Treasure Trove

WOW!! What an amazing killer! Sharp and pointed, deep red and clear scalenohedrons of rhodochrosite form a wonderful miniature. This is indeed one of the best rhodochrosite specimens i have ever seen in the size range. The luster is fantastic, as good as one can look for! There is a small cleave on one crystal present, but this is truly minor in context. The overall composition is fabulous, and the visual impact is gorgeous, the piece even glows from the distance!

Wonderful bicoloured sceptre tourmaline of typical habit from Pederneira mine. The termination faces are well formed and fully pristine. Note the beautiful colour zones and very clear section in top half of the crystal.

This is a very large spinel twinned cold crystal, definitely one of the very best pieces coming from the new find. A 20 mm single gold crystal is perchen on top. Quartz and calcite inclusions are present as side species.

What an amazing smoky quartz specimen. Three freestanding exposed and elongated crystals are surrounded by numerous smaller ones attractively set on light granite matrix. The contrast is spectacular and the quality of all smoky quartz crystals is gorgeous - they show this most wanted dark red-brown color, razor sharp termination and highest possible luster. There are no internal cracks or inclusions, they are all water-clear! Superb condition and aesthetics.

What an amazing spinel twinned gold crystal aggregate! It features very beautiful and sharp crystals along an elongated spine. One of very few full miniature sized samples of the new find.

This crystal shows a pleasing pink colour and blue colouration in the core section. It is doubly-terminated and showy sharp striations on either side. Both terminations are well formed and pristine.

This is indeed a fantastic chalcocite specimen from a classic European locality. Two aggregates of twinned chalcocite crystals are resting on a well contrasting matrix of white, sparkling calcite crystals. The specimen has great aesthetics as well as great provenance! It comes from the famous collection of Dr. Siegmund, Vienna, and his label is still coming with the specimen. A very significant specimen in many respects!

WOW! Incredible deep green tsavorite garnets on graphite matrix! The crystals have a fantastic green colour and especially the main crystal features truly an awesome brilliance. Wide parts are gemmy and clear. All the edges show nicely bevelled faces. There is a minor contact on the rear side, but this is forgivable and not a detraction when displayed from the front. What a rare and well formed miniature of highest standards!

WOW! What a superb rhodochrosite crystal on wonderful quartz matrix! The crystal measures 3.9 x 3.5 cm and comes from the famous porcelain pocket. Some teraedrite, pyrite and galena crystals give a nice contrast. The crystal has fantastic luster and a deeply saturated red colour! The piece just glows, even from the distance!

Gorgeous clear blades of deep orange wulfentes fully covering a vug in gossan matrix. The luster and colour reminds me of wulfenites from San Francisco mine, I have never seen this amazing quality coming from any other pocket in Iran before! Vanadinite inclusions and partial coverage of calcite balls on the upper ridge set a striking colour contrast. Indeed one of the most beautiful wulfenite specimens to come yet from Iran! Enquiries about price are welcome.

WOW! What a fantastic tourmaline crystal group on purple lepidolite! The specimen features a fantastic bicolour "watermelon" style. Both colours are bright, intense and very well balanced. Indeed, the colours and the amazing composition are just mind-blowing! One of the crystals is repaired once, and on one spot there has been a small restoration done. All of these little condition issues are very well acceptable once a specimen has this outstanding beauty and gorgeous visual impact!

WOW! Fantastic multiple-coloured tourmaline crystals from California! The piece features two tourmaline crystals in a cluster with wonderful white albite rosettes. Gorgeous aesthetics!