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This anatase double crystal from the famous Hardangervidda in Norway is one of the most perfect exemplars I have ever seen! Both crystals are well defined, of equal size and supporting each other when it comes to pure aesthetics. The anatase is complete all around without even the slightest damage! The quality of this piece is really top-notch with mirror like luster and razor sharp edges! This I have rarely seen as most crystals just do not have the best quality on the surface, which takes away a lot of the beauty! On the backside there is even some minimal matrix as you can see in our video! Go ahead and let yourself be captured by this amazing piece!
Los Lamentos Mts, Mun.de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Size: 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm
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Thick and blocky wulfenite crystals of juicy orange color are set on a smooth surface of crystallized calcite! While some are clustered together there are also a number of single isolated, almost cubical crystals that are sharply marked out against the background. Although rather characteristic for the locale - these kind of blocky crystals are much different than the usual thin plates we are used to - this specimen stands out for its very well defined aesthetics. The smooth matrix emphasizes the sharply edged crystals in an impressive way! The wulfenite itself is all lustrous and translucent with strikingly bright color. Damage is reduced to a minimum here, all major crystals are complete and flawless! A classic and fascinating piece from Los Lamentos!
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 10.6 x 10.2 x 4.7 cm
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Very much characteristic for the Mundo Nuevo Mine yet of exceptional beauty for the well balanced composition! The pyrite comes as cubical crystals of mirroring golden color that are either sharp or with bevelled edged. Between the pyrite are white quartz spires of different sizes that add a lot of contrast and shape to round out the specimen. With no visible damage this is an attractive pyrite specimen from the important locale!
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
Size: 6.8 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm
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Let's get directly to the point: The color of this azurite specimen is just fantastic! At direct illumination you see a sheer fireworks of sparkling crystal faces and vibrant blue color. The quality is absolutely amazing and a good example for the stuff that comes out of Milpillas Mine. Prominently sitting on a piece of matrix with some smaller spots of malachite really benefits the overall aesthetics. Some very minor edgewear is barely discernible over the blindening beauty of this great piece!
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 7.4 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm
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A high quality hematite specimen with distinctive aesthetics and nice silvery muscovite as support. The group of four hematite plates are fan-like arranged and situated on the very top of the lovely shimmering matrix. The largest "rose" is 2.3 cm in diameter and around 0.6 cm thick with brilliant luster and very well defined hexagonal shape. The matrix carries several smaller hematite plates at the lower backside which in turn hold small rust-brown rutile needles. An overall attractive piece of strong visual impact that is full of fine details!
Antsira Mine, Sahatany Valley, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 3.3 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
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While most liddiciatite specimens are simple single crystals, this stunning jewel is associated with snow white and well defined albite which provides a fantastic contrast! The liddicoatite has a very dark green and orange core with a gemmy top layer of bright purple! The flat termination is flawless and has superb luster! Around the middle section the crystal shows a crack but it is stable and not repaired. A sharp and exceptionally color intensive little specimen!
Lechang Mine, Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, China
Size: 16.1 x 13.5 x 8.5 cm
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This is a very impressive and rich specimen of hematite and quartz that is impressively large and full of pretty details! Clusters of fanned out tabular hematite form a 3-dimensional landscape, studded with a number of glassy, colorless quartz crystals. The hematite is dark grey and provides a perfectly contrasting background for the quartz. The larger quartz crystal sits at the very center of the piece and draws the attention right to it! All around this piece is in very good condition with some peripheral contacts but no damage to any of the main crystals! The bottom is cut, the rest is just pure nature! Have a look on our video which reveals the full 3-dimensional quality of this piece!
Fieschergletscher, Berner Alpen, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 8.4 x 4 x 2.6 cm
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Skeletal quartz from the Fiesch Glacier is not exactly common, yet this very specimen is just marvelous! A sculpturesque skeletal quartz, 360° etched and beautiful. The piece is completely water-clear with thousands of sparkling faces and great structure. The quartz itself is lustrous and practially colorless with a very faint smoky tinge. Shaped like a flame, this specimen is highly attractive all around!
Zhob District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 13.1 x 5.3 x 4.4 cm
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A sparkling sculpture of best faden-quartz that amazes with its distinctive sickle-shaped architecture! The shape is a combination of many quartz crystals of differing size, clustered together along a central thread, the so called “faden”. The quartz on this spectacular piece is of absolutely best quality. Glassy crystals with brilliant luster and free of even the smallest chips or abrasions! Unique in shape and quality and very much uncommon.
Karakana Mine, Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Size: 9.1 x 8.3 x 4.8 cm
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A dark, perfect tourmaline crystal prominently sits on a contrasting white albite matrix which is absolutely marvelous in person! The tourmaline itself is 4 cm long and 1.7 cm thick, a comfortable size for a main attraction! The single tourmaline shows very best luster on all sides and is distinctively designed with smaller side-crystals attached to all prism faces! The termination is flat but beautifully structured in a way that I haven’t seen before! The crystal is mostly opaque but the surface has a nice blue shimmer due to gemmy blue patches near the surface! This superb crystal that sits on a sparkling matrix of fanned tabular albite is definitely a stunner! Have a look on our video which shows the elegance and quality of this beauty!
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 7.3 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm
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This rare specimen features a glassy and colorful tourmaline that’s grown on a single quartz crystal. The quartz is slightly smoky and shows great translucent quality. The bottom is sawn but all around its natural and unharmed! The tourmaline on the other hand is all perfect and brilliant! With pink, apple-green and again pink towards the termination, it is beautifully colored and absolutely gemmy! The termination is sharply defined and highly lustrous as is the rest of the crystal. Just perfect! I love the overall aesthetics that is very well balanced and greatly emphasizes the tourmaline! Ex Fabian Wildfang collection
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 11.7 x 7.5 x 4.7 cm
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This vivid specimen from the Yaogangxian Mine is a very 3-dimensional combination of brilliant purple fluorite grown over glassy quartz crystals. The specimen strikes with vibrant colors and very best luster all around! Most of the quartz crystals are completely covered in fluorite and - on the backside - silvery muscovite. Some second generation quartz crystals of very best glassy quality are set atop some of the peaks which adds a sharp termination to this detail rich cluster! The whole piece is of first class quality and shows no damage at all! Highly aesthetic and impressive all around!