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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Cuprian Austinite - Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
(#MINS9143)
Superb rare cuprian austinite with vivid green color on limonitic matrix.
Specimen weight:1 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1-2 mm
Overall size:57mm x 57 mm x 37 mm
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Kunzite (var. of spodumene) - Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field - Dara-e-Pech Distr. - Kunar - Afghanistan
(#GM25048)
A floater of pale pink col,ored crystal of kuinzite, a variety of spodumene.
It's typical from this Afghan locality.
Specimen weight:66 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:66mm x 33 mm x 23 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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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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Beryl var. Heliodor - Volodarsk-Volynskii (Volodars'k-Volyns'kyy; Wolodarsk-Wolynskii), Zhytomyr Oblast' (Zhitomir Oblast'), Ukraine
(#MINS9119)
Heliodor crystal, gemmy, glassy fully terminated 2,6 cm tall.
Specimen weight:2 gr.
Crystal size:2,4 cm tall
Overall size:5mm x 5 mm x 24 mm
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Rutile var. sagenite on hematite - Novo Horizonte - Bahia - Brazil
(#MINS9116)
Specimen with golden rutile needle in "six star" formation up to 1,5 cm wide sticking up off shiny central hematite crystals .Really showy.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:up to 2,0 cm wide
Overall size:38mm x 4 mm x 30 mm
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Juonniite - Kovdor Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast', Northern Region, Russia (TL)
(#MINS9108)
Minute brownish colored spherical rare Juonnite xls up to 0.5 mm, in dolomite vugs from the type locality.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:0.5 mm
Overall size:38mm x 30 mm x 18 mm
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Vesigneite, Malachite included Calcite - Mashamba west mine, Kolwezi, ,Katanga, Dem. Rep. of Congo
(#12030_VESI_DANI)
Malachite included calcite with many tiny Vesigneite xx.
Specimen weight:55 gr.
Crystal size:5 m
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Beryl var. Emerald, Pizzo Marcio, Vigezzo Valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#12730_EMER_DANI)
A classic. Gem quality emerald xx on matrix. Superb..
Specimen weight:174 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:80mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Mereheadite - Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK (TL)
(#MINS9101)
Yellow-orange, vitreous Mereheadite within a veinlet of white calcite cutting a beautifully contrasting black matrix.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:31mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Calcite psd Aragonite - Cozzo Disi mine, Casteltermini, Sicily, Italy
(#12476_ARAG_DANI)
Classic sicilian combo belonging to the past. This specimen offer nice and large calcite psd aragonite.
Specimen weight:1180 gr.
Crystal size:26 mm on edge
Overall size:190mm x 155 mm x 65 mm
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Amazonite (var. of microcline) – Tingir Distr. - Gilgit-Baltistan – Pakistan
(#GM25023)
Large but not well formed green crystal of amazonite, a variety of microcline.
On the crystal there are dark and massive traces of smoky quartz and schorl.
Specimen weight:145 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:55mm x 37 mm x 40 mm
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Pyrochlore Group - Vishneye Mts - Cheluyabinsk Oblast - Russia
(#MINS9065)
Several brown colored and semitransparent crystals of pyrochlore are visible over this specimen, for a strong contrast with the withish bulky calcite ...
Specimen weight:320 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:73mm x 67 mm x 45 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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Plancheite, Calcite and Malachite - Tantara mine, Shinkolobwe, Haut Katanga, Democratic Rep. of Congo
(#12418_PLAN_DANI)
Very nice light blue plancheite spherules with calcite and malachite.
Specimen weight:97 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:52mm x 52 mm x 50 mm
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Demantoid grenat (var. of andradite) - Belqeys Mountain - Takab County - West Azerbaijan Prov. - Iran
(#GM24112)
Remarkable druse of well defined demantoid crystals that are clearly visible outside the matrix.
The not completely finished back was of contact.
This kind of demantoid was analyzed ...
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 25
Overall size:58mm x 35 mm x 45 mm
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Fluorite, calcite and pyrite - Sant Cugat del Vallčs - El Papiol - Baix Llobregat - Barcelona - Catalonia - Spain
(#GM24097)
Numerous small fluorite crystals are seeded across the surface of this sample.
They have a beautiful bright green color and are semi-transparent.
Some squat, translucent ...
Specimen weight:750 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:110mm x 100 mm x 58 mm
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Calcite, Dolomite - San Giovanni Mine, Sardinia, Italy
(#12533_CALC_DANI)
Top aesthetic combo with a history.
Specimen weight:549 gr.
Crystal size:40 mm biterminated
Overall size:120mm x 80 mm x 60 mm
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Dolomite, Quartz - Traveresella mine, Traversella, ,Piedmont, Italy
(#11057_DOLO_DANI)
An Italian classic. Dolomitex xx on matrix with minor quartz xx.
Specimen weight:363 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm (q), 10 mm (d)
Overall size:115mm x 70 mm x 55 mm
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Epidote and calcite - Tormiq Valley - Pakistan
(#GM24086)
A big epidote crystal (28 mm.) is clearly visible on the surface of this cluster.
It is surrounded by numerous other smaller epidotes and white areas with calcite crystals ...
Specimen weight:760 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 28
Overall size:100mm x 90 mm x 70 mm
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Quartz - Cavnic mine - Cavnic - Maramures Co. - Romania
(#GM24085)
A large crystal of very bright quartz is flanked by a smaller one.
On one side other mini-quartzes are grown and are partly covered by yellowish calcites.
The tip of the main quartz is perfect.
Very aesthetic specimen !
Specimen weight:1400 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:105mm x 90 mm x 135 mm
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Monazite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Aričge, Midi-Pyrénées, France
(#MINS9042)
Single xl of amber yellow Monazite aesthetically set upon a small matrix of dolomite.
Very well defined xl, with amazing chromatic contrast against the white matrix.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:3,5 mm wide
Overall size:28mm x 26 mm x 20 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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Phlogopite - Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia
(#MINS9035)
Fine crystal grouping of micaceous brown phlogopite measuring 2.2 cm in height is set on calcite matrix with minor blue apatite in association. Complete all around - very nice for the species/locality.
Specimen weight:109 gr.
Crystal size:2,2 cm tall
Overall size:50mm x 50 mm x 55 mm
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Calcite - Castellaccio mine, Morfasso - Emilia Romagna , Italy
(#10881_CALC_DANI)
Classic white calcite rhombohedrons on matrix.
Specimen weight:796 gr.
Crystal size:up to 20 mm
Overall size:160mm x 85 mm x 60 mm
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Calcite flowers San Giovanni Mine, Bindua, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#MINS9025)
Nice cluster of calcite "flower" xls up to 3,0 cm from a classic Sardinia lacality.
Specimen weight:91 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm
Overall size:67mm x 55 mm x 70 mm
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Pyroaurite, Brucite - Otamo dolomite quarry, Siikainen, Satakunta, Finland
(#11482_PYRO_DANI)
White pyroaurite xx of textbook shape with minor brucite.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:56mm x 48 mm x 35 mm
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Microcline var. Amazonite - Crystal Peak area, Park and Teller Cos., Colorado, USA
(#MINS9001)
Nice blue amazonite crystal 2,3 cm tall, fully terminated on with albite in association.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:2,3 cm tall
Overall size:53mm x 27 mm x 38 mm
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Calcite - Pallaflat mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
(#11116_CALC_DANI)
Very nice classic gemmy calctie xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 20 mm x 45 mm
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Acanthite, Pearceite, Rhodochrosite, Calcite - Uchucchacua mine, Oyon, Peru
(#11097_ACAN_DANI)
Nice acanthite xx on light pink rhodochroite and calcite xx on matrix with some pearceite xx.
Specimen weight:380 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm (a)
Overall size:90mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Monazite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Aričge, Midi-Pyrénées, France
(#MINS8997)
Single xl of amber yellow Monazite aesthetically set upon a small matrix of dolomite.
Very well defined xl, with amazing chromatic contrast against the white matrix.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:0,2 cm
Overall size:23mm x 25 mm x 22 mm
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Lawsonite var. Chromian Lawsonite - Cape Marmari - Grammata Bay - Syros Island - Cyclade Island - Kykládes Pref. - Aegean Islands deptm. - Greece
(#MINS8976)
Several dark green crystals of this rare sorosilicate are spread over the surface of this specimen.
The unusual green colour is due because it's the 'Chromian' variety of lawsonite.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Cuprian adamite (var. of adamite - Ojuela mine - Mapimě - Mun. de Mapimě - Durango -Mexico
(#MINS8963)
A vuggy, multi layered, ocherous limonite has been filled with rosettes of sparkling, lime green cuproadamite crystals of small size but high sugary brilliance.
Specimen weight:44 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:56mm x 35 mm x 28 mm
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Mottramite, Duftite, Calcite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb - Namibia
(#10998_MOTT_DANI)
Classic from Tsumeb. Nioce mottramite xx, with dufite and calcite xx.
Specimen weight:132 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:85mm x 60 mm x 30 mm
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Margarite or Lepidolite? var. Mica - Jenipapo district, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(#MINS8953)
A group of rare yellow Margarite/lepidolite blades up to 1,5 cm on matrix.Ex Daniele Respino collection.
Page 706 encyclopedia "Collezionare Minerali" - Hobby & Work - year 1997.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:Up 1,5 cm
Overall size:50mm x 32 mm x 40 mm
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Barytocalcite - Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, Cumbria, England, UK
(#MINS8941)
Barytocalcite is uncommon barium, calcium carbonate. This very fine and rich specimen is comprised of fan-shaped clusters of intergrown, tan, glassy scalenohedrons to 1,3 cm from near the Type Locality ....
Specimen weight:64 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,3 cm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Beryl var. Morganite - Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(#MINS8918)
Pale pink, glassy beryl with beautiful patterns 2,8 cm wide,
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:2,8 cm wide
Overall size:28mm x 21 mm x 20 mm
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Augite var. Fassaite - Monzoni Mountains, Trentino-Alto-Adige, Italy
(#10989_AUGI_DANI)
This is a really nice specimen offering several green fassaite crystals groups in vugs.
Specimen weight:78 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:75mm x 48 mm x 45 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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Vladimirite - Irthem Mine - Bou Azzer District - Morocco
(#MINS8881)
Very rare Vladimirite in white acicular xls up to 2 mm in sprays richly scattered on calcite matrix.
Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:Acicular up to 2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 18 mm
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Chondrodite - Mansjöberg Limestone Quarries, Los, Ljusdal, Gävleborg County, Sweden
(#MINS8864)
Cluster of orange grains of chondrodite on calcite matrix.
Specimen weight:110 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2-2.5 mm
Overall size:55mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Agate (var. of quartz) – Agouim - Amerzgane Cercle – Drâa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM23074)
Sample of agate with incredible colors, arranged in concentric circles on the polished surface.
The colors are absolutely natural.
The back is rough.
Very aesthetic!"
Specimen weight:225 gr.
Crystal size:'–
Overall size:84mm x 66 mm x 43 mm
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Sphalerite, Galena - Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru
(#11014_SPHA_DANI)
Quartz crystals cluster covered by calcite or aragonite.
Specimen weight:540 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:110mm x 90 mm x 45 mm
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Rose Quartz "Pink Amethyst" with Calcite - El Choique mine, Pehuenches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
(#BALD0788)
Geode of Quartz's crystals, with an unusual pink-orangey color, with scalenohedral Calcite's crystals laid on the Quartz itself, with a nice aesthetic result. This Quartz is usually commercially labeled as "Pink Amethyst", even if the name…
Specimen weight:293 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:84mm x 92 mm x 63 mm
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Silver on Calcite - Bouismas Mine, Tansifite Caďdat, 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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Quartz var. Agate - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
(#BALD0786)
Gorgeous translucent Quartz var. Agate's slice, with different zoning, natural colors, glossy and brilliant on both faces.
Specimen weight:910 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:160mm x 130 mm x 8 mm
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Galena with pink Dolomite - Trepča valley, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
(#BALD0784)
On shiny, up to 30 mm, Galena's crystals, the Dolomite has partially crystallized in rhombohedral crystals wiht a nice pink color, creating this way a pleasant chromatic contrast. A classic from a classic locality. Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:590 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 30 mm
Overall size:105mm x 77 mm x 39 mm
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Siegenite, Dolomite - Buick mine, Bixby, Missouri, USA
(#12684_SIEG_DANI)
Stunningly large siegenite crystals (up to 5 mm) on dolomite.
Specimen weight:56 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm on edge
Overall size:50mm x 45 mm x 28 mm
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Grossular Garnet var. Hessonite, Faiallo pass, Liguria , Italy
(#11206_HESS_DANI)
Specimen very rich a dark red hessonite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:597 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:110mm x 75 mm x 50 mm
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Calcite - Pallaflat mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
(#12382_CALC_DANI)
Very nice classic gemmy calctire xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:62mm x 35 mm x 32 mm
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Dolomite (Var: Cobalt-bearing Dolomite) - Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
(#MINS8821)
Specimen rich covered by Cobalt-bearing Dolomite in small super-colorful purple crystals on (sawed) matrix.
Specimen weight:202 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:66mm x 45 mm x 38 mm
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Barytocalcite - Blagill mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria,England, UK
(#11407_BARY_DANI)
This specimen offer nice rare barytocalcitye xls on matrix. Old stuff.
Specimen weight:81 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 32 mm
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Vanadinite var: Endlichite - Touissit, Oujda-Angad, Oriental region, Morocco
(#10619_VANA_DANI)
Old yellow vanadinte var. endlichite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:193 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:65mm x 55 mm x 25 mm
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Cuprian adamite (var. of adamite) and hemimorfite - Ojuela mine - Mapimě - Mun. de Mapimě - Durango -Mexico
(#GM23054)
Excellent cluster almost completely covered by almost colorless crystals of hemimorphite.
Here and there several blue-green crystals of cuprian adamite are in good evidence ...
Specimen weight:160 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:98mm x 80 mm x 34 mm
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Olmiite - N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality)
(#MINS8791)
Specimen with orange-pink glassy crystals up to 5 mm set on calcite xls. From the type locality.
Specimen weight:63 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:55mm x 33 mm x 35 mm
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Pickeringite var. Kasparite - Dubník, Červenica, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
(#MINS8799)
An attractive and very hard-to-find specimen of this uncommon sulfate. Pickeringite is typically white/colorless from various worldwide localities, but the desirable and obscure bright pink "kasparite" is only found at one locality.....
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Sprays up to 1,0 cm
Overall size:53mm x 35 mm x 23 mm
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Calcite, Siderite - Alfenza mine, Crodo, Piedmont, Italy
(#7789_CALC_DANI)
Calcite xls with siderite xls (covered by limonite) from a classic locality.
Specimen weight:49 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm (ca), 1 mm (s)
Overall size:60mm x 45 mm x 40 mm
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Calcite, sphalerite and pyrite – Baccu Arrodas mine – Muravera - Sarrabus - South Sardinia Prov. - Sardinia - Italy
(#GM23021)
Historic sample from the former Stoppani collection with original label.
It's an aggregate of parallel, whitish calcite crystals.
The dark areas are covered by microcrystals of pyrite and by larger ones of sphalerite.
Specimen weight:145 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 63
Overall size:45mm x 35 mm x 63 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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Chalcotrichite (var. of cuprite) - Libiola mine– Sestri Levante - Genoa prov. - Liguria - Italy
(#GM23005)
Some areas of the sample are covered by patinas or small granules of reddish-brown chalcotrichite.
The little contrast with the matrix makes them almost invisible in the pictures.
Specimen weight:115 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 25
Overall size:45mm x 34 mm x 38 mm
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Potosite (var. di franckeite) – San Josč mine – Oruro – Cercado Prov. - Bolivia
(#GM23003)
The surface of this specimen is completely covered with needles and blades of potosite, a variety of franckeite.
Specimen weight:190 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size:65mm x 50 mm x 27 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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Scolecite on Stilbite with Heulandite and Calcite - Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
(#BALD0770)
A wonderful fan of Scolecite's crystals up to 85 mm is partially covered by small Calcite's crystals. Everything is contoured by Stilbite's crystals up to 38 mm and pink Heulandite. Very elegant sample, particular and aesthetic, photographed...
Specimen weight:391 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 85 mm
Overall size:150mm x 86 mm x 91 mm
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Babingtonite on Calcite with Okenite and Gyrolite - Malad Quarry, Maharashtra, India
(#BALD0768)
The grey basalt geode is completely covered by very shiny and well formed Calcite's crystals, on which stands out dozens of black Babingtonite's crystals, very shiny and well formed too, a tuft of Okenite's crystals and some Gyrolite's...
Specimen weight:665 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:127mm x 92 mm x 55 mm
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Quartz var. Hematoide Quartz - Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
(#BALD0766)
Elegant group of Quartz's crystals, some biterminated, up to 40 mm in lenght, partially covered by a second generation of Hematoide Quartz, that gives the sample its reddish appearance. Crystallized on every side, elegant and aesthetic...
Specimen weight:215 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 40 mm
Overall size:71mm x 73 mm x 54 mm
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Aragonite var. Tarnowitzite, Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikot, Namibia
(#MINS8656)
Rare and nice tarnowitzite crystals up to 1,5 cm wide on matrix.
Specimen weight:230 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,5 cm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Chalcocite and calcite - Idaho Springs Distr. - Clear Creek Co - Colorado
(#GM22060)
Some dark grey crystals of chalcocite are stunning over the matrix that is covered by greyish crystals of calcite.
Specimen weight:75 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:50mm x 27 mm x 10 mm
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Fluorite, calcite and quartz - Camissinone mine - Zogno - Brembana Valley - Bergamo prov. - Lombardy - Italy
(#GM22057)
Three specimens from this famous alpine italian mine:
- a cube of violet fluorite with internal 'ghost' (mm. 30 x 27 x 23)
- orange calcite over quartzes ...
Specimen weight:150 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:30mm x 27 mm x 33 mm
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Hackmanite (var. of sodalite) - Koksha valley - Badakshan prov. - Afghanistan
(#MINS8590)
Specimen with Hackmanite crystal 3,0 cm tall on bulky quartz matrix. Strong fluorescen of UV.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:3,0 cm tall
Overall size:47mm x 36 mm x 38 mm
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Kunzite (var. of spodumene) - Dara-e-Pech Pegmatite field - Dara-e-Pech Distr. - Kunar - Afghanistan
(#GM22026)
Excellent big floater of kunzite, without matrix.
It has a nice pink color, is good terminated and is completely transparent.
A high quality specimen !
Specimen weight:72 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:122mm x 37 mm x 5 mm
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Baryte - Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
(#FERR1581)
Floater featuring some white, chisel shaped Baryte crystals on the front side and calcite cristalized on the rear side. Internal phantoms are a nice ad to the sample aesthetics.
Nice combo piece from Greece.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:2,5 cm.
Overall size:75mm x 50 mm x 25 mm
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Quartz var. Amethyst - Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
(#BALD0730)
Wonderful bi-terminated Amethyst's crystal, with violet zoned color, with another smaller, intense-colored one, on a matrix that has some cuts on the rear. In excellent conditions, very nice and aesthetic.
Specimen weight:89 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 41 mm
Overall size:53mm x 48 mm x 42 mm
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Quartz var. Amethyst on Orthoclase - Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
(#BALD0729)
Group of Amethyst crystals, partially hoppered, with more intense color zones on the upper part, is implanted on Orthoclase's crystals with cream color, up to 12 mm. There's some little damage, not so visible to the naked eye.
Specimen weight:125 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 33 mm
Overall size:68mm x 73 mm x 40 mm
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Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite (Endlichite) - Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts (Sierra de Los Lamentos), Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
(#BALD0725)
Well crystallized, brown Endlichite's crystals, almost all hoppered, are implanted on a carpet of shiny white Calcite's crystals.
Specimen weight:104 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:67mm x 42 mm x 31 mm
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Pectolite - Upper New Street Quarry - Paterson - Passaic Co. - New Jersey - USA
(#GM21054)
A typical and representative example of the pectolite species: whitish radial aggregates fillings within calcite veins in the matrix.
Ex Sandro Maggia collection with the original label.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 15
Overall size:46mm x 35 mm x 38 mm
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Andradite, var. Topazolite - Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antetezambato (Tetezambato), Maherivaratra Commune, Ambanja District, Diana Region (Northern Region), Antsiranana Province, Madagascar
(#BALD0717)
Cluster of glossy Topazolite's crystals. The color is like cognac with warm light, and brown-olive with cool light (between Topazolite and Demantoid). The crystals stand out well on the metamorphosed limestone's matrix.
Specimen weight:165 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:77mm x 62 mm x 25 mm
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Calcite, Barrage EDF, Pau, France
(#12092_CALC_DANI)
Very nice crystals of complex form and superb luster.
Specimen weight:111 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm
Overall size:95mm x 45 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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Kolwezite - Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
(#FERR1542)
Green-brown spherical aggregates of Kolwezite spread on Cobaltoandolomite in small purple crystals.
Excellent and rare!
Specimen weight:637 gr.
Crystal size:4,5 cm dia
Overall size:105mm x 85 mm x 45 mm
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Calcite & Quartz - Lac Savine, Briançon, Francia
(#FERR1518)
Estetic specimen featuring colourless Quartz crystals grown on flat pearl white rombohedra of Calcite.
Specimen weight:211 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:72mm x 58 mm x 64 mm
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Chalcedony - Appennino Bolognese, Italia
(#FERR1502)
Unusual specimen of blue chalcedony in partial pseudomorphosis of a previous rhombohedral Calcite crystal. The surface looks particularly bright thanks to the presence of numerous microcrystals.
Specimen weight:323 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:105mm x 80 mm x 60 mm
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Spinel - Luc Yen - Yen Bai Prov. - Vietnam
(#GM20083)
Big dark violet colored crystals of spinel are in good evidence over the whitish matrix.
The specimen was etched to eliminate the calcite that covered the crystals.
Specimen weight:350 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 36
Overall size:102mm x 50 mm x 55 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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Topazolite - Poggio Corbolone, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1487)
Specimen featuring a rich array of rombododecahedral xls of yellowish Andradite var. Topazolite.
Not big as the specimens form the most known lacalities in the Alps, but very clean and lustruous.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 40 mm
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Beryl var. Aquamarine - Jequitinhonha valley - Minas Gerais - Brazil
(#MINS8209)
Well shaped Aquamarine xl 5,4 cm tall with rare hollow crystallisation on the top and over total lenght of the crystal. Showy.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:5,4 cm tall
Overall size:12mm x 12 mm x 55 mm
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Emerald (var. of beryl) - Muzo - Boyacŕ - Colombia
(#GM20052)
A twinned aggregate made with four crystals of emerald is in good evidence over the whitish calcite that cover this specimens.
It has a deep green color ...
GMineral - Discount Gallery
Specimen weight:300 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 12 x 7
Overall size:68mm x 55 mm x 63 mm
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Grossular, var. Hessonite with Diopside and "Chlorite" - Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#BALD0699)
A very glossy and very brilliant carpet of Hessonite's crystals up to 7 mm, covers the sample almost completely. The red color of the garnet makes a good contrast with the green "Chlorite". There are also a few Diopside's crystals up to 6 mm.
Specimen weight:303 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:150mm x 72 mm x 70 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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Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite - San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#BALD0671)
From a very recent find in the abandoned mine of San Giovanni, this interesting pseudomorphosis of two-color Smithsonite after Calcite. From the unique geode discovered, only a few dozens of good quality samples has been collected. Rare and...
Specimen weight:115 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 58 mm
Overall size:58mm x 43 mm x 52 mm
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Owner : Ferrero 's (Torino-Italy) 