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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!
Onganja Mine, Seiss, Windhoek Rural, Khomas, Namibia
Size: 6 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
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The shape of this unusual copper specimen is really special and exceptionally lively, almost like a firn but in a shimmering brown color. The details are amazingly rich all around and definitely reward a look with the loop or microscope!
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 10.5 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
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A brigth colorful fluorite from a new find in the Erongo Mountains that strikes with a very well defined main crystal. The main octahedron has intensive green color that is absolutely stunning and super intensive! Towards the edges it turns brownish and purple which even improves the beauty! The side crystals on the other hand have all different colors: red, orange, brown, green. The most you can get out of this specimen is if you take it in your hand, turn it around in direct backlight and look at it from every possible angle. Our video gives a good impression, but seing the piece in person is definitely even better!
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!
Oberdorf an der Laming, Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria
Size: 8.2 x 7.1 x 7.4 cm
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Strontianite from Oberdorf an der Laming are arguably the finest this species has to offer. This specimen is a convoluted construct of well shaped stubby crystals with a translucent light beige color and beautiful luster. It appears to be a floater, crystallized all around and in superb condition. The backside has small contacts but no damage at all. It's an outstanding specimen for this rare material with a sweeping three-dimensional shape and shiny, well developed crystals of substantial size.
Medina Area, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 6.1 x 4 x 3.1 cm
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A skeletonized heliodor of brilliant quality and extremely intense greenish-yellow color!
The quality, shape and color intensity are breathtakingly beautiful in person!
It measures 6.1 cm and is skeletonized all around with a highest luster.
The interior is completely transparent, allowing the striking color to shine even in normal daylight.
The piece is in excellent condition all around. The front is completely perfect and small imprefections on the backside are almost invisible due to the vibrant surface structure.
A stunningly beautiful beryl of unique quality and shape!
Zinggenstock, Grimsel area, Hasli valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 9 x 6.5 x 4 cm
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Pink fluorite from the Zinggenstock counts among the Alps most coveted species. Here we have an extremely well crystallized and 100% flawless cluster of intensive color on a grey granite matrix. The diameter of that cluster is 3.9 cm at its longest extension. The largest individual crystal has 2.3 cm on edge. If you look closely on the picture or even better in the video, you can see some purple tips which makes this fluorite even more visually stunning.
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.