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Cavnic Mine, Maramures Co., Romania
Size: 9.6 x 7.5 x 5.6 cm
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Aesthetics in three dimensions! Having been in the collection of Helmuth Thalhammer/Austria for many years this piece is now on sale again. Hundreds of lustrous and flawless amethyst crystals with a length of up to around 2 cm are clustered on matrix like grapes and make for a truly appealing specimen. At closer sight you can even find pyrite to even improve the visual impact. Great in any aespect!
Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania
Size: 4 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
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This is certainly one of the best of its kind. Extremely rare and very hard to get nowadays.
Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 9 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm
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The thing about this specimen is its marvelous aesthetics! Two quartz crystals of fantastic luster and clarity on a matrix of siderite and shale, covered with a white layer of probably dolomite or calcite, like sugar icing. Wonderful color play in person!The whole piece is in a very good condition, with just one smaller chip at the backside.The Swiss Val Cavrein is well known for quartz of high quality. This specimen definitely contributes to this reputation!
Uchucchacua Mine, Province de Oyon, Peru
Size: 7.2 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm
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Sparkling red rhodochrosite on a black manganese matrix that provides a fantastic contrast. The piece is 3-dimensional, aesthetic and of high quality. A pretty detail you would not want to miss are those little transparent fluorite crystals, accompanying the scalenohedral rhodochrosite. Found about eight years ago, this remarkable piece is now on sale again.
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 8.5 x 7.7 x 3.9 cm
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The lovely aesthetics with its catchy outline speaks very much for itself. Sparkingly white and glassy quartz crystals provide a comforting nest for numerous brilliant hübnerite crystals (the largest of which is 2.1 x 1.1 cm large) that are scattered across the whole piece. It is from smaller pocket of fine specimens found in 2014. The hübnerite crystals are of brilliant luster and shape and show no damage at all. A superb piece of dramatic impact!
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 6.8 x 5 x 2.4 cm
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This beautiful azurite specimen from the famous "Easter pocket" of 1994 offers nice aesthetics and high quality crystals alike. When provided with direkt illumination the azurite shows sparkingly bright blue color. The whole piece is in a very good condition with no visible damage all around. As a floater, it is crystallized on all sides and holds some smaller cerussite crystals, mainly at the bottom and the backside. Some green mineral (probably either arsentsumebite or bayldonite) adds a nice contrast and makes this an excellent, highly appealing specimen!
Fieud Alp, Central St Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 6.9 x 6.5 x 4.1 cm
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This dominant pair of iron roses – the larger of which has a diameter of 5.2 cm! – is enthroned on a fantastic matrix of adularia and stilbite. At some spots you find additional siderite and smoky quartz crystals to round out the picture. The hematite is of a lovely rose-structure with perfect luster. It is completely flawless all around and utterly beautiful on all sides. This is a distinctly 3-dimensional piece of just astounding impact. An outstanding specimen with a unique classy character!
Poudretta quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Size: 3.6 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
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Like a mushroom-head the main analcime crystal sits atop a black aegirine stem, that is embraced by other analcime crystals. The dramatic contrast of black and white is a real eye-catcher at this piece that impresses with unusual composition in near-perfect condition. This piece is as much unusual as it is typical for the locale at Mt. Saint-Hilaire.
Teischnitztal, Dorfer Tal, Kals, East Tyrol, Austria
Size: 8.8 x 5.6 x 3.4 cm
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Very nicely crystallized adularia on a calcite matrix. The floater specimen is an interesting cluster with one main crystal thats 2.5 cm broad, sharp and dominant. Yes, it's white crystals on a white matrix but still lovely how the waxy, rounded calcite distinguishes itself from the sharper, more striking and somewhat striated adularia. A very elegant specimen without any damage!
Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5.3 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
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This exceptionally glassy skeletal quartz is a lovely exemplar from Pakistan that you could easily mistake for an Alpine piece. It is completely perfect and shows very best luster on all sides. Some iron oxide adds a golden color to the otherwise colorless crystal. Very nice and of uttermost perfection!
N`Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
Size: 5.8 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
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Sugilite is an extremely rare mineral with only a few significant localities world-wide. This piece is out of a unique sugilite discovery in 2013 at the N'Chwaning II Mine. It features bright purple fibrous sugilite grown on a dark brown, earthy limonite matrix. The color combination of sugilite and limonite makes for a highly aesthetic specimen that virtually glows with a nice silky sheen. The piece is in very good condition with a purely natural look all around. A hard to obtain mineral of great visual impact!
Touissit, Oujda-Angad Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Size: 6.3 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm
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A group of azurite crystals with part pseudomorph transformations to malachite associated with white dolomite on rusty red gossan matrix. The azurite is up to 1.5 cm long and well developed. It is rather dark but at direct backlight you can reveal some electric blue patches that are really gemmy! Nice paragenesis with beautiful color combination!