Cuspidine - Parco Chigi, Ariccia, Alban Hills, Lazio, Italy
(#11421_CUSP_DANI)
Nice light creamy cuspidine xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:iNfRONT -mARKET cONNECT
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Alluaudite and litiophillite - Buranga Pegmatite - Muhororo - Ngororero Distr. - Western Prov. - Rwanda
(#GMA26017)
The massive green area of alluaudite is visible with the black area of litiophillite.
Specimen weight:255 gr.
Crystal size:--
 Overall size:68mm x 77 mm x 46 mm
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Goldhillite -Tripoli Mine, Del Cura Ravine, Huércal de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
(#MINS9155)
Dark green Goldhillite xls with adamantine luster with Conichalcite and Malachite in association.
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1 mm
Overall size:43mm x 30 mm x 28 mm
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Faujasite-Na, phillipsite and offretite - Limberg quarries - Sasbach - Kaiserstuhl - Baden-Württemberg - Germany (TL)
(#MINS9165)
The surfaceof the vugs of this specimen are covered by several octahedrycal minicrystals of Faujasite-Na, a rare zeolite from the type locality.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:48mm x 35 mm x 24 mm
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Heterosite - Black Hills, South Dakota, USA
(#11328_HETE_DANI)
Nice purple heterosite on matrix.
Specimen weight:46 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:40mm x 35 mm x 30 mm
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Slavikite (TL) - Valachov hill, Rakovnìk district, Central Bohemian, Czech Rep.
(#11228_SLAV_DANI)
Rare pale yellow-green slavikite xx on matrix from type locality.
Specimen weight:44 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 10 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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Minyulite - Ross Annibal mine, Black Hills, Lowrence County, South Dakota - USA
(#12057a_MINY_DANI)
Gorgeus stunningly xls rich minyulite specimen.
Specimen weight:56 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:50mm x 20 mm x 30 mm
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Pyromorphite - Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
(#MINS9136)
An aesthetic plate covered with lustrous, translucent, sunflower-yellow pyromorphite crystals up to 3-4 mm from the famous Bunker Hill mine.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3-4 mm
Overall size:55mm x 33 mm x 10 mm
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Prehnite - Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
(#MINS9135)
Spheroidal growth of Prehnite crystals with perfect terminations, translucent, with a very bright luster and an intense yellow color, on graphite matrix.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:Upto 2,6 cm
Overall size:36mm x 25 mm x 40 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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Plimerite - Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia (TL)
(#MINS9111)
Tiny olive green crystals of Plimerit from the type locality.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:33mm x 23 mm x 10 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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Faujasite-Na, phillipsite and offretite - Limberg quarries - Sasbach - Kaiserstuhl - Baden-Württemberg - Germany (TL)
(#MINS9102)
The surfaceof the vugs of this specimen are covered by several octahedrycal minicrystals of Faujasite-Na, a rare zeolite.
Several crystals ... (TL)
St.Marie 2015 SPECIAL
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:40mm x 31 mm x 24 mm
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Molybdenite - Moly Hill mine, La Motte, Quebec, Canada
(#12438_MOLY_DANI)
Very nice molybdenite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Crocoite - Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
(#MINS9070)
Fire orange-red color crystals up to 7 mm in alterated Goethite matrix. A classic
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:42mm x 23 mm x 8 mm
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Phillipsite - Calvarina Mt. - Roncà - Verona prov. - Veneto - Italy
(#GM24108)
Nice specimen with several pale orange spheres of phillipsite that are spread all over the surface.
Some of them are broken and show a small red heart for a nice contrast of color.
Specimen weight:240 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:105mm x 85 mm x 38 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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Edenite - Mautia Hill Location #4, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
(#MINS9032)
Cluster of reddish, glassy, Edenite xls up 8-10 mm richly set on all side of this specimen.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7-10 mm
Overall size:48mm x 24 mm x 22 mm
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Brianyoungite - Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, England, UK
(#11400a_BRIAN_DAN)
Very nice white to colourless brianyoungite xls on matrix. Specimen very rich.
Specimen weight:7 gr.
Crystal size:< 1mm
Overall size:28mm x 24 mm x 23 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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Lavendulane - Alice Mary mine - Kundip - Ravensthorpe Shire - Western Australia - Australia
(#GM24062)
Several areas with dark azur crusts of lavendulan are visible on the surface of this sample.
Former mineralogical collection of Sandro Maggia: no. L-65.
Specimen weight:32 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:31mm x 31 mm x 36 mm
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Beudantite and scorodite - Gold Hill mine - Gold Hill Mining Distr. - Tooele Count - Utah - United States
(#GM24057)
he surface of the specimen is completely covered with brown/orange crystals of beudantite.
Among them there are crystals of scorodite with ...
Former mineralogical collection of Sandro Maggia: no. B-158
Specimen weight:47 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:55mm x 42 mm x 32 mm
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Goudeyite - Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA (TL)
(#MINS8984)
Very rare rounded green aggregates of goudeyite on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:44 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:50mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
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Glaukosphaerite - Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
(#MINS8981)
Specimen rich of bright green xls of Glaukosphaerite with lime green Galpeite in association.
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:50mm x 35 mm x 20 mm
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Newberyite - (TL) - Skipton Caves, Mt. Widderin, Skipton, Victoria, Australia
(#12078_NEWB_DANI)
Very nice rare pale brown newberyite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:8 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:15mm x 22 mm x 14 mm
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Mimetite - Mount Bonnie mine, Grove Hill, Northern Territory, Australia
(#11840_MIME_DANI)
Superb yellow mimetie xx of textbook shape.
Specimen weight:54 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:48mm x 30 mm x 32 mm
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Fluellite - Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
(#MINS8926)
Fluellite is a rare hydrated phosphate. This active open pit phosphate mine is well-known for a wide variety of rare and unusual phosphates. Specimens of this size and richness are very uncommon from here.....
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1-1.5mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 25 mm
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Franklinite - Sterling Hill mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA
(#12053_FRAN_DANI)
A nice old timer. Franklinite crystals of textbook shape on matrix.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:22mm x 12 mm x 11 mm
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Lanthanite-Ce - Bearpaw Mountains, Hill Co., Montana, USA
(#11920_LANT_DANI)
Clear/transparent very rare lanthanite-Ce xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:28 gr.
Crystal size:<
Overall size:42mm x 27 mm x 22 mm
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Merlinoite (TL), Phillipsite - Cupaello quarry, Santa Rufina, ,Latium, Italy
(#11814_MERL_DANI)
From type locality. Nice merlinoite xx specimen with globlualr Phillipsite.
Specimen weight:56 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:52mm x 32 mm x 30 mm
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Alabandite - Merelani Hills, Simanjiro district, Tanzania
(#12063_ALAB_DANI)
Very nice alabandite floater.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm
Overall size:20mm x 15 mm x 15 mm
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Rosasite - Silver Hill Mine group, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
(#BALD0748)
Nice Rosasite's spheres up to 10 mm, made up of countless needle-like crystals, with a pleasant turquoise-green color, cover the main geode of the sample and are present also on the rear of the sample, even if smaller. Nice the chromatic...
Specimen weight:128 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:70mm x 59 mm x 47 mm
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Spessartine garnet and galena - North Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
(#MINS8587)
A cluster of gemmy and lustrous, deep cherry-red spessartine garnet crystals up to 6 mm beautifully nestled on massive galena matrix from the famous North Mine at Broken Hill.
Specimen weight:256 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:62mm x 45 mm x 38 mm
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Strashimirite - Copper stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
(#MINS8459)
Powdery sky-blue micro crystal coatings of strashimirite are partially covering the matrix.
Ex Renato Pagano coll.
Specimen weight:46 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:50mm x 20 mm x 35 mm
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Strengite on goethite - Leveäniemi mine - Svappavaara - Kiruna - Norrbotten County - Sweden
(#GM21039)
Excellent cluster that has several little, lillac colored spheres of strengite.
They are sedded over a carpet of dark brown colored gothite.
Some of them are broken to show the typical spoking.
Specimen weight:430 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size:65mm x 54 mm x 52 mm
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Duftite e coronadite - Sabine's Shaft - Mount Bonnie mine - Grove Hill - Victoria-Daly Region - Northern Territory - Australia
(#GM21037)
The surface of this cluster is covered by little, blak colored spheres of coronadite.
Among them there are some areas with greenish duftite: some of them are crystallized, others with a thin crust.
Specimen weight:390 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:104mm x 55 mm x 44 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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Chalcophyllite - Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
(#MINS8246)
Light blue-green Chalcophyllite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:28mm x 26 mm x 17 mm
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Fluellite - Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
(#MINS8149)
Specimen rich of Fluellite xls up to 1,5 mm richly set on matrix.A classic Australian specimen.
Specimen weight:71 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
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Alstonite (TL) - Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumberland, England, U.K.
(#9833_ALST_DANI)
A classic. Alstonite xls of textbook shape on matrix with barite and witherite.
Specimen weight:255 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:62mm x 52 mm x 25 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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Owner : Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy) 