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Treasure Trove

In this gallery we present some of our very finest mineral specimens!
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TK12 - Azurite - SOLD
Milpillas Mine, Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
Size: 7.3 x 4 x 4.1 cm
 
WOW! What a striking floater cluster of doubly terminated azurites. Razor sharp edges and perfect luster, combined with electric blue colour assign this highly sculptural piece. It is equally fine crystalized all the way around.

A606 - Fluorite - SOLD
Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size: 10 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
 
WOW! The master of Erongo fluorites! Rocket-like scepter shape, blue and green phantoms inside and purple beveled faces in the outline assign this unique and outstanding specimen. No other pieces of this particular style are known, what a gorgeous crystal!

A586 - Tourmaline - SOLD
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size: 15 x 11 x 7.5 cm
 
Large cabinet sized tourmaline from an old find at Paprok mine. The crystals have a hot pink colour and super glossy faces! All the terminations are pristine and free of chipping. Purple lepidolte around the base adds character to this superb piece and completes the great visual impact!

SO02 - Sphalerite - SOLD
Las Manforas Mine (Aliva Mine), Camaleno, Cantabria, Spain
Size: 5.9 x 3 x 2.8 cm
 
What a great European sphalerite! A deep orange-red crystal is perched on a doubly terminated white scalenohedral calcite. Top aesthetics, and no damage. Ex Eric Asselborn collection.

TO01 - Tremolite - SOLD
Merelani Mine, Arusha, Tanzania
Size: 6.5 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
 
This is a huge gemmy tremolite crystal, sharp and well formed. Great condition and colour!

A559 - Gold - SOLD
Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA
Size: 7.8 x 6.6 x 1.3 cm
 
WOW! Sharp and glossy gold crystals on quartz matrix. This is indeed a very aesthetic specimen from the old classic finds.

HR14 - Rubellite - SOLD
Antsira, Sahatany Valley, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 4.5 x 2.4 x 2 cm
 
Perfect rubellite crystal cluster from a very small find. No damage. Small quartz crystals set a nice contrast.

A338 - Euclase - SOLD
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 3.6 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm
 
Amazing deep blue euclase from an old find at Ouro Preto, Brazil. Zero damage.

TL06 - Fluorite - SOLD
De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, De'an Co., Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
Size: 11 x 9.5 x 4.5 cm
 
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.

A339 - Silver - SOLD
Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
Size: 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm
 
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.

XY103 - Fluorite - SOLD
Zinggenstock, Grimsel, Haslital, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 11 x 7.5 x 5 cm
 
WOW! This is indeed a masterpiece fluorite from the famous Rufibach pocket, found 1962 on Vorderer Zinggenstock. The Rufibach family worked at this pocket for decades, and this is one of the very best fluorite specimens i have ever seen from this important alpine location. A large, well formed and totally undamaged fluorite octahedron is perched on a nicely contrasting granite matrix. Small calcites and smoky crystals set a nice contrast. What an awesome killer piece!

XY101 - Smoky Quartz Gwindel - SOLD
Göschener Alp, Göschenen, Uri, Switzerland
Size: 9 x 5.5 x 2 cm
 
WOW!! Amazingly thin and well formed Gwindel, featuring an awesome twist! Totally clear and free of cracks or inclusions, fantastic smoky colour and luster, what else to look for?