Elbaite - Beni Bouzra, Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Morocco
(#MINS9219)
Nice prismatic xsl of Elbaite up to 6 mm tall, green-brownish, well terminated and vertically striated, set on matrix.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
 Overall size:67mm x 30 mm x 57 mm
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Fluorite - Aiguille Verte, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
(#MINS9207)
This specimen offer very nice pink fluorite xls up to 4 mm on albite matrix with smoky quartz in associaton.
Specimen weight:42 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:48mm x 35 mm x 27 mm
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Spessartine - Praborna Mine, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#MINS9209)
Orange spessartine up to 3 mm on quartz matrix from this old alpine manganese deposit locality.
Specimen weight:54 gr.
Crystal size:up to 3 mm
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 37 mm
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Quartz var. Faden Growth - Dara Ismael Khan District . Waziristan - Pakistan
(#MINS7543)
Cluster of transparent colorless quartz crystals in parallel faden-growth up to 3,3 cm tall.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:up to 4,5 cm x 2 cm
Overall size:35mm x 70 mm x 34 mm
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Quartz, Epidote - San Felipe, Cascas, La Libertad, Peru
(#12924_QUAR_DANI)
Superb combo! Red Quartz crystals cluster and green epidote.
Specimen weight:67 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
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Smoky Quartz, Axinite - Aiguilles Grises ridge, Miage Glacier, Monte Bianco massif, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12817_QUAR_DANI)
Very rare! Axinite xx on gemmy smoky Quartz xx.
Specimen weight:166 gr.
Crystal size:12 mm (a), 25 mm (q)
Overall size:90mm x 60 mm x 30 mm
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Krupkaite - Krupka, Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Ústí Region, Bohemia,Czech Republic - TYPE LOCALITY
(#MINS9191)
Krupkaite in grey striated cristal 3 mm long set on quartz Matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:101 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:62mm x 35 mm x 40 mm
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Tourmaline var. Elbaite and Quartz - Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#MINS9193)
Cluster of green Elbaite xls up to 3,6 cm tall fully terminated with clear biterminated quartz crystal 4,7 cm wide. Showy.
Specimen weight:75 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,6 cm tall
Overall size:43mm x 47 mm x 55 mm
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Prase quartz and hematite - Serifos island - Attica - Greece
(#MINS9196)
Cluster of dark green crystals of prase quartz xls up to 5,0 cm tall from a classic location.
Specimen weight:44 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5,0 cm tall
Overall size:50mm x 25 mm x 70 mm
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Aschamalmite - Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
(#MINS9194)
Aschamalmite xls in Quartz.
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:44mm x 22 mm x 18 mm
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Senarmontite (TL) - Djebel Hammimat mine, Ain Babouche, Constantine Province, Algerien
(#13255_SENA_DANI)
Very nice rare and historical senarmontite xx cluster.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Quartz - Miage glacier, Veny Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12820_QUAR_DANI)
Superb ialine quartz crystals of very high luster. 1992 find
Specimen weight:326 gr.
Crystal size:80 mm
Overall size:110mm x 80 mm x 50 mm
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Quartz - Miage glacier, Veny Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12819_QUAR_DANI)
Superb ialine quartz crystals of very high luster. 1970 find
Specimen weight:377 gr.
Crystal size:90 mm
Overall size:80mm x 90 mm x 80 mm
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Quartz - Miage glacier, Veny Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12818_QUAR_DANI)
Superb ialine quartz crystals of very high luster.
Specimen weight:390 gr.
Crystal size:90 mm
Overall size:105mm x 90 mm x 45 mm
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Cerussite xx - ACF Mine, Mibladen, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
(#17214_CERU_DANI)
Superb reticulated cerussite xx cluster.
Specimen weight:54 gr.
Crystal size:31 mm
Overall size:40mm x 35 mm x 20 mm
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Gaidonnayite (TL), Quartz - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(#11797_GAID_DANI)
Rare colorless gaidonnayite xx on matrix from type locality.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm (g) 40 mm (q)
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 20 mm
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Sincosite - Soda Springs Prospect - Caribou Co. - Idaho
(#GMA26026)
The surface of this specimen is coverd by green crystals of sincosite.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:55mm x 21 mm x 24 mm
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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 3 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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Boulangerite - Brosso mine, Brosso,Piedmont, Italy
(#11388_BOUL_DANI)
Nice tiny metallic acicular boulangerite xx on matrix
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 25 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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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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Baryte - Barega Mine, Villamassargia (SU), Sardegna, Italia
(#FERR1604)
Showy druse, covered by brilliant, perfect xls of green Baryte with excellent transparence too.
From a unique historical finding dating about 50 years ago.
Classic!
Specimen weight:1556 gr.
Crystal size:4 cm
Overall size:160mm x 100 mm x 70 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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Fenster quartz - Porretta Terme - Alto Reno Terme - Bolgna Prov, - - Emilia-Romagna - Italy
(#GM25044)
Typical fenster quartz from this famopus italian locality.
It's composed by some crystals that are embraced together.
Specimen weight:55 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:56mm x 33 mm x 33 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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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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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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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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Cobalto-Austinite, Roselite - Aghbar mine, Bou Azzer district,,Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
(#12494_COBA_DANI)
Suberb bright green rare Cobalto_Austinite xx with nice magenta Roselite xx.
Specimen weight:337 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:88mm x 85 mm x 35 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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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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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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Vanadinite - Mibladen mine - Midelt - Khenifra Prov. - Meknès-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM25037)
A beautiful druse covered with brilliant and perfect crystals of fiery red vanadinite, which are mostly arranged on one side.
The back of the specimen is light brown colored and shows the natural process of ...
Specimen weight:230 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:80mm x 40 mm x 65 mm
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Spessartine garnet - Wushan Spessartine mine - Tongbei - Yunxiao Co. - Zhangzhou pref. - Fujian prov. - China
(#GM25032)
The surface of this druse is densely covered with large and small spessartine garnets, that have a very dark brown color.
Some are so dark that they look like ...
Specimen weight:550 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:100mm x 100 mm x 52 mm
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Copper (native)- Oumjrane mining area, Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
(#12768_COPP_DANI)
Very nice arborescent native copper.
Specimen weight:3 gr.
Crystal size:8 mm
Overall size:35mm x 45 mm x 5 mm
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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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Amazonite (var. of microcline) – Tingir Distr. - Gilgit-Baltistan – Pakistan
(#GM25023)
Large but not well formed green crystal of amazonite, a variety of microcline.
On the crystal there are dark and massive traces of smoky quartz and schorl.
Specimen weight:145 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:55mm x 37 mm x 40 mm
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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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Corkite on goethite - Serra da Mina mine - Cercal - Santiago do Cacém - Setúbal distr. - Portugal
(#GM25021)
Several yellow-brown minicrystals of corkite are spread over the matrix of black goethite.
The pictures are overligthened to show the details.
Ex Bruno Cerato collection with original label.
Specimen weight:44 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 1
Overall size:65mm x 40 mm x 32 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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Rhodochrosite and goethite in fossil shell - Kamysh-Burun Trough - Kerchenskoe deposit - Kerchenskyi (Fe) ore basin - Kerch Peninsula - Crimea - Russia
(#GM25019)
This specimen consists of a fossil shell that has partially transformed into rhodochrosite through pseudomorphosis.
There are large dark gray areas of goethite.
Specimen weight:76 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:48mm x 42 mm x 47 mm
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Axinite - Bourg d'Oisans,Haute Savoie, France
(#10522a_AXIN_DANI)
A classic. Nice axinite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:17 mm
Overall size:80mm x 25 mm x 45 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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Crocoite - Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
(#MINS9070)
Fire orange-red color crystals up to 7 mm in alterated Goethite matrix. A classic
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:42mm x 23 mm x 8 mm
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Fluorite - Xianghualing mine - Chenzou - Hunan prov. - China
(#GM25003)
A large, semi-transparent, octahedral crystal of intense green color is flanked by another smaller one.
The main crystal is 75 mm. of size
They are placed on a white quartzite matrix, for a nice chromatic contrast.
Specimen weight:400 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 75
Overall size:88mm x 80 mm x 58 mm
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Spessartine and smoky quartz - Wushan Spessartine mine - Tongbei - Fujian prov. - China
(#GM24116)
Several small, bright, orange-red spessartine crystals are visible at the tip of the specimen.
A black, bright smoky quartz crystal is present near them.
A few spessartine crystals have grown on them.
Specimen weight:55 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:41mm x 32 mm x 38 mm
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Galena, sphalerite and quartz - Sovietskii mines - Dal'negorsk -Primorskiy Kray - Far-Eastern Region - Russia
(#GM24103)
A complex aggregate of grey crystals of galena and dark crystals of sphalerite, that are intergrowth together. Some colourless crystals of quarts are visbile at its bottom.
Specimen weight:101 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 25
Overall size:38mm x 35 mm x 53 mm
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Baryte - Mibladen mining distr. - Midelt Prov. - Drâa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM24100)
Excellent druse completely covered by lamellar barite crystals.
The color is rather dark orange, with some black dots here and there, probably made up by goethite.
Very aesthetic !
Specimen weight:535 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 20
Overall size:130mm x 80 mm x 50 mm
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Plancheite and Unknown - Tantara mine, Shinkolobwe, Haut Katanga, Democratic Rep. of Congo
(#12417_PLAN_DANI)
Superb plancheite in spherical xx with dark unknown xx (possibily goethite or heterogenite)
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:82mm x 39 mm x 20 mm
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Analcime and epidote - Imilchil - Er Rachidia Prov. - Drâa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM24089)
On a very dark green carpet of crystals of epidote two big withish spheres of analcime are visible, with another minor.
There is a big contrast between the white analcimes ...
Specimen weight:420 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 12
Overall size:92mm x 70 mm x 63 mm
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Quartz - Cavnic mine - Cavnic - Maramures Co. - Romania
(#GM24085)
A large crystal of very bright quartz is flanked by a smaller one.
On one side other mini-quartzes are grown and are partly covered by yellowish calcites.
The tip of the main quartz is perfect.
Very aesthetic specimen !
Specimen weight:1400 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:105mm x 90 mm x 135 mm
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Erythrite - Aghbar mine - Bou Azzer distr. - Tazenakht - Ourzazate prov. - Souss-Massa-Draa reg. - Morocco
(#MINS9049)
Dark red colored crystals of erythrite up to 2,8 cm long in fan formation over the matrix.Showy.
Specimen weight:54 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,8 cm long
Overall size:55mm x 18 mm x 38 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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Cassiterite and quartz - Viloco mine - Loayza Prov. - La Paz Deptm. - Bolivia
(#GM24076)
Numerous black and brilliant crystals of cassiterite cover the surface of this specimen.
They are mixed with several milky quartzes, for a nice contrast of color.
Specimen weight:240 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:65mm x 43 mm x 37 mm
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Cerussite, Baryte - Touissit, Oriental Region, Morocco
(#12388_CERU_DANI)
Nice specimen offering transparent cerussite xx and pink baryte blades. Classic combo.
Specimen weight:90 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm on edge
Overall size:50mm x 43 mm x 36 mm
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Erythrite - Sara Alicia Mine, San Bernardo, Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
(#MINS9009)
This erythrite is not from Morocco, but from Mexico! Bright pink to magenta fibrous acicular crystal clusters, nicely isolated on matrix. A very uncommon thing on the market, as this is old material from over 20 years ago (or more). seldom seen in s.
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:1-2 mm
Overall size:57mm x 54 mm x 40 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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Sudoite - Cedec Valley - Gran Zebrù, Valfurva - Sondrio prov. - Lombardy - Italy
(#MINS9015)
Several rare hexagonal pearly sudoite crystals up to 6 mm hosted in a porphyritic dyke outcropping along the side of Cima di Pale Rosse at about 3000 m amsl. Alpine mineral.
Specimen weight:90 gr.
Crystal size:Up to mm. 6
Overall size:65mm x 50 mm x 18 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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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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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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Vanadinite - Mibladen mine - Midelt - Khénifra prov. - Meknès-Tafilalet reg. - Morocco
(#GM24052)
Gorgeous cluster that is covered by very big, brilliant,dark red colored and perfect crystals of vanadinite.
No damages.
From a recent find in the classic locality of Mibladen in Morocco.
Specimen weight:610 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 19
Overall size:110mm x 50 mm x 45 mm
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Boulangerite - Bottino Mine, Tuscany, Italy
(#11698_BOUL_DANI)
Superb metallic acicular boulangire xx on matrix
Specimen weight:77 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm needles
Overall size:45mm x 20 mm x 30 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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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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Amethyst quartz and goethite - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
(#GM24022)
A large druse completely covered by quartz crystals with a beautiful amethyst color.
Most crystal tips are darker.
The black traces that can be seen are of goethite and ...
Specimen weight:550 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:125mm x 110 mm x 43 mm
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Bournonite - Machacamarca Distr. - Cornelio Saavedra prov. - Potosí Deptm. - Bolivia
(#GM24015)
Aggregate aesthetics of absolute quality.
It is composed of large and small dark gray bournonite crystals, placed side by side on a pinch of matrix ...
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 29
Overall size:54mm x 43 mm x 30 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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Vladimirite - Irthem Mine - Bou Azzer District - Morocco
(#MINS8881)
Very rare Vladimirite in white acicular xls up to 2 mm in sprays richly scattered on calcite matrix.
Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:Acicular up to 2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 18 mm
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Pollucite - Skardu Area - Gilgit-Baltistan - Pakistan
(#GM24012)
An aggregate completely made up of pollucite crystals, to a small extent covered by a white patina of carbonates.
The crystals are well formed and visible, colorless and have an almost glassy appearance ...
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:34mm x 28 mm x 26 mm
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Vanadinite - Mibladen – Ait Oufella Caid – Midelt – Draa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM24011)
Four gorgeous thumbnails of vanadinte from a classic locality in Morocco.
The biggest is 32 mm. of width, the smallest 17 mm.
All crystals are shiny and perfect ...
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:1mm x 1 mm x 1 mm
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Agate (var. of quartz) – Agouim - Amerzgane Cercle – Drâa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM23074)
Sample of agate with incredible colors, arranged in concentric circles on the polished surface.
The colors are absolutely natural.
The back is rough.
Very aesthetic!"
Specimen weight:225 gr.
Crystal size:'–
Overall size:84mm x 66 mm x 43 mm
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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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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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