Proustite, Dolomite – Shaft 366, Schlema-Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

 A particularly richly ornamented proustite specimen with large crystals. This magnificent hand specimen is completely covered with rare, ruby-red, highly lustrous proustite crystals. The crystals, up to 12 mm in size, stand out in striking contrast against the dark matrix and display their transparency and intense color even in daylight without additional backlighting. German proustite of this quality and with such exceptionally well-preserved, intense color is rarely offered anymore.
 (Due to their light sensitivity, many historical stages have lost their color).
 A magnificent collector's item of this rare German classic!