Alpine Treasures 46
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!
Val Nalps, Vorderrhein, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 10.5 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
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A single quartz crystal with a smoky tinge stands out from a naturally crystallized rock matrix of ideal proportion. The quartz is transparent and highly lustrous and in very good condition. The termination reveals a classic Dauphiné Habit, very well developed and apart from minimal abrasions it's all complete. An elegant specimen with textbook composition!
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!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8.3 x 6.2 x 3.5 cm
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There's simply no better way of presenting a crystal. This doubly terminated smoky quartz is freely set on a granite matrix with smoky quartz side-crystals and white feldspar. The 8 cm main crystal is transparent, sharp, well defined and virtually perfect with only minimal abrasions. It's wonderful how both terminations are free and only the middle section is attached to the matrix. The matrix again is crystallize on all sides. Some of the smaller smokies are damaged but only on the backside and also here most crystals are intact. Very attractive and of high quality!
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This quartz is totally amazing. A vibrant sculpture of interlocked high quality crystals, all stretching towards the sky! And there is absolutely no damage here. Every tip is perfect, every crystal is whole, every little detail is crystallized. The backside shows some limonite and mica to add a natural feel. Apart from that it's all pure quartz and of the most brilliant type. A stunning specimen of fantastic quality and aesthetics!
Floitengrund, Zillertaler Alpen, North Tyrol, Austria
Size: 18.8 x 3.1 x 3.1 cm
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The sheer elegance of this elongated quartz is only really apparent in person. It's a magical crystal that radiates calm and beauty like with its own inner light! The 18.8 cm long quartz is doubly terminated, completely flawless, transparent, lustrous and well developed from bottom to top! Not often do we see such elegant perfection and even if it is just a single crystal it certainly has an impressive visual impact!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8.4 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
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A single top notch quartz crystal on a characteristic grey matrix. This quality is as good as it gets: water-clear, sharp, extremely lustrous and 100% flawless. It is even doubly terminated! This spectacular main quartz is supported by a number of side-crystals all of which display the same high quality and perfection. A beautiful and elegant quartz specimen from this famous locale!
Floitengrund, Zillertaler Alpen, North Tyrol, Austria
Size: 9.6 x 6 x 4.7 cm
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A quartz that I really like is this somewhat chaotic group from Floitengrund that displays excellent quality all around. Especially the main quartz is crystal clear, highly lustrous and completely undamaged! The overall condition is really just amazing with only some issues on the lower backside . The front is all perfect! A lovely specimen, as you can also see in the video!