Treasure
Kigom, Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria
Size: 8.5 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
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What a stunning emerald! Two elongated crystals are stacked together measuring up to 8.5cm in length. The group has a very nice green color, while it is partially gemmy. It has a wonderful beveled termination and good luster. The whole specimen is in a very good condition all around, while the main crystals are completely flawless. Only the small side crystal is not crytallized at the lower side! Luckily this is not visible from the front side!
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 14.2 x 9.5 x 7 cm
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WOW, to get an aquamarine in the cabinet size range of this calibre is more or less impossible! This piece is famous and well known in the mineral world, as it was one of the major pieces in the magnificent Joseph Freilich collection, auctioned by Sotheby's in New York, 2001. After that it went to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, where it was on display until 2008. I have seen only a few aquamarines in this league over all, while all these are in famous collections or museums like in Houston. The two elongated crystals, with a length of 10.5cm, are shooting out vertically of the well crystalized matrix, like a rocket into heaven! The crystal has a beautiful turquois-blue color, depending on the light source used! The prism faces are highly lustrous, showing a beautiful grooving, what looks gorgeous! This you can also see very well on the attached video. It is glassy with some horizontal, cloudy inclusions, which brings a lot of live into it. It shows some minor edgewear at the termination, what is hardly visible from the front and fully accaptable considering the beauty of this piece! The matrix is consisting of well crystallized feldspar in association with mica, what gives a very good accent to the white feldspar and the aquamarine. The visual impact of this piece is breathtaking, while it easily would be a center piece in every worldwide collection of the high end collector. EX: Obodda, Freilich, Lavinsky, Schorsch and Shogan collections! price on request
Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 11.6 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
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I have just very rarely seen an indicolite of that size, having such a stunning color. It is beautiful elongated, glossy and gemmy. The color is wonderful blue with a touch of green. It is in a very good condition with no damage worth to mention! On the back side is a contact, which is not visible from the front and therefore fully acceptable. It does not detract the beauty of this specimen at all. A perfect fit for all collectors interested in beautiful gem crystals!
Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
Size: 10.4 x 8.3 x 7.7 cm
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The aesthetics of this specimen is absolutely worldclass and the best you can get! Two octahedron crystals are stacked together on a cluster of quartz, which is shooting out in all directions forming this superb specimen. With a size of 6 cm on edge the fluorite is very impressive! The color is very nice pale green, with a slight core of pink. It is completely flawless all around without the smallest ding and very 3-dimensional and showy from all sides.
Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Du Ab District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 7.1 x 2.2 x 2.3 cm
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The most important point on this crystal is the highly appreciated open turquoise-green color! This is very rare and much more valuable then the regulary green color. The crystal is very glassy and lustrous, with a very sharp and pointed termination. Except some very tiny edgewear, which is really hard to see and not important therefore, this piece is pristinte all around. Over all this is a beautiful gem crystal of high quality and very hard to get nowadays.
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size: 14.3 x 10.8 x 8 cm
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Many crystals are stacked together here forming this incredible cluster of aquamarine! It has a very impressive size of 14.3 cm and a great visual impact therefore. The crystals are glassy and highly lustrous. The whole group is in a very good condition. There is just one small chip on one of the sides, which is very hardly visible over all. Many small crystals of schorl are attached at the back side, while some are grown into the aquamarine as well! A small group of quartz is attached to the right side, giving a very nice contrast to the huge group of aquamarines. It is very showy from all sides, 3-dimensional and as a small extra, this group has a water bubble included running up and down the specimen for around 6 cm once turned around. Nowadays it is very hard to get specimens like this from Pakistan. The mining process has become very extensive and therefore all new pieces are highly priced at the mines already. This group was mined many years ago, what is the reason why I can still offer it for a fair price. price on request
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Size: 6.1 x 2.7 x 2.8 cm
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Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 18 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
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Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Size: 5.4 x 4.8 x 3 cm
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Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 8.7 x 5.4 x 3.3 cm
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (1972 pocket), Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
Size: 8.5 x 7 x 5 cm
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N`Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
Size: 7.2 x 6.6 x 5.6 cm
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