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Zinggenstock, Grimsel area, Hasli valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 6.2 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm
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Like two red strawberries, these fluorite octahedrons are embedded in a cluster of greyish white calcite. Especially the larger main crystal is rather impressive. It has stunning clarity, a perfectly developed shape and intensive pink color! The calcite is a bit rough but not damaged at all as is the rest of this specimen. Very good Alpine fluorite in person!
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Wow, what a breathtaking titanite! This high level of perfection is something you surely don't see every day! The single crystal is razor-sharp, super lustrous and of intensive olive green color! It is translucent to even transparent at the middle section with only very minimal chlorite inclusions at the backside. Felbertal titanite counts among the worlds best with this very specimen to be rated exceedingly high! There is no damage or any kind of abrasion here at all! A masterpiece of Alpine titanite!
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This one is a very straight forward single crystal that shows strikingly intensive color!
The main body has a smooth transition from ocean blue to mossy green. Right at the termination there is a sharp 2mm zone of very bright pink wich is a nice eye-catcher.
The crystal is gemmy from bottom to top and lustrous. There are tourmaline micro-crystals scattered over parts of the surface which makes a certain structure without disturbing from the overall elegance of this fine specimen!
Ritterkopf, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 14.8 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
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Quartz from this remote locale is rather rare so it is even more impressive to find this doubly terminated 14.8 cm exemplar! The crystal is clear with only slight clouds towards the lower end. The tapered shape results in delicate striations from bottom to top which are especially beautiful on the highly lustrous front! The bottom itself is crystallized and shows beautiful structure. Very nice and of best quality with no damage anywhere!
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Size: 4.2 x 3.7 x 1.9 cm
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Color and clarity of this morganite are just exceptional! A real jewel that catches the eye immediately! Sure, there are much larger and more massive crystals out there but when it comes down to quality and beauty, this single crystal is hard to beat! We got the piece from the private collection of Gene Meieran which very much stands for highest quality standards! The crystal is perfectly developed all around and is associated with some small quartz at its base. A tiny chip on the left edge is the single issue on this specimen but which is not too easily visible and easily acceptible on a striking and marvelous specimen like this!
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Size: 4.2 x 3 x 2.4 cm
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It's a lovely specimen of best composition that features crystals up to around 2 cm in a sweeping three-dimensional arrangement. The crocoites are bright orange with nice shimmering luster and sharp undamaged terminations. A remarkable specimen despite the small size!
Schlatenkees (Schlaten glacier), Gschlöss Valley, Tauern Valley, East Tyrol, Austria
Size: 13.7 x 7.5 x 6.6 cm
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A classic prismatic quartz crystal of transparent interior is completely covered in a uniform not-too-heavy coating of chlorite microcrystals which makes it strikingly unique! Also the bottom is fully crystallized and partly covered in chlorite. There is no damage whatsoever. The coating grants the crystal a fabric-like texture which feels and looks quite wonderful. Still, through this chlorite you can easily see the internal transparency of the crystal, which is amazingly beautiful if you have some love for the unusual and natural! Found by Gottlieb Obkircher some 20 years ago.
Riedingsee, Weißeck, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 9.3 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm
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Lovely water-green color, nice sparkling luster and attractive sweeping composition makes this an excelent fluorite specimen that's absolutely gorgeous in person! The three-dimensional shape and overall very engaging aesthetics are hard to visualize on picture and video and are much more pristine in person. Glassy fluorite cubes with nice shiny luster are stacked on a piece of whiteish rock matrix. The whole specimen is in superb condition all around. A really wonderful piece without downsides!
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The structure of this intriguing rose quartz specimen is highly unusual. However you turn it there is always an interplay of sparkling crystals and distinct imprints of some other material that has dissolved long ago. Along the upper ridge there are even some smoky quartz crystals adding variation to the otherwise single-colored specimen. The lovely pink color is something that is exclusive for this region and rarely found even here. The condition is overall well with some contacts but no breaks. Absolutely beautiful and unusual!
NEAT Tunnel, Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Size: 6.1 x 5 x 4.1 cm
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An unusual and pretty paragenesis that displays a sagenite grid on white albite associated with siderite. There are actually several sagenite layers cutting through the albite making this a very interesting an rare specimen from the NEAT construction site. The piece is a complete floater that's crystallized on all sides. A fascinating specimen of unusual composition!
Amertal, Mittersill, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 4.1 x 2 x 1.3 cm
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This is a very fine titanite crystal with adularia at its side which is exceptionally rare! The crystal is in remarkably well condition with hardly any abrasion at all and it is really well developed like a sharp arrow head.
Attached to the side are a couple of sharp white adularia crystals which prominently stick out due to the stark contrast. (Picture 1 is taken with backlight, pictures 2-4 are taken in natural light only)
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 6.7 x 5.6 x 5 cm
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This short prismatic doubly terminated crystal has similar shape to the Herkimer specimens and is aesthetically perched on a small piece of matrix of grey rock and calcite. These Herkimer-style quartz specimens are known from the Berbes area but exceedingly rare! The quartz is glassy with some iron oxide inclusions that adds some orange-brown color to the otherwise colorless crystal. One tip is somewhat damaged but which is hardly visible from the front.