Spinel - Aliabad marbles, Aliabad, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#MINS9222)
Deep blue Spinel octahedron crystals up to 6 mm on white Calcite matrix.
Specimen weight:27 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
 Overall size:37mm x 26 mm x 26 mm
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Kutnohorite with Manganoan Calcite, N'Chwaning III mine, KMF, North Cape Province, South Africa
(#MINS9229)
Very nice kutnohorite crystals with pink fluorescent manganoan calcite.
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,5 cm
Overall size:55mm x 30 mm x 20 mm
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Beryl var. Emerald, Pizzo Marcio, Vigezzo Valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#12730a_EMER_DANI)
A classic. Gem quality emerald xx on matrix. Superb..
Specimen weight:174 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:80mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Pargasite - Pargas (Parainen), Turku-Pori, Länsi-Suomen Lääni, Finland (TL)
(#MINS9180)
Dark green Pargasite to 2,4 cm tall are scattered throughout this massive calcite matrix. From the type locality.
Specimen weight:95 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,4 cm
Overall size:50mm x 38 mm x 33 mm
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Pyrite - Valle Giove Stope - Rio Marina - Rio- Elba Island - Livorno Prov. - Tuscany - Italy
(#GMA26012)
On a pinch of hematite matrix, a virtually perfect pentadodecahedral pyrite.
It actually consists of at least two crystals almost completely interpenetrating each other.
Specimen weight:260 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 53 x 43
Overall size:53mm x 50 mm x 34 mm
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Pink dolomite and calcite - Zandobbio - Bergamo Prov. - Lombardy - Italy
(#GMA26008)
Above a carpet of small pinkish dolomite crystals covering the entire piece, numerous yellowish calcite crystals are clearly visible ...
Specimen weight:207 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:78mm x 60 mm x 53 mm
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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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Atacamite - Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Pernatty, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
(#MINS9145)
This specimen features incredibly rich forest/emerald green, sparkling aggregates of fine quality atacamite xls up to 5 mm.Classic and excellent material from this mine, that closed in 1985. Ex Sandro Maggia Collection.
Specimen weight:125 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 20 mm
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Cuprian Austinite - Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
(#MINS9143)
Superb rare cuprian austinite with vivid green color on limonitic matrix.
Specimen weight:1 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1-2 mm
Overall size:57mm x 57 mm x 37 mm
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Gilmarite - Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS8904)
Gilmarite in blue rosettes xls up to 1 mm scattered in vugs of matrix with green Conicalcite in association .A rare copper arsenate. Ex Sandro Maggia coll.
Specimen weight:46 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 0.5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 25 mm x 28 mm
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Franklinite - Sterling Mine -Sterling Hill - Ogdensburg - Franklin Mining distr. - Sussex Co. - New Jersey - USA
(#MINS9133)
Cluster of octahedral xls of Franklinite up to 1,7 cm with on calcite matrix. A classic from the type locality.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,7 cm
Overall size:35mm x 15 mm x 35 mm
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Namibite - Mesopotamia 504 Farm, Mesopotamia copper valley, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia (TL)
(#MINS9106)
Emerald green Namibite xl 1.8 mm wide on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:34 gr.
Crystal size:1.8 mm wide
Overall size:24mm x 20 mm x 24 mm
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Gillardite - 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia (TYPE LOCALITY)
(#MINS9103)
This is a very rare attractive specimen with crystalline Gillarditeite.Gillardite is an extremely rare copper nickel chlorine halide, found only at this locality to date.
Specimen weight:24 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 0.8 mm
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 18 mm
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Mereheadite - Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK (TL)
(#MINS9101)
Yellow-orange, vitreous Mereheadite within a veinlet of white calcite cutting a beautifully contrasting black matrix.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:31mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Calcite psd Aragonite - Cozzo Disi mine, Casteltermini, Sicily, Italy
(#12476_ARAG_DANI)
Classic sicilian combo belonging to the past. This specimen offer nice and large calcite psd aragonite.
Specimen weight:1180 gr.
Crystal size:26 mm on edge
Overall size:190mm x 155 mm x 65 mm
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Pyrochlore Group - Vishneye Mts - Cheluyabinsk Oblast - Russia
(#MINS9065)
Several brown colored and semitransparent crystals of pyrochlore are visible over this specimen, for a strong contrast with the withish bulky calcite ...
Specimen weight:320 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:73mm x 67 mm x 45 mm
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Calcite - Daye Co., Hubei Province, China
(#MINS9083)
Stunning deep orange-yellow gemmy calcite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:110 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:75mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
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Plancheite, Calcite and Malachite - Tantara mine, Shinkolobwe, Haut Katanga, Democratic Rep. of Congo
(#12418_PLAN_DANI)
Very nice light blue plancheite spherules with calcite and malachite.
Specimen weight:97 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:52mm x 52 mm x 50 mm
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Heyrovskite (TL), Pyrite - Hůrky, Čistá, Rakovník, Bohemia, Czech Republic
(#11331a_HEYR_DANI)
Nice metallic grey Heyrovskite xx from the type locality.
Specimen weight:16 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 20 mm
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Epidote and calcite - Tormiq Valley - Pakistan
(#GM24086)
A big epidote crystal (28 mm.) is clearly visible on the surface of this cluster.
It is surrounded by numerous other smaller epidotes and white areas with calcite crystals ...
Specimen weight:760 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 28
Overall size:100mm x 90 mm x 70 mm
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Quartz - Cavnic mine - Cavnic - Maramures Co. - Romania
(#GM24085)
A large crystal of very bright quartz is flanked by a smaller one.
On one side other mini-quartzes are grown and are partly covered by yellowish calcites.
The tip of the main quartz is perfect.
Very aesthetic specimen !
Specimen weight:1400 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:105mm x 90 mm x 135 mm
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Hellyerite with Zaratite - Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia (TL)
(#MINS9046)
Feature light green Hellyerite with emerald green Zaratite in association from the type locality. Older rare combination material. Other minerals associated, gaspeite, heazlewoodite and pentlandite.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:masses
Overall size:47mm x 20 mm x 20 mm
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Phlogopite - Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia
(#MINS9035)
Fine crystal grouping of micaceous brown phlogopite measuring 2.2 cm in height is set on calcite matrix with minor blue apatite in association. Complete all around - very nice for the species/locality.
Specimen weight:109 gr.
Crystal size:2,2 cm tall
Overall size:50mm x 50 mm x 55 mm
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Arsenopyrite - Julcani distr. - Angaraes prov. - Huancavelica depatm. - Peru
(#MINS9026)
Cluster of sharp Arsenopyrite xls up to 1,3 cm tall.
Specimen weight:112 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,3 cm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 33 mm
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Calcite flowers San Giovanni Mine, Bindua, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#MINS9025)
Nice cluster of calcite "flower" xls up to 3,0 cm from a classic Sardinia lacality.
Specimen weight:91 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm
Overall size:67mm x 55 mm x 70 mm
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Natrochalcite with Antlerite - Chuquicamata mine, Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS9011)
Specimen rich of darl green Antlerite xls aup to 1,5 mm with emeraldi green Natrochalcite on white contrasting matrix. Natrochalcite is a very rare hydrated sodium, copper sulfate and the Chuquicamata Mine of Chile is the type locality.
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:68mm x 60 mm x 45 mm
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Enargite - Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru
(#MINS9014)
Gorgeous old specimen with several tabular grey metallic crystals of enargite up to 3,0 cm tall set on matrix with pyrite in association.
Specimen weight:188 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm tall
Overall size:73mm x 45 mm x 30 mm
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Chalcopyrite with Quartz - Animón Mine, Huarón mining district, Huayllay district, Pasco province, Pasco, Peru
(#MINS9018)
A nice, small cabinet specimen,with brassy Chalcopyrite xls up to 1,1 cm wide with water-clear quartz crystals in association.Specimens such as this came out in the late 1980s to early 1990s.
Specimen weight:156 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,1 cm
Overall size:78mm x 38 mm x 40 mm
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Calcite - Pallaflat mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
(#11116_CALC_DANI)
Very nice classic gemmy calctie xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 20 mm x 45 mm
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Acanthite, Pearceite, Rhodochrosite, Calcite - Uchucchacua mine, Oyon, Peru
(#11097_ACAN_DANI)
Nice acanthite xx on light pink rhodochroite and calcite xx on matrix with some pearceite xx.
Specimen weight:380 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm (a)
Overall size:90mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Barytocalcite - Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, Cumbria, England, UK
(#MINS8941)
Barytocalcite is uncommon barium, calcium carbonate. This very fine and rich specimen is comprised of fan-shaped clusters of intergrown, tan, glassy scalenohedrons to 1,3 cm from near the Type Locality ....
Specimen weight:64 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,3 cm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Sartorite - Lengenbach Quarry - Binnatal - Wallais - Switzerland (Type Locality)
(#MINS8876)
Cluster of Sartorite crystals up to 1,4 cm long set in dolomia matrix with sphalerite and pyrite in association from the type locality.
Specimen weight:132 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,4 cm long
Overall size:65mm x 45 mm x 35 mm
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Vladimirite - Irthem Mine - Bou Azzer District - Morocco
(#MINS8881)
Very rare Vladimirite in white acicular xls up to 2 mm in sprays richly scattered on calcite matrix.
Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:Acicular up to 2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 18 mm
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Chondrodite - Mansjöberg Limestone Quarries, Los, Ljusdal, Gävleborg County, Sweden
(#MINS8864)
Cluster of orange grains of chondrodite on calcite matrix.
Specimen weight:110 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2-2.5 mm
Overall size:55mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Pyrite - Huanzala mine - Huallanca Distr. - Bolognesi Prov. - Ancash - Perù
(#GM23082)
From a new discovery in Peru.
A stunning aggregate of octahedral pyrites, an uncommon kind of crystallization.
The crystals are big, perfect, with well-defined edges, rounded corners and are partly interpenetrated with each other ...
Specimen weight:570 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 35 x 35
Overall size:90mm x 67 mm x 66 mm
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Rose Quartz "Pink Amethyst" with Calcite - El Choique mine, Pehuenches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
(#BALD0788)
Geode of Quartz's crystals, with an unusual pink-orangey color, with scalenohedral Calcite's crystals laid on the Quartz itself, with a nice aesthetic result. This Quartz is usually commercially labeled as "Pink Amethyst", even if the name…
Specimen weight:293 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:84mm x 92 mm x 63 mm
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Silver on Calcite - Bouismas Mine, Tansifite Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
(#BALD0787)
Arborescent 35 mm Silver emerges from the white Calcite matrix. Interesting sample, collected in 2010. Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:254 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:77mm x 55 mm x 57 mm
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Baryte on Pyrite and Sphalerite - Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
(#BALD0783)
Big Baryte's crystals aggregate, intersected with each other, laid on a matrix rich in sulfides (Pyrite and Sphalerite). Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:115 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 45 mm
Overall size:58mm x 44 mm x 40 mm
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Calcite - Pallaflat mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
(#12382_CALC_DANI)
Very nice classic gemmy calctire xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:62mm x 35 mm x 32 mm
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Barytocalcite - Blagill mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria,England, UK
(#11407_BARY_DANI)
This specimen offer nice rare barytocalcitye xls on matrix. Old stuff.
Specimen weight:81 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 32 mm
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Olmiite - N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality)
(#MINS8791)
Specimen with orange-pink glassy crystals up to 5 mm set on calcite xls. From the type locality.
Specimen weight:63 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:55mm x 33 mm x 35 mm
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Calcite, Siderite - Alfenza mine, Crodo, Piedmont, Italy
(#7789_CALC_DANI)
Calcite xls with siderite xls (covered by limonite) from a classic locality.
Specimen weight:49 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm (ca), 1 mm (s)
Overall size:60mm x 45 mm x 40 mm
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Bornite over pyrite - Milpillas mine - Cuitaca - santa Cruz Municipality - Sonora - Mexico
(#GM23027)
A thin dark layer of bornite covers the surface of the pyrites visible on this specimen.
On the main one (18 mm.) there are some small areas where the golden yellow color of the underlying pyrite can be seen.
The matrix is ...
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:57mm x 34 mm x 48 mm
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Arsenopyrite on Lollingite - Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
(#MINS8734)
A very attractive specimen with hundreds bright, sharp silvery xls of Arsenopyrite up to 7-8 mm on Lollingite matrix.
Specimen weight:360 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7-8 mm
Overall size:67mm x 55 mm x 60 mm
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Calcite, sphalerite and pyrite – Baccu Arrodas mine – Muravera - Sarrabus - South Sardinia Prov. - Sardinia - Italy
(#GM23021)
Historic sample from the former Stoppani collection with original label.
It's an aggregate of parallel, whitish calcite crystals.
The dark areas are covered by microcrystals of pyrite and by larger ones of sphalerite.
Specimen weight:145 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 63
Overall size:45mm x 35 mm x 63 mm
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Copper with calcite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
(#MINS8685)
Nice cluster of Copper xls with clear calcite in association up to 4 mm.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:to 4 mm
Overall size:42mm x 28 mm x 25 mm
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Baryte and pyrite - Lubin mine - Lubin Co. - Lower Silesian Voivodeship - Poland
(#GM23007)
Druse strewn with lamellar ocher crystals of baryte that are capped with a myriad of small shimmering crystals of pyrite
Specimen weight:425 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 16
Overall size:83mm x 70 mm x 42 mm
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Cobalt-bearing Calcite - Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
(#BALD0774)
Cobalt-bearing Calcite's crystals up to 12 mm, with a nice pink color, in very good conditions, completely cover the matrix. Very aesthetic sample, photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:292 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 12 mm
Overall size:106mm x 86 mm x 35 mm
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Scolecite on Stilbite with Heulandite and Calcite - Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
(#BALD0770)
A wonderful fan of Scolecite's crystals up to 85 mm is partially covered by small Calcite's crystals. Everything is contoured by Stilbite's crystals up to 38 mm and pink Heulandite. Very elegant sample, particular and aesthetic, photographed...
Specimen weight:391 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 85 mm
Overall size:150mm x 86 mm x 91 mm
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Babingtonite on Calcite with Okenite and Gyrolite - Malad Quarry, Maharashtra, India
(#BALD0768)
The grey basalt geode is completely covered by very shiny and well formed Calcite's crystals, on which stands out dozens of black Babingtonite's crystals, very shiny and well formed too, a tuft of Okenite's crystals and some Gyrolite's...
Specimen weight:665 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:127mm x 92 mm x 55 mm
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Glaucophane with Fuchsite and Pyrite - Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#BALD0736)
Tight intertwining of Glaucophane's crystals up to 5 mm. This mineral is pleochroic, and both colors (blue and blue-green) are visible depending on the crystals' orientation. There's green Fuchsite and a small Pyrite crystal on the rear.
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:61mm x 40 mm x 26 mm
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Chalcocite and calcite - Idaho Springs Distr. - Clear Creek Co - Colorado
(#GM22060)
Some dark grey crystals of chalcocite are stunning over the matrix that is covered by greyish crystals of calcite.
Specimen weight:75 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:50mm x 27 mm x 10 mm
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Fluorite, calcite and quartz - Camissinone mine - Zogno - Brembana Valley - Bergamo prov. - Lombardy - Italy
(#GM22057)
Three specimens from this famous alpine italian mine:
- a cube of violet fluorite with internal 'ghost' (mm. 30 x 27 x 23)
- orange calcite over quartzes ...
Specimen weight:150 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:30mm x 27 mm x 33 mm
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Baryte - Bou Nahas, Oumjrane mining area, Morocco
(#MINS8401)
From the moroccan desert nice barite twinned crystals with pyrite and quartz in associacion.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:4,3 cm wide
Overall size:17mm x 12 mm x 43 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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Rhodochrosite with Fluorite, Quartz, Pyrite and Galena - Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
(#BALD0735)
Numerous, well defined Rhodochrosite's crystals up to 19 mm, with a gorgeous pink color, lay on the matrix and come with crystals of Fluorite, Quartz, Pyrite and Galena. A small, real jewel, very aesthetic.
Specimen weight:206 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 19 mm
Overall size:85mm x 52 mm x 43 mm
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Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite (Endlichite) - Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts (Sierra de Los Lamentos), Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
(#BALD0725)
Well crystallized, brown Endlichite's crystals, almost all hoppered, are implanted on a carpet of shiny white Calcite's crystals.
Specimen weight:104 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:67mm x 42 mm x 31 mm
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Lazurite, pyrite and chondrodite - Sar-e-Sang distr. - Koksha valley - Badakhshan prov. - Afghanistan
(#GM21063)
A big, dark blue colored crystal of lazurite is scattered out the whitish matrix of marble.
Some areas of it have an electric blue color.
Ther are some little, golden colored crystals of pyrite and some others of chondrodite ...
Specimen weight:175 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 25 x 22
Overall size:50mm x 32 mm x 53 mm
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Pectolite - Upper New Street Quarry - Paterson - Passaic Co. - New Jersey - USA
(#GM21054)
A typical and representative example of the pectolite species: whitish radial aggregates fillings within calcite veins in the matrix.
Ex Sandro Maggia collection with the original label.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 15
Overall size:46mm x 35 mm x 38 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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Binnite (var. of Tennantite-(Zn)) -Lengenbach Quarry - Fäld - Binn - Goms - Valais - Switzerland
(#GM21003)
A big crystal of binnite is in good evidence over the whitish matrix of this specimen.
Several minicrystals of pyrites are seeded over all the faces of it.
Specimen weight:175 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size:57mm x 38 mm x 34 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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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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Spinel - Luc Yen - Yen Bai Prov. - Vietnam
(#GM20083)
Big dark violet colored crystals of spinel are in good evidence over the whitish matrix.
The specimen was etched to eliminate the calcite that covered the crystals.
Specimen weight:350 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 36
Overall size:102mm x 50 mm x 55 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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Quartz var. Amethyst, Calcite, "Apophyllite" - Fengjiashan Mine (Daye copper mine), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
(#BALD0694)
Wonderful group of Amethyst's crystals, very shiny and translucent, with a big Calcite's crystal (50 mm) and small "Apophyllite"'s crystals (4 mm). A classic for the locality. The Calcite is slightly damaged, but in a barely visible way.
Specimen weight:438 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 54 mm
Overall size:90mm x 60 mm x 78 mm
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Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite - San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#BALD0671)
From a very recent find in the abandoned mine of San Giovanni, this interesting pseudomorphosis of two-color Smithsonite after Calcite. From the unique geode discovered, only a few dozens of good quality samples has been collected. Rare and...
Specimen weight:115 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 58 mm
Overall size:58mm x 43 mm x 52 mm
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Smithsonite perimorph on Calcite - San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#BALD0669)
From a very recent find in the abandoned mine of San Giovanni, this interesting sample of Smithsonite perimorph on pre-existent Calcite. From the unique geode discovered, only a few dozens of good quality samples has been collected. Rare.
Specimen weight:728 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 98 mm
Overall size:98mm x 85 mm x 73 mm
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Löllingite, Calcite, Quartz - Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit (Huanggangliang Mine; Huanggang Mine), Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
(#BALD0646)
Wonderful sample of Löllingite, with crystals up to 30 mm, very shiny, well formed, sporadically covered by Quartz's crystals up to 8 mm and with white Calcite's crystals up to 20 mm. In marvelous conditions, not to be missed. With a cut…
Specimen weight:254 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 30 mm
Overall size:90mm x 44 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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Bertrandite, Quartz, Fluorite, Pyrite, Ferberite - Kara-Oba W deposit, Karazhal, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
(#BALD0615)
On a group of milky Quartz's ctystals up to 66 mm, hundreds of white Bertrandite's crystals up to 5 mm are laid down, with two nice octahedral green Fluorite's crystals (22 mm), Ferberite (10 mm) and a myriad of extremely shiny Pyrite's…
Specimen weight:390 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:100mm x 70 mm x 78 mm
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Chalcocite - Bouismas Mine - Bouismas - Bou Azzer Distr. - Tazenakht - Ouarzazate Prov. - Drâa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM18066)
Several dark grey colored crystals of chalcocite are in good evidence all around this specimen: they have metallic reflections too.
Some of them have a perfect shape ...
Specimen weight:315 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 16
Overall size:80mm x 65 mm x 55 mm
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Hemimorphite - Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
(#BALD0605)
Thin little crystals, reunited in little spheres with a nice azure color. Some Calcite's crystals cover the Hemimorphite.
Specimen weight:216 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:71mm x 72 mm x 37 mm
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Weloganite with Calcite - Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
(#BALD0604)
In the vug of the fonolite's matrix, a group of Weloganite's crystals, accompanied by some Calcite's crystals, has developed.
Specimen weight:495 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 13 mm
Overall size:83mm x 80 mm x 58 mm
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Pyrite - Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#BALD0588)
Group of compenetrated, pentagon-dodecahedral Pyrite's crystals. The major is 62 mm. There are some traces of Hematite.
Specimen weight:706 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 62 mm
Overall size:85mm x 70 mm x 55 mm
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Bournonite, quartz and pyrite - Machacamarca - Machacamarca distr. - Cornelio Saavedra prov. - Potosí deptm - Bolivia
(#GM18006)
A big 'cogwheel' shaped, dark grey colored crystal of bournonite is in good evidence over the surface of this specimen.
Some other minors are visible all around.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 26
Overall size:61mm x 42 mm x 26 mm
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Augelite, quartz and pyrite - Machacamarca mine - Machacamarca - Machacamarca Distr. - Cornelio Saavedra prov. - Potosí Deptm. - Bolivia
(#GM17055)
This specimen features several fine, sharp, lustrous, colourless crystals of augelite up to 4 mm associated with minor quartz and octahedral pyrite on the matrix.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:60mm x 43 mm x 36 mm
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Emerald - Vigezzo valley, Ossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province, Piemonte, Italy
(#FERR1324)
Clean, bright green, prismatic xl of Emerald, set on pegmatite matrix, from one of the few locales in the Alps that provided this specie. Findings 1970-80.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:0.8 cm
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Hutchinsonite - La Libertad Mine, Quiruvilca, Peru
(#FERR1225)
On a flattish sulphide/pyrite matrix are scattered several crystals of hutchinsonite, with crystals to around half cm. A very good example of this rare and classic sulphosalt from Quiruvilca. Formerly in the M. Motta collection.
Specimen weight:250 gr.
Crystal size:to 0.5 cm
Overall size:80mm x 70 mm x 40 mm
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Bertrandite, Quartz and Pyrite - Kara-Oba deposit, Betpakdala Desert, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
(#FERR0819)
Cluster with rich coverage of pearl white Bertrandite xls, spread over smoky Quartz xls, and associated with Pyrite in cubic xls.
Campione in ottime condizioni.
Specimen weight:304 gr.
Crystal size:bertrandite to 1 cm
Overall size:87mm x 70 mm x 45 mm
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Gypsum - Niccioletta Mine, province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR0668)
Cluster of pearl white Gypsum xls with good translucency, from a classic italian mine exploited for Pyrite up to mid '90's and then closed.
Specimen weight:91 gr.
Crystal size:to 5 cm
Overall size:70mm x 50 mm x 50 mm
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Chalcopyrite and Quartz - Neve quarry, Masso, Province of Genova, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR0442)
Classic oldtimer from Liguria, featuring one single, very clean, bi-sphenoidal xl of Chalcopyrite, associated with xls of transparent quartz on matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:6 x 5,8 x 5 cm
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