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Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 3.8 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm
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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!
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"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
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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
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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
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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!
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!