Chalcophyllite - Salsigne mine, Salsigne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
(#13829_CHAL_DANI)
Superb bright blue-greeen chalcophyllite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:86 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
 Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 20 mm
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Smoky gwindel Quartz - Aiguille Verte, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
(#12731_QUAR_DANI)
Superb smoky quartz gwindel with a nice light green chlorite patina.
Specimen weight:326 gr.
Crystal size:90 mm
Overall size:120mm x 80 mm x 40 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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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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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, 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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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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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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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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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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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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Gold - Brusson mine - Brusson - Ayas Valley - Aosta Valley - Italy
(#MINS9161)
Specimen rich of Gold in wire crystals up to 3 mm on quartz matrix.In this italian alpine mine now is strongly forbidden to go to search: no more specimens will be found there.
Specimen weight:8 gr.
Crystal size:up to 3 mm
Overall size:30mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Gold - Brusson mine - Brusson - Ayas Valley - Aosta Valley - Italy
(#MINS9162)
Specimen rich of Gold in wire crystals up to 4 mm on quartz matrix.In this italian alpine mine now is strongly forbidden to go to search: no more specimens will be found there.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:up to 4 mm
Overall size:18mm x 15 mm x 10 mm
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Dadsonite xx - Saint-Pons area, Provence-Alps, France
(#11315_DADS_DANI)
Rare nice metallic acicular dadsonite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:35mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Chalcophyllite - Salsigne mine, Salsigne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
(#MINS9121)
This specimen offer really nice chalcophyllite xls on matrix with eletric blue azurite in association.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:41mm x 27 mm x 26 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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Scheelite on Muscovite - Pingwu beryl mine (Huya W-Sn-Be deposit; Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposit), Huya township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
(#MINS9092)
Marvelous orange-yellow Scheelite's crystal, very glossy, nicely standing out on the Muscovite's matrix. The sample is very nice, in excellent conditions, and it's natural, absolutely not oiled.
Specimen weight:240 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 24 mm
Overall size:68mm x 58 mm x 35 mm
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Axinite - Bourg d'Oisans,Haute Savoie, France
(#10522a_AXIN_DANI)
A classic. Nice axinite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:17 mm
Overall size:80mm x 25 mm x 45 mm
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Pharmacosiderite, Carminite, Malachite - Cap Garonne mine, Le Pradet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
(#9947b_PHAR_DANI)
Nice creamy pharmacosiderite cubes with globular malachite and carminite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:55mm x 30 mm x 23 mm
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Hematite - Mount Cervandone, Devero Valley - Italy
(#MINS9075)
Cluster of very nice hematite crystals up to 5 mm with high luster from a classic alpine locale.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:up to 5 mm
Overall size:32mm x 25 mm x 12 mm
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Yvonite - Salsigne mine, Mas-Cabardès, 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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Epidote - Tormiq valley - Haramosh Mts. - Skardu Distr. - Baltistan - Gilgit-Baltistan - Pakistan
(#GM24107)
A jemmy floater of epidote !
It's an aggregate of transparent crystals of epidote, without matrix.
The crystals are up to 37 mm long, have a beautiful dark green color with yellow reflections and ...
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 37
Overall size:52mm x 19 mm x 7 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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Analcime and epidote - Imilchil - Er Rachidia Prov. - Drâa-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM24089)
On a very dark green carpet of crystals of epidote two big withish spheres of analcime are visible, with another minor.
There is a big contrast between the white analcimes ...
Specimen weight:420 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 12
Overall size:92mm x 70 mm x 63 mm
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Epidote and calcite - Tormiq Valley - Pakistan
(#GM24086)
A big epidote crystal (28 mm.) is clearly visible on the surface of this cluster.
It is surrounded by numerous other smaller epidotes and white areas with calcite crystals ...
Specimen weight:760 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 28
Overall size:100mm x 90 mm x 70 mm
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Bastnäsite-(Ce) - Trimouns, Luzenac, Ariege, France
(#MINS9031)
Very sharp cluster of translucet Bastnäsite-(Ce) xls 6 mm wide with orangey color set on contrasting matrix.
Specimen weight:42 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm wide
Overall size:36mm x 26 mm x 34 mm
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Allanite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
(#MINS9039)
Cluster of well shaped up to 9 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:48 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 9 mm tall
Overall size:38mm x 24 mm x 38 mm
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Monazite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
(#MINS9042)
Single xl of amber yellow Monazite aesthetically set upon a small matrix of dolomite.
Very well defined xl, with amazing chromatic contrast against the white matrix.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:3,5 mm wide
Overall size:28mm x 26 mm x 20 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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Sudoite - Cedec Valley - Gran Zebrù, Valfurva - Sondrio prov. - Lombardy - Italy
(#MINS9015)
Several rare hexagonal pearly sudoite crystals up to 6 mm hosted in a porphyritic dyke outcropping along the side of Cima di Pale Rosse at about 3000 m amsl. Alpine mineral.
Specimen weight:90 gr.
Crystal size:Up to mm. 6
Overall size:65mm x 50 mm x 18 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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Monazite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
(#MINS8997)
Single xl of amber yellow Monazite aesthetically set upon a small matrix of dolomite.
Very well defined xl, with amazing chromatic contrast against the white matrix.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:0,2 cm
Overall size:23mm x 25 mm x 22 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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Cerussite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
(#MINS8934)
Very nice glassy slighly reddish colorless translucent twinned Cerussite crystals grouping up to 3,5 cm wide, no matrix or point of attachment. Former Dr. Francesco Bedognè collection with original label.Acquired in Chiavenna(SO) show year 1975.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 35 mm x 28 mm
Overall size:40mm x 35 mm x 28 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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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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Vantasselite - Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium (Type Locality)
(#MINS8832)
Specimen rich of nice silky white rosettes of Vantasselite up to 3 mm wide on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:28 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:62mm x 40 mm x 20 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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Epidote - Knappenwand, Salzburg, Austria
(#12066_EPID_DANI)
Superb super gemmy epidote from the most classic Austrian locality.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:10mm x 5 mm x 20 mm
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Epidote - Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
(#MINS8657)
A very attractive specimen of sharp, lustrous, translucent, prismatic Epidote crystals up to 1,0 cm wide in "fan"-shaped aggregates on Quartz matrix.
Specimen weight:251 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1,0 cm wide
Overall size:110mm x 35 mm x 50 mm
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Fluorite, calcite and quartz - Camissinone mine - Zogno - Brembana Valley - Bergamo prov. - Lombardy - Italy
(#GM22057)
Three specimens from this famous alpine italian mine:
- a cube of violet fluorite with internal 'ghost' (mm. 30 x 27 x 23)
- orange calcite over quartzes ...
Specimen weight:150 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:30mm x 27 mm x 33 mm
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Apatite - Notklamm, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
(#MINS8483)
Clear alpine Apatite xls with typical habit uo to 5 mm in size on adularia matrix.
Specimen weight:21 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm wide
Overall size:42mm x 23 mm x 31 mm
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Sterryite - Pollone mine - Valdicastello Carducci - Pietrasanta - Apuan Alps - Lucca Province - Tuscany - Italy
(#MINS8439)
Several black thin needles of Sterryite are grown into quartz crystal in parallel formation.Probabily from the best find in the world of this rare sulphosalt !!
Specimen weight:46 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3-4 mm
Overall size:50mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Topaz - Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
(#MINS8425)
Radiating groups of long clear prismatic Topaz crystals in the cavity of a clay xenolith. Ex coll. Francesco Bedognè.
Specimen weight:16 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:35mm x 21 mm x 19 mm
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Kulanite and siderite - Big Fish River - Dawson Mining District - Yukon - Canada
(#MINS8412)
Several very lustrous deep blue-green crystals up to 3.5 mm of this rare phosphate are spread all over the surface of this specimen.
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3.5 mm
Overall size:63mm x 38 mm x 15 mm
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Callaghanite - Sierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA(Type Locality)
(#MINS8368)
Very colorful intense lustrous rich deep blue Callaghanite in sub millimetric crystals richly covering the dark matrix.
A nice sample of this rare copper magnesium carbonate.
Specimen weight:33 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm xls
Overall size:30mm x 32 mm x 29 mm
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Tyrolite - Großkogel, St Gertraudi, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
(#MINS8364)
Bright turquoise-blue clusters of tyrolite crystals cover multiple sides of the contrasting matrix on this piece from a classic Austrian locality.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:50mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
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Monazite-(Ce) with Anatase - Karavannce deposit, Urals, sub Polar Region, Russian Federation
(#MINS8362)
A Monazite-(Ce) crystal with adamantine luster 4,5 mm wide is set nicely on matrix with Anatase 6 mm tall in assocation. Nice combo from a remote location. Ex Francesco Bedognè coll. n. 2003 with label.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:4,5 mm
Overall size:47mm x 37 mm x 25 mm
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Epidote - Epidote occurrence - Escales reservoir - Ribagorça - Huesca - Aragón - Spain
(#GM21009)
Several fans are made by long, dark green colored crystals of epidote anda are seeded over a large area of the matrix.
They are partially intersecting ...
Specimen weight:800 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 15
Overall size:120mm x 67 mm x 85 mm
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Faden quartz - Stura Valley - Cuneo prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM20031)
From an uncommon alpine locality, an aggregate of faden, partially transparent quartzes.
The crystals are arranged parallel to each other.
It's a floater, no matrix.
Specimen weight:350 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 68
Overall size:75mm x 45 mm x 68 mm
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Chalcophyllite - Salsigne mine, Salsigne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
(#9802_CHAL_DANI)
This specimen offer really superb chalcophyllite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 34 mm
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Epidote - Margone - Usseglio - Viù Valley - Lanzo valley - Torino prov. - Piemonte - Italia
(#GM19048)
A big, brilliant and dark green colored crystal of epidote is stunning over the matrix.
It's not perfectly terminated 'cause it was in contact in its upper top.
Specimen weight:295 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 37
Overall size:92mm x 50 mm x 53 mm
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Anatase - La Lauzière massif - Savoie - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - France
(#GM18017)
over the bulky quartzitic matrix, that is covered by a green chloritic crust.
Some of them have an elongated shape.
One is covered by chlorite.
A group of colorless ...
Specimen weight:65 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:52mm x 37 mm x 32 mm
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Bournonite - Saint-Pons - Ubaye valley - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - France
(#GM14097)
Some black crystals of bournonite are visible inside the vug of this specimen: this specie is not ...
Gmineral - Discount Gallery
Specimen weight:48 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:21mm x 18 mm x 31 mm
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Owner : Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy) 
