Citrine Quartz Geode - Special Specimens Prestigious citrine geode – rare formation with sculptural shape - Height: 95 cm - Width: 38 cm- 50.5 kg

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Specimen Citrine Quartz Geode with a sculptural form and dark metal support; weight 50.5 kg, origin Brazil, dimensions 95 cm high, 38 cm wide, 33 cm deep, featuring a cavity lined with well-formed crystals.

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This mineral sculpture in Madeira citrine features a surprising shape, the result of a natural process and subsequent thermal transformation that gives the crystals their characteristic warm, saturated, and brilliant color. The structure is broad and articulated, with a pattern that alternates recesses and protrusions like a relief carved by time. The deep ochre of the crystals, almost orange at the brightest tips, intertwines with the milky white of the marginal areas, creating a stark yet harmonious contrast. The form, sinuous and irregular, suggests an organic line that vaguely resembles a moving marine animal, as if nature had frozen for a moment an emerging profile from the depths. It is an elegant and powerful silhouette at the same time, perfect for those who love pieces that do more than decorate—they tell a complex geological story. The dark metal support enhances the luminosity of the citrine and supports the work as a true decorative element: an object suitable for modern environments, professional studios, or spaces dedicated to mineralogical collections. Its aesthetic is never static: it changes with the light, warms up, lights up, revealing new details with each observation. The interior of the cavity is covered with a dense spread of well-formed crystals, each with its own geometry: sharp facets, intense reflections, and a transparency that allows observing the internal play of mineralized inclusions.

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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This mineral sculpture in Madeira citrine features a surprising shape, the result of a natural process and subsequent thermal transformation that gives the crystals their characteristic warm, saturated, and brilliant color. The structure is broad and articulated, with a pattern that alternates recesses and protrusions like a relief carved by time. The deep ochre of the crystals, almost orange at the brightest tips, intertwines with the milky white of the marginal areas, creating a stark yet harmonious contrast. The form, sinuous and irregular, suggests an organic line that vaguely resembles a moving marine animal, as if nature had frozen for a moment an emerging profile from the depths. It is an elegant and powerful silhouette at the same time, perfect for those who love pieces that do more than decorate—they tell a complex geological story. The dark metal support enhances the luminosity of the citrine and supports the work as a true decorative element: an object suitable for modern environments, professional studios, or spaces dedicated to mineralogical collections. Its aesthetic is never static: it changes with the light, warms up, lights up, revealing new details with each observation. The interior of the cavity is covered with a dense spread of well-formed crystals, each with its own geometry: sharp facets, intense reflections, and a transparency that allows observing the internal play of mineralized inclusions.

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Details

Main Mineral
Citrine Quartz Geode - Special Specimens
Mineral Form
Prestigious citrine geode – rare formation with sculptural shape
Supplement
TTO 13
Weight
50.5 kg
Country of Origin
Brazil
Height
95 cm
Width
38 cm
Depth
33 cm
ItalyVerified
12206
Objects sold
98.56%
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