International minerals #30

A wonderful arrangement of highly lustrous, intense purple amethyst crystals set on matrix. This matrix is covered with a light green epidote layer, which gives a lot of contrast and great visual imoact to this very aesthetic specimen.

A cluster of Cuprite crystals with one exposed crystal pereched at the top. The crystals are all partly replaced with intense reen Malachite, which is typically for the locality.

Numerous bloky wulfenite crystals with intense orange color attractively set on dark matrix with a light frame along the edges of 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.

Field collecting is prohibited on Serifos island since decades, collectors even get arrested for digging! So all we have is a limited number from old collections - very hard to obatin on todays market. And this is not just a sample - it is a wonderful group of unsual sharp terminated crystals with glossy faces. They formed a star-like assemble and the specimen is is great condition all around.

The crystals of this specimen show very rare modifications, which make this specimen so exceptional It is out of the famous fluorite collection of Robert Brandstetter and comes with his personal label.

First I have to mention, that photos don´t do justice to this piece. This cluster is almost formed like a cross - all crystals show the typical modifications; they are sharp terminated and very glossy, the clarity is very good, too. Ex Robert Brandstetter coll.

More uncommon specimen for the locality - usually the Spessartine crystas are more orange and much lighter. Here we have almost red, dark crystals - and they are all highly lustrous. In the center you can see an exposed Smoky Quartz, which is covered with micor crystals of spessartine and one large crystal attached to the end-points. Very aesthetic, the quality and luster is much better in person. No significant damages to report. Ex Alfred Haas coll.

Rare material from South Africa! The crystal shows a rare habit - a so called "Ochsenauge", this habit is a octahedron with convex edges, this habit was found only at half a dozen localities world-wide - most famous von Schönbrunn, Germany, also known from Barjatia, Russia and from New Mexico, USA. For the locality probably unique. The crystals shows red iron-inclusions and blue color tones when backlit. It is resting on a partly crystalized Quartz. Ex Robert Brandstetter coll.

Classic material from the largest fluorite mine on this planet. Unfortunately it´s industrial mining and closed for field-collectors. Here we have green cubic crystals with sharp violet zonings along the edges. No significant damages to report. Ex Robert Brandstetter coll., will come with his personal label.

Great color, amazing contrast and a rare combination with barite. The frosted fluorite crystals are all sharp terminated and show the most intense color we know from the Blanchard mining group. Most times this material is only labeled as "Blanchard mine", in fact these are 13 different mines - the particular specimen is from the South Cut prospect. Ex Robert Brandstetter coll., will come with his personal label.

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.