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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

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0004
RODOCROSITE
 
Hotazel - S.Africa.
 
a group of XLS up to 20x15 across, the group 40x40
 

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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.
   

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0009
AZURITE
 
Tsumeb, S.W. Africa.
 
a group of XLS up to 50x30 across, on matrix 100x110 with some repair

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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

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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
 
   

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0026
GYPSUM on SULPHUR
 

Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini,Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.

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

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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

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0037
SULPHUR
 
Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini,Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.
 
An exceptional group of orthorombic XLS up to 70x50 on aragonite matrix 600x350x100
 
   

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0045
GARNET var. DEMANTOID
 
Cava Sferlun, Val Malenco, Lombardia, Italia.
 
An exceptional group of bright XLS up to 12x12 - the group 400x250x80

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0048
TOURMALINE var. RUBELLITE
 
Muiane mine, Mozambico.
 
70x40x30
 
 

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0054
TOPAZ
 
Brazil.
 
a large clear topaz XL 120x120 with equioriented rutile needle
 
   

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0057
AZURITE
 
Touissit, Marocco.
 
two XLS respectively 90x35 and 80x25 on azurite matrix 100x50, repaired

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0080
WULFENITE
 
Sierra de los Lamentos, Chihuahua,Mexico.
 
An exceptional group of orange tabular XLS up to 30x10 on a matrix 200x125x125
 

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0083
CALCITE
 
Joplin, Missouri, U.S.A.
 
A very fine large pink XL 250x250x110
 
   

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0084
AMETIST
 
Brazil.
 
An extremely fine group of geminated XLS the group 300x220

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0085
GYPSUM and SULPHUR
 
Niccioleta mine, Grosseto, Italia.
 
a very fine single XL 140x80x40 with many embedded sulphur XLS and minor marcassite
 

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0088 view "a"
ANTIMONITE
 
Cavnik, Romania
 
an outstanding group of thick XLS up to 100x10 in a cuplike bowl of thin quartz 230x170
 
   

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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.

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0098
HEMATITE
 
Florence Mine, Cumberland, England.
 
Var. kidney-ore, a very rare large red Quartz coated group. 220x160
 

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0102
QUARTZ
 
Rio Doce, Brazil.
 
a nice group of two smoky crossed XLS, the largest 200x80
 
   

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0131
PYRITE with minor CALCITE
 
Niccioleta mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy.
 
An exceptional group of pyrite XLS up to 130x110 ; size 380x380

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0137
QUARTZ with minor PYRITE
 
Erja, Romania.
 
A nice group of light ametist XLS with white shugary quartz XLS and pyrite the group 250x200x150
 

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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
   

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0156
VANADINITE
 
Mibladen, Marocco.
 
an exceptional group of red vanadinite XLS up to 20x20 on arenaria matrix 180x150x150

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0160
HEMATITE
 
Florence mine, Cumberland, England.
 
500x450
 

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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
   

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0174
TOURMALINE
 
Cruzeiro mine, Brazil.
 
a cluster of green XLS with black blue tips the XLS up to 90x20 across, the cluster 170x120

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0176
ENARGITE
 
Casapalca, Peru'.
 
an exceptional group of bronzy XLS 35x60 the group 150x100 with minor quartz and Pyrite
 

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0177
ENARGITE
 
Casapalca, Peru'.
An exceptional group of XLS 35x70 coated by micro XLS of pyrite, with minor quartz and pyrite,the group 200x170
   

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0179
ENARGITE
 
Casapalca, Peru'.
 
An exceptional group of large XLS 50x60 of blue color coated with small 7mm spherules of marcassite - the group 130x110

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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
 

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0188
SCHEELITE
 
Traversella mine, Ivrea, Italy.
A XL cluster up to 70x50 across on a steatite and clorite matrix 230x180
   

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0198
MORGANITE
 
Corego do Urucum mine, MG, Brazil.
 
 420x300x250

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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

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0209
TOPAZ
 
From the Xanda Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais,Brazil.
220x160x230 ; weight 11 Kg.
   

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0218
QUARTZ var. AMESTIST
 
Vera Cruz, Mexico.
 
 280X200

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0243
WULFENITE
 Mina Ahumada, Sierra de los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico.
 
300x300

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0244
ORTHOCLASE and SMOKY QUARTZ
 
Baveno, Italy.
XLS con XLS di quarzo affumicato 150x130
   

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0246
MALACHITE
 
Katanga.
 
230x230

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0249
COPPER
 
Michigan, U.S.A.
 
300x300

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0250
SMITHSONITE
 
Kelly Mine, New Mexico, U.S.A.
massa botroidale di bel colore verde 190x130
   

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0251
FLUORITE
 
Alston Moore, Cumberland, Inghilterra.
 
 130x110

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0275
MALACHITE
 
Tsumeb, S.W. Africa.
 
XLS pseudom. di azzurrite 80x40

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0280
BERYL var. MORGANITE with minor TURMALINE
 
Minas, Gerais, Brazil.
 
 130x100
   

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0287
TOURMALINE var. RUBELLITE
 
Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brasile.
 
 110x110

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0330
ARAGONITE
 
Cianciana, Sicily, Italy.
 
XLS azzurrina pseudoesagonale 170x170

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0340
PHOSGENITE
 
Monteponi, Sardegna, Italia.
 
XLS (geode) 140x130
   

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0361
QUARTZ JAPAN LAW
 
Otemezaka Mine, Hounshu, Giappone.
 
 geminato del Giappone 60x50

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0362
ILVAITE
 
Elba Iland, Italy.
 
XLS 130x80

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0367
BERYL var. MORGANITE with SCHORLITE on ALBITE
 
Corego do Urucum Mine, MG, Brasil.
 
 280x230
   

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0377
AZURRITE
 
Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A.
 
XLS in geode 130x130

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0385
BARITE
 
Frizington, Cumberland, England.
 
XLS 110x80

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0401
BARITE
 
Silver Band Mine, Knock, Westmorland, England.
 
XLS 210x90
   

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0415
SILVER
 
Konsberg, Norway.
 
60x30 very nice curl

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0416
SILVER
 
Konsberg museum exch. - Konysberg, Norway.
 
50x25 XLS 15x10

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0461
CALCITE on FLUORITE
 
Villabona, Asturias, Spain.
 
200x120
   

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0486
BARITE
 
Mont'e Masu, Villamassargia, Sardegna.
 
 380x280

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0512
KIANITE
 
Brazil.
 
250x250

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0514
TURMALINE RUBELLITE
 
Himalaya Mine, S. Diego Co. U.S.A.
 
90x80 two XLS geminated with minor quartz and albite
   

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EMERALD on CALCITE
 
Muzo, Colombia.
 
 60x40

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0543
ANGLESITE GREEN
 
Monteponi mine, Sardinia.
 
120x80

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0549
MALACHITE BOTRYOIDAL
 
Zaire.
 
130x80
   

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0597
ANTIMONITE & METASTIBNITE
 
From Pereta mine,Siena, Italy.
 
 380x200

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0602
PYROMORFITE ON BARITE
 
Ussel, France.
 
380x280

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