This specimen came out of the historic and famous beryl mines of Adun Cholon in Russia. The crystals only measure 3.5 cm long, but consider how clear the crystal is from a classic locality and still displays beautifully. An important aquamarine from Helmut Bruckner to collector Rosa Nowels.
- Sherlova Gora, Adun-Cholon Range, Nerchinsky District, Russia
- Overall Size: 3.5 x 1.1 cm
This specimen came out of the historic and famous beryl mines of Adun Cholon in Russia. The crystals only measure 3.5 cm long, but consider how clear the crystal is from a classic locality and still displays beautifully. An important aquamarine from Helmut Bruckner to collector Rosa Nowels.
S24054 – Beryl
- (Var. Aquamarine)
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- Sherlova Gora, Adun-Cholon Range, Nerchinsky District, Russia
- Overall Size: 3.5 x 1.1 cm
- $400
- Paprok Mine, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
- Overall Size: 3.5 x 2.5 cm
This tourmaline, an all-time Afghanistan classic, is soft pink and translucently clear, with its core even more transparent. They grew linked in an attractive way and all of them are terminated and glassy. A fantastic piece from the gem bearing pegmatites of Paprok.
S24055 – Elbaite
- $400
- Paprok Mine, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
- Overall Size: 3.5 x 2.5 cm
This tourmaline, an all-time Afghanistan classic, is soft pink and translucently clear, with its core even more transparent. They grew linked in an attractive way and all of them are terminated and glassy. A fantastic piece from the gem bearing pegmatites of Paprok.
- $650
- Pein Pyit, Mogok, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar
- Overall Size: 5.3 x 5 cm
This well formed, Burmese spinel crystal is full of quality. An exceptionally fine crystal of pretty fuchsia pink that is unusually bright and glassy. Quality ones are rare, and here is one that is gemmy throughout.
S22688 – Spinel
- $650
- Pein Pyit, Mogok, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar
- Overall Size: 5.3 x 5 cm
This well formed, Burmese spinel crystal is full of quality. An exceptionally fine crystal of pretty fuchsia pink that is unusually bright and glassy. Quality ones are rare, and here is one that is gemmy throughout.
- Las Salinas, Otume Village, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
- Overall Size: 9 x 7 cm
This undamaged V-shaped pair of “swallowtail” twins hits such a high degree of quality - they actually appear wet. Clarity and golden-tangerine saturation make these some of the finest selenites in the world, with this specimen in the top 1 percent. This 2003 find is still as fresh as the day it was found.
S19931 – Gypsum
- (Var. Selenite)
- $950
- Las Salinas, Otume Village, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
- Overall Size: 9 x 7 cm
This undamaged V-shaped pair of “swallowtail” twins hits such a high degree of quality – they actually appear wet. Clarity and golden-tangerine saturation make these some of the finest selenites in the world, with this specimen in the top 1 percent. This 2003 find is still as fresh as the day it was found.
- $450
- Saphoz, Esmoulieres, Haute-Saone, France
- Overall Size: 5 x 3.1 cm
An excellent iron rose crystal group of hematite forming thick matte black petals in good condition. This is an unusually fine example from an equally classic locality, with an appealing and rounded frontal display without any surface contacts or damage of any kind!
S19726 – Hematite
- $450
- Saphoz, Esmoulieres, Haute-Saone, France
- Overall Size: 5 x 3.1 cm
An excellent iron rose crystal group of hematite forming thick matte black petals in good condition. This is an unusually fine example from an equally classic locality, with an appealing and rounded frontal display without any surface contacts or damage of any kind!
- $8000
- Lavra Pomarolli, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Overall Size: 7.6 x 3 cm
Quality specimens of montebrasite that exhibit transparent areas and fully developed terminations are uncommon in collections, especially twinned ones such as this perfect crystal. If your thing, this rare phosphate is excellent for what it is.
S17906 – Montebrasite
- $8000
- Lavra Pomarolli, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Overall Size: 7.6 x 3 cm
Quality specimens of montebrasite that exhibit transparent areas and fully developed terminations are uncommon in collections, especially twinned ones such as this perfect crystal. If your thing, this rare phosphate is excellent for what it is.
- Tree Root Pocket, Two Point Mine, Teller Co., Colorado
- Overall Size: 8.5 x 7 cm
Tree Root is still the finest pocket of amazonite and smoky quartz, and this specimen comes from the famous find made by Collector’s Edge in 1997, with their label. The uniform deep blue-green color is exceptional, with unusually lustrous smoky quartz of light brown if slightly backlit. The quality and saturation is absolutely top, something very uncommon with such samples.
S18824 – Microcline
- (Var. Amazonite) with Smoky Quartz
- $37500
- Tree Root Pocket, Two Point Mine, Teller Co., Colorado
- Overall Size: 8.5 x 7 cm
Tree Root is still the finest pocket of amazonite and smoky quartz, and this specimen comes from the famous find made by Collector’s Edge in 1997, with their label. The uniform deep blue-green color is exceptional, with unusually lustrous smoky quartz of light brown if slightly backlit. The quality and saturation is absolutely top, something very uncommon with such samples.
- $750
- Chamachhu, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Overall Size: 6 x 2.2 cm
This specimen resembles high-quality alpine epidote, and the interior glows a rarer shade of green similar to old Knappenwand. Their doubly terminated ends and parallel growth is often arranged in similar fashion, with crystals in a clearly defined natural mold and gem state, a quality diopside, entirely empty of inner cracks! The glassy faces of these prisms is especially noteworthy as well.
S18444 – Diopside
- $750
- Chamachhu, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Overall Size: 6 x 2.2 cm
This specimen resembles high-quality alpine epidote, and the interior glows a rarer shade of green similar to old Knappenwand. Their doubly terminated ends and parallel growth is often arranged in similar fashion, with crystals in a clearly defined natural mold and gem state, a quality diopside, entirely empty of inner cracks! The glassy faces of these prisms is especially noteworthy as well.
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
- Overall Size: 5 x 2.7 cm
This is a splendid specimen of azurite of a style and quality characteristic from Tsumeb. This piece is an outstanding, consistently smooth, doubly terminated electric-blue crystal in pristine and chip free condition. It is a brilliant blue, highly glossy crystal of elongated growth.
S18028 – Azurite
- with Dolomite
- $1800
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
- Overall Size: 5 x 2.7 cm
This is a splendid specimen of azurite of a style and quality characteristic from Tsumeb. This piece is an outstanding, consistently smooth, doubly terminated electric-blue crystal in pristine and chip free condition. It is a brilliant blue, highly glossy crystal of elongated growth.
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
- Overall Size: 9 x 4.3 cm
This is an exceptionally fine bowtie of mimetite to 1.9 cm, creating an attractive presence on the surface of the specimen, and of course this habit is unusual to see in the species. This bowtie is nicer than most of the type and consists of nicely terminated crystals.
S17844 – Mimetite
- with Calcite
- $950
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
- Overall Size: 9 x 4.3 cm
This is an exceptionally fine bowtie of mimetite to 1.9 cm, creating an attractive presence on the surface of the specimen, and of course this habit is unusual to see in the species. This bowtie is nicer than most of the type and consists of nicely terminated crystals.
