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SL06 - Aquamarine on Muscovite - Sold
Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Province, China
Size: 6.7 x 5.6 x 4.1 cm
 
 
 

What a stunning floater! This specimen is perfect all around and has the best luster you can look for. It is in combination with very nice crystals of muscovite. It's very 3-dimensionals in person.


AT24 - Quartz - Sold
Pardatsch, Val Nalps, Vorderrhein, Tujetsch, Switzerland
Size: 6.5 x 4.2 x 6.3 cm
 
 
 

A very fine group of quartz with the best quality you can get. The crystals are very nice situated on the brownish matrix which makes a very good contrast. The whole specimen is pristine all around.


FA330 - Quartz with Actinolithe - Sold
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 8.5 x 5.9 x 3.1 cm
 
 
 

This is a very sharp quartz with great inclusions of actinolithe from the bottom to the top. The specimen is very glassy in person, sadly this is not very good visible on the photos. The luster of the crystal is very good and also the aesthetic with the small crystals at the side is very special. The whole specimen is free of any damage and it is much better in person! Ex Herb Obodda collection.


SO14 - Quartz Sceptre - Sold
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 6.2 x 5 x 4.9 cm
 
 
 

The crystals on this matrix specimen are very sparkling and highly lustrous in person! The color is a mixture between grey and blue, what looks gorgeous in person. Very 3-dimensional and free of any damage!


AT39 - Quartz with Pericline - Sold
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.7 x 6.1 x 7.2 cm
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This is a very good quartz from the famous Rauris Valley! Some very nice crystals of pericline are attached to the matrix and gives the piece a very special character.


BK26 - Fluorite on Quartz with Barite - Sold
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 8.8 x 6.8 x 6.3 cm
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A beautiful specimen of highly lustrous fluorite cubes with great purple color and very nice phantoms inside. It is in combination with small quartz and white barite which makes for a fantastic aesthetics. As you can see in our video the piece is crystallized all around and in very best condition. Color contrast, sparkling luster and a sweeping architecture all add for this exceptional Berbes fluorite specimen!


AF55 - Smoky Quartz - Sold
Wolfskofel, Schwarzenbachtal, Ahrntal, South Tyrol, Italy
Size: 17 x 14 x 5.5 cm
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A very impressive quartz of high quality is shooting out of a very nice schist matrix here! The crystal is highly lustrous, very glassy and shows stepped growing, what looks really gorgeous. It is pristine all around and in a great condition over all. On the back side some very nice pericline is attached, what is very good visible on the video.


RK36 - Tourmaline - Sold
Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 10.7 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm
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This is a powerful and fat crystal in perfect condition! With a length of more then 10cm it is very impressive in person, and once backlighted it shows steel blue color with a touch of green. It has a very nice roof-shaped termination, which makes it very smart over all. On the back side some contact is present, but no damage!


BL07 - Calcite - Sold
Shullsburg, Upper Mississippi Vally District, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, USA
Size: 6.2 x 4.3 x 4 cm
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To some mineral specimens you have to grant a second look to believe its beautiful uniqueness. This highly lustrous and gemmy calcite crystal sits on the very tip of another crystal, covered in sparkling calcite and spots of pyrite, which add a distinct character to the whole view. Inside the gemmy main crystal you can even see the scalenohedral calcite. Its very nice to see these two generations of different crystal habits at one specimen. A very nice piece of highest quality, aesthetics and full of details!


AA35 - Quartz Gwindel - Sold
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Size: 10.5 x 5.7 x 3.5 cm
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This gwindel is truly pristine. Completely flawless, clear as a window, crazily lustrous and – now hold onto something – half closed! All of this on a lovely and detailed matrix, with equally perfect quartz crystals and a covering of chlorite that even improves the general beauty of this piece. This specimen is truly unbelievable and totally unique!


RR19 - Fluorite - Sold
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 6.1 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm
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Looking at this fabulous piece of fluorite is soothing and fascinating like watching cloud formations. Whatever you would like to see in this unique shape - a hunchbacked man, a fish or just the exact fluorite specimen you were searching for so long - this is one fantastic mineral at any rate!The color of this piece is not quite as grey as in the pictures but has a more greenish tinge. It is pale, yes, but gracefully appealing. The piece is a floater, etched all around and in absolutely perfect condition. An intriguing piece!


FA93 - Vanadinite - Sold
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 13.2 x 9.2 x 3.4 cm
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With the aesthetics of a mighty sculpture, this impressive specimen of vanadinite offers much for the viewer. A fireworks of sparkling brown and red crystals covers the whole rock and forms a beautiful silhouette. The backside is fully covered in crystals too, while those crystals show a brown coating. The crystals are brown at the narrow edges but hold a nice and deep red color at the center.