Gold - Brusson mine - Brusson - Ayas Valley - Aosta Valley - Italy
(#MINS9161)
Specimen rich of Gold in wire crystals up to 3 mm on quartz matrix.In this italian alpine mine now is strongly forbidden to go to search: no more specimens will be found there.
Specimen weight:8 gr.
Crystal size:up to 2 mm
 Overall size:30mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Gold - Brusson mine - Brusson - Ayas Valley - Aosta Valley - Italy
(#MINS9162)
Specimen rich of Gold in wire crystals up to 4 mm on quartz matrix.In this italian alpine mine now is strongly forbidden to go to search: no more specimens will be found there.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:up to 4 mm
Overall size:18mm x 15 mm x 10 mm
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Phosphophyllite - Hagensdorf Sud - Oberpfalz - Bayern - Germany (Type Locality)
(#MINS9166)
A set of light blue, gemmy Phosphophyllites lying on a Quartz matrix with white Sholzite in association. Hagendorf is the Type Locality for Phosphophyllite, which was discovered in 1920. ..
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:up to 2.5 mm wide
Overall size:40mm x 38 mm x 18 mm
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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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Sulphur var. "Talamone" - Giumentaro mine - Capodarso - Enna Prov. - Sicily - Italy
(#GMA26010)
Remarkable specimen of sulfur var. 'Talamone' with a large crystal prominently displayed.
Specimens of this variety are usually non-crystallized; at most, they may exhibit spheroidal shapes.
Specimen weight:230 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 28
Overall size:88mm x 55 mm x 47 mm
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Romanechite ps. after helvite and quartz - Jinlong hill -Longchuan Co. - Heyuan Pref. - Guangdong prov. - China
(#GMA26001)
Around a clear quartz crystal rising straight from the matrix (50 mm) is a crown of large black romanechite crystals.
The largest is 19 mm on a side.
These crystals are pseudomorphs ...
Specimen weight:200 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 19
Overall size:100mm x 60 mm x 85 mm
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Babingtonite and Quartz, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
(#9969b_BABI_DANI)
Rare indian babingtonite on matrix.
Specimen weight:108 gr.
Crystal size:7 mm
Overall size:90mm x 60 mm x 45 mm
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Aikinite altered to Bismutite with Gold - Ekateringburg, Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
(#MINS9154)
Aikinite xls partly altered to Bismutite up to 5 mm with native gold xls up to 1 mm in association on quartz matrix. A rarely seen specimen.
Specimen weight:51 gr.
Crystal size:Up tp 5 mm
Overall size:42mm x 27 mm x 33 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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Uvarovite - Outokumpu Cu-Zn deposit - Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au ore field - North Karelia - Finland
(#MINS9152)
This old specimen comes from the legendary Outokumpu Uvarovite Garnet locality.
It shows a dark green colored crystal of uvarovite 6 mm wide on quartz matrix.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 6
Overall size:17mm x 14 mm x 15 mm
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Amethyst - Capurru Quarry, by Osilo, Province of Sassari, Sardinia - Italy
(#FERR1605)
Cluster of Amethysts from the old workings at the Osilo Quarry, featuring lots of xls with good violet colour, luster and typical internal hoppering.
Showy!
Specimen weight:66 gr.
Crystal size:to 2,3 cm
Overall size:85mm x 65 mm x 30 mm
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Geocronite - Pollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1599)
A mass of lead grey Geocronite is set in a vug among clear Quartz xls. In the front side of the specimen, The Geocronite is well shaped showing the faces of the Xl.
Extremely rare!
Specimen weight:104 gr.
Crystal size:0.6 cm
Overall size:60mm x 30 mm x 42 mm
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Magnesite and Quartz - Dosso dei Cristalli. Lanzada, Sondrio, Malenco Valley, Lombardia, Italy
(#FERR1597)
Fine druse featuring pale yellowish well defined hexagonal xls of Magnesite up to 1 cm, scattered atop colourless Quartz.
Oldtimer from a famous italian locality now definitely gone!
Specimen weight:47 gr.
Crystal size:magnesites to 1 cm
Overall size:65mm x 32 mm x 25 mm
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Fluorapatite - Panasqueira Mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal
(#MINS9126)
Sample with well-exposed hexagonal crystals of fluorapatite on matrix with muscovite and quartz xls in association. The crystals has a very good luster and a green color.
Specimen weight:78 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,1 cm wide
Overall size:60mm x 35 mm x 33 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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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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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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Eclarite - Bärenbad Mine (Bärnbad Mine), Scharnbachgraben, Hollersbach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria (Type Locality)
(#MINS9110)
Shiny,whitish-grey Eclarite blades on quartz matrix from the Type Locality.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:30mm x 23 mm x 12 mm
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Fluorite, Quartz - Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
(#12724_FLUO_DANI)
This specimen offer many very nice pink fluorite xx of very high luster. As a bonus the fluorite xx are associate to nice quartz xx.
Specimen weight:190 gr.
Crystal size:20mm (q), 2 mm (f)
Overall size:75mm x 30 mm x 20 mm
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Quartz - Porretta Terme, Emilia Romagna, Italy
(#12524_QUAR_DANI)
Fantastic fenster quartz floater. Free from damage.
Specimen weight:273 gr.
Crystal size:50 mm biterminated
Overall size:80mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Quartz - Scrava mine, Statale, Liguria, Italy
(#12483_QUAR_DANI)
Nice pink red quartz crystals cluster.
Specimen weight:2 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:20mm x 15 mm x 15 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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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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Hematite roses and Quartz - Galmihorn, Reckingen, Goms, ,Valais, Switzerland
(#12815_HEMA_DANI)
Classic super nice hamatite rosetes. A swiss alps classic. 1978 find.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm (e), 20 mm (q)
Overall size:45mm x 35 mm x 30 mm
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Linarite - King Arthur Mine, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
(#MINS9090)
Aggregates of very sharp, brilliant, acicular Linarite crystals with very bright color. In a limonite matrix with Quartz, Brochantite growths, and an unknown light blue species, probably Caledonite.
Specimen weight:34 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:37mm x 35 mm x 25 mm
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Fluorite, Quartz - Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
(#12720_FLUO_DANI)
Very nice pink fluorite xx with quartz xx
Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:12 mm
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 36 mm
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Shattuckite on quartz - Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region - Namibia
(#MINS9068)
Deep blue needles of Shattuckite on quartz contrasting matrix.
Specimen weight:143 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:78mm x 42 mm x 42 mm
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Quartz and fuchsite - Ihovitra, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
(#MINS9062)
Very nice small cabinet with transparent hyalin quartz xls up to 3,0 cm tall with green 'phantom' intrusions of fuchsite.
Specimen weight:88 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm tall
Overall size:75mm x 45 mm x 33 mm
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Rhodochrosite - Huayllapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash, Peru
(#MINS9078)
Rhodochrosite xls up to 5 mm in quartz. Well crystallized sample.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:34mm x 23 mm x 18 mm
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Ferberite and Quartz - Huayllapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash, Peru
(#11093_FERB_DANI)
Nice ferberite crystals with quartz crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:227 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm (f)
Overall size:80mm x 75 mm x 55 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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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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Vauxite with Metavauxite- Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia (Type Locality)
(#MINS9050)
Specimen with blue Vauxite and Metavauxite xls set on matrix with quartz. A fairly rare iron phosphate (and one of the very few blue iron-containing minerals)
Specimen weight:51 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:62mm x 45 mm x 23 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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Luinaite-(OH) - Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
(#MINS9003)
Sprays of Luinaite-(OH) in/on a nice quartz xl.Luinaite-(OH) is a very rare Tourmaline Group species, only found in about nine places in the world. The only reported locality for this species in North America is the Bald Hornet Claim.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:3-4 mm
Overall size:16mm x 14 mm x 37 mm
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Tinzenite - Molinello Mine - Graveglia Valley - Genoa Province - Ligury - Italy
(#MINS9002)
Specimen with orange lenticular crystals up to 4 mm wide with quartz xl in association.
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:up to 4 mm
Overall size:45mm x 18 mm x 20 mm
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Chalcopyrite with Quartz - Animón Mine, Huarón mining district, Huayllay district, Pasco province, Pasco, Peru
(#MINS9018)
A nice, small cabinet specimen,with brassy Chalcopyrite xls up to 1,1 cm wide with water-clear quartz crystals in association.Specimens such as this came out in the late 1980s to early 1990s.
Specimen weight:156 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,1 cm
Overall size:78mm x 38 mm x 40 mm
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Braunite - Praborna Mine, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#FERR1598)
Well defined jet black crystals of braunite embedded in the massive quartz matrix but well exposed, whch is quite rare for this locale that represents one of the few where good braunite crystals have been found in Italy.
Specimen weight:245 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:80mm x 70 mm x 32 mm
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Elbaite - Forcel Rosso Gully, Mt. Foppa, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
(#FERR1593)
Nice prismatic xl of Elbaite, green-brownish, well terminated and vertically striated, set on a xl of Quartz.
Very unusual italian locality!
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:5mm
Overall size:26mm x 12 mm x 12 mm
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Quartz (phantom) with Hematite - Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
(#MINS8980)
Water clear parallel quartz with very nice and well defined hematite topped phantoms.
Specimen weight:19 gr.
Crystal size:3,5 cm tall
Overall size:28mm x 18 mm x 35 mm
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Fluorite - Mahodari quarry, Sinnar, Nashik District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
(#MINS8982)
Translucent, yellow fluorite ball 2,2 cm wide aesthetically set on crust of sparkly quartz crystals.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:2,2 cm wide
Overall size:38mm x 38 mm x 35 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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Andalusite - Bregaglia Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
(#MINS8971)
Very well represented prismatic Xls of Andalusite on quartzite 2,8 cm tall.
The Andalusite shows an intense colour and a good luster.
Classic old italian Alpine stuff.
Classic italian stuff.
Specimen weight:310 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,8 cm
Overall size:105mm x 60 mm x 50 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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Fuchsite, Quartz - Linopolis, Divino das Laranjerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(#11196_FUCH_DANI)
Splendid fucsite xx with ialine quartz xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:435 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm rosettes
Overall size:105mm x 110 mm x 40 mm
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Acanthite, Quartz - Uchucchacua mine, Oyon, Peru
(#10792_SILV_DANI)
A classic combo offering massive and crystallized silver with acanthite xx.
Specimen weight:131 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm (a)
Overall size:60mm x 35 mm x 35 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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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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Datolite - 2nd Sovietskii mine - Dal'negorsk -Primorskiy Kray - Far-Eastern Region - Russia
(#MINS8909)
Cluster of glassy, sghaped Datolite xls up to 2,0 cm wide with classi green color that is typical for the specie from this famous localitty, with microcrystal of quartz in association.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,0 cm wide
Overall size:45mm x 45 mm x 30 mm
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Galena, Sphalerite, Quartz - Casapalca mine, Casapalca, Huarochiri, Lima
(#11140_GALE_DANI)
Very nice galena xx, with sphalerite xx and with quartz xx.
Specimen weight:1120 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm
Overall size:130mm x 80 mm x 60 mm
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Acanthite, Quartz - Uchucchacua mine, Oyon, Peru
(#11088_ACAN_DANI)
By now a classic. This specimen offer very nice metallic acantihte xx with quartz xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:485 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:80mm x 60 mm x 60 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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Dumortierite in Quartz - Vaca Morta quarry, Serra da Vereda, Boquira, Bahia, Brazil
(#BALD0789)
A myriad of Dumortierite's crystals with a nice intense blue color are included in the Quartz and cover it partially. Sample coming from an inactive locality, therefore rare on the market by now. Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:96 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:52mm x 45 mm x 41 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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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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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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Quartz - Torre di Rio, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy
(#10514a_QUAR_DANI)
Historical quarzt crystals cluster specimen. Quartz is coloured yellow by limonite.
Specimen weight:87 gr.
Crystal size:30 mm
Overall size:75mm x 55 mm x 30 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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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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Pollucite and Quartz - Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#9165_POLL_DANI)
Very nice naturally etched rare pollucite crystals with quartz crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:1200 gr.
Crystal size:50 mm on edge (p), 70 mm
Overall size:152mm x 115 mm x 65 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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Epidote - Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province, Meknčs-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
(#MINS8657)
A very attractive specimen of sharp, lustrous, translucent, prismatic Epidote crystals up to 1,0 cm wide in "fan"-shaped aggregates on Quartz matrix.
Specimen weight:251 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1,0 cm wide
Overall size:110mm x 35 mm x 50 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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Elbaite on Quartz - Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
(#BALD0751)
Wonderful Elbaite's crystal, with color from pink (at the base) to light green (on the top), well terminated, translucent and gemmy, implanted on a Quartz's crystal. With two cuts, on the base and on one side, that are not so visible.
Specimen weight:145 gr.
Crystal size:13 mm
Overall size:64mm x 41 mm x 38 mm
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Axinite-Fe with Quartz - Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
(#BALD0744)
Quartz's crystals up to 20 mm, some biterminated, lay on a marvelous carpet of well-terminated and glossy Axinite-Fe's crystals up to 15 mm, very evident on the matrix. Important collector's specimen, in very nice conditions, better in...
Specimen weight:248 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 15 mm
Overall size:105mm x 68 mm x 34 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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Baryte - Bou Nahas, Oumjrane mining area, Morocco
(#MINS8401)
From the moroccan desert nice barite twinned crystals with pyrite and quartz in associacion.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:4,3 cm wide
Overall size:17mm x 12 mm x 43 mm
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Quartz - Rocchetta Nervina, Nervia Valley, Imperia, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR1586)
Classic sample of "fenster" Quartz, showing the typical hoppers and clay inclusions inside the exceptional transparence of the Quartz. No matrix, almost a floater.
Showy!
Specimen weight:160 gr.
Crystal size:7,4 cm.
Overall size:88mm x 47 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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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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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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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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Sterryite - Pollone mine - Valdicastello Carducci - Pietrasanta - Apuan Alps - Lucca Province - Tuscany - Italy
(#MINS8439)
Several black thin needles of Sterryite are grown into quartz crystal in parallel formation.Probabily from the best find in the world of this rare sulphosalt !!
Specimen weight:46 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3-4 mm
Overall size:50mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Ferrimolybdite - Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1570)
A specimen of quartz with a vug which has originated a nice coverage of yellow tuffs of Ferrymolibdite.
A rare italian classic, very well represented!
Former collection Sandro Maggia, with label.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 12 mm
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Monheimite - Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1568)
Rice grain xls of yellowish Monheimite, scattered on massive quartz matrix.
Monheimite is an iron bearing variety of Smithsonite, with Fe replacing Zn in a certain quantity.
Quite rare!
Specimen weight:17 gr.
Crystal size:0.3 cm
Overall size:40mm x 32 mm x 25 mm
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Hematite and Quartz - Miage glacier, Valley of Aosta, Italy
(#12142_HEMA_DANI)
Unusual combo for the Mt Blanc. Hematite lamellar xx and quartz xx
Specimen weight:110 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm (h), 18 mm (q)
Overall size:65mm x 30 mm x 55 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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Neotocite - Valgraveglia Mine, Reppia, Ne, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR1492)
Globular translucid aggregates of honey Neotocite are scattered all atop this miniature, among colourless quartz.
Rare specie from one of the few Mn districts in Italy, belonged to the D. Respino collection, with label.
Specimen weight:144 gr.
Crystal size:0,3 cm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 40 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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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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Fluorite and Quartz - Les Droites, Glacier de L'Argentier, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France
(#FERR1473)
Specimen featuring a rich coverage of clean octahedra of pink Fluorite, associated with some prismatic Quartz very transparent and slightly smoked.
A true classic from Alps!
Specimen weight:391 gr.
Crystal size:0,7 cm
Overall size:90mm x 80 mm x 55 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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Gold - Rosia Montana, Alba, Romania
(#FERR1439)
Fine cluster featuring several leaf of christalline gold scattered on quartz, from a classic european locale.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:28mm x 18 mm x 10 mm
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Ferberite and Quartz - Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru
(#10223_FERB_DANI)
This is a very nice ferberite specimen offering dark black xls with quartz crystals.
Specimen weight:72 gr.
Crystal size:23 mm (f), 40 mm (q)
Overall size:72mm x 65 mm x 52 mm
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Shattuckite in Quartz - Kandesei (Otjozongombe; Old German mine), Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
(#BALD0656)
Wonderful Shattuckite's sprays, formed by shiny crystals with a nice color, lay on a cavity of the Quartz. Really very aesthetic and in marvelous conditions.
Specimen weight:164 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:67mm x 56 mm x 35 mm
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Hematite "Iron Rose" with Quartz, Adularia and Chlorite - Fibbia, Fontana, Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
(#BALD0650)
Nice group of centimetric Hematite Roses, with smoky Quartz up to 20 mm, Adularia's microcrystals and pulverulent Chlorite. Cut at the base.
Specimen weight:295 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:71mm x 70 mm x 42 mm
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