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Pretty marcasite in twin of sperkise with brachidome terminations.
It comes from the cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez in Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France.
This sample measures 5.7 cm long by 4 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
It weighs 149 grams.
Old piece treated for better preservation.

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Groups of octahedral crystals of gersdorffite, caught in UV reactive calcite. Presence of annabergite under the piece.
This sample measures 5.4 cm long by 3.8 cm wide and 4.3 cm high.
It comes from Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate, Morocco.
Its weight is 111 grams.

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Nice little piece covered with crystals of dolomite shiny and millimetric crystals of celestine transparent.
It comes from Saillants du Gua, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
This sample measures 5.8 cm long by 4 cm wide and 2.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 57 grams.

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Group of crystals of pyrite with slightly curved faces.
Piece from Ambas Aguas, Muro de Aguas, La Rioja, Spain.
This sample measures 5.6 cm long by 4.8 cm wide and 3.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 151 grams.

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Pleasant fluorite with a shiny crystallization pulling on the gray on the front and green crystals on the back.
Fluorite from the province of Hunan in China.
It measures 15 cm wide by 9.2 cm high and 4.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 1017 grams.
Some very minor touches to report.

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Crystallization of pyrite floating and shiny.
It comes from Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France.
This piece measures 4.8 cm long by 4.5 cm wide and 3.3 cm high.
Its weight is 146 grams.
Treated piece.

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Nice presentation for this native copper oxidized contrasting with its brown gangue.
It comes from the mining area of Oumjrane, Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet region in Morocco.
This piece measures 7 cm wide by 5.7 cm high and 5.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 124 grams.

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Inner part of a nodule of pyrite well crystallized, typical formation of this quarry.
This piece comes from Saint Denis d'Orques, Sarthe, France.
Sample measuring 8.9 cm long by 5.2 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 195 grams.

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Piece rich in crystals of cleophane, variety of green sphalerite, with a few crystals of calcite and galena.
It comes from the mining sector of Madan, province of Smolyan, Bulgaria.
This sample measures 10.1 cm wide by 5.1 cm high and 4.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 160 grams.

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Opal of hyalite variety, from Valec (Waltsch), Bohemia, Czech Republic.
This specimen is a perfect example of transparent globular opal from this renowned deposit.
It measures 5 cm wide by 5.3 cm high and 4.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 115 grams.

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Piece of green fluorite with transparent crystals with a beautiful luster, crystallized on both sides.
It comes from the province of Hunan in China.
This fluorite measures 9.8 cm wide by 9.4 cm high and 5.2 cm thick.
Its weight is 404 grams.

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Prehnite green with lamellar crystals carrying a group of quartz.
It comes from Djebel Melh, Figuig, Eastern Region in Morocco.
This mineral measures 5 cm long by 4.9 cm wide and 2.5 cm high.
Its weight is 37 grams.
(Measurements excluding base)

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Fluorite with rare curved octahedral crystals green and purple, the main one, incomplete, exceeds 4 cm wide.
It comes from the Barre mine (Martinèche vein) Saint Jacques d'Ambur, Auvergne, in the old Pontgibaud mining district, France.
This sample measures 13.4 cm high by 8.9 cm wide and 4.1 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 490 grams.

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Rare fluorite with curved octahedrons green, the main one exceeds 4 cm in edges.
It comes from the Barre mine (Martinèche vein) Saint Jacques d'Ambur, Auvergne, in the old Pontgibaud mining district, France.
This sample measures 10.7 cm high by 7 cm wide and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 425 grams.
A small chip on the main octahedron.

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Piece with terminated crystals ofepidote dark carrying the prehnite green.
It comes from Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes, Mali.
This mineral measures 9.3 cm long by 7 cm wide and 5.2 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 396 grams.

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Specimen of malachite in ball bearing some sprays of light yellow mimetite.
It comes from the Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto region in Namibia.
This piece measures 6.3 cm long by 3.3 cm wide and 4 cm thick.
Its weight is 113 grams.
Remains of an old fixing paste under the piece.

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Vanadinite with a very attractive color and shiny crystals.
It comes from Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco.
This pretty piece measures 5.9 cm long by 4.1 cm wide and 2.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 67 grams.
Note the small touches that do not spoil the aesthetic interest of this vanadinite.

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Spheres of stellerite accompanied by stilbite on a gangue composed of prehnite andepidote.
This sample comes from Diaboukara, Kayes Region, Mali.
This mineral measures 9 cm long by 7.6 cm wide and 3.8 cm thick.
Weight of 236 grams.

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Interesting specimen of pseudomorphosis, with a plate of tabular barite transformed into quartz. Traces of green fluorite at the back.
The piece comes from a collection of samples French, without a specific deposit, but the Morvan sector seems very likely. The price takes into account this imprecision.
This mineral measures 12.7 cm long by 7 cm wide and 3.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 526 grams.

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Good sample of vivianite from the Kerch mine, Crimea peninsula, currently under Russian.
occupation The crystals approaching 4 cm are embedded in the matrix on both sides.
This specimen measures 8.1 cm long by 5 cm wide and 3.2 cm thick.
Its weight is 99 grams.

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A pleasant presentation for this bicolor gypsum with two large main crystals framing increasingly smaller crystals, forming an almost cylindrical specimen.
It comes from Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.
This piece measures 7.9 cm long by 5.9 cm wide and 5.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 208 grams.

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A pleasant presentation for this two-tone gypsum with two large main crystals framing smaller and smaller crystals, forming an almost cylindrical specimen.
It comes from Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.
This piece measures 7.9 cm long by 5.9 cm wide and 5.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 208 grams.

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Quartz aesthetic from the 2 Alpes sector, Ecrins massif, France.
It is composed of a fairly flat main crystal embedded in a group of smaller crystals.
This pretty piece measures 6 cm by 3.2 cm wide and 2.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 54 grams.
(Measurements excluding base)

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Piece of bi-terminated quartz with the presence of malachite resulting from the transformation of tetrahedrites from the sector.
Almost floating specimen, only a discreet contact prevents it from being certified.
This quartz comes from Grand Mont, Arêches, Beaufortain, Savoie, France.
It measures 9.2 cm long by 4.3 cm wide and 3.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 181 grams.

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Bi-terminated quartz piece with the presence of malachite from the transformation of tetrahedrites in the sector.
Specimen almost floating, only a discreet contact prevents it from being certified.
This quartz comes from Grand Mont, Arêches, Beaufortain, Savoie, France.
It measures 9.2 cm long by 4.3 cm wide and 3.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 181 grams.

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Pretty fluorite with complex crystallization and large well-marked blue ghosts. The back is covered with calcite.
It comes from the province of Balochistan in Pakistan.
This sample measures 8.5 cm long by 7.1 cm wide and 3.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 278 grams.

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Andradite garnet brown green topping quartz crystals, crystals with a strange colored pattern.
This sample comes from the Bor quarry, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
It measures 4.1 cm high by 4.8 cm wide and 2.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 63 grams.
(Measurements excluding base)
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Large piece alternating from the fibrous malachite of bright color and the'heterogenite black.
It comes from Mindouli, Pool department, Republic of Congo.
Specimen measuring 17.6 cm long by 12.6 cm wide and 9.2 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 1170 grams.

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Fine plate of malachite with a dark and silky looking face and a back with shiny fibers forming millimetric rosettes.
It comes from Kambove in Haut-Katanga, Republic of Congo.
Specimen measuring 8.5 cm long by 6.1 cm wide and 1.6 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 70 grams.

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Sample associating a veneer of cobaltocalcite pale pink with crystallization of malachite, white dolomite, as well as a covering of chrysocolla (probable).
It comes from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, Congo.
Specimen measuring 7.2 cm long by 6.3 cm wide and 1.9 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 117 grams.

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Sample of cobaltocalcite and malachite covered by a micro-crystallization of quartz.
It comes from Kolwezi, Lualaba, Republic of Congo.
Its weight is 228 grams.
It measures 7.1 cm long by 6 cm wide and 4.5 cm thick.

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Sample of massive cuprite with the characteristic red shine, associated with chrysocolla and malachite.
It comes from the Mashamba mine, Katanga, Republic of Congo.
Specimen measuring 4.6 cm long by 3.7 cm wide and 2.3 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 68 grams.

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