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Monte Prosa, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Tessin (Ticino), Switzerland
Size: 5.2 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
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A three-dimensional aggregate of lustrous, dark hematite is set on a white adularia floater of perfect proportion! The hematite is very well developed, completely flawless and beautiful on all sides. Very unusual in composition and attractive all around!
Pizzo Lucendro, St. Gotthard Massiv, Tessin, Switzerland
Size: 3.7 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm
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Only very rarely do you see iron roses of such fine and exuberant structure. A single large rosette with blades up to 3.1 cm in diameter dominantly sits on a small but glassy piece of quartz. Its surface is mostly silky flat but getting more and more bright the more it reaches the rose's center. There is one damaged blade at the very top but fortunately more to the back of the piece. Anyway it is extremely hard to get a fragile piece like this in flawless condition. In fact it is extremely hard to get a piece like this AT ALL! Watch our video for a better view on this spectacular piece!
Galmihorn, Münster, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 9.3 x 8.4 x 4.4 cm
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A true masterpiece of a gwindel! The massive crystal is clear as a window, lustrous on both the front and the backside and is in great condition. An accompanying quartz crystal at the lower front is contacted but not damaged. The termination is to a very low degree chloritized, nothing that would desturb from the fantastic beauty of this specimen. Some edgewear keeps me from calling this piece "perfect" although that would be only a small step. Majestic, classic, outstanding!
Kaprun, Glocknergruppe, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 12.9 x 10.6 x 8.7 cm
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The size of this Alpine calcite crystal is totally impressive unique for the locale! The scalenohedral calcite is extremely well developed and is in excellent condition all around. Also the bottom is not broken or trimmed but crystallized with chlorite. The chlorite also adds some greenish tinge to the translucent white crystal without disturbing the elegant character. Very impressive and appealing in person!
Sandebentörl, Hollersbachtal, Venedigergruppe, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 10.5 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm
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Bare, metallic pyrite of such sharp outline is more than rare in the Austrian Alps as most specimens are covered in a layer of limonite.Quality like this has only been discovered in one single find, around 20 years ago. We were lucky to get this piece out of the finders private collection. The crystal on this specimen is 3.7 cm on edge and reflects golden color all around. It prominently sits atop a piece of feldspar matrix, covered in chlorite. Nice textbook aesthetics catches the eye and emphasizes the large pyrite crystal, heart of this exceedingly rare piece!
Central Mine, Central, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Size: 4 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm
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The Central Mine in Keweenaw County is one of the oldest, most classic copper mines of Michigan and has produced a great number of fine specimens over the second half of the 19th century. This specimen is a characteristic arborescent group of blocky copper crystals that show a beautiful metallic copper color and an exceptionally vibrant sheen. It is distinctly 3-dimensional and perfectly crystallized on all sides. A fine floater of appealing quality and aesthetics!
Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
Size: 12.9 x 8.7 x 6.7 cm
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This one is a real blast! With 12.9 cm in size it is quite a piece and there is no damage all around. A cluster of metallic black huebnerite freely protrudes from a 3-dimensional composition of lustrous white quartz crystals. Smaller transparent quartz crystals have grown on the huebnerite but cover it just to the right extent to protect the brilliant aesthetic of this outstanding specimen.Even the bottom is fully crystallized so there are no downsides at all. It comes from the famous Pasto Bueno District in Pallasca Province, Peru, which is known for some of the very best huebnerite specimens worldwide.
Iovitra Mine, Itremo Massif, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
Size: 11.1 x 7.4 x 5 cm
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Certainly the best specimens of fuchsite in quartz are from Ihovitra and this specimen is honestly the most elegant and striking I have seen to date!It is appealing in size and displays the most distinct, best-colored fuchsite phantoms in glassy and sharp quartz crystals. The arrangement is pure textbook with an amazing and very catchy outline! There is hardly any scratch here, a broken side-crystal is long re-healed and not easily visibly anyway.
A rare and exceptional piece of intensive green color – the chromium of this muscovite variety does its work nicely – and great aesthetics shows fuchsite at its most attractive!
Murursprung, Ankogelgruppe, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3.9 x 1.4 x 1 cm
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Probably the best single rutile crystal we have ever seen coming from Austria. It is doubly terminated, free of damage and shows some nice red color, although - due to its thickness - only at the surface. The whole crystal is brightly lustrous as you can well see on our video. While the Ankogel group is usually famous for great sagenite rutile, this fantastic crystal is massive and exceptionally thick. A real stunner in person!
Forsterbachtal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.7 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm
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Almost like a citrine this remarkable quartz sceptre shows staggering golden color. Still, this is a perfectly colorless and transparent quartz which gains its bright color from iron oxide, covering many of the natural "window" faces you can find all over this incredible specimen. Holding no significant damage, this is a fantastic Austrian quartz of best quality and absolutely unique development!
Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 10.2 x 7.3 x 5 cm
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A masterpiece in respect of composition and color combination and crystal quality alike! A dominant colorless and water-clear quartz crystal of utterly beautiful surface structure emerges from a group of quartz crystals, intensively orange to red with iron oxide. To the right of the specimen is a nested cluster of green epidote with some white adularia, which makes for a very rare and desirable combination. With no damage and best quality this is a superb specimen for any collection of fine Alpine minerals!
Schwarzes Hörndl, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 5.6 x 2.6 x 1.9 cm
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This titanite is something very unusual!
It is a rather large and sharp, arrow-head shaped titanite that is absolutely outstanding if not unique for the locale!The crystal is a floater that shows superb luster on all sides. At the back it has a white pericline crystal, encrusted in some chlorite.With no damage, distinctive shape and a wonderful combination of green and brown color this is an overall great piece from a very uncommon locale!