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The shape of this exceptionally nice prase specimen reminds me of a sailing ship on its way from Serifos Island where the high time of this famous green quartz is long gone due to a legal prohibition.The translucent crystals are 3-dimensionally arranged and in perfect condition. With only some smaller broken sidecrystals the overall impact of this piece is just astounding and unusually striking. A great piece of this more and more rare mineral that gets its unique green color from tiny inclusions of hedenbergite or actinolite.
Racracancha mine, Tinyahuarco district, Pasco Province, Peru
Size: 10.5 x 9.2 x 3.8 cm
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Bright golden pyrite crystals of striated cubical shape are stacked on this classic yet impressive specimen!
The cubes are all in marvelous condition with only insignificant abrasions. The largest one reaches a bit over 3 cm on edge.
The specimens backside is all crystallized with micro-crystals of pyrite, sphalerite and calcite.
Very good crystal quality, condition and composition from the lesser known Racracancha mine.
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 7.7 x 3 x 5 cm
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This is a very lively and organic example of the rare cadmian smithsonite. An aggragate of translucent honey-yellow scalenohedral crystals up to around 1.2 cm in size, associated with some green malachite, partly included in the smithsonite. A distinctly 3-dimensional landscape as you very well can see in our video!
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A single ball of gem clear phenakite in absolute perfection! The floater is super lustrous on all sides with beautiful surface structure. Its interior is completely colorless and virtually free of impurities or cracks. A perfect marvel of considerable size for this rare gemstone mineral!
Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
Size: 5.2 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm
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As you can instantaneously see on the picture, this piece is a real killer! One single amethyst with a spotless sharp termination and incredibly deep purple coloring sitting on a contrasting piece of sparkling white quartz-matrix all in perfectly well condition. The surface of the amethyst shows marvelous mirroring luster and a very fine, beautiful structure. The lower backside is contacted, plus there is one chip, but fortunately this is in no way visible on the spectacular main view. The literally mesmerizing color is radiating from this piece even at low illumination and almost exploding at direct light. A wonderful piece of pristine quality that found its way to 2015 "Extra Lapis - Amethyst" (issue 49).
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!