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A near perfect doubly terminated aquamarine of intensive ocean blue color that is characteristic only for the Medina pegmatite field. The surface has slight etchings which creates a superb beautiful structure with best luster! Towards the terminations the prism is slanted and etched which gives a very special appearance to this outstanding crystal! With gemmy interior, great luster and overwhelming color this is a brilliant aquamarine in excellent condition!
Val Nalps, Vorderrhein, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.9 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
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An attractive composition of two elongated high quality smoky quartz crystals with some rock matrix around the connecting point. Both crystals are transparent, sharp, lustrous and with excellent pyramidal terminations. The longer crystal has some abrasion at one edge but is otherwise flawless.
La Gardette Mine, Villard-Notre-Dame, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Size: 12.6 x 9.9 x 7.7 cm
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It's a characteristic specimen for the La Gardette Mine that features glassy quartz crystals of finest quality in Dauphiné habit. The whole cluster is in great condition and sparkling with countless lustrous crystals the largest of which has around 9 cm in length. We got this piece from the private collection of Dr. Reinhard Dallinger who again bought it at the Munich Show of 1992. A lable is included with the piece!
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!
Breithorn, Grengiols, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 6.7 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm
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This quartz on a slate/limonite matrix is a truly beautiful little piece. The quartz is particularly brilliant. It is sharp, transparent, highly lustrous, and undamaged. Beneath the main quartz sits a rutile crystal in a shape quite characteristic for the locale.
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 5.8 x 5.3 x 3.4 cm
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This exceptionally fine apatite immediately caught my eye with its amazing flower-like aesthetics! The apatites are pristinely white, highly lustrous and with that characteristic “waxy” quality. Turning the piece around, you will find the main aggregat to be completely flawless. The crystals are well defined, shiny and remarkably beautiful. One side-crystal is repaired but, as mentioned, the whole "blossom" is perfect.
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.