Recently Handled Minerals

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.

Superb cluster of pagoda style calcite, partly covered by dark iron oxides. Great aesthetics and complete all around! No significant damage to report. Ex Oliver Konczer collection.

A beautiful cinnabar crystal sizzing on dolomite and quartz matrix. The crystal measures 1.7 cm across. Ex Oliver Konczer collection.

The sharp octahedrons are up to 18 mm across, a remarkable size for the locality and a very eye-catching sample with lots of well exposed crystals.

The main crystal is 12 mm across, it shows intense blue color and good contrast to the matrix. The locality produced the very finest lazulites of any European deposit. The discovery was famous, and fine pieces are very rare and hard to obtain today.

This is a so called "feather" calcite, based on the typical, unique texture of the brownish crystals. A nice and well formed sample from this famous discovery.

Intense orange-yellow fan-shaped mimetite crystals with sparkling faces on a well balanced matrix, a little green spot of malachite sets a lovely contrast. A really nice sample in excellent quality!

Lovely blades of manganoan calcite sitting on a host rock primarily made of sphalerite and pyrite. A classic Cavnic piece (found 1969) in great shape and condition. Ex Leo Thalhammer collection, his label is coming with the piece.

This piece features a beautiful cluster of thick and lustrous descloizite crystals, resembling a flower shape. The crystals show multiple extra faces along the edges and excellent luster. No damage to report.

Wow! What a huge euchroite crystal sitting on rock matrix. The crystal measures 22 mm across. 1 repair.

WOW! What a rich and well defined sample of classic German proustite. The mining district of Schlema, Saxony is well known in the mineral world for its sharp and fiercy red proustite crystals. This specimen is a complete solid mass of proustite crystals throughout, it certainly was collected in an exceptionally rich ore vein. Individual crystals reach a length up to 3.5 cm. The first picture shows the specimen glowing deeply red in backlight, but even the other pictures in regular led light show a significant red hue, which is even better in the hand. Ex H.-G. Penndorf collection, Dresden, coll.no.811. Two of his labels are still comimg with the piece, stating the piece was found in 1960 in Gang Brahma on 720 meters below sea level.

Sharp spinel twins stacked to a lovely elongated gold crystal cluster. Hoppered growth patterns are well visible along the crystal edges.