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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!
Laghman Province, Nuristan , Afghanistan
Size: 5.7 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
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This single crystal tourmaline from Laghman is exceptionally gemmy with a nice pink color. Its shape is a distinctly hexagonal prism with a lustrous surface. At the termination there is some intergrown lepidolite as you can easily see in the video.
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 6.8 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm
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A perfectly clear aquamarine with an excellent, modified termination is wearing a coat of white albite, perfectly crystallized and free of damage. Every single crystal face is sparkingly lustrous, no matter where you are looking at. The aquamarine holds some appealing inclusions of schorl that are nicely visible through the water-clear crystal and add a distinct contrast. There are internal cracks visible, but no breaks or repairs. A perfect aquamarine with its own special charm, good cabinet size and unique appearance all around, as you can greatly see in our video! As a small extra, there is a small apatite at the lower left!
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 11.4 x 9.6 x 4.3 cm
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There is probably no valid way of determining a front- and backside on this piece which is in fact an incredibly rare event. However one side has slightly larger crystals, so there you are! While the shape of this specimen immediately reminds me of a map of France, its stupendous properties lie somewhere different completely: It is indeed a floater, being perfectly flawless all around. All crystals, lovely stacked together, are tremendously lustrous and show absolutely nice surface structures with manifold striations and modifications all over the piece. A real golden shimmering eye-catcher.
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 4.2 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
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The focus of this specimen is clearly on the main augelite crystal. The casing of sharp and lustrous crystal faces is almost bursting with fabulous, radiant green. The augelite is gemmy and in practically perfect condition with just one minuscule contact. You rarely see crystals of such deep coloring as most of them are much paler with dull surfaces. What we have here is something else entirely, a real jewel. The matrix is of glassy white quartz with some smaller green augelite spread between them. It is a floater and free of damage. I recommend our video for a better view on the 3-dimensional qualities and the sparkling luster.
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 5.6 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
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A strinking combination of transparent long prismatic quartz supporting a cluster of octahedral scheelite crystals, covered in bright signal yellow stolzite. It is a very much 3-dimensional piece and a great example for the famous and utterly unique 2014 find at Mundo Nuevo Mine. Right through the center runs a single hübnerite crystal, also typical for the locale. Highly attractive and rare, this is a unusual combination-piece of great importance!
Fibbia, Fontana, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 3.1 x 2.3 x 2 cm
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Now, this is truly a superb piece! An absolutely perfect iron rose, lustrous and particularly detailed, sits on a matrix of brilliant adularia and quartz. The overall aesthetics of this specimen is about exactly what we search for on minerals and love to offer to our customers. Also the backside shows great luster and is without compromise. A real jewel. A sharp little killer.
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, D.R. Congo
Size: 7.8 x 6.1 x 3.1 cm
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Congo is by far the worlds best region for primary malachite. This is a lovely combination of dark green malachite and brighter blue-green chrysocolla reminding me of a natural coral reef in the turquoise tropical sea. Beautifull, colorful and in overall good condition!
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 4.2 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
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The rich tungsten-tin deposits at the Yaogangxian mine are source for a huge variety of rare minerals. This specimen of stannite, a rare copper, iron, tin sulfide features interlocked crystals of this silvery golden shimmering material with some minimal calcite association. The piece is crystallized all around with no damage!