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Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Du Ab District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 4.3 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
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A flawless and gemmy single spessartine crystal of bright orange color is set in the middle of a sparkling white matrix like a perfectly designed jewel! The crystal is all complete and shiny and with a very open gemmy color. The matrix is of pearlescent white albite which brilliantly contrasts with the orange garnet. A lovely miniature specimen of striking quality and aesthetics!
Steinbruch Rehrl, Vorderkrimml, Wald im Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 9.4 x 8.4 x 5.7 cm
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It's a nice exemplar of blue fluorite on matrix from Vorderkrimml that features a rich number of fluorites up to 8 mm on edge. The well defined light blue fluorite cubes are set on a light limestone matrix which makes for a rather natural look and is in excellent condition.
Kleine Weidalm, Habachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 9.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 cm
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A flower-like combination of white calcite with some albite and quartz. Individual calcites are up to 3 cm in diameter and show lovely quality. A few crystals are damaged, but the overall appearance is truly beautiful, as you can easily see in our video.
Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size: 4.8 x 4.2 x 2.9 cm
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The quality and aesthetics of this specimen is really amazing with very intense purple color. No damage all around! The crystal is repaired to the matrix, but therefore the price is much lower also!
Tatara Mine, Village Tatara, Khyber Agency, KPK Province, Pakistan
Size: 3.4 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
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This is a true killer toenail! This crystal has the most intense color from all specimens of the whole find. It has very sharp edges, good luster and gemminess! There are some contacts at the back and at the bottom, but there is no damage all around. This is the best single crystal of the find and perfect for every collector who is looking for the smaller size range.
De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
Size: 10.4 x 6.9 x 3 cm
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That's another striking fluorite with great quality and one very fine main crystal which is surrounded by many smaller ones with a different color.
Monte Prosa, Central St. Gotthard Massif, Tessin (Ticino), Switzerland
Size: 5.9 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm
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A very good hematite well situated on a matrix consisting of many crystals of small adularia. Some chlorite is attached to the specimen what is typical for this locale.The chlorite stands out very strong on the photo but the crystal is much more clear in person.
Rosia Montana, (Verespatak), Alba Co., Romania
Size: 3.1 x 2 x 2.4 cm
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What a gorgeous gold from this old classic locale! To get a good specimen on matrix from Verespatak is more or less impossible nowadays, and I was very lucky to get such a nice specimen. The gold is well crystallized and also the luster is very good in person. This is the best specimen from this locale which I have ever had in that size range. It can be easily trimmed to a thumbnail, if this is desired. I was lucky to trade this specimen back, so this piece is avaliable again!
Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 4.9 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
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What a beautiful epidote form this classic locale in the Austrian Alps! The group of two fat combined crystals is showing a very high luster and very sharp edges. The termination is very clean and the whole piece is free of damage. It was found many years ago and comes from the old mining periode. It is very hard to get a piece like this nowadays as most of the epidotes from the new findings are much more thin! Especially unripaired pieces are very rare as most of the specimens break due heavily blasting at the mining process.
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 10.1 x 7 x 6.1 cm
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Another beautiful piece in combination with quartz! The quartz shows a white layer of matrix on the surface and looks gorgeous in person! The fluorite has a beautiful color, which is not as dark as shown on the video! The piece is in a very good condition, just one of the crystlas pinnting to the back has a cleave, which is also very good visible on the photo.
Granatkogel, Obergurgl, Ötztal, Nordtirol, Austria
Size: 10 x 7.9 x 4.9 cm
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The locality where this garnet is coming from is really famous for producing good garnets! This is a beautiful piece with sharp crystals of good size. It is a very good sample for the locale and far above average level! Beautiful in person!
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 7.2 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
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This is a very impressive touramline with a stunning quality! It is highly lustrous, very glassy and intense red on the top! It has a beautiful stiration at the side faces and is well terminated. Except some small and hardly visible edgewear it is completely perfect. Beautiful in person!