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Mineral Specimens with Quartz
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We saw no more of these at the Tucson show, and wonder if there are any more coming out? At any rate, they were one of the most sensational finds of last year - distinct, euhedral crystals of purple fluorite floating clearly inside of fine, terminated quartz crystals! It is interesting to look inside the quartz and see air-filled spaces where fluorites once were that we later dissolved by the solution, then covered up again by quartz. There must be 10 or 12 little fluorite crystals in this quartz crystal - better in person, hard to photograph! 7.1 x 1.8 x 1.2cm
This is a very rare and hard-to-obtain Arizona specimen of wulfenite crystals on light blue drusy quartz! You just do not see these specimens around! All but maybe one or two little wulfenites (to 0.7 cm) are complete and undamaged! We have also photographed the back of the specimen, which has a rich covering of coated wulfenite crystals. 5.5 x 4.9 x 4.2cm
This gemmy quartz crystal, shot through with glittery golden crystals of rutile, has been faceted and polished along the natural faces to bring out its beauty. 7.6 x 1.1 x 0.9cm
A VERY rare and wonderful American pseudomorph specimen from the Hauck Collection. An epidote crystal has been entirely replaced with quartz and hematite, with its original sharp form perfectly retained in the pseudomorphed crystal! A later generation of gemmy little quartz crystals decorate the faces. This is the sort of thing you just cannot find around no matter how much you want one; every now and then one is released from an old collection, and that is the only way to get one. . . 9.7 x 3.6 x 2.5cm
Here we have a great old classic European Alpine specimen. One of the best known Alpine species from Austria is Titanite. This specimen is great example of what Alpine Titanite can be. This piece hosts a few, well formed crystals (and one very well defined twin) of pinkish tan color Titanite on Bergkristal quality Quartz. The exact locality is not known as specimens from most old Alpine localities are very difficult to match up from old collections (considering that many localities are single pockets !) This specimen dates somewhere in the late 19th Century or early 20th Century. 9.0 x 6.9 x 4.4cm
Some of the finest quality and diverse Quartz specimens in the world come from the Goboboseb Mountain in Namibia. Truly most of these specimens are labeled as Brandberg, but the actual pieces from from the mountain which is about 8 miles away from there. This specimen is a very good quality scepter crystal of both Amethyst and Smoky Quartz with a small amount of skeletal or Fenster Quarz faces, as theyre called in the Alps. The piece has top luster and beautiful displayability! 4.4 x 2.5 x 1.7cm
A large specimen, with a good balance of Quartz and Epidote, and the Epidotes piled up high amidst the Quartzes. This one has crystallized Quartz on the back side of the plate as well – showing that it was exposed on both sides in the pocket, or at least came off the pocket wall and was able to recrystallize on its own. One broken Quartz crystal on the lower left side. 10.5 x 9.5 x 4.0cm
When it comes to Fluorite specimens, some of the very finest, if not the most impressive and highly sought after are those from the Swiss Alps. Pink and red Fluorite from the clefts in Switzerland are among those minerals that reach the higest caliber of beauty and rarity. Not only are the Fluorites highly sought after, but when the crystals are associated with Smoky Quartz, thats the end all for Swiss Fluorites ! This specimen features some small, but fine quality, gemmy, light pink color crystals of Fluorite aesthetically sitting along the termination of a gem quality Smoky Quartz crystal. A great Alpine treasure ! 4.5 x 1.5 x 1.5cm
The Swiss really take a great deal of pride in their Quartz, and with good reason ! Phantoms are not as common in the Alps as some other localities, but inclusions are often plentiful and unique. This little crystal is a fine, lustrous, gem quality Quartz with a very well defined Chlorite "Phantom" inside. It is a beautiful little crystal and a great Swiss Alpine specimen. 3.5 x 1.7 x 1.5cm
Amongst the world-class amethysts specimens from Las Vigas, none are prettier than these that came out with fine crystals on a plate of green epidote microcrystals. The color contrast give them an extra panache, and this specimen is particularly elegant with its single purple crystal jutting out, surrounded by gemmy quartz points. Very dramatic and gorgeous, from a rare pocket of this association. 6 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
This relatively thick crystal with a tiered , complete termination, has INTENSE blue color. It displays nicely with accenting quartz at the base. Although it is rougher than atop, the bottom is also terminated, as it attaches to the quartz. THE COLOR IS THE DEEPEST BLUE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A KYANITE OF SPECIMEN QUALITY. The price in the gallery may have seemed high for a kyanite, at $375, but when you see it in person, you will definitely agree it is worth it and quite exceptional. Kyanites are usually perceived as rather dull, opaque blades of mottled white and blue, embedded in quartz, and not suitable for the serious collector. However, once in awhile, you get these stunning, transparent-to-translucent crystals, some perched perfectly on matrix of quartz instead of embedded inside of it. 4.6 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm
A very showy Huanzala Mine specimen of lustrous, brass-yellow pyrite octoehdrons nicely set on colorless quartz crystals on massive pyrite matrix. Super-trivial edge bruising to a couple of crystals is barely noticeable. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. 6.0 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
This crystal of gem-clear quartz, which has been polished along its faces to give a better into its interior, contains a wonderful phantom crystal! It is made extra easy to see and well-defined due to a sprinkling of some unidentified mineral on the faces of the phantom, clearly delineating its outline. Phantoms form when a crystal stops growing, and then is enveloped by a later generation of growth. Sometimes they are very difficult to see, unless, as in this case, something happens to be deposited on their surface . . 8.2 x 3.1 x 2.5cm
An aesthetic and excellent cluster of lustrous, undamaged, dark olive-green epidote crystals to 2.2 cm with a couple of quartz needles from the very famous Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. This is an old-time piece, as the label lists the locality as Sulzer, Alaska. Ex George Robinson Collection. 3.7 x 3.0 x 2.2 cm
A showy and excellent branching thumbnail of lustrous, spinel-twinned silver crystals with quartz and copper from the famous Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. 2.5 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm
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