Alpine Treasures 42
Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 5.5 x 3 x 2.6 cm
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This is a combination of two sharp and lustrous crystals with a single calcite on the side. The right crystal is an amazing 1.6 cm thick and has a sharp chisel tip termination with mirroring luster. The whole specimen is without damage. Even the bottom is fully re-crystallized. If you are looking for a historic and aesthetic epidote from Knappenwand then you might want to have a closer look on this one!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 10.1 x 7 x 5.1 cm
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An outstandingly beautiful smoky quartz from Val Giuv that features a prominent main crystal surrounded by smaller secondary crystals. Particularly worth mentioning is the spectacular luster, the stunning clarity and the intense, warm brown color! The pyramidal faces of the quartz are coated with fine chlorite, but still shine because there is actually only minimal chlorite present. The main crystal is 100% flawless and the secondary crystals are also largely undamaged. A truly excellent piece of superb quality!
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It's a lovely combination of quartz and pericline that features quartz crystals up to 4 cm. Particularly nice here is the brilliant quality of both the quartz and the periline, which serve as a vibrant, sparkling matrix. The whole specimen is in excellent condition! The main quartz and its companions are all sharp-edged and undamaged, and the perilines are also largely perfect. Take a look at our video here for a better look at the exceptionally high quality and beautiful aesthetics!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 11 x 7.3 x 6.1 cm
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This piece really struck me when I first saw it!
What a magnificent composition!
Four main crystals are protruding from the top, associated with smaller side-crystals and – most importantly – brilliant white adularia.
The vibrant contrast of moky quartz and adularia really makes this piece special!
The smoky quartz crystals are all flawless, lustrous and transparent and they have some very nice chlorite inclusions.
A rough patch on the right crystal looks damaged at first glance but is in fact all re-crystallized and perfect.
Only on the back you can find a single broken side-crystals but the rest is all perfect here too.
The white adularia too is in incredibly well condition, nicely crystallized and brilliant.
On the backside, as you can see in our video, there is some green epidote present which is quite characteristic for Val Giuv.
Fibbia, Fontana, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 4.3 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
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A distinctive and detailed hematite rosette in the center, surrounded by a vibrant cluster of dark mica and white feldspar. The fine fanning of the sharp-edged hematite leaflets is really outstanding and in great condition with only minimal abrasions. The hematite is highly lustrous and beautiful on both sides. A first-class specimen with top aesthetics!
Teufelsmühle, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 7.2 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
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Spectacularly lustrous and completely limpid through and through without even the slightest impurity! While the bottom is partly broken, the rest of the crystal is completely flawless down to the smallest detail! The crystal shows the original hexagonal shape but is etched all around. We have seen many Alpine skeletal quartz but the quality of this one is truly phenomenal!
Söllnkar, Krimmlertal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
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It's a lovely and aesthetic thumbnail sized specimen of diopside from Söllnkar. It features a single 1.3 cm main crystal on a small piece of rock matrix, accompanied by several side crystals on a nice bed of byssolite. There is no damage here at all.
Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8.6 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
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A truly adorable quartz floater specimen of unique aesthetics. It is virtually flawless all around and even the underside is completely crystallized! Smaller quartz crystals have grown on top of the sharp-edged and highly lustrous main crystal, protruding in different directions, creating the unique look. The brilliant quality, the outstanding condition and the unique aesthetics make this piece special!
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Size: 8.6 x 7.2 x 3.9 cm
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The gwindel itself is impressive 3 cm thick, transparent, lustrous and very well developed! There are small side crystals a the bottom where it detached from the rock. Here, it also is completely crystallized, not contacted. The condition is really remarkably well with only small contacts but no damage at all! This is a remarkable and very showy smoky quartz gwindel!
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The quality and shape of this little quartz specimen are really just spectacular. This is a combination of two water-clear and super-sharp crystals in prime condition! The special thing here is certainly the tremendous crystal quality, which doesn't get any better than this! On the back, you can see fiery red rutile needles, some of which are visible through the crystal. An impressive little piece that is also in excellent condition.
Weißspitze, Frosnitztal, East Tyrol, Austria
Size: 8.8 x 8.7 x 5 cm
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This is a rather unusual specimen: Although it is a piece of pure quartz, it could not be more diverse.
It combines a single smoky quartz surrounded by white quartz crystals, creating a beautiful contrast.
The crystals are of first-class quality and undamaged.
The smoky quartz, in particular, shows a complex, multi-layered architecture.
Behind the smoky quartz is a deep fissure that is crystallized on all sides, like a crystal cave.
Underneath is white quartz, which seems to have detached from the rock matrix a long time ago. The surface is finely crystallized and partly shows a fine iron oxide coating. A floater of stunning beauty!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8.7 x 5.5 x 4 cm
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This is a lovely combination of quartz with calcite, muscovite and hematite. The flawless quartz main crystal is accompanied by some side-crystals, all in best condition and quality. To the left, a band of white calcite scalenohedrons stretches across the rock matrix, which in turn is covered with a silvery bed of shiny muscovite. At the front you can see a small group of shiny metallic hematites, which is characteristic of the site and rounds off the entire piece very nicely.