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Group of crystals of quartz with inclusion of fuchsite at the base of the crystals, giving a slight green colour to the piece.
This sample comes from Ihovitra, Itremo massif, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania Madagascar.
It measures 5.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide by 2.1 cm thick.
This quartz weighs 43 grams.
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Hematoid Quartz with a fine red-orange crystallization.
It comes from the L'Argentolle mine, Saint-Prix, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Weighing 378 grams, this mineral is 14.3 cm long, 6.1 cm wide and 3.1 cm thick.
The back of the piece is sawn.

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Crystal of quartz containing a well-marked phantom due to flake hematite inclusions.
This mineral was discovered in Luena, in the Bukama region, Haut-Lomami, in Congo.
Size: 5.9 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm.
The weight of this piece is 36 grams.

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Specimen highlighting a crystal carrollite well defined on calcite, typical association of the deposit.
This piece comes from Kambove, located in the Haut Katanga region, in Congo.
Size: 6.2 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm
The weight of this mineral is 87 grams.

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Pleasant presentation for this sample of stilbite salmon colour, on a chalcedony gangue.
This specimen was discovered in Pune, in the Maharastra region, in India.
Its dimensions are 6.4 x 4.4 x 4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 64 grams.
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Fine crystallisation ofepidote bright, dark green, on a raw epidote matrix.
This piece originates from the Hakkâri region in Turkey.
It measures 7 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 225 grams.

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This piece shows two crystals ofallanite or dissakasite of brown colour, ideally presented on the matrix and associated with dolomite.
It was collected at Trimouns, located in the Massif de Tabe region in France.
Its dimensions are 2.2 x 1.2 x 1.6 cm.

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Native sulphur Bolivian crystallized with a very beautiful color that adds "pep" to a display case.
This specimen comes from the El Desierto mine, located in the Potosí region, in Bolivia.
This mineral has dimensions of 10 x 6.1 x 5.1 cm.
The weight of this piece is 254 grams.

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Lovely little pyrite very shiny, with striated crystals.
This specimen comes from a sought-after locality: the Huaron mine, Pasco, in Peru.
This pyrite has dimensions of 5.6 x 3.4 x 3 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 94 grams.
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Native copper shiny and of beautiful colour, with a nice presentation.
This specimen originates from the Michigan region in the United States.
Size: 4.3 x 3.1 x 0.6 cm.
The weight of this piece is 24 grams.
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Aesthetic small group of crystals of vanadinite bright, with a deep colour.
This piece comes from Mibladen, located in the Midelt region, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco.
This sample measures 3.4 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 36 grams.
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Sample ofemplectite taken in quartz.
This piece was discovered in the Faymont mine, in the Val d'Ajol region, Vosges, in France.
Its dimensions are 3.1 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm.
The weight of this sample is 15 grams.

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Pretty raw tanzanite most certainly unheated. On the expected trichroism, only the blue and yellow colors on the thickness are clearly visible.
This mineral was discovered at Merelani Hills, in the Umba Valley, Lelatema Mountains, in Tanzania.
Its dimensions are 2.2 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm.
The weight of this sample is 4.9 grams.

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Interesting piece combining a topaz, crystals of muscovite, on a matrix of cleavelandite.
Piece from the Shigar region in Pakistan.
Its dimensions are 5 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 71 grams.

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Group of terminated dark green epidote crystals on a massive epidote matrix.
It was collected at Pampa Blanca, located in the Ica region of Peru.
Size: 5.8 x 4.5 x 2.6 cm (maximum width).
The weight of this specimen is 80 grams.

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Specimen featuring crystals of diopside, with the largest measuring over 3 cm, embedded in quartz.
This mineral was discovered in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan.
Its dimensions are 7.3 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 237 grams.

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Adamite yellow green on a limonite gangue, with crystallization zones around the edge of the piece.
This specimen was discovered in the Ojuela mine, in the Mapimi region, Durango, in Mexico.
It measures 6.6 x 5.6 x 4.3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 149 grams.

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Nodule of lithophyse cut in half and polished, offering a beautiful red and green pattern.
This sample comes from the Esterel Massif, located in the Var region of France.
One of the half nodules measures 5 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm.
The weight of the complete nodule is 135 grams.

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Nodule ofazurite dark blue, crystallized 360°, with small crystals of cuprite pseudomorphosed into malachite.
It was collected in the Chessy mine located in the Villefranche-sur-Saône region, France.
Its dimensions are 4.4 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm.
The weight of this sample is 75 grams.

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Finished gem topaz crystal with a slight bluish colour.
It was harvested on the Jos plateau, located in the Plateau State of Nigeria.
Its dimensions are: 2.6 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm (maximum width).
The weight of this specimen is 13 grams.
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Octahedral crystals of gersdorffite on raw gersdorffite, with minor presence of green annabergite.
This specimen was discovered in Bou Azzer, in the Ouarzazate region of Morocco.
This sample displays dimensions of 4.6 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm.
The weight of this piece is 48 grams.
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Raw sample of tantalite with slight almandine red reflections.
This piece comes from the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Its dimensions are 3.8 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 43 grams.

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Gypsum crystals in twin formation spearhead from the old Parisian quarries.
It measures 12 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm.
The weight of this piece is 97 grams.

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Malachite bright, with vivid colour fibre crystallisation on one side and a darker appearance on the other side.
This piece comes from Mindigi, in the Haut Katanga region of Congo.
It measures 6.4 cm high by 3.7 cm wide and 2.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 54 grams.
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Hyalite opal completely covering a gangue of andesite.
This piece is reactive to UV, yellow under long UV and green under short UV.
It comes from the Kopasz Hill quarry, a site located in Tarcal, Hungary.
Its size is 9.1 x 5.6 x 3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 141 grams.

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Sample of green actinolite rich in long shiny crystals embedded in talc.
Piece comes fromAfghanistan.
Its dimensions are 10.1 x 5.6 x 4.4 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 201 grams.

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Rare crystals ofheulandite with inclusions of green celadonite on matrix.
This mineral comes from the Sakur quarry located in the Nashik region, Maharashtra, India.
It measures 6.3 x 5.8 x 3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 111 grams.
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Interesting specimen of polytionite (mica group) bearing some black crystals ofaegirine.
This sample comes from the Mont Saint-Hilaire, located in the Quebec region of Canada.
It measures 3.3 x 2.8 x 2 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 12.6 grams.

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Association of octahedral crystals of spinel black and crystals of forsterite.
This piece comes from the Parker mine located in Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec, Canada.
It measures 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm.
The weight of this sample is 8 grams.

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Sample of cuprite raw cut and polished from the former collection of a BRGM geologist.
It was collected in Mashamba, located in the Katanga region of Congo.
This piece has dimensions of 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 56 grams.

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