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St.Gertraudi, Bez.Kufstein, Nordtirol, Austria
Size: 7.7 x 5 x 3.3 cm
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Seldom - if ever - have we seen a historical classic like this! The composition is just perfect: Green malachite and shiny blue azurite, grown on a generation of dolomite crystals, covering a white matrix. The contrast and play of colors is simply spectacular! A truly remarkable piece, one of which is more than hard to come by these days from this classic locale.
Piz Miezdi, Valsertal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 11 x 9.1 x 6.7 cm
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To unveil the fabulous beauty of this specimen you HAVE to watch the video!The striking main crystals seem to be riding on this group of smaller quartz crystals like on a frozen wave. This piece is fantastically 3-dimensional, shows best quality and exceptional aesthetics. Fabulous indeed!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 10 x 6.7 x 6.9 cm
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This group of smoky quartz shows a perfect composition, with a lustrous and clear main crystal at the back and a number of accompanying side-crystals of matching quality. Nice details are some little colorless quartz crystals at the terminal faces of the main smoky quartz. The specimen is crystallized even at the bottom und thus literally marvelous all around!
Bächligletscher, Haslital, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 6 x 5.6 x 2.8 cm
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An incredible and truly exceptional piece of fluorite! This single crystal of rare habit is perfectly situated on a prettily sparkling matrix. The fluorite is plainly outstanding and mysteriously attractive like a pearl in an oyster. The fluorite is mostly colorless but has a nice pink core. Because of the flawless quality, this color is nicely visible!This sublime piece has a long history and is now on sale again.
St.Gertraudi, Bez.Kufstein, Nordtirol, Austria
Size: 6 x 5.6 x 2.2 cm
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The single isolated schwatzite sits on a white quartz-matrix that provides a perfect contrast. Even more so, as the schwatzite is encrusted with a nice layer of turquoise malachite that adds some color. The piece is aesthetic and perfectly composed to lead the eye to its center: The single schwatzite crystal.
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 11.3 x 9 x 6.5 cm
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Greatly composed and massive, this specimen is a sculpture of nested pericline crystals in white and brownish coloring as is typical for the locale. The whole piece is aesthetic, but also holds some secrets that are revealed at a closer look: Some parts of the backside of this piece are spiced with sparkling rutile crystals, one of which is a 1 cm long and flaming red crystal! But leaving this little detail aside, the pericline is impressive all the same.
Graukogel, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
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Great luster and a fabulous color are the most conspicuous features of this small specimen. Still, there is more about it, as this crystal is in fact a twin, which you will clearly see if you watch the video. Very nice too is that small piece of brilliantly white matrix that adds hugely to the already great aesthetics of this outstanding specimen. Very beautiful indeed!
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 3.4 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm
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The luster of this iron rose is absolutely smashing! Only rarely have I ever ever seen something so brilliant and even blinding!The rose sits on a base of hematite and quartz and is exceptionally well presented. Very nice is to see the typical hexagonal shape where just one of the six corners seems to have been grown into a matrix of chlorite before it was uncovered. The picture shows the region, where the iron rose was found. We did it on one of our own tours in this beautiful landscape.
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This piece has very nice aesthetics, although the color is not presented accurately in the picture. In nature it has more like a greenish tinge, with much more distinct pink cores at various spots. The one flaw I have to admit is a broken side-crystal at the right, which made me reduce the price on this piece. Still, it is hard to find a specimen like this on the market. Rare crystal habit, nice color and great overall aesthetics speak for itself.
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This specimen is composed of a number of schwatzite crystals of varying size, sitting on a white and pinkish matrix that is crystallized on all sides. There is some damage visible on this piece, but none of which is very salient. The piece mainly impresses with a perfect composition.
Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm
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Imposing, fascinating and utterly beautiful! This historic specimen of epidote – painted by the German artist Eberhard Equit! – is stunningly perfect in composition and quality as well. The bottom is crystallized and leaves just one single flaw to the whole piece: One of the main crystals has a small chip at the side of the tip, but this is not visible from the front and only visible if you are searching for it. All in all, this is a fantastic piece, with outstanding luster and clarity that shows wonderful brown, red and green colors when illuminated from the back. Marvelous!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 8.1 x 7.4 x 4.6 cm
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Most special about this fluorite is the wonderful purple core that shines through the otherwise greenish clear fluorite. The whole piece is very much etched on all sides and is in perfect condition. This piece is not quite as clear as the one above but still a perfect floater with unique aesthetics. Very nice in person!