Recently Handled Minerals

This is a huge and very impressive spinel crystal of connoisseur quality level. The colour is a very pleasing and interesting mix of magenta and hot pink, very uncommon and rare. The modified octehedron is pristine all the way around, it is a full floater and well crystalized on all sides. However, i think the most important feature are its marvellous growth patterns. Numerous triangles and other rounded structures grace all the sides. A rare Mogok beauty at its best!

This fantastic rubellite specimen is well known from the Denver Fine Mineral Show poster 2018. A glossy and transparent 4 inch rubellite crystal is accented by a lovely rose of lepidolite and cleavelandite, which is perched to it in the lower third section. The colour is a deep and intense magenta-red, very typical and distinctive of this famous rubellite pocket collected by Ailton Barbosa in 1978. The aesthetics of this rocket-shaped crystal is just breathtaking, and it is very showy from all sides. A perfect rubellite for all connoisseur collectors of tourmaline! Remarkably the crystal has no repair and no restoration.

A wonderful 15mm sphere of black adamite sitting perfectly centered on a limonite covered, gossan matrix. The crystal reflects the light like a disco-ball, the luster is just amazing. The specimen is in pristine condition, there is no damage.

Brilliant and bright green dioptases perched atop a quartz matrix. The crystals are doubly-terminated and measure 12 mm tip to tip. Another lime green species, probably duftite, sets a pleasing contrast which is so typical for the locality. Numerous tiny gemmy dioptases are scattered around the matrix. Striking aesthetics, perfect condition.

The crystal shows multiple sharp terminations and excellent luster combined with fine color and transparency. Wonderful "fenster" textures are present on all crystals. Most remarkable is the very uncommon locality. No significant damage to report.

Highly brilliant rutile crystals to 15 mm in length on nicely contrasting calcite matrix! The rutiles feature beautiful striations and are all doubly terminated. No damage.

Superb floater cluster of thick and totally clear selenite crystals. The picture shows what i consider the back side, it is so good all the way around!

A very large 3.5 cm doubly terminated realgar crystal sits perfectly centered on a matrix made of stibnite and calcite. The specimen is a floater and perfectly crystalized on all sides. Oliver had bought the entire pocket of these wonderful realgar specimens when they came out, and he had kept this amazing miniature specimen in his private collection for good reasons. It is super aesthetic and one of the very best pieces from the find. Certainly it needs protection from the light, as all realgar pieces do.

A superb thumbnail sized specimen featuring a perfect 15 mm, doubly terminated scheelite crystal of lovely blueish-gray and brownish colours. Super aesthetic and hard to find on todays market! Ex Oliver Konczer collection.

Very rare material from this famous classic Austrian locality. It is the most relevant locality for baryte in entire Austria! The crystals are all sharp and well terminated and show steel-blue color with lighter zonings along the edges. The assemble is very 3-dimensional and the piece is in excellent condition all around.

This specimen features a razor sharp and highly lustrous, doubly terminated hematite crystal on matrix! The crystal measures 25 mm in length and is free of any damage. Great aesthetics!

Most of this lustrous crystal shows very fine clarity with only minor internal cracks, the color is an open, light sea blue-green. In the upper quarter you can see steps of green with a thin light pink zoning below the end-point and it doesn´t need any backlight to see these wonderful colors.