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Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.8 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
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Thick, lustours and perfectly terminated! The main epidote of this specimen is a sublime crystal indeed! Accompanied by several smaller side-crystal it is a dominant crystal that strikes with its sheer presence! The chisel-tip termination is 1.4 cm broad and completely perfect as is the rest of the crystal. One side-crystal is repaired but which does not impair the beautifully arranged look of this fine specimen! A masterful epidote from the worlds best epidote source!
Murzinka Mine, Sverdlovskaya Oblast' , Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Size: 5.5 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
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Gemmy blue topaz specimens from Murzinka are among the most desired mineral classics worldwide. Found in the Alabashka pegmatite field over the past 250 years, these specimens gathered a reputation for high quality among serious mineral collectors.
This piece features a single topaz of super quality, 3.7 cm long and 2.7 cm in diameter. The crystal shows light blue color and is all perfect. It is set on a matrix of rusty smoky quartz and brown feldspar at the backside. Top aesthetics and high crystal quality make this a stunning Russian classic!
Vättis-Calanda, Tamina Valley, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Size: 10.3 x 7 x 4.3 cm
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Don't cut yourself on this one! While most of the larger crystals have textbook pyramidal terminations some of the smallers have nasty chisel tips with razor sharp edges! The completely colorless crystals are limpid to the core and simply pristine. There are contacts around the base but all crystals are flawless. This breathtaking specimen is the very best piece out of a unique find at this not so well known locale. If you are interested already, go on and have a look on our video, you will be stunned by the elegance and beauty of this fine quartz specimen!
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan
Size: 13.6 x 8.2 x 8.1 cm
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This is a flawless and brilliant tourmaline crystal, nested in sparkling white cleavelandite, set on a lustrous white quartz crystal! The whole piece is impressive in size and of just sweeping aesthetics! There is absolutely no damage of any kind! The tourmaline shows best wet-look luster, has a distinctive, well developed termination and very good clarity, especially towards the termination. The lower two thirds contain a beautiful dark green to black and opaque core which strongly contrasts with the white cleavelandite! This core penetrates through the matrix and is visible at the bottom where it is broken but completely re-healed. Also the quartz is re-crystallized at the underneath!
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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!