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Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm
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A lovely symmetrical quartz specimen of very fine quality that is virtually flawless all around. High luster and limpid crystals combine to this vivid piece. The backside holds some matrix which is visible through the glassy crystals. The right one of the three quartz crystals is contacted at the bottom which is about the only issue on this piece. A totally lovely piece for a low price!
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Water-clear crystals and a distinctive fork-shape are distinguishing this quartz specimen. At the main crystals back you find some iron oxide and mica which adds a very nice color-effect. The bottom is perfectly recrystallized and free of damage as is the rest of this impressive little specimen.
Crapteig, Thusis, Domleschg, Hinterrhein Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 4.1 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm
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This perfectly aesthetic specimen features a single brookite crystal on a well proportioned platy quartz matrix, all sparkling and generously supporting the main crystal. The brookite is of rust-brown color and, even if the light does not quite reach through, warmly reflects the direct illumination. It is all complete and unharmed. With 1.7 cm in length it is quite dramatic in size and an outstanding piece for the locale, where only a small number of brookite specimens have been found now fifty years ago. Nicely composed and well preserved, this is a rarity of outstanding visual impact!
Monte Prosa, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Tessin (Ticino), Switzerland
Size: 5 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm
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Hold your breath and have a good look on our video for a 360° view of this masterpiece! This tremendous hematite rose is 4.5 cm broad and staggering 3.9 cm thick! Hundreds of layers of crystallized iron oxide are composing this massive sparkling ball, shaped like a snail shell. This flawless hematite sits on a nice little piece of adularia matrix, contrasting and sparkling. A fantastic and just outstanding Alpine hematite specimen from the famous St. Gotthard Massif!
Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 10.7 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm
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Pederneira stands for best quality Brazilian tourmalines! This specimen has everything a great tourmaline needs: Color, clarity, aesthetics and size! The color, radiating from the almost completely limpid main crystal is to the largest parts an intensive water-blue, capped with a green zone at the termination. The bottom has a hint of pink, depending on the lighting. At the crystals base is a group of supporting side-crystals, all in very good shape and of high quality. Some lepidolite rounds out the piece and marks it as a real classic Pederneira specimen!
Kristallwand, Frosnitztal, East Tyrol, Austria
Size: 4 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
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This incredibly nice specimen was found at the Kristallwand in East Tyrol and shows the characteristic brown coloring, although the large main crystal has a green core which makes for a dramatic visual effect! The mentioned main crystal is 2.3 cm long, sharp and of exceptional quality: glassy and super-lustrous. At very close inspection the crystal has minimal abrasions but which are of no importance here as the whole composition is nothing short of spectacular! The matrix is crystallized all around and provides the perfect base for these wonderful crystals. Brilliant and absolutely unique!
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A gorgeous doubly terminated aquamarine of greenish blue color that shows mesmerising etchings all over and is free of any damage! The crystal is completely clear which is hardly visible on the picture or even the video as the complex surface structure reflects the light in iridescent ways. An unusual and absolutely brilliant piece that looks fantastic and feels just great like some piece of warm, carved wood. Best quality meets a distinctive, catchy look!
Leckbachrinne, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 9.8 x 6.3 x 5.5 cm
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The presentation of emerald crystals on this specimen is just staggering! The matrix of dark, silvery glittering mica schist is the perfect base for two bright green emerald crystals that are held up and shown quite freely. Both crystals are encased at both terminations but the sides are almost completely free and five out of six side faces are visible! The color is an intense emerald-green that is easily brought out through the translucent crystals. The size of the two crystals is 1.9 x 0.7 cm and 1.5 x 0.4 cm. Not without reson is Leckbachrinne Europes best location for emerald crystals!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 10.2 x 5.5 x 5 cm
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Best Cavradi smoky quartz combined on a cluster that shows a distinct X-shaped outline. The quartz is all flawless, incredibly lustrous and sharp. The piece seems to have detatched from the rock ages ago - enough time to let the quartz grow back and leave a perfectly crystallized surface. This is a high class smoky quartz specimen with no downsides from the famous Cavradi gorge!
Rimpfischwäng, Findelgletschergebiet, Zermatt-Saas-Fee-Gebiet, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 6.2 x 5 x 3.3 cm
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An extraordinarily rich specimen of cherry-red garnet that is a total stunner not only for the locale but for the Alps in general! The middle section of this pieces main view is a lovely sparkling combination of tiny orange garnet and silvery muscovite and is completely surrounded by a crown of rather large, flawless garnet crystals, reaching over 1 cm in diameter. The backside shows some contacts but no considerable damage. With no downsides, this is an important piece of Alpine garnet of exceptionally fine quality. To cap it all, the shape of this piece even reminds me of the most famed Matterhorn, near which it was found. Absolutely astonishing and beautiful in person!
Laghman Province, Nuristan , Afghanistan
Size: 8.8 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm
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A first class specimen from the Laghman Province in Afghanistan! It has good size and is absolutely stunning with superb quality and intensive, beautiful colors! The crystal is semi-transparent at the bottom, where the color is a rich pink. The further up you look the glassier and more transparent it gets! The color changes about halfway up, first to cherry red and then to a light and perfectly glassy green! Most spectacular is also the sharp, multifaceted termination that is unusually well developed! The whole specimen is perfectly flawless all around and highly lustrous. An outstanding piece from Laghman!
Zinggenstock, Grimsel area, Hasli valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 10.9 x 8.3 x 7.5 cm
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The aesthetics of this fine smoky quartz specimen is utterly perfect. The main crystal - a perfect smoky quartz crystal, 2.5 cm in diameter - protrudes from a group of supporting side-crystals, perched on a natural floater-piece of sparkling white matrix. The whole piece is very well balanced. Still, the main attraction here is the dominant main crystal: Quality at the absolute top level on a somehow uncommon crystal - at close inspection you see the not quite straight growth on its left side. 360° of condensed beauty and quality! The specimen was part of a legendary find in summer 1969 by Ernst Rufibach, the so called “Rufibach cleft” which yielded a number of spectacular specimens of smoky quartz and pink fluorite!