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Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 4.5 x 3.2 x 3.6 cm
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This fabulous piece of azurite on a matrix of green bayldonite is truly brilliant. The cluster of sharp crystals with fantastic luster and very deep blue coloring holds a mysterious character and an intense beauty. To better see the sparkling surface of the azurite, I strongly suggest you watch the video! Admittedly, there is a smaller damage visible at the big, 2 cm large crystal at the left side but the overall beauty, color, luster and rareness of the mineral combination more than compensate for this minor flaw. This is a fantastic piece, much better in person!
Scheißgraben, Habach Valley, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3 x 2 x 0.25 cm
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This thin, tabular quartz crystal is unusually nice and a rare piece for its uncommon shape. The vitreous crystal holds golden rutile needles inside. It is perfect all around with just one minor chip at the lower left side which is totally hidden from the front. A very special thumbnail piece from Habachtal, Austria.
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 6.2 x 3.2 x 3 cm
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This is a floater that combines two japan-law twins of high quality on a specimen with the unique shape of two loving butterflies. With gemmy clear crystals of virtually flawless condition, this specimen is a true stunner of finest aesthetics.
Eagle`s Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA
Size: 4.7 x 2.7 x 0.5 cm
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A superb and distinctive Eagle's Nest specimen of very fine, flattened, dendritic crystallization that is beautiful from either side. The gold shows top color and bright luster. The filigree growth of a falling leave makes this specimen exceptionally elegant and picturesque. A brilliant gold of attractive aesthetics and pure crystallized splendour!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 11 x 9.5 x 8 cm
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This impressive piece appears like a large ball of pure purple. It is in very good condition with a re-healed contact at the back. At the backside there is a natural and completely crystallized hole as you can very well see in our video. Similar to many other specimens we have seen from this locale, this fluorite is slightly etched and shows a landscape of stacked together cubical crystals. The satiated purple color is typical for Zogno and amazingly beautiful. Unusually large and of great quality!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 8.6 x 6.6 x 3.7 cm
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A perfect floater specimen of colorless, heavily etched fluorite from this famous locale for fine Alpine fluorite. The crystal is to the largest parts transparent and nicely lustrous. At the center lies a distinct - yet also etched - cube, embedded in more irregular shapes and figures. Nice and appealing in person!
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Size: 5 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm
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A single crystal smoky quartz gwindel with not the smalles chip or abrasion anywhere. The gwindel rather typical in shape with a good 20° twist. Some chloritization is present on all faces but still the crystal maintains a certain amount of luster and clarity - also the interior is free of inclusions or cracks. The bottom, where it detached from the matrix, is re-crystallized and perfect. A nice single crystal specimen from the French Alps!
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It's a small but lovely specimen of snow white pericline on a chloritized rock matrix. All main crystals are intact and there are only some very minor issues along the periphery.
Altyn-Tyube, Kirghiz Steppes, Karagandy Province, kazakhstan
Size: 7.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm
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Altyn-Tyube, the type locality for dioptase, is known as the worlds secon-best (after Tsumeb) dioptase deposit and this specimen is totally showing why. Typical for the locale this specimen shows a cleft, opened in a piece of limestone with a calcite layer. The cleft walls are mounted with brilliant dioptase crystals of gemmy, deeply green color and fantastic luster. The largest crystal is nearly 1.4 cm long and very sharp. Funny thing is, this piece would definitely cost much more if it was from Tsumeb but here we are and this is Altyn-Tyube, the classic dioptase deposit and type locality.
Krushev dol deposit, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size: 11.1 x 8.2 x 4.1 cm
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A beautiful and classic specimen of chalcopyrite and sphalerite from the Krushev dol deposit in Bulgaria!This piece is a floater and 360° well crystallized with charming golden to brown, in parts even purple chalcopyrite studded with black tetrahedral sphalerite crystals. It is of nice cabinet size and lies heavily in hands. At the lower parts there is some damage here or there but nothing to really worry about. The outline is all perfect and shows great contrast and color. A staggering piece in person.
Cavnic Mine, Maramures Co., Romania
Size: 8.6 x 6.8 x 5.1 cm
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This is a beautiful cluster of shiny white quartz crystals, fanning out like a blossom. The crystals sit on a heavy chalcopyrite matrix, covered in lovely pink rhodochrosite. The quality of the quartz is all magnificent with no damage anywhere. A just lovely piece of 3-dimensional beauty from the classic locale of Cavnic!
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Typical for Serifos Island, this specimen of Prase offers a very nice green color and a great composition. Several crystals, the longest of which is 6.2 cm long, freely stand out from a small matrix-like group of small side-crystals. The whole piece is rather 3-dimensional and lively with translucent elongated crystals with pointed terminations that are all free of any damage. As the search for minerals has meanwhile been prohibited at Serifos Island there are no new specimens comming for quite some time now. All main crystals are perfect, some broken side-crystals are re-healed. A fine piece of this unusual green quartz variety.