A totally brilliant piece of perfect aesthetics as you only find it from this classic german locale. Size and arrangement are unbeatable forming a piece of just dramatic visual impact. Being all perfectly terminated, delicately structured and totally flawless this specimen reminds me of a group of petrified wood, all elegant and calm. An outstanding piece of pure aesthetics and perfect crystal quality!
This is one of the nicest pieces of pure pericline I have ever seen. Despite the rather small crystals this very three-dimensional specimen radiates its exceptionally lovely charm! Pristine crystals are arranged upon each other, sparkling, sweeping and all perfect! An outstanding specimen for this mineral!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
Amazing water-clear fluorite in beautiful arrangement! The interlocked modified cubes show stunning quality with transparency, luster and superb color that is either blue in daylight or purplish in warm artificial light. The backside is overgrown with small quartz crystals. There are small peripheral damages present but the overall shape is intact lovely in person!
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!
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.