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The size of this elongated prismatic quartz is totally stunning in person but even more so for its striking quality! After a murky zone at the bottom where it grew on the rock face the crystal turns completely limpid and stays that way up to the sharp and pointed termination! The surface shows wet-look luster on the front faces which is amazingly beautiful in person. Some iron oxide inclusions towards the termination but also on the bottom add a golden color that is very much characteristic for the region. The whole piece is in outstanding condition with some rough edges at the backside but no visible damage!
Gstöhl-Bruch, Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria
Size: 9.1 x 7.3 x 5.7 cm
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Grapes of rich golden color are embedded in a dark grey shale matrix surrounded by a thin white quartz vein. This rounded pyrite is unique to the locale and very much attractive in person! It is in flawless condition all around and has a nice sparkling effect. Like christmas glitter balls but astonishingly all natural. A great locality piece but also a rare chance to diversify your Alpine mineral collection!
Schwarze Wand, Hollersbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3.7 x 3.6 x 1.4 cm
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Lovely little specimen from this highly coveted locale! It is richly covered in deep red hessonites of sparkling luster! The largest crystal is around 9 mm in diameter which is a significant size for the locale. A rare and definitely beautiful specimen of Alpine garnet!
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This etched aquamarine is a gemmy, doubly-terminated exemplar with distinct ocean-blue color. It is in excellent condition and shows a very attractive lustrous surface structure!
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 3.7 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
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Extremely sharp and well defined hematite on a thin piece of mica matrix. Especially the front view shows very best metallic luster, a sharp hexagonal shape and a well detailed rosette towards the center. The condition is close to flawelss with only some micro-abrasions, visible only under magnification. An absolutely lovely specimen of striking quality!
Seebachtal, Ankogelgruppe, Mallnitz, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 10.2 x 6.9 x 5.5 cm
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This is really a fascinating piece. Not only is it an important exemplar from a historic find. The aesthetics and crystal quality are absolutely stunning too!
The main apatite is a colorless jewel of superb quality, single isolated on a contrasting grey matrix. It is complete and flawless with brilliant luster on all sides. It measures 1.2 cm long and up to 1.2 cm in diameter.
The supporting matrix is a crystallized wonderland of smaller apatites, adularia, light green epidote and chlorite that beautifully emphasizes the main apatite!
Schwarzes Hörndl, Untersulzbachtal, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 7.5 x 4.6 x 4 cm
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These shiny red-golden rutile needles are a rare find in the Alps and particularly attractive. In this case the rutile is grown on a black chlorite matrix like golden grass which is not only unique but also extremely appealing! There is no visible damage or anything that would destract from the beauty of this specimen!
Chia Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 5 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
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Great luster and clarity as well as a distinct and well defined shape make this colorless euclase elegant and highly appealing! With a size of 5 cm it is absolutely amazing for this rare gemstone material! The crystal is completely flawless. Even the bottom is not broken but re-crystallized.
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It's a marvelous emerald thumbnail specimen of great aesthetics and perfection! The single emerald shows absolutely brilliant luster and gemminess as well as intensive green color! It is set on a well crystallized and balanced off-white calcite matrix. The emerald has a flat termination with minimal but glossy bevels all around. It is completely flawless!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 11.6 x 10.1 x 8.6 cm
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Smoky quartz from the Cavradi gorge is not exactly common, especially when it comes to large and massive specimens like this one! The main crystal is stunning 11.2 cm long and 7 cm broad and is attractively perched on a piece of rock matrix. Through the transparent quartz you can see this matrix which really brings live to the crystal! It is highly lustrous, shows dark and warm brown color and is a complete doubly terminated crystal. One small chip at the bottom is the only little flaw, the rest is perfect. The matrix has some smoky quartz side crystals as well as hematites, mostly at the underside. The whole specimen is impressive in size as well as quality and it's totally outstanding for the locale!
Erongo Mts., Karibib Constituency, Namibia
Size: 7.2 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm
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This is a highly attractive schorl from the Erongo Mountains that shows uttermost perfection and very well focussed aesthetics!
The schorl itself is jet-black, highly lustrous and with a beautiful stepped growth on all sides that leads towards a pointed termination.
A ridge of contrasting white feldspar along the right side and a small group of smoky quartz crystals perched to the left side both perfect the overall picture!
Absolutely lovely aesthetics and brilliant crystal quality!
Rudabánya, Kazincbarcika, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
Size: 12 x 5.9 x 2 cm
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A coral-like construct of sharply crystallized copper. The copper has no coating or patina but shows its very good rust-brown color. The second picture shows the specimen with incident daylight which very well presents that aspect. The specimen is all complete with no damage or even contacts. The largest crystals reach around 7 mm in length.