Olshanskyite - Shijiangshan mine, Linxi, Inner Mongolia, China
(#12062_OLSH_DANI)
Superb yet large very rare Olshanskyite crystals on matrix. This is a good as it can get.
Specimen weight:264 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
 Overall size:65mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Löllingite - Huanggang mine, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Aut. Region, China
(#11104_LOLL_DANI)
Very nice metallic lollingite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:678 gr.
Crystal size:25 mm
Overall size:86mm x 60 mm x 60 mm
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Genthelvite, Quartz - Huanggang mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
(#12472_GENT_DANI)
Very nice darrk brown huge Genthelvite xx on phrase Quartz.
Specimen weight:195 gr.
Crystal size:22 mm on edge
Overall size:75mm x 60 mm x 40 mm
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Spessartine garnet - Wushan Spessartine mine - Tongbei - Yunxiao Co. - Zhangzhou pref. - Fujian prov. - China
(#GM25032)
The surface of this druse is densely covered with large and small spessartine garnets, that have a very dark brown color.
Some are so dark that they look like ...
Specimen weight:550 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:100mm x 100 mm x 52 mm
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Scheelite on Muscovite - Pingwu beryl mine (Huya W-Sn-Be deposit; Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposit), Huya township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
(#MINS9092)
Marvelous orange-yellow Scheelite's crystal, very glossy, nicely standing out on the Muscovite's matrix. The sample is very nice, in excellent conditions, and it's natural, absolutely not oiled.
Specimen weight:240 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 24 mm
Overall size:68mm x 58 mm x 35 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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Fluorite - Huanggang mine, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Aut. Region, China
(#12105a_FLUO_DANI)
Transparent cubo-octahedric Fluorite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:229 gr.
Crystal size:28 mm on edge
Overall size:125mm x 90 mm x 25 mm
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Shinichengite - Shijiangshan mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China (TL)
(#MINS9066)
Globular aggregates of pale pink crystals of shinichengite up to 3 mm from the type locality with fluorapophyllite-(K) in association.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:20mm x 14 mm x 32 mm
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Roweite with Olshanskyite - Shijiangshan mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
(#MINS9067)
Superb combo offering both outstanding brown Roweite crystals to 10 mm. with colorless Olshanskyite crystals and magnetite in association.
Specimen weight:196 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:60mm x 55 mm x 45 mm
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Fluorite - Xianghualing mine - Chenzou - Hunan prov. - China
(#GM25003)
A large, semi-transparent, octahedral crystal of intense green color is flanked by another smaller one.
The main crystal is 75 mm. of size
They are placed on a white quartzite matrix, for a nice chromatic contrast.
Specimen weight:400 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 75
Overall size:88mm x 80 mm x 58 mm
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Spessartine and smoky quartz - Wushan Spessartine mine - Tongbei - Fujian prov. - China
(#GM24116)
Several small, bright, orange-red spessartine crystals are visible at the tip of the specimen.
A black, bright smoky quartz crystal is present near them.
A few spessartine crystals have grown on them.
Specimen weight:55 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:41mm x 32 mm x 38 mm
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Cinnabar on dolomite - Tongren pref. - Guizhou prov. - China
(#MINS9044)
Evident dark red crystals of cinnabar are in good evidence over the white matrix of dolomite with quartz in association. Very aestethic !
Specimen weight:21 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,1 cm
Overall size:55mm x 27 mm x 15 mm
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Spessartine - Tongbei, Yunxiao (Yunling), Zhangzhou area, Fujian - East Region - China
(#MINS9027)
Cluster of nicely scattered orange red lustrous spessartine crystals , these averaging 3-4 mm in size.
Specimen weight:73 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3-4 mm
Overall size:67mm x 36 mm x 20 mm
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Spinel - Pamir - Tajikistan
(#GM24060)
Some large black spinels are stunning on the surface of this specimen: one is perfectly formed and intact, the others are not.
The original tag lists the provenance as CIS ...
Former mineralogical collection of Sandro Maggia: no. S-70.
Specimen weight:65 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 22
Overall size:43mm x 35 mm x 30 mm
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Cuprodongchuanite - Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China (TL)
(#MINS8995)
Translucent, lustrous pale bluish green spheroidal aggregates of Cuprodongchuanite, a rare phosphate of lead, copper and zinc, discovered very recently and approved by the IMA as a new species in 2021
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 0.5 mm
Overall size:42mm x 25 mm x 22 mm
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Smithsonite var. Cadmian - Wenshan, Yunnan, China
(#MINS8903)
Waxy, translucent, yellow, botryoidal, cadmium-rich Smithsonite from a now famous find at Weinan, near Wenshan, that actually happened around 2003-2005.
Specimen weight:142 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:60mm x 50 mm x 38 mm
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Cyanotrichite - Qinglong Sb-Au deposit - Qinglong Co. - Qianxi'nan Autonomous pref. - Guizhou prov. - China
(#GM23077)
Beautiful specimen that is partially covered by evident, fibrous spheres made of blue electric needles of cyanotrichite.
They form a very dense carpet ...
Specimen weight:125 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:65mm x 37 mm x 38 mm
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Cyanotrichite - Qinglong Sb-Au deposit - Qinglong Co. - Qianxi'nan Autonomous pref. - Guizhou prov. - China
(#GM23076)
Beautiful specimen that is partially covered by evident, fibrous spheres made of blue electric needles of cyanotrichite.
They form a very dense carpet ...
Specimen weight:90 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:48mm x 40 mm x 36 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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Chalcopyrite, Siderite - Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
(#11100_CHAL_DANI)
Very nice combo offering both shiny chalcopyrite xx with siderite xx.
Specimen weight:235 gr.
Crystal size:23 mm (s), 23 mm (ca)
Overall size:60mm x 40 mm x 55 mm
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Veszelyite - Laochang Mine, Gejiu Co., Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
(#MINS8629)
Veszelyite in clear blue crystals scattered on matrix,
Rare specie, known in only few locales in the world.
Specimen weight:69 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:36mm x 33 mm x 40 mm
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Rhodochrosite - Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
(#MINS8597)
Intense red-pink Rhodocrhrosite crystals up to 3,0 cm on matrix with pale blue fluorite and pyryte in association.
Specimen weight:86 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 c wide
Overall size:52mm x 25 mm x 42 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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Inesite and Hubeite on Quartz - Fengjiashan Mine (Daye copper mine), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
(#BALD0712)
An aesthetic group of Inesite's crystals up to 23 mm, with a nice pink color, lays on big Quartz's crystals, with small brown Hubeite's crystals. With two cuts in the rear.
Specimen weight:331 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 23 mm
Overall size:93mm x 101 mm x 48 mm
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Cyanotrichite - Qinglong mine, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
(#10625_CYAN_DANI)
Nice sky bluer cyanotrichite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:78 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:60mm x 25 mm x 45 mm
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Roweite - Shijiangshan mine, Linxi, Inner Mongolia, China
(#9608_ROWE_DANI)
This specimen offer a splendid group of rare roweite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:20
Overall size:32mm x 30 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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Fluorite - Xianghualing mine - Chenzou - Hunan prov. - China
(#GM19055)
A big, octahedric, green colored and semitransparent crystal of fluorite is flanked by a bulky whitish quartzite.
They have a strong chromatic contrast.
Specimen weight:215 gr.
Crystal size:mm.58
Overall size:94mm x 47 mm x 44 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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Garnet var. Spessartine and Quartz - Tongbei, Heping village, Yunxiao, Fujian province,China
(#10031_SPES_DAN)
Super combo offering splendid blood red spessartine xls with smoky quartz crystals.
Specimen weight:381 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm (q), 10 mm (s)
Overall size:120mm x 80 mm x 38 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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Olshanskyite - Shijiangshan mine - Linxi - Linxi Co. - Ulanhad League - Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region - China
(#GM17106)
The olshanskyite is the unique new from Munich Mineralshow of this year.
It's a rare borate and this is a miniature that is futuring long and perfected crystals ...
Specimen weight:57 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm.
Overall size:47mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Andalusite (var. Chiastolite) - Sangping mine - Xixia Co. - Nanyang pref. - Henan prov. - China
(#GM17017)
Large sectioned chiastolite crystal with polished faces on both ends, to show the typical cross-formation.
The chiastolite is a variety of andalusite.
Specimen weight:24 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 28
Overall size:28mm x 20 mm x 9 mm
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Quartz var. Hyaline Quartz - Tibet Autonomous Region, China
(#BALD0358)
Floating group of hyaline Quartz's crystals, compenetrated, extremely shiny, almost all biterminated and with black inclusions. Truly beautiful, in excellent conditions.
Specimen weight:144 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 109 mm
Overall size:77mm x 109 mm x 72 mm
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Plumbogummite - Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
(#FERR1181)
Fantastic cluster of Plumbogummite in thick blue colour encrusting Yellow pyromorphite. Stunning luster.
From a recent find at the mine that set new standards for this showy but rare specie!
Specimen weight:39 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Calcite with malachite, Da Shun Long, Yunnan Province, China
(#4298_CALC_DANI)
A great specimen full of calcite crystals colored green by malachite inclusions. Rare!Also visibile is some minor malachite.
Specimen weight:1076 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm on edge
Overall size:175mm x 90 mm x 90 mm
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Owner : Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy) 