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FA140 - Quartz Gwindel - Sold
Grimsel, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 7.1 x 5.1 x 3 cm
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Due to the good hight of this gwindel, it showes a very well twist!t Also the bottom side is crystallized very well with some attached chlorite.It is in a very good condition over all!


BK51 - Fluorite on Quartz - Sold
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 13.8 x 9.6 x 6.9 cm
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This is an awesome flurite with many very nice flurites situated on matrix, which is coverd by yellowish quartz. The piece is very 3-dimensional and showy also from the sides! With a size of almost 14cm it is also in a perfect size range and very impressive in person therefore.


FA177 - Schorl - Sold
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 7 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
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WOW, a beautiful stepped grown schorl with such a unique form! It is completely free of damage, glossy and of dark black color! Some feldspar is attached on one side, making a very lovely contrast to the black! Very special!


SO68 - Barite on Wurtzite - Sold
Turt Mine, Turt Negresti-Oas, Oas Mts, Satu Mare Co., Romania
Size: 6.7 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
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The truly unusual composition of this specimen reminds me of an eagle with spread wings, landing on a mountainside. The barite is flawless, lustrous and gemmy clear. The wurtzite matrix is not thicker than half a centimeter, as it was grown on another crystal (probably calcite) which then dissolved and left this remarkable piece. At the backside you can still see the imprint of this crystal. A unique sight in fantastic quality.


FA36 - Mimetite - Sold
Pingtouling Mine, Liannan Co., Qingyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Size: 6.4 x 4.6 x 3.9 cm
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Like juicy oranges, these mimetite crystals impress with strong and bright color. The lustrous surface even increases the effect. Sitting on a brown and orange matrix, this specimen gives the overall impression of an exotic fruit, ready to be picked. The crystals are sharp-edged, lustrous and bright, in parts even clear. With size of up to 1.1 cm in diameter, you really don't have to search for them on this remarkable and virtually flawless piece. There have not been any new finds in quite some time, so we are happy to present such an extraordinary piece, rich in details and simply appealing!


RK134 - Aragonite - Sold
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
Size: 9.7 x 7.3 x 7.1 cm
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The aesthetics of this aragonite specimen is quite impressive. Very fine, snow-white branches are covering the matrix while larger crystals are towering above like trees. An overly attractive piece in good condition with an magically intact landscape of thin branches. A well composed specimen that is beautiful and very much appealing on all sides.


FA207 - Tourmaline - Sold
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan
Size: 4 x 1 x 1 cm
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Another "screwdriver" of comparable quality but slightly smaller. The crystal is mostly black but strikingly green at the termination. It's interesting and astounding to see the typical triangular shape of a tourmaline broken down to its mere outlines. The crystal is free of any damage all around.


SL48 - Fluorite - Sold
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 6.8 x 5.2 x 4.5 cm
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A glassy foater specimen of etched fluorite from Italy. The surface is frosted but smooth enough to let you see inside the clear crystal. It is free of any damage and shows a greenish tinge. Near the backside you find some spots of purple that distribute the color throughout the fluorite. Very 3-dimensional and appealing in person!


RK227 - Prase - Sold
Serifos Island, Greece
Size: 7.6 x 4.9 x 3.7 cm
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This is a characteristic piece from Serifos Island in very best condition! The whole piece is rather 3-dimensional and lively with translucent elongated crystals with pointed terminations that are all free of any damage. The intensive green color, caused by acicular actinolite inclusions, is easily lit through the translucent crystals. The surface has a nice waxy luster.Perfect in quality and aesthetics, this specimen has no flaws whatsoever and is a great example for this rare green variety of quartz. Very nice in person!


RK238 - Anatase - Sold
Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway
Size: 2.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
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This single anatase from the legendary Hardangervidda is a sharp pyramidal crystal of very nice quality. Most amazing is the intensive blue color that radiates from the top section when backlight is applied. Very well developed and in near flawless condition!


MG14 - Liddicoatite - Sold
Ampanivana pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 6.1 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm
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This is an especially fine and colorful liddicoatite crystal that has a great lot of beautiful details to offer. Most certainly the dramatic color-play of different green shades, orange and saturated strawberry red will enchant you in combination with great luster on all sides. Even the bottom is perfectly terminated leaving nothing to be desired. At the sides there is some white feldspar giving it a snow-covered appearance. The whole crystal is translucent and a real gem!


XY43 - Smoky Quartz - Sold
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.8 x 5.8 x 3.7 cm
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This is a fine piece of sceletal smoky quartz. While the luster is not the best I have ever seen, color and clarity are remarkable indeed. Nicely shaped like a blazing flame this floater is flawless all around and a dashy view. The video shows a better impression of the 3-dimensional quality of this fine piece.