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This single crystal is a complete, all terminated floater of transparent quartz. Its unique architecture produces unusual faces, odd angles and sharp edges all adding up to this distinctive jewel! A close inspection even shows very fine and beautiful surface patterns. Having only very small edge-wear this is an outstanding specimen of high quality and very much unique design!
Schrammacher, Zillertaler Alpen, Nordtirol, Austria
Size: 9.1 x 6.4 x 4.3 cm
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Complex pink fluorite octahedron freestanding on a base of an etched quartz crystal. No significant damage to report, backside of the fluorite was attached to the cleft wall but is fully rehealed.
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 8.3 x 7.8 x 5.2 cm
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One sharply defined topaz crystal of exceptional design and quality comfortably sits on a sweeping matrix of milky quartz, surrounded by white feldspar. The crystal is completely glassy without even the slightest cracks or inclusions! The elegant champagne color is easily visible and contrasts to the white quartz. Most striking however is the polyhedral architecture that results in a large number of shiny faces in all different angles. Absolute perfection set on an appropriate scenery!
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan
Size: 9.3 x 9 x 6 cm
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While this type of paragenesis is characteristic for Stak Nala, the beauty and aesthetics of this very specimen is extraordinary in person! It is a distinctively 3-dimensional composition of several high class tourmalines on a landscape of transparent quartz and sparkling white cleavelandite! The tourmalines' color goes from pink at the bottom to green with an opaque core. Towards the termination there is an open green zone and a layer of colorless toumaline at the top. The terminations themselves are flat but with nice bevelled corners. Very nice quality, embedded in a strikingly lovely surroundings! There is no damage present, only a stunning wealth of beauty!
Mt. Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
Size: 6 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
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Yes, there are much larger aegirine specimens from Mt. Malosa, the worlds most important source for this material, but the highly aesthetic composition of this miniature is unusually beautiful! The single elongated aegirine crystal is grown right through some translucent grey quartz crystals. Accompanied by white feldspar this is a well selected specimen in best condition!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.4 x 5.2 x 2.5 cm
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Closed gwindel specimens are extremely rare and even more so in such exceptional quality and color! Characteristic for the locale the quartz shows warm brown color, encased in a surface of beautiful structure and brilliant luster. The crystal is encompassed by several smaller smokies, held together by a flat quartz aggregate that is completely crystallized on the backside. The whole specimen is damage-free with only some peripheral contacts but which are hardly visible. An absolutely striking and gorgeous closed gwindel specimen!
Felli Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 9.8 x 9.8 x 5 cm
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Not one but TWO high class gwindels are present and dominant on this unusually fine specimen! Our video gives a much better impression about the distinctly 3-dimensional shape than you could possible see in the flat picture. The two gwindels are arranged behind one another. The one at the back being more "classic" in shape, the one at the front showing a really dramatic twist of over 50°! Such a strong twist is extremely rare as it takes a slim yet long gwindel to achieve which is uncommon to say the least! Both crystals consist of glassy smoky quartz with a nice and warm brown color through and through. The surface is great with the top 2 cm of the front gwindel showing some chloritization but the rest being all lustrous, well structured and sharp! The gwindels are set on a piece of rock matrix accompanied by some smaller smoky quartz side-crystals. Absolutely stunning and highly aesthetic in person!
Hornspitze, Mitterbachtal, Ahrntal, South-Tirol, Italy
Size: 7.8 x 6.8 x 4.2 cm
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Hornspitze is a mountain right on the border between Austria and Italy (or, if you prefer, between North Tyrol and South Tyrol) that is surrounded by a harsh glacial landscape. Minerals from this locale are rare but this very specimen is just wonderful! The matrix is crystallized with feldspar and quartz micro-crystals on all sides, even the bottom, which makes this a floater specimen. Along the ridge there are several transparent quartz crystals up to 5.3 cm long and flawless. A lovely specimen with a distinctive outline and great quality overall!
Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5.1 x 3 x 2.2 cm
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This specimen shows very nice aesthetics and great condition all around. A single transparent fluorite cube with beautiful modifications is the main crystal. It is accompanied by a pink apatite cluster that adds a distinctive color patch. The base is a mix of silvery muscovite and white albite, all nicely crystallized. This is a well focused specimen of appealing aesthetics in best condition!
Jausenscharte, Große Fleißtal, Heiligenblut, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 6.9 x 2.5 x 2 cm
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Rutilated quartz from the Alps is a rare species, especially when it comes to undamaged high quality specimens!
This crystal is remarkably sharp and lustrous with a pointed termination and beautiful striations on the prism faces. It has rich inclusions of rutile from bottom to top that catch the light and reflect it as warm golden color which fills the glassy crystal and lets it shine!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 4.2 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm
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While dealing in minerals we can see many new specimens arriving, many of which are beautiful and aesthetic.
But when it comes to sheer quality and crystal architecture I have rarely seen anything like this aquamarine from Shigar Valley!
It is an absolutely gorgeous single crystal aquamarine that is completely gemmy with uttermost brilliance!
Most striking however is the breathtaking sharp and complex “diamond cut” termination which is extremely rare, especially as it is highly lustrous and brilliant as well!
Have a look on our video which grants a wonderful look on the multi-faceted polyhedral termination and the fantastic light-reflecting luster!
The aquamarine is in flawless condition, super gemmy and has intensive blue color!
Seidlwinkltal, Rauris, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 11.4 x 5.5 x 4.8 cm
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Perfectly clear and highly lustrous quartz with fascinating surface structure and in very best condition! While the crystal is largely broken at the bottom (but with some rehealed areas as well) the rest of it is flawless without even the slightest abrasions! Iron oxide residues at the bottom face show that cracks have been present long before the crystal was retrieved from the pocket. That iron oxide also lends a nice golden color to the otherwiese water-clear crystals! Absolutely beautiful in person!