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Sakavalana Mine, Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Size: 2.9 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
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Color and clarity of this rather small specimen are very much impressive! The single crystal shows a deep cherry red and is gemmy through and through! With a pointed pyramidal termination the development is remarkably good for a piece of that size. Overall the crystal shows some rough edges and faces but thats contact induced, not due to damage, which becomes obvious when you put it under the microscope. Our video shows color and luster very nicely. Clarity on the other had is much better in person!
Glocknerwand, Hohe Tauern, Kals, East Tyrol, Austria
Size: 20 x 12.4 x 6.7 cm
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This specimen is huge and full of beauty once you take the time to go into it! As a complete floater it is fully crystallized on all sides. Be it great colorless calcite on the front or sharp white adularia at the back, there is not a speck on this rock that is not covered in crystallized minerals! The front view is dominated by marvelous glassy calcite aggregates with great luster and clarity! The calcite is surrounded by sharply defined adularia rhombs, contrasted by some chlorite. The backside is a 3-dimensional landscape of adularia and chlorite. The overall condition of this imposing specimen is surprisingly fine with only some minor contacts here and there - mostly on the back - but no damage! Hard to imagine how a large specimen like this could survive the retrieving process in such unharmed condition! A unique specimen of great size and beauty!
Fazenda do Centro, Castelo, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Size: 15.7 x 7 x 4.2 cm
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This staggerin topaz specimen is exceptionally glassy and sculptural in person! It is from a unique 2017 find near a farm in Fazenda do Centro, Brazil! The spectacular pocket yielded a number of skeletal topaz of different colors that are absolutely unique in the world! The crystal is of unusual shape due to heavy etchings and razor-sharp edges! It is a complete floater of sweeping 3-dimensional shape and super sparkling luster. Apart from very few minimal abrasions the piece is perfect and complete! Very special about this is also the color which ranges from champagne at BOTH ends to a colorless zone in the middle that has a very slight blue tinge. Have a look on our video for a feeling for the 3-dimensional shape!
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This is a classic from the Swiss Binntal, a beautiful specimen of several water-clear quartz crystals on matrix! The long prismatic main crystal that protrudes 5,8 cm from the matrix shows great luster and a sharp chisel-tip termination that is in absolute best condition without even the slightest wear or abrasion! Colorless, transparent, glassy and attractively attached to a well proportiones piece of matrix!
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This is an excellent glassy crystal of raspberry red color with a zone of warm honey-yellow towards the termination! The crystal is of good size and shows strikingly beautiful quality and color! It is super lustrous on all sides with a fantastic polyhedral termination! Atop this termination sits a small tourmaline that’s like the icing on the cake, adding a little extra to the otherwise straight single crystal. Definitely a gorgeous tourmaline of significant size and brilliant quality! Ex Fabian Wildfang collection
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 4 x 3.8 x 0.8 cm
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Epidote from the Alpine type clefts of Pakistan are a well known species that impresses with gemmy quality and a multitude of different shapes!
The V-shape of this fine specimen is rather destinctive and well defined. The whole specimen is free of damage and shows very nice quality!
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 12.1 x 7.8 x 6.3 cm
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Mibladen, the world's leading source for high class vanadinite! No other locality has produced such a rich selection of vanadinite specimens of quality and beauty! This specimen is an exceptionally fine piece that shows dark cherry-red crystals of gemmy quality on a vibrant matrix. White tabular barite and dark brown rock is covered in a black, heavily contrasting coating. This 3-dimensional landscape hosts a large number of vanadinite crystals in a size range of almost immeasurably small up to 1.5 cm in diameter. Apealingly beautiful for its particularly nice composition and in superb condition all around, this is a remarkable specimen!
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A lovely group of quartz crystal in very best condition all around! The crystals are set on a very thin plate - obviously a mix of quartz, chlorite and limonite - that is completely crystallized on the bottom. The quartz is of rather good quality, glassy and lustrous, with all perfect pyramidal terminations. The periphery is contacted but apart from that there is nothing to worry about. Have a look on our video for a better impression!
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One single stocky crystal of glassy quality that is partly encrusted with a mix of limonite and chlorite. This crust adds some character to the otherwise straight and classy crystal. The quartz is lustous and limpid to the very most part with only some internal cracks but really not much! The bottom is completely re-crystallized and free of damage. Overall the condition is extremely well and if it were not for rough edge at the backside I would call it perfect! A very likeable specimen of great quality and appeal!
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Much less known that the outstanding aegirine specimens from this remote locale are the not less important black crystals of arfvedsonite. With close to 8 cm this is a dramatic specimen for the rare mineral. Black prismatic arvedsonite crystal with small aegirine needles attached to its surface and contrasting cream-coulored orthocalse crystals on its basis combine for best textbook aesthetics. The floater has no visible damage which is impressive considering its long history! This classic piece has been in the collection of Dr. Reinhard Dallinger (label included) in Innsbruck from whom we were able to buy it. It has been published in an article on minerals of the Mount Malosa area in the Mineralogical Record 1994, Vol. 25 (issue 1), page 33. The specimen is also pictured in Eberhard Equit's famous work "The world's Mineral Master Pieces", 2002, page 153.
Bergbau Rabenstein, Penser Tal, Sarntal, South Tyrol, Italy
Size: 7.9 x 6.6 x 5.6 cm
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High quality colorless fluorite from this abandoned mine in northern Italy is famous yet extremely rare on the market. The optical clarity of this specimen is characteristic for the locale and especially well visible on the large main crystal that's well over 3 cm on edge! This main fluorite is set on a stepped cluster of evenly transparent crystals. While color and quality are rather uniform about this piece the main crystal sets itself apart from the rest through its great size and the resulting window-like front face that grants a view upon the blueish, opaque interior. The whole specimen is in exceptional condition with only very insignificant edgewear. An outstanding piece from this rare locale!
Fibbia, Fontana, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 4.7 x 3 x 2.6 cm
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Sharp hexagonal hematite, arranged as 3-dimensionally stacked tabular aggregates. The outline is particularly well defined despite the very organically grown rosettes that cover front and backside. The backside shows the slightly better luster but considering the arrangement in combination with the prismatic quartz the decision for the front is obvious. The whole thing is without any relevant issues, only some contact at the backside. Overall this is a marvelous iron-rose specimen of perfect aesthetics and quality in good size!