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Bruchgraben, Hollersbach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10.4 x 6.5 x 2.1 cm
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In the early 1990s this locale yielded a number of significant titanite specimens of beautiful quality. Since then however no new material is appearing and whatever is on the market is highly coveted.
This is a matrix specimen with a rich number of lustrous green titanites up to about 1 cm in size. The crystals are distributed over a surface of sparkling white adularia micro-crystals, accompanied by a single 7 mm adularia in the center.
The specimen has nice classic aesthetics, sharp crystals and no damage anywhere!
Telirio Claim, Linópolis, Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 4.5 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
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High class brazilianite from the Telirio Claim near Linópolis. It has a single 3.3 cm brazilianite set on a well shaped feldspar that is crystallized and lustrous all around. The brazilianite itself is completely flawless, perfectly shaped and shows fresh and open green color! It is gemmy and lustrous and contrasts with the simple white matrix. It is amazing how freely the brazilianite is visible from the front. Not only is it prominently situated but it also appears as if the crystal was flowing over the edge. Superb aesthetics and marvelous quality!
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 6.7 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
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Mottramite can only be found in few sites worldwide with Tsumeb being the most important. Needless to say, the combination of mottramite on dioptase on calcite is extremely rare and hard to find! The individual dioptase crystals on this specimen reach up to 7 mm and are at some parts heavily encrusted with botryoidal green mottramite. There are peripheral contacts but the main section is fully intact!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm
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Sharp and mirroring hematite on quartz and with fire-red rutile on it! The hematite is of spectacular quality and virtually flawless. It is richly studded with rutile which is characteristic for the locale and highly appealing! At the base there is some transparent quartz and some fledspar wich rounds out the overall gorgeous aesthetics!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 5 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm
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Black schorl is vertically grown atop a piece of rock matrix which creates this absolutely lovely construct. The schorl microcrystals are chaotically arranged along an upright spine like spikes on a piece of barbed wire. If you lay direct light to this structure you can see that the black crystals offer some gemmy red color. Very nice little specimen and in great condition!
Cavnic Mine, Maramures Co., Romania
Size: 15.5 x 14.5 x 5.8 cm
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If you are looking for a fine and well sized paragenesis from Romania, this one might be the one for you! The main attraction is certainly that prictine sphere of snow white calcite that serves as a visual anchor! That sphere is set on an amazing mix of sparkling quartz, golden iridescent chalcopyrite and white dolomite. There is no damage to be found here and the composition is just sweeping and beautiful!
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 4.5 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
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This amazing topaz specimen strikes with brilliant aesthetics! The single 1.9 cm topaz crystal has spectacular quality. It is extremely sharp and gemmy and in absolute best condition! The color is a lovely champagne that sits well on the white background of the feldspar matrix. As you can see in the picture, this feldspar is an actual single crystal microlite with nice luster and sharp edges.
Tiefengletscher, Urseren, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 4.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm
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This 4.5 cm gwindel is exceptionally well developed! While it has a slight chloritization on some of the faces, most are clear and lustrous. The interior is completely glassy with a nice smoky color. The bottom is broken but further up the gwindel is in superb condition and very well developed!
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Size: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.6 cm
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What a colorful fluorite!! This is an exceptional group of intergrown crystals with green core and purple edges. The whole specimen is very nice translucent and in very good conditions over all! Just some small contacts at the edges are visible, but also not from the front side.
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 3 x 2 x 1.4 cm
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Another very nice specimen of titanite. Some small edge wear is present but it is still a very good example in the lower price range.
Alta Floresta Gold Province, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Size: 3.1 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
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This is a magnificent specimen of gold with extraordinary crystals and great shape. Gold from Brazil is very rare, and especially with this aesthetics and size very hard to get. It has a very special hoppered crystallization and is extremely showy from each side.
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
Size: 11.6 x 7.9 x 5.5 cm
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Another very special aragonite from Styria. Very hard to get nowadays in this quality and shape.