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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!
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 3.2 x 1 x 0.9 cm
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This is a beautiful and well terminated rubellite with just a small section of white in the middle! The crystal is curved a bit at the lower area what is unusual! Very good in person!
Corrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 3.7 x 3 x 2.1 cm
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Sharp and brilliant, this brazilianite has plenty to offer. The intriguingly green coloring at this glassy single crystal is just marvelous and stands in dramatic contrast with accents of muscovite and feldspar. While the backside is contacted, the main view shows no obvious damage and is truly appealing. A real eye-catcher for any showcase of great minerals!
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 8 x 3.9 x 3 cm
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Simply fantastic! This amethyst has everything, you would want: Great color, sharp edges, luster and windowed faces all around. Absolutely breathtaking! One of the best amethyst crystals I have ever seen from the alps!
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 6.6 x 3.3 x 3 cm
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This elegant piece of aquamarine shows just the right proportions and color contrast. The piece is in brilliant condition - even at the bottom. At the backside you see contacted zones that are visible through the glassy blue aquamarine crystal, which adds much to the visual impact of this specimen.The rust-brown siderite crystal at the side is perfectly rhombohedral and supports the striking beauty of the aquamarine. I love this kind of well-proportioned aesthetics, as - no matter the mineral type - a charming composition inescapably catches the eye!
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA
Size: 9.3 x 8.7 x 3.8 cm
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I love the intensive yellow color of these crystals in combination with great luster and clarity. For a better understanding I recommend watching the video, for it much better reveals these aspects!This piece is a floater, as there are crystals on all sides present. The barite crystals are up to 5 mm thick and absolutely brilliant. Truly appealing in person!