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Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 6.8 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
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Color and composition of this small cabinet amethyst sceptre are absolutely stunning and extremely rare! The piece was found in the 1980s by the famed collector Heinz Kirchtag who was digging near the "Saurüssel", a distinctive rock formation.
The main body is transparent quartz with chlorite inclusions staining it dark green. Atop this body are several sceptre heads the largest of which is prominently set at the very top of the specimen to show its bright purple color! All sceptre heads are glassy, sharp, flawless, lustrous and with the most intensive and bright purple color!
Around the bottom of this piece is some characteristic muscovite plus orange-brown limonite. A real stunner in person as you very well can see in our video!
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A marvelous tourmaline with lepidolite from Paprok in Afghanistan! The piece is a real jewel of uttermost perfection and incredibly beautiful design! The multi-colored tourmaline is highly lustrous and gemmy with especially well quality towards the termination! The completely flawless crystal is attached to a well proportioned piece of appealing purplish lepidolite which sums up to a just lovely tourmaline matrix piece!
Fazenda do Centro, Castelo, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Size: 10.9 x 6.7 x 3.3 cm
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This is a cabinet size exemplar from the famous topaz find at Fazenda do Centro that has all the features this lot is known for! The glassy topaz is all etched - not broken - with nice surface structure and pristine luster all around! Some champagne colored tinge is present but not dominant. The piece is in very good condition overall with only small edge-wear that is hardly visible due to the complex shape and etchings. What's most striking here is the unusual shape that immediately reminds me of a lovely little dog. Very attractive in person and with no downsides!
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A single 3.5 cm long tourmaline stands out from a vivid cluster of tourmaline, lepidolite and albite. The main crystal is completely gemmy, flawless, nicely terminated and with beautiful green and pink colors. The matrix is also in very good condition with only one broken crystal but the rest being all intact and unharmed. A very unusual and delicate piece from this important locale!
Ritterkopf, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 14.1 x 4 x 3.2 cm
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Quartz from this remote locale is rather rare so it is even more impressive to find this doubly terminated 14 cm exemplar! The crystal is clear with only slight clouds towards the lower end. The tapered shape results in delicate striations from bottom to top which are especially beautiful on the highly lustrous front! This fine quartz is 100% flawless and of very nice quality!
Saurüssel, Mörchnerkar, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 10.3 x 7.2 x 4.8 cm
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The Austrian Saurüssel is well known among collectors for outstanding amethyst specimens as well as beautiful hematite roses. Less known are colorless quartz specimen yet here we have a specimen that tops the vast majority of quartz from this famous locale! A group of high-quality quartz prisms is set on a naturally broken piece of granite gneiss. That matrix is covered in quartz micro-crystals and some orange limonite that adds color and contrast. The quartz itself is water-clear, sharp and contains beautiful byssolite needles at the core. The piece is in very good condition. Minimal damage is present though hardly disturbing or even visible from the front view. A highly attractive specimen for its unusual, appealing aesthetics and the superb crystal quality!
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The so called "Plattenbrüche" - Kaiserer and Lohning quarry - are source of a number of excellent Alpine tourmaline specimens. The crystals on our specimen are 3-dimensionally arranged and show a rich fire-red color, especially at the thinner needles. Some associated white calcite adds contrast to the otherwise dark, yet very much sparkling specimen. The backside also features some rust-red rutile. The condition is overall fine with some contacts but no actual damage. This is doubtlessly a superb piece of Alpine tourmaline!
Forsterbachtal, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 13.2 x 9.7 x 7.4 cm
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The architecture of this quartz specimen is just incredibly complex! The main structure is a razor sharp pyramidal termination with distinctive "windows" that is just water-clear! Further down however, the crystal dissipates into an increasing number of smaller crystals, sparkling patterns and doubly terminated projecting alcoves. Absolutely mesmerizing in person, like a castle with hundreds of towers! Turning the piece around you see a massive quartz crystal but which is completely re-crystallized with highly lustrous and well structured surfaces all around. No damage, just mindblowing perfection!
Serra do Caldeirão, Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Size: 3.3 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm
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Among the many gold pieces that came from the rich finds at Serra do Caldeirão, among the rich shapes and patterns of finest bright gold, this thumbnail sized specimen strikes with exceptionally pronounced hoppered growth, visible on both front and backside! That makes this piece not only unique and rare but also immensely attractive in person! There is no damage or contact at all.
Fibbia, Fontana, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
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A lovely little hematite of the iron rose aggregate on matrix that is exceptionally 3-dimensional and in absolutely perfect condition from the most famous hematite-locale Fibbia at the central St. Gotthard Massif. I have hardly ever see such perfection and beauty on a miniature specimen like this! The single iron rose is freely set on a beige to white feldspar matrix that is crystallized on all sides. The hematite itself is unusually well developed: the rosette is 2.7 cm in diameter and incredible 1.8 cm thick! Our video provides a better look on the overwhelming 3-dimensional shape! This is true perfection!
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 3.6 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm
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This sculpturesque tourmaline specimen is comprised of two crystals, connected with some feldspar. Both crystals are gemmy with a beautiful color change from green to pink at the top. The termination is very well cut with multitude of faces! The lower crystal, around 1 cm in diameter, holds the second crystal like a ballet dancer which creates a nice aesthetics overall! This is a fine miniature from Paprok, that shows no damage whatsoever. Both crystals might have been broken long time ago but are rehealed with even some feldspar covering the fracture surface.
Speibingklamm, Hollersbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3.7 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm
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Right at the center of this adularia/chlorite matrix sits a single titanite crystal of bright green color. The nicely crystallized matrix, the prominent position of the main crystal and its open color make this a nice eye-catcher of best textbook aesthetics! The titanite is gemmy and lustrous and completely flawless! Its tip is encrusted with some chlorite but not too much corroded at all. This is a wonderful specimen of high quality and all around amazing beauty! It is publish in Extra Lapis "Pinzgau", page 53 (see attached picture).