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Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Size: 8.9 x 6.7 x 2.9 cm
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What a great hematite! This specimen comes from a new find which was made in spring 2013. It has great aesthetics and the two hematites that have grown together make the whole specimen very impressive. The matrix consists of crystallized albite with a small titanite attached on it. The condition over all is very good.
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Size: 9 x 7.7 x 6.6 cm
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The two fat crystals, grown together on this matrix, look very impressive! The crystals are modified by stepped growth, what makes a good contrast to the very nice quartz!
Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnsiche Alpen, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 6.9 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm
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This is an exceptional wulfenite from the classic austrian locale. The crystals have a bright orange color with sharp edges and a very good luster. To find a good wulfenite has become very hard nowadays, while this is an exceptional piece for the advanced collector. No damage is present!
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 3.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
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What a lovely crystal in great condition and high quality!It is highly lustrous, well terminated and with a great color zonation!
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
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Lovely and virtually perfect, this floater is a marvelous composition of purple apatite with accompanying calcite, which adds much to the beauty of this piece. The largest crystal is 1.7 cm long and of fine quality. A distinctly 3-dimensional thumbnail for any collector of fine minerals.
Wurtenkees, Innerfragant, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 6.5 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm
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With a length of 7.5 mm this anatase crystal is virtually a giant, compared to other Austrian anatase. Sitting on a sparkling matrix of feldspar and quartz it is truly impressive and exceptionally rare. Admittedly there is a very small abrasion at the crystal but considering size and rarity I find this very much acceptable. An outstanding piece for any collection of Alpine treasures!
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 6.1 x 2.2 x 2 cm
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This is one doubly-terminated aquamarine with smaller schorl and feldspar sitting on all faces. The crystal nicely shows its primatic shape and the flat terminations. The color ranges from almost colorless terminations to a deep water-blue in the center. This aquamarine is not fully clear but is remarkably lively due to all the pretty details all around. Our video offers a better view to those details and the overall beauty of this specimen!
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size: 9.5 x 5.1 x 6 cm
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Turning this piece around in my hands I can see a distincly 3-dimensional fluorite thats full of wonderful details, nice colors and heavily etched aesthetics. Despite all those fragile, thin structures there is no damage to be found here. A remarkable aspect about this specimen is the color variation, that goes from greenish yellow to pink and purple at the core. A marvelous composition overall and an appelaing sight.
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 3.8 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
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A massy, yet very much elegant specimen of apatite with some accompanying adularia at the lower front. This piece was found in a pocket opened 2004 by Heinz Kirchtag and salvaged arond one year later by Kurt Nowak.The crystal is in superb condition with just some contact at the sides that have no influence on the beauty of this fine piece. Highest luster and a great composition add up to a piece of brilliant aesthetics!
Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 3.5 x 2.7 x 2 cm
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This nicely composed specimen is from the possibly largest ruby depostit in the world near the village of Aliabad. The pinkish-red ruby is translucent and shows a very intense color, expecially at backlight illumination. Many crystals tend to a much darker, more blueish color but this shows a perfect ruby-red. It sits well centred on a white marble matrix that provides a striking contrast. The crystal is flawless with amorphous shape, attractively protruding from the marble. Beautiful and 3-dimensional in person!
Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 2.5 x 0.65 x 0.4 cm
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A very dark, almost black example for richterite, an extremely rare amphibole group silicate. It is a very sharp, slender single crystal with a perfect termination. Some abrasions are present but no actual damage. A rare piece from an uncommon locale.
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 8.6 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
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Several single isolated "snow flakes" of cerussite are distributet about both front and backside of this crystal studded grey matrix. There are some undeniable damages here and there but if you put it in the right angle those are hardly visible and don't disturb the attractive character of this classic piece. Nice quality cerussite on a contrasting matrix.