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Amertal, Felbertal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3.2 x 2 x 1.3 cm
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This single titanite crystal offers great brilliance and color that varies from mossy green to a nice reddish brown. The crystal is in good condition but there is some edgewear present. Nevertheless, the bottom is contacted and not broken. An appealing single crystal of impressive quality!
Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Size: 8 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm
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The mine near the village of Katlang is famous for its occurance of highly unusual and desired pink topaz. Most crystals found here are loose crystals but of very high quality.
This specimen is an exceptional matrix piece showing one single topaz crystal accompanied by a colorless quartz of similar size. The topaz is 3.5 x 2 cm, highly lustrous and sharp. The color is rather intensive raspberry red, contrasting against the quartz and the calcite/rock matrix. A rare and striking specimen of Katlang-topaz on matrix!
La Cuerre Mine, Rionansa, La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain
Size: 8 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
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Like a snowball on a slope, this flawless and highly lustrous yellow calcite crystal sits on a rich matrix that supports the dramatic charm of this specimen. The calcite specimens from this region belong to Spains very best, this very specimen being no exception. The single isolated crystal is nicely transparent and of beautiful and characteristic spheral shape with a size of 4.6 cm! Outstanding in every way, this stunningly aeshtetical piece is a perfect, jewel-like eye-catcher.
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 13.3 x 11.7 x 6.7 cm
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Hold on to something, that's as good as it gets! The quality of these quartz crystals, aesthetically arranged on that formidable specimen, is absolutely pristine and the best you will ever find. Extremely lustrous and perfectly clear. You could read a newspaper through the 3.4 cm thick main crystal without any trouble. All side crystals are of matching quality and visually support the main crystal. The untamed aesthetics makes for a real eye-catcher and leaves a natural yet somehow supernatural specimen!
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This is an elongated prismatic quartz of great transparency and luster all around. The bottom of this fine specimen is fully crystallized with terminated quartz and white accessory pericline. Also at the side face some smaller pericline crystals are perched. A side-crystal at the back is broken but which is not visible from the front. Some edges are a bit rough but most of which is contact induced with only one visible chip at the termination. All in all this is a remarkably fine quartz specimen for Rauris, with typical character and a dominant, attractive appearance!
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Straight, sharp and water-clear. A small but brilliant single quartz that shows some inner life through decent green chloritization. It is right handed, prismatic and virtually flawless with a contacted bottom. The termination's edges are a bit rough which seems to bee contact induced and not damaged. An excellent miniature specimen from Felbertal!
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 6.9 x 5.8 x 4 cm
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A vivid combination of sharp tetrahedrite on golden lustrous pyrite with white contrasting quartz. The piece has peripheral contacts but is otherwise in very good condition. A nice piece from the worlds best location for tetrahedrite!
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 2.5 x 1.7 x 1 cm
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Lovely little amethyst sceptre with a clear and distinctive purple head on an unusually shaped body. This body appears kind of amorphous but it is completely crystallized. The head on the other hand is sharply developed, lustrous and completely flawless!
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Size: 3.4 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
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The piece comes from Zagi Mountain in Peshawar, Pakistan where the best and largest crystals of bastnäsite have been found worldwide. It has distinctive aesthetics with two hexagonal prismatic crystals on a contrasting feldspar matrix. The crystals show a warm amber color, are part gemmy and lustrous. The more prominently situated crystal on the left is doubly terminated and flawless with a length of 1.2 cm. The second crystal is a stunning 1.5 cm long which is very well visible even though it is partly embedded in matrix. A perfectly attractive specimen with no damage and great composition.
Palmital claim, Minas Novas, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 8.7 x 6.1 x 4.2 cm
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Completely etched on all sides, glassy and highly lustrous, this unusual aquamarine is a weirdly beautiful sculpture. The color is a intensive greenish blue that is very well visible even in more unfavourable light conditions. The crystal is not perfect yet in great condition with only some minor scratches or minimal chips which are hard to see on a highly structured piece like this. An intriguing floater crystal, full of charming little details!
Fusio, Val Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 5.7 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
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Alpine apatite of such large and massy calibre is not just rare but almost impossible to get! This piece has been in several important collections before (we include the labels!) and for a reason. The crystal is translucent to transparent and shows a distinct hexagon although the bottom and backside are very much contacted - yet not broken. Its surface is mostly silky flat but especially the front face is highly lustrous. There is some chloritization present all around the crystal which adds a nice Alpine character. This is without question an outstanding piece that impresses with just huge size for an Alpine apatite!
Dusso, Shigar valley, Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 7.1 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
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This aquamarine displays an intensive water-blue color that doesn’t need much light – though it very much rewards direct illumination with vivid blue color!This aquamarine specimen is a doubly terminated cluster of three stepped grown prismatic crystals with flat termination, only a little bevelled at the edges.The whole piece is in virtually perfect condition with no visible damage anywhere. A beautiful gem mineral of great luster and transparency!Most spectacular on this specimen surely is the striking color that is extremely rare in this extent!Also have a look on our video that nicely shows the color and all around beauty of this crystal!