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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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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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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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Goethite with a partial covering of calcite white.
It comes from Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
This slender piece measures 14.7 cm long by 5.3 cm wide and 3.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 138 grams.

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Rare association ofepidote with andradite garnets and crystals of stilbite.
This piece comes from Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes, Mali.
This mineral measures 6.3 cm high by 4.2 cm wide and 2.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 87 grams.
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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 showing a tangle of crystals ofepidote and balls of prehnite.
It comes from Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes, Mali.
This mineral measures 5 cm high by 4.6 cm wide (size of the largest biterminated epidote crystal) and 3.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 42 grams.
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Sample of nickeline (a nickel arsenide) accompanied by green annabergite.
This rare nickel ore comes from Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer, Drâa-Tafilalet in Morocco.
It measures 5.4 cm long by 3.3 cm wide and 4.5 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 130 grams.

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Goethite with a partial covering of white calcite.

It comes from Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.

This piece measures 9.2 cm long by 6.7 cm wide and 3.1 cm thick.

Its weight is 120 grams.

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Aesthetic entanglement of finished crystals ofepidote topped by a few balls of prehnite.

This piece comes from Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes, Mali.

This mineral measures 5 cm high by 4.6 cm wide and 3.5 cm at its thickest.

Its weight is 75 grams.

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Pretty prehnite stalactiform with an apple green color.

It comes from Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes, Mali.

This mineral measures 3.2 cm high by 3.4 cm wide and 2.1 cm at its thickest.

Its weight is 29 grams.

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Fluorite green on gangue with crystallization covering a large part of the piece and therefore offering several directions of exposure.

It comes from Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana, Madagascar.

This piece weighing 317 grams measures 9.1 cm long by 5.1 cm high and 4.9 cm thick.

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Rare association ofepidote and garnet andradite.

This piece comes from Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes, Mali.

This mineral measures 4.6 cm long by 3.4 cm high and 3.3 cm at its thickest.

Its weight is 56 grams.

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Beautiful apatite lemon yellow, finished, with a contact zone at the back.

It comes from the municipality of Imilchil, Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.

This piece measures 2.4 cm high by 1.8 cm wide.

Its weight is 17 grams.

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Piece bearing in feints at the front and back of octahedral crystals of cuprite.

It comes from Mashamba in Katanga, Republic of Congo.

This sample measures 7.6 cm wide by 5.5 cm high and 5 cm thick.

Its weight is 217 grams.

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Carpet of blue grey barite crystals on a gangue of quartz and pyrite.

Sample from the Oumjrane mining district, Tinghir, Morocco.

This barite measures 11.3 cm long by 5.7 cm wide and 4 cm thick.

Its weight is 284 grams.

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Sample of beryl blue with all six faces intact.

Classic piece from Madagascar.

It measures 8.1 cm long and 4.7 cm at its thickest.

Its weight is 334 grams.

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Piece bearing two cerusites twinned on a thin baryte dewy.

Of good quality, it comes from the Mibladen mines in the Morocco.

Specimen measuring 8 cm long by 3.6 cm wide and 2.3 cm thick.

It weighs 95 grams.

Note that the largest cerusite crystal is not broken, the two terminations are just different.

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Crystallization of primary malachite associated with chrysocolla.

Piece from the Mashamba mine in Katanga, Republic of Congo.

It measures 7 cm wide by 4.9 cm high and 5.4 cm thick.

Its weight is 160 grams.

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Sample of purpurite, a purple manganese phosphate.

This piece comes from the Erongo region in Namibia.

It measures 5.9 cm long by 4.7 cm wide and 2.3 cm at its thickest.

Its weight is 129 grams.

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Group of crystals of quartz containing well-marked ghosts by inclusions ofhematite.

This quartz comes from Luena, Bukama, Haut-Lomami, Congo.

This piece measures 5.5 cm high by 4.8 cm wide and 4.4 cm thick.

Its weight is 130 grams.

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Cluster of black vivianite crystals, from a locality known for its metric vivianites.

This piece comes from the clays ofAnloua, Martap, Adamaoua Region in Cameroon.

It measures 12.7 cm high by 8.9 cm wide and 5.5 cm at its thickest.

Its weight is 519 grams.

Old piece probably varnished to prevent its dehydration.

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Sample ofazurite finely crystallized with a blue color enhanced by the colors of the gangue and malachite.

It comes from the Oumjrane mining district, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.

This azurite measures 5.3 cm long, 4.5 cm high and 2.7 cm wide.

Its weight is 77 grams.

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Bright fully crystallized piece combining crystals of baryte and pyrite.

Sample from the Oumjrane mining district, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.

It measures 8.8 cm long by 5.1 cm wide and 4.5 cm thick.

Its weight is 287 grams.

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This pretty specimen shows malachite finely crystalline and shiny, with some areas of chrysocolla.

This sample comes from the Etoile mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Congo.

It measures 11.7 cm long by 6.3 cm wide and 3.5 cm at its thickest.

Its weight is 187 grams.

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