Recently Handled Minerals
Jaquetô Mine, Guaratinga, Bahia, Brazil
Size: 4.4 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
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Fantastic barrel-shaped aquamarine from an old classic find! The crystal shows very nice etching patterns on all sides. The clarity is amazing in person, truly much better than my camera eye could get it. No damage.
Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Size: 8.9 x 6 x 2.6 cm
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Hands down, this is the most colourful specimen I have ever owned! A full rainbow spectrum of iridescence is covering lovely botryoidal goethites. Definitely one of the best specimens from this locality! No damage.
Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Size: 4.4 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
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Superb miniature featuring sharp and glossy crystals on a floater specimen. Very sculptural piece, great condition all around!
Tiefengletscher, Furka, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
Size: 7.7 x 5.5 x 4.2 cm
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Pink octahedral fluorites sitting on snow white calcite matrix. Very nice specimen from a small find in the Furka region.
Fibbia, Tessin, Switzerland
Size: 3.7 x 3.6 x 1.9 cm
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Superb cluster of highly lustrous hematites on schist matrix! This piece is a true killer miniature, it is perfect all the way around.
Inasana, Itremo massif, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
Size: 4.8 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
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A freestanding water-clear twinned crystal (var. Japan-law twin) attractively perched on tiny quartz crystals. This twin is sharp terminated and very glossy, the assemble is very aesthetic! No significant damages to report.
Saurüssel, Mörchnerkar, Zillertal, Tirol, Austria
Size: 8.9 x 3.8 x 5.8 cm
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A 33 mm sceptre amethyst standing upright on matrix, not repaired! The bright matrix indicates at first sight that it comes from the famous Saurüssel mining area. The sceptre head shows lovely fensters, also so typical of this locality. Minor sagenite rutile is present in a 15 mm cluster. No damage.
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.