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APATITE, SIDERITE & MUSCOVITE
Panasqueira Mine, Beira Baixa, Portugal - Golden brown siderite crystals are stacked atop two tones apatite crystals and a bed of shiny muscovite. Overall size is 4.8x3.1x2.4 cm
MENEGHINITE
BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Nice bright metallic crystal of the rare meneghinite ! The crystal is 0.5 cm in size and is located in an open cavity of the qurtzite matrix. Overall size is…
APATITE
Barroca Grande, Fundao, Panasqueira, Portugal - Nice large apatite crystal of 1.5x1.5x0.5 cm in size stands up on this specimen. There are other apatites around. Overall size is 4x2x2 cm
CERUSSITE
Montevecchio mine, Iglesias-Carbonia province, Sardegna, Italy - This rock hosts a lot of cerussite crystals to the size of 1-1.3 cm. This material is quite scarce since this mine was closed in the…
OTTENSITE
Pereta Mine, Scansano, Tuscany, Italy - Red globules of ottensite on altered stibnite. Pereta is the first natural (non-slag) locality for this rare antimony oxide, and the specimen is also host to…
ANDRADITE var DEMANTOID
Ciappanico, Malenco Valley, Sondrio, Italy - Nice andrqadite coating with hundreds aof crystals with bright green color and up to 0.3 cm. Very nice a rapresentative of the locality. Overall size is…
SULFUR
Cianciana mine, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy - Nice bright yellow sulfur crystals on aragonite crystalline matrix. The sulfurs are up to 1.5 cm in size. Overall size is 6x5x3 cm
WOLFRAMITE
Horni Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Bohemia, Czech Republic - A dense twin of wolframite from Bohemia with good lustre to some faces and heavily striations. The main crystal is 3.5 cm in size. Old label…
REALGAR & QUARTZ
Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania - A classic from this Rumenian locality. There are dozens of terminated quartz crystals up to 1-2 cm in size and among them there are a couple of terminated realgar…
BARYTE
San Giovanni mine, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardegna, Italy - Cluster of waterclear gemmy barite crystals ! The barites are up to 3 cm in size. Nice specimen of 5.5x4x4 cm
ANDRADITE var DEMANTOID
Campo Francia, Malenco Valley, Sondrio, Italy - Nice coverage of bright green andradites var demantoid from the classic italian locality ! There are a lot of crystals up to the size of 0.4 cm. Nice…
BARYTE
Cliff Exposure, Sidmouth, Devon, England - Well defined and terminated cluster of baryte crystals to the size of 2.7 cm show nicely on this rock. The other baryte crystals are up to 1.5 cm. Overall…
GEOCRONITE
Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a…
GEOCRONITE
Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a…
GEOCRONITE
Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a…
BROOKITE & ANATASE
Bregaceto, Genova, Italy - Nice old specimen from a well known itaian locality famous for anatase and brookite crystals. This specimen hosts some millimetric orange brookite crystals up to 3 mm and…
ONORATOITE
Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has several clusters of…
ONORATOITE
Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has several clusters of…
SPHALERITE & GALENA
BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Very nice specimen with several sphalerite and galena crystals. All of them show up on tiny siderite crystals. This specimen has been collecte inside the…
FERBERITE, SIDERITE & APATITE
Panasqueira Mine, Beira Baixa, Portugal - The whole specimn is composed by crystalline ferberite ! The ferberites are up to 1-1.5 cm and there are several cluster of siderite alla around and some…
SMOKY QUARTZ
Argentier glacier, Mont Blanc, France - Very nice and showy specimen with several perfectly terminated smoky qurtz crystals ! The cluster counts 6 main crystals up to 4 cm in size and all with a nice…
PYRITE
Navajun, Spain - Brigth golden pyrite cube 2 cm on the edge shows nicely on matrix ! A classic from Spain. There is a smaller cube, close to 1 cm on the edge still partly included in the matrix. Nice…
GALENA
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Romania - Nice amount of bright terminated galenas ! The crystal show a nice brightness and are up to 1-1.5 cm wide ! A classic from Romania. Overall size is 5x5x2 cm
FLUORITE & GALENA
Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Very nice and esthetic fluorite specimen ! The rock hosts a number of cubic fluorites showing the classic green color under artificial light that…
FLUORITE & GALENA
Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Very nice and esthetic fluorite specimen ! The rock hosts a number of cubic fluorites showing the classic green color under artificial light that…
FLUORITE & GALENA
Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Very nice and esthetic fluorite specimen ! The rock hosts a number of cubic fluorites showing the classic green color under artificial light that…
FLUORITE & GALENA
Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Very nice and esthetic fluorite specimen ! The rock hosts a number of cubic fluorites showing the classic green color under artificial light that…
FLUORITE
Heights Quarry, County Durham, United Kingdom - Soft yellow fluorite cubes with some slight twinning and very faint purple phantoms. The main fluorite is 1.7 cm in size. Overall size is 3.2x2.4x2.2 cm
EPIDOTE & ALBITE
Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy - Very fine epidote crystals up to 1.5 cm. on a white base of albite crystals. The green of the epidotes are a showy view on the white albite coating of…
FLUORITE
Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Semi lustrous green translucent cubic crystals of fluorite to 1.6 cm on edge over the top of a 5.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm matrix. Very minimal micro-chipping…
FLUORITE
ZOGNO MINE, VAL BREMBANA, BERGAMO, ITALY - This mine is very famous for the well shaped violet fluorite cubes that produced in the past. Now the mine is closed. This specimen hosts well shaped…
FLUORITE & GALENA
Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Very nice and esthetic fluorite specimen ! The rock hosts a number of cubic fluorites showing the classic green color under artificial light that…
FLUORITE & GALENA
Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Very nice and esthetic fluorite specimen ! The rock hosts a number of cubic fluorites showing the classic green color under artificial light that…
QUARTZ
POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Very nice cluster of amber-in-color quartz crystals. The main crystal is 5x3.5x3 cm and is biterminated. Also the other quartzes are biterminated and up to 2.5 cm in size…
Tetrahedrite & Manganocalcite
Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Romania - A very nice specimen of manganocalcite with a complex twinned crystal of tetrahedrite of 1 cm on the edge ! Very nice specimen of 3x2.7x1.7 cm in size
STIBNITE
Cisma Mine, Baiut, Maramures Co., Romania - hick metallic terminated crystals of stibnite forming a 4.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm cluster. Complete all-around and in very good condition. Very nice for the…
CERUSSITE
Monteponi mine, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, sardegna, Italy - Greatly terminated offmatrix white cerussite crystal of 4.7x1x0,5 cm in size. This crystal is from a very old collection of the 70ies.
QUARTZ
POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nice cluster of amber-in-color quartz crystals. There are several quartz crystals and the main one is 3 cm in size. ! Some of the smaller are biterminated. Micro sulfides…
QUARTZ
POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nicely terminated quartz of 3.5 cm in size from the Pollone mine, Lucca, Italy. There are some chlorite crystals inside and on the surface of the side faces of the…
SULFUR
COLONNATA QUARRY, CARRARA, ITALY - Very nice yellow sulfur crystal of 0.5 cm in size shows nicely on the white crystalline marble. A classic from Apuane Alps marble quarries. Overall size is 4x3x2 cm
QUARTZ
POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nice brigth waterclear quartzes, terminated, with some 2-4 mm baryte crystals, white in color. Classic from Pollone mine, Lucca, Italy. The quartz crystals are 1.5-1.7 cm…
Baryte, Dolomite & Chalcopyrite
Dreislar, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany - A good Dreislar example with tightly packed ivory white blades of barite with a pink baryte backing, dotted over by isolated dark golden iridescent…
FLUORITE
La Collada Mine, Asturias, Spain - This is a very attractive and beautiful specimen. Copy of the highest quality of this famous mine, with well-defined crystals. It has unsurpassed color and…
ONORATOITE
Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has a great cluster of…
SPHALERITE
BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Lot of millimetric bright blenda crystals show on this rock ! There are almost 3 dozens crystals here. Nice specimen of 4.5x3x2 cm
APATITE & MUSCOVITE
Panasqueira Mine, Beira Baixa, Portugal - This mass of crystalline muscovite is host to several crystals of apatite to 1 cm across. No damage at all ! Overall size is 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm
MINYULITE
PERETA MINE, GROSSETO, ITALY - On the silicized limestone of this rock there are several 1 mm minyulite greenish spheroids.Minyulite is an uncommon mineral, almost rare now that Pereta mine is no more…
SPHALERITE
BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Very nice specimen from this hystoriacal and well known italian locality ! This rock hosts a lot of perfectly terminated sphalerite crystals (blenda) up to…
HAUINE
Val Biacchella, Sacrofano, Roma, Italy - Light blue hauine crystal of 1x0.6 cm shows nicely on this lavic matrix. There are some other smaller crystals all close to this one. Real nice specimen of…
PAESINA stone
FIRENZE, ITALY - This is the well known polished stone, classic from the area close to Florence, Italy. There are nice landscapes made by mineral infiltration inside the carbonatic rock. This rock…
SCHORL
Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - Among many feldspar crystals there is terminated 0.8x0.8 cm schorlite. The crystal is well shape and well visible ! Overall size is 6.5x6.5x3.5 cm.
SPHALERITE
CAMPO DI SASSO, BIBBONA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Large and heavy specimen mainly composed by sphalerite. This rock hosts several sphalerite crystals up to 1-1.2 cm among quartz crystals and small cubic…
SPHALERITE & SIDERITE
BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Various nicely terminated and undamaged blenda crystal show greatly on a carpet of siderite, calcite and tiny quartz crystals ! The largest crystal is 0.7 cm…
SPHALERITE & SIDERITE
BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Nicely terminated and undamaged sphalerite (blenda) crystal of 0.5 cm in size shows greatly on a carpet of siderite, calcite and tiny quartz crystals !…
ANGLESITE
Monteponi mine, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy - The whole specimen is composed by a cluster of anglesite crystals ! There are 2 large and well exposed crystals up to 1.8 and 2.2 cm in length and…
ANGLESITE
Monteponi mine, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy - Interesting and rich anglesite specimen. The matrix is entirely constituted by galena and there are several bright and waterclear anglesites show…
ANGLESITE
Monteponi mine, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy - A nice cluster of anglesite crystals form this specimen ! The anglesites are up to 3.8 cm in length and have great brigthness ! There are at least…
ILVAITE, QUARTZ & CHALCOPYRITE
Temperino mine, Campiglia Marittima, Grosseto, Italy - Nice specimen with a great coverage of quartz crystals. Dispersed among the quartzes there are variious ilvaite crystals up to the size of 1 cm.…
ENARGITE
Furtei mine, Cagliari, Italy - Nice specimen with several enargite crystals grouped in an open cavity. The crystals are well terminated and up to 0.4-0.6 cm. There is also a nice coating of…
ILVAITE
Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy - Small black terminations of stand around a small amount of quartz matrix with a few isolated crystals of quartz. The quartz crystals are…
APATITE
Panasqueria Mine, Beira Baixa, Portugal - This specimen of muscovite is host to a group of color zoned crystals of apatite. This inky blue color is rare from Panasqueira. All but one of the crystals…
Tetrahedrite, Bournonite, Quartz, Chalcopyrite
Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania - A super nice specimen with a lot of classic minerals frm Cavnic area. Sharp metallic silver tetrahedrite crystals to 0.6 cm scattered nicely over a 5.0 x 5.0 x 2.0 cm …
WURTZITE
APUANE ALPS, CARRARA, ITALY - Brown terminated wurtzite crystal of 1 mm in size shows nicely on the white marble. Wurtzite is almost a rare mineral at the Apuane Alps. Showy specimen of 5x3x4 cm
VESUVIANITE & GROSSULARIA
PITIGLIANO QUARRY, GROSSETO, ITALY - From an old locality, nowadays lost ! this specimen hosts a lot of grossularia crystals up to 2 mm and several vesuvianite crystals up to 0.4 cm. Nice 3x2x2 cm…
VESUVIANITE & GROSSULARIA
PITIGLIANO QUARRY, GROSSETO, ITALY - Nice and rare since this quarry is no longer existing ! A quite rich specimen of 5x4x4,5 cm with nicely terminated vesuvianites up to 1-1.2 cm with several…
ANDRADITE var DEMANTOID
Campo Francia, Malenco Valley, Sondrio, Italy - Bright green demantoide crystals on matrix. All of them are well terminated up to the size of 2-3 mm. Overall size is 5x3x4 cm.
ENARGITE
FURTEI, CAGLIARI, ITALY - This sulfide is not so common in Italy. The most recent and best crystals found up to now came from this gold mine, recently operated by an Australian company. There a great…
BOULANGERITE, SIDERITE & QUARTZ
BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - This mine was famous for great association of different minerals. From this mine great specimens of acicular boulangerite were found. Nowadays the mine is…
SCHEELITE
TRAVERSELLA MINE, TORINO, ITALy - Since this mine is no longer open, few specimens of scheelite are easily available. This specimen is from a collection of the early 1970. The rock shows a well…
MIMETITE
DRY GILL MINE, CALDBECK FELLS, CUMBRIA, UK - Bright yellow mimetite crystals are dispersed on the matrix and on white quartz crystals. The mimetites are up to 1-2 mm. Overall size is 3x3x2 cm.
SPHALERITE
Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - Terminated deep brown/red sphalerite crystals of 0.3 cm. The crystals are well visible on the 3.5x3x3 cm matrix.
SPHALERITE
Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - This marble specimen hosts a cluster of terminated deep brown/red sphalerite crystals of 0.4 cm nicely nested in an open cavity. The cluster shows…
SPHALERITE
Calagio, Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A dark brown sphalerite crystal shows up on the white marble. The sphalerite is close to 0.3 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 4.5x2.5x2 cm.
SPHALERITE
Calagio, Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A dark brown sphalerite crystal shows up on the white marble. The sphalerite is 0.25 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 3.5x2.5x2 cm.
SPHALERITE
Calagio, Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A dark red sphalerite crystal shows up on the white marble. The sphalerite is 0.2 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 3.5x2.5x1 cm.
SPHALERITE
Calagio, Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A dark brown sphalerite crystal shows up on the white marble. The sphalerite is 0.25 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 3.5x2.5x1.5 cm.
SULFUR
Cozzodisi mine, Agrigento, Sicily - Nice, even if small in size, this rock shows 4 terminated crystals, the biggest is around 1.2 cm, with a good looking yellow color. Overall size is 5x4x4 cm.
CINNABAR
SAN FILIPPO MINE, MONTE AMIATA, SIENA, ITALY - An old timer. This specimen is from an old collection. It has been found in 1978 and shows a large nodule of cinnabar (6x6 cm in size) with a great…
CINNABAR
ABBADIA SAN SALVATORE MINE, MONTE AMIATA, SIENA, ITALY - A heavy cinnabar specimen, with several open cavities with a lot of cinnabar crystals ! The color is bright red, as usual for this species.…
CINNABAR
ABBADIA SAN SALVATORE MINE, MONTE AMIATA, SIENA, ITALY - A quite large and heavy specimen mostly composed by cinnabar. The whole rock is covered by tiny, brilliant red crystals of cinnabar. Not easy…
SULFUR
COZZODISI MINE, AGRIGENTO, SICILY, ITALY - There are some large sulfur crystals on this specimen, close to a cavity containing other smaller ones. The large sulfurs are nicely terminated, with a neat…
SULFUR
Perticara mine, Perticara ItalyThis rock hosts a complex crystal of sulfur of 1.4 cm. The cluster is formed by several crystals one over the other.
SULFUR
Perticara mine, Perticara ItalyNice 0.2-0.5 cm crystals are scattered on this rock. Nice terminations and good yellow color !
SULFUR on CELESTINE
PERTICARA MINE, PERTICARA, ITALY - An old specimen from a dismissed collection. This mine has been worked up to the early 60ies. Nowadays is closed forever due to toxic gas. The specimen has a lot of…
SPHALERITE
CAMPO DI SASSO, BIBBONA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Large specimen with several honey sphalerite crystals up to 1 cm nested among 1-1.5 cm quartz crystals. There are also some stibnite crystals to complete the…
SPHALERITE & ZINKENITE
CAMPO DI SASSO, BIBBONA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Interesting specimen with nice bright honey sphalerite crystals up to 0.4 cm with a lot of galena cubic crystals. On most of them and dispersed on the quartz…