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Sample ofepidote with fan-shaped crystals of a sustained color and good shine.
Called "pistachite", these pieces come from the Los Serranos Quarry, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.
This specimen measures 11.6 cm long by 5.7 cm wide and 4 cm thick.
Its weight is 263 grams.

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Very nice presentation for this piece from the Scandinavian Alps, with crystals ofanatases the largest of which measures 1.5 cm, of theadularia, all topped by crystals of quartz clear.
This specimen comes from Hardangervidda West, Odda, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway.
It measures 4.6 cm high by 2.5 cm wide and 2.2 cm thick.
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Cassiterite with well-defined centimetric crystals, black and shiny in appearance, gems and yellows with a light against the crystals.
Piece from an uncommon deposit, the Mount Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia.
It measures 7.5 cm long by 4.7 cm wide and 3.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 139 grams.

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Good sample of natrolite in bright and transparent needles on basalt.
Zeolite from the quarry of Saint Jean des Ollières, Puy de Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
This piece measures 11.7 cm long by 8.6 cm wide and 3.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 369 grams, note that the back is sawn.

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Sample of clinochlore green, mineral from the chlorite family, associated with vesuvianite.
It comes from Tatatila, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, locality rarely proposed for the species.
This specimen, measures 9.7 cm wide by 6.8 cm high and 7 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 396 grams.

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Sample of clinochlore associated with vesuvianite, from a locality rarely proposed for this mineral from the chlorite family.
It comes from Tatatila, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
This specimen measures 9.9 cm wide by 5.5 cm high and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 241 grams.

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This piece highlights a polished gypsum nodule, resting on a piece of marl.
Salmon-colored, it comes from the Mâlain mine in Burgundy, France.
This mine, now inaccessible, contains rare formations of gypsum in nodule and white radial gypsum caught in clay marls.
This 370 gram specimen measures 9.7 cm wide by 7.4 cm high and 7.4 cm thick (marl).

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Well presented piece with a main crystal of calcite in the middle of pompoms of baryte cream color.
It comes from the Cuzac quarry in Lot, France.
This baryte measures 10 cm long by 5.2 cm and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 316 grams.

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Typical association of the mine of Peyrebrune, Castres, Tarn, France.
This piece presents a crystallization of siderite covered by calcite and a micro-crystallization of pyrite.
Weighing 596 grams, it measures 13 cm long by 9.2 cm wide and 4.4 cm at the highest.

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Piece with an aesthetic presentation, typical of the Malines mine, Saint Laurent the miner, Gard, France.
It features two groups of white crested barite pompoms on a carpet of red sphalerite.
This 739 gram specimen measures 15.1 cm long by 8.2 cm wide and 4.4 cm thick.

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Typical association of the mine from Peyrebrune, Castres, Tarn, France.
This piece presents a crystallization of siderite, a few cubes of yellow fluorite covered with calcite, and a little barite and sphalerite.
Weighing 588 grams, it measures 15.7 cm long by 5.2 cm wide and 5.3 cm at the highest.

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Sample of gypsum "sand rose" which comes from Gargas in Vaucluse, France.
It was formed between a layer of gypsum of the Ludient and an impermeable layer.
This specimen weighs 242 grams.
It measures 7 cm long by 4.7 cm wide and 4.3 cm thick.

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Piece of sphalerite, in mamelon formation, very shiny appearance.
The matrix is in raw sphalerite with inclusions of pyrite or chalcopyrite.
This sample from an old collection comes from Romania, certainly from the Boldut mine, Cavnic.
It measures 10.1 cm long by 5.3 cm high and 3.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 283 grams.

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Aesthetic presentation for this piece of quartz topped with needles of manganite.
This specimen measures 8.1 cm wide by 6.5 cm high and 5.1 cm thick.
It comes from the Imini mine, Province of Ouarzazate, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Its weight is 207 grams.

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Pretty little vanadinite shiny on ochre matrix, with an interesting volume.
This specimen comes from the Mibladen mines in Morocco.
It measures 3.4 cm high by 4.1 cm wide and 4 cm thick.
Its weight is 61 grams.

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Calcite of good quality in dog teeth chocolate coloured with a beautiful shine.
It comes from the El Potosi mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua in Mexico.
This specimen measures 13.6 cm wide by 7.4 cm high and 6.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 649 grams.

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Association of amethyst and gypsum var. selenite, with crystals of very good size for the deposit.
This piece with a good shine, on porphyry gangue, comes from the municipality of Tatatila, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
It measures 8.7 cm long by 5.7 cm wide and 8 cm thick.
Its weight is 298 grams.

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Very beautiful twin crystal of calcite, with a transparent and champagne-colored termination.
Piece with a good shine from a mythical deposit for calcites, the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee, United States.
This calcite measures 13 cm long by 6.9 cm wide and 5 cm thick.
Its weight is 403 grams.

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Beautiful shiny piece of green fluorite with transparent crystals, richly crystallized on both sides, with some calcite crystals on one side.
It comes from the province of Hunan in China.
This fluorite measures 16.8 cm long by 9.2 cm wide and 3.9 cm thick (8.1 cm at its thickest).
Its weight is 936 grams.

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Rhodochrosite aesthetic from a rare locality, the Cassandra mine, Chalkidiki prefecture, Macedonia, Greece.
The pink and stalactite crystals have a silky shine, the gangue is dotted with chalcopyrite crystals.
This piece measures 8.7 cm long by 6.4 cm wide and 5.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 349 grams.

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Nice presentation for this microcline var. aamazonite associated with smoky quartz.
This American piece comes from the Smoky Hawk pegmatites, Pikes Peak, Teller Country, Colorado.
It measures 10.5 cm high by 7.7 cm wide and 5.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 403 grams.
Repaired piece.

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Beautiful piece ofCalifornian axinite, crystallized on both sides, with associated crystals ofalbite transparent and green fibers ofactinolite.
This sample with a good presentation comes from New Melones Dam, Calaveras Co., California, United States.
Weighing 91 grams, it measures 8 cm high by 4.7 cm wide and 3.6 cm deep.

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Piece from the Mâlain mine in Burgundy, France, highlighting a salmon-colored gypsum nodule.
This mine, now forbidden to access, contains rare nodule formations trapped in a clayey marl.
These nodules can be patiently freed from their gangue, polished and varnished.
This 572 gram specimen measures 10.2 cm wide by 15 cm high and 4.5 cm thick.

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Pseudomorphosis of limonite after magnetite from Imilchil in Morocco.
This aesthetic piece presents three patinated crystals, the largest of which measures 4 cm on the edge.
This mineralogical specimen measures 5.7 cm long by 5.5 cm wide and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 171 grams.

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Aesthetic piece of Globular chrysocolla Beautiful blue color with a crystallization of Malachite.
It comes from Lubumbashi in the province of Katanga, Republic of Congo.
This chrysocolla measures 12.6 cm long by 7.1 cm wide and 4.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 473 grams.

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Aurichalcite richly crystallized offering a beautiful contrast of color.
This specimen comes from Pimbi hill, Mindouli, Republic of Congo.
Coming from a old collection, it is fixed on a base showing some signs of wear.
This aurichalcite measures 8.2 cm wide by 3.6 cm high and 2.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 196 grams (with base)

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Crystallization of dioptase of beautiful color and shine.
This piece with partially expressed crystals comes from Renéville, Republic of Congo.
It measures 2.9 cm long by 2.2 cm wide and 2.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 16 grams
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Fluorite with multiple octahedrons, of an intense green color.
It comes from the fluorite veins located 3 km north of Riemvasmaak in South Africa.
These pieces are covered with quartz partially removed by acid. Their color, natural, is due to the radioactive elements present in this locality.
The piece offered here weighs 131 grams, it measures 6.7 cm wide by 6.9 cm high and 2.9 cm thick.

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Interesting calcite coming from a deposit mainly known for its lead minerals, Steinbach in Haut-Rhin in France.
The crystals transparent and in very good condition line the inside of a geode.
This specimen measures 6.8 cm long by 6.2 cm wide and 3.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 123 grams.

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Crystal of green tourmaline of the trigonal type with a flat termination.
It comes from Madagascar, with no specific deposit known for this piece.
This tourmaline measures 3.8 cm high for 1.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 13 grams.
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