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Specimen of native copper taken from shale, from the Saint-Véran mine closed over 70 years ago.
This sample comes from the Hautes-Alpes region, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in France.
It measures 7.3 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 40 grams.

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Lithophyse sawn and polished with a nice well-marked "red smile"!
It comes from the Esterel massif, Var, France.
Piece measuring 8.7 cm at the longest for 7.7 cm wide and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 293 grams.
This chalcedony comes from an old stock.

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Marcasite with a two-step crystallization and sperkise twins all around.
It comes from the cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez in Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France.
,This sample measures 4.2 cm long by 3.5 cm wide and 3.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 138 grams.
Piece treated for better preservation.

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Classic sample of prehnite in helmet on matrix.
It comes from La Combe de la Selle, St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
This sample measures 6.4 cm long by 4.5 cm wide and 3.1 cm thick.
It weighs 77 grams.

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Sample ofazurite flat, shiny, star-shaped, accompanied by a little malachite, on gangue.
This sample originates from the Cap Garonne mine, located in the Var region, in France.
This piece displays dimensions of 7.2 x 5.6 x 3.6 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 193 grams.

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Quartz classic from Savoy deposits.
It was collected in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France.
This specimen displays dimensions of 8 x 4.9 x 6.1 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 214 grams.

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Sample of galena typical of the deposit, with some traces of secondary lead minerals (cerussite, pyromorphite...)
This sample comes from the L'Argentolle mine, located in Saint-Prix, Saône-et-Loire, France.
Its dimensions are 7.1 x 38 x 4.1 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 337 grams.

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Calcite from an old collection, darkened by arsenic inclusions.
It was collected in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, located in the Haut-Rhin region, in France.
This mineral displays dimensions of 8.5 x 7.0 x 2.2 cm.
The weight of this piece is 51 grams.

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A classic of Isère mineralogy, presenting on gangue of prehnites helmets associated with some quartz.
This mineral originates from La Combe de la Selle, located in the region of St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, in France.
This piece displays dimensions of 9.2 x 3.5 x 4.0 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 133 grams.

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Sample from a classic deposit, with andalusite crystals measuring up to 4.1 cm.
This sample originates from Sainte Brigitte, located in the Morbihan region, Brittany, France.
Its dimensions are 10.9 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 252 grams.

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Nice piece of quartz slightly chlorite, topped by a slightly curved biterminated crystal.
It was collected in the vicinity of the 2 Alps, Oisans, Isère, France.
Its dimensions are 7.4 × 3.4 × 3 cm
Its weight is 63 grams.
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Pretty marcasite in twin of sperkise with terminations in brachidomes.
It comes from the cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez in Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France.
This sample measures 3.9 cm high by 3.1 cm wide and 2.5 cm thick.
It weighs 60 grams.
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Set of cubes of fluorite from the Chavaniac-Lafayette mine, Haute-Loire, France.
I couldn't get the true color in photo/video. This fluorite is blue (close to "water blue") and not purple!
It measures 6.5 cm wide by 6.1cm high and 3.6 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 217 grams.
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Partial crystal of fluorite from Valzergues, with a yellow heart and blue periphery.
These colors are typical of the mine located in Aveyron, France.
This crystal measures 3.9 cm long (main edge) by 3.3 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 78 grams.
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Old sample of staurotides in rod in micaschist.
It comes from the Col du Canadel area, in the Maures massif, Provence, France.
This mineral measures 8 cm long by 7.6 cm wide and 2.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 190 grams.

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Sample ofopal with a resinous shine of color s
It comes from the pond of Reliez, Lachaux, Puy-de-Dôme, France.
This specimen measures 6.9 cm long by 5.9 cm high and 4.6 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 161 grams.

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Sample of molybdenite, rare molybdenum sulfide, accompanied by probable brochantite.
It comes from the mines of Château-Lambert, Mélisey, Haute-Saône, France.
This 107 gram specimen measures 6.2 cm long by 4.3 cm high and 4.1 cm thick.

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Crystal of smoky quartz with clear transparency.
It comes from Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France.
Piece measuring 8 cm long by 4.2 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 130 grams.
Note a few very light touches on the edges.

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Nodule of marcasite of good quality with twins sperkise all around.
It comes from the cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez in Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France.
This sample measures 3.5 cm long by 2.7 cm high and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 53 grams.
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Rock containing the'opal resin chocolate coloured.
It comes from the Roche Blanche deposit, Gergovie, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France.
Weighing 188 grams, this sample measures 9.6 cm long, 5.5 cm wide and 3.9 cm at its thickest.

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Pretty miniature of marcasite with twins sperkise all around.
It comes from the cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez in Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France.
This sample measures 2.8 cm long by 1.6 cm high and 1.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 8.5 grams.
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Pretty miniature of marcasite with twins sperkise all around.
It comes from the cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez in Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France.
This sample measures 2.6 cm long, 1.6 cm high and 1.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 7.7 grams.
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Sample of fossil wood cut and polished.
It comes from the Morvan massif, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
This sample measures 7.5 cm long by 5.8 cm wide and 4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 219 grams.

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Classic sample ofepidote and albite on matrix.
This piece comes from Saint-Véran, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
It measures 8.1 cm long by 6.5 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 243 grams.

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Specimen of fluorite from the Franciman mine in the Tarn in France.
It presents a crystallization of blue cubes caught in quartz, on both sides of the piece.
Its base is sawn, facilitating its arrangement.
This piece measures 5.7 cm wide by 4.6 cm high and 3.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 98 grams.

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Specimen of fluorite from the Pratclaux mine, Haute Loire, France.
It presents a series of green cubes that rest on white quartz crystals.
This piece measures 7.5 cm wide by 6.1 cm high and 3.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 197 grams.

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Richly crystallized piece of quartz and siderite.
This mineral comes from Isère, France.
It measures 8 cm long by 3.6 cm high.
The largest crystals measure 1.5 cm long.
The weight of this typical specimen from the area is 99 grams.

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Coming from the Mâlain mine in Burgundy, France, this piece highlights a nodule of gypsum orange. The nodule is freed from its gangue and polished.
This mine, inaccessible today, contains rare formations of nodule gypsum and white radial gypsum trapped in clay marls.
This 409 gram specimen measures 10.6 cm wide by 6.5 cm high and 6 cm thick.

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Old piece of fluorite violet with polysynthetic crystals.
This piece comes from the Rancennes mine in the Ardennes, a site classified since 1999.
It measures 8.4 cm long by 5.2 cm wide and 4.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 292 grams.

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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 3.6 cm long by 3 cm wide.

It weighs 62 grams.

Old piece treated for better preservation.

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