Etched Quartz – Teufelsmühle, Habach Valley, Salzburg, Austria
Ex-Josef Kolb collection
 
All around skeletonized rock crystal with clearly recognizable prisms. The clarity like melting ice and the excellent lustre in all surfaces make this piece from the Habachtal a special collectible.
 
The Rauris is known for its diverse rock crystal finds. Almost all deposits are in the core zone of the Hohe Tauern National Park. For several years, collecting minerals here has only been possible with a special permit. Because of this, minerals from the Rauris are rarely offered. The rock crystal comes from the collection of Josef Kolb, who has been regularly searching for minerals there since the 1970s.