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Single crystal of smoky quartz slightly corroded on the surface (typical of the deposit), accompanied by a little orthoclase. Note a shock on the tip.
This specimen was discovered in Coustouges, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, in France.
Its dimensions are 6 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 124 grams.

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Piece of sulphur crystallized, with many canary yellow crystals on a matrix ofaragonite.
This specimen comes from Sicily, from the province of Agrigento, in Italy.
This mineral displays dimensions of 7.4 x 6 x 4.6 cm.
The weight of this piece is 139 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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Quartz gem on matrix, containing crystals ofepidote inside and outside the quartz crystals.
It was collected in Caetité, located in the Bahia region, in Brazil.
Its dimensions are 8.6 x 5.4 x 3.9 cm.
The weight of this sample is 144 grams.

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Very rare sample of tinzénite, a mineral from the axinite group, presenting with orange lamellar crystals.
This specimen comes from the Gambatesa mine, located in the Reppia region, Genoa in Italy.
Size: 3.4 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
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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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Alpine miniature aesthetic withhematite in sheets bearing many octahedra of fluorite (and a well-hidden smoky quartz crystal).
This specimen comes from the Mont Blanc massif (Les Droites, Talèfre), Haute-Savoie, France.
Its dimensions are 4.1 x 3 x 2 cm.
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Crystal cluster of quartz transparent with chlorite tips. A chlorite phantom can be seen in one of the prisms.
Piece from the two Alps, a site located in Isère, France.
It measures 6.6 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 59 grams.

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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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For once in anyolite, it is the crystallized zoisite that is highlighted! With corundum still present in the thickness of the piece.
This sample comes from the Mundarara mine, located in the Mt Kilimanjaro region, in Tanzania.
It measures 4.1 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm.
The weight of this piece is 36 grams.
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Aesthetic small column of quartz crystals, gilded by surface oxides.
It was collected on the needle of Goléon in the massif of Arves in France.
Size: 5.1 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm
The weight of this specimen is 38 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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Brazilian sample consisting of crystals of cleavendite white, bearing numerous crystals of tourmaline green and shiny, as well as a thicker tourmaline crystal called "watermelon" (green body and pink heart).
It was collected in the Pedernéira mine, located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Its dimensions are 8.9 x 5.9 x 4.6 cm.
The weight of this piece is 215 grams.
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Sheaf of stilbite on a carpet ofanalcime, from a rarely presented deposit.
It was collected at Punta de Libezzu, located in the Alghero region of Sardinia, Italy.
Size: 6.1 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 56 grams.
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Finished gem crystal of imperial topaz, with that recognizable orange color.
This sample was discovered in Ouro Preto, in the region of Minas Gerais, in Brazil.
It measures 2.2 x 1 x 0.7 cm.
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