Mixed Minerals
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Two scepter heads with a slight smoky tinge are protruding from a well crystallized quartz matrix forming a 90° angle. Especially those heads are of good quality, limpid and free of any noteworthy flaws. The smaller, grape-like arranged quartz have tiny glaring red inclusions we deem to be lepidocrocite. Most special about this fine piece is the exceptional aesthetics - 3-dimensional and in very good condition. A striking piece in person!
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 8.8 x 7.6 x 5.9 cm
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This is an excellent matrix specimen of calcite! Except a small contact no damage is present!
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 7.1 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
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Very nice cubes of good color are situated on the brwonish matrix!
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 9.5 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
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A cluster of large hexagonal vanadinite crystals, up to 1.8 cm in diameter, on matrix. The vanadinite is lustrous and shows a dark cherry red color inside the translucent crystals cores. In parts there is a sand brown stain to the surface but thats fortunately mostly at the underside, the rest is bright and clean. About damage: there is none, even the backside is nicely studded with tiny vanadinite crystals. A rather large vanadinite cluster of great quality and sculpturesque shape!
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 12.3 x 7.5 x 10.3 cm
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A complete floater of brilliantly lustrous, golden pyrite and elongated white quartz, brought to us from the around 4700 meters high mining area Mundo Nuevo. The piece is in best condition and shows a very distinct composition: Attached to a beautiful matrix-like cluster of pyrite and quartz is a massive single pyrite crystal, around 6 cm in diameter, that exhibits the more unusual dodecahedral shape in a modified, rounded, bevelled and striated way. Very well shaped and dramatically situated on this beautiful piece!
Panasqueira Mine, Panasqueira, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Size: 6.3 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm
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An elongated floater specimen of apatite on siderite. The apatite crystals are of characteristic Panasqueira quality, all brilliantly lustrous and transparent - in parts even gemmy! Some minuscule edgewear and a damaged patch at the lower left periphery lowers the price on this otherwise remarkably fine specimen. The Panasqueira Mine is know as one of the very best apatite locales worldwide, which you can very well see on this lovely miniature piece.
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 8.1 x 5 x 5 cm
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Another very fine galena on matrix. The crystal is surrounded by many small crystals of quarz, what looks very lovely. The quality of the galena is better than shown on the pictures, having pretty good luster and it is free of damage. Much better in person!
Valsertal, Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.6 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm
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It is very hard to find a good sceptre quartz from alpine regions! This fat crystal is impressive, has a very clear sceptre shape, great luster and clarity. It is a perfect fit for every alpine collection, but also easy good a enough to be placed in a worldwide collection because of its great quality.
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 20.4 x 19.3 x 6.3 cm
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The shape of this specimen is absolutely unique! I named this piece "The Sailing Ship" which is clearly visible on the photos! The specimen consists of two beautiful barites, one of them looking like the bloom a rose, and the upper part of the matrix is covered by very nice crystals of quartz! A perfect fit for every collector of Berbes or barite, or just to loosen up a collection of fluorites!
Ampanivana pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 5.5 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm
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While you can see the red and green colors even in low light, the full extent of this tourmalines beauty is only revealed with direct illumination. This tourmaline is a wild beauty of chaotic structure with a deep red core played about by bright green and orange. There is no damage to be found here, except at the bottom side. Unusual aesthetics combined with superb quality makes this an attractive and appealing choice!
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 24 x 16 x 12 cm
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The matrix is fully coverd by modified grown fluorite of pretty nice quality, which is better in person then visible on the photos and the video. Especially the crystals in the middle area are glassy and have a great luster! Very impressive in person!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 8.8 x 7.4 x 5.1 cm
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While the main view of this piece is a fabric of stacked cubical fluorite crystals, the backside is etched all over and thus shows a more amorphous shape. As this is a floater that's free of damage there are different ways to display this fine piece. The fluorite is mainly colorless with clouds of dark purple that nicely show through the transparent outer layer. A great example of Alpine fluorite in perfect condition.