Pectolite - Jeffrey Mine - Asbestos - Les Sources RCM - Estrie - Québec - Canada
(#GMA26030)
Delightful thumbnail made up of only colourless and very transparent Pectolite crystals,
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 27
Overall size:27mm x 4 mm x 4 mm
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Grossular, Diopside, Clinochlore - Testa Ciarva, Ala valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#14528_GROS_DANI)
Nice red grossular xx with light green diopside xx and clinochlore xx. A classic.
Specimen weight:91 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 45 mm x 40 mm
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Kulanite - Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining district, Yukon, Canada
(#13919_KULA_DANI)
Rare, nice and large, for the species kulanite xx matrix.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:up to 2 mm
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 10 mm
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Vaesite - Ca' dei Ladri, Gaggio Montano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
(#MINS9240)
Classic minute, metallic, bronze, geminated crystal of Vaesite 1 mm wide on white matrix.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:28mm x 20 mm x 27 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Beryl var. Emerald, Pizzo Marcio, Vigezzo Valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#12730a_EMER_DANI)
A classic. Gem quality emerald xx on matrix. Superb..
Specimen weight:174 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:80mm x 50 mm x 40 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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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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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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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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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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Boulangerite - Brosso mine, Brosso,Piedmont, Italy
(#11388_BOUL_DANI)
Nice tiny metallic acicular boulangerite xx on matrix
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Senarmontite - Djebel Hammimat Mine, Ain Babouche, Ain Beida, Constantine Province, Algeria (Type Locality)
(#MINS9146)
Cluster of rare Senarmontite in octahedral crystals up to 4 mm richly set on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:26mm x 23 mm x 25 mm
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Diopside, Clinochlore - Ala valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#11298_DIOP_DANI)
Gorgeous gemmy diopside xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:258 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Mordenite - Montresta - Oristano prov. - Sardinia - Italy
(#GM25047)
Several cottony tufts of white mordenite cover almost entirely, but in a chaotic manner, the surface of this Sardinian specimen.
From a find in the last century.
Specimen weight:700 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:135mm x 97 mm x 65 mm
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Montgomeryite - Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
(#MINS8912)
Cluster of Montogomeryite crystals up to 1-1.5 mm richly set on matrix.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to1.5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 38 mm x 18 mm
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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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Stilbite-(Ca) with Laumontite - Basalt Quarry, Ambariomiambana, Ambohimalaza Commune, Sambava District, Sava, Madagascar
(#MINS9122)
Lustrous pearlescent stilbite-(Ca) crystals to 3,0 cm with snow-white Laumontite in association. From a 2011 find.
Specimen weight:93 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,0 cm long
Overall size:73mm x 50 mm x 42 mm
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Analcime with Natrolite - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#MINS9118)
Cluster of white analcime crystals up to 1,2 cm with white natrolite in association.
Specimen weight:16 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,2 cm
Overall size:33mm x 21 mm x 25 mm
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Griceite - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#MINS9104)
Pale yellow crystals of Griceite from the type locality.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Uo to 0,5 mm
Overall size:37mm x 34 mm x 20 mm
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Gadolinite-Ce- Baveno, Piedmont, Italy
(#11789_GADO_DANI)
Nice black vitreous gadolinite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:13 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm mm
Overall size:20mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Rancieite - Montecchio, Veneto, Italy
(#11675_RANC_DANI)
Black Ranceite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:17 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:Piedmont
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Coquimbite with Römerite - Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#MINS9087)
Superb coquimbite xls up to 7-8 mm on matrix with splendid lilac colour .White spays of alotrichite and fine reddish Römerite up to 1,0 cm in association.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7-8 mm
Overall size:67mm x 35 mm x 36 mm
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Millerite - Ca' dei Ladri (Silla) - Gaggio Montano - Bologna prov. - Emilia-Romagna - Italy
(#GM25022)
20 mm long millerite needle is clearly visible on the surface of this sample.
It emerges from a crystal of hyaline quartz ...
Specimen weight:105 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 20
Overall size:62mm x 30 mm x 50 mm
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Natrolite, Rhodochrosite - Mont Saint Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(#12829_NATR_DANI)
Very nice combo offering gemmy Natrolite with a nice Rhodochrosite rosett
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm (n)
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 15 mm
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Molybdenite - Moly Hill mine, La Motte, Quebec, Canada
(#12438_MOLY_DANI)
Very nice molybdenite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Anatase, Hessonite Garnet - Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
(#11663_ANAT_DANI)
Nice dark red Anatase xx with red Hessonite xx..
Specimen weight:19 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:35mm x 30 mm x 15 mm
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Orthoclase - Cuasso al Monte, Val Ceresio, Varese, Lombardia, Italia
(#MINS9082)
Cluster of sharp pink orthoclase crystal of 2,3 cm tall .A Classic.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,3 cm tall
Overall size:23mm x 21 mm x 30 mm
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Marcasite, Fluorite, Galena - Moscadroxius-Genna Tres Montis mine, Silius, Sardinia, Italy
(#12516_MARC_DANI)
A classic trio. Shiny Marcasite with super nice Galena xx and Fluorite xx.
Specimen weight:2200 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm (marc), 40 mm (f)
Overall size:140mm x 100 mm x 65 mm
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Davyne - San Sebastiano - Monte Somma - Somma-Vesuvius Complex - Naples Prov. - Campania - Italy (TYPE LOCALITY)
(#MINS9056)
Italian Classic. Cluster of clear prismatic exagonal Davyne xls up to 2.5 mm with adamantine luster in a vug of matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:0 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2.5 mm
Overall size:41mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Multicolored chalcedony - Monterufoli - Pomarance - Pisa prov. - Tuscany - Italy
(#GM24081)
Half of a typical large chalcedony nodule which is hollow inside and variously colored with bluish and ochre shades
Specimen weight:995 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:147mm x 97 mm x 75 mm
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Arseniosiderite - Punta Corna, Usseglio, Piedmont, Italy
(#11643_ARSE_DANI)
Very nice golden brown areseniosiderite micro xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:21 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:iNfRONT -mARKET cONNECT
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Meionite - Bear Lake, Litchfield, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
(#MINS9007)
Many sharp, prismatic, well-formed white crystals of Meionite up to 9 mm.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 9 mm tall
Overall size:56mm x 31 mm x 40 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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Forsterite - Quebec - Canada
(#GM24056)
Some large and well-formed forsterite crystals are stunning over the matrix of this specimen.
The black and incomplete crystals that can be seen are almost ...
Formerly Sandro Maggia's mineralogical collection: no. F-68.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 13
Overall size:52mm x 30 mm x 24 mm
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Vinogradoite - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#MINS8994)
Acicular crystals of vinogradovite well terminated up to 1 mm in a vug of matrix with yellow leucosphenite xls in association.
Specimen weight:33 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1 mm
Overall size:37mm x 33 mm x 20 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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Weloganite with Dresserite - Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada (TYPE LOCALITY)
(#MINS8969)
Sharp, bright yellow Weloganite xl 9 mm set nicely on matrix with the typical layered prismatic shape with rare white Dresserite crystals in ballsup to 3 mm in association set on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:9 mm
Overall size:50mm x 47 mm x 32 mm
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Biotite with Chlorite - Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS8970)
Cluster of Biotite xls up to 8 mm with dark green chlorite set on matrix.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 28 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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Vesuvianite, Clinochlore - Rocca Sella, Susa valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#11506_VESU_DANI)
Specimen equally interesting for the many nice clinochlore xx and the rich brown strongly elongated vesuviantite xx.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:27 mm (v), 2 mm (c)
Overall size:55mm x 45 mm x 12 mm
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Protochabourneite - Sant'Olga tunnel - Monte Arsiccio mine - Sant'Anna di Stazzema - Stazzema - Apuan Alps - Lucca prov. - Tuscany - Italy (TL)
(#MINS8946)
Dark grey metallic Protochabournéite in sub.mm xls on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:38mm x 30 mm x 12 mm
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Miserite- Mont Saint Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(#11848_MISE_DANI)
Rare light magenta-pinkinsh miserite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:50mm x 30 mm x 30 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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Goyazite - Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
(#MINS8937)
Rich specimen covered with sharp goyazite crystals to 4 mm.
Specimen weight:68 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:60mm x 32 mm x 33 mm
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Goethite - Traveresella mine, Traversella, Piedmont, Italy
(#11803a_GOET_DANI)
Stunning acicular goethite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:35 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:51mm x 40 mm x 23 mm
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Monazite - Cuzzago mine, Premosello Chiovenda, Piedmont, Italy
(#11843_MONA_DANI)
Superb (for the locality) yellowish monazite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:35mm x 35 mm x 30 mm
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Lanthanite-Ce - Bearpaw Mountains, Hill Co., Montana, USA
(#11920_LANT_DANI)
Clear/transparent very rare lanthanite-Ce xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:28 gr.
Crystal size:<
Overall size:42mm x 27 mm x 22 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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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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Fe-Carpholite - Varaita valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#11867_CARP_DANI)
Yellow-green ferro-carpholite masses specimen.
Specimen weight:64 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:52mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Betekhtinite - Steward mine, Butte-Silver, Montana, USA
(#11717_BETE_DANI)
Tiny but nice rare dark metallic betektinite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:56mm x 36 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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Rapidcreekite - Rapid Creek - Dawson mining Distr. - Yukon - Canada
(#GM23053)
This specimen is partially covered by a white patina of rapidcreekite.
In an area there are some minicurls of this rare sulfate.
Specimen weight:170 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:75mm x 47 mm x 37 mm
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Elpidite - Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#MINS8795)
Cluster of well defined Elpidite crystals in greenish gray blades up to 2,3 cm long.
Specimen weight:58 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,3 cm long
Overall size:62mm x 45 mm x 32 mm
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Dresserite - Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada (TL)
(#MINS8772)
Rare white Dresserite crystals in balls up to 3.5 mm richly set on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:58 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3.5 mm wide
Overall size:43mm x 30 mm x 35 mm
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Bavenite - Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Piedmont, Italy
(#11987_BAVE_DANI)
Nice rare white bavenite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:25mm x 25 mm x 15 mm
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Diopside - Val d'Ala, Piedmont, Italy
(#11985_DIOP_DANI)
Very nice green diopside xx.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:25 mm
Overall size:25mm x 9 mm x 7 mm
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Calcite, Siderite - Alfenza mine, Crodo, Piedmont, Italy
(#7789_CALC_DANI)
Calcite xls with siderite xls (covered by limonite) from a classic locality.
Specimen weight:49 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm (ca), 1 mm (s)
Overall size:60mm x 45 mm x 40 mm
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Microcline - West Lake Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
(#MINS8644)
Sharp, terminated Microcline xls up to 4 cm long with good colo on matrix.
Specimen weight:223 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4,0 cm long
Overall size:90mm x 50 mm x 52 mm
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Hingganite-Y - Baveno, Piedmont, Italy
(#11543_HING_DANI)
Rare. Tiny light yellow hiortdalite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:7 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:28mm x 18 mm x 15 mm
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Fersmite - Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Piedmont, Italy
(#11994_FERS_DANI)
Rare brown fermite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:30mm x 20 mm x 30 mm
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Fersmite - Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Piedmont, Italy
(#11875_FERS_DANI)
Rare golden brown fermite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:11 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 18 mm
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Augelite - Rapid Creek - Yukon Territories - Canada
(#MINS8450)
Specimen with nice greenish Augelite crystals up to 5 mm wide on matrix.
Specimen weight:82 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm wide
Overall size:52mm x 50 mm x 30 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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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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Ambrinoite (TL) - Signols quarries, Signols, Susa Valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#9275_AMBR_DANI)
Super rare orange-red Ambrinoite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:44mm x 23 mm x 31 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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Scapolite - Yates mine - Otter Lake - Pontiac RCM - Outaouais - Québec - Canada
(#GM13098)
Some big crystals of scapolite are in good evidence, with traces of some other minors. Classic from this locality ! It becomes from an old collection.
Specimen weight:165 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 75
Overall size:50mm x 38 mm x 75 mm
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