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Uchucchacua Mine, Province de Oyon, Peru
Size: 4.3 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
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A wonderful rhodochrosite from the famous Uchucchacua Mine with a 1.9 cm main crystal. The main crystal shows intensive cherry red color, it is gemmy and lustrous and with well developed crystal architecture! It is set on a characteristic black manganese matrix and is accompanied by a small transparent fluorite which is absolutely lovely in person. The matrix is repaired after it broke during the preparation process but the crystal itself was only insignificantly affected at the bottom. The rest is in fantastic condition and shows a sharp and undamaged termination! Beautiful aesthetics and brilliant quality are exceptional on this rhodochrosite
Touissit, Oujda-Angad Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Size: 7.1 x 6.5 x 4 cm
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Really attractive and interesting is this malachite after azurite from Touissit! The whole specimen is distinctively three-dimensional with a limonite matrix that is studded with small azurites and dolomites and malachite which makes the whole piece exceptionally lively! Atop this matrix is a single star shaped aggregate of azurites that are partly pseudomorph transformed into malachite. Some of the transformed crystals are a bit weathered but none has any damage. It is an unusual specimen that we bought from the Viennese copper-mineral collector Thomas Weiland.
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramures Co., Romania
Size: 19.5 x 14 x 5 cm
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This is an exceptionally large and fine barite specimen from the historic mine of Herja. The piece is overgrown with blue-gray bladed barite crystals that show very nice luster. Spread over the barite is some yellow crust (possibly siderite) which looks totally nice and adds contrast. The overall condition is great with some broken crystals but not many and which get drowned by the overall presence of this grand piece!
Alta Floresta Gold Province, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Size: 3.1 x 2 x 1.4 cm
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When it comes to pure gold, most collectors get immediately excited. The radiance, the brightness, the majesty and the timeless elegance make this element special!
This specimen is an exceptionally good one from Alta Floresta that has not only the brigth golden color and the shine but most of all it stands out for its well defined sharp crystals. As you can easily see in the pictures, this beautiful gold has distinctive crystals on an appealing arborescent structure which is certainly rare in such excellent quality! The largest crystal has 8 mm in diameter and sharp edges all around.
Galmihorn, Münster, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 12.8 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm
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Brilliant dark smoky quartz crystals on an elegant light grey granite matrix. Crystal quality is absolutely spectacular and there is no damage present! Sharp, highly lustrous and completely transparent. A specimen that's definitely better and more vivid in person!
Fieschertal, Goms, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 10.7 x 9 x 6.4 cm
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This excellent smoky quartz specimen shines with wonderful luster and completely glassy and undamaged crystals! The largest crystal has around 4 cm in length and stands out from the crowd of smaller but equally brilliant crystals. Quality is absolutely breathtaking here! The smokies are set on a piece of naturally broken rock matrix and show no downsides whatsoever!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 10.9 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm
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This spectacular skeletal quartz shows the highest brilliance from all sides! The crystal is completely skeletonized, creating an impressively beautiful shape reminiscent of a sculpture made of pure clear ice. The high-gloss surface captures incoming light and reflects it thousandfold, as you can much better see in our video. Absolutely amazing in person!
Galenstock, Rhone Glacier, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
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It is nicely developed, has superb clarity and a lovely surface structure!
This is a lovely pink jewel in best condition!
The underside shows the imprint of the quartz crystal which it grew upon. But this is also not broken.
Edge length: 2.1 cm
Galenstock, Rhone Glacier, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 3.3 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm
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The color of this fluorite from the 2022 find on Galenstock is really amazing. It's an actual red of stunning intensity that doesn't need any backlight but shines even at casual daylight. This octahedral crystal is in superb condition all around. Yes, the backside is contacted, but not damaged at all. The backside near the tip has an irregular growth but when you hold the pice closer you can see that this is all beautifully crystallized down to the smallest detail. Very attractive in person!
Ramsauer Kluft, Obersulzbachtal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 15.3 x 13.2 x 7.3 cm
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Interlocking, colorless quartz crystals with brilliant luster and excellent transparency form this remarkable specimen. The terminations are all undamaged, and also otherwise, hardly any damage is visible here. Only the lower section contains a few broken secondary crystals. A marvelous specimen of dramatic size and three-dimensional composition!
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
Size: 9 x 8.2 x 5 cm
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Hardly have I seen such a distinctive specimen of Austrian aragonite of the variety Flos Ferri or, as we call it, "Eisenblüte". Two main branches of sparkling white aragonite are protruding virtically up, some side-crystals bustling all around like tentacles. The piece is in overall great condition. Not 100% perfect but certainly well enough to enjoy!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
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A true killer thumbnail! It has great luster, shape and is very well-grown on albite! Definitely the best hematite "iron rose" I have ever had in this size range! A perfect fit for every thumbnail collector.