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Corundum of good size, partially crystallized, with a strong color.
It comes from Ampanihy, Atsimo-Andrefana at Madagascar.
This specimen measures 5.9 cm long by 4.5 cm high and 2.8 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 143 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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Pretty crystals of celestine blue and shiny, with a nice presentation for display.
This sample comes from the Sakoany deposit, Mitsinjo, Boeny in Madagascar.
This specimen measures 6.4 cm high by 5.4 cm wide and 5.2 cm at its thickest.
This celestine weighs 210 grams.
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Native copper of aerial form contrasted by green remains of the gangue.
It comes from Michigan in the United States.
This sample measures 7.4 cm wide by 5.5 cm high and 1.9 cm thick.
This copper weighs 83 grams.
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Piece from the mine of Panasquiera, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
It presents two green apatite crystals on mispickel.
The main crystal ofapatite has a smooth top face but its side faces are blunt.
This mineral measures 4.7 cm long by 3 cm wide and 2.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 55 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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Group of 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 4.1 cm high and 3.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 94 grams.
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Mille-feuille of chrysocolla and of malachite on matrix.
This sample with beautiful colors comes from Lubumbashi, Republic of Congo.
It measures 10.6 cm long by 9.6 cm wide and 1.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 215 grams.

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Pretty colors for this polished piece of chrysocolla and malachite.
The raw material comes from Lubumbashi in the Republic of Congo.
It measures 7.5 cm long by 5.5 cm wide and 3.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 310 grams.

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Slice of chalcedony with a heart of solid quartz and a sawn geode of crystallized quartz.
This piece comes from Bruère-Allichamps in Cher, France.
It measures 9.6 cm long by 8.7 cm wide and 2.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 298 grams.

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Partially covered sample of dioptase crystals.
It measures 5cm high by 5.5cm wide.
This specimen comes from Renéville, from the Republic of Congo.
Its weight is 72 grams.

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Piece bearing on gangue of crystals of cleophane, variety of very bright green sphalerite.
It comes from the mining sector of Madan, province of Smolyan, Bulgaria.
This sample measures 8.1 cm wide by 4.5 cm high and 2.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 72 grams.

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Sample associating on a gangue of baryte of the calcite and of the pyrite.
This piece comes from Madan, province of Smolyan, Bulgaria.
It measures 9.6 cm long by 8.5 cm wide and 4.4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 490 grams.

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Specimen highlighting a crystal carrollite shiny with calcite, typical association of the deposit.
It comes from Kambove, in Upper Katanga, Republic of Congo.
This piece measures 5 cm wide by 3.8 cm high and 3 cm thick.
Its weight is 65 grams.

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Beautiful crystal ofazurite floating with a bright color and a beautiful luster.
It comes from Kerrouchene, Khénifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco.
Specimen measuring 3 cm high by 2.3 cm wide and 1.2 cm thick.
Its weight is 17.2 grams.
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Partial crystal, finished, ofapatite lemon yellow color.
It comes from the town of Imilchil, Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
This piece measures 2.5 cm high by 2.7 cm wide and 2 cm thick.
Its weight is 33 grams.
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Brucite elongated with a soft color.
This sample comes from Qilla Saif Ullah, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
It measures 7.6 cm high by 3.9 cm wide and 2.4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 55 grams.
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Mexican sample of mottramite partially covered with brown crystals of calcite, all covering both sides of a limonite gangue.
This specimen comes from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.
It measures 14.3 cm long by 10.6 cm wide and 3.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 432 grams.

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Cute little piece featuring crystals of chalcopyrite caught in a calcite crystallization. It comes from Kambove in Haut-Katanga, Republic of Congo.
Specimen measuring 3.8 cm high, 2.3 cm wide and 2.6 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 31 grams.
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Échantillon en longueur avec des cristaux brillants de calcite sur gangue portant des sphères de mottramite vert foncé.
Spécimen provenant de la mine de Tsumeb, Région d'Oshikoto, Namibie.
Elle mesure 13 cm de long pour 5,1 cm de large et 5 cm d'épaisseur.
Son poids est de 383 grammes.

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Piece from a classic deposit of American mineralogy, the Sweetwater mine in Missouri to the United States.
It highlights prismatic crystals of calcite on a gangue carrying chalcopyrite iridescent.
This specimen measures 11.1 cm long by 9.4 cm wide and 4.5 cm at its thickest.
It weighs 354 grams.

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Sample of dioptase partially covered with black heterogenite crystals.
It measures 5cm at the longest for 3cm wide.
This specimen comes from Renéville, from the Republic of Congo.
Its weight is 35 grams.

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Amazing manganocalcite with several terminations.
Slightly pink specimen of 165 grams from Dalnegorsk, Russia.
Old piece measuring 7.6 cm long by 4.5 cm wide by 3.4 cm thick.
This calcite is UV reactive.

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Stack of terminated crystals ofazurite with a beautiful midnight blue color and a beautiful shine.
This piece comes from Kerrouchene, Khénifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco.
It measures 4.2 cm high by 2.5 cm wide and 1.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 29 grams.
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Large crystal ofazurite with a bright color and a beautiful luster.
It comes from Kerrouchene, Khénifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco.
Specimen measuring 4.8 cm high, 1.9 cm wide and 0.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 9.2 grams.
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Large terminated crystal ofapatite lemon yellow with a re-crystallized fracture in the middle of the crystal.
This sample comes from the municipality of Imilchil, Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
It measures 5.5 cm high by 1.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 33 grams.
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Finished lemon yellow apatite crystal with ideal transparency for showcase lighting.
It comes from the municipality of Imilchil, Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
This piece measures 2.2 cm high by 2.2 cm wide and 2 cm thick.
Its weight is 19 grams.
Note a discreet touch at the back under the termination.
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Nice presentation for this piece with two crystals ofapatite finished atop a cluster of pyrite shiny.
This old piece comes from the Julcani mine, Province of Angaraes, Huancavelica, Peru.
It measures 3.3 cm high by 2.4 cm wide and 2.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 25 grams.
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Piece presenting on gangue a carpet of chrysocolla crystallized topped by crystals of gypsum.
It comes from the Chilean copper mines, without further details on the deposit (old piece).
It measures 10.1 cm long by 6.1 cm wide and 3.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 124 grams.

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