Recently Handled Minerals

What a fantastic European classic piece! Rosia Montana (Hungarian Verespatak) has produced the finest gold specimens ever to come from any European source. Unfortunately, the modern gold mining process does not give miners a chance to collect crystal samples any longer, and consequently the mines have not been producing new collector grade specimens for many decades. Great samples can only be found in old collections and museums, but they hardly ever show up on the market. This piece is one of the very finest i have ever had the pleasure to handle. A piece of mother rock covered by sparkling little quartz crystals is host to bright and beautiful gold leaves, forming a wonderful combination of modern aesthetics and classic style. The entire piece is richly covered by gold and very well balanced. A gorgeous classic piece!

WOW! This is one of the biggest alpine phenakites i have ever seen from any alpine locality. Three crystals, in almost parallel growth form an excellent rare cluster. The bottom side includes just a little bit of white granite matrix, it is not broken or contacted. The stepped terminations give special character to this gorgeous piece. What a highlight for every alpine collection!

A thumbnail with perfect aesthetic assemble! Sharp terminated, glossy and freestanding ettringite in intense yellow color set on small base of colorless matrix. The specimen looks great in various positions, it doesn´t show any significant damages.

Etched quartz at its best! Sharp, clear and lustrous; a crazy unusual form move this piece to another level - it truly stands out of the crowd. Completely floating and well-shaped all around. A superb miniature.

Botryoidal calcite and a spray of stibnite forming a very aesthetic and highly balanced specimen. The combination is indeed very rare, and specimens like this are almost impossible to obtain today. Great condition and shape!

Intense dark red inesite exposed on matrix. The inesite crystals are partly covering hubeite, which also is scattered all over the matrix. The assemble is really very aesthetic and shows a great visual impact. No damage.

Deeply red and sharp proustite crystals perched atop native arsenic. The luster is exceptionally fine, and the crystals show a fantastic colour when backlight. Great condition and shape!

A classic, honey coloured, twinned calcite crystal perched on top of a dolomite matrix. This specimen comes from the "Mineralien Museum der Humboldt Universität Berlin", two old labels are coming with the piece. The matrix is in fact much larger than shown on the picture, it is easily the size of the calcite crystal, possibly even a bit larger. No damage. A classic and very aesthetic specimen! Ex Oliver Konczer collection #417.

Superb szenicsite crystals to 31 mm forming a very nice and aesthetic group! Szenicsite crystals are very rare and do hardly ever get that big. The piece comes with an original handwritten labal by Terry Szenics.

Razor sharp and well terminated, glossy hausmannite crystals formed a very 3-dimensional specimen. Pink datolithe crystals add a lot of interest and contrast to the piece. Very rare combination! No damage.

Large sharp terminated lustrous crystals formed this very 3-dimensional specimen. The combination with sparkling micro-crystals of pyrite and marcasite is very attractive. No damage to any crystals on the front side.

A large and nicely isolated octahedral scheelite crystal resting on a bed of mica. The scheelite has an exceptionally deep orange colour. It is in pristine condition and measures 4.7 cm across. Great aesthetics and visual impact! Ex Oliver Konczer collection.