Mixed Minerals
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramures Co., Romania
Size: 9 x 6.8 x 5.6 cm
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This is a typical combination for this locale: glassy brown siderite crystals almost completely cover a structure of tabular pyrrhotite. Amidst this 3-dimensional array you can see a single white quartz crystal, lustrous and sharp that is dotted with some siderite itself. Very appealing aesthetics and best condition!
Morenci Mine, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mts, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Size: 7.6 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
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A very nice floater specimen of rich blue azurite from this classic locale. The piece is over and over crowded with azurite crystals leaving almost no visible matrix in between. Some small malachite is present but not dominant. The color varies in some patches to a lighter sky-blue or some greyish zones but is mainly a very intensive and rich royal-blue.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 7.5 x 6.3 x 3.8 cm
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A white phantom inside transparent calcite, doubly terminated and on a nice matrix of galena and pyrite. The main crystal is complete and flawless. The matrix shows some contacts at the backside but is otherwise complete as well. A specimen of sharp aesthetics from the Huanzala lead-zinc mine in Peru.
Erfurter Steig, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 12 x 3.9 x 3.6 cm
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The shape of this single quartz specimen is a patchwork that tells of its history. At some point in its past it must have broken and reattached in an odd angle. The bottom, but also a large part at the upper half, are contacted but fully re-crystallized. This specimen is in overall very fine condition with only a small ding at the tip. Luster and clarity are both very good.
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Gemmy, lustrous, sharp topaz with an elegant greenish tinge from Hematita! The locale is better known for its alexandrite appearance, but in recent years some very fine topaz finds have been done. This specimen has a lovely etched shape with a gemmy, limpid body that has only very few internal cracks. The surface is extremely lustrous and shows a very engaging structure. It's a floater in fine condition. A brilliant little specimen of best topaz quality!
Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 9.4 x 7 x 4.6 cm
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This epidote specimen is from a recent find in the western Pakistani Mountains that revealed a completely unique and highly aesthetic "bow tie" shape. Sprays of dark green, lustous epidote form this sharp clusters in a just lovely way. Several of those "bow ties" are stacked upon each other to for this sculputresque, impressively large specimen that strikes with its complex 3-dimensional shape. The top and backside are partly covered in small white calcite crystals. The piece is a floater and in very good condition with only some peripheral contacts. One of the best pieces of the find and a superb example for epidote in general!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 10.2 x 6.1 x 3.2 cm
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A group of olive green titanite twin crystals is set on a characteristic chlorite/feldspar matrix. The upper surface of the matrix is covered in white albite and calcite crystals up to around 1 cm in size. The titanites themselves are sharp and translucent and up to 1.4 cm long with nice frosted surfaces. Quality, aesthetics and overall condition are very appealing on this one!
Tatara Mine, Village Tatara, Khyber Agency, KPK Province, Pakistan
Size: 3.7 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm
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This is a very nice crystal of albite with a great shape, very good luster and gemminess.
Erfurter Steig, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 11.3 x 6.2 x 6.1 cm
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It's a combination of quartz with numerous adularia crystals that completely cover the lower end of the specimen. The main quartz has a visible size of 8.6 x 2.3 cm. At its side you can see two quartz stumps of broken crystals but which are completely re-crystallized with very nice structures. The whole specimen is in very good condition.
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 14 x 11.6 x 4.8 cm
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A fascinating floater specimen of water-clear, towering quartz on matrix. This piece is crystallized all over, shows a perfectly aesthetic outline and a great variety of doubly terminated crystals. There are no downsides her, only a large diversity of nice details. At very close inspection there are some small chips but nothing of significance. A brilliant quartz floater of characteristically high Cavradi quality!
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 6.2 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
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While commonly orange, yellow or brown, this perfect single scheelite crystal shows a distinct purple coloring that radiates from the highly lustrous surface. The sharp crystal shows five out of six possible tetrahedal tips and is beautifully attached to a white, sparkling quartz crystal that is a floater and completely flawless! Absolutely spectacular in quality and aesthetics! The little tetrahedrons you can see upon the scheelites faces are small chalcopyrite crystals. Absolutely rare and a 100% lovely in person!
Jonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 5.1 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
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This unusual shape is constructed from a 3.7 cm doubly terminated main tourmaline held up by a slightly thinner second crystal. The structure is accompanied by some white feldspar that is arranged around the touching point of the tourmalines. Most impressive about this fine specimen is the exceptionally high quality of the main tourmaline. It is gemmy, lustous and with very intensive raspberry red color! There is some contact present but all tourmalines are in best condition. An excellent miniature specimen from this legendary locale!