Treasure Trove

WOW!!! This is the most aesthetic and most beautiful ironrose i have ever seen from any locality in the Alps! Two rosettes are perched atop white granite matrix, and several brilliant smoky quartz crystals set a beautiful contrast. the luster is brilliant like a mirror on all crystal faces. From the famous Clapasson pocket on Schafberg, Furka region. Indeed a masterpiece creation of mother nature!

WOW! What an incredible jap-law twin on matrix! The quartz crystals have fantastic clarity and luster. the twin is 5.4 cm wide. Zero damage.

WOW! What an amazing pink flurite on calcite matrix! The main crystal measures 2 inches across and is in pristine condition all around! Razor sharp edges, deep red colour and fantastic composition! Just jaw-dropping!

Superb indicolite from an old find in Brazil! The striations are amazing on all sides, and the colour is open and pure! No damage.

WOW! Superb gold leaves resting on a bed of small quartz crystals. The luster of the gold is exceptionally fine here, and the colour is very bright and much more on the yellow side as most pieces from Romania. This is indeed a fantastic small cabinet sample from this classic European locale!

This is a very fine cluster of more than a dozen rhodochrosite crystals to 19 mm tall. The colour is a very pleasing raspberry red, the luster is as good as it could be, and also the overall appearance is just gorgeous! Minor cleaves are present, but these are small in context. The main crystals have distinct flat terminations and are in perfect condition.

WOW! A fabulous 8 cm gwindel and a regular quartz crystal are sitting right in the centre of a quartz crystal gruop. All crystals show incredible luster, truly the very best one can look for, and amazing clarity. The colour is a very appealing medium smokey hue, not dark and not light, very beautiful and eye candy! The specimen got detached from the granite wall still in the pocket during a late period of growth, hence the bottom side is fully recrystallized. It even shows some adularia and rutile sagenite crystals. The entire specimen is in fantastic condition and shape all around - truly a masterpiece of highest standards!

Killer aesthetics and composition! Two ironroses are perched on quartz and granite matrix. A few contacts are present on lower front and on the back side, but they are all hidden and acceptable, given the beauty and rarity of this lovely specimen!

This is an incredibly fine aggregate of thin elongated epidote crystals! Most remarkable is that the specimen is not repaired and in great condition all around. Only very few specimens of this quality and display have been found in recent mining operations over last 15 years. fantastic aestetics, the piece displays very well from both sides!

Superb tourmaline with pink lepidolite crystals attached on the rear side. The crystal is totally gemmy throughout and in pristine condition.

WOW! What a striking closed clear gwindel on matrix!

WOW! What an amazing closed gwindel on matrix! A 3 cm closed and fully pristine gwindel sits in the centre of a 5 inch wide matrix that is richly covered by many sparkling smoky quartz crystals. The quality is indeed striking! One of the best closed gwindels i have seen from the famous Rufibach pocket. No damage.