Recently Handled Minerals
Minerva Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Size: 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm
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Amazing multicolour fluorites and scalenohedral calcites on top! Gorgeous aesthetics and visual impact!
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 3.6 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm
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Amazing deep blue euclase from an old find at Ouro Preto, Brazil. Zero damage.
Potosí Mine, Aquiles Serdán, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Size: 8.4 x 8 x 6.5 cm
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WOW! What an amazing cactus quartz! A second gerneration of thin needle quartz crystals has fully covered a first generation of larger crstals. The hematite coating sets a lovely colour contrast. Zero damage.
Sacarimb, Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania
Size: 9.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm
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Superb and brilliant nagyagite crystals on quartz and rhodochrosite matrix.
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 2.8 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm
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Pefect bluecap tourmaline from the classic old find.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size: 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm
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Gorgeous wulfenites on top of mottramite matrix. Found in summer 2016, this pocket yielded a totally new and distinct style.
De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, De'an Co., Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
Size: 11 x 9.5 x 4.5 cm
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Gorgeous purple cubes with rounded edges from a very special and unique find! This piece is one of the very best specimens that came from this amazing pocket. No damage.
Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
Size: 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm
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WOW!! What an amazing masterpiece! Large and sharp silver crystals up to 25 mm across in a 250 grams floater cluster of pure silver! Ex Anton Berger, Karabacek, Weinberger collections.
Wieliczka Mine, Wieliczka, Małopolskie, Poland
Size: 13 x 10 x 9 cm
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Large clear fluorite cubes on matrix. No damage.
Rogerley Mine, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England
Size: 8.5 x 7 x 5 cm
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Superb twinned gem fluorites on matrix. No damage.
Plattenberg, Valsertal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 8.2 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm
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Highly lustrous hematite blades covering 3 sides of a smoky quartz crystal, what a wonderful encasement!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 5.6 x 4.8 x 1.1 cm
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What an amazing floater cluster from Cavradi gorge! A flat and elongated, totally clear quarz crystal rests on top of another equally fine one. Surprisingly, and 100% sure, there is no repair!