Portlandite - Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
(#11479_PORT_DANI)
Colorless to white acicular portlandite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
 Overall size:48mm x 32 mm x 32 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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Väyrynenite - Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#MINS9004)
Beautiful, rich salmon-pink color and high luster on this gem vayrynenite crystal from Shengus, Pakistan. Vayrynenite is a rare Mn-Be-phosphate.
Specimen weight:2 gr.
Crystal size:8 mm wide
Overall size:8mm x 3 mm x 7 mm
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Mimetite - Guatomo Mine ('Hat Yai' mimetite locality), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand.
(#MINS9021)
Gemmy and lustrous, golden-yellow mimetite crystals up to 4 mm richly and aesthetically cover the matrix. Beautiful the contrasts with the dark matrix.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:68mm x 38 mm x 12 mm
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Natrochalcite with Antlerite - Chuquicamata mine, Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS9011)
Specimen rich of darl green Antlerite xls aup to 1,5 mm with emeraldi green Natrochalcite on white contrasting matrix. Natrochalcite is a very rare hydrated sodium, copper sulfate and the Chuquicamata Mine of Chile is the type locality.
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:68mm x 60 mm x 45 mm
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Brucite - Killa Saifullah, Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
(#MINS9012)
Yellow botryoidal brucite aggregates of high luster sporting some quite well defined crystal faces and edges.
Specimen weight:14 gr.
Crystal size:na
Overall size:47mm x 30 mm x 15 mm
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Fluorite - Marienschacht Mine, Wölsendorf, Schwarzach bei Nabburg, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
(#MINS9005)
Cluster of glassy, transparent to translucent Fluorite xls up to 8 mm with color changig to green to golden brown with internal iron oxide inclusions.
Specimen weight:178 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:75mm x 45 mm x 33 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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Phenakite on Dravite - Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Betafo District, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
(#MINS9019)
Cluster of super gemmy and glassy, colorless phenakite crystals u to 5 mm set on large dravite xl.
Specimen weight:208 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:87mm x 42 mm x 38 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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Tinaksite - Malyi Murun Massif - Irkutsk Oblast - Siberia - Russia
(#GM24067)
Brown sheaves of long tinaksite crystals are prominently displayed on the surface of this specimen.
Formerly Sandro Maggia's mineralogical collection: no. T-51.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 13
Overall size:48mm x 34 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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Sphalerite - Campo di Sasso, Bibbona, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1594)
Oldtimer featuring honey-yellow Sphalerite crystals on matrix, well defined and of good size.
From a classic italian locality!
Specimen weight:89 gr.
Crystal size:20mm - group
Overall size:60mm x 45 mm x 22 mm
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Elbaite - Forcel Rosso Gully, Mt. Foppa, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
(#FERR1593)
Nice prismatic xl of Elbaite, green-brownish, well terminated and vertically striated, set on a xl of Quartz.
Very unusual italian locality!
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:5mm
Overall size:26mm x 12 mm x 12 mm
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Calcite - Pallaflat mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
(#11116_CALC_DANI)
Very nice classic gemmy calctie xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 20 mm x 45 mm
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Acanthite, Pearceite, Rhodochrosite, Calcite - Uchucchacua mine, Oyon, Peru
(#11097_ACAN_DANI)
Nice acanthite xx on light pink rhodochroite and calcite xx on matrix with some pearceite xx.
Specimen weight:380 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm (a)
Overall size:90mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Lavendulane - Alice Mary mine - Kundip - Ravensthorpe Shire - Western Australia - Australia
(#GM24062)
Several areas with dark azur crusts of lavendulan are visible on the surface of this sample.
Former mineralogical collection of Sandro Maggia: no. L-65.
Specimen weight:32 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:31mm x 31 mm x 36 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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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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Cuprodongchuanite - Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China (TL)
(#MINS8995)
Translucent, lustrous pale bluish green spheroidal aggregates of Cuprodongchuanite, a rare phosphate of lead, copper and zinc, discovered very recently and approved by the IMA as a new species in 2021
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 0.5 mm
Overall size:42mm x 25 mm x 22 mm
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Lengenbachite - Lengenbach Quarry - Binnatal - Wallais - Switzerland (Type Locality)
(#MINS9160)
Metallic, steel-gray Lengenbachite needles up to 1 mm in a vug of white contrasting dolomia matrix with Dufrénoysite xl 5 mm wide and Realgar in association, from the famous Swiss and type locality.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1 mm
Overall size:42mm x 28 mm x 15 mm
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Coquimbite - Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#MINS8975)
Superb cocuimbite xx 2,7 cm long on matrix with splendid lilac colour .White spays of alotrichite and reddish Roemerite in association.
Specimen weight:25 gr.
Crystal size:2,7 cm long
Overall size:38mm x 32 mm x 27 mm
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Linarite - Grand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
(#MINS8986)
Electric Blue Linarite crystals up to 2-3 mm on matrix.
Specimen weight:42 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2-3 mm
Overall size:40mm x 28 mm x 35 mm
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Manganite - Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany (TL)
(#MINS8988)
Here we see sharp and lustrous crystals of steel gray Manganite xls up to 1,2 cm. a nice specimen with well developed and sharp edged crystals. They are excellent striated as well, mostly superbly terminated.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 12 mm
Overall size:53mm x 25 mm x 35 mm
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Quartz (phantom) with Hematite - Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
(#MINS8980)
Water clear parallel quartz with very nice and well defined hematite topped phantoms.
Specimen weight:19 gr.
Crystal size:3,5 cm tall
Overall size:28mm x 18 mm x 35 mm
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Bayleyite - Gerstenegg-Grimsel cable tunnel, Gerstenegg, Grimsel area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland
(#MINS8985)
Specimen with vivid yellow sub-mm Bayleyite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:8 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:24mm x 10 mm x 10 mm
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Valentinite - Nová Alexander adit, Kolársky vrch deposit, Pezinok, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
(#MINS8968)
White radial aggregates of valentinite xls to 10 mm on grainy gray stibnite.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10 mm
Overall size:52mm x 45 mm x 30 mm
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Woodwardite - West Caradon Mine, Crow's Nest, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK (TL)
(#MINS8973)
Royal blue Woodwardite from this classic Cornish locality..A rare hydrated copper sulfate from an old find.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:22mm x 15 mm x 6 mm
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Lawsonite var. Chromian Lawsonite - Cape Marmari - Grammata Bay - Syros Island - Cyclade Island - Kykládes Pref. - Aegean Islands deptm. - Greece
(#MINS8976)
Several dark green crystals of this rare sorosilicate are spread over the surface of this specimen.
The unusual green colour is due because it's the 'Chromian' variety of lawsonite.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Cobaltite - Tunaberg skarns, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden
(#MINS8954)
A distinct lustrous metallic cobaltite crystal in matrix 6 mm in size well exposed.A rare Sulphides from the clasic swedish locality.
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:6 mm
Overall size:35mm x 18 mm x 16 mm
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Andalusite - Bregaglia Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
(#MINS8971)
Very well represented prismatic Xls of Andalusite on quartzite 2,8 cm tall.
The Andalusite shows an intense colour and a good luster.
Classic old italian Alpine stuff.
Classic italian stuff.
Specimen weight:310 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,8 cm
Overall size:105mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Pyrophyllite - Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA
(#MINS8964)
Radial sprays of iridescent, golden-yellow and cream colored pyrophyllite blades cover all sides of this striking and very nice specimen from Graves Mountain.
Specimen weight:47 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm wide
Overall size:50mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
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Vanadinite - Mibladen mine - Midelt - Khénifra prov. - Meknčs-Tafilalet reg. - Morocco
(#GM24052)
Gorgeous cluster that is covered by very big, brilliant,dark red colored and perfect crystals of vanadinite.
No damages.
From a recent find in the classic locality of Mibladen in Morocco.
Specimen weight:610 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 19
Overall size:110mm x 50 mm x 45 mm
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Canavesite - Salvere level - Brosso mine - Cálea - Léssolo - Canavese distr. - Torino prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM24045)
The surface of this specimen is almost completely covered by rosettes of snow-white needles of canavesite.
It's an extremely rare borate ...
Specimen weight:295 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:66mm x 55 mm x 44 mm
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Analcime - Antrim Co., Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK
(#11667_ANAL_DANI)
Very nice irish analcime xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:49 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:45mm x 25 mm x 50 mm
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Stokesite - Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(#MINS8960)
Globular growth, practically spherical, a floater, of platy crystals. The development of the crystals and their luster are excellent for this rare calcium and tin silicate.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:18mm x 16 mm x 10 mm
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Sphalerite with native arsen- Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland
(#MINS8962)
A single xls honey translucent tetrahedra of Sphalerite is perched on a matrix of white granular dolomia. A classic from the swiss Alps!
Specimen weight:68 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:40mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Margarite or Lepidolite? var. Mica - Jenipapo district, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(#MINS8953)
A group of rare yellow Margarite/lepidolite blades up to 1,5 cm on matrix.Ex Daniele Respino collection.
Page 706 encyclopedia "Collezionare Minerali" - Hobby & Work - year 1997.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:Up 1,5 cm
Overall size:50mm x 32 mm x 40 mm
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Andradite Garnet - Sasso Rosso, Tuscany, Italy
(#10964_ANDR_DANI)
Hystorical andradite garnet from tuscany.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 25 mm
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Senegalite - Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Tambacounda Region, Senegal (TL)
(#MINS8942)
Rich and extremely well displaying Senegalite vug coated by very sharp and lustrous crystals, with an intense yellow green color and transparency. The specimen is from a 2008 find at the Type Locality for the species.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:75mm x 45 mm x 22 mm
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Fluellite - Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
(#MINS8926)
Fluellite is a rare hydrated phosphate. This active open pit phosphate mine is well-known for a wide variety of rare and unusual phosphates. Specimens of this size and richness are very uncommon from here.....
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1-1.5mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 25 mm
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Botallackite - Submarine Lode, Levant Mine, Trewellard, Botallack - Pendeen Area, St. Just District, Cornwall, England, UK
(#MINS8927)
A very rich, sparkling specimen with brilliantly green microcrystals of the rare species Bottalackite embedded in matrix, from this classic locale. Ex. Richard Barstow Collection.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:58mm x 55 mm x 22 mm
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Fluorite with Anhydrite - Campiano Mine, Montieri. Grosseto Province, Tuscany Italy.
(#MINS8924)
Cluster of pale green fluorite cubocthaedrons up to 1,8 cm with adamantine luster and Anhydrite in associaton purchased in the early 80.
Specimen weight:800 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,8 cm
Overall size:120mm x 80 mm x 100 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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Magnesite - Pomba pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Brazil
(#MINS8923)
Cluster of gemmy Magnesite crystals to 1.2cm in size from the famous Brumado Mine in Brazil. This locality is well known for some of the world's finest Magnesite crystals and this is an excellent example.
Specimen weight:45 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 12 mm
Overall size:55mm x 38 mm x 25 mm
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Amethyst quartz and goethite - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
(#GM24022)
A large druse completely covered by quartz crystals with a beautiful amethyst color.
Most crystal tips are darker.
The black traces that can be seen are of goethite and ...
Specimen weight:550 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:125mm x 110 mm x 43 mm
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Bournonite - Machacamarca Distr. - Cornelio Saavedra prov. - Potosí Deptm. - Bolivia
(#GM24015)
Aggregate aesthetics of absolute quality.
It is composed of large and small dark gray bournonite crystals, placed side by side on a pinch of matrix ...
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 29
Overall size:54mm x 43 mm x 30 mm
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Guerinite - Wilhelm Mine, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
(#MINS8899)
Tabular, thin, white, Guérinite crystals up to 1.5 mm richly scattered on matrix with sprays of Picropharmacolite and red Erythrite in association.
Specimen weight:109 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:58mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
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Melanophlogite - Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#MINS8898)
Nice Melanpphlogite's spherese up to 3,5 mm, partially transparent and gemmy, scattered on a Magnesite's crust on a altered ophiolitic breccia.
Specimen weight:54 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,5 mm
Overall size:67mm x 33 mm x 45 mm
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Manandonite (TL) - Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
(#9942a_MANA_DANI)
This is a very nice &very rich manandoite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:40mm x 35 mm x 28 mm
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Thomsenolite (TL) - Ivigtut, Greenland
(#11916_THOM_DANI)
Vitreous pale yellow thomsenolite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 27 mm
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Triplite, Chabazite, Vonsenite - Vallerano quarries, Valleranello, Latium, Italy
(#9731a_TRIP_DANI)
Very nice brown triplite with greenish/black vonsenite and white chabazite.
Specimen weight:32 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:36mm x 36 mm x 25 mm
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Hydroxylherderite - Dassu, Braldu valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#MINS8880)
Glassy green Herderite crystals on minor matrix in fine condition. The crystals shows sharp edge modifications and striated faces. From a find in 2005, the crystal here is 2,1 cm in diameter and transparent to translucent.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,1 cm wide
Overall size:35mm x 27 mm x 25 mm
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Sartorite - Lengenbach Quarry - Binnatal - Wallais - Switzerland (Type Locality)
(#MINS8876)
Cluster of Sartorite crystals up to 1,4 cm long set in dolomia matrix with sphalerite and pyrite in association from the type locality.
Specimen weight:132 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,4 cm long
Overall size:65mm x 45 mm x 35 mm
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Lollingite - Cruvin mine, Bruzolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS8872)
Cluster of metallic lead grey Lollingite crystals in rosettes up to 5 mm richly cover the matrix.
Specimen weight:75 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2-3 mm wide
Overall size:55mm x 30 mm x 28 mm
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Grossular garnet - Asbestos - Les Sources RCM - Estrie - Québec - Canada
(#MINS8882)
This cluster is seeded of several grossular crystal up to 8 mm wide all of them are transparent with excellent glassy luster and sharp striations.From an old find.
Specimen weight:1016 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm wide
Overall size:120mm x 90 mm x 50 mm
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Pollucite - Skardu Area - Gilgit-Baltistan - Pakistan
(#GM24012)
An aggregate completely made up of pollucite crystals, to a small extent covered by a white patina of carbonates.
The crystals are well formed and visible, colorless and have an almost glassy appearance ...
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:34mm x 28 mm x 26 mm
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Vanadinite - Mibladen – Ait Oufella Caid – Midelt – Draa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM24011)
Four gorgeous thumbnails of vanadinte from a classic locality in Morocco.
The biggest is 32 mm. of width, the smallest 17 mm.
All crystals are shiny and perfect ...
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:1mm x 1 mm x 1 mm
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Bastnäsite-(Ce) - Trimouns, Luzenac, Ariege, France
(#MINS8860)
Very sharp Bastnäsite-(Ce) crystal 5 mm wide, between transparent and translucent, with orangey color set on matrix.
Specimen weight:112 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm wide
Overall size:55mm x 48 mm x 28 mm
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Gmelinite - Two Islands, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
(#MINS8857)
Cluster of pastel pink Gmelinite xls up to 1,0 cm wide with very high luster, typical from here.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:Uo to 10 mm
Overall size:55mm x 30 mm x 23 mm
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Pyrite - Huanzala mine - Huallanca Distr. - Bolognesi Prov. - Ancash - Perů
(#GM23082)
From a new discovery in Peru.
A stunning aggregate of octahedral pyrites, an uncommon kind of crystallization.
The crystals are big, perfect, with well-defined edges, rounded corners and are partly interpenetrated with each other ...
Specimen weight:570 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 35 x 35
Overall size:90mm x 67 mm x 66 mm
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Fluorite – The Hidden Forest Pocket - Diana Maria mine - Frosterley - Weardale - Co. Durham – England – United Kingdom
(#GM23079)
Interesting specimen of green fluorite that becomes blue colored at the U.V. long waves light.
The crystals are partially intergrowth together and cover all the matrix ...
Specimen weight:180 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 21
Overall size:74mm x 53 mm x 33 mm
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Sturmanite - N'Chwaning Mines - KMF - Northern Cape Prov. - South Africa
(#GM23066)
Over this sample, several areas are visible: they are completely covered by small shiny sturmanite crystals with a dark yellow-green color.
Sturmanite is an uncommon sulphate ...
Specimen weight:600 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:72mm x 72 mm x 57 mm
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Topaz on Feldspar - Gilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#BALD0790)
Nice group of Topaz's crystals, with amber zoning, are implanted on a Feldspar matrix. The crystals are shiny, translucent and well formed. Sample in very good conditions, photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:458 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 20 mm
Overall size:95mm x 59 mm x 75 mm
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Dumortierite in Quartz - Vaca Morta quarry, Serra da Vereda, Boquira, Bahia, Brazil
(#BALD0789)
A myriad of Dumortierite's crystals with a nice intense blue color are included in the Quartz and cover it partially. Sample coming from an inactive locality, therefore rare on the market by now. Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:96 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:52mm x 45 mm x 41 mm
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Rose Quartz "Pink Amethyst" with Calcite - El Choique mine, Pehuenches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
(#BALD0788)
Geode of Quartz's crystals, with an unusual pink-orangey color, with scalenohedral Calcite's crystals laid on the Quartz itself, with a nice aesthetic result. This Quartz is usually commercially labeled as "Pink Amethyst", even if the name…
Specimen weight:293 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:84mm x 92 mm x 63 mm
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Quartz var. Agate - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
(#BALD0786)
Gorgeous translucent Quartz var. Agate's slice, with different zoning, natural colors, glossy and brilliant on both faces.
Specimen weight:910 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:160mm x 130 mm x 8 mm
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Titanite with Ferro-Actinolite - Mulla Ghori, Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
(#BALD0785)
Wonderful Titanite's crystals, the biggest is 28 mm, gemmy, very glossy and well formed, with a marvelous intense yellow color and well evident on the matrix, are accompanied by a carpet of dark Ferro-Actinolite's crystals. Very nice sample, in…
Specimen weight:285 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 28 mm
Overall size:78mm x 71 mm x 55 mm
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Baryte on Pyrite and Sphalerite - Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
(#BALD0783)
Big Baryte's crystals aggregate, intersected with each other, laid on a matrix rich in sulfides (Pyrite and Sphalerite). Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:115 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 45 mm
Overall size:58mm x 44 mm x 40 mm
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Manganite - Moanda Mine, Moanda, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
(#BALD0781)
The Manganite is an uncommon mineral, but the one coming from Moanda mine is really rare. Here we have a sample with very shiny black crystals, that cover the entire surface of the sample. Rare and interesting, photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:382 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:95mm x 65 mm x 40 mm
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Sanidine - Valfloriana, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy
(#BALD0778)
Twinned 22 mm Sanidine Crystal, well formed and well evident on the matrix, coming from a classic Italian locality. Photographed under strong light.
Specimen weight:53 gr.
Crystal size:22 mm
Overall size:55mm x 45 mm x 27 mm
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Volkovskite - Boulby Mine, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK
(#MINS8836)
This is a parallel-growth cluster of bladed, glassy and gemmy, orangey crystals of Volkovskite.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:3,5 cm tall
Overall size:14mm x 9 mm x 35 mm
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Calcite - Pallaflat mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
(#12382_CALC_DANI)
Very nice classic gemmy calctire xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:62mm x 35 mm x 32 mm
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Merlinoite - Mt Somma, Campania, Italy
(#12380_MERL_DANI)
Suberb specimen for beauty and richness of rare merlinoite xx.
Specimen weight:53 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:65mm x 50 mm x 14 mm
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Cuprite, Malachite - Kolwezi Mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
(#11850_MALA_DANI)
Cuprite xx covered by malachite and primary malachite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:68 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:48mm x 35 mm x 30 mm
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Sulphur - Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
(#MINS8803)
A beautiful and fine quality small cabinet sized specimen of the famous, classic electric yellow colored Sulfur crystals from Cianciana, Sicily, Italy. This piece host several excellent, sharp, lustrous, well-formed.........
Nice italian classic!
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,2 cm
Overall size:40mm x 23 mm x 50 mm
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Barytocalcite - Blagill mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria,England, UK
(#11407_BARY_DANI)
This specimen offer nice rare barytocalcitye xls on matrix. Old stuff.
Specimen weight:81 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 32 mm
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Quartz - Torre di Rio, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy
(#10514a_QUAR_DANI)
Historical quarzt crystals cluster specimen. Quartz is coloured yellow by limonite.
Specimen weight:87 gr.
Crystal size:30 mm
Overall size:75mm x 55 mm x 30 mm
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Grossular/hessonite garnet - Alpe delle Frasse - Lajetto - Condove - Torino prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM23058)
Excellent alpine specimen of grossular/hessonite garnet.
Numerous crystals with a beautiful dark red to orange color cover the surface.
All of them are shiny and semi-transparent ...
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:64mm x 53 mm x 22 mm
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Cerussite and baryte - Les Dalles mine – Mibladen – Ait Oufella Caid – Midelt – Draa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM23055)
Graceful druse completely covered by small and large, almost botryoidal crystals of cerussite.
They have a honey color and are partially transparent too.
Some aggregates ...
Specimen weight:300 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 12
Overall size:82mm x 65 mm x 28 mm
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Pseudocotunnite and challacolloite - La Fossa crater - Vulcano Island - Lipari - Eolie Islands - Messina prov. - Sicily - Italy
(#GM23051)
Two rare volcanic fumarole minerals are present on the surface of this sample.
It is scattered with numerous acicular crystals of pseudocotunnite ...
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 3
Overall size:58mm x 50 mm x 38 mm
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Pickeringite var. Kasparite - Dubník, Červenica, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
(#MINS8799)
An attractive and very hard-to-find specimen of this uncommon sulfate. Pickeringite is typically white/colorless from various worldwide localities, but the desirable and obscure bright pink "kasparite" is only found at one locality.....
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Sprays up to 1,0 cm
Overall size:53mm x 35 mm x 23 mm
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Mendipite - Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Somerset, England, UK
(#MINS8756)
Pale yellow to pale pink columnar aggregates of mendipite, on a matrix consisting of dark manganese oxides.
Rare!
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:1,6 cm long
Overall size:40mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Celestite and sulphur - La Grasta mine - Caltanissetta - Sicily - Italy
(#GM23049)
Gorgeous cluster of big, colorless, brilliant, almost gem quality big crystal of celestite.
They are stunning over a matrix of 'talamone' sulphur.
Some little crystals of yellow sulphur are visible too.
A high quality sicilian specimen !
Specimen weight:230 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:65mm x 55 mm x 42 mm
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Cubanite and Pyrrothite - Garpenberg Norra mine, Garpenberg, Bergslagen, Sweden
(#12075_CUBA_DANI)
Tiny but nice cubanite xls with pyrrothite xls.
Specimen weight:24 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:45mm x 25 mm x 35 mm
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Krettnichite (TL) - Krettnich, Wadern, Saarland, Germany
(#11980_KRET_DANI)
Very rare reddish dark brown krettnichite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:> 1 mm
Overall size:27mm x 10 mm x 9 mm
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Hyalophane - Zagradski Potok mine - Zagradski Creek - Busovaca - Zenica-Doboj Canton - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
(#GM23028)
Excellent specimen of this microcline variety, which has a large, semitransparent, almost colorless and multi-geminated crystal.
It is a floater, without matrix.
It comes from the famous Bosnian mine, now abandoned and closed, from ...
Specimen weight:130 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:36mm x 47 mm x 37 mm
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Bornite over pyrite - Milpillas mine - Cuitaca - santa Cruz Municipality - Sonora - Mexico
(#GM23027)
A thin dark layer of bornite covers the surface of the pyrites visible on this specimen.
On the main one (18 mm.) there are some small areas where the golden yellow color of the underlying pyrite can be seen.
The matrix is ...
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:57mm x 34 mm x 48 mm
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Owner : Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy) 