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Black tourmaline on feldspar, with a main crystal with dissolved termination and a few aquamarine crystals under the piece.
This schorl comes from the Erongo region in Namibia.
It measures 6 cm long by 5.6 cm wide and 4.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 127 grams.

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Classic sample of prehnite in helmet on matrix.
It comes from La Combe de la Selle, St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
This sample measures 6.4 cm long by 4.5 cm wide and 3.1 cm thick.
It weighs 77 grams.

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Sample of dolomite grey partially covered by millimetric crystals of pyrrhotite.
It was collected at Morro Velho, located in the region of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Its dimensions are 6.5 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 66 grams.
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Fibrous tourmaline prism of green color with a shimmering aspect.
This piece originates from Madagascar.
Its dimensions are 5.6 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm.
The weight of this sample is 73 grams.
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Here is an interesting piece, a quartz made blue by inclusions of indigolite tourmaline.
This specimen comes from the Minas Gerais region, in Brazil.
Its dimensions are 3.5 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm.
The weight of this piece is 19 grams.
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Quartz classic from Savoy deposits.
It was collected in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France.
This specimen displays dimensions of 8 x 4.9 x 6.1 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 214 grams.

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Prehnite green with lamellar crystals associated with a little quartz.
This sample originates from Djebel Melh, Figuig in Morocco.
It measures 10 x 5.7 x 4.2 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 257 grams.

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A classic of Isère mineralogy, presenting on gangue of prehnites helmets associated with some quartz.
This mineral originates from La Combe de la Selle, located in the region of St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, in France.
This piece displays dimensions of 9.2 x 3.5 x 4.0 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 133 grams.

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Rare association ofepidote and andradite garnet. 
This sample comes from Diakon, located in the Bafoulabé Circle region, Kayes, Mali.
It measures 6.6 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 80 grams.

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Nice sample of stilbite on a chalcedony gangue.
This sample comes from Pune, located in the Maharashtra region in India.
Its dimensions are 8.8 x 8.5 x 4.4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 186 grams.

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Sheaf of scolecite crystals with a nice presentation from an old collection.
This piece comes from Pune, located in the Maharashtra region, India.
It measures 7.5 x 3.9 x 1.4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 28 grams.
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Sample from a classic deposit, with andalusite crystals measuring up to 4.1 cm.
This sample originates from Sainte Brigitte, located in the Morbihan region, Brittany, France.
Its dimensions are 10.9 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 252 grams.

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Nice piece of quartz slightly chlorite, topped by a slightly curved biterminated crystal.
It was collected in the vicinity of the 2 Alps, Oisans, Isère, France.
Its dimensions are 7.4 × 3.4 × 3 cm
Its weight is 63 grams.
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Small spherical clusters of sphalerite on a carpet of quartz tips.
This piece comes from the classic deposit of Herja, Maramureș, Romania.
It measures 5.1 cm long by 4.2 cm wide and 2.2 cm thick.
Its weight is 44 grams.
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Old sample of staurotides in rod in micaschist.
It comes from the Col du Canadel area, in the Maures massif, Provence, France.
This mineral measures 8 cm long by 7.6 cm wide and 2.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 190 grams.

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Aesthetic stilbite in cream-colored bow tie, crystallized all around.
It comes from Maharashtra in India.
This piece measures 6.1 cm long by 3.7 cm wide and 2.1 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 45 grams.
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A beautiful piece of siderite with a beautiful color, partially covered with pyrite.
It comes from the Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
This specimen measures 8.9 cm long, 7.2 cm high, and 2.3 cm at its thickest.
It weighs 295 grams.

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Pyrite Peruvian with small striated, shiny crystals, on a gangue of massive pyrite.
It comes from the Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Ancash, Peru.
This pyrite measures 7.9 cm long by 5.6 cm wide and 2.9 cm thick.
Its weight is 313 grams.

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Association of crystals ofhematite, pyrite and quartz.
This specimen comes from the island of Elba, Tuscany, Italy.
It measures 10.3 cm long by 5.5 cm high and 4.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 309 grams.
Note some cracks but the piece is solid.

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Piece of pyroxmangite partially crystallized pink in color.
This silicate having the same chemical composition as that of rhodonite comes from the Morro da mina mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil.
It measures 7.2 cm long by 5.4 cm wide and 4.5 cm thick.
Sample weighing 287 grams.

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Quartz transparent with chlorite inclusions. Imperfect piece but with a lot of charm.
It comes from Corinto in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
This quartz measures 10.7 cm long, 6.2 cm at its widest and 3.4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 214 grams.

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Pyrite Peruvian with small shiny crystals on a gangue of massive pyrite.
It comes from the Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Ancash, Peru.
This pyrite measures 7.8 cm long by 6.7 cm wide and 4.4 cm thick.
Its weight is 343 grams.

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Crystal of topaz gem with a beautiful bluish color.
It comes from the Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, State of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
This topaz measures 5.1 cm long by 2 cm wide and 1.7 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 30 grams.

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Small slice of pyrite surrounded by rhodochrosite with a little bit of galena.
The most imaginative will see the head of a little rabbit with its ears sticking out.
The raw comes from Peru.
This slice measures 4.7 cm long by 4.3 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 80 grams.

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Quality sample of sphalerite raw with shades of colors from yellow to red brown.
It comes from the Picos de l'Europa massif, Cantabria, Spain.
This good size sample measures 13.8 cm long by 5.4 cm wide and 4.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 572 grams.

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Pyrite Peruvian with a bright crystallization on a massive pyrite gangue.
It comes from the Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Ancash, Peru.
This sample measures 9.8 cm long by 6.7 cm wide and 4.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 471 grams.

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Crystal of smoky quartz with clear transparency.
It comes from Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France.
Piece measuring 8 cm long by 4.2 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 130 grams.
Note a few very light touches on the edges.

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Interesting sample presenting an association of crystals of bournonite and quartz on a gangue of pyrite and galena.
It comes from the Huaron mines in the Pasco province in Peru.
This piece measures 5.6 cm long by 4.2 cm wide and 2.8 cm thick.
It weighs 105 grams.

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Beautiful octahedral crystals of pyrite accompanied by a few flies of sphalerite.
This piece comes from the Huaron mines in the Pasco province in Peru.
It measures 7.2 cm long by 5.1 cm wide and 4.2 cm thick.
It weighs 306 grams.

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Piece rich in centimetric terminated crystals of tourmaline black on a gangue of feldspar.
This sample comes from the Erongo region in Namibia.
It measures 10.9 cm long by 6.2 cm high and 4 cm thick.
Its weight is 306 grams.

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