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Brand, Felbertal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 7.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm
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Among local collectors this skeletal quartz is well known and counts as one of the best of it's kind! And that's not surprising if you see the brilliant quality and the sweeping shape! The piece is a completely etched floater with only hints left to guess the original hexagonal prisma shape. It is colorless, water-clear and with best sparkling luster on all sides! A marvel of excellent quality and condition as you can easily see in our video!
Hochalpl, Untersulzbachtal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 13 x 11.5 x 9 cm
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Alpine adularia of comparable size and quality have almost exclusively been found in the region of Ober- and Untersulzbachtal. This dramatic floater features a single main crystal which is 10 cm across and distinctively developed! The translucent crystal shows sharp edges and a nice waxy surface. It is set on a matrix of gemmy adularia, metallic green chlorite and small but very glassy muscovite. 3-dimensional shape, impressive size and outstanding condition all make this a spectacular exemplar of Alpine adularia!
Kleinelend valley, Ankogelgruppe, Malta, Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 3.2 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
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This single titanite twin crystal is very well developed and in best condition. It is translucent with gemmy patches, has great olive green color and luster on all sides. There are numerous small titanites attached to it as well as a some chlorite which brings additional flavor to the single crystal specimen!
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 5.5 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
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A single sharp and brilliant iron rose of best metallic luster and well defined shape is set amidst a three-dimensional surroundings of shiny silvery muscovite! The hematite is complete and flaweless and of superb quality! The muscovite is lovely as well and undamaged all around!
Kedon, Severo-Evensky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia
Size: 12.1 x 8.6 x 7.5 cm
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A single, well defined amethyst crystal is set on a rock matrix that is covered in a nicely sparkling layer of quartz micro-crystals. The amethyst is completely transparent, sharp and lustrous and has a disctinctive purple color. It is flawless except for one single chip at the backside. We got this historic piece from Innsbruck based collector Dr. Reinhard Dallinger who purchased it in 1994 from Andreas Weerth. Both labels are included with the piece!
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.9 x 5.5 x 4 cm
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This is a lovely combination of quartz and pericline from the Rauris valley that is all about the natural, untamed beauty of intergrown crystals. The main quartz at the front is around 2.6 cm long and glassy. The specimen is a complete floater that features brilliant colorless quartz and porcelaine colored pericline in association with small rutile needles and a grey crust of chlorite. Very attractive all around!
Oberzeiring, Pölstal, Murtal district, Styria, Austria
Size: 8 x 6.1 x 4.7 cm
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This specimen was found in the 1970s in the the historic barite mining tunnel in Oberzeiring which has produced the best barites from Austria.
Translucent blueish grey tabular barite with distinctive white edges is three-dimensionally arranged and forms some very nicestructures.
The piece is not without damage but the overall impression is very attractive
Ex. Ingeborg & Anton Watzl sen. Coll.
1st Sovetskii Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 6.3 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
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This is a highly lustrous calcite with a great shape and aesthetics. The specimen is in a very good condition over all. No damage of importance is present!
Amertal, Felbertal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 4.1 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm
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What a beautiful titanite! All alpine collectors try to get some color in their collections! I believe this is the reason why these are so high appreciated by so many alpine collectors (including me). This crystal has a very good size of over 4cm and a beautiful color. It is well crystalized all around and just some minor edgewear is precent. It is beautiful in person and a perfect fit for all alpine collections of high standard.
Hoher Weisszint, Zillertaler Alpen, Ahrntal, South Tyrol, Italy
Size: 4.6 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm
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WOW, what a stunning group of apatites! It is well balanced and in combination with adularia and calcite. I have rarely seen good apatites from South Tyrol, hence this piece is also very special for the locality. Some chlorite is grown over the calcite and the adularia, creating a very nice contrast, which highlights the apatite very well. It is a floater all around and free of any damage!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 5.2 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
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What looks like a single crystal gwindel at first sight, holds many charming details at closer sight. The piece is a floater, with just one minor contact at the lower front side-crystal. The gwindel itself is flawless, completely glassy, lustrous and with a slight covering of chlorite. There are some side-crystals present that very much add to the general beauty of this specimen. The color is not all too dark, but the quality is truly prestine!
N`Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
Size: 5.6 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
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This distinctly 3-dimensional piece shows the unique aesthetics of a shimmering crown. A cluster of massy prismatic hematite crystals stands side by side, showing us their lustrous faces on all sides. Without any visible damage, this is a classy piece of fine aesthetics and pure elegance. Some of the inner faces are covered in a brownish coating, which adds an additional aspect to the already striking appearance. This is an impressive piece of rare beauty.