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Partial octahedral crystal of carrollite with truncated edges.
It was collected in the Kamoya mine, located in the Kambove region, Katanga, Congo.
Its dimensions are 2.6 x 2 x 1.5 cm.
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Pleasant sample of baryte yellow and shiny accompanied by pyrite on a raw baryte matrix.
This specimen was discovered in Oumjrane, in the Tinghir region, Morocco.
This piece measures 7.2 x 4.5 x 4.4 cm.
It weighs 118 grams.

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Pretty geode filled to the bottom with crystals ofamethyst shiny.
This piece originates from Sidi Rahal, located in the Marrakech-Safi region of Morocco.
It measures 7.5 x 6.3 x 5 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 267 grams.

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Crystals of cassiterite black and shiny on a bed of crystals of quartz white.
This specimen was discovered in Viloco, in the Loayza region, La Paz, in Bolivia.
Size: 5.3 x 4 x 1.8 cm.
The weight of this sample is 58 grams.

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Apophyllite green with a rare habit featuring flat terminations.
This sample comes from Ahmednagar, located in the Maharashtra region, in India.
Size: 7.2 x 5.5 x 2 cm).
The weight of this piece is 103 grams.

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Tip of citrine with a crown of small crystals surrounding the main tip.
This specimen comes from Lwena, located in the Katanga region, Republic of Congo.
Its dimensions are 6.5 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 116 grams.
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Aesthetic axinite shiny, associated withepidote and quartz. The back is also fully crystallized by a mix of quartz and epidote.
It was collected in the Sayán mine, located in the Huaura region, Lima, at Peru.
This piece measures 10.1 x 6.1 x 2.5 cm.
The weight of this sample is 143 grams.

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Plate offering a beautiful contrast between a green matrix rich in malachite and a double crystallization ofazurite offering two shades of blue.
Piece from the Kimbwe mine, a mineralogical site located in Katanga, Republic of Congo.
This mineral has dimensions of 17.2 x 8.7 x 1.8 cm.
The weight of this piece is 353 grams.

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Sample ofactinolite green with bright, deep-coloured crystals embedded in talc.
This mineral comes fromAfghanistan.
Size: 8.2 x 5.9 x 3.1 cm
The weight of this specimen is 178 grams.

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Group of crystals ofamethyst bicoloured, slightly sceptered at their base.
Piece from Piedra Parada, a mineralogical site located in Tatatila, Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Dimensions: 6.2 x 5.6 x 4.1 cm
The weight of this mineral is 75 grams.
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Large azurite crystal over 4 cm, with bright color, beautiful luster and over crystallization at its base.
This specimen comes from Kerrouchen, located in the Khénifra region, Morocco.
Size: 4.1 x 2 x 1.7 cm.
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Sample with 3 crystals ofanatases measuring up to 8 mm, surrounded by quartz tips.
It comes from the Lauzière massif, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
This piece measures 10 cm long by 3.5 cm wide and 3.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 134 grams.

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Fine crystallisation ofazurite brilliant, dark blue, on a baryte matrix.
It was collected at Touissit-Bou Beker, located in the Jerada region of Morocco.
This piece displays dimensions of 4.9 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm.
The weight of this sample is 46 grams.
(Measurements excluding base)
Remains of fixing paste at the back.

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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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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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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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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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Crystal of baryte honey-coloured, transparent.
This sample comes from Four-la-Brouque, located in the region of Saint-Babel, Auvergne, in France.
This piece has dimensions of 6.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 70 grams.

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Beautiful old piece on a gangue of bournonite crystals of sphalerite honey-coloured and transparent.
This piece originates from the La Mure mine, located in the Isère region of France.
This sample measures 6.9 x 3.8 x 3.9 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 176 grams.

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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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Half-geode with an envelope in chalcedony blue and an internal crystallization of smoky quartz accompanied by a partial crystal of calcite.
This sample comes from Las Choyas, located in the Aldama region, Chihuahua, in Mexico.
Its dimensions are 8.5 x 7.1 x 4.1 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 293 grams.

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Large crystal ofazurite with a bright colour and a beautiful lustre.
This mineral comes from Kerrouchen, located in the Khenifra region, Beni Mellal-Khenifra in Morocco.
It measures 4.6 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm.
The weight of this sample is 12.9 grams.
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Crystals ofamethyst with a nice aerial presentation.
This piece comes from Las Vigas, State of Vera Cruz, in Mexico.
It measures 5.2 cm long by 3.8 cm high and 3.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 35 grams.

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Nice presentation for this adamite, showing two different crystallizations on an ochre gangue. The first forms a fan and the second presents more prismatic crystals.
This specimen comes from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.
It measures 4.3 cm high by 4 cm wide and 3.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 45 grams.

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Interesting pseudomorphosis of well-defined azurite crystals in malachite.
It was collected in the Tsumeb mine, located in the Oshikoto region in Namibia.
This sample measures 4.4 x 4 x 2.6 cm.
The weight of this piece is 32 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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Azurite dark blue, crystallized in geode areas, associated with cerussite white and with some traces of malachite.
This specimen originates from Mashamba, located in the Katanga region of the Congo.
Its dimensions are 5.7 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm.
The weight of this sample is 159 grams.

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