Boleite - Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
(#MINS9225)
A sharp complex translucent intense blue boleite crystal on anglesite. Superb thumbnail, great colour. Unusual to find boleite crystals on anglesite matrix.
Specimen weight:2 gr.
Crystal size:4,5x4 mm
Overall size:16mm x 8 mm x 9 mm
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Legrandite - Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
(#MINS9224)
Group of prismatic yellow crystals of legrandite up to 7 mm on limonitic matrix. Rare and showy.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:32mm x 8 mm x 26 mm
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Bastnäsite-(Ce) - Trimouns, Luzenac, Ariege, France
(#MINS9226)
Cluster of very sharp Bastnäsite-(Ce) crystals 8 mm in width between transparent and translucent, with orangey color set on contrasting dolomite matrix.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:8 mm wide
Overall size:36mm x 20 mm x 24 mm
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Allanite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
(#MINS9227)
A well shaped 6 mm crystals of this REE , perched in contrasting matrix from this classic locality. All former Allanites-Ce from Trimouns seem to be Dissakisite-Ce.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:6 mm tall
Overall size:27mm x 18 mm x 24 mm
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Monazite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
(#MINS9228)
Crystals of amber yellow Monazite up to 2.5 mm aesthetically set upon a small matrix of dolomite.
Very well defined xl, with amazing chromatic contrast against the white matrix.
Specimen weight:33 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2.5 mm wide
Overall size:35mm x 33 mm x 18 mm
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Tetrahedrite - Wildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
(#MINS9223)
Cluster of metallic-bright tetrahedrite crystals richly set on matrix from an old german mine with original label of "Staatl Mineralien-Niederlage Frieberg, SA".
Specimen weight:250 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:73mm x 46 mm x 27 mm
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Onoratoite - Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine - Rosia-Chiusdino - Siena Prov. - Tuscany - Italy (Type Locality)
(#MINS9221)
Acicular xls of Onoratoite up to 2 mm richly set on on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size:30mm x 20 mm x 23 mm
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Armenite - Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter valley, Simplon pass area, Brig, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
(#MINS9220)
This piece has glassy, lustrous, white crystals of Armenite up to 3 mm. This is a rare hydrated, barium, calcium, aluminum silicate from the famous from the famous Simplon Pass, in Switzerland (1995)
Specimen weight:87 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:56mm x 36 mm x 28 mm
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Zunyite - Zuni Mine, Anvil Mountain, Red Mountain District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA - Type Locality
(#MINS9215)
Cluster featuring lots of tetrahedral xls of brownish Zunyite from the type locale for this rare specie.
Very unusual to be seen on the market!
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:to 2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 38 mm x 18 mm
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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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Goyazite - Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
(#MINS9218)
Rich specimen covered with sharp goyazite crystals to 4 mm.
Specimen weight:88 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:60mm x 32 mm x 37 mm
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Manganvesuvianite - N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
(#MINS9212)
Very nice bright maroon/red prisms up to 5 mm richly cover this specimen. Likely from the 2002 original find.
Specimen weight:93 gr.
Crystal size:up to 5 mm
Overall size:70mm x 50 mm x 25 mm
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Spinel - Aliabad marbles, Aliabad, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#MINS9222)
Deep blue Spinel octahedron crystals up to 6 mm on white Calcite matrix.
Specimen weight:27 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:37mm x 26 mm x 26 mm
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Columbite-(Fe) - Analalava District, Sofia Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province, Madagascar
(#MINS9211)
Interesting specimen with black metallic columbite crystals up to 3,0 cm long.
Specimen weight:205 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm tall
Overall size:40mm x 40 mm x 48 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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Fluorite - Aiguille Verte, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
(#MINS9216)
This specimen offer very nice pink fluorite xls up to 3 mm on albite matrix.
Specimen weight:35 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:36mm x 34 mm x 21 mm
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Manganogrunerite - Razoare, Maramureș Co., Romania
(#MINS9214)
Specimen with fibrous Manganogrunerite xls richly set on matrix. A very rare magnesium-iron-manganese Amphibole.
Specimen weight:48 gr.
Crystal size:up to 4 mm long
Overall size:45mm x 42 mm x 30 mm
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Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb - Otjikoto Region, - Namibia
(#MINS9208)
This is a classic pseudomorph from the 1st oxidation zone offering very nice nice azurite crystals replaced by malachite.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,5 cm
Overall size:55mm x 40 mm x 32 mm
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Cerussite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
(#MINS9205)
Very nice glassy slighly colorless translucent twinned Cerussite crystals grouping up to 2,8 cm wide, no matrix or point of attachment.
Specimen weight:72 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,8 cm
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 33 mm
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Rutile var. sagenite on hematite - Novo Horizonte - Bahia - Brazil
(#MINS9206)
Specimen with golden rutile needle in "six star" formation up to 1,0 cm wide sticking up off shiny central hematite crystals .
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1,0 cm long
Overall size:32mm x 30 mm x 20 mm
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Leucite - Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
(#MINS9210)
Trapezohedral Leucite crystals up to 1,4 wide with cream color on volcanic matrix. Embedded in the Leucite black augite in association.
Specimen weight:114 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,4 cm
Overall size:75mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Vesuvianite - Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
(#MINS9204)
Cluster of bright "root beer" Vesuvianite xls up to 1,8 cm long set on rodingite matrix.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,8 cm long
Overall size:44mm x 22 mm x 30 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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Andradite - Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#14537_ANDR_DANI)
Superb yellow-green Andradite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:65 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:60mm x 50 mm x 15 mm
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Grossular, Clinochlore - Bellecombe, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#14525_GROS_DANI)
Nice red Grossular xx with light green Diopside xx and Clinochlore xx. A classic.
Specimen weight:127 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:60mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
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Stolzite - Case Bardot, Fomarco, Piedmont, Italy
(#14445_STOL_DANI)
Very nice Stolzite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:56 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:75mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
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Offrettite - Bonacker quarry, Gedern, Hesse, Germany
(#14444_OFFR_DANI)
Very nice very rare Offrettite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:80mm x 40 mm x 20 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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Garnet var. Grossular - Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
(#12923_GROS_DANI)
Very nice classic canadian Grossular xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:137 gr.
Crystal size:up to 6 mm
Overall size:52mm x 45 mm x 45 mm
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Stilbite, Stellerite - Malmberget, Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden
(#12921_STIL_DANI)
This is a cute swedish classic. Stellerite xx and Stilbite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:104 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:70mm x 45 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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Gold xx - Fenillaz mine, Brusson, ,Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12713_GOLD_DANI)
This native gold specimen offer an aggregate exceptionally sporting a few crystals. A really cute small cabinet. Ex my own collection.
Specimen weight:204 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:88mm x 65 mm x 46 mm
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Pseudobrookite - Thomas Range, Utah, USA
(#11090d_PSEU_DANI)
Very nice jet black pseudobrookite xx on rhiolite matrix.
Specimen weight:11 gr.
Crystal size:8 mm
Overall size:65mm x 60 mm x 65 mm
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Adamite (Var: Manganese-bearing Adamite) - Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
(#MINS9190)
Sample with Manganoan Adamite crystals up to 7 mm, purple in the terminations, very glossy. on limonitic matrix. Found in the 80's, it's in very good conditions.
Specimen weight:65 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:45mm x 44 mm x 37 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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Cervandonite-(Ce) - Mount Cervandone, Baceno, Devero Alp, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy (Type Locality)
(#MINS9185)
Cluster of this rare Si-Arsenate, containing several rare hearth, in the classic rosette shape.
Typical material of alpine fissure and type locality!
Specimen weight:96 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm wide
Overall size:65mm x 45 mm x 25 mm
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Nadorite - Hammam N'Bails - Djebel Nador - Costantine Province - Algerien (Type Locality)
(#MINS9195)
Specimen rich of tabular golden brown crystals of rare Nadorite up to 5 mm on matrix.
Specimen weight:54 gr.
Crystal size:up to 5 mm
Overall size:26mm x 22 mm x 28 mm
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Dufrenoysite - Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland (Type Locality)
(#MINS9186)
Group of elongated gray-metallic crystals of Dufrenoysite up to 4 mm long on dolomite matrix.A classic.
Specimen weight:35 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Eudidymite - Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
(#MINS9188)
Eudidymite is a rare hydrated Na-Be silicate. This is a striking, splayed book of pearlescent, tan blades. An aesthetic and excellent example of this uncommon species.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,5 cm tall
Overall size:40mm x 40 mm x 14 mm
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Epididymite with Aegirine - Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
(#MINS9188)
This is a very nice association specimen of pearly, translucent, bladed, well-formed epididymite with black aegirine crystals from the famous Mount Malosa locality in Malawi.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:5,5 cm wide
Overall size:28mm x 5 mm x 55 mm
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Pyrargirite with Proustite on Rhodochrosite - Uchucchacua mine - Oyon prov. Lima dept. - Peru
(#MINS9197)
Pyrargirite xl 1, 0 cm in size with Proustite xl of 5 mm on Rhodochrosite on matrix.
Specimen weight:187 gr.
Crystal size:1 cm
Overall size:80mm x 42 mm x 40 mm
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Brewsterite-Sr - Strontian, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
(#MINS9200)
Cluster featuring hundreds of pearl white monoclinic crystals of Ba-Brewsterite, from a classic scotch locality.
Nice specimen for this uncommon zeolite.
Specimen weight:37 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:53mm x 42 mm x 14 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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Spessartine - Tongbei, Yunxiao (Yunling), Zhangzhou area, Fujian - East Region - China
(#MINS9187)
Cluster of nicely scattered with gemmy orange red transparent to translucent lustrous spessartine crystals , these averaging 6-7 mm .A showy piece.
Specimen weight:85 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6/7 mm
Overall size:70mm x 54 mm x 20 mm
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Native Lead Pb - Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
(#MINS9201)
Dark gray crystals of native lead form a stalactite-like vertical cluster.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:23mm x 13 mm x 27 mm
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Fluorapatite - Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
(#MINS9199)
Cluster of very nice lavender Fluorapatite crystals up to 1,6 cm wide without matrix.
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,6 cm wide
Overall size:33mm x 27 mm x 23 mm
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Andradite var. Melanite - Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
(#MINS9189)
Black Melanites up to 1,0 cm with razor-sharp crystallization and mirror luster.
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,0 cm
Overall size:50mm x 33 mm x 36 mm
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Sideronatrite - Barranca del Cobre, Mejillones peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS9202)
Specimen filled with deep yellow-orange sideronatrite xls up to 1-2 mm.
Specimen weight:28 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1-2 mm
Overall size:35mm x 33 mm x 25 mm
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Columbite-(Fe) - Piano del Lavonchio, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS9198)
Prismatic elongated black crystals of columbite-(Fe) 7 mm long on pegmatite matrix.
Specimen weight:37 gr.
Crystal size:7 mm long
Overall size:45mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Rosasite with Aurichalcite - Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
(#MINS9192)
Azure spheres of Rosasite with many green Aurichalcite crystals in association.
Specimen weight:47 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:57mm x 50 mm x 27 mm
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Ktenasite- Trentini Mine, Contrada Trentini, Monte Naro - Riolo Valley side, Monte Naro, Torrebelvicino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
(#MINS9203)
Greenish-blue sub-mm crystals of tabular ktenasite crystals set on matrix,
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:54mm x 45 mm x 18 mm
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Colemanite - Mustafakemalpasha Mine - Bursa Province - Marmara Region - Turkey
(#MINS7816)
An excellent group of twinned crystals up to 8 mm, very bright and with a notable zonation of its color between its center, of burned-honey color, and the zones near the edges, completely clear.
Specimen weight:69 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:47mm x 37 mm x 30 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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Hematite, epitaxial Rutile - Cavradi gorge - Grischun, Switzerland
(#12801_HEMA_DANI)
Gourgeous, lustrous and large hematite xx with rutile epitaxy. 1985 find. A cavradi classic.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:20mm x 20 mm x 10 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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Vesuvianite - Bellecombe, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12822a_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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Boracite - Alto Chapare mining district, Chapare, Cochabamba, Bolivia
(#12028a_BORA_DANI)
Rare huge (for the species) boracite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:21 gr.
Crystal size:14 mm
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 25 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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Gibbsite - Saga Pearl quarry, Tvedalen, Vestfold, Norway
(#11792_GIBS_DANI)
Very nice gibbsite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:29 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 25 mm
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Pyrolusite - Montels, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
(#11602_PYRO_DANI)
Very nice bright metallic pyrolusite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:39 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Ancylite-(Ca), Serandite, Aegirine - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
(#11440_ANCY_DANI)
Nice ancylite xx with serandite and aegirine.
Specimen weight:16 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:40mm x 20 mm x 20 mm
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Cuspidine - Parco Chigi, Ariccia, Alban Hills, Lazio, Italy
(#11421_CUSP_DANI)
Nice light creamy cuspidine xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:iNfRONT -mARKET cONNECT
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Clinochlore - Pera di Fassa, Trentino-Alto-Adige, Italy
(#11416_CLIN_DANI)
Nice green clinochlore xx of high luster on matrix.
Specimen weight:66 gr.
Crystal size:13 mm
Overall size:45mm x 45 mm x 40 mm
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Lorenzenite - N'orkpakhk Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
(#MINS9181)
Crystals of deep brown Lorenzenite up to 16x14 mm, very weel defined, esthetically set on matrix.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 16x14 mm
Overall size:60mm x 34 mm x 28 mm
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Lollingite - Cruvin mine, Bruzolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS9184)
Cluster of metallic lead grey Lollingite crystals up to 1.5 mm n rosettes richly cover the matrix.
Specimen weight:39 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm wide
Overall size:32mm x 28 mm x 25 mm
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Zapatalite with Libethenite - Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
(#MINS9182)
Blue Zapatelite with beautiful dark green Libethenite xls up to 2 mm in association.
Specimen weight:56 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:62mm x 20 mm x 36 mm
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Niocalite - Bond zone - Oka complex - Oka - Deux-Montagnes RCM - Laurentides - Québec - Canada (Type Locality)
(#MINS9177)
Specimen rich of yellowish colored crystal of Niocalite up to 7 mm, a rare silicate of niobium, is in good evidence over the matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:101 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:54mm x 42 mm x 30 mm
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Pargasite - Pargas (Parainen), Turku-Pori, Länsi-Suomen Lääni, Finland (TL)
(#MINS9180)
Dark green Pargasite to 2,4 cm tall are scattered throughout this massive calcite matrix. From the type locality.
Specimen weight:95 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,4 cm
Overall size:50mm x 38 mm x 33 mm
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Cylindrite - Santa Cruz mine - Poopó town - Poopó Prov. - Oruro Deptm. - Bolivia
(#MINS9178)
Some fans made by long and dark grey colored crystals of Cylindrite are spread all over the surface..
Specimen weight:197 gr.
Crystal size:Uo to 2,0 cm
Overall size:55mm x 40 mm x 57 mm
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Apjohnite with Rhodochrosite - Manuelita mine, Morococha Distr., Yauli Prov., Junin - Perù
(#MINS9179)
White, silky, elongated crystals of Apjohnite 2-3 mm wide on Rhodochrosite matrix.
Specimen weight:83 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2-3 mm wide
Overall size:48mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Sulphur - Perticara Mine, Novafeltria, Rimini Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
(#MINS9183)
Nice xls of Sulfur, which show a classic bi-pyramidal habit and very good brightness and transparence.
The cluster is a floater and has no matrix.....
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,3 cm wide
Overall size:43mm x 25 mm x 22 mm
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Ludwigite - Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
(#MINS9176)
Specimen rich of black tufts of ludwigite in acicular and bright crystals up to 3 mm. A rare alpine find.
Specimen weight:77 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:78mm x 40 mm x 26 mm
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Cavansite - Wagholi quarry - Poona distr. - Maharastra state - India
(#GMA26027)
Over a carpet of minicrystals of stilbite there are two electric blue colored cherries of cavansite.
This species is increasingly rare to find on the market ...
Specimen weight:143 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size:74mm x 61 mm x 35 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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Plagionite - Casualidad mine - Sierra Alhamilla - Almeria - Spain
(#GMA26025)
"Excellent specimen of palgionite , which is present mainly in the area circled in red in the photo.
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Specimen weight:160 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:78mm x 38 mm x 37 mm
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Pararealgar over realgar - Schimen mine - Hunan - China
(#GMA26024)
Yellow-orange crusts of pararealgar cover the surface: some red crystals of realgar are scattering put pf it.
Specimen weight:150 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:74mm x 47 mm x 28 mm
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Murdochite - Bingham - Socorro - New Mexico
(#GMA26023)
Several black crystals of murdochite are spread all over the surface of this specimen.
Specimen weight:75 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:53mm x 19 mm x 31 mm
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Graeserite - Monte Arsiccio - Sant'Anna di Stazzema - Lucca prov. - Tuscany - Italy
(#GMA26022)
Small black metallic crystals of graeserite are present on the surface of this specimen
Specimen weight:115 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 1
Overall size:61mm x 32 mm x 33 mm
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Durangite and hematite - Durangite Locality - Thomas Range - Juab Co. - Utah
(#GMA26021)
Reddish areas of durangite are visible over the dark matrix of hematite
Specimen weight:130 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:56mm x 48 mm x 35 mm
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Dawsonite - Selvena - Gosseto prov. - Tuscany - Italy
(#GMA26020)
The surface of this specimen is completely covered by 'flowers' aggregates of dawsonite.
Specimen weight:345 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:110mm x 85 mm x 26 mm
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Cornetite - L'Etoile du Congo mine - Lumumbashi - Haut Katanga - Zaire
(#GMA26019)
Several dark blue colored crystals of cornetite are spread all over the surface of this specimen.
Specimen weight:280 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:94mm x 67 mm x 38 mm
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Chabazite – Ljosa quarry – Eidi – Eysturoy region - Faroer island
(#GMA26018)
The surface of this specimen is completely covered by big crystals of chabazite.
Specimen weight:410 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 7
Overall size:77mm x 72 mm x 64 mm
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Alluaudite and litiophillite - Buranga Pegmatite - Muhororo - Ngororero Distr. - Western Prov. - Rwanda
(#GMA26017)
The massive green area of alluaudite is visible with the black area of litiophillite.
Specimen weight:255 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:68mm x 77 mm x 46 mm
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Alabandite – Uchucchacua mine – Oyòn Distr. - Oyòn Prov. - Perù
(#GMA26016)
The specimen is covered by brilliant and black colored crystals of alabandite-
Specimen weight:440 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 9
Overall size:116mm x 54 mm x 40 mm
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