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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Rouaite - Tenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
(#MINS9163)
Aggregate of thick, greenish-blue, tabular crystals of Rouaite up to 5 mm on a red cuprite matrix.
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:up to 5 mm
Overall size:34mm x 24 mm x 15 mm
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Olshanskyite - Shijiangshan mine - Linxi - Linxi Co. - Ulanhad League - Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region - China
(#GMA26013)
The olshanskyite is a rare borate and this is a miniature that is futuring long and perfected crystals that are scattering out from a crust of the same olshanskyite ...
Specimen weight:57 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm.
Overall size:47mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Arsenopyrite, galena and calcite - Trepča Stan Terg Mine - Trepča complex - Trepča valley - Kosovska Mitrovica - Kosovo
(#GMA26007)
An excellent specimen completely covered with crystals of:
- Arsenopyrite with brilliant, golden-gray pseudocubic crystals (max. 12 mm)
- Opaque gray cubic galenas (max. 10 mm)
- Translucent calcite lenses ...
Specimen weight:1075 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:140mm x 105 mm x 60 mm
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Chalcopyrite - Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1612)
Stunning sample featuring two perfect bisphenoidal chrystals of Chalcopyrite froma famous italian locality.
Textbook old sample!
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:0.8 cm
Overall size:34mm x 17 mm x 12 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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Cobaltite - Traversella Mine, lev. 860, Val Chiusella, Torino, Italy
(#FERR1609)
Specimen rich in Cobaltite, featuring also clean christals with evident shape and faces.
From a unique finding occurred at the mine almost 30 years after its closure.
Specimen weight:83 gr.
Crystal size:0.2 cm
Overall size:55mm x 35 mm x 25 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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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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Harmotome - St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany (TL)
(#MINS9138)
A classic (it's from the Type Locality), old-time specimen of lustrous, pearlescent harmotome crystals to , on matrix, from St Andreasberg in the Harz Mountains of Germany.
Specimen weight:48 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm wide
Overall size:55mm x 40 mm x 28 mm
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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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Haüyne, Augite, Titanite - Niedermendig, Eifel Volcanos, Rhineland,Palatinate - Germany
(#12061_HAUY_DANI)
This specimen features several pale blue, gemmy crystals of Hauyne perched in several vugs of typically matrix.
Specimen weight:74 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 39 mm x 45 mm
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Sulphur - Niccioletta mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
(#FERR1607)
Sulphurs in Italy are surely first associated with Sicily, but there are also others less known localities where good specimens have been found. In this case, an excellent oldtimer from the "colline metallifere" in Tuscany, featuring ...
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:0.6 cm
Overall size:65mm x 40 mm x 25 mm
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Hyalophane - Le Trou des Romains, Aosta, Aosta valley, Italy
(#FERR1603)
Cluster of colourless Hyalophane xls, from an ancient and unique finding at a not so much known locale in the north of Italy, that has become classic for the italian mineralogy.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:25mm x 23 mm x 18 mm
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Perowskite and Magnetite - Rocca Sella, Rubiana, Prov. of Torino, Piemone, Italia
(#FERR1600)
Fine druse lined with black metallic xls of Magnetite, among which there are clean, brilliant cubes of brown Perowskite to 0,4 cm on edge.
Oldtimer from a classic italian locale, now gone.
Specimen weight:192 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm on edge
Overall size:85mm x 50 mm x 40 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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Pyromorphite - Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
(#MINS9136)
An aesthetic plate covered with lustrous, translucent, sunflower-yellow pyromorphite crystals up to 3-4 mm from the famous Bunker Hill mine.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3-4 mm
Overall size:55mm x 33 mm x 10 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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Villiaumite - Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
(#MINS9134)
Cluster of deep wine-red Villiaumite crystals up to 1,6 cm with pectolite in association.
Specimen weight:88 gr.
Crystal size:Uo to 1,6 cm
Overall size:55mm x 40 mm x 38 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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Wulfenite - La Morita Mine, Ascención Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
(#MINS9112)
Cluster of lustrous orange tabular wulfenite crystals to 1.8 cm.Showy.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 18 mm
Overall size:40mm x 25 mm x 25 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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Ericaite - Panel 14, Boulby Mine, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK
(#MINS9100)
A single lustrous brownish cubic crystal of Ericaite embedded in syslte matrix coloured rerracotta red by association with Hilgardite.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:14mm x 12 mm x 14 mm
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Coquimbite with Römerite - Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#MINS9087)
Superb coquimbite xls up to 7-8 mm on matrix with splendid lilac colour .White spays of alotrichite and fine reddish Römerite up to 1,0 cm in association.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7-8 mm
Overall size:67mm x 35 mm x 36 mm
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Labunstovite-(Fe) - N'orkpakhk Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
(#MINS9072)
Reddish-orange sprays of labuntsovite-Fe in matrix from N'orkpakhk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. This locality produces some of the world's largest labuntsovite crystals.
Specimen weight:116 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm long
Overall size:55mm x 45 mm x 40 mm
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Hematite, epitaxial Rutile - Cavradi gorge - Grischun, Switzerland
(#12733_HEMA_DANI)
Very nice hematite xx of high luster with epitaxic rutile xx. 1987 find.
Specimen weight:28 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm
Overall size:32mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Pyromorphite - Rosenberg mine, Braubach, Bad Ems district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
(#MINS9064)
A very nice example of pyromorphite from this classic location, lustrous pale brown barrel-shaped prismatic crystals up to 6 mm on matrix with chalcopirite in asociation.A German classic !!
Specimen weight:76 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:58mm x 28 mm x 30 mm
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Dioptase - Sanda mine, Reneville, Congo
(#12466_DIOP_DANI)
Very nice and large dioptase crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:65mm x 45 mm x 45 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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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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Marcasite, Fluorite, Galena - Moscadroxius-Genna Tres Montis mine, Silius, Sardinia, Italy
(#12516_MARC_DANI)
A classic trio. Shiny Marcasite with super nice Galena xx and Fluorite xx.
Specimen weight:2200 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm (marc), 40 mm (f)
Overall size:140mm x 100 mm x 65 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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Iranite - Santa Ana mine, Tocopilla District, Antofagasta Region
(#MINS9055)
Cluster of rare bladed brown Iranite xls up to 2 mm on matrix.
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:38mm x 30 mm x 28 mm
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Yvonite - Salsigne mine, Mas-Cabardès, Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (TYPE LOCALITY)
(#MINS9054)
Specimen richly covered with xls of blue Yvonite up to 1 mm with Geminite in association on decomposing Bismuth matrix, from the type locality of this rare specie.
Specimen weight:110 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1 mm
Overall size:60mm x 40 mm x 21 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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Orpiment - Quiruvilca mine, Quiruvilca, La Libertad, Peru
(#12462_ORPI_DANI)
A classic. Nice deep orange orpiment xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:260 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:90mm x 65 mm x 20 mm
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Bismuth - Tazna mine - Cerro Tazna - Atocha-Quechisla Distr. - Nor Chichas prov. - Potosí Deptm. - Bolivia
(#MINS9051)
Cluster on Bismuth xls up to 2,8 cm showing a metalic white-grey luster. An uncommin native specie.
Specimen weight:48 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2.8 cm long
Overall size:25mm x 14 mm x 47 mm
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Hureaulite - Jocao pegmatite, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(#MINS9034)
Bright well defined orangey-pink Hureaulite xls up to 5 mm richly set on matrix.
Specimen weight:118 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:57mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Epidote - Varaita Valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#10986_EPID_DANI)
Superb pistachio green epidote xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:259 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:76mm x 65 mm x 45 mm
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Boleite - Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
(#MINS9000)
Sharp crystals of Boleite up to 5 mm with a nice indigo blue color, on a stabilized matrix, coming from a no longer productive locality.
Specimen weight:51 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm wide
Overall size:52mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Smithsonite (cobaltoan) - Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
(#MINS9016)
This is a Cobaltian Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. Attractive, nicely-colored specimen of Cobaltian Smithsonite with shaped crystals; the Smithsonites have a good pink color, and lustrous, satiny xls.
Specimen weight:200 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,0 cm
Overall size:70mm x 35 mm x 45 mm
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Microlite on Albite - Ipè Mine - Governador Valadares - Minas Gerais - Brazil
(#MINS9008)
Cluster of orange octahedric also with corners modified by trapezohedron Microlite crystals up to 2.5 mm set on white contrasting Albite. A nice sample of this rare specie.Showy.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2.5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 27 mm x 23 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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Enargite - Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru
(#MINS9014)
Gorgeous old specimen with several tabular grey metallic crystals of enargite up to 3,0 cm tall set on matrix with pyrite in association.
Specimen weight:188 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm tall
Overall size:73mm x 45 mm x 30 mm
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Fluorite - Marienschacht Mine, Wölsendorf, Schwarzach bei Nabburg, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
(#MINS9005)
Cluster of glassy, transparent to translucent Fluorite xls up to 8 mm with color changig to green to golden brown with internal iron oxide inclusions.
Specimen weight:178 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:75mm x 45 mm x 33 mm
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Bismuth - Tazna mine - Cerro Tazna - Atocha-Quechisla Distr. - Nor Chichas prov. - Potosí Deptm. - Bolivia
(#MINS9020)
Cluster on Bismuth xls up to 3,5 cm showing a metalic white-grey luster. An uncommin native specie.
Specimen weight:125 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,5 cm long
Overall size:41mm x 28 mm x 35 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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Inesite - Monte Nero Mine, Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR1596)
Fine sample from a not very known italian locale belonging to the Mn district in Liguria. Inesite in individual pink crystals, well defined, spread on matrix.
Excellent locality specimen!
Specimen weight:75 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:63mm x 20 mm x 35 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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Graeserite - Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#MINS8998)
Extremely rare Graeserite xls up to 1.5 mm on matrix.
Specimen weight:74 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:33mm x 30 mm x 26 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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Lanthanite-(Nd) - Niikoba, Hizen-cho, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
(#MINS8994)
Cluster of pink clear tabuar crystal of lanthanite-(Nd)up to 2 mm in a vug of basalt matrix.
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:27mm x 25 mm x 18 mm
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Coquimbite - Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#MINS8975)
Superb cocuimbite xx 2,7 cm long on matrix with splendid lilac colour .White spays of alotrichite and reddish Roemerite in association.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:2,7 cm long
Overall size:38mm x 32 mm x 27 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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Smithsonite - Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
(#11081_SMIT_DANI)
Light brown classic smithsonite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:148 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:116mm x 50 mm x 60 mm
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Descloizite - Berg Aukas mine, Grootfontein District - Namibia
(#11072_DESC_DANI)
Very nice brownish-red descloizite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:346 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:85mm x 70 mm x 50 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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Meionite (TL) - Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
(#10984_MEIO_DANI)
Truly superb creamy meionite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:85 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:70mm x 35 mm x 35 mm
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Axinite -(Fe) - Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan district, ,Balochistan, Pakistan
(#10969_AXIN_DANI)
Nice axinite xx cluster on mattrix.
Specimen weight:92 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:88mm x 55 mm x 40 mm
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Libethenite - Miguel Vacas mine, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
(#10563_LIBE_DANI)
Superb olive green libethenite xls of textbook shape on matrix.
Specimen weight:197 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:75mm x 75 mm x 65 mm
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Fluellite - Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
(#MINS8926)
Fluellite is a rare hydrated phosphate. This active open pit phosphate mine is well-known for a wide variety of rare and unusual phosphates. Specimens of this size and richness are very uncommon from here.....
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1-1.5mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 25 mm
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Delafossite - Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, United States
(#MINS8930)
Specimen rich of black crystals of delafossite in spherical formation set all over this specimen.
Specimen weight:63 gr.
Crystal size:Sphere up to 6 mm
Overall size:50mm x 38 mm x 25 mm
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Fluorite with Anhydrite - Campiano Mine, Montieri. Grosseto Province, Tuscany Italy.
(#MINS8924)
Cluster of pale green fluorite cubocthaedrons up to 1,8 cm with adamantine luster and Anhydrite in associaton purchased in the early 80.
Specimen weight:800 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,8 cm
Overall size:120mm x 80 mm x 100 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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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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Hydroxylherderite - Dassu, Braldu valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#MINS8880)
Glassy green Herderite crystals on minor matrix in fine condition. The crystals shows sharp edge modifications and striated faces. From a find in 2005, the crystal here is 2,1 cm in diameter and transparent to translucent.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,1 cm wide
Overall size:35mm x 27 mm x 25 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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Serpierite - Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion mining district, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
(#MINS8873)
Specimen with rare blue serpierite xls richly scattered in rosettes on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:45 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:42mm x 32 mm x 27 mm
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Lollingite - Cruvin mine, Bruzolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS8872)
Cluster of metallic lead grey Lollingite crystals in rosettes up to 5 mm richly cover the matrix.
Specimen weight:75 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2-3 mm wide
Overall size:55mm x 30 mm x 28 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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Topaz on Feldspar - Gilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#BALD0790)
Nice group of Topaz's crystals, with amber zoning, are implanted on a Feldspar matrix. The crystals are shiny, translucent and well formed. Sample in very good conditions, photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:458 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 20 mm
Overall size:95mm x 59 mm x 75 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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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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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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Titanite with Ferro-Actinolite - Mulla Ghori, Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
(#BALD0785)
Wonderful Titanite's crystals, the biggest is 28 mm, gemmy, very glossy and well formed, with a marvelous intense yellow color and well evident on the matrix, are accompanied by a carpet of dark Ferro-Actinolite's crystals. Very nice sample, in…
Specimen weight:285 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 28 mm
Overall size:78mm x 71 mm x 55 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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Corundum (Ruby) - Zazafotsy, Ihosy, Ihorombe, Madagascar
(#BALD0782)
Wonderful, biterminated Ruby variety Corundum's 39 mm crystal, showing a red color with blue shade (Sapphire), well evident on the rich in mica matrix. Interesting sample, intensely fluorescent under the UV light. Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:282 gr.
Crystal size:39 mm
Overall size:60mm x 62 mm x 56 mm
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Volkovskite - Boulby Mine, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK
(#MINS8836)
This is a parallel-growth cluster of bladed, glassy and gemmy, orangey crystals of Volkovskite.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:3,5 cm tall
Overall size:14mm x 9 mm x 35 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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Sulphur - Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
(#MINS8803)
A beautiful and fine quality small cabinet sized specimen of the famous, classic electric yellow colored Sulfur crystals from Cianciana, Sicily, Italy. This piece host several excellent, sharp, lustrous, well-formed.........
Nice italian classic!
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,2 cm
Overall size:40mm x 23 mm x 50 mm
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Paravauxite (TL) - Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, ,Potosí Department, Bolivia
(#11011_PARA_DANI)
Rare! Gemmy paravauxite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:284 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:90mm x 110 mm x 30 mm
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Epidote - Knappenwand, Salzburg, Austria
(#12066_EPID_DANI)
Superb super gemmy epidote from the most classic Austrian locality.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:10mm x 5 mm x 20 mm
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Alabandite - Merelani Hills, Simanjiro district, Tanzania
(#12063_ALAB_DANI)
Very nice alabandite floater.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm
Overall size:20mm x 15 mm x 15 mm
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Baryte - Settingstones mine, Northumberland, England, UK
(#11004_BARY_DANI)
Very nice baryte crystals cluster.
Specimen weight:217 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:80mm x 30 mm x 55 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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