Alpine Treasures 46
Hoher Eichham, Timmeltal, East Tyrol, Austria
Size: 8.1 x 4.1 x 4 cm
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This specimen is something entirely amazing: A brilliant skeletal quartz from Hoher Eichham, a summit in East Tyrol. The crystal has the disctinctive shape of a jewel. It is sharp and well developed from bottom to top, it’s transparent and highly lustrous. When you turn it around you will see the original crystal shape of the quartz. There is some surface coating present here which emphasizes this natural look. However, the front is all dissolved and displays the most beautiful surface structure and quality! A wonderful crystal in superb condition. There is a chip at the lower termination, the rest is completely flawless.
Riedingsee, Weißeck, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 13.7 x 6.9 x 5 cm
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The crystallized white matrix holds a number of light green fluorite cubes, many of which show a purple core. Especially in daylight this color nicely contrasts with the white matix. The condition is overall very good with only some small abrasions here and there. From the collection of Karl Podpeskar.
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Size: 7.7 x 6.7 x 2.6 cm
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This smoky quartz gwindel is a rather large and impressive crystal. It was found at the Mont Blanc Massif in France and is very well developed all around! There is some kind of growth irregularity at the top edge but you won’t find any damage or even abrasions here! Even the bottom is crystallized as you can easily see in our video. The quartz is completely transparent and without any internal cracks or inclusions. It has a nice color that is intensive but not too dark. The surface is nicely structured and lustrous on all sides.
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!
Brandegg Klamm, Untersulzbachtal, Oberpinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.5 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
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The piece is from the so-called "Ramsauer Kluft", found by Josef Ramsauer in 1971. Quartzes from this cleft count among the most beautiful in the Eastern Alps, thanks in no small part to the fine greenish chlorite that adorns the tips of the crystals. The glassy transparent crystals are spatially arranged and grown on a piece of matrix that is also crystallized all around. An exceptionally delicate and brilliant piece in almost immaculate condition.