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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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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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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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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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Aggregate of crystals of crocoite red/orange from the Adelaide mine in Tasmania, Australia.
The crystals measuring up to 1 cm largely cover the piece.
This sample measures 6.9 cm long by 6.8 cm high and 4.2 cm thick.
Its weight is 306 grams.

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A pretty floating piece carrying shiny, finished crystals ofapophyllite bicolor and stilbite.
It comes from the Pune area in the state of Maharashtra in India. 
This piece measures 7.9 cm long by 6.2 cm high and 4.3 cm at its thickest.
The largest biterminated apophyllite crystal measures 3.8 cm.
Its weight is 77 grams.

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Sample ofazurite dark blue, crystallized in geode areas, associated with cerusite white.
It comes from the Mashamba mine, Katanga, Republic of Congo.
Specimen measuring 6.4 cm long by 4.2 cm wide and 3.7 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 137 grams.

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Sample of baryte containing inclusions of malachite, which gives it this rare green hue for baryte.
This piece comes from the Shangulowé mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, Republic of Congo.
It measures 11 cm long by 5.6 cm high and 4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 328 grams.

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Group of crystals ofamethyst light purple, with a main bi-terminated crystal of 4.8 cm.
This piece comes from Las Vigas, State of Vera Cruz, in Mexico.
It measures 4.8 cm long by 3.6 cm wide and 1.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 18 grams.
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Piece bearing millimetric needle crystals of brochantite green on a limonite gangue.
It comes from Bou Beker, mining district of Touissit-Bou Beker, Province of Jerada, Morocco.
This piece measures 6.9 cm long by 5.4 cm wide and 3.9 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 144 grams.

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Interesting piece bearing crystals ofazurite pseudomorphosed into malachite, on a massive gangue containing cuprite.
It comes from the Antofagasta region in Chile.
This specimen measures 3.9 cm long by 3.1 cm wide and 2.4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 46 grams.
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Tangle of crystals ofapatite green with a darker heart.
Piece from the Panasquiera mine, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
This sample measures 3.1 cm long by 3.4 cm wide and 3.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 42 grams.
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Sample ofazurite dark blue with geode areas containing crystals.
It comes from the Mashamba mine, Katanga, Republic of Congo.
Specimen measuring 5.4 cm high by 4.9 cm wide and 3.2 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 132 grams.
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Sample ofazurite dark blue, partially crystallized, bearing some crystals of cerusite white.
It comes from the Mashamba mine, Katanga, Republic of Congo.
Specimen measuring 8.2 cm long by 6.7 cm wide and 4.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 242 grams.

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Corundum of good size, with a crystallized face bearing traces of mica.
It comes from Ampanihy, Atsimo-Andrefana in Madagascar.
This specimen measures 7.2 cm long by 5.5 cm wide and 3.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 284 grams.

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Variety Spodumene kunzite, pink crystal and finished on both sides
This specimen comes from Minas Gerais in Brazil.
It measures 4.3 cm long by 2.5 cm wide and 1.3 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 22 grams.

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Beautiful brochantite with a well-marked green color on gangue.
It comes from Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker, Jerada, Oriental Region, Morocco.
This piece measures 10.6 cm long by 10.5 cm wide and 3.6 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 412 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 5.8 cm long by 3.5 cm high and 4.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 127 grams.
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