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C001
A superb amethyst geode
(Uruguay)
Amethyst is a form of quartz which is formed in
basalt lava flows and lines cavities within the
rock. The purple colour is due to the presence
of iron and manganese. Brazil is the commonest
source. The name means 'not drunken' (Greek) as
amethyst was worn as an amulet against
drunkenness.
Weight:
8KG
Width:
22cm |
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C002
A fine and extremely large quartz flame
sculpture (Brazil)
An extremely large and impressive
crystal, distinguished by its sheer
size but also the quality of the
quartz from which it was cut.
Weight:
94KG
Height:
58cm |
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C003
Water melon tourmaline crystals
growing
through quartz crystal (Brazil)
Weight: 2.5KG Width: 16cm
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C004
Rough Citrine
(Brazil)
Citrine is a form of yellow quartz
prized for its colour and cutability
as a gemstone. In Victorian times it
was known as the 'Merchants Stone'
and was thought to attract financial
abundance into one's life. For this
reason small pieces were carried in
purses and wallets as a talisman for
good fortune. From a Feng Shui
perspective, citrine can be placed
in the wealth corner of a room or
house to help attract abundance.
Weight:
9.5KG
Width:
32cm
Height:
33cm |
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C005
Quartz / Amethyst
pebble
(Brazil)
This remarkable crystal polished on
only one face shows quartz and
amethyst within the same crystal.
Weight:
15.5KG
Width:
41cm
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C006
An exceptional
rutilated smokey quartz freeform
(Brazil)
An unusually large and transparent
specimen of smokey quartz containing
hundreds of needle-like crystals of
rutile, sometimes called "Venus
Hair".
Weight:
42.3KG
Width:
45cm
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C007
A large and rare citrine point (Brazil)
Citrine is a form of yellow quartz
prized for its colour and cutability
as a gemstone. In Victorian times it
was known as the 'Merchants Stone'
and was thought to attract financial
abundance into one's life. For this
reason small pieces were carried in
purses and wallets as a talisman for
good fortune. From a Feng Shui
perspective, citrine can be placed
in the wealth corner of a room or
house to help attract abundance.
Weight: 37.9KG Height: 51cm
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C008
Smokey red rutilated quartz sculpture
(Brazil)
A world class example of this
extraordinary crystal sculptured by one
of the world's top crystal carvers
Helmut Wolf.
Mounted on a detachable sculptured
polished obsidian base.
Weight: 29.5KG Height: 43cm (without base)
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C009
A rare gypsum cluster
(Winnipeg, Canada)
Weight: 0.3KG Width: 11cm
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