Alpine Treasures 46
Krumltal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.3 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm
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An excellent piece is this quartz with rutile inclusions from the Krumltal, a side valley in the Rauris area. The piece is a complete floater without any damage. The main crystal is wonderfully transparent, showing individual rutile needles of up to 4 cm at the inside. The composition is overall just lovely. When you turn the piece in your hands, the bottom reveals white calcites and rust-brown limonite all of which is crystallized.
Oberdorf an der Laming, Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria
Size: 7.7 x 6 x 4.8 cm
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Strontianites from Oberdorf an der Laming are considered the world's best of this rare mineral. This is an elegantly formed structure of countless nicely lustrous crystals with rich surface structure and a subtle colour. The massive piece is absolutely impressive and also very appealing due to its mushroom-like shape. An outstanding specimen that combines aesthetics, crystal quality and completely flawless condition!
Ritterkopf, Krumltal, Rauris, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 12.6 x 9.3 x 6.3 cm
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This stunningly beautiful quartz stands out for its striking contrast of crystal-clear quartz and grey chlorite that adorns the lower half. The piece consists of two parallel fused crystals, which have first-class luster and great transpranecy, especially on the front. The tips are slightly worn. There is damage along the right outer edge, but fortunately it cannot be seen from the front. The underside is completely crystallized.
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 8.4 x 6.1 x 3.3 cm
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This combination of two adularia crystals is not just visually distinctive. It also displays unusually good quality. Both crystals are highly lustrous and show transparent patches with is certainly most uncommon on this material! The larger adularia at the bottom is completely crystallize yet somewhat bulky. The crystal on the top however is extremely well shaped, prominently presented and even has the better quality. An amazing und unusual specimen of pure adularia!
Saurüssel, Mörchnerkar, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 9.7 x 8.3 x 6.2 cm
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This one is a classic: An amethyst sceptre from Mörchnerkar.
Most special here is not so much the crystal itself but much more the beautiful vibrant matrix!
The 5 cm main crystal is nicely nested on the snow white feldspar matrix with several small side-crystals.
The color is not particularly strong but it is visible enough to call it an amethyst.
The lower half of the main crystal is green from chlorite inclusions which actually makes for a nice contrast.
There is no damage whatsoever. An absolutely marvelous specimen in person!
Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 7.8 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
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It's a particularly nice quartz from Untersulzbach valley. The quality of those crystals is really excellent with water-clear transparency, wonderful luster and no damage. Three of those high quality crystals are aestetically aligned here, accompanied by some small side-crystals around the base, all of which is not broken but only contacted, even re-crystallized. A brilliant specimen of very best crystal quality!
Notklamm, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
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An excellent combination of calcite and stilbite on a beautiful matrix. The piece features calcites up to a size of 2 cm in diameter. The crystal shape of the calcites is certainly interesting. The short-prismatic hexagons are very well-formed and resemble apatites. Between the calcites, the matrix is covered with white stilbite microcrystals, creating an elegant overall appearance.
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 3.4 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm
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It’s an association of two remarkable hematite plates that are grown together in a wide angle, which gives it the vivid appearance of a butterfly. Those hematites are sharp and lustrous and in absolutely best condition all around and even at the base. Small rutiles as well as white feldspars are attached to the otherwise pure hematite. It’s a brilliant piece as you can much better see in our video!
Teufelsmühle, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.4 x 7.7 x 7.5 cm
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If you are looking for a natural sculpture of Alpine minerals then have a closer look on this stunning paragenesis. Adularia, calcite and chlorite are combined into a sweeping three-dimensional shape. Right in the middle is a single titanite, set before a background of fine rutile needles. This vivid combination is totally stunning, appealing and very much unique!
Krumltal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10.7 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm
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This is a particularly vibrant specimen that strikes with excellent quality and perfection! Especially the upper half is transparent and sharp and highly lustrous. Inside you can see a single rutile needle. Further down the quartz is more milky white with intergrown feldspar and chlorite and a sagenite-grid on the surface. Also here the specimen is undamaged. It’s a highly appealing specimen with a natural feel and many beautiful details.
Bruchgraben, Hollersbach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 16.2 x 7.7 x 5.3 cm
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Snow white pericline in association with some green chlorite, white adularia and quartz. It is a lovely specimen of pristine beauty from the Bruchgraben. The condition is very well with only minimal peripheral issues but all the main crystals are intact and beautiful.
Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 9.2 x 4.7 x 6.1 cm
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This quartz is just perfect, both in terms of quality and composition! Brilliant glassy and all flawless colorless crystals are set on a piece of Alpine granite matrix. All of those crystals are 100% transparent, without even the tiniest impurities or inclusions. It’s a wonderland of sparkling crystals in differing sizes. The largest one has around 4.3 cm in length. Among all those specimens we receive, this one stands out for its absolutely breathtaking crystal quality!