Recently Handled Minerals

This lustrous and sharp terminated crystal shows various steps of green, a darker area in the middle and a concentration of pink below the end-point. Translucency is very fine, it needs only minor backlight to expose these colors. Three repairs and a few restorations were done professionally.

Two completely free-standing and well exposed dioptase crystals up to 20 mm set on white calcite. The crystals show fantastic luster and this wonerful, intense and glowing green color. The contrast to calcite is pure eye-candy, minor duftite is also present. Great aesthetics and condition.

Sharp and well termianted smithsonite crystals up to 20 mm across nicely perched on rock ore matrix! A few of the crystals feature beautiful iron inclusions and show intense red colour zoning. A very uncommon piece with nice contrast and remarkable crystal size. No significant damages to report.

Sphereical aggregates of sparkling, sharp and roayal blue azurite crystals attractively set on intense green malachite. Really a superb contrast and a more uncommon style for this famous classic locality.

Sharp, tapering mimetite crystals to 17 mm on matrix.

This is a lovely pseudomorph of malachite ps. azurite, very aesthetic and showy all around! The floater matrix is covered by several dozen sparkling cerussite twins.

A chatoyant spray of Malachite set on black "glaskopf" matrix. Very rare material from an old, even prehestoric locality. First activity of the mine dates back to the last bronze age. Ex Heinrich Prager collection, his label is coming with the piece.

A water-clear, sharp and lustrous rock crystal with lots of red rutile crystals inside, a few siderites is also present. No damage.

A clear and sharp quartz crystal, 9 cm tall and 3 cm wide, standing in upright position on mother rock. White pericline crystals set a lovely contrast on the side. However, the best feature are the rutile and chlorite inclusions in the lower half, quite typical for the locality, but rarely that rich and beautiful.

Three aquamarine crystals up to 14 mm in length embedded in biotite schist matrix. The crystals show glassy character and fine sky blue color. Aquamarine from the locality represents an exceptional rarity and so it is on high relevance for the area. Ex Heinrich Prager collection.

A razor sharp terminated, water-clear rock crystal raisig up on small matrix. The shape looks like a rocket, ready for take-off. The quality is superb - the faces of the crystal show mirror luster and very attractive textures. The contrast to matrix is also very eye-catching and the piece looks wonderful in each angle. Hairy rutiles are growing up inside the crystal from the base, forming also a brownish sagenite of about 1 cm size. No damages to report, even the small crystal on matrix are in fine condition.

What a stunning bicolour tourmaline with multiple sidecars. The termination is very well formed, it shows steep angles and additional bevels at the tip. No significant damage to report.