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Großer Hexenkopf, Venedigergruppe, Prägraten, Osttirol, Austria
Size: 9.5 x 3.1 x 3.4 cm
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A single quartz crystal of rather good quality holds a pinkish, scalenohedral calcite, 3.1 x 2.2 cm in size. The quartz is transparent yet clouded, has a lustrous surface and a crystallized bottom. The doubly terminated calcite is translucent and is nicely perched to the quartz' side. Overall there is no damage only some minor edgewear here or there. A piece of charming aesthetics from this uncommon locale.
Kristallwand, Frosnitztal, East Tyrol, Austria
Size: 2.1 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm
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A brilliant little thumbnail from the new find at the Kristallwand in East Tyrol, known for high class titanite. One single crystal, all sharp, gemmy and of great green and brown color, sits on a small piece of matrix, associated with a small white adularia crystal. The aesthetics is just breathtaking and perfectly well balanced! A close check with the loupe shows some very minuscule edgewear but aside of that this piece is just perfect with just stunning quality and textbook composition!
Hematita, Antônio Dias, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 9.4 x 9.1 x 5.4 cm
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Size, weight and overall shape of this topaz specimen are rather dramatic in person! Especially the top section is also quite gemmy and shows a very well cut termination of characteristic topaz habit. With bright luster and a distinctive shape of two side-by-side crystals this piece would be a marvelous specimen if it wasn't for a couple of damages, especially aroud the base and on the backside. Still this piece has a lot going on and if you can live with some imperfections, this is an imposing piece for little money!
Eagle`s Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA
Size: 2.2 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm
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This adorable little gold from the famous Eagle's Nest is shaped like a seahorse which provides a unique and just lovely aspect to this already nice specimen. With great luster and filigree structure this is a very special piece with no downsides. If you are into thumbnails, this is surely worth a second look!
Floitengrund, Zillertaler Alpen, North Tyrol, Austria
Size: 4.5 x 3.3 x 1.1 cm
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A beautiful cream-colored apatite specimen from Floitengrund!It is a single crystal, with only minimal chlorite-encrustation at the bottom where it detatched from the matrix. The crystal is transparent, flawless, lustrous and shows absolutely beautiful striations due to its unusual growth!
A remarkably fine single crystal specimen from a not so well known location in the Zillertal Alps!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.2 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
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Aesthetics is everything!
This unmistakable Cavradi-specimen scores with its unique composition that unites a perfect colorless quartz with a structure of white albite that holds a group of metallic hematite plates with little rutile crystals on them. Striking outline, best quality, contrast and an overall unusual yet highly attractive appearance make for a simply breathtaking small cabinet specimen with absolutely no downsides!
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 3.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
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A lovely twin tourmaline specimen of brilliant quality and nice open colors! The two crystals are not quite parallel - they show a slight yet aesthetically important v-shape that leads up to a very complex termination on the larger main crystal. The smaller crystal at the right has a flat termination that seems contacted but not broken. The gemmy crystals display distinct color zoning, from pink to green, white and pink again at the termination. Very attractive and brilliant!
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This gemmy tourmaline strikes with rich colors and a well cut polyhedral termination! The vitreous crystal shows a beautiful color zoning that reaches from brownish orange at the bottom to vibrant emerald green and pink at the top. Very intense and bright! Even with low illumination this crystal openly shows its amazing play of colors! Very attractive in person!
Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 3.8 x 3 x 1.3 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" that is accompanied by a smaller version attached to it like in an acrobatic performance. Both clusters are in best condition! A lovely specimen of exceptional aesthetics!
Dongpo Ore Field, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 10.4 x 8.6 x 4.2 cm
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This is one amazing piece of fluorite! The all limpid crystal is a complete floater in very best condition that shows marvelous surface structure on all sides! Under closer inspection you would find three cubical crystals that are so heavily modified that the basic shape is hardly discernible. The color is a light but distinctive ocean green thats homogenous throughout the specimen. What it comes down to is a rounded, all crystallized shape of glassy green fluorite that is utterly beautiful and attractive in person!
Tole, Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Size: 16.1 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
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One single white thread, the "Faden", stretches 16 cm from bottom to top and connects a large number of sparkling, sharp and gemmy quartz crystals to an amazingly beautiful and sweeping sculpture! This specimen is pristine all around! So much so that when you turn it in your hands you never want to stop, you want to take in all the 3-dimensional elegance! High quality, superb aesthetics, stunning size and best condition!
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Yes, it is only a single crystal. But the quality of this one is absolutely incredible, beautiful and amazing in person! Warm brown color - intensive yet not too dark - fills the glassy crystal body. It is confined in a casing of super-lustrous prism faces with a sharp pyramidal termination. Especially those pyramidal faces show lovely surface structure, like subtle waves on a calm lake. There is not a single scratch all the way down to the recrystallized, partly feldspar-covered bottom. This is a wonderful exemplar of Swiss smoky quartz in uttermost perfection!