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Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 6.6 x 5.9 x 2.6 cm
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Botryoidal brucite form this rich aggregate that strikes with intensive juicy yellow color and marvelous quality! The brucite is gemmy and highly lustrous and overall in very best condition. Unlike many pieces we have seen this one has some matrix which adds a nice contrast to the otherwise uniformly yellow aggregate.
Kleinelend valley, Ankogelgruppe, Malta, Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 3.3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
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It's a highly attractive titanite specimen with association of pericline and chlorite. The main crystal is sharp, lustrous and gemmy with a strong moss-green color. It is complete and flawless. The surrondings is made of white pericline, titanite side crystals and silvery chlorite. The whole specimen is in excellent condition with only a contact at the backside but no damage!
Iragna, Lodrino, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 5 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm
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This blocky rutile is of an unusual type, very unlike what we are used to from the Alps. The single crystal is 1.7 x 1.2 cm large and of a short prismatic habit. It shows waxy luster and is completely opaque. Condition is fine with only a small ding but no actual damage. The rutile is grown into a quartz/feldspar matrix which nicely emphasizes the black crystal.
Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India
Size: 4.6 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
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A highly aesthetic and distinctive specimen of one honey yellow calcite on a snow-white mordenite matrix. The crystal is totally perfect, translucent and a real marvel.
Piz Cavardiras, Disentis, Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8.1 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm
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The main crystal on this attractive matrix specimen is 5.5 cm long, sharp and exceptionally lustrous. It is accompanied by a number of equally good side crystals on a white feldspar matrix. Very aesthetic and in overall best condition!
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What a gorgeous specimen! The doubly terminated quartz is beautifully presented atop a group of equally brilliant crystal which creates a unique and stunning look! The crystal is flawless, glassy, sharply defined and highly lustrous on all sides. Only downside is a completely invisible repair. The main quartz detached from the top of its supporting crystal and had to be re-attached. Apart from that this piece is spectacular and pristine!
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The perfectly developed iron rose with fine rosettes on both side is set on a small transparent quartz crystals! This combination is not only rare and catchy but also quite lovely in person! The hematite shows silvery luster and is quite voluminous in its three-dimensional development as you can see in our video. There are only very some very small dings, the overall condition is great!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 4.7 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
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The main spessartine on this excellent specimen is super sharp and completely flawless. It has a diameter of a bit over 1 cm, bright red color and splendid luster! The single isolated crystal is set on a very well crystallized white feldspar matrix with some smaller garnets as addition. On the right side the feldspar is covered in a silvery layer of microcrystalline mica which adds a fine and vivid visual effect. The whole specimen is in perfect condition and very nicely arranged!
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 4.7 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
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This highly attractive little specimen features two fluorite crystals up to 1.2 cm on edge on a matrix that is crystallized and covered in green chlorite. Both fluorites are brilliant with very best luster and clarity and a disctinctive purple color which contrasts against the green background. The condition is flawless all over!
Amertal, Mittersill, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.1 x 5.5 x 3.3 cm
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This one is an outstanding sphene from the Amertal, found by Reinhard Heim in 1988. The main crystal is an impressive 2.9 cm twin titanite with a beautiful brown-green color. It is transparent and shiny and completely undamaged. There is some chloritization present but nothing too extensive. The surface is still lustrous and especially on the sides you see the gemminess and the intensive color which is actually a patchy combination of green and brown. There are some side-crystals as well which very much increases the impact of this exceptional specimen. The matrix is crystallized with white pericline and smaller sphenes and it's overall highly appealing.
Teufelsmühle, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.4 x 7.7 x 7.5 cm
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If you are looking for a natural sculpture of Alpine minerals then have a closer look on this stunning paragenesis. Adularia, calcite and chlorite are combined into a sweeping three-dimensional shape. Right in the middle is a single titanite, set before a background of fine rutile needles. This vivid combination is totally stunning, appealing and very much unique!
Leckbachrinne, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 12.8 x 7 x 6.5 cm
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With a size of 12.8 cm and individual crystals reaching up to 1.3 cm, this is a remarkable specimen of the famous Habach valley emerald site.
What I particularly like here is the way several emeralds are distributed over the silvery mica-schist matrix, making the piece an excellent showpiece.
The quality of the crystals themselves is impressive as well. Rich green color shines from the transparent and well defined hexagonal prismatic emeralds, contrasting well with the silvery matrix. A marvelous specimen for every collection of fine Alpine minerals!
Ex Karl Podpeskar collection.