some spots and at the pieces core there are inclusions of mica as is characteristic for the famous Izumrudnye Kopi belt but large areas around 1 cm deep into the crystal are transparent. The specimen is complete all around with only minimal edge-wear.
Pieces from this locale are real classics and especially transparend pices like this one are highly coveted!
Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 4 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
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This epidote specimen is from a recent find in the western Pakistani Mountains that revealed a completely unique and highly aesthetic "bow tie" shape. Sprays of dark green, lustous epidote form this sharp clusters in a just lovely way.This specimen is a dominant epidote "bow tie" of considerable 4 cm in size. It is accompanied by a second, smaller cluster that is equally perfectly developed. Highly attractive and in very best shape!
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 10.1 x 7.6 x 7.5 cm
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This is a group of schorl in combination with very nice crystals of quartz and feldspar! The white crystals of feldspar are sitting on the black schorl what makes a very good contrast to this specimen. Over all, it is in a very good condition with just minor damage on some of the smaller side crystals what is very hard visible with the eyes. It is very 3-dimensional in person what is hard to show on pictures. Much better in person!