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Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 11 x 4.9 x 4.5 cm
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This smoky quartz specimen is a complete floater in very best condition! One minor abrasion at the lower termination is all, the rest is flawless. The crystal shows intensive brown color and nice clarity, especially towards the terminations. Some adularia crystals are attached here and there which add to the overall very nice aesthetics. The terminations show some chloritization while all prism faces are highly lustrous. A very attractive piece of Austrian smoky quartz!
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
Size: 10.6 x 8.2 x 4.6 cm
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Aragonite of the flos ferri ("Eisenblüte") variant has been treasured for centuries and is still a coveted classic among Alpine mineral collectors. The snow white intertwined aragonite is vibrant and lively like coral branches! This specimen is largely in very good condition but there are some broken branches which is inevitable on these fragile specimens.
De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
Size: 11.3 x 8.8 x 4.7 cm
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An interesting and attractive specimen of fluorite on a bed of fine white needle-quartz. The largest fluorite measures 2.1 cm across. The fluorites are generally in best condition, transparent and with a nice satin surface. What's special about the fluorites from this find is the color, green at the center with distinctive purple edges! The white quartz landscape is grown on a massive green fluorite matrix as you can see in our video.
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 14.2 x 10.6 x 7.9 cm
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This is an impressive and rich quartz specimen from the Rauris valley that has dramatic size and is really a fabulous sight!
A massive quartz crystal is the base for a beautiful sparkling ridge of small szepters that sit atop the quartz like a castle on a rock!
The crystals are lustrous, sharp, glassy and gorgeously detailed on front and backside as well!
The whole specimen is in outstanding condition. Even the bottom is not broken but crystallized.
Val Nalps, Vorderrhein, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 10.5 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
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A single quartz crystal with a smoky tinge stands out from a naturally crystallized rock matrix of ideal proportion. The quartz is transparent and highly lustrous and in very good condition. The termination reveals a classic Dauphiné Habit, very well developed and apart from minimal abrasions it's all complete. An elegant specimen with textbook composition!
Hyderabad District, Telangana, India
Size: 9.3 x 7.1 x 6.8 cm
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A new find near the city of Hyderabad has recently produced a number of amazing phantom quartz specimens. This one is an aesthetic group with a dominant main qaurtz and a group of accompanying side crystals. The whole specimen is in very good condition and with distinctive and beautiful hematite phantoms in each and every one of the glassy quartz crystals! There are minimal abrasions present but hardly anything noteworthy. Even the bottom is fully re-crystallized and well! It's certainly one of the better ones we have seen from that amazing find!
Feldschijen glacier, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 15.5 x 13.8 x 7 cm
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A brilliant and intensive smoky quartz from Feldschijen glacier. With a dramatic size of 15.5 cm it has a serious showcase presence!
Most striking however is the absolutely stunning crystal quality!
Best brilliant luster, perfect transparency, super sharp crystals and a dark warm brown color that is really just wonderful and exceptional!
In our video you can see how amazingly sparkling this whole piece is. The main crystal has 4.4 cm in length which is not huge but large enough to stand out and act as a visual anchor at the center of this splendid specimen!
Oberaarhorn, Grimselgebiet, Kanton Bern, Switzerland
Size: 8.9 x 5.1 x 5.4 cm
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The glassy clarity of this gwindel is phenomenal and very good visible on the attached video. While smoky gwindels are much more common in Switzerland, it is very hard to find any quartz gwindels without the smoky color. This is a beautiful specimen flawless all around!
Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 6.8 x 5 x 3.4 cm
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This is an awesome cluster of smoky quartz with great aesthetics and perfection! It is a floater all around without any damage! The crystals have a very good color, clarity and luster. Beautiful in person!
Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 4.3 x 0 x 0 cm
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A very nice crystal with a stuning deep red termination! It is translucend, lustrous and in a very good condition!
Rötspitze, Venedigergruppe, Ahrntal, South Tyrol, Italy
Size: 5.6 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
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This 3-dimensional cluster of adularia catches the eye to the greatest part because of that one, brilliantly lustrous and clear crystal at the very top of the piece. Very appealing! One charming little detail is to be found below this meant crystal: Small but perfectly gemmy and lustrous apatite crystals! This combination, as well as the typical Alpine character are truly attractive for any collector of beautiful minerals.
Kentucky Fluorspar District, Pope Co., Illinois, USA
Size: 8.3 x 6.6 x 4.9 cm
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This mesmerizing cluster of cubical pink fluorite shows just impossibly good luster and clarity! Fantastically composed it opens a window to the lovely inside of this specimen that is structured with black bitumen. Seldomly have i seen a piece of such fabulous brightness! A smaller part of the backside is contacted but most of it is nicely crystallized as well and continues the sparkling quality the main view offers. A sublime piece of mineralogy and better in person!