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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!
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 11.9 x 9.7 x 5.3 cm
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Like a monumental landscape of rugged cliffs and green vegetation this specimen is rich in three-dimensional details all around! The main component is glassy white, heavy weight cerussite with sparkling luster! In between the cerussite structures there is some green malachite as well as some rust-brown matrix. The piece is overall in very good condition. There is one damaged zone at the top but which gets lost in the rich composition of shape and color!
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This dominant exemplar of honey orange calcite on white matrix is an older piece that features a rich number of hexagonal crystals with rhombohedral terminations. While it is not completely flawless most crystals are intact and of very nice quality. It's the overall sweeping aesthetics and dramatic size that makes this piece special!
Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 2.5 x 2.3 x 2 cm
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Coming from a recent find this garnet is a real giant, considering the locale. With sharp edges and a deep red color this is for sure a remarkable piece. There is no damage to be found here, just some weathering here and there. A substantial piece of Alpine garnet!
Corrego Frio mine, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 7.5 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
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Size and quality of this type locality brazilianite are absolutely stunning! The single crystal is large and massy with fantastic gemmy green color and great luster all around! There are some contacted zones but not damage or abrasions. At the base there is some minimal muscovite present which is characteristic for the locale. Corrego Frio has been closed some seventy years ago but spimens from this classic locale still shine as the best for the species! This is an outstanding exemplar that's easily going to draw attention in your showcase!