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Pyrophyllite golden in colour, a phyllosilicate, with a rosette crystallization.
It was collected in the Indian Gulch mine, located in Santa Cruz, California, United States.
Its dimensions are 4.5 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm.
The weight of this piece is 38 grams.

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Sample of talc white yellow, forming a fine brilliant crystallization on calcite.
This specimen comes from a sought-after locality: Trimouns, Luzenac, France.
It measures 6.5 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm.
The weight of this piece is 105 grams.

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Rich association for this piece dating from the 1980s, with a matrix of sphalerite crystallized bearing crystals of chalcopyrite, of pyrite and of quartz transparent.
This piece was discovered in the Animón mine, in the Huaron region, Pasco, in Peru.
Size: 5 x 4.3 x 3 cm
The weight of this mineral is 98 grams.
(Measurements excluding base)

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Sample of quartz from La Gardette mine, with clear crystals containing some oxides at the base of the prisms.
It was collected in the region of Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, in France.
Size: 5.8 x 4.7 x 3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 76 grams.
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Plate of quartz with... It's beautiful, clear, a small French treasure.
This specimen comes from the Gardette mine, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, France.
Its dimensions are 6.9 x 5.8 x 2.2 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 67 grams.

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It's hard to get more classic than a geodinos (small agate/quartz geode), but this one has a little crystallized treasure hidden inside.
This piece comes from the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Size: 4.3 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
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Piece of septaria containing a triple association, with crystals of calcite and a biterminated crystal of quartz on a carpet of strontianite.
This piece originates from Rémuzat, located in the Nyons region, Drôme, in France.
It measures 6.5 x 5.6 x 2.5 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 131 grams.

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Sample of peridotite, mainly consisting ofolivine, taken from a basalt enclave (xenolith). Comes from an old collection, the massif is now protected.
Piece from Puy de Sancy, a mountain located in the Puy de Dôme.
Size: 7.7 x 5.5 x 5 cm
The weight of this sample is 325 grams.

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Pleasant sample of pyrite very shiny, with striated crystals.
It was collected in the Huaron mine, located in the Pasco region of Peru.
It measures 5 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm.
The weight of this sample is 91 grams.

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Crystal of flat quartz, with a core, carried by a column of smaller crystals.
This piece was discovered in Tole, in the Waziristan region of Pakistan.
It measures 6.8 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 45 grams.
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Crystallization of pyrite with a beautiful shine and colour.
This specimen originates from the Huaron mine, located in the Pasco region of Peru.
Size: 8.5 x 4.8 x 2.3 cm
The weight of this sample is 199 grams.

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Aesthetic entanglement of terminated crystals ofepidote accompanied by a ball of prehnite apple green.
This mineral originates from Diakon, located in the Kayes region of Mali.
It measures 5.4 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 114 grams.
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Part of a nodule of pyrite well crystallized, typical formation of this quarry, with some traces of shale.
Piece from the Saint Denis d'Orques quarry, located in Sarthe in France.
It measures 10.1 x 7.5 x 1.5 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 211 grams.

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Aesthetic association of pyrite shiny octahedral with flies of sphalerite black and crystals of galena with a "melted" look.
This sample was collected in the Huaron mine, located in the Pasco region, at Peru.
It measures 3.5 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 130 grams.

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Very pretty cluster of crystals of quartz, which includes small double-terminated ones, rich in clay inclusions. 
It was collected in Corinto, located in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil.
It measures 11.2 x 5 x 4.8 cm.
The weight of this sample is 330 grams.
Note that the main tip has a chip (located at the back of the display face)

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Raw sample ofarsenic native, from a historic mine now closed, which ceased operations in 1940.
This piece comes from the Gabe-Gottes Mine, located in the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines area, in France.
Its dimensions are 5.6 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 137 grams.

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Beautiful set of crystals of quartz flat and perfectly transparent, developed on matrix.
Piece from Alpe d'Huez, site located in Grenoble, Isère, France.
Its dimensions are 6.5 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 183 grams.

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