International Minerals #12
Sosedka Mine, Malkhan, Siberia, Russia
Size: 5.6 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
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Superb rubellite crystal from the recent finds at Malkhan. The crystal is exceptionally clear and totally free of any damage. Minor mica crystals are present in the lower section, also on the lower back side. It has beautiful striations and an amazing termination!
St. Andreasberg, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size: 5 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm
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Large dyscrasite crystals on galena matrix. Lovely composition, and very showy from all sides.
East Green Mine, Saline Mines, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Size: 8.2 x 4.9 x 4.3 cm
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Fantastic bi-colour fluorites forming a beautiful cluster! The colour is a very deep and strong yellow, framed by a thin purple layer and a blueish clear zone outside. A small calcite on the side sets a nice contrast. No damage to all crystals in the centre, the outline certainly shows the usual contacts. A very colourful specimen with great visual impact!
Volodarsk-Volynskii, Zhytomyr Oblast' (Zhitomir Oblast'), Ukraine
Size: 6.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
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Awesome doubly terminated heliodor crystal of top quality and shape! No damage.
Mogok, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar
Size: 10 x 8 x 8 cm
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This is a gorgeous 1 kilogram topaz of top colour and shape! The clarity is also amazing, the luster is as good as one can look for! Wow! What a fantastic gem crystal!
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Size: 7.9 x 6.9 x 5.8 cm
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A wonderful 7.1 cm wide butterfly twin on sphalerite matrix. The clarity is excellent, and also the colour is a very fine deep amber brown, as so typical of these. There is tiny rubbing present on the edges, but it is truly very small and not a detraction. Superb composition and showy all around! The sphalerites are very well formed on the rear side.
N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
Size: 4 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm
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What a lovely doubly-terminated, elongated hematite with side cars! No damage.
Cavnic Mine (Kapnik), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramures Co., Romania
Size: 3.6 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
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Amazing cluster of composite gold leaves from Cavnic! The gold has superb luster and is very well formed all the way around.
Barra de Salinas Mine, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 4.5 x 0.6 x 0.7 cm
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Killer sceptre bic-colour tourmaline in perfect condition.
Ankazobe Town, Analamanga, Madagascar
Size: 7.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
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Superb bi-colour heliodor from the recent finds featuring the "red head". No damage.
Schlaining, Burgenland, Austria
Size: 6.4 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
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A fine single stibnite crystal from Austria.
Sosedka Mine, Malkhan, Siberia, Russia
Size: 11.5 x 7.5 x 6 cm
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WOW!!! What a masterpiece of mother nature! A lovely matrix formed by a doubly terminated smoky crystal, white albites and white mica crystals is topped by two wonderful deep pink tourmalines. The beauty and aesthetics of the specimen is indeed jaw-dropping, only very few specimens of this lovely composition have been found at the locality. Gorgeous indeed!