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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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Ancient piece associating octahedrons of pyrite and crystals of magnetite.
It comes from the Brosso mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
Sample measuring 8.3 cm long by 5.2 cm wide and 4.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 251 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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Sample of celestite white on a gangue containing sulphur.
It comes from the Machów mine in Poland.
This piece measures 4.3 cm long by 3.9 cm wide and 2.7 cm high.
Its weight is 59 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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Piece presenting a tangle of crystals ofepidote covered with prehnite apple green.
It comes from Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes, Mali.
This mineral measures 6.5 cm long by 5 cm wide and 3.3 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 118 grams.

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Sample of quartz with goethite inclusions giving it an orange color.
It comes from Milele, Pool department, Congo.
Weighing 68 grams, it measures 6.3 cm long by 4.5 cm wide and 1.7 cm thick.

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Piece richly crystallized by transparent gypsum on gangue.
It comes from the Cavnic mine, Maramures, Romania.
This specimen measures 11.2 cm long by 7.1 cm wide and 4.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 359 grams.

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Collection specimen from Trepca in Kosovo.
It combines crystals of sphalerite with chalcopyrite, and on the back of the piece calcite crystals.
This mineral measures 8 cm long by 6.5 cm wide and 2 cm thick.
Its weight is 192 grams.

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Flat quartz going in three directions, shiny, with a well-marked soul.
It comes from Tole, Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
This specimen measures 6 cm long by 5.9 cm wide and 5.6 cm high.
Its weight is 127 grams.
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Interesting perimorphosis in dolomite on an unidentified and disappeared mineral, with presence of yellow mimetite at the back of the piece.
This shiny specimen comes from the Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto region in Namibia.
It measures 15.5 cm long by 9 cm wide and 4.1 cm thick.
Its weight is 352 grams.

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Pretty crystallization of quartz shiny white, accompanied by millimetric crystals of barite and pyrite.
It comes from the Cavnic mine, Maramures, Romania.
This piece measures 13 cm long by 8.9 cm wide and 4.3 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 437 grams.

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Interesting transparent quartz from Madagascar.
This quartz crystal has five terminations, separated by black tourmaline crystals.
The largest tourmaline measures 26 mm long.
The quartz measures 5.4 cm high, 4.1 cm wide and 3.5 cm thick.
This quartz weighs 80 grams.

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A piece with a rare association, with a crystallization ofepidote dark green covered with numerous andradite garnets.
This sample comes from Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes, Mali.
This mineral measures 7 cm long by 4.8 cm high and 3 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 134 grams.
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Richly crystallized piece of quartz and siderite.
This mineral comes from Isère, France.
It measures 8 cm long by 3.6 cm high.
The largest crystals measure 1.5 cm long.
The weight of this typical specimen from the area is 99 grams.

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Plate of landscape stone also called Guohua stone from Guangxi in China.
It measures 11 cm wide by 4.9 cm high and 0.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 45 grams.

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Landscape stone plaque also called Guohua stone from Guangxi in China.
It measures 9.6 cm wide by 5 cm high and 0.5 cm thick.
Its weight is 58 grams.

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