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Rare sample of poldervaartite with brown crystals mixed with white fibres of bultfonteinite.
This piece originates from the N'Chwaning II mine, located in the Northern Cape province, in South Africa.
Its dimensions are 5.9 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 27 grams.
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Incomplete but finished crystal of liddicoatite tourmaline red colour.
This sample comes from Marirana, located in the Sahatany Valley, Ibity, at Madagascar.
It measures 2.9 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm.
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Small interesting sample associating a sheaf of malachite and shattuckite on a raw quartz gangue.
It was collected in Kandesei, located in the Opuwo Rural region, Kunene, in Namibia.
Its dimensions are 5.2 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 40 grams.
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Here is an aesthetic entanglement of terminated red topaz crystals, accompanied by concentrated hyalite opal on the top.
This mineral was discovered in Villa Garcia, in the Zacatecas region of Mexico.
It measures 3.5 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm.
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Nice presentation for this atacamite forming a bright green oval on a blue background of chrysocolla.
This specimen comes from a sought-after locality: Las Pintadas, Atacama, Chile.
Its dimensions are 6 x 5.2 x 1.9 cm.
The weight of this sample is 108 grams.

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Crystals of arfvedsonite terminated, black and shiny, surrounded by crystals of feldspar white.
This sample was collected at Mount Malosa, located in the Zomba region of Malawi.
Size: 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
The weight of this piece is 40 grams.
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An amazing piece with, on a gangue of calcite stained by oxides, scattered crystals of celestine blue.
This mineral comes from the Hammam-Zriba mine, located in the Zaghouan region, in Tunisia.
This sample has dimensions of 7.3 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm.
The weight of this piece is 149 grams.

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An elegant classic of Moroccan mineralogy, with crystals of barite yellow suspended between flaky crystals of marcasite.
This specimen comes from the Bou Nahas mine, in Oumjrane in Morocco.
Size: 7.3 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm
The weight of this mineral is 97 grams.
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Nice sample of gypsum originating from grey clayey marls in which they were formed during the last ice age.
This mineral originates from Sinard, located in the Isère region in France.
This specimen has dimensions of 8.5 x 6.7 x 2.3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 94 grams.

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Rich association for this piece dating from the 1980s, with a matrix of sphalerite crystallized bearing crystals of chalcopyrite, of pyrite and of quartz transparent.
This piece was discovered in the Animón mine, in the Huaron region, Pasco, in Peru.
Size: 5 x 4.3 x 3 cm
The weight of this mineral is 98 grams.
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Sample oforthoclase with well-defined crystals and slightly shiny faces, accompanied by actinolite.
This specimen comes from Imilchil, Midelt province, Morocco.
Its dimensions are 4.8 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 52 grams.

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Interesting mineral featuring blue, terminated crystals of baryte, on a deposit of malachite.
This piece comes from the Shangulowé Mine, located in the Kambove region, Haut-Katanga, Congo.
This sample measures 9 x 5.5 x 3 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 100 grams.

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Piece extracted in the 1990s, presenting a massive wurtzite gangue covered with flat crystals of wurtzite and of baryte with white blades.
Interesting specimen from the Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Ancash, Peru.
It measures 6 cm long by 4.6 cm wide and 3.1 cm high.
Its weight is 115 grams.

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Emerald originating from a mine opened since 1831, with several centimetric crystals, light green and transparent.
This piece comes from Malysheva, located in the Ural region, in Russia.
This mineral has dimensions of 6.7 x 5.6 x 4.2 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 187 grams.

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Beautiful piece combiningapatite green crystallized with crystals of lepidolite.
This sample collected at the end of the 20th century comes from the Minas Gerais region in Brazil.
Its dimensions are 5.8 x 4.4 x 5.3 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 113 grams.
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Sample of quartz from La Gardette mine, with clear crystals containing some oxides at the base of the prisms.
It was collected in the region of Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, in France.
Size: 5.8 x 4.7 x 3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 76 grams.
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An old piece featuring orange wulfenite crystals, crested barite crystallization on two faces, and raw galena in the matrix.
This sample comes from the Dalles mine, located in the Mibladen area of Morocco.
Size: 6.7 x 4.1 x 3.9 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 263 grams.

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Pretty little group of stalactites of chalcedony white, with some truncated ends.
This piece comes from Jalgaon, located in the Nashik region, Maharashtra, in India.
It measures 8.5 x 7.2 x 6.2 cm.
The weight of this sample is 249 grams.

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Interesting entanglement of stony crystals of diopside greenish colour, accompanied by phlogopite mica.
This mineral comes from Itrongay, located in the Mahasoa Est region, Anosy, at Madagascar.
This piece displays dimensions of 10 x 6.9 x 5.6 cm.
The weight of this sample is 346 grams.

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Baryte white with crystals in very good condition, showing two generations of crystallization.
It was collected in La Unión, located in the Murcia region of Spain.
This mineral has dimensions of 8 x 5.8 x 4.2 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 290 grams.

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Very beautiful floating with quartz clear in fine crystals, bearing a crystal ofhubnerite on one side and a crystal of fluorite pink on the other side.
This piece comes from Pasto Bueno, located in the Pampa region, Ancash, in Peru.
Size: 9.3 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm
The weight of this specimen is 99 grams.

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Plate of quartz with... It's beautiful, clear, a small French treasure.
This specimen comes from the Gardette mine, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, France.
Its dimensions are 6.9 x 5.8 x 2.2 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 67 grams.

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Kyanite of beautiful colour set in quartz, crystallized piece all around.
This piece originates from Barra do Salinas, located in the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil.
It measures 10.7 x 6.3 x 4.4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 245 grams.

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A visually pleasing piece, with a fluorite violet with a yellow heart, accompanied by barite and pyrite flies.
It was collected in the Chaillac mine, located in Indre et Loire, France.
Size: 5.2 x 3.7 x 3.9 cm
The weight of this mineral is 140 grams.
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It's hard to get more classic than a geodinos (small agate/quartz geode), but this one has a little crystallized treasure hidden inside.
This piece comes from the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Size: 4.3 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
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Alpine miniature aesthetic withhematite in sheets bearing many octahedra of fluorite (and a well-hidden smoky quartz crystal).
This specimen comes from the Mont Blanc massif (Les Droites, Talèfre), Haute-Savoie, France.
Its dimensions are 4.1 x 3 x 2 cm.
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Crystal cluster of quartz transparent with chlorite tips. A chlorite phantom can be seen in one of the prisms.
Piece from the two Alps, a site located in Isère, France.
It measures 6.6 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 59 grams.

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Piece of septaria containing a triple association, with crystals of calcite and a biterminated crystal of quartz on a carpet of strontianite.
This piece originates from Rémuzat, located in the Nyons region, Drôme, in France.
It measures 6.5 x 5.6 x 2.5 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 131 grams.

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Sample of peridotite, mainly consisting ofolivine, taken from a basalt enclave (xenolith). Comes from an old collection, the massif is now protected.
Piece from Puy de Sancy, a mountain located in the Puy de Dôme.
Size: 7.7 x 5.5 x 5 cm
The weight of this sample is 325 grams.

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