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Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 9.7 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
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Most special about this single crystal quartz is certainly the unusual "bend" it shows at the lower part. Apparently the crystal broke during growth and later on reconnected which gave it that impossible shape. The quartz has brilliant quality all over. Great transparency and luster and a flawless termination. If you like unusual crystals, this one might be just the one for you!
Zinggenstock, Grimsel area, Hasli valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 5.8 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm
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A single pink fluorite octahedron sits on a natural feldspar rich rock matrix. The fluorite has no damage and is very well shaped. Its color is not particularly strong but it is there nonetheless as you can see in our picture and video. A lovely little specimen without any downsides!
Hyderabad District, Telangana, India
Size: 6.9 x 6.2 x 4.4 cm
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A new find near the city of Hyderabad has recently produced a number of amazing phantom quartz specimens. This one is a lovely spray of glassy crystals with superb hematite phantoms inside! The crystals shows brilliant quality and are in great condition with only minimal abrasions. Through the glassy quartz you have a wonderful view on the very distinctive purple to red phantoms. Colorful and highly appealing!
Schinschlucht, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8 x 5 x 4.1 cm
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The great phantoms inside these crystals of quartz make this group really amazing. The chlorite inside the very glassy crystals is bright shining and very typical for this locality. Though, I have rarely seen this at such a good group of quartz. It's pristine all around!
Tatara Mine, Village Tatara, Khyber Agency, KPK Province, Pakistan
Size: 5.2 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm
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Another very nice specimen of albite! This is one of just a few matrix specimens out from this find.
De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
Size: 10.3 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm
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One more very nice fluorite with great appearance!
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.7 x 5.5 x 5.6 cm
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Another striking smoky quartz from Val Giuv out of the recent find. This specimen has a great aesthetics and quality. The luster and color are very good and so is the clarity. Most of the specimens which I have seen consists of too much crystals grown togehter without any main crystal, or just have bad damage. Very special in person.
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 2.9 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
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This crystal shows an excellent pointed form, what I have seen very rarely in the past. The crystal is very glassy in person and it has a very nice blueish color.
Amertal, Felbertal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm
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What a beautiful Titanite! While it is very hard to find any titanites on matrix, this crystals is perfectly situated on it. It has a very good color and shape. The whole specimen is free of any damage.
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 9.1 x 6.6 x 3.9 cm
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WOW, what a beautiful cluster of parallel grown quartz crystals, pointing in the same direction. This piece is coming out of an old collection, with a sticker on it reporting that it was found in 1966. It is a floater with just very minor damage on one of the tips at the bottom. Very lovely in person and completely different to most of the quartz I have seen from this locality.
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 2.6 x 2 x 1.8 cm
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This is a very sweet rubellite of intense red color and a very fine and lovely termination! One small damage is present, but this can be turned to the back!
Altai Mts (Rudnyi Altai), Eastern Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan
Size: 7.3 x 6.5 x 5 cm
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This large and perfect calcite crystal never fails to impress. Its rather interesting modification, the harmonious golden color as well as the sparkling white matrix it rests upon are earning it a closer look full of admiration. Specimens like this from the Altai Mountains in Kazakhstan are hard to come by these days, especially if you are looking for great quality and aesthetics. This calcite shows both and thus might just be the perfect choice for your showcase!