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Elfriedestollen, Zillergründl, Zillertal, Tirol, Austria
Size: 17.5 x 10.5 x 9.5 cm
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This large and impressive specimen is a fantastic combination of apophyllite with chlorite on a massive skeletal quartz floater. The apophyllite covers the quartz like a layer of snow or, where it is encrusted with chlorite, like moss on a rock's surface. The Elfriedestollen (or Elfriede Tunnel) was driven through massive rock in the 70s and 80s as part of the constructioni of the hydroelectric power plant. As a by-product, several different minerals have been recovered in the process, this very piece to be one of the most spectacular and brilliant. A real stunner in person of exceptional sparkling quality!
Pizzo Lucendro, St. Gotthard Massiv, Tessin, Switzerland
Size: 9 x 4.5 x 2.1 cm
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An elongated stack of translucent to transparent white adularia crystals of highest luster, classy and aesthetic. A line of smaller adularia stretches from bottom to tip like a spine to support the crystals weight. Some chlorite brings color to the picture while not overdoing it. A perfectly elegant adularia specimen from Pizzo Lucendro, beautifull all around and free of damage!
Steinbruch Rehrl, Vorderkrimml, Wald im Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 8.8 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm
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It's the color! Straight away, if you are searching for an Alpine fluorite with fantastically bright blue color and great aesthetics, you are at the end of your quest. As newer finds in Krimml not nearly have the same quality it is truly hard to find a matching specimen. Especially the largest fluorite cube at the specimen's center is highly attractive, acting as a window to a unusually dark purple core that is very strong in yellow light but completely dissappears in white light. It's this color-change that makes fluorite from Krimml so special and famous!The whole piece is a floater and crystallized on all sides. There is no considerable damage, only a small contact that's not apparent at all. A piece of fantastic color and a rare chance for any Alpine collection!
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This is a beautiful piece of petrified wood, replaced by chalcocite and some other green copper mineral at the surface, probably malachite. This is a quite rare piece and beautiful with its unusual natural look. Undamaged on all sides and appealing in person!
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Yes, its small, but what a lovely specimen this is! The sceptre head prominently rests on the thinner body and impresses with great quality: superb luster and a colorless, transparent crystal. What at first sight looks like some impurities inside the crystal is in fact mostly due to the phantom of the original crystal that has been overgrown by the sceptres head. This is a small beauty that seems to exceed its physical size by far!
Cerro de Pasco, Pasco province, Pasco department, Peru
Size: 7.2 x 5.5 x 3 cm
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This highly attractive specimen of enargite atop a matrix of quartz and small lustrous pyrite crystals was found about 1950 in the ancient mines of Cerro de Pasco by an Italian mining geologist working at that time for the respective mining company. It is published in the book "Peru - Paradise of Minerals" by Jaroslav Hyrsl, page 322. The main crystal is 4.7 cm long and 2.5 cm across. It is perfectly arranged on the contrasting white matrix to form this piece of perfect aesthetics! The surface is vertically striated and shows nice tempering colors from dove blue to rust red. The mines of Peru have produced some of the finest enargite specimens and this is without question one of the most striking ones!
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A doubly terminated single crystal that is impressive 12.3cm in size! It has the characteristic dark metallic black color with a greenish sheen to the surface. The crystal is completely flawless and remarkably elegant, sharply developed and with a small amount of orthoclase to one of the faces, as is characteristic for the locale at Mt. Malosa. It dates back to the early mining period in Malawi, where first considerable aegirine crystals have been found 25 years ago and is absolutely outstanding in person!
Söllnkar, Krimmlertal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 5.8 x 5 x 4 cm
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An aggregate of sharp, blocky prisms of greenish black augite on a schist matrix with some white albite that provides a stark contrast. The augite crystals shows very good luster on all sides. The 3-dimensional structure is contacted at the periphery and shows some damaged crystals there but all in all the condition is just fine and little issues are very much acceptable on a rare species like this! Have a look on our video to get a better impression of the overall aesthetics of this piece!
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 7.1 x 6.4 x 2.4 cm
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An impressive piece of Alpine hematite, an "iron rose" that is all perfect on 360°! Mirroring hematite blades are arranged to shape a plentitude of rosettes that are characteristic for the locale and the Alpine region in general. The sheer size of this specimen is more than impressive and extremely rare. Some of the hematite shows a coating of iron oxide, especially at the sides, but most parts are superbly lustrous. Associated muscovite perfects the picture. No damage, no downsides, just pure aesthetics!
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The color of this smoky quartz is a charming warm brown of just the right intensity to not disturb the view through the glassy crystal body. The main crystal is a doubly terminated prism with sharp, pointed terminations. It is accompanied by several side-crystals and lies on a small piece of matrix that is completely crystallized on the backside. Being free of any damage, this is a marvelous piece of Swiss smoky quartz!
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Exceptional crystal quality with open colors, amazing transparency and a wonderful complex termination! The colors range from pink and green to a blueish zone further up and some pink again at the termination. Apart from some white feldspar at the bottom this is a single crystal specimen only but the beautiful colors and high quality make it an attractive one for sure!
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Size: 6.8 x 6 x 4.8 cm
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Somehow this is both, an aquamarine as well as a morganite, which is a totally amazing sight in person! The outer hull is a straight morganite yet from the inner core you see a distinct water-blue shimmer! The elongated morganite sits on a flat piece of feldspar that makes for a great background. Its surface is all lustrous, granting insight into the formidable, rather clear crystal. A view from the side or the bottom reveals the unique detail about the uncommon color: while the front half is straight pink, the backside is an intensive blue. Amazing!