Recently Handled Minerals

A true and absolutely thought-after European classic. A cluster of bright pink rhodochrosite crystals with an overgrowth of sparkly white quartz points. This specimen is a typical example of what made Romanian minerals so attractive to the collectors and what brought up the fame of the Cavnic mine itself. Ex Alfred Haas coll.

This is from this famous, unique discovery in 2007 (Geoda de Las Calcitas), the most famous, most wanted material ever found at this classic Fluorite locality. The main crystal is 23 mm across. It shows the typical habit with combination of hexaeder and rhomb. The faces are very lustrous, the modification of rhomb are a little frosted. With minor back-light you can see this fantastic purple to blue internal color. The assemble is so aesthetic and contrast with crystalized Calcite is also wonderful. This material is very rare and very hard to obtain and it´s among of the most important classics from Spain.

Highly transparent crystal of vivianite perched on chalcopyrite and marcasite matrix. No damage.

An intense orange, almost red, transparent crystal perched at the top of the piece. Material from the locality is generally rare and hard to obtain.

The Kongsberg silver mines are famous since the 17th ecntury and are for sure the most relevant locality for Native silver world-wide. And here we have a really representive thumbnail - a well formed wire with this wonderful patina. Very aesthetic and on same high quality all the way around.

884 gramm of lustrous, well shaped Scheelite in the most intense color you will ever see of this mineral! This is not orange - this is already red! It looks like lava! Xuebaoding produced amazing Scheelite specimens - but this size, this volume even in union withthis superb color makes this piece stand out the crowd!

Lovely spray of stibnite crystals on a small calcite matrix. Very showy all the way around! Ex Oliver Konczer collection.

Gorgeous etched bi-colour fluorite from Zogno! The colours are lovely, and the composition is just striking! No damage. Ex Robert Brandstetter collection no.677, his label is still coming with the piece.

I saw hundreds of specimen from this discovery - and out of a ton you will not find more than a fist full of pieces which show such perfect quality. The crystals are like glass, each one is highly lustrous, the phantoms are sharp as well and the cryszal tips are in very good condition. Just tiny chips are present, but no significant damage to report.

Nicely etched fluorite crystal cluster from Zogno, Italy. The etching produced numerous new faces, rounded corners, hollow forms, all making up for a wonderful 3-dimensional structure on the front and side faces. No damage.

"The sausage dog" made of a classical, German pyromorphite from Bad Ems. The light orange-brown pyromorphite crystals are scattered throughout the matrix where near the center of balance they create more defined radial clusters. Ex Alfred Haas coll.

A full adamite ball, 17 mm in diameter, sitting on gossan matrix. Perfect, and lovely!