Mixed Minerals
Erfurter Steig, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.6 x 4 x 3.5 cm
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A quartz scepter of highest quality, sharp, lustrous and very well defined. The whole crystal is in best condition with only one minimal wilbur at the tip which should not concern you on a fantastic piece like this. The bottom tapers to a pointed termination and is completely crystallized. Some yellowish iron oxide markes this as a characteristic Rauris specimen. Characteristic, yet of exceptionally high quality and outstanding aesthetics. A true stunner in person!
Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 3.9 x 2.9 x 1 cm
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This charming little specimen shows doubly terminated violet apatite on a waferthin crystallized white matrix. The condition is all perfect and crystals show very nice trasparent quality with lovely color. An unusual find from this locale!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 4.8 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
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The diameter of this spessartine sphere is a considerable 2.8 cm. It is a rather rough crystal but as far as one can tell it's flawless with only a contact at the backside. Some direct illumination reveals the cherry-red color that's strong near the surface. The single crystal is set on a white piece of albite. Around the spessartine's base is a collar of muscovite with translucent green micro-crystals, presumably andradite. Attractive composition meets a remarkably large main crystal in very best condition!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 6.5 x 5.2 x 5.5 cm
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A glassy floater specimen of etched fluorite from Italy. The surface is frosted but smooth enough to let you see inside the clear crystal. It is free of any damage and shows a greenish tinge but with a purple zone right in the middle! Very 3-dimensional and appealing in person!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 7.8 x 5 x 6.8 cm
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A floater of solid fluorite with a lustrous, nicely structured surface! The irregularly etched piece is all flawless and with a clear, slightly greenish interior. Definitely an attractive piece from this important locale!
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A number of amber-orange grossular crystals are scattered across this crystallized feldspar matrix, associated with several colorless quartz. The brownish grey matrix provides a perfect contrast for the gemmy, sparkling garnet, with sharp, euhedral crystals up to around 4 mm in diameter. The backside is mostly cut as is one smaller patch at the front. Anyway, the overall view is one of great quality garnet on a nicely structured matrix, characteristic for Nuristan Region.
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 9.7 x 8.8 x 6.2 cm
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One highly lustrous and transparent quartz crystal of fascinating shape protrudes from a quartz matrix that is perfectly crystallized all over. The quality of the main crystal is absolutely superb with sparkling luster and an interior that is, save for some internal cracks that even improve the reflections, water-clear. At close view you will find some minor scratchs here or there but nothing of concern. An imposing piece that holds an excellently vibrant sheen!
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 6.6 x 6 x 5.1 cm
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Massive towering jet-black sphalerite, well developed as a complete floater with no damage at all. The backside and bottom are covered in lovely white calcite, the front is pure metallic black, a sculpture of intergrown tetrahedral sphalerite. A well aesthetic specimen that is very much appealing on 360°.
Lily Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica Department, Peru
Size: 4.3 x 4.1 x 2 cm
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A remarkably aesthetic atacamite specimen with great luster and a distinct outline. All crystals are converging to a pointed tip with perfectly terminated crystals. The whole specimen has a mysterious green shimmer to it but in direct illumination it reveals perfectly gemmy green crystals. High mineral quality and catchy aesthetics combine to this excellent piece.
Elm, Sernf Valley, Glarus, Switzerland
Size: 4.2 x 2.9 x 2 cm
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Brookite is a super-rare Alpine classic that's hard to find on the market, especially when it comes to aesthetic specimens! This specimen features a 1.2 cm main crystal that is prominently set on a sparkling quartz matrix! It is brown with the characteristic hourglass painting in the center. This main crystal is all complete and undamaged, only a side crystal is broken but which is hard to avoid on such a thin tabular species. Definitely a lovely specimen with a single dominant and well presented main crystal!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 4.8 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm
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This specimen has the best aesthetics you can look for. The crystal of this specimen has a remarkable size of 1.2 x 1.2cm and is 0.5cm thick.There is some very tiny edge wear on the back of the crystal, but this does not detract the specimen at all and is not visible from the front side.
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8.2 x 5.6 x 3 cm
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A gorgeous combination of a regular smoky quartz and a quite stunning gwindel. This specimen has excellent color, tranparency and luster and is in a very good condition all around. Even the bottom is nicely crystallized and undamaged.