Stilbite - Jalgaon Distr. - Maharastra - India
(#GMA26084)
Aggregate made by Stilbite crystals with very little matrix residue at the base.
Two large bow ties are clearly visible: this is a classic form of crystallization for this beautiful mineral.
Specimen weight:555 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 73
 Overall size:125mm x 80 mm x 90 mm
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Orthoclase Feriolo - Baveno - Novara prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GMA26078)
‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ Ex-Pagano Collection No. 125 ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Specimen weight:285 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:55mm x 53 mm x 80 mm
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Heulandite-Ca and Stilbite - Jalgaon - Maharastra - India
(#GMA26076)
‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ Ex-Pagano Collection No. 8653 ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 47
Overall size:67mm x 43 mm x 38 mm
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Challacolloite - Challacollatite with Galenobismutite - La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
(#MINS9316)
Excellent Challacolloite specimen rich of transslucent yellow xls set on vulcanic matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:64mm x 42 mm x 30 mm
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Tyuyamunite - Salnova Quarry, Saltrio, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
(#MINS9304)
Group of tiny yellow crystals of Tyuyamunite up to 1 mm on matrix. Former coll. Dr.Francesco Bedognè #2021 with original label.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:37mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Gold - Brusson mine - Brusson - Ayas Valley - Aosta Valley - Italy
(#MINS9303)
Specimen with Gold in blades up to 2 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:18 gr.
Crystal size:up to 2 mm
Overall size:35mm x 27 mm x 15 mm
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Vesuvianite - Rocca della Marasca, Urbe, Liguria, Italy
(#17794_VESU_DANI)
Gemmy vesuvianite xx from an uncommon locality.
Specimen weight:9 gr.
Crystal size:25 mm
Overall size:25mm x 10 mm x 10 mm
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Fluoro-edenite (TL) - Mt Calvario, Biancavilla, Sicily, Italy
(#17395_FLUO_DANI)
Specimen full of light green-yellow vitreous Fluoro-Edenite xx on matrix. From the type locality.
Specimen weight:57 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 35 mm
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Meneghinite (TL) - Bottino Mine, Tuscany, Italy
(#17392_MENE_DANI)
Very rare bright metallic acicular Meneghinite xx on matrix. From type locality.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:40mm x 35 mm x 40 mm
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Vesuvianite, Clinochlore - Bellecombe, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#13905_VESU_DANI)
Rare green (chromian-rich) Vesuvianite with Clinochlore on matrix.
Specimen weight:176 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:70mm x 65 mm x 35 mm
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Quartz - Scrava mine, Statale, Liguria, Italy
(#12704_QUAR_DANI)
Nice pink red quartz crystals cluster.
Specimen weight:2 gr.
Crystal size:35 mm
Overall size:30mm x 10 mm x 15 mm
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Roggianite (TL) - Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Ossola Valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#11668_ROGG_DANI)
Very rare and superb Roggianite sprays on matrix. From type locality.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:30mm x 20 mm x 10 mm
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Baryte - Sa' Corona e Sa' Craba - Barbusi -Carbonia (SU) - Sardegna
(#GMA26047)
Large, pale blue, lamellar Baryte crystals rise from the matrix of this specimen.
They are dotted with white calcite bubbles ...
Specimen weight:250 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 40
Overall size:75mm x 63 mm x 70 mm
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Marioantofillite - Monte Copello-Reppia mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy (TL)
(#MINS9296)
Specimen rich of blue Marioantofilliite crystals forming a sphere associated with pale green malachite sprays and Allophane from the type locality.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:55mm x 34 mm x 20 mm
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Thortveitite - Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS9297)
Blue Thorveitite xls of this very rare scandium mineral.
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:30mm x 20 mm x 20 mm
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Cummingtonite - Antrona Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS9298)
Cluster of Cummingtonite xls up to 4 cm long on matrix.
Specimen weight:100 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4,0 cm
Overall size:48mm x 47 mm x 30 mm
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Klebelsbergite xx,. Stibnite xx- Pereta Mine, Pereta, Italy
(#17606_KLEB_DANI)
Class! Gorgeous Klebelsbergite needles on a Stibnite xx in a vug.
Specimen weight:51 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 20 mm
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Magnetite xx, Lizardite - Monte dei Tre Abati, Coli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
(#15072_MAGN_DANI)
Nice tiny very shiny Magnetite xx on yellow-green Lizardite.
Specimen weight:205 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:80mm x 60 mm x 30 mm
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Babingtonite xx on Orthoclase xx - Seula mine, Baveno, Italy
(#14404_BABI_DANI)
Nice classic black Babingtonite xx on Orthoclase xx with minor mica.
Specimen weight:103 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 35 mm
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Rhodonite xx - Gambatesa mine, Reppia, Liguria, Italy
(#14165_RHOD_DANI)
Classic tiny pink gemmy rhodonite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:140 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:55mm x 45 mm x 40 mm
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Aphophyllite xx, Stilbite xx - Eysturoy, Eysturoy Region, Faroe Islands, Denmark
(#13903_APHO_DANI)
Unsual and unusually available yet a very nice zeolite compbo from the locality.
Specimen weight:150 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm (s)
Overall size:65mm x 60 mm x 40 mm
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Olivine, humite - San Vito quarry - Somma-Vesuvius Complex - Naples Province - Campania – Italy
(#MINS9272)
Excellent sample with yellow Olivine xl 5 mm wide with amber in color and semi-transparent crystals of humite. Vesuvius is now declared a Park and it is impossible to do new research.
Specimen weight:28 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm wide
Overall size:36mm x 30 mm x 18 mm
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Rhodonite with quartz - Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
(#MINS9280)
Very nice specimen with intense orange-red color Rhodonite xls up to 2 mm set on black manganoan matrix with quartz xls in association.
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:up to 2 mm
Overall size:60mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Hessonite garnet with Diopside - Saulera, Ala valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#MINS9267)
Nice specimen featuring red hessonite crystals, very brilliant up to 10 mm, on rodingite matrix, associated to greenish Diopside up to 6 mm . Classic garnet sample from one of the most famous locales in the italian Alps.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:50mm x 44 mm x 20 mm
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Enargite - Furtei mine, Cantiere Is Concas, Furtei, Sardinia, Italy
(#MINS9245)
A classic of Italian mineralogy. A group of striated metallic Enargite crystals up to 3 mm in matrix cavities. Ex. Dr. Francesco Bedognè collection with original label.
Specimen weight:54 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 18 mm
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Cavansite and stilbite - Wagholi quarry - Poona distr. - Maharastra state - India
(#GMA26033)
A twinned double crystal of electric blue Cavansite lies on a carpet of whitish Stilbites.
This species is increasingly rare to find on the market ...
Specimen weight:65 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 24
Overall size:35mm x 41 mm x 30 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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Barrerite - Roky Pass - Kuju Island - Sitka Borough - Alaska - USA
(#MINS9230)
Very nice sample of Barrerite, with pearly, shiny and well-defined crystals, in excellent conditions. Mineral by now almost impossible to find, once it was collected on the seashore, in the few hours when the tide lowered enough to allow the…
Specimen weight:37 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,0 cm long
Overall size:45mm x 40 mm x 18 mm
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Bultfonteinite with Olmiite - N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
(#MINS9231)
Silky tufts of Bultfonteinite up to 3 mm richly set on matrix with beige Olmiite xls up to 4 mm. Rare combo difficult to find nowadays on the market.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:28mm x 20 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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Enargite xx - Furtei mine, Furtei, Sardinia, Italy
(#16854_ENAR_DANI)
An Italian classic. Very nice metallic striated Enargite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:109 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:51mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
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Gold xx - Fenillaz mine, Brusson, ,Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12717_GOLD_DANI)
This native gold specimen offer an aggregate exceptionally sporting a few crystals. A really cute cabinet. Ex my own collection.
Specimen weight:260 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:114mm x 92 mm x 42 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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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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Kutnohorite with Manganoan Calcite, N'Chwaning III mine, KMF, North Cape Province, South Africa
(#MINS9229)
Very nice kutnohorite crystals with pink fluorescent manganoan calcite.
Specimen weight:22 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,5 cm
Overall size:55mm 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ephesite - Gloucester mine, Gloucester Farm, Postmasburg manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
(#MINS9172)
Beautiful and lustrous crystals of the very rare red mica, Ephesite. This specimen, from the famous Postmasburg finds on a farm in the early 1980s, has mica books (up to 3 mm across) showing the classic pseudo-hexagonal cross-section of mica.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm wide
Overall size:38mm x 30 mm x 18 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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Pyrite - Valle Giove Stope - Rio Marina - Rio- Elba Island - Livorno Prov. - Tuscany - Italy
(#GMA26012)
On a pinch of hematite matrix, a virtually perfect pentadodecahedral pyrite.
It actually consists of at least two crystals almost completely interpenetrating each other.
Specimen weight:260 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 53 x 43
Overall size:53mm x 50 mm x 34 mm
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Sulphur var. "Talamone" - Giumentaro mine - Capodarso - Enna Prov. - Sicily - Italy
(#GMA26010)
Remarkable specimen of sulfur var. 'Talamone' with a large crystal prominently displayed.
Specimens of this variety are usually non-crystallized; at most, they may exhibit spheroidal shapes.
Specimen weight:230 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 28
Overall size:88mm x 55 mm x 47 mm
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Fluorite - Poggio Balate - Termini Imerese - Palermo Prov. - Sicily - Italy
(#GMA26009)
A typical fluorite specimen from this well-known Sicilian location.
The crystals are partially intertwined.
Specimen weight:150 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 17
Overall size:76mm x 44 mm x 47 mm
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Pink dolomite and calcite - Zandobbio - Bergamo Prov. - Lombardy - Italy
(#GMA26008)
Above a carpet of small pinkish dolomite crystals covering the entire piece, numerous yellowish calcite crystals are clearly visible ...
Specimen weight:207 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:78mm x 60 mm x 53 mm
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Cinnabar - Le Solforate mine - Piancastagnaio - Siena Prov. - Tuscany - Italy
(#GMA26005)
Numerous dark red cherries are visible on the surface of the sample.
They are cinnabar, in the typical crystallization of these areas.
Specimen weight:245 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 6
Overall size:80mm x 60 mm x 45 mm
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Molybdenite - Perda de Pibera mine - Gonnosfanadiga - South Sardinia Prov. - - Sardinia - Italy
(#GMA26004)
A cluster of molybdenite crystals are clearly visible all around the matrix.
A sample so rich in crystals of this species is rare from Sardinia.
Specimen weight:86 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 14
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
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Caledonite - Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
(#MINS9157)
Old Classic. Blue green Caledonite xls up to 1 mm.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:45mm x 27 mm x 30 mm
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Bixbyite - N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
(#MINS9158)
Group of very sharp Bixbyite crystals, of cubic habit, very bright to 4 mm in Manganese matrix.
Specimen weight:93 gr.
Crystal size:to 4 mm
Overall size:55mm x 35 mm x 18 mm
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Barstowite - Baratti, Piombino, Tuscany, Italy
(#11406_BARS_DANI)
Rare! Yellow acicular barstowite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:< 1mm
Overall size:15mm x 10 mm x 10 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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Chabazite-Na (TL) (aka Herschelite),Aci Castello, Sicily, Italy
(#11349_HERS_DANI)
Nice colorless herschelite xx on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:61 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:60mm x 35 mm x 35 mm
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Kutnohorite - Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#MINS9139)
Cluster of Kutnohorite xls up to 10 mm with intense pink in color from the famous Wessels Mine of South Africa.
Specimen weight:3 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:20mm x 11 mm x 12 mm
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Sudoite - Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Lombardy, Italy
(#11975_SUDO_DANI)
Mica-like hexagons on matrix
Specimen weight:35 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:Italia
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Diopside - Miount Vesuvius, ,Campania, Italy
(#11325_DIOP_DANI)
Gorgeous gemmy diopside xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:34 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:Piedmont
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Sanidine, Phlogophite and ? - Mt Somma, Campania, Italy
(#12379_SANI_DANI)
Nice sanidine xx, with green phlogophite xx and creamy unknown xx
Specimen weight:35 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:40mm x 40 mm x 20 mm
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Tiragalloite - Gambatesa Mine, Graveglia Valley, Italy
(#11901_TIRA_DANI)
Bright orange tiragalloite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:13 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:25mm x 15 mm x 15 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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Fenster quartz - Porretta Terme - Alto Reno Terme - Bolgna Prov, - - Emilia-Romagna - Italy
(#GM25044)
Typical fenster quartz from this famopus italian locality.
It's composed by some crystals that are embraced together.
Specimen weight:55 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:56mm x 33 mm x 33 mm
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Inesite - Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#MINS9131)
Specimen of this classic from the Kalahari manganese fields. It features rich sphere up to 10 mm and sprays crystals up to 7 mm, of deep salmon color on matrix.
Specimen weight:45 gr.
Crystal size:Up to mm 7 wide
Overall size:63mm x 40 mm x 20 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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Fluorite with quartz - Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences - Kakamas - ZF Mgcawu distr. - Northern Cape prov. - South Africa
(#MINS9114)
intense green colored and semitransparent Fluorite crystal with quartz xls in association
A classic specimen from this south african locality.
Specimen weight:23 gr.
Crystal size:2,7 x 2,3 cm
Overall size:38mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Gold xx - Fenillaz mine, Brusson, ,Aosta Valley, Italy
(#12714_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:184 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:78mm x 72 mm x 60 mm
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Quartz - Porretta Terme, Emilia Romagna, Italy
(#12524_QUAR_DANI)
Fantastic fenster quartz floater. Free from damage.
Specimen weight:273 gr.
Crystal size:50 mm biterminated
Overall size:80mm x 60 mm x 50 mm
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Quartz - Scrava mine, Statale, Liguria, Italy
(#12483_QUAR_DANI)
Nice pink red quartz crystals cluster.
Specimen weight:2 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:20mm x 15 mm x 15 mm
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Humite - San Vito quarry - Somma-Vesuvius Complex - Naples Province - Campania – Italy
(#GM25026)
Signifint sample where there are some dark amber in color and semi-transparent crystals of humite.
Vesuvius is now declared a Park and it is impossible ...
Specimen weight:200 gr.
Crystal size:mm 1,5
Overall size:60mm x 52 mm x 45 mm
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Owner : GMineral (Voghera - Italy) 
