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Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size: 8.9 x 7.7 x 5.7 cm
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Quality and shape are absolutely spectacular on this unusual fluorite specimen! Glassy and intensively green fluorite octahedrons are stacked upon each other with the largest crystals at the bottom and the smaller crystals atop. What's most unusual here is the 2-dimensional arrangement of the smaller octahedrons: Like a wall made of fluorite bricks! This flat structure makes it very easy for the ligth to enter from the back and illuminate the piece. A stunning piece in person and in marvelous condition all around! The shape quite obviously reminds of a little bunnies which is what we call the piece here at Saphira Minerals: "The Bunny"
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 6.3 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
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This is without question one of the very best hübnerite specimen I have seen im my life. We luckily got it out of the miners personal collection, where is lay for many years. There is absolutely no flaw on this piece and the quality of every single crystal is simply amazing. All pieces are perfectly fitting here. You have larger quartz crystals at the bottom to support the vertically oriented hübnerite - lustrous, perfectly terminated and with a red color that is revealed at direct illumination. Small but perfectly gemmy quartz needles are playfully blending into this spectacular picture. The specimen is very 3-dimensional and crystallized on all sides. Go ahead, watch our video! You will be positively surprised!
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Fluorite from Weißeck are particularly admired for their beauty, the uncommon color and the rareness. As many Weißeck specimens this fluorite changes the color depending on the illumination: the purple you can see on the picture and the video changes to a deep ocean-blue when exposed to white light!
All crystals are nicely developed, transparent and lustrous, especially on the main view. Save for one small contacted patch at the bottom this piece is all crystallized, well developed and free of damage!
It was found at the summit area in the local permafrost soil where it was protected from humic acid etchings and thus kept its luster!
Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size: 12.2 x 9.5 x 8.5 cm
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Calcite in a vug. Like a careful hand, this broken open rock protects a cluster of honey yellow calcite crystals embedded in smaller colorless calcite tinted red by iron oxide. Shape and aesthetics of this piece are quite unique, the quality of the transparent crystals is good and completely unharmed.
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
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This gwindel is definitely one of a kind! As if being half closed, totally free of internal cracks and on matrix was not enough, this fantastic specimen is a floater, perfectly crystallized even at the bottom and accompanied by small smoky quartz and adularia crystals that show off this beautiful Alpine character. Ther is one incredibly small chip that is practically invisible, everything else is simply perfect. A piece of pure aesthetics and highest mineralogical value!
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Schorl usually is nothing other than black tourmaline. Well, this specimen has a terriffic red color and is just incredibly beautiful! Like a 3-dimensional sculpture, covered with snow-white adularia and quartz, the composition we see here is simply unique. The delicate crystals are thin and present the red color even at low light as you can very well see in the video. This piece is even a floater, flawless all around and of the best schorl-quality we have ever seen!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 7.5 x 5.3 x 4.6 cm
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A lovely small cabinet specimen of very distinctive aesthetics and superb crystal quality. The two main crystals protrude from the piece like rabbit ears which gives this specimen its own special charm. The crystals are perfectly water-clear, of very dark brown color and incredible luster. There is one tiny chip to be mentioned but which is not visible from the frontside and acceptable on a marvelous piece like this. The matrix is a beautiful combination of grey rock, white adularia and brown smoky quartz. An outstanding piece of highest quality and well balanced aesthetics!
Lukmanierschlucht, Disentis, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 16.4 x 9.8 x 5.2 cm
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Great outline and a nicely balanced composition make this an absolutely desirable specimen. An imposing single quartz of brilliant quality sits on a sparkling grey-white matrix with associated white adularia. A great Alpine picture in almost perfect condition. Small abrasions at the crystals termination do not catch the eye easily as there is so much to be admired here. The quartz is mostly transparent with internal cracks at the lower part. The luster is just incredible on all sides including the terminal faces. Highly picturesque and imposing in person!
Erfurter Steig, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 16.3 x 7.1 x 4.8 cm
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A very elegant crystal with a glassy body from bottom to top. It shows a symmetric, tapering habit and has a pointed termination that is somewhat rough but not damaged. Around the bottom there are some short side-crystals all of which are in best condition as well. The base is not broken but re-crystallized which makes this an actual floater. Very impressive and in superb condition!
Piz Vatgira, Val Nalps, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8.4 x 7.7 x 5 cm
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Perfect textbook composition and a striking outline highlight this marvelous quartz specimen. The prismatic main crystal is water-clear, sharp and highly lustrous on all sides. Side crystals are of matching quality and nicely arranged around the main crystal. The largest side crystal has a contacted termination, encrusted with some matrix, that is but completely free of damage. The matrix is crystallized at the bottom. All in all there is no considerable damage, only peripheral contacts and a tiny ding at the main crystal that is not visible from the front. A beautiful example for high class Alpine quartz!
Pizzo Lucendro, St. Gotthard Massiv, Tessin, Switzerland
Size: 5.2 x 3.8 x 1.4 cm
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This is completely marvellous in person! It is a floater specimen with absolutely no damage at all!
Both front and backside show lovely structured hematite petals to the hundreds which creates a vivid sparkling effect. Most of the metallic faces show some chloritization but not as much as to prevent the luster from shining! Some white adularia near the bottom adds a nice contrast without taking away from the classy appearance of this piece.
I love it and you will love it too!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.7 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
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A rare closed smoky quartz gwindel on matrix, accompanied by brilliant side-crystals and some contrasting white adularia. The gwindel is absolutely brilliant, flawless and prominently situated in the middle of the smoky quartz cluster. I totally love this fine aesthetics, making for such a lovely Alpine specimen. The side-crystals show some edgewear but nothing of real impact. An overall fantastic piece, lovely in person and extremely rare!