Recently Handled Minerals

Large cabinet sized plate of calcite rhombs with a nice reddish hematite inclusion layer on top.

Large spinel twins on a elongated gold crystal aggregate.

Superb spinel twinned gold crystal aggregate!

Clear smoky quartz cluster with minor hematite flakes resting on some of the crystal faces. Excellent clarity, no damage.

A spray of milky quartz crystals set atop lovely pink rhodochrosite crystals. This is a marvellous specimen of great condition and aesthetics. Ex Leo Thalhammer collection.

The combination of both minerals is very rare from this rodingite locality. The vesuvianite developed small crystals up to 10 mm long, and the hessonite shows sharp, glossy faces and nicely contrasting red color.

A large and highly brilliant sphalerite crystal is perfectly perched on a piece of dolomite and calcite matrix. Quite a number of tiny chalcopyrite crystals are scattered around on the sphalerite, another pleasing contrast. Great aesthetics, no damage.

A large well formed cluster of intergrown bright yellow fluorite crystals from this famous classic locality. Two larger main crystals are set in the center! All crystals are very glossy, volume and dimension in combination with luster and intense color give a great visual impact to the piece. Although there are some small damages - for Wölsendorf this is really good condition.

Superb silver crystals from Mexico! The crystal aggregate sits on matrix and has a beautiful reddish patina.

During WW2 the underground shafts were blasted, the last entrance to an old shaft collapsed around a decade ago - there is only a limited number of old specimen and this particular piece is quite remarkable. The crystals feature excellent twins and phantoms. The main crystal is 8.3 cm across, razor sharp along the edges and highly lustrous.

Sharp terminated, bright yellow fluorite crystals on matrix in combination with a well developed baryte rose. Some of the crystals edges show a sharp dark phantom. No significant damages to report.

This is a highly aesthetic specimen featuring several freestanding crystal sheaves of pyromorphite. The crystals have a very nice olive green to brownish colour, and the main crystals show somehow hollow crystal formations at their terminations.