Silver var. Kongsbergite - Imiter Mine - Imiter Distr. - Tinghir Prov. - Drâa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GMA26015)
An evident, sculptural, leaf native Kongsbergite specimen from 2016 finds at the Imiter Mine of Morocco.
It's standing on a black matrix ...
Specimen weight:340 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 45 x 37
 Overall size:62mm x 45 mm x 67 mm
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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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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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Awaruite (Josephinite) - Josephine Creek placers, Josephine Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
(#MINS9149)
silvery-bright, flattened alluvial thumbnail Awaruite nugget from the Josephine Creek placers of Oregon (Arlson & Co. placers). Awariute is an intermetallic alloy of Nickel and Iron.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:22 mm wide
Overall size:22mm x 8 mm x 12 mm
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Berzelianite - Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina, Czech Republic
(#11705_BERZ_DANI)
Excellent metallic silvery grey specimen of this rare selenium mineral.
Specimen weight:29 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 20 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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Silver on Arsenic - Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
(#MINS9127)
East German classics.Dendritic growths of strongly elongated native Silver twinned crystals that conserve very fresh surfaces contrasting with the black Arsenic matrix. ....
Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,5 cm long
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 20 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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Posnjakite - Richtarova - Staré Hory - Slovakia
(#GM25027)
A partly mammillary crust of a light and dark blue color partially covers the surface of this specimen.
It is posnjakite, an uncommon copper sulfate and ...
Specimen weight:85 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:58mm x 47 mm x 37 mm
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Geocronite - Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden (TL)
(#MINS9099)
Silvery-grey geocronite with galena in association from the type locality.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:up to 2 mm
Overall size:23mm x 17 mm x 24 mm
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Copper (native)- Oumjrane mining area, Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
(#12768_COPP_DANI)
Very nice arborescent native copper.
Specimen weight:3 gr.
Crystal size:8 mm
Overall size:35mm x 45 mm x 5 mm
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Silver - Porco, Agua de Castilla, Potosì, Bolivia
(#12296_SILV_DANI)
Very nice pseudo-wire silver.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:na
Overall size:35mm x 20 mm x 5 mm
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Mcguinnesite with Vuagnatite - Copper King Mine, Red Mountain, Red Mountain District, Mayacmas Mts , Mendocino Co., California, USA (Type Locality)
(#MINS9095)
Blue green rare Mcguinnessite up to 1,5 mm scattered on matrix from the type locality with minor vuagnatite in association.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:40mm x 24 mm x 16 mm
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Silver, Pyrargiryte? - Porco, Agua de Castilla, Potosì, Bolivia
(#12291_SILV_DANI)
Very nice pseudo-wire silver with Pyrargiryte?
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:na
Overall size:20mm x 20 mm x 10 mm
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Sphalerite, Silver, Galena - Palomo mine, Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru
(#12351_SPHA_DANI)
Most interesting specimen offering Sphalerite xx, Galena xx and dendritic Silver. A classic trio.
Specimen weight:410 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:85mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Zinclipsocombite (TL) with Perhamite - Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
(#MINS9059)
Spherules of yellow- green zinclipscombite (TL) with white pearly Perhamite in association.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:50mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
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Botallackite - Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England
(#MINS9052)
Bright blue/green crystals of Botallackite on all sides of specimen. Botallackite is a rare secondary copper mineral and this is a very rich example from recent finds at Cligga Head.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm wide
Overall size:53mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Orthoserpierite - Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (TL)
(#MINS9033)
Cluster of blue xls of Orthoserpirite up to 1 mm from the type locality.
Specimen weight:77 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:52mm x 38 mm x 40 mm
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Copper psd after Aragonite - San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, La Paz Department, Bolivia
(#11677_COPP_DANI)
A famous pseudomorph of Copper after Aragonite. From a find from over 25 years ago.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:20mm x 20 mm x 15 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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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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Woodwardite - West Caradon Mine, Crow's Nest, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK (TL)
(#MINS8973)
Royal blue Woodwardite from this classic Cornish locality..A rare hydrated copper sulfate from an old find.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:22mm x 15 mm x 6 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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Betekhtinite - Steward mine, Butte-Silver, Montana, USA
(#11717_BETE_DANI)
Tiny but nice rare dark metallic betektinite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:56mm x 36 mm x 30 mm
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Copper - Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
(#MINS8724)
A classic, old-time specimen of sculptural arborescent crystallized native copper. Showy
Specimen weight:480 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,0 cm
Overall size:120mm x 25 mm x 120 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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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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Silver - Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
(#BALD0777)
Important arborescent Silver's aggregate, with some elongated small crystals. Original sample, not to be confused with the filamentous ones on Acanthite that, as a well known fact, are artificially obtained. Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:24 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:40mm x 28 mm x 32 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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Malachite on Copper - Jezkazgan, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
(#BALD0756)
Superb arborescent Copper's sample, partially crystallized, covered by a Malachite's spherettes patina, that gives it a pleasant appearance. In very good conditiond and really very aesthetic.
Specimen weight:124 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:97mm x 82 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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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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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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Callaghanite - Sierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA(Type Locality)
(#MINS8368)
Very colorful intense lustrous rich deep blue Callaghanite in sub millimetric crystals richly covering the dark matrix.
A nice sample of this rare copper magnesium carbonate.
Specimen weight:33 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm xls
Overall size:30mm x 32 mm x 29 mm
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Tyrolite - Großkogel, St Gertraudi, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
(#MINS8364)
Bright turquoise-blue clusters of tyrolite crystals cover multiple sides of the contrasting matrix on this piece from a classic Austrian locality.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:50mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
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Cornetite - L'Etoile du Congo mine - Lubumbashi - Katanga Copper Crescent - Katanga - Zaire
(#GM21001)
A crust of spherical-shaped, dark blue colored crystals of cornetite covers the surface of this specimen.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:60mm x 50 mm x 28 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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Copper - Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
(#BALD0623)
Group of nice crystals, very big, well defined and not damaged. With dark patina.
Specimen weight:140 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 50 mm
Overall size:89mm x 50 mm x 15 mm
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Heterogenite and malachite - L'Etoile du Congo mine - Lubumbashi - Katanga Copper Crescent - Katanga - Zaire
(#GM18082)
The surface of this specimen is covered by several brilliant and dark black crystals of heterogenite.
They are in strong contrast with the green of the malachite ...
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:54mm x 32 mm x 20 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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Copper - Caporciano Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1217)
Sturdy wires of native Copper on Matrix from a not so much known italian locale. Not at the level of the famous Michigan specimens, still a good locality piece. For italian lovers!
Specimen weight:13 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:35mm x 27 mm x 25 mm
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Dyskrasite - Příbram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
(#FERR0376)
Cluster featuring lustrous silver grey xls of Dyskrasite aesthetically set on matrix, from the classic locality of Pribram.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:2,8 x 2,5 x 1,2 cm
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Owner : GMineral (Voghera - Italy) 