Dufrenoysite - Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland (Type Locality)
(#MINS9186)
Group of elongated gray-metallic crystals of Dufrenoysite up to 4 mm long on dolomite matrix.A classic.
Specimen weight:35 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Lengenbachite with Dufrénoysite - Lengenbach Quarry - Binnatal - Wallais - Switzerland (Type Locality)
(#MINS9160)
Metallic, steel-gray Lengenbachite needles up to 0.8 mm in a vug of white contrasting dolomia matrix with Dufrénoysite xl 5 mm wide and Realgar in association, from the famous Swiss and type locality.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:up to 0.8 mm
Overall size:42mm x 28 mm x 15 mm
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Cafarsite - Wanniglescher, Cherbadung Binnatal, Wallis, Switzerland (Type Locality)
(#MINS9124)
Specimen with a very sharp cubic-octahedral crystals up to 6 mm wide aesthetically perched on matrix. Cafarsite is a rare calcium, titanium, iron, and manganese, arsenate.From the type locality.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:38mm x 21 mm x 8 mm
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Anatase, Hessonite Garnet - Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
(#11663_ANAT_DANI)
Nice dark red Anatase xx with red Hessonite xx..
Specimen weight:19 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:35mm x 30 mm x 15 mm
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Anatase - Miage Glacier - Aosta Valley - Italy
(#GM24105)
A handful of black, shiny and with metallic reflections anatase crystals, are scattered across the light surface of the piece.
There are white, partially crystallized areas of alvite.
Classic ...
Specimen weight:160 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:71mm x 45 mm x 31 mm
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Lengenbachite - Lengenbach Quarry - Binnatal - Wallais - Switzerland (Type Locality)
(#MINS9160)
Metallic, steel-gray Lengenbachite needles up to 1 mm in a vug of white contrasting dolomia matrix with Dufrénoysite xl 5 mm wide and Realgar in association, from the famous Swiss and type locality.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1 mm
Overall size:42mm x 28 mm x 15 mm
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Sphalerite with native arsen- Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland
(#MINS8962)
A single xls honey translucent tetrahedra of Sphalerite is perched on a matrix of white granular dolomia. A classic from the swiss Alps!
Specimen weight:68 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:40mm 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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Anatase - Zard Mtn, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan
(#BALD0773)
Very numerous Anatase's crystals up to 9 mm, with steel gray color, shiny and well formed, are scattered on the matrix, on which stand out with a very good chromatic contrast. There are crystals also on the rear side of the sample. Nice...
Specimen weight:86 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 9 mm
Overall size:65mm x 45 mm x 25 mm
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Anatase on Adularia - Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway, Norvegia
(#BALD0727)
Sharp, well crystallized Anatase's crystal, on a matrix covered by Adularia's microcrystals. The crystal is bi-terminated and comes with numerous other little crystals of Anatase, scattered on the Adularia.
Specimen weight:13 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 14 mm
Overall size:31mm x 22 mm x 14 mm
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Monazite-(Ce) with Anatase - Karavannce deposit, Urals, sub Polar Region, Russian Federation
(#MINS8362)
A Monazite-(Ce) crystal with adamantine luster 4,5 mm wide is set nicely on matrix with Anatase 6 mm tall in assocation. Nice combo from a remote location. Ex Francesco Bedognè coll. n. 2003 with label.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:4,5 mm
Overall size:47mm x 37 mm x 25 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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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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Anatase - Cuiaba District - Gouveia - Minas Gerais - Brazil.
(#MINS7912)
Silvery-tan colored prismatic Anatase crystal 1,8 cm tall and doubly terminated.It is coated by small metallic golden-brown colored Rutile crystals on nearly all sides of this "floater" specimen.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:1,8 cm tall
Overall size:8mm x 8 mm x 18 mm
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Anatase - La Lauzière massif - Savoie - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - France
(#GM18017)
over the bulky quartzitic matrix, that is covered by a green chloritic crust.
Some of them have an elongated shape.
One is covered by chlorite.
A group of colorless ...
Specimen weight:65 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:52mm x 37 mm x 32 mm
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