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A tabular hematite specimen with lustrous triangular surface structre on both sides. It is a complete floater with rust-brown edges on all sides and very few issues all around. Very aesthetic and unusual specimen of pure massive hematite.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 6.2 x 6 x 2.9 cm
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Searching this piece for the smallest possible flaws with a torchlight got me almost blinded, for the many perfectly mirroring faces of the pyrite. Fortunately I can say this piece is in a superb condition and a formidable sight altogether. The sharp dodecahedral pyrite crystals show just brilliant luster and are accompanied by smaller sphalerite crystals adding some nice accents. A superb piece of exceptional character!
Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Size: 6.9 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
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A rich floater specimen from the classic locale of Broken Hill in Australia. Especially the frontside of this dark brown limonitric matrix is completely covered in night-blue azurite that shows very good gemminess at direct illumination. The crystals are up to around one centimeter long with frosted surfaces and somewhat rounded edges. Aside of some peripheral issues there is no damage, the main view is completely unharmed. An old-time classic of appealing look!
M'Ssici, Alnif County, Tinghir Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Size: 12.5 x 10.3 x 5.6 cm
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Spheroidal azurite of exceptionally vivid blue color in combination with bright green malachite pseudomorph after azurite, some colorless quartz, orange-brown limonite and iron oxide which adds even more color to this rich specimen. The sweeping growth reminds of a coral, very 3-dimensional and captivating. This whole piece is exceptionally lively with strong colors and contrast and is in very good condition. A great appealing piece, characteristic for the locale.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
Size: 6.3 x 5.8 x 2.4 cm
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These dodecahedral pyrite crystals have grown on a massive sphalerite matrix. The aesthetics of pyrite, sphalerite and calcite are combining to an astonishing sight on this specimen. The balance here is exceptional as black, gold and white are forming a harmonic union. Some of the side crystals show tiny chips but fortunately the larger main crystals are virtually perfect and of brilliant quality. An extraordinary piece of great combination!
Zinggenstock, Grimsel area, Hasli valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 13.7 x 10 x 9 cm
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This is one of the most outstanding Alpine smoky quartz specimens I have seen in recent times. The 2.6 cm thick and around 7 cm long main crystal as well as most of its companions are perfectly clear and free of internal cracks. The crystals are right-handed and brilliantly lustrous. The color is a perfect dark smoky one that's yet still far from being too dim. All these fantastic and flawless quartz crystals are perched on a stunning grey and white matrix that is exceptionally beautiful. All natural, not broken, cut or trimmed. A 3-dimensional landscape of caverns, vugs and cliffs that adds a lot to the overall beauty of this specimen. An staggering piece in person!
Zinggenstock, Grimsel area, Hasli valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 10.4 x 7 x 5.6 cm
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Free of any damage, this cluster of pink fluorite is perched on a distinctly 3-dimensional matrix. I love the overall aesthetics of this piece as the matrix provides a nice contrast to the fluorite crystals and emphasizes their appealing charm. The crystals are complex and modified offering a deatailed landscape. A typical yet very much remarkable piece of pink fluorite from Zinggenstock!
Furka-Basistunnel, Realp, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 5.7 x 4.9 x 2.7 cm
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Incredible luster! That's what immediately catches the eye and keeps it prisoner. In a way not even the video shows the full extent of this mesmerizing shimmering effect that very much improves the closer you look. The whole piece is in overall exceptional condition with some insignificant contacts at the side and back, but it has one tiny chip at the tip that is but poorly visible. This is an outstanding piece that offers just spectacular luster as is totally unique on Alpine fluorite specimens!
Nanga Parbat-Haramosh-Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 12.5 x 11.4 x 8.3 cm
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A large and especially well balanced piece of high quality quartz on matrix. All the larger crystals contain faint but lovely phantoms in otherwise perfectly glassy-clear crystal bodies. Especially the terminations are brilliantly lustrous with a sometimes scale-like surface. All in all there is no significant damage here, just some minor edgewear or contacts at the backside. Even the bottom is not broken but in fact this whole piece is a floater. The rust-brown matrix and some iron oxide coating add some lovely color to an already great piece from Nanga Parbat, one of the worlds highest mountains.
Erzwies, Gastein Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 22 x 10.6 x 7.5 cm
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A very massy single quartz crystal of striking luster and a distinct Alpine characteristic. It is translucent to transparent, especially the lower body is very clear. The shiny surface shows many details, stepped growth, striation and corrugated faces. The bottom of this quartz is mainly rehealed and holds some matrix fragment, a piece of pericline with iron oxide coating. Overall this is a remarkable piece in person that impresses with high quality and massive size alike!
Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 4 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm
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Very old and extremely rare, this is a just lovely combination of mossy green epidote jewelled with colorless apatite which again shows green byssolite inclustions. This is for sure one of the sweetest specimen of this kind to be found in the famous Knappenwand region, more than a hundred years ago! The piece is perfect all around with only contacts at the sides but no damage. Extremely aesthetic, fantastically rare and of high quality, this piece is a real marvel!
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 19 x 13.5 x 8 cm
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This rather large specimen features fluorites up to 4.3 cm on edge with a lovely lavender color and great transparency! There are some contacts and even some obvious breaks, no way of denying that. However, the dramatic size and nice quality of the crystals definitely makes up for some of those downsides.