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Chalcopyrite - Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1612)
Stunning sample featuring two perfect bisphenoidal chrystals of Chalcopyrite froma famous italian locality.
Textbook old sample!
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:0.8 cm
 Overall size:34mm x 17 mm x 12 mm
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Gold - Brusson Mine, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#FERR1611)
A mass of native Gold is very well exposed on a chunk of matrix.
The Gold spot covers an area of around 2 cm.
Native gold is not that common in Italy and the Brusson mone is the best known locale for it.
Excellent locality sample!
Specimen weight:35 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 20 mm
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Silver - San Giovanni Mine, Iglesias, Province of Sud Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1610)
Wonderful sample of native Silver in sturdy wires with top patina inside a vug in the dolomia. From a unique occurrence at this famous mine just before its closure at the end of XX century.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:45mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Cobaltite - Traversella Mine, lev. 860, Val Chiusella, Torino, Italy
(#FERR1609)
Specimen rich in Cobaltite, featuring also clean christals with evident shape and faces.
From a unique finding occurred at the mine almost 30 years after its closure.
Specimen weight:83 gr.
Crystal size:0.2 cm
Overall size:55mm x 35 mm x 25 mm
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Cinnabar - San Martino sul Fiora Mine, San Martino sul Fiora, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1608)
Oldtimer of Cinnabar featuring clean red aggregates of micro crystals scattered on matrix, associated with white Dolomite in distorted rombohedra and colourless Quartz.
Specimen weight:85 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:72mm x 37 mm x 22 mm
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Sulphur - Niccioletta mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
(#FERR1607)
Sulphurs in Italy are surely first associated with Sicily, but there are also others less known localities where good specimens have been found. In this case, an excellent oldtimer from the "colline metallifere" in Tuscany, featuring ...
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:0.6 cm
Overall size:65mm x 40 mm x 25 mm
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Gold - Is Concas, Furtei mine, Furtei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1606)
Micro cristalline spongy mass of native Gold well set in small vugs in the enargite matrix.
From workings done over a very short period around 1990 at this small sardinian mine.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:27mm x 25 mm x 12 mm
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Amethyst - Capurru Quarry, by Osilo, Province of Sassari, Sardinia - Italy
(#FERR1605)
Cluster of Amethysts from the old workings at the Osilo Quarry, featuring lots of xls with good violet colour, luster and typical internal hoppering.
Showy!
Specimen weight:66 gr.
Crystal size:to 2,3 cm
Overall size:85mm x 65 mm x 30 mm
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Baryte - Barega Mine, Villamassargia (SU), Sardegna, Italia
(#FERR1604)
Showy druse, covered by brilliant, perfect xls of green Baryte with excellent transparence too.
From a unique historical finding dating about 50 years ago.
Classic!
Specimen weight:1556 gr.
Crystal size:4 cm
Overall size:160mm x 100 mm x 70 mm
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Hyalophane - Le Trou des Romains, Aosta, Aosta valley, Italy
(#FERR1603)
Cluster of colourless Hyalophane xls, from an ancient and unique finding at a not so much known locale in the north of Italy, that has become classic for the italian mineralogy.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:25mm x 23 mm x 18 mm
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Fluorite - Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, Iglesias (SU), Sardegna, Italia
(#FERR1602)
Stunning, perfect, light blue cube of Fluorite, esthetically set on deep brown Ankerite rombohedra.
A very nice classic from this famous mine.
Former G. Largiu collection.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:1.2 cm on edge
Overall size:57mm x 40 mm x 50 mm
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Smithsonite - San Giovanni Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1601)
Fine druse with bothryoidal bubbles of pearl white Smithsonite, very brilliant and well contrasting against the gossan matrix.
From some recent limited findings at this classic mine, closed since decades.
Showy!
Specimen weight:283 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:80mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Perowskite and Magnetite - Rocca Sella, Rubiana, Prov. of Torino, Piemone, Italia
(#FERR1600)
Fine druse lined with black metallic xls of Magnetite, among which there are clean, brilliant cubes of brown Perowskite to 0,4 cm on edge.
Oldtimer from a classic italian locale, now gone.
Specimen weight:192 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm on edge
Overall size:85mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Geocronite - Pollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1599)
A mass of lead grey Geocronite is set in a vug among clear Quartz xls. In the front side of the specimen, The Geocronite is well shaped showing the faces of the Xl.
Extremely rare!
Specimen weight:104 gr.
Crystal size:0.6 cm
Overall size:60mm x 30 mm x 42 mm
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Sphalerite - San Giovanni Mine, Iglesias (SU), Sardegna, Italia
(#FERR1595)
Fine individual Xl of Sphalerite, deep green to grey in colur, well shaped, aesthetically set on a matrix of dolomia.
Classic italian specimen, from a loclality now closed.
Specimen weight:73 gr.
Crystal size:1.1 cm
Overall size:68mm x 37 mm x 35 mm
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Magnesite and Quartz - Dosso dei Cristalli. Lanzada, Sondrio, Malenco Valley, Lombardia, Italy
(#FERR1597)
Fine druse featuring pale yellowish well defined hexagonal xls of Magnesite up to 1 cm, scattered atop colourless Quartz.
Oldtimer from a famous italian locality now definitely gone!
Specimen weight:47 gr.
Crystal size:magnesites to 1 cm
Overall size:65mm x 32 mm x 25 mm
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Braunite - Praborna Mine, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#FERR1598)
Well defined jet black crystals of braunite embedded in the massive quartz matrix but well exposed, whch is quite rare for this locale that represents one of the few where good braunite crystals have been found in Italy.
Specimen weight:245 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:80mm x 70 mm x 32 mm
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Inesite - Monte Nero Mine, Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR1596)
Fine sample from a not very known italian locale belonging to the Mn district in Liguria. Inesite in individual pink crystals, well defined, spread on matrix.
Excellent locality specimen!
Specimen weight:75 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:63mm x 20 mm x 35 mm
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Sphalerite - Campo di Sasso, Bibbona, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1594)
Oldtimer featuring honey-yellow Sphalerite crystals on matrix, well defined and of good size.
From a classic italian locality!
Specimen weight:89 gr.
Crystal size:20mm - group
Overall size:60mm x 45 mm x 22 mm
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Phillipsite - Roncà, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
(#FERR1592)
Rich specimen featuring lots of bright orange spherical aggregates of phillipsite, scattered on basaltic matrix.
Classic italian zeolite, from a locale that is today unfortunately gone.
Specimen weight:84 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:72mm x 6 mm x 25 mm
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Elbaite - Forcel Rosso Gully, Mt. Foppa, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
(#FERR1593)
Nice prismatic xl of Elbaite, green-brownish, well terminated and vertically striated, set on a xl of Quartz.
Very unusual italian locality!
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:5mm
Overall size:26mm x 12 mm x 12 mm
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Linarite - Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1591)
Miniature of Linarite featuring several tabular blue crystals. From a unique finding at the Baccu Locci outcrops made about 20 years ago.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:29mm x 22 mm x 16 mm
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Marcasite - Grube Christiane Adorf, Hessen, Deutchland
(#FERR1590)
A beautiful old specimen with marcasite crystals, tree-like grown on matrix.
Specimen weight:262 gr.
Crystal size:0,7 cm.
Overall size:90mm x 48 mm x 63 mm
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Quartz - Rocchetta Nervina, Nervia Valley, Imperia, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR1586)
Classic sample of "fenster" Quartz, showing the typical hoppers and clay inclusions inside the exceptional transparence of the Quartz. No matrix, almost a floater.
Showy!
Specimen weight:160 gr.
Crystal size:7,4 cm.
Overall size:88mm x 47 mm x 42 mm
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Pharmacosiderite - Perda Niedda Mine, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1585)
Olive green pseudocubic xls of Farmacosiderite scattered on matrix. Quite uncommon specie for Sardinia, well represented, though in micro xls.
Specimen weight:152 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:55mm x 33 mm x 35 mm
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Smithsonite - San Giovanni Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1583)
Fine cluster of white Smithsonite in bothrioidal aggregates, from a well known mine no longer producing since decades.
Super colour and luster.
Excellent sardinian specimen!
Specimen weight:72 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:51mm x 40 mm x 21 mm
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Smithsonite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1582)
Fine cluster of Smithsonite in bothrioidal aggregates, showing a quite unusual green colour, from an italian mine worldwide known for its secondary lead specie.
Super colour and luster.
Excellent sardinian specimen!
Specimen weight:72 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:44mm x 45 mm x 23 mm
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Baryte - Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
(#FERR1581)
Floater featuring some white, chisel shaped Baryte crystals on the front side and calcite cristalized on the rear side. Internal phantoms are a nice ad to the sample aesthetics.
Nice combo piece from Greece.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:2,5 cm.
Overall size:75mm x 50 mm x 25 mm
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Variscite - Wiśniówka Wielka, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
(#FERR1575)
Several apple green globular aggregates of Variscite are scattered on matrix.
Former Sandro Maggia collection, with label.
Specimen weight:27 gr.
Crystal size:0,5 cm
Overall size:60mm x 25 mm x 12 mm
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Corkite - Serra da Mina Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
(#FERR1573)
This is a small specimen of a considerable batch of extremely bright and lustrous corkite cristals coated by yellow plumbojarosite on a goethite matrix.
Specimen weight:130 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:66mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Ferrimolybdite - Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1570)
A specimen of quartz with a vug which has originated a nice coverage of yellow tuffs of Ferrymolibdite.
A rare italian classic, very well represented!
Former collection Sandro Maggia, with label.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 12 mm
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Monheimite - Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1568)
Rice grain xls of yellowish Monheimite, scattered on massive quartz matrix.
Monheimite is an iron bearing variety of Smithsonite, with Fe replacing Zn in a certain quantity.
Quite rare!
Specimen weight:17 gr.
Crystal size:0.3 cm
Overall size:40mm x 32 mm x 25 mm
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Hessonite - Alpe delle Frasse, Laietto, Condove, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1557)
Fine specimen almost fully covered by red hessonite crystals, very brilliant, on matrix.
Classic garnet sample from one of the most famous locales in the italian Alps.
A small pack of greenish Chlinochlore blades is a classic ad!
Specimen weight:14 gr.
Crystal size:0,2 cm
Overall size:30mm x 15 mm x 18 mm
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Galena - Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1556)
Fine sample of Galena from Sardinia, with well formed lead grey cube-octahedra on matrix.
Despite the extensive exploitment of massive galena, well formed xls have always been scarce in Sardinia!
Specimen weight:71 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:53mm x 38 mm x 34 mm
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Pearceite - Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
(#FERR1553)
Metallic, pseudohexagonal, brillant chrystal of Pearceite, well exposed on the matrix.
Very well represented for the specie.
Former collection Bruno Cerato, with label.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:0.4 cm
Overall size:45mm x 47 mm x 20 mm
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Pyrite & Magnetite - Brosso Mine, Brosso, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1550)
Specimen with octaedric brilliant pyrite crystals on black magnetite.
Previously belonged to Dulbecco collection, then to Bonisoli collection, with labels.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:42mm x 27 mm x 16 mm
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Marcasite - Bottino Mine, Ruosina, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1543)
A globular aggregate of many cubic crystals of golden Marcasite is sitting on a base of brown Siderite rombohedra. Unusual specimen completing the paragenesis of an italian locality more known for others sulphides like the Meneghinite.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:0,9 cm
Overall size:37mm x 27 mm x 15 mm
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Kolwezite - Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
(#FERR1542)
Green-brown spherical aggregates of Kolwezite spread on Cobaltoandolomite in small purple crystals.
Excellent and rare!
Specimen weight:637 gr.
Crystal size:4,5 cm dia
Overall size:105mm x 85 mm x 45 mm
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Fluorite - Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia- Iglesias, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1540)
Showy single crystal of light blue cubic Fluorite, nearly floater.
Excellent luster and transparence. Edges in perfect conditions.
Specimen weight:95 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:32mm x 30 mm x 27 mm
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Campylite - Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells Mining Region, Cumbria, England, UK
(#FERR1539)
Cluster featuring several orange barrel shaped crystals of campylite, variety of mimetite, spread over matrix from the classic british locality in the Caldbeck Fells district.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:0.8 cm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Hematite & Albite - Arbola Glacier, Sabbione, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1532)
This is a classic alpine floater, with a shiny group of Hematite "ironrose" set atop a cluster of Albite in pearl white translucent crystals, well shaped and mostly double terminated.
Showy!
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:43mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Yoshimruraite - Taguchi mine, Shitara, Kitashitara County, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
(#FERR1530)
A reference piece with small orange-brown crystals of yoshimuraite; the very rare barium manganese titanium silicate phosphate and associated with rhodonite. This is from an old mine, now abandoned since a long time.
Specimen weight:47 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:55mm x 20 mm x 25 mm
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Serpierite - Baccu Locci Mine, by Villaputzu, province of Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1528)
Tuffs of thin xls of Serpierite. Showy light blue colour, very brilliant.
Uncommon specie from a very interesting italian locale for selenium minerals.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:50mm x 30 mm x 20 mm
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Heterogenite - L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
(#FERR1527)
Specimen featuring an array of lustrous, black bubbly heterogenite botryoids. The crystals rest on a turquoise-blue and green Chrysocolla matrix creating a nice contrast.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:area 2 cm
Overall size:50mm x 36 mm x 20 mm
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Antimonite - Miniera del Tafone, Manciano, Grosseto province, Toscana, Italy
(#FERR1521)
Spray of elongated gray Stibine crystals, well terminated.
Not at the level of the famous chinese or japanese specimens, but interesting for the italian topology.
Former Fregosi collection, with label.
Specimen weight:87 gr.
Crystal size:2,2 cm
Overall size:89mm x 64 mm x 44 mm
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Calcite & Quartz - Lac Savine, Briançon, Francia
(#FERR1518)
Estetic specimen featuring colourless Quartz crystals grown on flat pearl white rombohedra of Calcite.
Specimen weight:211 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:72mm x 58 mm x 64 mm
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Hausmannite on Andradite - N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#FERR1516)
Fine sample featuring a group of black, lustruous octhahedra of Hausmannite in excellent shape.
The association with minor orange andradite is a trademark for this famous locality.
Specimen weight:105 gr.
Crystal size:group 1 cm
Overall size:62mm x 35 mm x 37 mm
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Demantoid - Antetezambato, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar
(#FERR1514)
Fine cluster of green, bright and well defined Demantoid crystals scattered over the matrix. From the findings of a few years ago in an unknown location in Madagascar that came on the market producing world quality specimens for the species.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:1,7 cm
Overall size:55mm x 20 mm x 30 mm
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Fluorite - Baveno quarry, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1509)
Cluster of colourless cubic xls of Fluorite on matrix from one of the most famous italian locales, specially known for Othoclase.
Specimen weight:34 gr.
Crystal size:0,9 cm
Overall size:48mm x 32 mm x 30 mm
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Ettringite, Haussmannite, Gaudefroyite - N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#FERR1505)
Sample with association of hexagonal prismatic crystals of yellowish Ettringite, black octahedra of very bright Haussmannite, and elongated fibrous crystals of black Gaudefroyite.
All on a reddish matrix.
A classic South African combo piece.
Specimen weight:48 gr.
Crystal size:to 2 cm
Overall size:50mm x 28 mm x 40 mm
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Fluorite - Camissinone mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardia, Italy
(#FERR1504)
Array of cubic xls of purple Fluorite, from a classic pre-alpine locale recently re-discovered with some limited collectors dedicated workings.
Note the internal phantoms and zones of more intense colour, typical of the location.
Specimen weight:218 gr.
Crystal size:1.8 cm
Overall size:75mm x 52 mm x 58 mm
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Chalcedony - Appennino Bolognese, Italia
(#FERR1502)
Unusual specimen of blue chalcedony in partial pseudomorphosis of a previous rhombohedral Calcite crystal. The surface looks particularly bright thanks to the presence of numerous microcrystals.
Specimen weight:323 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:105mm x 80 mm x 60 mm
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Silver - Kongsberg Silver Mines, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway
(#FERR1501)
Oldtimer of native Silver from one of the most famous locales for this highly sought after specie. This specimen consists of thick wires of Silver, with very nice ancient patine, on a matrix of massive Calcite.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:40mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Caracolite - Lolon Mine, Challacollo, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
(#FERR1495)
Specimen holding several prismatic, elongated, transparent crystals of Caracolite, well exposed on matrix.
From the Sandro Maggia collection, with label.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:0,5 cm
Overall size:63mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Hannebachite - Hannebacher Ley, Hannebach, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
(#FERR1494)
Small elongated colourless crystals of Hannebachite are scattered inside a vug in the matrix.
Rare specie, from the type locality.
Former collection D. Respino, with label.
The specimen also retains a previous label from K. Petitjean.
Specimen weight:23 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:25mm x 27 mm x 18 mm
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Planerite - Montgomery County Quarry, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America
(#FERR1493)
A rich array of Planerite in white-greenish spheres is scattered atop this piece.
The Planerite spheres are associated to another mineral, in white tuffs as you can see from the pics, that I was not able to identify.
Specimen weight:61 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:50mm x 42 mm x 20 mm
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Neotocite - Valgraveglia Mine, Reppia, Ne, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR1492)
Globular translucid aggregates of honey Neotocite are scattered all atop this miniature, among colourless quartz.
Rare specie from one of the few Mn districts in Italy, belonged to the D. Respino collection, with label.
Specimen weight:144 gr.
Crystal size:0,3 cm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
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Demantoide - Sferlun mine, Malenco Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
(#FERR1491)
Oldtimer of Demantoide from one of the most known locality in Italy. This cluster features clean, lustruos xls, spread over solid serpentine matrix.
Specimen weight:87 gr.
Crystal size:0,3 cm
Overall size:57mm x 40 mm x 43 mm
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Topazolite - Poggio Corbolone, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1487)
Specimen featuring a rich array of rombododecahedral xls of yellowish Andradite var. Topazolite.
Not big as the specimens form the most known lacalities in the Alps, but very clean and lustruous.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 40 mm
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Fluorite and Quartz - Les Droites, Glacier de L'Argentier, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France
(#FERR1473)
Specimen featuring a rich coverage of clean octahedra of pink Fluorite, associated with some prismatic Quartz very transparent and slightly smoked.
A true classic from Alps!
Specimen weight:391 gr.
Crystal size:0,7 cm
Overall size:90mm x 80 mm x 55 mm
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Heulandite - Mt. Olladri, Monastir, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1469)
Plate featuring several clean pearl white xls of Heulandite well disposed on matrix.
From the findings of about 15 years at this quarry that alse produced good samples of Ferrierite.
Specimen weight:263 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:110mm x 80 mm x 30 mm
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Apophyllite - Siusi Alp, Gardena Valley, Bolzano Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
(#FERR1468)
Fine, lustruous and transparent xls of Apophyllite on matrix. Nice contrast with the surrounding pink analcime. Perfect damage wise.
Specimen weight:65 gr.
Crystal size:1.2 cm
Overall size:70mm x 30 mm x 50 mm
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Cassiterite - Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
(#FERR1463)
Several big, brownish black xls of Cassiterite are scattered on a chunk of matrix. Several twins.
Top luster which makes also hard to take pictures and pretty good conditions for this german oldtimer!
Choicy!
Specimen weight:115 gr.
Crystal size:to 1.9 cm
Overall size:50mm x 39 mm x 34 mm
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Colemanite - Bigadic, Marmara Region, Turkey
(#FERR1455)
Fine cluster of snow white colemanite in excellent conditions from a turkish mine that produced many world class samples for this not so common borate in the past.
Former S. Maggia collection, with label.
Specimen weight:372 gr.
Crystal size:1.2 cm
Overall size:120mm x 70 mm x 55 mm
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Hematite (iron rose) - Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(#FERR1454)
Cluster featuring several aggregates of tabular hexagonal, lustruous xls of black Hematite (iron rose).
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:2.5 cm
Overall size:55mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Gormanite - Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
(#FERR1448)
Fine cluster with large coverage of velvety-blue gormanite crystals on matrix, from the type locality.
Rare.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Green Anglesite - Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1443)
Pale green anglesite xls very well defined, set inside a vug.
Quite unusual colour, typical of the Montevecchio Mine.
Classic italian specimen.
Specimen weight:240 gr.
Crystal size:0,7 cm
Overall size:75mm x 46 mm x 55 mm
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Sillimanite - Cuzzago-Proman pegmatite veins, Premosello Chiovenda, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1442)
Unusual specimen hosting what it can be said a series of Sillimanite Xls, separated by a thin segment of matrix one from the other.
A well represented sample of a not common specie.
Specimen weight:157 gr.
Crystal size:chain of XX: 6.3 cm
Overall size:83mm x 55 mm x 45 mm
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Gold - Rosia Montana, Alba, Romania
(#FERR1439)
Fine cluster featuring several leaf of christalline gold scattered on quartz, from a classic european locale.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:28mm x 18 mm x 10 mm
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Grossular - Biachella Valley, Sacrofano, Roma, Lazio, Italy
(#FERR1431)
Specimen hosting three well defined, yellow xls of Grossular, well exposed on matrix from the classic occurences in the central Italy.
Former Guglielmini collection, with label.
Specimen weight:55 gr.
Crystal size:0.5 cm
Overall size:50mm x 45 mm x 25 mm
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Hessonite - Laietto, Condove, Susa Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1429)
Group of xls of Hessonite, of good size and typical orange-red colour for the alpine rodingites.
The association with greenish Clinochlore is a nice add.
Classic italian locale that gave some of the most beautiful alpine...
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:0.4 cm
Overall size:37mm x 23 mm x 20 mm
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Galena - Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1428)
Fine sample of Galena from Sardinia, with well formed lead grey cube-octahedra on matrix.
Despite the extensive exploitment of massive galena, well formed xls have always been scarce in Sardinia!
Specimen weight:424 gr.
Crystal size:1.9 cm
Overall size:108mm x 60 mm x 60 mm
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Pyromorphite - S'Ortu Becciu Mine, Donori, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1422)
Fine plate of bright green hexagonal xls of olive green Pyromorphite scattered on barite from one of the few italian locale known for this specie, now closed since a long time.
Specimen weight:243 gr.
Crystal size:0.25
Overall size:87mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Phosgenite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1418)
Fine single Xl of honey yellow Phosgenite with a small bit of matrix.
One of the most known and appreciated italian classics!
Specimen weight:42 gr.
Crystal size:3 cm
Overall size:30mm x 28 mm x 22 mm
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Puflerite (var. of Stilbite) and Chabazite - Pufler Lake, Seiser Alm, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
(#FERR1415)
Stilbite (puflerite var.) in lustruous spheric aggregates of crystals associated with colourless chabazite pseudocubic crystals.
Specimen weight:32 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 37 mm
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Fluorite, Orthose, Quartz - Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
(#FERR1414)
Classic combo from the ww known Baveno quarry, featuring a super waterclean cubic xl of pale blue Fluorite, aesthetically set among Orthoclase xls, and quartz!
Excellent for the locale!
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Fluorite 0.5 cm
Overall size:40mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Yugawaralite - Crastu Muradu Quarry, Osilo, Province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1410)
Specimen featuring several clean tabular colorless xls of Yugawaralite, in a small vug.
Uncommon zeolite pretty well represented with reference to the italian finds.
Specimen weight:290 gr.
Crystal size:0,4 cm
Overall size:94mm x 65 mm x 60 mm
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Baryte - Niccioletta Mine, Grosseto, Toscana, Italy
(#FERR1408)
Nice plate withe several clean well terminated colorless xls of Baryte scattered all atop.
Nice oldtimer from a classic italian locale now closed since decades.
Specimen weight:400 gr.
Crystal size:1.2 cm
Overall size:125mm x 80 mm x 43 mm
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Green Anglesite - Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1407)
Emerald green anglesite xls on gossan matrix.
Quite unusual colour, typical of the Montevecchio Mine.
Classic italian specimen.
Specimen weight:430 gr.
Crystal size:0,5 cm
Overall size:90mm x 75 mm x 60 mm
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Fluorite - Camissinone mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardia, Italy
(#FERR1399)
Single cubic xl of purple Fluorite, from a classic pre-alpine locale recently re-discovered with some limited collectors dedicated workings.
Specimen weight:270 gr.
Crystal size:55 mm on edge
Overall size:70mm x 65 mm x 50 mm
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Witherite - S'Ortu Becciu Mine, Donori, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1394)
Spray of Witherite xls on matrix from a not much known sardinian locale.
Good locality specimen for its lustrousness.
Specimen weight:154 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:75mm x 50 mm x 35 mm
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Phillipsite - Contrada Bagattei, Vestenanuova, Verona province, Veneto, Italy
(#FERR1389)
Clean orange xls of Phillipsite aesthetically set inside a vug in the basaltic matrix.
Classic italian zeolite.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:0,3 cm
Overall size:38mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Anatase - Plan-du-Lac, Saint Christophe-en-Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
(#FERR1386)
Sharp xl of brown Anatase, well exposed on matrix.
Excellent luster and tranparence. A classic alpine specimen.
Specimen weight:45 gr.
Crystal size:0.4 cm
Overall size:54mm x 52 mm x 25 mm
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Sulphur - Monteponi Mine, by Iglesias, Province of Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1384)
Sharp bi-pyramidal lemon yellow Xls of Sulphur on galena matrix.
Monteponi is worldwide known for its phosgenites and anglesites. Sulphur is an extreme rarity for the mine.
Specimen weight:353 gr.
Crystal size:to 0,5 cm
Overall size:75mm x 55 mm x 42 mm
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Vanadinite - Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
(#FERR1382)
Specimen featuring orange aggregates almost spherical of Vanadinite xls, scattered on matrix.
Very recent and limited find from a well known moroccan locale.
Specimen weight:132 gr.
Crystal size:dia 1 cm
Overall size:70mm x 55 mm x 25 mm
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Boracite, Bernburg, Sachsen Anhalt, Germany
(#FERR1361)
Single cube-octahedral Xl of boracite on massive anidrite matrix. The boracite Xl is deep green in colour, very sharp and with good luster.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:0,4 cm
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Veszelyite - Laochang Mine, Gejiu Co., Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
(#FERR1360)
Veszelyite in clean blue rosettes of xls scattered on matrix, from a recent chinese find.
Rare specie, known in only few locales in the world.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:0.4 cm
Overall size:45mm x 44 mm x 33 mm
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Titanite - Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
(#FERR1357)
Fine miniature featuring several clean brown Titanite xls, very well defined scattered on matrix.
Classic specimens from central Alps.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:0.6 cm
Overall size:45mm x 26 mm x 20 mm
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Halite - Racalmuto Mine, Agrigento province, Sicily, Italy
(#FERR1355)
Fine cluster of cubic, water clear crystals of halite coming from a classic italian locale.
Former Romano Goffredo collection, Italy.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:70mm x 30 mm x 42 mm
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Adamite - Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
(#FERR1353)
Showy cluster loaded by brilliant Adamite rosettes, on matrix.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:48mm x 32 mm x 28 mm
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Owner : Ferrero 's (Torino-Italy)