International Minerals
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Rose quartz of marvelous pink color forms this fine vug-like specimen! As a complete floater this piece is crystallized all around - with rose quartz mainly but also with an association of smaller white quartz crystals on the backside which adds a nice contrast! Its an unusually fine rose quartz specimen in best condition!
Laghman Province, Nuristan , Afghanistan
Size: 11 x 6.7 x 1.9 cm
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A glassy kunzite floater of very nice pink color and intriguing shape. There is minimal edge-wear present but the overall condition is just fine and without any actual damage. It is fascinating to see both terminations being so well defined and complete with all those many frosted to sometimes lustous faces. The insides is mostly gemmy with some internal clouds but no impurities. Very attractive and of good hand-size!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5 x 3.9 x 1 cm
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Epidote from the Alpine type clefts of Pakistan are a well known species that impresses with gemmy quality and a multitude of different shapes!
The composition of this specimen is classic and elegant with one solid main crystal that stands out from an aggregate of smaller crystals. It is in very good condition with only minor abrasions.
Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 6.9 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm
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This lovely apatite specimen features a single 1.9 cm apatite on matrix. The main crystal has a very nice pink color. It is transparent with a frosted surface and free of any damage! The single apatite crystal is prominently set atop a silvery muscovite matrix which emphasizes the apatite!
Aricanga mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 5.9 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
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This single crystal specimen is from a newer find at the Aricanga mine. It shows superb gemmy red color from bottom to top with a thin greenish cap at the flat termination! The bottom is intergrown with a white piece of feldspar which adds a nice touch to the otherwise straight specimen. There is one repair near the base but the rest is all in perfect condition. The bottom is all crystallized and undamaged.
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 11.7 x 11.1 x 8.1 cm
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The berbes mining area holds a reputation as a source for rich and beautiful pink or purple fluorites with sometimes spectacular quality and aesthetics!
This remarkable specimen is one of those examples that come with impressive showcase presence all over, featuring marvelous dark purple color, wonderful contrast and dominant size!
The fluorites are nested cubes with a transparent interior and a silky shiny surface.
All crystals are in outstandingly good condition with only very few tiny abrasions.
The white barite and the shiny white quartz provide a very nice contrast and superb composition!
In fact, the fluorites's color depends very much on the light. While the crystals tend to be blue in natural light, they show intense magenta in warm artificial light!
Both the beautiful color and quality of the fluorites as well as the overall composition are absolutely impressive.
Due to its dramatic character, it undoubtedly stands out from other Berbes fluorites that we have seen in the past.
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 6.3 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
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Two maroon colored spessartine crystals are set atop a beautifully crystallized white feldspar matrix. The matrix is a complete floater that is crystallized on the frontside and covered in mica microcrystlas on the back. Both garnets are sharp and brilliant and flawless. A splendid specimen with no downsides!
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 5.5 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
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A super gemmy and colorful elbaite crystal with an amazingly complex termination. The color ranges from pink at the lower half to a fresh open apple green and a thin pink cap. The polyhedral termination however is the most striking part of this crystal and stands out among the many tourmalines with simple flat terminations. It is completely perfect and makes this an excellent specimen from this important locale!
Pyan Pyit, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Size: 8.2 x 7.5 x 6 cm
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A single spinel octahedron of bright red color, great clarity and sharp development sits on a snow white, contrasting calcite matrix. The crystal strikes with amazing color that is not pink but actual strawberry red which is extremely rare! The surface is highly lustrous with lovely structures at closer inspection. Deeper inside the crystal is gemmy and just brilliant. With a size of 1.8 cm in diameter it is a superb crystal on a very nice matrix!
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The size of this Norwegian peridot is truly amazing. With 7.3 cm in length and a weight of 170 g it is certainly an eye-catcher! While the surface is rough from etching, the initial crystal shape is still easily discernible which makes this a dramatic collectors item. The interior is translucent to even transparent and generously reveals its intensive emerald-green color with just a bit of backlight. There are some small damages present and a small part had to be repaired but the general appearance is impressive and beautiful and makes up for small imperfections. A splendid specimen of massive size and wonderful color!
Tole, Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Size: 8.9 x 7.1 x 3.8 cm
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Brilliant glassy quartz crystals are three-dimensionally arranged along a white thread that runs right through the center from bottom to top. The combination of crystals in different dimensions makes this specimen rich and vibrant all around! The whole speciment is without damage and beautiful on all sides!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm
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Epidote from the Alpine type clefts of Pakistan are a well known species that impresses with gemmy quality and a multitude of different shapes!
The 2.2 cm broad main crystal at the top of this specimen is broken at the lower end but complete at the termination with only minimal abrasions. It is attractively set on a smaller group of doubly terminated epidote which defines this distinctive specimen.