Sold Minerals
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 3.4 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Watch Video
|
|
|
This is a superb thumbnail specimen of exceptional quality. Sharp tabular hematite is dramatically stacked on a small piece of adularia matrix. Scattered about the hematites surface are small fire-red rutile crystals, characteristic for the Cavradi gorge. The whole specimen is in flawless condition, even the bottom is crystallized.
A stunning little hematite specimen of intriguing aesthetics and outstanding quality!
|
||
Countless wildly arranged quartz crystals are perched on a towering matrix of white feldspar and rust-brown iron-oxide covered muscovite. The whole sculpture is in exceptional condition with only flawless, glassy crystals in sight.
|
||
A brilliant little fluorite that combines greenish fluorite cubes with light pink fluorite at the bottom which makes for a lovely color contrast! The greenish crystals are completely glassy and show nice bevelled edges. The pink fluorite is opaque yet also with distinct crystallizations! A small but very beautiful specimen in great condition!
Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 4.4 x 2.8 x 2 cm
Watch Video
|
||
This is a truly exceptional apatite specimen that you will definitely love! The piece is a fantastic little jewel from the Austrian Knappenwand that shows breathtaking aesthetics and finest crystal quality! It is a group of stacked colorless and gemmy apatite crystals, beautifully arranged with silvery shimmering byssolite and dark contrasting epidote. The apatite is in perfect condition and complete all around! Some minor damage to the epidote is present but not obvious and soleley at the backside. This is a one of a kind marvel of Knappenwand apatite that is absolutely amazing in quality and aesthetics. Vivid sparkling crystals, artfully arranged and in very best condition all around!
Tsarafara, Sahatany Valley, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 6 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Watch Video
|
|
|
|
|
Isn't this adorable? Despite the small size of only around 1.5 cm in diameter, this group of liddicoatite is incredibly attractive! The largest crystal measures 1.1 x 0.5 cm and is perfectly gemmy with intensive purplish-red color and a sharp termination. It's all neatly arranged on a contrasting white shard of quartz which emphasizes the color and also the aesthetic composition of the tourmaline crystals! A perfect little candy you will just love!
Pampa Blanca, Huancavelica Department, Peru
Size: 6.5 x 6.2 x 2.5 cm
Watch Video
|
||
An appealing heart-shaped double fan of epidote in very best condition all around. Countless epidote needles are clustered to form this unusual sculpture. With only small contacts and nice sparkling luster especially on the many small terminations this is a unique specimen of intriguing shape!
Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 3.3 x 1.8 x 1 cm
Watch Video
|
||
This epidote specimen is from a unique find in the western Pakistani Mountains that revealed a completely unique and highly aesthetic "bow tie" shape. Sprays of dark green, lustous epidote form this sharp clusters in a just lovely way. This is basically a singly "bow tie" cluster, distinctively developed and with bright luster! It is free of any damage with only one small contact at the lower backside. A piece of distinctive shape and characteristics!
Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 3.8 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm
Watch Video
|
||
This epidote specimen is from a unique find in the western Pakistani Mountains that revealed specimens with a beautiful and highly aesthetic "bow tie" shape. Sprays of dark green, lustous epidote form this sharp clusters in a just lovely way. This is a singly "bow tie" cluster, distinctively developed and with bright luster! It is completely free of any damage or contacts. The backside has some white calcite that adds a nice visual effect. A piece of distinct shape and characteristics!
|
||
"Imperial topaz" from the Ouro Preto area are known and loved for over 250 years and never lost anything of their magic! This intensive orange to golden amber colored crystal is a striking example for this famous mineral. It is gemmy, lustrous and with a perfect pyramidal termination. Absolutely amazing, especially for it's mesmerizing color!
Lily Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica Department, Peru
Size: 7.7 x 5 x 2.3 cm
Watch Video
|
||
Light blue chrysocolla and some colorless sparkling quartz is the perfect contrasting background for a rich conglomeration of sharp, gemmy green atacamite needles! A close inspection reveals the large number of forest green crystals to be in best condition and of very nice quality. Very pretty and characteristic for this famous locale!
Saukopf, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8 x 6.8 x 2.7 cm
Watch Video
|
||
|
|
This colossal apatite crystal was found by Anton Paluc (see the attached picture) at the Saukopf area which is now a nature reserve and thus closed for collecting. And that's unfortunate, considering the superb quality and tremendous size of this crystal! The 2.7 cm thick colorless apatite is part translucent, part transparent. The front face is lustrous, backside and the sides are a bit rough but still in good quality. At the bottom and the left side the crystal is contacted and intergrown with some feldspar and mica. Massive size, good quality and the rare locale make this an outstanding collector's piece! Ex. Dr. Alexander Spunda Coll.
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 4.6 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm
Watch Video
|
||
A very rare spinel-twin fluorite that presents an almost complete flattened hexagon in very best condition! The crystal is mostly colorless but with beautiful purple zones along the front face and the tips which contrast with a intensive green zone at the bottom. At the backside there is an accompanying larger crystal which is cleaved but re-healed. Some schorl is present at the bottom which is characteristic for the locale. Very impressive in person for the unusual shape and the good quality!