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Moonlight Mine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Size: 9.4 x 6.8 x 4.4 cm
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This is no ordinary amethyst specimen like the ones from Brazil or Uruguay but it sparkles with blood red hematitet inclusions just below the surface. Amethyst of the "Thunder Bay style" is exceptionally beautiful for the strong colors: intensive purple amethyst studded with deep red hematite! The color on this specimen is somewhat more open compared to other specimens with less hematite to reveal the purple amethyst. Still, dots of red hematite are spread across the whole specimen and cumulate towards the pointed terminations of the amethyst pyramids. The overall condition is near perfect with only minimal issues on one or two tips. A marvelous, sparkling specimen from the Thunder Bay area!
Imiter Mine, Djebel Saghro, Quarzazate Province, Morocco
Size: 3.6 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
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Gamsmutter, Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 2.3 x 1.4 x 1 cm
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A lovely little titanite single crystal floater of excellent quality! The translucent yellow green titanite is a perfectly developted twin crystal with superb luster and flawless. There is some chlorite present as well as one tiny rutile needle. A perfect little marvel!
Marmottakluft, Grimselpass, Haslital, Kanton Bern, Switzerland
Size: 6.9 x 6 x 3.8 cm
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Impressive clarity and aesthetics are main attractions of this very fine small cabinet quartz specimen. The main crystal has a length of 6.7 cm and protrudes from the very center of a very beautiful group of crystals. The quartz is all pristine, colorless, lustrous and highly aesthetic! The tip of the main crystal is somewhat worn but which is not all too obvious and is the only small downside on this otherwise attractive specimen!
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8 x 7.5 x 7.2 cm
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The size of these pericline crystals is absolutely stunning! The largest crystal at the center is around 4 cm long, massive and very well defined. The whole specimen is exceptionally three-dimensional which looks really amazing in person. As a complete floater it is in best condition all around.
Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Size: 12.1 x 10.1 x 4.4 cm
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I have seen many specimens from this find some years ago on the market. Though, most of the specimens have disappeared very quickly and there are just a few specimens left on the market at the moment. Most of the crystals were not on such a nice matrix what makes this specimen different from the crowd. This is an amazing specimen which is showing great aesthetics and color. The size of the crystal is 4.1 cm on its longest dimension.
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 8.6 x 8 x 5.1 cm
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This titanite is by far the very best specimen from a recent find of a small pocket in the Tormiq valley, Pakistan. The whole pocket has yield just around half a dozen specimens of good quality. The crystal of this specimen has an excellent quality, because of the intense green color and the sharp edges! The size of the crystal is 2 x 1.8 cm with a thickness of 7 mm. The matrix of this specimen is very sparkling in person which is not visible on the picture. The combination with the white albite makes all the specimens out of this pocket really special. It is the dream of every collector to get this quality on white matrix because of the great contrast. I have almost never seen this, just a few specimens from the Alps have appeared to me in the past and these have always been impossible to get. The whole specimen is completely free of damage. This specimen is certainly good enough for the advanced collector of high demands.
Shangbao, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 7.1 x 6 x 4.3 cm
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The aesthetics of this specimen is really breathtaking and the best you can look for! It has a very nice purple color, good luster and the crystal is completely free of any damage.
Val Nalps, Vorderrhein, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 9.2 x 7.1 x 5.9 cm
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A quartz with great aesthetics, perfection and clarity. This specimen has a very nice yellow color which gives a very nice character to it.
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Size: 6 x 2.3 x 2 cm
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A stunning cluster of tourmaline, with a very sharp termination, and pristine all around. It has the classic style from this locality, which is very typical. The luster is beautiful and it is very glassy in comparison to other specimens, which I have seen in the last years.The color saturation is very intense and it shows the typical color change from pink to green. No repair!
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 15.2 x 11.2 x 13.5 cm
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This is a beautiful milky quartz, with great aesthetics, a very nice sparkling surface and it is completely free of damage. The white color looks very special in person, it appears as though the crystal is covered by a layer of white snow. Also the bottom side is fully crystalized.
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This is a quartz with the very best quality you can look for! It has beautiful luster, clarity and very nice striations, what is very typically for this locality.