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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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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Bariopharmacosiderite with Agardite- Grube Clara, Oberwolfach, Baden Wuerttenberg, Germany
(#MINS9142)
Excellent sample of Bariofarmocaosiderite in clean, lustrous pseudocubic reddish-brown xls, scattered on matrix.
Classic german stuff!
Former Klaus Petitjean collection, year 1985
Specimen weight:123 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:56mm x 50 mm x 30 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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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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Coquimbite - Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael Mining District, Emery Co., Utah, USA
(#MINS9144)
Very well crystallized and extremely representative Coquimbite xls up to 5 mm with classic association for this locale.
Specimen weight:56 gr.
Crystal size:Up tp 4 mm
Overall size:60mm x 46 mm x 30 mm
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Mansfieldite - Djebel Debagh mine - Guelma - Guelma prov. - Algeria
(#MINS9140)
Nice specimen of this rare arsenate of aluminium, with well shaped green coloured crystals over the surface.
Specimen weight:125 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:55mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
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Minyulite - Ross Annibal mine, Black Hills, Lowrence County, South Dakota - USA
(#12057a_MINY_DANI)
Gorgeus stunningly xls rich minyulite specimen.
Specimen weight:56 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:50mm x 20 mm x 30 mm
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Destinezite, Copiapite - Coronel Manuel Rodríguez, Mejillones, ,Antofagasta, Chile
(#11317_DEST_DANI)
Red-brown destinezite xx with yellow copiapite xx.
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 10 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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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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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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Rinkite-Ce - Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., ,Arkansas, USA
(#11692_RINK_DANI)
Gorgeouis yellow brown acicular rinkite xx on matrix with black aegirine.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:40mm x 40 mm x 20 mm
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Kunzite (var. of spodumene) - Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field - Dara-e-Pech Distr. - Kunar - Afghanistan
(#GM25048)
A floater of pale pink col,ored crystal of kuinzite, a variety of spodumene.
It's typical from this Afghan locality.
Specimen weight:66 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:66mm x 33 mm x 23 mm
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Colemanite - Bigadiç - Balikesir Prov. - Marmara Region - Turkey
(#GM25038)
The surface of this specimen is covered with whitish, translucent crystals of colemanite, an uncommon borate.
Traces of this mineral are also in the underlying part of the specimen.
Specimen weight:700 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 27
Overall size:100mm x 88 mm x 57 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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Smithsonite - Kelly mine, Magdalena, New Mexico, USA
(#MINS9137)
Specimen with intense blue/green Smithsonite in botryoidal mass from this classic locality.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:51mm x 38 mm x 14 mm
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Gilmarite - Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS8904)
Gilmarite in blue rosettes xls up to 1 mm scattered in vugs of matrix with green Conicalcite in association .A rare copper arsenate. Ex Sandro Maggia coll.
Specimen weight:46 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 0.5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 25 mm x 28 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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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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Franklinite - Sterling Mine -Sterling Hill - Ogdensburg - Franklin Mining distr. - Sussex Co. - New Jersey - USA
(#MINS9133)
Cluster of octahedral xls of Franklinite up to 1,7 cm with on calcite matrix. A classic from the type locality.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,7 cm
Overall size:35mm x 15 mm x 35 mm
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Metacinnabar - Mount Diablo Mine, Mount Diablo, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
(#MINS9128)
Steel grey-black Metacinnabar crystals are covering the surface of the matrix
Specimen weight:62 gr.
Crystal size:2-3 mm
Overall size:62mm x 40 mm x 30 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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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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Bixbyite - Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
(#MINS9129)
Nice Bixbyite crystals shiny, evident on the riolite's matrix, cubic with octahedron's faces measuring up to 8 mm wide.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm wide
Overall size:32mm x 25 mm x 15 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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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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Juonniite - Kovdor Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast', Northern Region, Russia (TL)
(#MINS9108)
Minute brownish colored spherical rare Juonnite xls up to 0.5 mm, in dolomite vugs from the type locality.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:0.5 mm
Overall size:38mm x 30 mm x 18 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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Dugganite - Empire mine, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
(#11303c_DUGG_DANI)
Nice tiny greenish very rare dugganite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:37 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:45mm x 34 mm x 25 mm
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Vesuvianite - Bellecombe, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12822_VESU_DANI)
Gemmy bicolored vesuvianite xx cluster.
Specimen weight:32 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:33mm x 35 mm x 20 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. - Meknčs-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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Halite - Swakopmind Constituency - Erongo region - Namibia
(#GM25036)
This druse composed of numerous very large, pale pink colored halite crystals.
They are many parallelepipeds placed side by side not orthogonally, whose composition resembles a 'dovetail' crystallization.
Very aesthetic !!
Specimen weight:600 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 56
Overall size:135mm x 135 mm x 75 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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Humite - San Vito quarry - Somma-Vesuvius Complex - Naples Province - Campania – Italy
(#GM25026)
Signifint sample where there are some dark amber in color and semi-transparent crystals of humite.
Vesuvius is now declared a Park and it is impossible ...
Specimen weight:200 gr.
Crystal size:mm 1,5
Overall size:60mm x 52 mm x 45 mm
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Faujasite-Na, phillipsite and offretite - Limberg quarries - Sasbach - Kaiserstuhl - Baden-Württemberg - Germany (TL)
(#MINS9102)
The surfaceof the vugs of this specimen are covered by several octahedrycal minicrystals of Faujasite-Na, a rare zeolite.
Several crystals ... (TL)
St.Marie 2015 SPECIAL
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:40mm x 31 mm x 24 mm
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Parapierrotite with Realgar - Allchar, Ržanovo, Kavadarci Municipality, North MacedoniaAllchar, Ržanovo, Kavadarci Municipality, North Macedonia (TL)
(#MINS9097)
Very rare black group of crystals of Parapierrotite set on realgar matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:14 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:35mm x 19 mm x 23 mm
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Paulingite-(Ca) - Vinařice, Kladno, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
(#MINS9096)
Cluster of yellowish Paulingite xls up to 1 mm with honey brown colored center richly scattered on all matrix.
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:42mm x 18 mm x 30 mm
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Ramsdellite - Mistake Mine, Box Canyon District, Arizona, USA
(#11679_RAMS_DANI)
Very nice metallic grey Ramsdellite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:13 gr.
Crystal size:14 mm
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 10 mm
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Fluorite - Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
(#MINS9086)
Really nice group of lustrous, translucent, dark purple Fluorite crystals measuring 44x42x30 mm with well defined deep red Sphalerite xls in association on matrix.
Specimen weight:185 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 44 mm wide
Overall size:68mm x 67 mm x 38 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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Mimetite on Smithsonite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto region - Namibia
(#MINS9088)
Labeled specimen with golden-brown mimetite crystals up to 6 mm scattered on green Smitsonite xls.
Specimen weight:132 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:62mm x 55 mm x 34 mm
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Burkeite - Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
(#MINS9092)
Top quality pinkish burkeite crystals on halite .
Specimen weight:24 gr.
Crystal size:1-2 mm
Overall size:60mm x 37 mm x 20 mm
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Mcguinnesite with Vuagnatite - Copper King Mine, Red Mountain, Red Mountain District, Mayacmas Mts , Mendocino Co., California, USA (Type Locality)
(#MINS9095)
Blue green rare Mcguinnessite up to 1,5 mm scattered on matrix from the type locality with minor vuagnatite in association.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:40mm x 24 mm x 16 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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Wulfenite - Los Lamentos mine, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
(#11524_WULF_DANI)
Very nice classic deep orange Wulfenite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:48 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 30 mm x 20 mm
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Pyrochlore Group - Vishneye Mts - Cheluyabinsk Oblast - Russia
(#MINS9065)
Several brown colored and semitransparent crystals of pyrochlore are visible over this specimen, for a strong contrast with the withish bulky calcite ...
Specimen weight:320 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:73mm x 67 mm x 45 mm
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Titanite - Tormiq valley - Haramosh Mts. - Skardu Distr. - Baltistan - Gilgit-Baltistan - Pakistan
(#GM25013)
Several transparent, brilliant and brown coloured crystals of titanite are spread all over the white surface of this specimen for a strong contrast.
Specimen weight:105 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 9
Overall size:78mm x 57 mm x 30 mm
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Zircon and biotite - Astor - Astor Valley - Gilgit-Baltistan - Pakistan
(#MINS9076)
A brown-reddish colored, well shaped crystals of Zircon up to 9 mm are set on matrix rich of biotite.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 9 mm
Overall size:38mm x 35 mm x 20 mm
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Chondrodite - Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
(#MINS9079)
Dark red complex terminated crystal of Chondrodite 1,6 cm wide on minor matrix.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:1,6 cm wide
Overall size:16mm x 11 mm x 23 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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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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Campylite - Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK
(#12471_CAMP_DANI)
Very nice deep orange campylite crystals of textbook shape.
Specimen weight:509 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:110mm x 90 mm x 60 mm
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Chrysocolla - Eagle Eye mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
(#12000_CHRY_DANI)
Nice blue-deep green Chrysocolla on matrix.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:35mm x 20 mm x 10 mm
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Zinclipsocombite (TL) with Perhamite - Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
(#MINS9059)
Spherules of yellow- green zinclipscombite (TL) with white pearly Perhamite in association.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:50mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
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Demantoid grenat (var. of andradite) - Belqeys Mountain - Takab County - West Azerbaijan Prov. - Iran
(#GM24112)
Remarkable druse of well defined demantoid crystals that are clearly visible outside the matrix.
The not completely finished back was of contact.
This kind of demantoid was analyzed ...
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 25
Overall size:58mm x 35 mm x 45 mm
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Phillipsite - Calvarina Mt. - Roncŕ - Verona prov. - Veneto - Italy
(#GM24108)
Nice specimen with several pale orange spheres of phillipsite that are spread all over the surface.
Some of them are broken and show a small red heart for a nice contrast of color.
Specimen weight:240 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:105mm x 85 mm x 38 mm
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Yvonite - Salsigne mine, Mas-Cabardčs, 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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Anatase - Miage Glacier - Aosta Valley - Italy
(#GM24105)
A handful of black, shiny and with metallic reflections anatase crystals, are scattered across the light surface of the piece.
There are white, partially crystallized areas of alvite.
Classic ...
Specimen weight:160 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:71mm x 45 mm x 31 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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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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Parisite-(Ce)/Sinchisite-(Ce) - Trimouns - Luzenac - Ariege - France
(#MINS9040)
At Trimouns, Parisite-(Ce) and Synchisite-(Ce) are often present within the same crystal. Analyses on lots of specimen have shown that in sharp terminated crystal parisite-(Ce) is more often the main mineral...
Specimen weight:58 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm tall
Overall size:48mm x 33 mm x 26 mm
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Proustite - Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
(#MINS9041)
Cluster of old classc german intergrown crystals of Proustite up to 1,3 cm tall with intense dark red color.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,3 cm tall
Overall size:20mm x 11 mm x 30 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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Desautelsite with Artinite - Artinite pit, Picacho Peak, New Idria Mining District, San Benito Co., California, USA
(#MINS9047)
Specimen rich of Orange-brown Desautelsite xls with tufts of Artinite in associaton.
Specimen weight:86 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:57mm x 38 mm x 40 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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Thomsonite and mesolite - Deshgaon – Burhanpur – Madhya Pradesh - India
(#GM24079)
Very nice specimen of thomsonite and mesolite from a recent find in India.
Big and dark orange coloured hemispheres of thomsonite are stunning over it.
They are covered by radial, delicate and white colored sprays of mesolite ...
Specimen weight:85 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 7
Overall size:55mm x 36 mm x 36 mm
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Edenite - Mautia Hill Location #4, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
(#MINS9032)
Cluster of reddish, glassy, Edenite xls up 8-10 mm richly set on all side of this specimen.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7-10 mm
Overall size:48mm x 24 mm x 22 mm
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Serpierite - Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion mining district, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
(#MINS9029)
Specimen with rare blue serpierite xls richly scattered in rosettes on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:170 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:85mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Kammererite (Chromian Chlinoclore), Chromite - Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
(#MINS9022)
Sharp reddish purple Kammererite crystals up to 4 mm scattered on a thin layer of Kammererite microcrystals on matrix with Chromite.
Specimen weight:375 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Liddicoatite tourmaline - Ambalabe pegmatite, Manapa pegmatite Field, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
(#MINS9023)
Cluster of red Liddicoatite crystals up to 2,7 cm tall.
Specimen weight:34 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,7 cm tall
Overall size:34mm x 24 mm x 30 mm
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Spessartine - Tongbei, Yunxiao (Yunling), Zhangzhou area, Fujian - East Region - China
(#MINS9027)
Cluster of nicely scattered orange red lustrous spessartine crystals , these averaging 3-4 mm in size.
Specimen weight:73 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3-4 mm
Overall size:67mm x 36 mm x 20 mm
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Microcline var. Amazonite - Crystal Peak area, Park and Teller Cos., Colorado, USA
(#MINS9001)
Nice blue amazonite crystal 2,3 cm tall, fully terminated on with albite in association.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:2,3 cm tall
Overall size:53mm x 27 mm x 38 mm
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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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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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Papagoite - New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA (TL)
(#MINS9006)
Deep blue papagoite ftom the type locality.Very hard-to-obtain.
Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:50mm x 45 mm x 18 mm
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Rhodochrosite - Uchucchacua mine - Oyon - Lima Deptm. - Peru
(#MINS9010)
Several red colored and brilliant crystals of rhodochrosite
up to 5 mm are spread over the manganese matrix.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm wide
Overall size:41mm x 23 mm x 31 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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Posnjakite - Liubetova - Czech Rep.
(#GM24066)
The surface of this specimen is completely covered with tiny needles of bright blue posnjakite.
Formerly Sandro Maggia's mineralogical collection: no. P-114.
Specimen weight:23 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:58mm x 35 mm x 15 mm
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Hureaulite, sicklerite, vivianite, rockbridgeite and phosphoferrite - Mangualde - Viseu - Portugal
(#GM24065)
A small encyclopedia of minerals, where however only hureaulite is easily recognizable.
Most of the surface of this specimen is covered with orange/light brown crystals of hureaulite.
To identify the other minerals you need ...
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:56mm x 43 mm x 22 mm
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Phillipsite - Roncŕ, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
(#FERR1592)
Rich specimen featuring lots of bright orange spherical aggregates of phillipsite, scattered on basaltic matrix.
Classic italian zeolite, from a locale that is today unfortunately gone.
Specimen weight:84 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:72mm x 6 mm x 25 mm
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Beudantite and scorodite - Gold Hill mine - Gold Hill Mining Distr. - Tooele Count - Utah - United States
(#GM24057)
he surface of the specimen is completely covered with brown/orange crystals of beudantite.
Among them there are crystals of scorodite with ...
Former mineralogical collection of Sandro Maggia: no. B-158
Specimen weight:47 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:55mm x 42 mm x 32 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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Pascoite and metarossite - Sunday #2 mine - Carnation mine Group - Slick Rock Mining Distr. - San Miguel County - Colorado - United States
(#GM24054)
A crust of mini granules covers the surface of this specimen.
The orange colored areas are pascoite, the yellow-green ones are metarossite.
Former mineralogical collection of Sandro Maggia: no. P-85.
Specimen weight:62 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:53mm x 35 mm x 29 mm
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