Recently Handled Minerals
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA
Size: 2.2 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm
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Gorgeous thumbnail featuring three ball-shaped aggregates of deeply orange arsenian pyromorphite on matrix. Pristine all around and great aesthetics!
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 8.6 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm
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This is a classic Santa Rosa tourmaline featuring the distinctive green and blue hues. It is a superb composite cluster of several crystals in parallal growth. The top terminations are nicely stepped and all in pristine condition, the bottom termination is naturally etched and also fully crystalized. Great colours and shape!
Chia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 18.5 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm
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WOW! What a gorgeous multiple-coloured tourmaline crystal! The picture was just made with natural daylight from the back side, no artificial light used, and the colours are indeed that strong and intense. There is one repair right above the pink zone, but this was professionally done and is barely visibly. The termination is perfect and shows a pleasing yellow colour. The sidecar crystals are all terminated. The size of the crystal is indeed shocking, it is a true masterpiece for an advanced collector of gem species!
Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size: 5.4 x 4.7 x 3.9 cm
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Clear and deep purple amethysts on dolomite and quartz matrix. Great aesthetics, no damage.
Ganesh Himal, Somdang, Bagmati, Nepal
Size: 8.7 x 7.3 x 4.6 cm
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Superb clear quartz of Tessin style on pericline crystals. Great aesthetics, no damage!
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Size: 6.8 x 5 x 3.2 cm
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This is a superb crocoite cluster from the red River pocket zone. Deep red colour and superb luster decorate this highly aesthetic specimen. It can be shipped mounted in an acrylic box.
North Carolina, USA
Size: 6.7 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm
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Beautiful scepte amethyst showing great fenster structures on the side and termination faces. Minor damage is present on the sides, not on the crystal tip, but the piece is still in good condition and shape! There is an interesting water bubble inclusion moving more than 1 cm included in the top right edge. An old label dated at 1968 is coming with the piece.
Kautenbach, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size: 3.3 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
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Great miniature from this old and defunct locale! Sharp barral-shaped crystals form a lovely crystal cluster. Great aesthetics and condition.
Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil
Size: 6.1 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
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Wonderful sandy inclusions inside a totally clear quartz crystal. The bottom is fully recrystallized. The phantom is clear and very well visible, better than the pictures can convey!
Rogerley Mine, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England
Size: 11 x 6 x 7.6 cm
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WOW! What a classic English masterpiece! Found in the famous "Jewel Box Pocket" in Summer 2008, this piece is easily one of the very best specimens from the recent mining period at the Rogerly mine! The luster and clarity of this particular pocket is shockingly fine and still unrivaled. Three large and sharp twins rest amidst smaller fluorite and galena crystals on a cabinet sized matrix. Published in Lapis magazine several times (January 2010 issue), and in the book "Mineralienbilder" by Hilde Könighofer, page 145. The clarity is fantastic and the fluorescence in daylight is just jaw-dropping! A masterpiece by all standards! Ex Robert Brandstetter collection.
Sidi Lahcen Mine, Nador, Morocco
Size: 12.3 x 9.8 x 8.4 cm
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Amazing blue barite flower on calcite and limonite matrix! The crystal cluster is in superb condition and well crystalized all around!
Mt Kare Mine, Mt Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
Size: 3 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
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Nicely crystalized, very 3-dimensional gold leaves from an old and defunct locality in Papua New Guinea. A total floater and complete all around.