WALPS-12/36 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless floater group of several "faden" strings made of highly lustrous transparent quartz crystals of light smoky color. Crystals on the main string are "left-handed" reaching to about 2.5x2 cm. with other minor "right-handed" crystals in other areas of the specimen. Undamaged and very nice for this kind of quartz.

4.5x3.5x4.5 - Sold

WALPS-12/37 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

Matrixless group of two "faden" strings made of highly lustrous transparent quartz crystals of light smoky color. Undamaged.

5x2x1.5 - 55 €

WALPS-12/38 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless string of transparent smoky quartz crystals forming a nice "faden" structure. Crystals are highly lustrous on one side while on the other are duller with a pitted surface, color is darker than shown on the pictures. Minimal damage/contact on the right side as seen on the two pictures below that does not detract of the quality and beauty of the specimen.

5x3.2x1.2 - Sold

WALPS-12/39 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless string of lustrous transparent quartz crystals of light smoky color forming a nice "faden" structure. There is some chlorite dust on some faces. Undamaged and very nice for this kind of quartz.

4.6x2.3x1 - Sold

WALPS-12/41 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless floater group of several "faden" strings made of highly lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals. Some remnants of epidote, being one of only two specimens of this group with a mineral other than quartz (or chlorite dusting). Undamaged and very nice for this kind of quartz. As with the other specimens of this batch, the specimen itself is far better than the pictures suggest.

5.3x2.7x2.7 - 160 €

WALPS-12/42 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless group of lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals to about 1.8 cm. long, some of them forming a main "faden" string with a few minor structures of the same kind. Just a couple of tiny nicks at back as only damage.

4x3.6x2.2 - Sold

WALPS-12/43 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless highly lustrous transparent composite quartz crystal of very light smoky color with a "faden" line clearly visible. There is a contacted/recrystallizd area at back with some pitted faces (possibly marks left by previous tiny crystals of fluorite). Minor damage at one small area at top end.

3.8x1.9x1.6 - 30 €

WALPS-12/44 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless string of lustrous transparent quartz crystals of light smoky color forming a nice "faden" structure with other minor crystals at bottom. There is some chlorite dust on some faces and some tiny white crystals of albite. Only two small nicks as only damage that does not detract of the quality and beauty of the specimen.

4.3x2.7x2.2 - 55 €

WALPS-12/45 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless string of transparent quartz crystals of light smoky color forming a nice "faden" structure. Crystals are highly lustrous on one side while on the other are duller. There is minor chlorite dusting on some faces. Just a couple of nicks on the bottom crystal as only damage.

3.8x2.2x1.1 - Sold

WALPS-12/46 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless group of several "faden" strings made of highly lustrous transparent light smoky quartz crystals. The "faden" lines are clearly visible as seen on the pictures. Quite clean of damage with some contacting at bottom.

4x3.2x1.6 - Sold

WALPS-12/47 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless floater string of transparent smoky quartz crystals forming a nice "faden" structure. Crystals are highly lustrous on one side while on the other are duller. Just a couple of nicks on the bottom crystal as only damage. The specimen itself is far better than the pictures suggest.

4.5x2.1x1.5 - Sold

WALPS-12/48 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

Matrixless group of two "faden" strings made of highly lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals. Back of crystals is a bit duller than the front. Undamaged.

3.9x3x1.7 - Sold

WALPS-12/49 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless floater made of a fat transparent light smoky quartz crystal with a "faden" structure attached at top. Some faces are quite lustrous while others are a bit duller. The main crystal is 3.3x3.3x1.6 cm. and the "faden" is 3.5 cm. long. Undamaged and quite interesting.

3.8x3.7x2.3 - 40 €

WALPS-12/50 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless floater string of lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals forming a nice "faden" structure. Color is darker than the pictures suggest. Quite clean of damage and very nice for this kind of quartz.

4.6x2.6x1.8 - Sold

WALPS-12/51 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless floater group of several "faden" strings made of lustrous transparent quartz crystals of light smoky color. There is some chlorite dusting on some faces. Minimal damage in one area and some contacting mainly at bottom.

4.5x3.2x3.5 - 85 €

WALPS-12/52 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless floater string of lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals forming a nice "faden" structure with another minor "faden" attached on one side. Undamaged and very nice for this kind of quartz.

4.8x3.3x1.7 - Sold

WALPS-12/53 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless floater string of lustrous transparent quartz crystals of light smoky color forming a nice "faden" structure. There is some chlorite dusting on some faces. One small nick as seen on the left side on the picture below as only damage, bottom is recrystallized. Quite nice for this kind of quartz.

4.3x3.5x1.6 - Sold

WALPS-12/54 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless group of several "faden" strings made of transparent quartz crystals of light smoky color. Some faces are highly lustrous while others are duller and pitted (possibly marks left by previous tiny crystals of fluorite). Quite clean of damage with some contacting at bottom end where it was attached to the matrix.

5.5x3.2x3.1 - 165 €

WALPS-12/55 - Quartz (faden)

Aiguille des Amèthystes, Glacier d'Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif (Haute Savoie, France)

A matrixless string of highly lustrous transparent quartz crystals of very light smoky color forming a nice "faden" structure. The main crystal in the structure is a "left-handed" one. Contacted at bottom where it was attached to other crystals, otherwise undamaged and quite nice, better than the pictures suggest.

6.5x2x1.2 - Sold