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Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.6 x 7.5 x 5 cm
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WOW, what a beautiful epidote! Many crystals are pointing in different directions, like machine made! In the front section a small calcite is present, making a small accent of color and contrast! The epidote on this piece has a great luster and is very sharp. It is a floater all around and crystalized on the back as well, what is very good visilbe on the video. Most of the pieces coming from this locale are repaired due heavy blasting at mining, but this piece is completely free of any repairs. The condition is very good over all, and just some minor damage is present on the top right of the crystal in the middle! Luckily a small crystal is grown over this later on, and so this is mainly hidden because of that. This is an exceptional piece for the locale and very impressive and 3-dimensional in person.
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 4.2 x 2 x 1.3 cm
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Nowadays it is not easy to find good tourmalines of great quality! This crytal is very glassy, highly lustrous and of bright color! It is well terminated, with a small contact, wich is luckily not very good visible! Over all a beautiful single crystal and very showy!
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Now, this anatase is a real killer thumbnail! One totally sharp crystal in combination with some matrix and even an accent of quartz. A fantastic combination in exactly the right proportion. The most impressive aspect though is the incredible blue color the anatase reveals, when illuminated in the right way. But even without strong light, the surface shimmers blue. Believe me, this is exactly the specimen you were looking for!
Saurüssel, Zemmgrund, Zillertaler Alpen, Nordtirol, Austria
Size: 3.3 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
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The beauty of this scepter speaks for itself! True textbook aesthetics, incredible sharpness and a breathtaking luster at the terminations are only part of what makes this specimen special. The tips are of a slight amethyst-coloring, as you very much can see in the picture and video. Very nice aspects are chlorite and even rutile inclusions at the bottom of this piece, to bring some color and character. Very appealing in person!
Zagradski Potok Mine, Zagradski Creek, Busovaca, Central Bosnia, Bosnia Herzegovina
Size: 3 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
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I don't think I have ever seen a brilliant hyalophane of comparable size!As a floater, this specimen is flawless and crystallized all around. It shows fantastic luster and clarity and is perfectly composed with some matrix at the sides (a look on our video will reveal this aspect). The many modifications and the splendid quality make this pice a true marvel.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 5.6 x 4.9 x 5.1 cm
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I dare say this fluorite is utterly unique! One single perfect fluorite-cube rests on a matrix with dark green covering (much darker and prettier in fact than on the picture or video). The crystal is of stunning purple color, is clear inside and has perfect sharp edges. The surface is brilliantly lustrous and has a very fine structuring. The bottom of this piece is cut but which is not visible unless you turn the piece upside down (which you would'nt want anyway, considering the utter beauty of this fluorite). I honestly love the wonderful composition and quality of this piece!
Habachkees, Habach Valley, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3.3 x 2 x 1.1 cm
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Wonderful mossy green color, imposing size and brilliant quality are perfectly combined in this one single titanite crystal. While the bottom of the crystal is broken the visible part is of very fine quality. For a single crystal this specimen is unusually striking!
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Size: 3.8 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
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This tourmaline crystal strikes with a very massy body, a charming pink color and a side crystal that adds much to the nice aesthetics. At the termination of both, the main and the side crystal the color changes from pink to a thin layer of blue. The tourmaline is in good condition with only some edge-wear. The bottom also is rehealed so there is no considerable damage on this piece. A small but definitely lovely specimen.
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Three amethyst crystals of superb quality and beautiful color are standing side by side, grown together at the base. As is typical for the locale the gemmy crystals are in fact colorless but generously clouded with purple billows. There is some wear at this piece but in general it is in a very good condition with only a few internal cracks and a healed bottom. A classical and fine piece of amethyst from Guerrero, Mexico.
Oberalpstock, Strem Valley, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 11 x 6.5 x 6.9 cm
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The silvery schist matrix holds a combination of colorless quartz and yellowish calcite. One main quartz is protruding at the piece's center and presents great luster and good clarity. The surrounding matrix is largely covered in calcite and some mica. A classic Alpine piece in overall good condition!
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 5.2 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm
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A stunningly beautiful combination of golden lustrous pyrite with small galena crystals that are set on the pyrite like decorating metallic flowers! The pyrite is totally brilliant and sharp with very fine striations and bevelled edges. The single galena crystals reach a little over 1 cm in diameter and are similarly well developed and in great condition! Overall there is only some minor damage, most parts are pristine and beautiful! A very unique and aesthetic specimen in person!
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 13.5 x 11.5 x 8.7 cm
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A large cluster of calcite crystals with super luster, nice honey-yellow color and no damage to speak of. The crystals are translucent to transparent rhombs up to 6 cm on edge, alternated by small fill-in crystals, equally bright and perfect. This is a classic type of stepped grown Tsumeb calcite of such superb quality as only this famous Mine was able to produce!