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Tsarafara, Sahatany Valley, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 3.3 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm
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This liddicoatite with matrix is just spectacular for its superb quality! Unlike most liddicoatite specimens, this is not just a loose crystal but it is associated with some white mica and feldspar which adds a great deal to the overall visual impact! The tourmaline itself is striking indeed! Gemmy through and through – even limpid to the most part! It is super-lustrous all around and with a pyramidal termination that is absolutely fascinating and perfectly developed. At the base there are two attached side-crystals, equally perfect in quality and design! Given some light, the tourmaline reveals nice colors: raspberry red on bottom and top with a golden brown zone at the center. Very easily lit right to the bottom! About damage: there is none, even the underside is encrusted with feldspar!
Val Cristallina, Val Medel, Grischun, Switzerland
Size: 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm
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Titanites are very hard to get in Switzerland as they are so rarely found. this very special one from Val Cristallina shows just lovely aesthetics with superb color and striking contrast! The main titanite is a 0,9 cm thick twin crystal that is gemmy, brightly green and flawless all around! Surrounded by snow white pericline and some silvery mica it is the very highlight and a real eye-catcher! The whole specimen is in best condition with only some peripheral contact but no damage. Highest quality and amazing composition make this a beautiful Alpine marvel!
NEAT Tunnel, Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 8.6 x 6 x 4.5 cm
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This completely colorless gwindel is nothing short of spectacular for its pristine quality, the well defined development and the overall aesthetics! Colorless gwindels are much rarer then the smoky variant and this glassy white specimen is like out of this world! Or better: From far below this world as it was found during the construction works for the NEAT tunnel, the longest road tunnel this world has ever seen! And what are the chances to hit and not just simply destroy such a beauty in that dark, industrious environment? Still, here it is and it has not a single scratch! 7 cm long, 2.6 cm thick, sharp, lustrous and set on a evenly pristine matrix-like cluster of colorless quartz. Absolutely stunning in person!
Galmihorn, Münster, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 6 x 5.4 x 1.5 cm
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The spotless, lustrous front face of this impressive smoky quartz gwindel allows a view to the completely glassy crystal body that is free of any cracks or inclusions. The backside is speckled with tiny hematite, adding a sparkling effekt. Admittedly this specimen is not completely perfect, showing a tiny chip at the top plus some abrasions at the sides, but both not really apparent, even if you know where they are. All in all this is a great gwindel with distinct twist and outline, nicely colored and of brilliant quality as you hardly find alike!
Yangshuo Mine , Guilin, Guangxi Province, China
Size: 4.8 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
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Bright atomic green color on rather large, lustrous crystals of pyromorphite. As a perfect floater this piece is absolutely stunning. The shape of a green flame, mechanically built from well defined hexagonal prisms! The crystals are translucent to even transparent in some parts, are sharp and all complete without any flaws! The Yangshuo Mine has produced some of the finest pyromorphite specimens the world has ever seen and this specimen is a dramatic exemple for the superb quality of this famous locale!
Faido, Valle Leventina, Tessin, Switzerland
Size: 12.4 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
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Best class tessin quartz with some inclusions but otherwise clear as glass and highly lustous. The inclusions add a nice natural touch and some orange-brown color to the otherwise completely colorless specimen. The large main quartz, all flawless from bottom to top, is accompanied by a second crystal with an even sharper developed tessin quartz habit. Overall this is a well defined quartz specimen of high quality!
Winterstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 10 x 8.7 x 6.2 cm
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A very well composed piece of quartz on an all crystallized feldspar and chlorite matrix! The quartz shows a subtle smoky color and is developed in straight prismatic crystals with pointed terminations. The inside is completely clear, the surface lustrous with only very slight chloritization on the terminal faces. I like the overall aesthetics of the piece that features one obvious main crystal and several supportive side-crystals on a very natural matrix with no damage. Very nice in person and hard to come by in such appealing design!
Eagle`s Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA
Size: 6.8 x 3.2 x 4.5 cm
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WOW, what a marvellous gold from the famous Eagle's Nest Mine.Look a the close up picture to the right. Yes, this piece shows the eagle, after the mine is namend for. We can see the eagle throning majestically and proud on the top of the quartz here. This piece is truly a masterpiece and definitely one of a kind!
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A fine, colorful tourmaline specimen that carries the beauty of Afghanistans mineral richness. It has four color zones: pink to light orange at the base, a thin colorless zone, a bright apple green one and pink at the termination! Especially the green zone is exceptionally gemmy and clear! The surface is lustorus on all sides, the termination is very well cut with a total of nine lustous faces! There is no damage all around. What looks like a repair at the upper third is nothing but an internal crack. Very bright and of great color and gemmyness as you can also see in the video!
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An untamed, vivid composition of large, blocky quartz crystals on a 3-dimensional gneiss matrix with limonite, muscovite and adularia hiding in the corners. The quartz is all glassy and highly lustrous with perfect pointed terminations. All over this is a specimen that's full of details and hidden beauty. Have a look on the video for a better impression!
Galenstock Mt., Tiefenbach, Urserental, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 3.5 x 2.6 x 0.9 cm
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This is surely a fantastic little smoky quartz gwindel of very best striking quality! Amazing enough it is a half open, half closed gwindel which is extremely rare! The crystal is perfectly see-through with a brilliantly lustrous and nicely structured surface. There is no damage present, only some rough edges on the lower parts. This is a brilliant piece for a reasonable price! Have a look on our video to see the sparkling quality!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 11 x 9.5 x 8 cm
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This impressive piece appears like a large ball of pure purple. It is in very good condition with a re-healed contact at the back. At the backside there is a natural and completely crystallized hole as you can very well see in our video. Similar to many other specimens we have seen from this locale, this fluorite is slightly etched and shows a landscape of stacked together cubical crystals. The satiated purple color is typical for Zogno and amazingly beautiful. Unusually large and of great quality!