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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!
Reiterkluft, Hocharnwand, Hohe Tauern, Kärnten, Austria
Size: 6 x 4 x 1.8 cm
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Fluorite specimens from the famous Austrian Reiterkluft are not available on the market for many years. Its fantastic color and shape created a demand, the rare findings could not meet by far. Still, we were fortunate enough to lay hands on this one very attractive specimen. As you can see in the picture, the deep purple color is outstanding and provides a wonderful contrast to the white matrix. The matrix itself is a floater in perfect condition, with small quartz and calcite crystals on it. The fluorite crystal has a small contact at the bottom and is apart from that perfect. Very aesthetic and a real eye-catcher!
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This interesting and beautiful piece of chrysoberyl is mostly clear but contains a very strong phantom. With some illumination from the back this specimen reveals its enchanting character in full. Great color, mirror-like luster and a perfectly hexagonal shape. The piece has one chip at the left side, but that is hardly visible from the front and thus acceptable. Find yourself eye in eye with this piece of true beauty.
Val Strem, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 13.5 x 10.3 x 8.2 cm
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This quartz specimen impresses with a distinct aesthetic. It is composed of a cluster of limpid crystals on a brown siderite matrix with a pair of larger quartz crystals protruding at the top. All crystals are glassy, highly lustrous and in good condition, the siderite adds a nice contrast. Aside of some minor edgewear and contacts at the sides, there is no damage on this piece. Most unusual is the backside of this piece that has the looks of a cavern and shows quartz crystals as well. This is a piece of very fine quality and appealing aesthetics.
Plattenkogel, Anlauf valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 4.9 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm
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An impressive pyrite crystal with a lovely rust-brown patina that is completely unharmed on all sides. As a floater, this remarkable specimen shows no contact, no damage and no abrasion of any kind. Seldomly have I seen a piece of comparable size and quality alike. Simply put: perfect!
Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size: 7.6 x 4 x 3.6 cm
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Characteristic smoky clouds inside this "trident" quartz scepter unmistakably mark it as a piece from Brandberg Area. The shape of this smoky quartz is absolutely unusual, three intergrown crystals with chisel-point terminations tapering to a single narrow pedestal. Some edgewear to the terminations is evident but overall this piece is in well condition. A highly attractive and unusually aesthetic smoky quartz specimen from Brandberg.
Khoroshiv (Volodarsk-Volynskii), Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Size: 4.3 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
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This doubly-terminated, clear, greenish yellow heliodor shows the typical etching of classic Volodarsk specimens. It is a superb example of perfection showing not a single scratch or internal crack. An absolutely fantastic piece that has no downsides whatsoever.
Tarcal, Eperjes-Tokaj Mts., Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
Size: 5.1 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm
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Like a waterdrop, splashing on solid rock, frozen in time. This hyalite is absolutely water-clear, highly lustrous and simply beautiful. It is perched on a piece of matrix of just the right proportion and good contrast. At closer look you will find some tiny chips here - the reason for the low price - but which are actually hard to notice due to the amorphous structure of totally limpid opal. Unusual, dashy and lovely in person.