Giazotto Mineral Collection - Catalogue

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	0002
	RODOCROSITE

	Hotazel - S.Africa.
	An exceptional vug 120x45 of vibrant red XLS up to 8 mm across on a manganite matrix 140x100

	0004
	RODOCROSITE

	Hotazel - S.Africa.

	a group of XLS up to 20x15 across, the group 40x40

	0008
	AZURITE

	Tsumeb, S.W. Africa.

	a group of XLS 30x9 extremely bright on azurite matrix 90x90-A superb specimens with gemmy blue xls and recristalized broken xls.

	0009
	AZURITE

	Tsumeb, S.W. Africa.

	a group of XLS up to 50x30 across, on matrix 100x110 with some repair

	0020
	CELESTITE BLUE on ORANGE SULPHUR

	Mine Lagrasta, Sommatino, Sicily,Italy.
	An extremely fine group of blue Celestite XLS up to 50x40 on a orange sulphur matrix 180x120

	0025
	SULPHUR on ARAGONITE

	Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini,Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.

	an exceptional cluster of XLS up to 100 mm across standing on an aragonite matrix 400x200

	0026
	GYPSUM on SULPHUR

	Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini,Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.

	Flat XLS up to 120 mm across on sulphur matrix, the group 240x171

	0034
	AZURITE & MALACHITE

	Touissit, Marocco.
	a group of interlinked XLS of malachite pseudomorph after azurite with azurite tips,the XLS up to 50x15 across, the group 100x70

	0037
	SULPHUR

	Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini,Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.

	An exceptional group of orthorombic XLS up to 70x50 on aragonite matrix 600x350x100

	0045
	GARNET var. DEMANTOID

	Cava Sferlun, Val Malenco, Lombardia, Italia.

	An exceptional group of bright XLS up to 12x12 - the group 400x250x80

	0048
	TOURMALINE var. RUBELLITE

	Muiane mine, Mozambico.

	70x40x30

	0054
	TOPAZ

	Brazil.

	a large clear topaz XL 120x120 with equioriented rutile needle

	0057
	AZURITE

	Touissit, Marocco.

	two XLS respectively 90x35 and 80x25 on azurite matrix 100x50, repaired

	0080
	WULFENITE

	Sierra de los Lamentos, Chihuahua,Mexico.

	An exceptional group of orange tabular XLS up to 30x10 on a matrix 200x125x125

	0083
	CALCITE

	Joplin, Missouri, U.S.A.

	A very fine large pink XL 250x250x110

	0084
	AMETIST

	Brazil.

	An extremely fine group of geminated XLS the group 300x220

	0085
	GYPSUM and SULPHUR

	Niccioleta mine, Grosseto, Italia.

	a very fine single XL 140x80x40 with many embedded sulphur XLS and minor marcassite

	0088 view "a"
	ANTIMONITE

	Cavnik, Romania

	an outstanding group of thick XLS up to 100x10 in a cuplike bowl of thin quartz 230x170

	0097
	QUARTZ

	Rio Doce, Brazil.

	An exceptional single XL 450x300 of slight smoky-red color, very transparent. The shape is "cathedral" like. Weight 40 kg.

	0098
	HEMATITE

	Florence Mine, Cumberland, England.

	Var. kidney-ore, a very rare large red Quartz coated group. 220x160

	0102
	QUARTZ

	Rio Doce, Brazil.

	a nice group of two smoky crossed XLS, the largest 200x80

	0131
	PYRITE with minor CALCITE

	Niccioleta mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy.

	An exceptional group of pyrite XLS up to 130x110 ; size 380x380

	0137
	QUARTZ with minor PYRITE

	Erja, Romania.

	A nice group of light ametist XLS with white shugary quartz XLS and pyrite the group 250x200x150

	0143
	QUARTZ
	Ouray, Colorado, U.S.A.
	An exceptional group of milky quartz XLS up to 230x70, the faces covered with a growth of very small milky quartz XLS, the group 430x220 by 280 mm. Formerly from the Am.Museum of Nat.His, N.Y.n 2347

	0156
	VANADINITE

	Mibladen, Marocco.

	an exceptional group of red vanadinite XLS up to 20x20 on arenaria matrix 180x150x150

	0160
	HEMATITE

	Florence mine, Cumberland, England.

	500x450

	0168
	TOURMALINE on SMOKY QUARTZ

	Virgem da Lapa, Brazil.
	a partially transparent bluish green XL 130x60 across with minor albite and lepidolite XLS on a smoky quartz XL 260x140

	0174
	TOURMALINE

	Cruzeiro mine, Brazil.

	a cluster of green XLS with black blue tips the XLS up to 90x20 across, the cluster 170x120

	0176
	ENARGITE

	Casapalca, Peru'.

	an exceptional group of bronzy XLS 35x60 the group 150x100 with minor quartz and Pyrite

	0177
	ENARGITE

	Casapalca, Peru'.
	An exceptional group of XLS 35x70 coated by micro XLS of pyrite, with minor quartz and pyrite,the group 200x170

	0179
	ENARGITE

	Casapalca, Peru'.

	An exceptional group of large XLS 50x60 of blue color coated with small 7mm spherules of marcassite - the group 130x110

	0183
	BERYL var. ACQUAMARINE on ORTOCLASE

	Virgem da Lapa,MG, Brazil.

	an oustanding cluster of accquamarine XLS up to 70x40 standing on pale pink brown ortoclase XLS up to 200 mm

	0188
	SCHEELITE

	Traversella mine, Ivrea, Italy.
	A XL cluster up to 70x50 across on a steatite and clorite matrix 230x180

	0198
	MORGANITE

	Corego do Urucum mine, MG, Brazil.

	420x300x250

	0202
	QUARTZ coated by GOETITE

	Brusson, Italia.
	an exceptional group of clear quartz XLS all coated, on one side, by a layer of limonite spherules; XLS up to 150x30 and the group 300x280

	0209
	TOPAZ

	From the Xanda Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais,Brazil.
	220x160x230 ; weight 11 Kg.

	0218
	QUARTZ var. AMESTIST

	Vera Cruz, Mexico.

	280X200

	0243
	WULFENITE
	Mina Ahumada, Sierra de los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico.

	300x300

	0244
	ORTHOCLASE and SMOKY QUARTZ

	Baveno, Italy.
	XLS con XLS di quarzo affumicato 150x130

	0246
	MALACHITE

	Katanga.

	230x230

	0249
	COPPER

	Michigan, U.S.A.

	300x300

	0250
	SMITHSONITE

	Kelly Mine, New Mexico, U.S.A.
	massa botroidale di bel colore verde 190x130

	0251
	FLUORITE

	Alston Moore, Cumberland, Inghilterra.

	130x110

	0275
	MALACHITE

	Tsumeb, S.W. Africa.

	XLS pseudom. di azzurrite 80x40

	0280
	BERYL var. MORGANITE with minor TURMALINE

	Minas, Gerais, Brazil.

	130x100

	0287
	TOURMALINE var. RUBELLITE

	Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brasile.

	110x110

	0330
	ARAGONITE

	Cianciana, Sicily, Italy.

	XLS azzurrina pseudoesagonale 170x170

	0340
	PHOSGENITE

	Monteponi, Sardegna, Italia.

	XLS (geode) 140x130

	0361
	QUARTZ JAPAN LAW

	Otemezaka Mine, Hounshu, Giappone.

	geminato del Giappone 60x50

	0362
	ILVAITE

	Elba Iland, Italy.

	XLS 130x80

	0367
	BERYL var. MORGANITE with SCHORLITE on ALBITE

	Corego do Urucum Mine, MG, Brasil.

	280x230

	0377
	AZURRITE

	Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A.

	XLS in geode 130x130

	0385
	BARITE

	Frizington, Cumberland, England.

	XLS 110x80

	0401
	BARITE

	Silver Band Mine, Knock, Westmorland, England.

	XLS 210x90

	0415
	SILVER

	Konsberg, Norway.

	60x30 very nice curl

	0416
	SILVER

	Konsberg museum exch. - Konysberg, Norway.

	50x25 XLS 15x10

	0461
	CALCITE on FLUORITE

	Villabona, Asturias, Spain.

	200x120

	0486
	BARITE

	Mont'e Masu, Villamassargia, Sardegna.

	380x280

	0512
	KIANITE

	Brazil.

	250x250

	0514
	TURMALINE RUBELLITE

	Himalaya Mine, S. Diego Co. U.S.A.

	90x80 two XLS geminated with minor quartz and albite

	0517 view "b"
	EMERALD on CALCITE

	Muzo, Colombia.

	60x40

	0543
	ANGLESITE GREEN

	Monteponi mine, Sardinia.

	120x80

	0549
	MALACHITE BOTRYOIDAL

	Zaire.

	130x80

	0597
	ANTIMONITE & METASTIBNITE

	From Pereta mine,Siena, Italy.

	380x200

	0602
	PYROMORFITE ON BARITE

	Ussel, France.

	380x280