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Fully crystallized stalactite of quartz shiny with crystals rich in inclusions, probably goethite.
Piece from Aouli, Mibladen, Province of Midelt, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
It measures 10 cm high by 10 cm long at the base and 4.9 cm thick (2.3 cm for the stalactite).
Its weight is 351 grams.

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Hedgehog of quartz shiny with crystals rich in inclusions (probably goethite), topped with a baryte pompom.
Piece from Aouli, Mibladen, Province of Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
It measures 8.9 cm wide by 7.6 cm thick and 6 cm wide.
Its weight is 503 grams.

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Sample of Fuschite, a variety of muscovite containing chrome, with transparent quartz crystals.
This piece comes from Peru, from Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca P, Áncash.
It measures 10.2 cm long by 7.2 cm high and 5.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 387 grams.

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Piece of spherosiderite blonde on solid quartz, covered with a calcite crystallization.
Siderite from the aggregate quarry of Laguépie, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie, France.
It measures 10.7 cm long by 4.6 cm wide and 3 cm thick.
Its weight is 147 grams.
Light contact traces.

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Helmet of prehnite, a classic for the species and alpine mineralogy.
It comes from La Combe de la Selle, St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
This sample measures 2.9cm long by 2.3cm wide and 1.8cm thick.
Measurements without base.

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Sample of manganocalcite polysynthetic with two main terminations.
Almost floating piece with a strong reaction to long UV.
It comes from the Dalnegorsk mining district, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
Weighing 89 grams, this specimen measures 8.6 cm long by 3.3 cm wide and 3.1 cm thick.

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Pretty baryte with shiny blue crystals on a beige baryte gangue.
It comes from the Cavnic mine, Maramures, Romania.
This piece is 9.5 cm long, 7.1 cm wide and 5.1 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 493 grams.

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Nice piece ofepidote with quartz on a matrix of raw sphalerite and epidote.
It comes from the Pampa Blanca district, Province of Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru.
This specimen measures 5.4 cm wide by 7.9 cm high and 4.1 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 157 grams.
Some discreet touches to note.

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Pseudomorphosis of copper after crystallized cluster of aragonite.
Specimen from the Coro Coro mines, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Bolivia.
This sample revealing a remnant of aragonite measures 1.3 cm in diameter.

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Pseudomorphosis of copper after hexagonal aragonite crystal.
Specimen from the Coro Coro mines, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Bolivia.
This sample in good condition measures 0.9 cm in diameter and 0.5 cm thick.

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Piece associating on matrix of the pyrite and grey and striated crystals ofandorite measuring up to 5 mm.
Specimen from the San José mine, Oruro, Cerdaco province, Bolivia.
It measures 3.5 cm wide by 1.9 cm high and 1.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 15 grams.

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Sample of bismuth native, chemical element with symbol Bi, here presented in the form of crystals moulded after quartz crystals.
It was taken from Dayu Co. county, rich in tin and tungsten, in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, in China.
This bronze-coloured specimen measures 1.9 cm long by 1.3 cm wide and 0.7 cm thick.

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Rarely offered, sample of native lead in the form of a partially tarnished sheet resting on a matrix of epidotite (rock formed almost entirely of crystallized epidote).
This piece comes from the Garpenberg Norra (north) Mine, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden.
It measures 2.7 cm long by 1.6 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick.

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Tabular crystal of'andorite with several terminations and typical striations. One side has a slight beige coating, of cervantite or stibiconite.
Specimen from the November 2004 discovery made at the San José mine, Oruro, Cerdaco province, Bolivia.
It measures 1.6 cm wide by 1.4 cm high and 0.5 cm thick.

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Piece presenting a pink matrix of rhodochrosite topped with calcite finely crystallized white, then crystals of tetrahedrites measuring up to 8 mm.
It comes from the Boldut mine, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania.
Specimen measuring 7 cm long by 4.2 cm wide and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 191 grams.

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Piece of a classic deposit of the American mineralogy, the Sweetwater mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.
It combines two crystals of calcite yellow on a carpet of galena crystals measuring up to 1 cm, with chalcopyrite golden and dolomite.
This specimen measures 14.5 cm long by 6.3 cm wide and 6.3 cm high.
It weighs 450 grams.

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Very beautiful group of two helix ramondi on gangue, epigenized in lussatite blueish.
Piece without restorations, reactive to short UV.
These rare fossil snails transformed into opal come from Dallet, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France.
This specimen measures 7.4 cm long by 6.9 cm wide and 4.8 cm thick, the snails 23 mm and 20 mm in diameter.
Weight of 271 grams.

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Natural presentation for this quartz carried by sphalerite var. cleophane.
Typical piece from the Madan mining sector, Smolyan province, Bulgaria.
It measures 7.4 cm long by 4 cm high and 2.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 72 grams.

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Fluorite with light purple crystals and a green heart, partially covered with quartz and pyrite spherical.
This aesthetic piece comes from the El Hamman mine, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco.
It measures 9.3cm wide by 6.1cm high and 5.2cm, weighing 383 grams.
Note a discreet lack on the left periphery of the sample.

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Fluorite lavender in color, crystallized on both sides. It features several fluorite crystals known as "lighter" and galena.
Piece from the Greenlaws mine, Daddry Shield, Weardale, County Durham, England.
It measures 12.2 cm long by 7.7 cm wide and 5.1 cm at its thickest.
Weight of 515 grams.

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Garnet var. piece tsavorite with quartz, graphite, pyrite, and some traces of tanzanite violet.
This sample comes from Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania.
It measures 6.9 cm long by 6 cm wide and 3.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 216 grams.

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Crystals of gypsum var. selenite, with a beautiful shine, on a porphyry gangue.
This piece comes from the municipality of Tatatila, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
It measures 7.1 cm long by 4.9 cm wide and 4.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 142 grams.

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Crystals ofamethyst light purple, with a main crystal of 5.8 cm.
This piece comes from Las Vigas, State of Vera Cruz, in Mexico.
It measures 5.8 cm long by 3.8 cm wide and 1.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 29 grams.

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Piece of fine crystals of baryte grey on fluorite slightly frosted, all sprinkled with pyrite.
It comes from the Rossignol mine in Chaillac, Indre, France.
Specimen measuring 10.6 cm long by 5.9 cm wide and 4.1 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 390 grams.

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Baryte with tabular crystals covered with orange ferric oxides.
It comes from the Redoutières mine, Chaillac, Indre, France. This mine closed in 2006.
Sample measuring 6.6 cm long by 6.5 cm wide and 4.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 260 grams.

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Sample carrying numerous crystals of tetrahedrites millimetric.
It comes from the Sanguinède Mine, the Malines, St-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, France.
This specimen measures 6.8 cm long by 3.5 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 48 grams.

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Rare sample ofaurichalcite with a fine over-crystallization ofhemimorphite.
It comes from the Malines mine, Saint Laurent le Minier, Gard, France.
This specimen measures 4.2 cm long by 2.8 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 20 grams.

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Very shiny sample of crystals of gem baryte resting on a fine crystallization of pyrite.
It comes from the Malines mine, Saint Laurent le Minier, Gard, France.
This specimen measures 7.2 cm long by 4.7 cm wide and 3.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 125 grams.

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Sample of tabular baryte with a few minor shocks not spoiling the aesthetics of the piece.
It comes from the Malines mine, Saint Laurent le Minier, Gard, France.
This baryte measures 10 cm long by 7.5 cm high and 5.2 cm thick.
Its weight is 478 grams.

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Partial cube of green fluorite, covered with a fine crystallization of quartz, embedded in blades of baryte.
Piece from the Fontsante mine, Tanneron, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
It measures 6.7 cm long by 4.6 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 161 grams.

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