International Minerals
Pyan Pyit, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Size: 5.8 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
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The single flawless spinel crystal of gemmy pink color is set on a sparkling white marble matrix. The octahedral crystal has the characteristic surface structure thats absolutely marvelous in combination with the wet look luster that's all around the crystal.
Some direct light really is appreciated as it brings out the vibrant pink color this spinel is filled with. It's a superb crystal with a size of 1.5 cm on edge on a beautiful well proportioned matrix!
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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!
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.
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!
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 16.5 x 13 x 5.2 cm
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This piece is really something special for the material that shows brilliant, sharp and gemmy strawberry red crystals with superb luster!
The whole specimen is complete and undamaged with crystals richly distributed about front, back and just everywhere in between!
The matrix is a solid rock that is partly covered in white barite which is a very attractive background for the gemmy vanadinite crystals!
Among the many pieces that have come from the locale in Mibladen in Morocco, this really stands out for its exceptionally high quality and the beautiful aesthetics!
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 5 x 2.9 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!
This one shows a well defined composition with a dominant main crystal. What appears like a damaged section in the front view is in fact all crystallized and perfect. It's a very attractive specimen with glassy warm brown crystal quality!
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan
Size: 4.9 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm
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Stak Nala is known for its wonderful and characteristic tourmaline/albite combinations, often composed in sweeping and beautiful ways.
This specimen is a textbook example that has everything right: Two main tourmaline crysals in a distinctive "V"-arrangement are accompanied by bright white albite and a single book of silvery mica. There is no damage or other downsides. The tourmalines are dark forest green to almost black but show a layer of fresh green at the terminations which is rather typical for the locale.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size: 16.2 x 9.4 x 6.5 cm
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A large and dominant specimen of adamite on brown limonite gossan matrix that is absolutely rich with sparkling and glassy adamite! There are actually two different types of adamite present. The larger aggregate on the left half consists of tightly packed lime green adamite. A smaller aggregate on the right half shows a darker yellow color that looks incredibly similar to legrandite. As a matter of fact, we bought the piece with a label that says “adamte, legrandite” but which ultimately proved wrong in our examination. The whole specimen is all naturally developed with a crystallized backside. There is some minor damage at the upper part of the lime green adamite but most of which is older, not freshly broken.
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 2.4 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
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This amazing thumbnail specimen is basically a single augelite crystal of significant size for the mineral and remarkable quality. The sharp augelite shows fresh apple green color, bright luster and very good clarity. Set on this augelite is a lovely quartz developed as a japan-law twin.
The composition and aesthetics of this specimen are absolutely unique and stunning and perfect for every collector of fine thumbnail sized minerals!