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Imposing crystal ofamethyst light mauve colour on matrix with slightly skeletal growth and reconsolidated fracture marks.
It comes from Mexico, from the Las Vigas area, State of Veracruz.
This piece measures 9.5 cm long by 8 cm wide and 5.8 cm at its thickest.
It weighs 313 grams.

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Milky adularia crystals with a slight shiny reflection and the discreet presence of chlorite.
This specimen comes from a sought-after locality: Binntal, Valais, Switzerland.
It measures 5.9 x 5.6 x 3 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 96 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 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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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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Partial crystal of carrollite with shiny faces and a metallic lustre.
This specimen originates from the Kamoya mine, located in the Kambove region of Congo.
It measures 2.6 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm.
The weight of this piece is 17 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 of Republic of Congo.
This piece displays dimensions of 6.5 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 92 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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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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Pretty miniature, with the bright colors of theazurite and the malachite accentuated by the brilliance of the minerals.
This sample comes from Touissit, located in the Jerada region, in Morocco.
Its dimensions are 4.4 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm.
The weight of this piece is 26 grams.
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Old piece featuring two crystals of baryte attached, honey-colored.
This baryte comes from Monte Mesu, located in the region of Villamassargia, Sardinia, in Italy.
It measures 8.7 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm.
The weight of this sample is 199 grams.

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Cute piece associating a crystal of calcite with crystals of quartz.
This piece comes from Russia.
This specimen displays dimensions of 5.1 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm.
The weight of this sample is 64 grams.
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Sample of dark grey acanthite, a silver sulfide.
It was collected in the Imiter Mine, located in the Ouarzazate region, Morocco.
It measures 7.0 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 107 grams.

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Interesting sample of pink and shiny mangano adamite, on a limonitic gangue.
This specimen comes from Ojuela, located in the Mapimi region, Mexico.
This sample displays dimensions of 6.9 x 5.5 x 4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 178 grams.

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Nice scepter with an amethyst heart and a smoked tip, the back of the cap is partially covered with a thin crust.
This mineral comes from the Chibuku mine, located in the Zambezi Valley region, Zimbabwe.
Its dimensions are 5.4 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm.
The weight of this sample is 35 grams.

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Sample of slightly crystallized native silver on a native arsenic gangue.
This piece comes from the Pöhla-Tellerhäuser mine, Erzgebirge, Saxony, in Germany. 
It measures 4.9 cm long by 3.2 cm wide and 2.4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 66 grams.

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Sample ofazurite dark blue, crystallized in geode areas, associated with traces of cerussite and malachite.
It comes from the Mashamba mine, Katanga, Republic of Congo.
Specimen measuring 4.8 cm high by 4.4 cm wide and 3.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 103 grams.
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Terminated crystals ofepidote dark green in color on a massive epidote gangue.
This piece comes from Pampa Blanca, department of Ica, in Peru.
It measures 5.6 cm long by 3.9 cm high and 3.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 126 grams.

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