International Minerals
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 13.2 x 9.6 x 5 cm
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This is a rich arrangement of olive green titanites and white calcites on matrix. Titanite crystals are up to 1.8 cm long twins with very nice luster, color and transparency. The white calcite are translucent and offer a stark contrast for the green titanites. Overall condition is excellent with only some minor contact.
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 12.5 x 8.2 x 4.1 cm
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Beautiful fluorite crystals in combination with well crystals of quartz!
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 13.4 x 9.3 x 8.5 cm
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White translucent calcite scalenohedra in association with some metallic silvery galena. The calcite is in very good condition, lustrous and with well developed phantoms inside. Galena is set at the very center but also around the periphery. A nice piece of distinctive composition!
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This rich cluster of high quality fluorite is absolutely gorgeous in person for its lovely colors, the clarity and the overall elegance! The rhombo-dodecahedral crystals are lustrous and clear and grant the look right through to the quartz covered matrix. Very beautiful is the color which is a nice ocean green with purple clouds at the crystals tips. All crystals are in perfect condition with only some peripheral contacts.
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan
Size: 5.5 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm
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Stak Nala is famous for its Tourmalines, very often in attractive association with white albite. A complex paragenesis on the other hand is not easy to find from this locale.
This unusual specimen is a rare combination of schorl, albite, apatite and garnet in appealing composition!
The main crystal is a schorl at the center with a size of 4,6 x 1,5 cm. It is embedded in snow-white albite like a coat that leaves only the front open.
At middle hight of that front side there is a single skin-colored apatite that is very well developed and a real eye-catcher!
This combination is absolutely gorgeous and extremely rare. Some garnet at the backside adds even more to the exceptional character of this specimen.
The condition is extremely well all around.
Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 8.5 x 6.1 x 3.3 cm
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A rich composition of glassy aquamarine with a single pink apatite and some association of muscovite and feldspar on periphery and backside. The aquamarine is all transparent and highly lustrous with a light sky-blue color. At some parts there is orange-brown iron oxide shining through the aquamarine which adds a nice touch. Embedded in this assembly there is a strikingly pink apatite of very nice quality which totally makes this specimen special! The piece is not entirely perfect but among the large number of sparkling crystals these small issues are not visible at all.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 6.9 x 6.1 x 4.7 cm
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Cubical pyrite crystals of best golden color, brilliant luster and fine striations are clustered to form this sweeping structure! The top side is largely covered with a layer of grey sphalerite crystals like ash settling down on a rocky surface. The contrast of shiny metallic luster with the grey sphalerite is quite catchy and nice. Apart from some contact at the backside there is no damage to report. An appealing piece from the famous Huanzala Mine!
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 6.6 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
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This is for sure one of the most unusual fluorite specimen I have seen in a while. The twin growth provides a totally unique shape to this high quality specimen. The crystal is completely transparent, showing an intensive purple phantom inside the otherwise colorless body. A vein of yellowish muscovite is cutting through the otherwise smooth crystal leaving a scar at the backside that is interesting and visually appealing alike. Overall this piece is in great condition with only some issues at the lower part and the attached muscovite. Quite exceptional and totally amazing!
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 6.6 x 5.6 x 3.1 cm
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Perfect aesthetics is a combination of many different aspects. Color contrast is one of them, in this case the contrast of dark purple fluorite on a white calcite matrix. The balance of crystal size and supporting matrix linked with their arrangement is another vital issue, perfectly solved on this fine specimen. At last there is the quality in all its facets. This fully transparent fluorite cluster shows amazing luster, striking color and a gentle, intriguing surface structure. The whole specimen is in exceptional condition with only some peripheral damage on the matrix. A perfectly picturesque fluorite specimen of impressive quality!
Payún volcano, Altiplano de Payún Matru, Malargüe Department, Mendoza, Argentina
Size: 4.8 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
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A sharp and well defined cluster of scintillating hematite pseudomorphs after magnetite from the unique and well-known find in Argentina. It is a construct of several octahedral crystals in very best condition and appealing aesthetics. The overall shape is extremely catchy and nicely promotes the main octahedrons. An excellent little specimen from this famous locale!
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Size: 11.4 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
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It is an elongated single crystal of tourmaline that is exceptionally gemmy and lustrous with a distinct water-blue color that is easily visible despite the rather thin crystal. Towards the sharp pyramidal termination you can see a short mossy green zone which adds much to the overall impression of the piece! Despite the fact that this is a single crystal it shows a very much unique and attractive design which is due to its unusual “bow” at the lower end. Also this part of the crystal is studded with some white feldspar which adds a lovely visual effect! Have a look on our video for a better 3-dimensional view!
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Size: 6.2 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
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This one is a very special crystal from the Himalaya Mine that shows best open color! The tourmaline is intensively pink and gemmy with a small smoky quartz side-crystal that provides a great contrast! Fascinating enough this smoky quartz is doubly terminated and all perfect! The tourmaline itself also is in best condition and very well designed with a pointed pyramidal termination, emphasized by a sudden color-change from pink to white. This fine specimen has quite a history as it has been in the collections of Bill Larson and Fabian Wildfang for many years!