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Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 7.3 x 5.1 x 5 cm
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The single 4 cm quartz crystal is set on a wonderful three-dimensional landscape of rugged grey rock matrix with sparkling quartz micro-crystals. This natural appearance is really charming and the quality is striking. the whole specimen is in surprisingly well condition. The main crystal has a tiny chip, the rest is perfect down to the smalles little crystal.
Forsterbachtal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.2 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
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This fine specimen caught my eye instantaneously: A doubly terminated scepter quartz with nice "windows" on the end faces. The piece is in absolute prime condition and really just stunningly beautiful. The multi-faceted, complex shape of quartz is truly remarkable. The quality is pristine with best transparency and luster. There is a single side crystal on the back, which is also undamaged.
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We bought this lovely white calcite with the sole information that it is from Sardinia. However, we strongly suspect it to be from the Iglèsias-Cagliari lead-mining region in the southwestern corner of Sardinia, known for this kind of scalenohedral calcites.
The piece consists of serveral interlocked calcites of pristine white color and lovely luster and surface structure!
Condition is excellent with not even small abrasions on any of the main crystals.
The backside is covered in calcite as well and only on the bottom can you find broken crystals. A fine piece from this historic locale!
Ebony Farm, Usakos Dist., Erongo Region, Namibia
Size: 3.4 x 2.5 x 2 cm
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Most striking here is the unique and appealing aesthetics. The main fluorite octahedron is set on two schorls like on stilts. It is all complete and undamaged. There are fluorite side-crystals as well which are also mostly complete although small damages are present. A striking specimen for its unique composition and the very nice crystal quality!
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 9 x 8 x 4.5 cm
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This piece is from a new find in the Erongo Mountains and it is quite attractive in person. What I like here is the very aesthetic combination of a single 2.8 cm ilmenite crystal that is set at the side of the dominant main smoky quartz. The backside holds some hyalite which glows if you add UV light. About halfway through our video we activated the UV light so go on, have a look!
Scharn, Hollersbachtal, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 14.5 x 14.5 x 12 cm
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What’s most striking here is the incredibly dark brown color of those nice and lustrous crystals. A wild sculpture of interlocked crystals that is particularly three-dimensional! Yes, there are some damaged crystals but most irregularities you can see are just contacts, no actual breaks. It’s interesting that on the underside, where the piece is trimmed, you can see some metallic galena which is rather rare for the locale. This piece might not be quite perfect but it's stunning all the same, presenting its rough and natural beauty.
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 4 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
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That's a very sharp crystal with high brilliance and intense color. If it is shown with light from the bottom, the color gets even more intense with a good portion of red. It is well-terminated with extremely fine luster all around.
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 6 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
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Another beautiful echted crystal of morganite with exceptional luster. Much better in person!
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 13.7 x 6.1 x 4.8 cm
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This group of crystals look like a modern tower, sparkling in the sun! It is a true art of nature! The excellent luster, in combination with the sharp crystals of good size, and the beautiful aesthetics make this specimen very exceptional. There are small crystals of quartz between the galena, covered by some matrix with yellowish to brown color. Very 3-dimensional and much better in person!!
Frunthorn, Valsertal, Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.4 x 6 x 1.9 cm
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If you check the collections in Switzerland you will quickly realize that it is almost impossible to find a good fluorite with red color. This piece was found many years ago and shows this "red" color. It is free of damage and well situated on matrix. The quality of the faces is very good and lustrous, which is also hard to find. All in all this is a beautiful specimen of fluorite from the Alps!
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 6.1 x 4 x 2.7 cm
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A high quality fluorite with great luster, intense color, glassy crystals, lovely aesthetycs and beautiful phantoms! With some light the color gets exactly as vibrant as shown on the photos, which is very hard to show on the video. Absolutely gorgeous in person and apart from minimal edgewear, free of damage!
Rotbach, Ahrntal, South Tyrol, Italy
Size: 6 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm
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WOW, this adularia twin is showing perfectly aesthetics!The crystal is well situated on a very nice matrix, which also makes a good contrast to the adularia. Beautiful in person!