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Teixerinha mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 10.7 x 8.5 x 8.2 cm
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While most comparable topaz specimens come from Xanda Mine, this brilliant ice blue topaz is out of the Teixerinha Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. And it is absolutely stunning in person! The topaz is a massy crystal, sharp and glassy at some parts, nicely etched at others. The right side is a smooth, lustrous surface that provides a look deep into the gemmy crystal. The left side is much more etched and is partly covered in yellowish mica, adding some nice contrast. Our video shows a great 360° view on luster, gemminess and the highly attractive shape of this fabulous piece. A marvelous topaz specimen of great visual impact!
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 7.6 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
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Quality and aesthetics of this rubellite are absolutely stunning! The crystal shows most vivid raspberry-red color which is especially intensive at the flat termination, where the crystal is gemmy. The body of this specimen is evenly studded with lavender lepidolite and white cleavelandite which is just beautiful on such a vibrant, lustrous and thick crystal. There is virtually no damage here, even the backside is complete and similarly impressive. Highly attracitve specimen of great hand-size and unusually fine developed aesthetics!
Zinggenstock, Grimsel area, Hasli valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 11.4 x 6.4 x 5.3 cm
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If I had to create the perfect Alpine mineral specimen, that's probably exactly how I would do it! A group of doubly terminated, flawless smoky quartz crystals are combined to a perfect floater with great luster - at least at the frontside - and nice milky phantoms inside. Perfectly centered atop this group sits a skeletalized octahedral fluorite of great Zinggenstock quality. The fluorite has a pink body yet purple edges which is already rare, considering the overall composition this is a real masterpiece! Absolutely stunning in person and with no downsides at all!
Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.6 x 5.5 x 3 cm
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The unique aesthetics of this piece largely speaks for itself! A single high quality left-handed quartz crystal brotherly sits beside an equally glassy gwindel on a perfectly proportioned piece of rock matrix. The crystals show best luster and a lovely surface structure. Minimal edgewear is present but not eminent on this impressive piece. Unusually well composed and beautiful on 360° as you can easily see in our video!
Hoher Sonnblick, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 14.6 x 8.5 x 5 cm
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Natural yellow quartz is the shiny prince of the quartz family and extremely rare! This massy specimen from the Rauris Valley is an old classic that fortunately found its way to our stock to proceed to your collection. The whole crystal is in best condition with only microscopic edgewear at the tip. Where the lower parts are milky with impurities or internal cracks, the tip is completely glassy and with the subtle color of sweet lemon-cake. The luster is perfect at the termination and mediocre at the prism faces. The bottom is all healed, not freshly broken. A stunning piece for any collection of Alpine rarities!
Serra do Caldeirão, Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Size: 3.4 x 2 x 1.2 cm
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However you turn it, this piece shows just uttermost perfection! Very well structured hoppered growth from bottom to top defines the sweeping and charming shape that has absolutely no downsides! Bright golden color and a vivid sheen are attributes that characterize this whole one-time find of 2015.
Serra do Caldeirão, Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Size: 4 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm
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The hoppered growth of this exquisite gold specimen is absolutely outstanding and amazingly beautiful! The fishbone-like structure extends from the bottom to the very top which is extremely rare and highly attractive! As characteristic for the find the quality and color of the gold is top-notch and there is no damage. One of the most remarkable gold specimens I have seen in this size range!
Lukmanierschlucht, Disentis, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 7.1 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
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Swiss siderite specimens of such charming aesthetics are very hard or almost impossible to come by. "Almost" fortunately and as you can see right here on picture and video. This is a just lovely little siderite and quartz combination that shows sharp, rust-brown siderite crystals in association with straight transparent quartz which makes for a great contrast and overall visual impact. The piece is in great condition with no considerable damage and all main crystals perfectly intact!
A striking piece of exceptional aesthetics!
Ras Koh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 4.7 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
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This epidote specimen is from a recent find in the western Pakistani Mountains that revealed a completely unique and highly aesthetic "bow tie" shape. Sprays of dark green, lustous epidote form this sharp clusters in a just lovely way.
This specimen strikes with a playful, catchy shape and very good quality alike. There is no damage of any kind leaving this a complete and all brilliant floater specimen!
Gamsmutter, Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 2.4 x 1.2 x 1 cm
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This is a fantastic little jewel of absolute perfection and best textbook aesthetics, a MUST for every thumbnail collector! The single titanite of yellowish green color is set on small yet well balanced piece of adularia matrix. As a twin crystal it shows perfect symmetry with a sharp pointed termination. A complete flawless floater!
Val Cristallina, Val Medel, Grischun, Switzerland
Size: 9.2 x 6 x 4.4 cm
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Best wet-look luster, intensive forest green color, razor-sharp edges and beautiful composition all add up to this amazing titanite specimen! The small cabinet piece is a floater, compiled of adularia, quartz and chlorite with a set of high class titanite atop. The largest titanite is 3.2 cm long and is completely flawless. The distinct green color vividly stands out from the darker chloritized landscape of associated minerals. A gorgeous specimen of best quality and aesthetics from this uncommon locale!
Pampa Blanca, Huancavelica Department, Peru
Size: 15.5 x 8.5 x 7.3 cm
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A formidable specimen of epidote with calcite from Pampa Blanca that’s highly unusual and important from a mineralogical standpoint! It is a large and impressive specimen with sweeping epidote fans that shapes a very 3-dimensional landscape in great hand-size. The single epidote groups are up to around 4.5 x 2.8 cm and of very fine quality. The epidote is highly lustrous and sharply defined. The associated calcite is also lustrous, transparent and makes for a fantastic contrasting background! There is no damage except for the usual peripheral contacts. All crystals are in very best condition!