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Babingtonite - Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1350)
Fine group of black triclinic babingtonite Xls, spread over a base of pink feldpsar.
Classic combo from Baveno.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:to 0,5 cm
 Overall size:46mm x 32 mm x 20 mm
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Emerald - Vigezzo valley, Ossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province, Piemonte, Italy
(#FERR1324)
Clean, bright green, prismatic xl of Emerald, set on pegmatite matrix, from one of the few locales in the Alps that provided this specie. Findings 1970-80.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:0.8 cm
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Cacoxenite - Arcu su Linnarbu, Capoterra, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1306)
Specimen coated by tiny tuffs of Yellow Cacoxenite, from a not much known italian locale that yelded a limited production of interesting radioactive specimens at the end of the 90's.
Specimen weight:62 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:52mm x 30 mm x 37 mm
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Titanite - Miage Glacier, Mt. Blanc, Aosta valley, Italy
(#FERR1300)
Groups of tabular xls of Titanite scattered on a base of slightly smoky quartz. The Titanites show the tipical colour of the Miage Glacier: cream at core and reddish brown at the periphery of the xl. Good locality specimen!
Specimen weight:339 gr.
Crystal size:to 0,7 cm
Overall size:80mm x 60 mm x 60 mm
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Fluorite - Les Rocs Quarry, Buxieres-les-Mines, Allier, Auvergne, France
(#FERR1282)
Good cluster of purple fluorite from a classic french locale, pretty well known for its "almost round" fluorite crystals. Limited production... Not easy to be found on the market.
Specimen weight:83 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:80mm x 50 mm x 22 mm
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Galena - Tatti, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1280)
Galena in lustruous octahedra, well exposed on matrix, from a recent small finding at an unusual italian locale that produced some of the finest italian galena.
Specimen weight:265 gr.
Crystal size:1,5 cm
Overall size:80mm x 70 mm x 60 mm
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Clinozoisite - Laietto, Condove, Susa Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1261)
Clinozoisite in clean pale green crystals on matrix, associated with diopside of secondary importance. Classical example of the Italian Alps from a location ...
Specimen weight:298 gr.
Crystal size:To 1.6 cm
Overall size:85mm x 50 mm x 60 mm
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Erythrite - Vignola Mine, Valsugana, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
(#FERR1247)
Unusual specimen featuring several spots of micro-crystalline purple Erythrite, on matrix, from a classic italian locale.
Not at the level of the moroccan specimens, but excellent oldtimer for italian specialists!
Specimen weight:150 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:125mm x 85 mm x 50 mm
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Andalusite - Selbrainthal, Tyrol, Austria
(#FERR1237)
Greyish prismatic xls of Andalusite in Matrix from a not much known Austran locale.
Formerly in the Romano Goffredo collection (Italy), with label.
Specimen weight:350 gr.
Crystal size:1.9 cm
Overall size:95mm x 60 mm x 45 mm
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Hutchinsonite - La Libertad Mine, Quiruvilca, Peru
(#FERR1225)
On a flattish sulphide/pyrite matrix are scattered several crystals of hutchinsonite, with crystals to around half cm. A very good example of this rare and classic sulphosalt from Quiruvilca. Formerly in the M. Motta collection.
Specimen weight:250 gr.
Crystal size:to 0.5 cm
Overall size:80mm x 70 mm x 40 mm
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Quartz var. Prase - Rio Marina, Isola d'Elba, Toscana, Italy
(#FERR1220)
Classic cluster featuring several prismatic xls of quartz, showing a bright green colour (var. Prase).
The Xls are spread over a skarn matrix, with hedembergite.
Specimen weight:296 gr.
Crystal size:to 2 cm
Overall size:100mm x 60 mm x 90 mm
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Copper - Caporciano Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1217)
Sturdy wires of native Copper on Matrix from a not so much known italian locale. Not at the level of the famous Michigan specimens, still a good locality piece. For italian lovers!
Specimen weight:13 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:35mm x 27 mm x 25 mm
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Paravauxite - Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosì dept., Bolivia
(#FERR1209)
Superb, extremely rare and large lustruous lihgt green xls of Paravauxite on matrix.
Both sides coverage.
From a find occurred some decades ago and never repeated since in this quality.
Specimen weight:45 gr.
Crystal size:to 1.7 cm
Overall size:75mm x 45 mm x 25 mm
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Natrolite - Landau in der Pfalz, Rhineland, Germany
(#FERR1203)
Snow white spherical aggregates of Natrolite on matrix.
Unusual european locale.
Specimen weight:41 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:55mm x 35 mm x 25 mm
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Prehnite - Goboboseb Mountains, Erongo - Namibia
(#FERR1198)
Bright green, spherical aggregates of Prehnite Xls on a bed of white quartz.
Specimen weight:144 gr.
Crystal size:balls to 1.7 cm dia.
Overall size:70mm x 48 mm x 60 mm
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Sphalerite - Trepča Stan Terg Mine, Trepča valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
(#FERR1185)
Fine cluster featuring lots of black tetrahedra of Sphalerite scattered on a bed of pinkish rhodochrosite, from one of the most famous european locale, now definitely closed.
Showy!
Specimen weight:627 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:110mm x 85 mm x 55 mm
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Plumbogummite - Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
(#FERR1181)
Fantastic cluster of Plumbogummite in thick blue colour encrusting Yellow pyromorphite. Stunning luster.
From a recent find at the mine that set new standards for this showy but rare specie!
Specimen weight:39 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Parisite (Ce) - Snowbird mine, Fish Creek, Alberton, Mineral Co., Montana, USA
(#FERR1169)
Fine Group of elongated orange-brown xls of Parisite in parallel association. From a US locale which produced excellent samples for this not so common specie.
Former M. Sacchi collection, with label.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:29mm x 25 mm x 17 mm
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Spinel - VIllage of Monroe, Town of Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA
(#FERR1162)
Very old specimen featuring big black cube-octahedra of Spinel, from an unusual US locale.
Nice old label!
Specimen weight:48 gr.
Crystal size:2,2 cm
Overall size:54mm x 40 mm x 23 mm
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Colemanite - Bigadic, Marmara Region, Turkey
(#FERR1152)
Fine cluster of snow white colemanite in excellent conditions from a turkish mine that produced many world class samples for this not so common borate in the past.
Showy.
Specimen weight:281 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:80mm x 63 mm x 50 mm
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Epidote - Traversella, Chiusella valley, Ivrea, Province of Torino, Piedmonte, Italy
(#FERR1148)
Group of bottle green Epidote xls, with no matrix.
Not at world's best for the specie, but a good locality specimen. For italian estimators!
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:20mm x 15 mm x 10 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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Sturmanite - N' Chwaining II Mine - Kuruman - South Africa
(#FERR1072)
Cluster of Sturmanite in deep yellow xls showing nearly only the two pyramidal terminations.
Excellent luster and coverage.
From a previous collection, with label.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 0,3 cm
Overall size:32mm x 18 mm x 15 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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Hausmannite on Hematite - N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#FERR1024)
Showy small floating specimen featuring some black Haussmannite octahedra, grown over a lustruorus iron black Hematite xl.
Very aesthetic, though small specimen from a world known locale.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:0,7 cm
Overall size:22mm x 17 mm x 10 mm
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Catapleite - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(#FERR1022)
Fine cluster featuring several white, translucent xls of Catapleite. The xls show a clean tabular heaxagonal shape.
Good quality!
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:0,7 cm
Overall size:32mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Ilvaite - Temperino Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR0973)
Lustrous and sharp black ilvaite crystals well contrasting against the quartz matrix.
Old italian locale, no longer producing since decades.
Specimen weight:200 gr.
Crystal size:to 1 cm
Overall size:100mm x 60 mm x 40 mm
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Pyromorphite - Tanzfleck, Freihung, Bavaria, Germany
(#FERR0937)
Nice plate featuring lots of bright green hexagonal prisms of Pyromorphite, scattered all over the display surface.
Old german stuff, in a pretty good shape and quality.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:to 0.8 cm
Overall size:70mm x 50 mm x 45 mm
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Valentinite - San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
(#FERR0901)
Stunning individual xl of Valentinite, perfectly terminated, standing on a blocky galena matrix.
The xl shows pearl to brown color, excelent shape and luster. Very difficult to find this specie in a so well represented way.
Specimen weight:167 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:65mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
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Vesuvianite - Dosso degli Areti, Braone, Camonica Valley, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
(#FERR0896)
Specimen with brown Vesuvianite xls well defined and well exposed, on matrix.
Classic italian locality, less known than the Piedmontese ones or the Monte Somma, still well representative for the specie.
Specimen weight:107 gr.
Crystal size:0,4 cm
Overall size:70mm x 35 mm x 40 mm
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Mimetite - Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
(#FERR0853)
Plate of gossan matrix hosting several aggregates of yellowish Mimetite xls, aesthetically scattered on it.
Classic stuff from Tsumeb.
Specimen weight:67 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:67mm x 42 mm x 20 mm
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Bertrandite, Quartz and Pyrite - Kara-Oba deposit, Betpakdala Desert, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
(#FERR0819)
Cluster with rich coverage of pearl white Bertrandite xls, spread over smoky Quartz xls, and associated with Pyrite in cubic xls.
Campione in ottime condizioni.
Specimen weight:304 gr.
Crystal size:bertrandite to 1 cm
Overall size:87mm x 70 mm x 45 mm
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Zinkenite and Andorite - Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
(#FERR0818)
Well displaying group of Zinkenite in deep gray, sturdy, elongated xls.
Among the Zinkenite, it can be distinguished an association with Andorite in grey xls.
Specimen weight:111 gr.
Crystal size:to 3,2 cm
Overall size:75mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
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Witherite - Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, Cumbria, England, UK
(#FERR0802)
Textbook bi-pyramidal six-sided xl of Witherite, with excellent luster, set on matrix.
Well represantative for the specie.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:2 cm
Overall size:33mm x 25 mm x 13 mm
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Cuprite - Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe, Rudnyi Altai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
(#FERR0706)
Fine miniature, featuring world class, big octahedra of Cuprite. The xls are deep red in colour, almost black, and show excellent luster on all the faces.
From a recend find at a nearly unknown russian locality, that ...
Specimen weight:55 gr.
Crystal size:to 2 cm
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Gypsum - Niccioletta Mine, province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR0668)
Cluster of pearl white Gypsum xls with good translucency, from a classic italian mine exploited for Pyrite up to mid '90's and then closed.
Specimen weight:91 gr.
Crystal size:to 5 cm
Overall size:70mm x 50 mm x 50 mm
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Stibiconite - Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR0512)
Group of pre-existing elongated xls of Antimonite, almost completely replaced by yellow Stibiconite, fully covering the display side of the specimen.
Classic italian mine!
Specimen weight:118 gr.
Crystal size:1,2 cm
Overall size:5 x 4 x 4 cm
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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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Demantoide - Tubussis 22 farm, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
(#FERR0474)
Small cluster with the display side entirely covered of green Demantoide xls, with no damage.
Good luster.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:0,4 cm
Overall size:3,8 x 2,7 x 2,3 cm
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Chalcopyrite and Quartz - Neve quarry, Masso, Province of Genova, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR0442)
Classic oldtimer from Liguria, featuring one single, very clean, bi-sphenoidal xl of Chalcopyrite, associated with xls of transparent quartz on matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:6 x 5,8 x 5 cm
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Dyskrasite - Příbram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
(#FERR0376)
Cluster featuring lustrous silver grey xls of Dyskrasite aesthetically set on matrix, from the classic locality of Pribram.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:2,8 x 2,5 x 1,2 cm
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Orthobrannerite and Gold - Fenillaz lode, Brusson Mine, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#FERR0364)
Interesting specimen featuring an association of rare Orthobrannerite in black needles with native spongy gold on quartz.
This combination is quite rare but typical for the Brusson Mine and Orthobrannerite is a very rare specie worldwide.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:0,2 cm
Overall size:2,3 x 1,8 x 0,6 cm
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Olivenite - Mine du Cap Garonne, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
(#FERR0363)
Nice miniature, with rich coverage of sharp Olivenite xls showing the characteristic olive-green color.
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:0,15 cm
Overall size:4 x 3,7 x 1,3 cm
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Smoky Quartz, Orthoclase, Albite - Baveno Quarry, Province of Verbania, Piemonte, Italy
(#FERR0317)
Classic cluster featuring several prismatic xls of Quartz, slightly smoky, set upon a bed of pinkish xls of Orthoclase and of Albite.
Oldtimer from one of the most known italian localities.
Specimen weight:274 gr.
Crystal size:to 4,3 cm
Overall size:9,1 x 8,4 x 4,4 cm
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Magnetite - Traversella Mine, Val Chiusella, Province of Torino, Piemonte, Italy
(#FERR0239)
Cluster featuring some sharp, jet black octahedra of Magnetite in matrix. From a classic italian locality, closed since 1972.
Specimen weight:283 gr.
Crystal size:to 1,3 cm
Overall size:7 x 4,5 x 5 cm
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Sphalerite - Bottino Mine, Ruosina, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR0145)
Sparkling, jet black tetrahedra os Sphalerite on matrix, with minor siderite, from a classic italian mine no longer producing.
The piece can be dated to mid '80 when some workings for specimens recovery were carried out.
Specimen weight:101 gr.
Crystal size:to 1 cm
Overall size:6,5 x 5 x 3,5 cm
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Owner : Ferrero 's (Torino-Italy)