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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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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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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Fluorite with quartz - Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences - Kakamas - ZF Mgcawu distr. - Northern Cape prov. - South Africa
(#MINS9114)
intense green colored and semitransparent Fluorite crystal with quartz xls in association
A classic specimen from this south african locality.
Specimen weight:23 gr.
Crystal size:2,7 x 2,3 cm
Overall size:38mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Pargasite on marble - Luc Yen mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai, Vietnam
(#12507_PARG_DANI)
Very nice pargasite xls on marble matrix.
Specimen weight:225 gr.
Crystal size:11mm
Overall size:90mm x 65 mm x 40 mm
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Pargasite - Luc Yen - Yen Bai - Vietnam
(#GM25008)
Some green pargasite crystals are clearly visible on the white matrix of saccharoid marble.
On the back you can see a large brown crystal of hydroxylclinohumite, of which a tip can also be seen in front.
The sample was etched ...
Specimen weight:260 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:100mm x 95 mm x 22 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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Geocronite - Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#MINS8991)
Stout dipyramidal crystal of gray metallic geocronite, up to 0.5 mm in length on marble matrix.
Specimen weight:57 gr.
Crystal size:0.5 mm
Overall size:42mm x 33 mm x 38 mm
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Pargasite - Aliabad marbles, Aliabad, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#MINS8907)
Green crystals of Pargasite up to 7 mm are scattering out of the white matrix of marble. The green colour is in strong contrast with the white of the matrix.Orange phlogopite in association.
Specimen weight:57 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:43mm x 42 mm x 24 mm
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Sulphur on marble - Fantiscritti quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
(#9268a_SULP_DANI)
Very nice sulphur xls of textbook shape on marble.
Specimen weight:39 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:53mm x 28 mm x 38 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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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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Epidote - Epidote occurrence - Escales reservoir - Ribagorça - Huesca - Aragón - Spain
(#GM21009)
Several fans are made by long, dark green colored crystals of epidote anda are seeded over a large area of the matrix.
They are partially intersecting ...
Specimen weight:800 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 15
Overall size:120mm x 67 mm x 85 mm
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Scapolite - Marble occurrence, Morogoro, Uluguru Mts (Uruguru Mts), Morogoro Region, Tanzania
(#BALD0677)
Very nice yellow crystal, gemmy, with frosted pyramidal termination faces.
Specimen weight:29 gr.
Crystal size:17 mm
Overall size:17mm x 16 mm x 35 mm
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Scapolite - Yates mine - Otter Lake - Pontiac RCM - Outaouais - Québec - Canada
(#GM13098)
Some big crystals of scapolite are in good evidence, with traces of some other minors. Classic from this locality ! It becomes from an old collection.
Specimen weight:165 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 75
Overall size:50mm x 38 mm x 75 mm
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Owner : Ferrero 's (Torino-Italy) 