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Caledonite - Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#MINS9157)
Old Classic. Blue green Caledonite xls up to 1 mm.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
 Overall size:45mm x 27 mm x 30 mm
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Gold - Is Concas, Furtei mine, Furtei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1606)
Micro cristalline spongy mass of native Gold well set in small vugs in the enargite matrix.
From workings done over a very short period around 1990 at this small sardinian mine.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:27mm x 25 mm x 12 mm
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Smithsonite - San Giovanni Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1601)
Fine druse with bothryoidal bubbles of pearl white Smithsonite, very brilliant and well contrasting against the gossan matrix.
From some recent limited findings at this classic mine, closed since decades.
Showy!
Specimen weight:283 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:80mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Scawtite with Thaumasite - Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
(#MINS9132)
White glassy fibrous scawtite on basic calcium silicate and carbonate matrix with thaumasite in association.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:46mm x 45 mm x 28 mm
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Pyromorphite - S'Ortu Becciu mine, Donori, Sardinia, Italy
(#11490_PYRO_DANI)
Superb deep green pyromorphite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:91 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Ferrierite-Mg - Ugas Quarry, Monastir, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#MINS9084)
Ferrierite-Mg in spheres up to 6 mm , with Palygorskite in association.
Specimen weight:24 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:30mm x 29 mm x 21 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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Calcite flowers San Giovanni Mine, Bindua, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#MINS9025)
Nice cluster of calcite "flower" xls up to 3,0 cm from a classic Sardinia lacality.
Specimen weight:91 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm
Overall size:67mm x 55 mm x 70 mm
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Palygorskite - Mount Olladri quarries, Monastir, Sardinia, Italy
(#11477_PALY_DANI)
Nice rare globular palygorskyte with a fibrous unidentified mineral.
Specimen weight:45 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:68mm x 40 mm x 32 mm
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Mimetite - Su Zurfuru mine, Fluminimaggiore, Sardinia, Italy
(#11159_MIME_DANI)
Superb mimetite xx on matrix.ls.
Specimen weight:342 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:110mm x 70 mm x 30 mm
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Kimuraite-(Y) - Mitsukoshi, Hizen-cho, Higashi-Matsuura-gun, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
(#MINS8950)
Pearly aggregate 7 mm wide of Kimuraite-(Y) well-placed on the basalt matrix. Is a very rare hydrated calcium-yttrium-neodymium carbonate found in fissures in alkali olivice baslats.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm long
Overall size:38mm x 32 mm x 27 mm
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Barrerite (TL) - Sant' Efisio, Capo di Pula, Pula, Sardinia, Italy
(#11405_BARR_DANI)
Nice white /colorless barrerite xx from the type locality.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:33mm x 23 mm x 14 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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Osumilite - Funtanafigu Quarry, Marrubiu, Mt. Arci, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#MINS8933)
Cluster of shiny blacks tabular Osumilite crystals up to 2 mm set on contrasting matrix.
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:60mm x 45 mm x 18 mm
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Celadonite - Nulvi, Sardinia, Italy
(#11425_CELA_DANI)
Very nice blue-green celadonite on matrix.
Specimen weight:54 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 32 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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Stilbite on Analcime - Cape Marrargiu, Bosa, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#BALD0779)
Pretty Stilbite in sheaf aggregates lays on a carpet of vitreous, very shiny Analcime's crystals that covers the geode entirely. Classic sample, photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:127 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:79mm x 44 mm x 35 mm
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Dundasite, Baryte - San Giovanni mine, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#11276_DUND_DANI)
Very nice white dundasite xx on a baryte xx.
Specimen weight:67 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:55mm x 55 mm x 10 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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Linarite - Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1591)
Miniature of Linarite featuring several tabular blue crystals. From a unique finding at the Baccu Locci outcrops made about 20 years ago.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:29mm x 22 mm x 16 mm
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Pharmacosiderite - Perda Niedda Mine, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1585)
Olive green pseudocubic xls of Farmacosiderite scattered on matrix. Quite uncommon specie for Sardinia, well represented, though in micro xls.
Specimen weight:152 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:55mm x 33 mm x 35 mm
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Smithsonite - San Giovanni Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1583)
Fine cluster of white Smithsonite in bothrioidal aggregates, from a well known mine no longer producing since decades.
Super colour and luster.
Excellent sardinian specimen!
Specimen weight:72 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:51mm x 40 mm x 21 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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Callaghanite - Sierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA(Type Locality)
(#MINS8368)
Very colorful intense lustrous rich deep blue Callaghanite in sub millimetric crystals richly covering the dark matrix.
A nice sample of this rare copper magnesium carbonate.
Specimen weight:33 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm xls
Overall size:30mm x 32 mm x 29 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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Pyromorphite - S'Ortu Becciu mine, Donori, Sardinia, Italy
(#7542a_PYRO_DANI)
Nice classic sardinian botroidal pyromorphite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:92 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 45 mm
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Galena - Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1556)
Fine sample of Galena from Sardinia, with well formed lead grey cube-octahedra on matrix.
Despite the extensive exploitment of massive galena, well formed xls have always been scarce in Sardinia!
Specimen weight:71 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:53mm x 38 mm x 34 mm
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Green Anglesite - Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1443)
Pale green anglesite xls very well defined, set inside a vug.
Quite unusual colour, typical of the Montevecchio Mine.
Classic italian specimen.
Specimen weight:240 gr.
Crystal size:0,7 cm
Overall size:75mm x 46 mm x 55 mm
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Galena - Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1428)
Fine sample of Galena from Sardinia, with well formed lead grey cube-octahedra on matrix.
Despite the extensive exploitment of massive galena, well formed xls have always been scarce in Sardinia!
Specimen weight:424 gr.
Crystal size:1.9 cm
Overall size:108mm x 60 mm x 60 mm
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Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite - San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#BALD0671)
From a very recent find in the abandoned mine of San Giovanni, this interesting pseudomorphosis of two-color Smithsonite after Calcite. From the unique geode discovered, only a few dozens of good quality samples has been collected. Rare and...
Specimen weight:115 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 58 mm
Overall size:58mm x 43 mm x 52 mm
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Smithsonite perimorph on Calcite - San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#BALD0669)
From a very recent find in the abandoned mine of San Giovanni, this interesting sample of Smithsonite perimorph on pre-existent Calcite. From the unique geode discovered, only a few dozens of good quality samples has been collected. Rare.
Specimen weight:728 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 98 mm
Overall size:98mm x 85 mm x 73 mm
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Yugawaralite - Crastu Muradu Quarry, Osilo, Province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1410)
Specimen featuring several clean tabular colorless xls of Yugawaralite, in a small vug.
Uncommon zeolite pretty well represented with reference to the italian finds.
Specimen weight:290 gr.
Crystal size:0,4 cm
Overall size:94mm x 65 mm x 60 mm
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Green Anglesite - Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1407)
Emerald green anglesite xls on gossan matrix.
Quite unusual colour, typical of the Montevecchio Mine.
Classic italian specimen.
Specimen weight:430 gr.
Crystal size:0,5 cm
Overall size:90mm x 75 mm x 60 mm
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Baryte over rhodochrosite - Felsobanya mine - Maramures - Romania
(#GM18055)
The cluster is covered by pink rhodochrosite: some blades, pale grey-blue colored barytes are grown over it.
Some of them are encrusted by yellow-brown carbonate ...
Specimen weight:1330 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 25
Overall size:143mm x 87 mm x 68 mm
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Hemimorphite - Is Murvonis Mine, Domusnovas, Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1102)
Fine group of colorless xls of Hemimorphite, grouped in a typical rosette, aesthetically set on a base of quartz.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:50mm x 27 mm x 30 mm
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Mimetite - Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR1039)
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Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:0,15
Overall size:60mm x 50 mm x 24 mm
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Anglesite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR0488)
This piece belongs to a small stash that we were able to acquire of Anglesite on massive galena from the well known Monteponi Mine in Sardinia.
The lot was a small collection representative of the many different shapes that ....
Specimen weight:185 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:4,5 x 4,2 x 3 cm
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Anglesite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR0484)
This piece belongs to a small stash that we were able to acquire of Anglesite on massive galena from the well known Monteponi Mine in Sardinia.
The lot was a small collection representative of the many different shapes that ....
Specimen weight:245 gr.
Crystal size:1,5 cm
Overall size:5 x 4,2 x 4,5 cm
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Anglesite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR0483)
This piece belongs to a small stash that we were able to acquire of Anglesite on massive galena from the well known Monteponi Mine in Sardinia.
The lot was a small collection representative of the many different shapes that ....
Specimen weight:429 gr.
Crystal size:1,2 cm
Overall size:6,7 x 5 x 4,2 cm
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Anglesite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR0481)
This piece belongs to a small stash that we were able to acquire of Anglesite on massive galena from the well known Monteponi Mine in Sardinia.
The lot was a small collection representative of the many different shapes that ....
Specimen weight:205 gr.
Crystal size:1,2 cm
Overall size:4,7 x 3,5 x 3,8 cm
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Anglesite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
(#FERR0479)
This piece belongs to a small stash that we were able to acquire of Anglesite on massive galena from the well known Monteponi Mine in Sardinia.
The lot was a small collection representative of the many different shapes that ....
Specimen weight:339 gr.
Crystal size:1,1 cm
Overall size:6 x 4,5 x 3 cm
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