Recently Handled Minerals

A highly lustrous, water-clear and free-standing light smoky gwindel set on matrix and framed with ragular rock crystals. A few faces are just powdered with chlorite, which gives more contrast and color to this spectacular piece.

This is one of the very best olmiite miniatures we have ever seen! Two richly coloured olmiite spheres up to 2.7 cm in diameter are associated with two individual crystal aggregates. The whole cluster is on matrix and undamaged all around! Ex Charlie Key collection.

This is indeed a large and well formed crystal, considering the rarity of the species. The colour is more yellow in person, and the clarity is much better than shown on my picture.

A free-standing, sharp terminated, lustrous and partly gemmy aquamarine crystal set on glossy smoky quartz crystals with a diagonal schorl crystal behind the Aquamarine. This is really a very aesthetic combination in fine quality. No significant damages to report. BITTE NACHMESSEN: habe 2 Angaben: 2.6 od 2.2???

A large octahedral fluorite crystal, which is 51 mm across, perched on a lovely matrix covered with tiny, milky Quartz crystals. The faces of the fluorite look frosted and the intense green color shows a wonderful contrast to the matrix. No significant damages to report.

A really fine specimen from this quite recent discovery. Water-clear, glossy quartz crystals show sharp red phantoms inside each crystal. The main crystals formed a very aesthetic v-shape. No significant damages to report.

A spectacular cluster of intense green fluorite crystals featuring modified crystal habit. They show excellent translucency - only minor backlight helps to expose a wonderful range of colors, small bits of yellow are also present.

A purple fluorite perfectly sitting on pyrite and calcite matrix. The combination of colours is truly amazing and very eye-candy. In addition, the fluorite shows beautiful hoppered growth structures and nicely bevelled edges. No damage.

Super clear and deeply coloured smoky quartz in excellent shape and condition. Great luster all around.

Totally clear smoky quartz cluster on granite matrix. The piece comes from the famous Rufibach pocket and is in perfect condition all around.

This is a lovely miniature, featuring deep orange colour, nice contrast and great 3-dimensional composition. The special feature of specimens coming from this pocket is a clear zone along the outline of the crystals, whith minor inclusions of plattnerite, and a deep orange crystal core.

Large single Axinite crystal from Dodo, Polar Urals. Great clarity in places, fantastic luster, and razor sharp edges all around!