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Valsertal, Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 10.6 x 9.1 x 4.8 cm
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A sculpturesque specimen of water-clear quartz on matrix. Doubly terminated crystals of excellent quality are 3-dimensionally arranged and protrude from the matrix in every possible direction. At the top a single flawless crystal looms up and dominates the aesthetics of the whole specimen. The crystal shows an unusual habit with a slight twist but which resembles not a gwindel but parallel grown crystals that are twisted along the c-axis. And this unusual crystal couldn't be more prominent, sitting atop such a brilliant specimen, showing best luster and clarity all over! An absolute highlight of Alpine quartz, and you will be positively surprised when unpacking this at home!
Hocharnwand, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 7.4 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
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Rarely do you find specimens of such exceptionally high quality! Especially the upper half of this single crystals specimen is top notch quality: completely limpid through and through and amazing wet look luster on all sides! The termination is sharp and flawless down to the microscopic level! Further down the crystal gets milky but still shows the perfect luster and beautiful striations on the surface. The bottom is contacted, not broken. This is one fantastic specimen that immediately catches the eye despite its medium size. Crystal quality at its very best!
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 9.7 x 6.5 x 5.4 cm
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This unusually fine tourmaline on quartz is totally impressive! A group of intergrown tourmaline crystals with flat terminations vertically protrudes from a quartz cluster. The quartz is transparent with highly lustrous pyramidal faces and frosted prism faces. Except for one single chip on the lower part of the quartz, it is complete and unharmed all around with doubly terminated crystals and a recrystallized backside. The tourmaline itself is bicolored, an opaque dark green at the lower half and a lovely transparent lilac towards the termination! It has a visible length of 4.2 cm though it continues through the quartz right to the bottom. The tourmaline has a couple of small restaurations but which is hardly visible at all and totally acceptible on an aesthetic quality-specimen like this!
Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 4 x 2.4 x 1.1 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. This is basically a singly "bow tie" cluster, distinctively developed and with bright luster! It is completely free of any damage all around. A piece of distinct shape and characteristics!
Bergsig Farm, Omaruru, Erongo, Namibia
Size: 6 x 2.5 x 2 cm
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A straight white orthoclase carries several beautiful green fluorite crystals as well as some opal of the transparent hyalite (or opal-AN) variety which combines to this absolutely dramatic aesthetics! The single orthoclase is perfectly developed and flawless. On its front face are some glassy green fluorite crystals of polyhedral shape. At its right you will find a crust of transparent hyalite, an upgrade in mineralogical respect. This is a strikingly beautiful paragenesis all around! Ex Fabian Wildfang collection
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It's one of those specimens that look like a piece of art! A perfect floater with a unique, kind of rounded shape that's caused by massive modifications of the original cubic crystals. Very special also is the intensive water-blue color that is easily visible throughout the transparent crystal and that is especially strong at daylight! The piece comes from a small find with only four specimens in the third cavern of the summit cleft of Weisseck, the so called Jackpot Pocket. Absolutely stunning in shape and quality and extremely hard to find on the market!
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These are rather large and well developed crystals for this rare material and they are really brilliant and sharp! Intensive pink color is distinctively present, though some of the crystals tips tend towards a more smoky color. While around the periphery the piece is contacted the center is all crystallized and in great condition. A superb piece from the unique finds in Coronel Murta!
Chia Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 10.6 x 8.1 x 6.5 cm
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This is a wild construct of high quality tourmaline with deep cherry red and leaf green colors in glassy crystal bodies! Most of the crystals are doubly terminated, only some are contacted. There are several repairs including small gap fills. However, the unusually imposing shape and overall size of this as well as the superb tourmaline quality more than make up for small imperfections!
NEAT Tunnel, Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 14.7 x 9.1 x 4.9 cm
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While gypsum is not per se a rare mineral I can honestly say that this is the best and most dramatic specimen I have seen coming from the swiss Alps. We received this piece labeled as "mica" but analysis conclusively revealed it to be gypsum.
The crystal is colorless and transparent with a rather distinct architecture. The backside has some rock and is generally more irregular, displaying the layered character of the material.
The whole thing is in great condition. A crack at the front got stabilized but you can see it doesn't run through. A marvelous and totally unique specimen from the very depths of the Swiss mountains!
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Perfectly transparent, lustrous and razor sharp. This japan-law twin quartz specimen is an amazing exemplar for this unusual crystal habit! The shape is perfectly developed and really stands out as the one defining attribute on this superb piece. The twin has some smaller quartz crystals around the base but is largely free standing, which surely emphasizes the stunning design! While japan law twins are well known from Lincoln Co., New Mexico, this is an exceptionally fine specimen in flawless condition and of dramatic size!
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 12.2 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
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The rocket-like shape of this color-intensive amethyst specimen is totally striking, especially due to it's remarkable 12.2 cm size! The crystal architecture is amazing, a structure of interlocked crystals with attractive etch patterns, the so called "Fenster" (windows).
The backside is a completely different picture. It is rough and has some feldspar, mica and even small iron roses grown on it. But despite this rough look the backside is all crystallized as well.
The beautiful main view shows strong purple color, elegant structures and a nice frosted surface!
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson Mining District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
Size: 4.5 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
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Two exceptionally sharp single isolated garnets are set on a nice grey piece of rock matrix associated with some quartz micro-crystals. The larger crystal has 1.4 cm in diameter which is above average for the locale. Both crystals are extremely sharp, perfect, highly lustrous and show nice gemmy patches that glow dark red at direct illumination. A wonderful and beautiful specimen altogether!