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Treasure Trove

In this gallery we present some of our very finest mineral specimens!
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A486 - Baryte - SOLD
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Size: 18 x 13.5 x 13 cm
 
WOW! what a huge and perfect baryte ball on dolomite and sphalerite matrix! The ball measures 11 cm in diameter and is very well isolated on all sides. No damage.

A432 - Fluorite - SOLD
Shangbao, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm
 
Super-aesthetic purple fluorite perched on quartz crystals. One of the most striking Shangbao fluorites I have ever seen!

A415 - Gold - SOLD
Verespatak, Transsylvania, Romania
Size: 7.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm
 
WOW! What a striking gold specimen from Verespatak! The leaves are big and have the brightest luster one can look for. the overall composition is truly incredibly fine, what a treasure from this old and defunct classic European locality!

PE02 - Calcite with Duftite and Dioptase - SOLD
Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Size: 15 x 14 x 11 cm
 
Superb oriented duftite and dioptase inclusions in calcite. Gorgeous display and condition!

A229 - Anglesite - SOLD
Touissit, Oujda-Angad Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Size: 9 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm
 
Clear and bright yellow anglesite crystals perched on dark galena matrix! The specimen measures 9 cm in total height. The main anglesite is 5 cm tall and in perfect condition.

FW14 - Fluorite - SOLD
Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Size: 15 x 13 x 8 cm
 
Superb large fluorite cubes on quartz matrix! Gorgeous display and aesthetics!

XY64 - Smoky Quartz Gwindel - SOLD
Val Giuv, Surselva, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 7.5 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm
 
 
 
WOW! BRILLIANCE at its finest level! This killer gwindel specimen has all one can look for! Clarity, super-glossy luster, fantastic shape and perfection all around. What a masterpiece of mother nature!

XY66 - Iron Rose - SOLD
Mörchnerkar, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Tirol, Austria
Size: 5.3 x 5.2 x 4.5 cm
 
WOW!!! What a killer specimen! A wonderful 4 cm hematite is perched on adularia and mica matrix. One of the most aesthetic alpine ironroses i have ever seen! GORGEOUS in person!

XY63 - Smoky Quartz Gwindel - SOLD
Göschener Alp, Göschenen, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 8 x 5.5 x 3 cm
 
WOW! What an amazing gwindel! The twist of this piece is just unbelievable! Gorgeous!

PM68 - Heliodor - SOLD
Volodarsk-Volynskii, Zhytomyr Oblast' (Zhitomir Oblast'), Ukraine
Size: 9 x 4 x 3 cm
 
 
 
WOW! Volodarsk is well known all over the world for its fantastic heliodor crystals, and this is an amazing cabinet sized sample from the famous old finds! The colour is a strong and intense greenish yellow, the best one can look for, and the etching patterns are also exceptionally well fromed all over the surface. The crystal is doubly terminated and in great condition. The termination is fully pristine, there is no damage of any significance. 171 grams of gorgeous gem quality!

PW05 - Azurite - SOLD
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 4.6 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm
 
What a gorgeous miniature! Deep blue azurite crystals sitting on a matrix covered with starkly contrasting rosasite crystals. The piece shows impressively the quality and style of azurite Tsumeb is so famous for. Great aesthetics and composition!

BD03 - Azurite - SOLD
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia
Size: 10.2 x 5 x 2.9 cm
 
What a fantastic Tsumeb azurite! This gorgeous specimen features several sharp and exceedingly lustrous azurite crystals in a slightly diverging crystal cluster. The azurites show the distinct and highly appreciated elongated crystal shape, individuals reach 8.9 cm in length and 1.2 cm in thickness. When backlight most of the crystals glow in a shiny and deep blue along the edges! The termination faces are cascading down on the front face, forming a very aesthetic and well-balanced composition. Close to the bottom some malachite and dolomite matrix is attached, and the very bottom side was altered to malachite, all well-formed and crystallized. There is some small damage present in places, but this is truly a very minor issue in context. The crystal cluster displays very well from the back side, too, and it is in fact an amazing mineral treasure from this defunct locale!