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Wolfskofel, Schwarzenbachtal, Ahrntal, South Tyrol, Italy
Size: 6.8 x 6.6 x 3.5 cm
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When it comes to composition, this piece is outstanding. Two doubly terminated quartz crystals of high luster and clarity are nicely perched on a pericline-matrix. The specimen is in perfect condition. The largest main crystal has a length of 5.4 cm. All in all this is a remarkable piece with no downsides.
Pyingyi Taung, Male, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Size: 8.3 x 8.1 x 6.1 cm
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A classic and rare piece from the pegmatites of Burma. Several pink tourmalines are spread about this nicely crystallized matrix-piece of quartz, mica, orthoclase and cleavelandite. The largest tourmaline is around 1.4 cm thick and in perfect condition. One of the side-crystals is broken which is a bit of a damper here but still, this is quite a fascinating combination-piece of generally high quality and aesthetics.
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
Size: 9.5 x 8.1 x 4.8 cm
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The Austrian variety of aragonite is often called "flos ferri" or (in German) "Eisenblüte". This is a classic stalactitic specimen from Erzberg that holds its very own beauty. Two parallel stems are standing out like fingers, adorned with smaller twigs and supported by a broad base of nested aragonite. The whole specimen is perfectly snow-white and elegant all around. Some damage is seen at the lower section but all major parts are intact and fine. An appealing choice of classic Austrian aragonite!
Frunthorn, Valsertal, Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 7.8 x 5 x 3.3 cm
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The crystals on this specimen have a bright red color, high translucency and an incredible good luster. On one of the edges some irregular grwoing is present, it is hard to say if its natural, a contact or a small damage. This is hardly visible in person and not really important therefore. Over all this is an excellent fluorite on matrix!
Großer Happ, Venedigergruppe, Hohe Tauern, Prägraten, Osttirol, Austria
Size: 15.5 x 9.4 x 6.5 cm
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This tightly packed specimen is full of brilliant white pericline, mounted with several adularia crystals. As you can very well see in the video, the backside is fully crystallized too, showing adularia and chlorite. The crystals are generally in good condition with only some contacts at the sides. Distinctly 3-dimensional and of high quality, this is an excellent Alpine specimen!
Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 7 x 6 x 3.2 cm
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It is extremely hard to find good colorless quartz gwindel as most of gwindels show at least some faint smoky color. But this one doesn't and it is just great in composition and quality!The gwindel sits on a small piece of grey-brown matrix and is accompanied by several smaller side-crystals. There is a contacted spot at the lower front but which does not disturb at all. The trapezoid shape tapers to a only 1.5 cm broad termination which leads to a very distinct twist at the upper part. The gwindel body is water-clear with a beautifully structured, lustrous surface. Concerning the condition of this fantastic specimen I can say that you would need a loup to identify the tiny ding at the termination that anyway is only visible from the backside. Absolutely brilliant and extremely rare in such high quality and excellent aesthetics!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
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WOW! This specimen exactly presents what most of the collectors are looking for! A dominant, very clear and perfect crystal is shooting out of a crystallized matrix like a rocket! The contrast with the brwonish matrix is highlighting the crystal very well, which is highly lustrous and brilliant. The tip of the crystal is razor sharp and not just going to a point, what looks gorgeous! I have very rarely seen a piece like this, but especially not without a repaired crystal. Most are coming off due heavy blasting at the mining process in the Cavradi cleft, but not this one. It is very hard to show the high quality on pictures, but the vido speaks for itself!
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan
Size: 2.2 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
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A perfect thumbnail of pure textbook aesthetics! One gemmy and clear tourmaline of brilliant green color protrudes from a matrix of white albite to form this pretty piece. The tourmaline is perfect, the albite is generally in good condition but shows some damage, which is hardly visible due to its chaotic arrangement. A fine and astonishingly well composed specimen!
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This piece looks like a warped, weathered and overgrown version of a perfect smoky quartz specimen. The heavy etching that took place here still left enough of the quartz and its side-crystal to maintain insight to the original impression. Adularia crystals that are grown on and into the quartz are very much perfecting the picture. The condition is just about perfect as the only contacts there are are at the bottom and thus not visible. A fantastic piece that shows us what a skilful carver nature can be.
Felbertal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10.3 x 6.6 x 5.4 cm
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A high quality quartz crystal, accompanied by iron oxide coated adularia, some matrix and small amounts of associated hematite. The main quartz crystal is completely clear and has a brilliantly sparkling surface. The tip is contacted but aside of that it's just perfect.An appealing specimen of amazing crystal quality and great aesthetics!
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Size: 4.2 x 2 x 3 cm
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The combination of minerals on this piece is just awesome! One single pinkish apatite crystal beautifully sits atop a matrix of diopside accompanied by white calcite. Still the rich color variety of this piece is very much owed to some iron oxide and a green side-mineral we were not quite able to identify under the microscope. An chemical analysis would be necessary but to be frank: the beauty of this outstanding piece is not to be measured in numbers and words. The apatite is of very good quality, being glassy and lustrous with a slight pinkish tinge. A remarkable composition!
Schwemmhäuslbruch, Koralpe, Deutschlandsberg, Styria, Austria
Size: 6.7 x 5.3 x 3.6 cm
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This dramatic titanite is out of a spectacular new find from this spring (2016). The titanite sits on a white feldspar matrix that provides a fantastic contrast for the dark mossy green crystal. The frontside is lustrous and completely free of chlorite which is unusual for pieces from this locale. This specimen is a more or less complete floater that is crystallized on all sides but with a cracked patch at the bottom. The titanite itself is rather large and has around 3.5 cm in diameter. An excellent piece for this quarry and the Alps as a whole.