International Minerals #33

Appealing and well formed, tapering, gemmy and lustrous baryte perched in the center of a yellow calcite matrix. This wonderful crystal is 33 mm tall and shows this most intense red-brown color. Nodules in the Pierre Shale have produced what are considered some of the finest barytes in the world. In fact, they are considered modern classics.

Gemmy and highly lustrous orange colored crystals up to 7 mm across. The crystals are isolated and they show great contrast to the light grey matrix. The specimen is in very fine condition overall.

An exceptional rarity from this famous classic locality! The crystals are dodecahedrons modified by the trapezohedron. The gemmy green crystals formed exposed aggregates and show a wonderful contrast to matrix. No significant damages to report.

A wonderful arrangement of intense pink rhodochrosite, which completely replaced the former calcite crystals. A very unusual and rare pseudomorph cast from this famous classic locality!

An exposed copper crystal set at the top of the piece. A well and sharp terminated crystal and fine contrast to matrix. No significant damages to report.

The main crystal is 18 mm across, it shows incredible luster and also the color is very intense - this dimension as well luster and color are exceptional for Kazakhstan; this specimen is very close to best Tsumeb quality!

A very uncommon specimen from the world´s largest fluorite mine. The crystals show bright yellow color with numerous dark violet spots. Partly covered witha thin snowy white layer of quartz. The crystals are very transparent - there is matrix on the reverse, so no backlight was used for photography.

Scheelite from Baia Sprie represent one of the greatest rarities from Romania. The dark grey-blue crystals are up to 9mm across, their faces show excellent luster! The contrast to snow white calcite crystals give a great visual impact to this wonderful rare specimen.

Intense pink cobaltoan calcite crystals with highly lustrous faces in combination with spheres of rare kolwezite. Great and uncommon combination in fine quality!

The main crystal of this rare species "Leukogranat" is 17 mm across! These colorless crystals are most rare! They are transparent like glass, highly lustrous and sharp terminated. Undamaged!

A highly lustrous, double terminated and very transparent crystal in light blue color. Complete all around and even better in person.

What an amazing tourmaline - sharp terminated and lustrous all around! There is a really remarkable combination of colors: Dark green at the base, almost colorless in the middle, a sharp pink zoning and finally sky blue below the end-points.