Senarmontite - Djebel Hammimat Mine, Ain Babouche, Ain Beida, Constantine Province, Algeria (Type Locality)
(#MINS9146)
Cluster of rare Senarmontite in octahedral crystals up to 4 mm richly set on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
 Overall size:26mm x 23 mm x 25 mm
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Beryllonite - Mont Saint Hilaire, ,Québec, Canada
(#11710_BERY_DANI)
Rare white Beryllonite on matrix from MSH.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:20mm x 10 mm x 10 mm
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Diopside, Clinochlore - Ala valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#11298_DIOP_DANI)
Gorgeous gemmy diopside xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:258 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Mordenite - Montresta - Oristano prov. - Sardinia - Italy
(#GM25047)
Several cottony tufts of white mordenite cover almost entirely, but in a chaotic manner, the surface of this Sardinian specimen.
From a find in the last century.
Specimen weight:700 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:135mm x 97 mm x 65 mm
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Montgomeryite - Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
(#MINS8912)
Cluster of Montogomeryite crystals up to 1-1.5 mm richly set on matrix.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to1.5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 38 mm x 18 mm
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Lollingite - Cruvin mine, Bruzolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS9120)
Cluster of metallic lead grey Lollingite crystals up to 1.2 mm n rosettes richly cover the matrix.
Specimen weight:51 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1-2 mm wide
Overall size:44mm x 30 mm x 18 mm
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Stilbite-(Ca) with Laumontite - Basalt Quarry, Ambariomiambana, Ambohimalaza Commune, Sambava District, Sava, Madagascar
(#MINS9122)
Lustrous pearlescent stilbite-(Ca) crystals to 3,0 cm with snow-white Laumontite in association. From a 2011 find.
Specimen weight:93 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm long
Overall size:73mm x 50 mm x 42 mm
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Analcime with Natrolite - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#MINS9118)
Cluster of white analcime crystals up to 1,2 cm with white natrolite in association.
Specimen weight:16 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,2 cm
Overall size:33mm x 21 mm x 25 mm
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Griceite - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#MINS9104)
Pale yellow crystals of Griceite from the type locality.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Uo to 0,5 mm
Overall size:37mm x 34 mm x 20 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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Gadolinite-Ce- Baveno, Piedmont, Italy
(#11789_GADO_DANI)
Nice black vitreous gadolinite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:13 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm mm
Overall size:20mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Remondite-(Ce) - Mont Saint Hilaire, ,Québec, Canada
(#11683_REMO_DANI)
Orange-red rare Remondite/Ce xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:30mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Rancieite - Montecchio, Veneto, Italy
(#11675_RANC_DANI)
Black Ranceite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:17 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:Piedmont
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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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Millerite - Ca' dei Ladri (Silla) - Gaggio Montano - Bologna prov. - Emilia-Romagna - Italy
(#GM25022)
20 mm long millerite needle is clearly visible on the surface of this sample.
It emerges from a crystal of hyaline quartz ...
Specimen weight:105 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 20
Overall size:62mm x 30 mm x 50 mm
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Natrolite, Rhodochrosite - Mont Saint Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(#12829_NATR_DANI)
Very nice combo offering gemmy Natrolite with a nice Rhodochrosite rosett
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm (n)
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Molybdenite - Moly Hill mine, La Motte, Quebec, Canada
(#12438_MOLY_DANI)
Very nice molybdenite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Anatase, Hessonite Garnet - Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
(#11663_ANAT_DANI)
Nice dark red Anatase xx with red Hessonite xx..
Specimen weight:19 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:35mm x 30 mm x 15 mm
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Realgar - Rio Re Bianco, Pornassino, Piedmont, Italy
(#12554_REAL_DANI)
Rare! Stunning deep red realgar from the Italian Ligurian Alps.
Specimen weight:253 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:100mm x 60 mm x 30 mm
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Orthoclase - Cuasso al Monte, Val Ceresio, Varese, Lombardia, Italia
(#MINS9082)
Cluster of sharp pink orthoclase crystal of 2,3 cm tall .A Classic.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,3 cm tall
Overall size:23mm x 21 mm x 30 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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Davyne - San Sebastiano - Monte Somma - Somma-Vesuvius Complex - Naples Prov. - Campania - Italy (TYPE LOCALITY)
(#MINS9056)
Italian Classic. Cluster of clear prismatic exagonal Davyne xls up to 2.5 mm with adamantine luster in a vug of matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:0 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2.5 mm
Overall size:41mm x 25 mm x 30 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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Arsenic - Brosso mine, Brosso, Piedmont, Italy
(#10838_ARSE_DANI)
Historical native arsenic on matrix.
Specimen weight:362 gr.
Crystal size:na
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 45 mm
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Multicolored chalcedony - Monterufoli - Pomarance - Pisa prov. - Tuscany - Italy
(#GM24081)
Half of a typical large chalcedony nodule which is hollow inside and variously colored with bluish and ochre shades
Specimen weight:995 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:147mm x 97 mm x 75 mm
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Anatase, Pyrite, Quartz - Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
(#11658_ANAT_DANI)
Nice brown anatase xx with cubit pyrite and quartz xx.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:25mm x 30 mm x 20 mm
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Apatite - Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
(#11652_APAT_DANI)
A classic. Clear nearly colorless complex apatite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Arseniosiderite - Punta Corna, Usseglio, Piedmont, Italy
(#11643_ARSE_DANI)
Very nice golden brown areseniosiderite micro xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:21 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:iNfRONT -mARKET cONNECT
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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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Meionite - Bear Lake, Litchfield, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
(#MINS9007)
Many sharp, prismatic, well-formed white crystals of Meionite up to 9 mm.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 9 mm tall
Overall size:56mm x 31 mm x 40 mm
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Diopside and grossular/hessonite garnet - Alpe delle Frasse - Lajetto - Condove - Torino prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM24071)
A little Alpine gem from a place famous for the high quality of the samples that were extracted here.
Semi-transparent crystals of greenish diopside are together with brown/reddish garnets ...
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 12
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 32 mm
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Ferristrunzite - Mont-des-Groseillers - Blaton - Bernissart - Hainaut - Wallonia - Belgium
(#GM24069)
The surface of this specimen is completely covered with cream-colored needles of ferristrunzite.
Many of them are arranged in a rosette ...
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:62mm x 47 mm x 21 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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Aegirine, Serandite, Rhodochrosite - Mont Saint Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(#11456_AEGI_DANI)
Nice specimen offering three St Hilaire's classics in one specimen.x.
Specimen weight:57 gr.
Crystal size:50 mm
Overall size:55mm x 40 mm x 32 mm
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Siderite, Dolomite - Traversella mine, Traversella, ,Piedmont, Italy
(#11207_SIDE_DANI)
A classic. Very nice dark brown siderite lensen with white aragonite.
Specimen weight:338 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm
Overall size:110mm x 70 mm x 45 mm
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Forsterite - Quebec - Canada
(#GM24056)
Some large and well-formed forsterite crystals are stunning over the matrix of this specimen.
The black and incomplete crystals that can be seen are almost ...
Formerly Sandro Maggia's mineralogical collection: no. F-68.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 13
Overall size:52mm x 30 mm x 24 mm
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Piemontite and zoisite - Campo Valley - Campo Blenio - Camadra Valley Blenio Valley - Blenio - Ticino - Switzerland
(#GM24055)
A lovely miniature dotted with small elongated crystals of piemontite: they are transparent and have a pinkish color with a red head ...
Former mineralogical collection of Sandro Maggia: no. P-124.
Specimen weight:32 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:36mm x 30 mm x 24 mm
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Vinogradoite - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#MINS8994)
Acicular crystals of vinogradovite well terminated up to 1 mm in a vug of matrix with yellow leucosphenite xls in association.
Specimen weight:33 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1 mm
Overall size:37mm x 33 mm x 20 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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Weloganite with Dresserite - Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada (TYPE LOCALITY)
(#MINS8969)
Sharp, bright yellow Weloganite xl 9 mm set nicely on matrix with the typical layered prismatic shape with rare white Dresserite crystals in ballsup to 3 mm in association set on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:9 mm
Overall size:50mm x 47 mm x 32 mm
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Biotite with Chlorite - Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS8970)
Cluster of Biotite xls up to 8 mm with dark green chlorite set on matrix.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 28 mm
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Canavesite - Salvere level - Brosso mine - Cálea - Léssolo - Canavese distr. - Torino prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM24045)
The surface of this specimen is almost completely covered by rosettes of snow-white needles of canavesite.
It's an extremely rare borate ...
Specimen weight:295 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:66mm x 55 mm x 44 mm
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Vesuvianite, Clinochlore - Rocca Sella, Susa valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#11506_VESU_DANI)
Specimen equally interesting for the many nice clinochlore xx and the rich brown strongly elongated vesuviantite xx.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:27 mm (v), 2 mm (c)
Overall size:55mm x 45 mm x 12 mm
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Protochabourneite - Sant'Olga tunnel - Monte Arsiccio mine - Sant'Anna di Stazzema - Stazzema - Apuan Alps - Lucca prov. - Tuscany - Italy (TL)
(#MINS8946)
Dark grey metallic Protochabournéite in sub.mm xls on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:38mm x 30 mm x 12 mm
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Miserite- Mont Saint Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(#11848_MISE_DANI)
Rare light magenta-pinkinsh miserite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:50mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
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Apatite,Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
(#11032_APAT_DANI)
Gorgeous super briliant water clear apatite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:250 gr.
Crystal size:5mm
Overall size:90mm x 60 mm x 65 mm
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Ortoclase, Quartz - Baveno, Piedmont, Italy
(#11026_ORTH_DANI)
A classic combo. Nice orthoclase xx with quartz xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:231 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:105mm x 75 mm x 35 mm
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Anhydrite and Ankerite - Campiano mine, Montieri, ,Tuscany, Italy
(#11019_ANHY_DANI)
Very nice combo of white anydrite xx with creamy ankerite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:184 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm
Overall size:105mm x 70 mm x 45 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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Goyazite - Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
(#MINS8937)
Rich specimen covered with sharp goyazite crystals to 4 mm.
Specimen weight:68 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:60mm x 32 mm x 33 mm
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Goethite - Traveresella mine, Traversella, Piedmont, Italy
(#11803a_GOET_DANI)
Stunning acicular goethite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:35 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:51mm x 40 mm x 23 mm
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Montmorillonite - Gambatesa Mine, Graveglia Valley, Italy
(#11842_MONT_DANI)
Nice white-yellow tiny montmorillonite xx with dark dolomite on matrix.
Specimen weight:68 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:38mm x 36 mm x 30 mm
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Monazite - Cuzzago mine, Premosello Chiovenda, Piedmont, Italy
(#11843_MONA_DANI)
Superb (for the locality) yellowish monazite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:35mm x 35 mm x 30 mm
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Lanthanite-Ce - Bearpaw Mountains, Hill Co., Montana, USA
(#11920_LANT_DANI)
Clear/transparent very rare lanthanite-Ce xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:28 gr.
Crystal size:<
Overall size:42mm x 27 mm x 22 mm
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Tilasite - Cervandone Mount, Piedmont, Italy
(#11898_TILA_DANI)
The specimen offer some purple tilasite xx of good size scattered on matrix.
Specimen weight:23 gr.
Crystal size:23
Overall size:44mm x 36 mm x 34 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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Grossular garnet - Asbestos - Les Sources RCM - Estrie - Québec - Canada
(#MINS8882)
This cluster is seeded of several grossular crystal up to 8 mm wide all of them are transparent with excellent glassy luster and sharp striations.From an old find.
Specimen weight:1016 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm wide
Overall size:120mm x 90 mm x 50 mm
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Gmelinite - Two Islands, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
(#MINS8857)
Cluster of pastel pink Gmelinite xls up to 1,0 cm wide with very high luster, typical from here.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:Uo to 10 mm
Overall size:55mm x 30 mm x 23 mm
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Serandite, Donnayite-Y, Aegirine - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
(#12696_SERA_DANI)
Very nice serandite crystals cluster with rare donnayite xx, aegirine xx.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:34 mm
Overall size:32mm x 22 mm x 24 mm
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Fe-Carpholite - Varaita valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#11867_CARP_DANI)
Yellow-green ferro-carpholite masses specimen.
Specimen weight:64 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:52mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Betekhtinite - Steward mine, Butte-Silver, Montana, USA
(#11717_BETE_DANI)
Tiny but nice rare dark metallic betektinite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:56mm x 36 mm x 30 mm
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Grossular/hessonite garnet - Alpe delle Frasse - Lajetto - Condove - Torino prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM23058)
Excellent alpine specimen of grossular/hessonite garnet.
Numerous crystals with a beautiful dark red to orange color cover the surface.
All of them are shiny and semi-transparent ...
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:64mm x 53 mm x 22 mm
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Rapidcreekite - Rapid Creek - Dawson mining Distr. - Yukon - Canada
(#GM23053)
This specimen is partially covered by a white patina of rapidcreekite.
In an area there are some minicurls of this rare sulfate.
Specimen weight:170 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:75mm x 47 mm x 37 mm
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Elpidite - Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#MINS8795)
Cluster of well defined Elpidite crystals in greenish gray blades up to 2,3 cm long.
Specimen weight:58 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,3 cm long
Overall size:62mm x 45 mm x 32 mm
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Dresserite - Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada (TL)
(#MINS8772)
Rare white Dresserite crystals in balls up to 3.5 mm richly set on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:58 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3.5 mm wide
Overall size:43mm x 30 mm x 35 mm
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Bavenite - Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Piedmont, Italy
(#11987_BAVE_DANI)
Nice rare white bavenite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:25mm x 25 mm x 15 mm
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Diopside - Val d'Ala, Piedmont, Italy
(#11985_DIOP_DANI)
Very nice green diopside xx.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:25 mm
Overall size:25mm x 9 mm x 7 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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Weloganite - Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
(#BALD0769)
A nice group of Weloganite's crystals up to 10 mm, with a characteristic lemon-straw color, with pseudo-hexagonal habit, biterminated, with streaks perpendicular to the axis of development. Weloganite is a rare carbonate. Sample coming from...
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:75mm x 53 mm x 23 mm
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Microcline - West Lake Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
(#MINS8644)
Sharp, terminated Microcline xls up to 4 cm long with good colo on matrix.
Specimen weight:223 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4,0 cm long
Overall size:90mm x 50 mm x 52 mm
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Grossular on Pectolite - Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
(#BALD0759)
On a carpet of Pectolite's crystals are implanted very glossy and gemmy Grossular's crystals, with a pleasant cognac color and good dimensions (up to 9 mm). Very nice piece, in very good conditions.
Specimen weight:73 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 9 mm
Overall size:65mm x 47 mm x 30 mm
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Analcime with Natrolite, Rhodochrosite and Aegirine - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#BALD0757)
Analcime's crystals, the biggest of 50 mm, are partially covered by 22 mm Natrolite's crystals, also biterminated, nice well formed Rhodochrosite's rosettes up to 15 mm and Aegirine, both in big crystals up to 38 mm and in small, slender...
Specimen weight:945 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 50 mm
Overall size:170mm x 130 mm x 82 mm
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Augelite on Siderite - Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
(#BALD0746)
Augelite's crystals up to 5 mm, with a light green color, well evident on the Siderite's matrix in little brown crystals. Interesting sample.
Specimen weight:64 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:48mm x 48 mm x 28 mm
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Glaucophane with Fuchsite and Pyrite - Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#BALD0736)
Tight intertwining of Glaucophane's crystals up to 5 mm. This mineral is pleochroic, and both colors (blue and blue-green) are visible depending on the crystals' orientation. There's green Fuchsite and a small Pyrite crystal on the rear.
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:61mm x 40 mm x 26 mm
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Hingganite-Y - Baveno, Piedmont, Italy
(#11543_HING_DANI)
Rare. Tiny light yellow hiortdalite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:7 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:28mm x 18 mm x 15 mm
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Fersmite - Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Piedmont, Italy
(#11994_FERS_DANI)
Rare brown fermite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:30mm x 20 mm x 30 mm
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Fersmite - Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Piedmont, Italy
(#11875_FERS_DANI)
Rare golden brown fermite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:11 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 18 mm
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Pyrophyllite - Cotton Stone Mountain - Troy - Montgomery Co. - North Carolina - USA
(#GM22018)
Some big rosettes of brown colored crystals of pyrophyllite are in good evidence over the bulky, whitish matrix.
Specimen weight:230 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:65mm x 52 mm x 40 mm
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Smithsonite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1582)
Fine cluster of Smithsonite in bothrioidal aggregates, showing a quite unusual green colour, from an italian mine worldwide known for its secondary lead specie.
Super colour and luster.
Excellent sardinian specimen!
Specimen weight:72 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:44mm x 45 mm x 23 mm
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Chabazite - Wasson Bluff, Parrsboro, New Scotland, Canada
(#10632_CHAB_DANI)
Very nice creamy chabazite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:106 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm
Overall size:60mm x 20 mm x 35 mm
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Augelite - Rapid Creek - Yukon Territories - Canada
(#MINS8450)
Specimen with nice greenish Augelite crystals up to 5 mm wide on matrix.
Specimen weight:82 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm wide
Overall size:52mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
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Kulanite and siderite - Big Fish River - Dawson Mining District - Yukon - Canada
(#MINS8412)
Several very lustrous deep blue-green crystals up to 3.5 mm of this rare phosphate are spread all over the surface of this specimen.
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3.5 mm
Overall size:63mm x 38 mm x 15 mm
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Hessonite garnet - Civrari Mount, Susa Valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#10981_HESS_DANI)
This specimen offer many dark red hessonite crystals of text book shape with minor clinochlore.
Specimen weight:44 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:40mm x 25 mm x 30 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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Leifite - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(#8598d_LEIF_DANI)
This is a stunning specimen full of large rare leifite crystals on matrix with aegirine.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:33mm x 33 mm x 30 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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Hessonite - Alpe delle Frasse, Laietto, Condove, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1557)
Fine specimen almost fully covered by red hessonite crystals, very brilliant, on matrix.
Classic garnet sample from one of the most famous locales in the italian Alps.
A small pack of greenish Chlinochlore blades is a classic ad!
Specimen weight:14 gr.
Crystal size:0,2 cm
Overall size:30mm x 15 mm x 18 mm
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Piemontite - Prabornaz mine, Saint-Marcel ,Valley of Aosta, Italy
(#11597_PIEM_DANI)
Very nice violet-brown piemontite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:101 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:65mm x 48 mm x 26 mm
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Pyrite & Magnetite - Brosso Mine, Brosso, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1550)
Specimen with octaedric brilliant pyrite crystals on black magnetite.
Previously belonged to Dulbecco collection, then to Bonisoli collection, with labels.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:42mm x 27 mm x 16 mm
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Hematite & Albite - Arbola Glacier, Sabbione, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1532)
This is a classic alpine floater, with a shiny group of Hematite "ironrose" set atop a cluster of Albite in pearl white translucent crystals, well shaped and mostly double terminated.
Showy!
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:43mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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