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Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 13.4 x 10.8 x 8.2 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 sure is one of the more impressive pieces of the find and it strikes with sheer size and a flood of details alike! The main view is a wonderland of dozens of sparkling, nested epidote "bow ties" of best quality! While the front is a jet black landscape of high class epidote, the backside is much more covered in byssolite and calcite microcrystals. Contacts are limited to the backside and the periphery, the front is all perfect and beautiful! A formidable epidote specimen from this unusual find!
Kristallwand, Frosnitztal, East Tyrol, Austria
Size: 9 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm
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Out of a recent years spectacular find by Obkirchner/Doppelhofer, this is for certain one of the very best titanite specimens ever found at the Kristallwand! The titanite shows a rare red-brown color that is characteristic for the locale that only produced a small number of high class specimens. All crystals are of very best quality! Gemmy, highly lustrous and with exceptionally sharp development! The largest titanite crystal is 1.8 cm which is quite a dramatic size for this locale! The overall aesthetics is compelling as the titanite is set on a beautiful matrix with a surface that is covered in small titanite and adularia microcrystals. There are no damages to report only minimal abrasions that are barely noticeable. An exceptional piece from a unique find!
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 4.9 x 4.6 x 2.9 cm
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This beautiful cerussite on barite is really something special for its beautiful aesthetics! It is a characteristic piece from Mibladen with a dominant cerussite cluster atop. The cerussite is glassy and lustrous with a marvelous golden-brown color. The whole cluster is complete and free of any damage or even abrasions. It sits upon a perfectly well crystallized matrix of tabular white barite that is painted in some rust-red iron oxide. The overall balance is just the way we like it and there are no downsides here. The backside is contacted but but the cerussite is flawless even here!
Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Size: 10.2 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm
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A classic and highly aesthetic combination of white calcite and native copper in a sweeping shape! The main calcite crystal is surrounded by branching copper structures and set on a massive piece of rock matrix. Inside the transparent crystal you can even see some copper which is a rarity known to occur at the Quincy Mine. Naturally the copper inside the calcite is not oxidised and thus much brighter than the free structures. Overall this is an intriguing piece of playfully interwoven copper and calcite in surprisingly well condition!
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Rose quartz, the lovely pink variety of quartz, is the rarest and thus highest valued of the quartz family. But of course its not only the rarity but most of all the striking beauty that makes this species so treasured among collectors!
This lovely specimen features a solid cluster of short prismatic rose quartz crystals with best sparkling luster and intensive pink color! Very nice and in best condition!
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Very nicely crystallized rose quartz of striking pink color and sculpturesque composition! The single crystals are arranged as a semicircle which is very attractive in person, also from the backside. A lovely specimen of high quality and in best condition all over. The special shape and intensive pink color make this appealing piece very much unique!
Rauriser Schwarzkopf, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.7 x 5.5 x 4.8 cm
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A rare and highly aesthetic paragenesis of dominant cubical pyrite, glassy colorless quartz and silvery arsenopyrite on a nice and beautiful orange matrix! Alpine pyrite is a rare thing to find, especially in such well arranged composition. The crystals are virtually perfect and complete all around. Sure, the pyrite is not as golden as Peruvian specimens but a comparison would be foolish anyway. This is Alpine and for that it's spectacular indeed!
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Size: 6.6 x 4.3 x 4 cm
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This honey-yellow calcite from the Mashamba West Mine is a beautiful cluster of highly lustrous and glassy crystals in perfect shape, arranged as a sweeping sculpture! The distinctively 3-dimensional assembly is better visible in our video! Breathtaking luster and brillinace nicely catch the light and distribute warm amber-colored light. The backside is covered in green malachite which offers some contrast with the calcite. Apart from one single cleavage near the base this whole specimen is flawless and just beautiful in person!
Chia Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 10.3 x 7.7 x 3.6 cm
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The very uncommon jackstraws-like assembly of this tourmaline specimen might not be for everyone but if you are open for the extraordinary then this one might be just right for your collection!
A number of gemmy and lustrous tourmalines are intergrown in odd angles which adds up to compose this unique sculpture. The crystals are repaired several times but miraculously there are terminations on almost every end. Most impressive is the 8.3 cm crystal at the top left. It is compeltely gemmy with a strawberry red core and blueish green terminations which is very easily lit. Other crystals show similar color zonings with different emphasis towards red, blue or green. This is a surprising eye-catcher that stands out with beautiful quality and extraordinary composition!
Amertal, Mittersill, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 5.2 x 3 x 2.2 cm
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The titanites on this specimen are exceptionally sharp twin crystals in best condition. The color is a mix of forest green and brown that is very easily lit through the gemmy titanite. With a length of around 3 cm the main crystals are rather dominant and impressive. Around the base there is some adularia and chlorite but no matrix as this is a complete floater. Very sharp exemplar of fine titanite!
Ex Wolfgang Vötter collection!
Forsterbachtal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 7.5 x 6.2 x 3.5 cm
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This "Fensterquartz" is absolutely wonderful and vibrant in person! Fantastic luster, glassy interior and a sweeping composition of interlocked crystals. It is a complete floater with a contact on the backside but which is re-crystallized and not damaged. Very three-dimensional and of highest quality. You definitely have to see this in person to realize its sheer beauty! The piece was found by Wolfgang Vötter, an important Austrian collector who sadly died in 2018 during a collecting trip.
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The size of this single crystal titanite specimen is absolutely stunning, combined with very good quality and a near-flawless condition! While the inside has some impurities and clouds it also has very good gemmy patches and attractive zones of brown and green color. The surface is lustrous with no chloritization which would be common for this material. It is in overall great condition with minimal edge-wear.
Picture 1 and 2 are taken with artificial light, picture 3 and 4 show the piece in natural light with some indirect sunlight from the back.