Recently Handled Minerals
Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Size: 5.6 x 2.8 x 4.8 cm
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Intense blue linarite crystals on galena, very typical combination of this locality.
Antsira, Sahatany Valley, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 5.4 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm
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Deep red rubellites perched on snow white feldspar matrix! This spcimen is one of very few matrix specimen from a small and limited pocket which was discovered in 2016. The lying crystal on the left side is doubly terminated, no damage at all!
N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
Size: 17.4 x 6.4 x 6 cm
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Rhombohedral hot pink rhodochrosite crystals are forming botryoidal shapes on brown gageite and mangan ore matrix! Only a small and very limited find yielded this unique style and combination. This is an amazing cabinet sized piece of excellent quality and condition!
Ganesh Himal, Somdang, Bagmati, Nepal
Size: 10.1 x 4.9 x 3.4 cm
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Wow - really a fantastic piece! The "matrix" is a twinned, snowy white, well shaped pericline crystal. The lustrous main crystal is raising up vertically. It is razor sharp terminated, luster is as good as it ever could be! The dark green phantoms show a spectacular contrast to pericline. Rarely I saw such an aesthetic specimen, not from Ganesh, neither from any other locality! No significant damages to report.
Tiefengletscher, Furka, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
Size: 7.5 x 4.8 x 2 cm
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Lovely pink fluorites scattered on granite matrix. The edges are slightly water worn and a little bit rounded.
Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size: 11.7 x 11.4 x 3 cm
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Black fluorites scattered on a nicely contrasting quartz matrix. One small galena is also present, sitting on a fluorite crystal. The fluorites have sharp edges and great luster. Ex Robert Brandstetter collection No.491
Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 4.7 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
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Beautiful brookites perched on quartz crystals. Great shape and condition. Ex Wilfried Schlosser collection.
Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 6.4 x 6.3 x 2.5 cm
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WOW! What a fantastic tourmaline crystal group on purple lepidolite! The specimen features a fantastic bicolour "watermelon" style. Both colours are bright, intense and very well balanced. Indeed, the colours and the amazing composition are just mind-blowing! One of the crystals is repaired once, and on one spot there has been a small restoration done. All of these little condition issues are very well acceptable once a specimen has this outstanding beauty and gorgeous visual impact!
Mt. Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
Size: 10.5 x 3.4 x 5.1 cm
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Elongated aegirine crystals on smoky quartz and parisite. Very beautiful specimen of this rare combination!
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
Size: 5.8 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
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Deep red vanadinites on nicely contrasting baryte crystals.
Jonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 5.3 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
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This is a superb doubly-terminated rubellite crystal from the famous Jonas pocket. The colour still sets a standard in the mineral world, and has not been surpassed for many years. The upper termination is in perfect condition, there is just one small nick close to the lower end, insignificant and not visible from the front side. A gorgeous crystal from the best rubellite pocket ever found.
Schwaz, Brixlegg, Tyrol, Austria
Size: 10.4 x 8.8 x 6.3 cm
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Lovely blue botryoidal aragonite from Tyrol.