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Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 24.5 x 22 x 11 cm
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Hundreds and hundreds of cubical pyrite crystals with shiny golden luster reflect the light like a shattered mirrow! The longest dimension of this huge specimen is around 27 cm which means this specimen will never get lost in your showcase! Fascinating enough it is even crystallized at the back where you also can find some quartz. Around the periphery there is some contact but most is crystallized and fine. Sure, there are som minor abrasions here and there but on a heavy piece like this that is unavoidable. Very fine specimen of huge impact and best golden quality!
Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru
Size: 4.8 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm
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An intensely yellow barite of fascinating growth pattern and a thickness of considerable 0.7 cm. The crystal is perfectly positioned on a fine white matrix-piece of just the right proportion. The aesthetics of this specimen is rightous spectacular. There is virtually no scratch here and no downside. An extraordinary piece!
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With its dramatic size and the 3 mm thick layer of shiny opal this is one of the most striking specimen from the unique 2014 find of this rare material. The striking turquoise Paraiba-color is caused by copper and catches the eye instantly. Analysis identified this mineral as the extremely rare tridymite crystobalite opal (Opal-CT). The opal is grown over a compact brown quartz matrix as you can well see on the backside. Some gaps between opal and matrix are filled with acicular turquoise crystals, possibly brochantite. All in all this is a marvelous specimen with intensive color and an appealing glossy surface. Absolutely outstanding and unique!
Surrein, Sedrun, Tujetsch, Grischun, Switzerland
Size: 7 x 5.9 x 3.7 cm
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The attractive honey-yellow color, provided by a layer of iron oxide, makes this quartz specimen a brilliant choice for every collector of Alpine variety. It is a floater in overall good condition though admittedly not completely perfect. Excellent luster, clarity and color combine to a sparkling fireworks as you can very well see in our video.
Saurüssel, Zemmgrund, Zillertaler Alpen, Nordtirol, Austria
Size: 2.6 x 1.1 x 1 cm
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This little candy is a very sharp and glassy amethyst sceptre with inclusions of mica and rutile near the bottom. With the exception of one virtually invisible chip at the middle section this quartz is flawless.
Andaychagua Mine, San Cristobal District, Yauli Province, Junín Department, Peru
Size: 2.6 x 2.4 x 1.1 cm
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This thumbnail piece is a nice and characteristic example for the 2014 find at the Andaychagua Mine. A single "herringbone" aggregate plate rises from a well proportioned piece of white calcite matrix. The silver is very thin and fragile yet in perfect condition and naturally appealing. Depending on the light the silvery-grey color shows a vivid sheen all around and draws attention to itself. Smaller silver fronds at the sides perfect the aesthetic picture of this lovely piece. A high small yet classy specimen from this new Peruvian locale.
Monte Prosa, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Tessin (Ticino), Switzerland
Size: 4.1 x 3 x 1.6 cm
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A single hematite rose of remarkable 2.2 cm in diameter sits on a adularia matrix and creates a perfect textbook composition. The hematite has mirroring luster and is flawless. The adularia is a floater with a nice green chlorite coating and small quartz crystals. All of this adds up to a wonderful piece of typical Alpine character and very much appealing aesthetics that is perfect all around.
Serra do Caldeirão, Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Size: 3.5 x 2.9 x 1.2 cm
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Wonderful golden color and a vivid sheen are most intriguing attributes of this unusually well shaped gold specimen from Pontes e Lacerda. Its shape shows the perfect duality of blossom like crystallization on the on side and a panel of hoppered grown gold on the other. This fine gold specimen is out of a completely new find from 2015 - one that has already been closed by police forces just several months after its discovery - that has rapidly made a name for itself as a source for world class gold specimens. Undamaged, distinctly 3-dimensional and absolutely brilliant!
Haus Baden Mine, Sehringen, Badenweiler Pb mining District, Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size: 6.5 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm
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Mimetite from Germany and of such striking quality, intense orange color and appealing aesthetics are super-rare and extremely hard to come by. The botryoidal mimetite spheres of up to 7 mm in diameter are scattered across both sides of the flat matrix piece that provides a very good contrast. The condition is mostly flawless with only some minor issues here and there but which are totally acceptable on a rare piece like this. Beautiful and highly interesting for the unusual locality.
Reiterkluft, Hocharnwand, Hohe Tauern, Kärnten, Austria
Size: 6.6 x 2.7 x 3.4 cm
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I totally confess: I love fluorite from Reiterkluft! The classic dark purple color is absolutely unique for Alpine fluorite and extremely rare. The piece we have here might not be the largest but the crystal quality speaks for itself. Having two fluorite octahedrons on this well balanced piece is already a blast. While one crystal sits at the very edge of the white matrix and shows a cleavage surface at the bottom the other one is just perfect and partly encrusted with some chlorite. A brilliant small cabinet specimen for any collector of Alpine treasures or fluorite rarities.
Großer Happ, Venedigergruppe, Hohe Tauern, Prägraten, Osttirol, Austria
Size: 14.3 x 12 x 6.9 cm
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Large and thick pericline crystals tightly packed on matrix. The larges crystals are around 3 cm long and 1.3 cm thick. The predominating white is in parts covered with a slight yellowish iron oxide coating. Mixed between the pericline are some adularia crystals, all sharp and of nice translucent quality. Aside some peripheral contacts there is no damage to report. A massive specimen of appealing 3-dimensional character!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 18.5 x 14.1 x 9.5 cm
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This is a huge and simply incredible specimen from Zogno! Not only is it the impressive size or the combination of distinct cubical crystal shape and amorphous etches. What is totally striking here is the fantastic color that virtually explodes from this piece at direct backlight. Depending on the light-temperature the fluorite shines in a dark satiated purple at warm light or intensive blue at colder light. The whole cluster is in perfect condition and has no downsides. Absolutely brilliant and amazing!