Fine Mineral Specimens from all over the world
July 2023, New Selection of fine mineral specimens (Page 2)
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BY24 - Azurite. Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco.
Aerial group of sharp Azurite crystals with a prismatic habit and an electric deep blue color. The crystals are totally or partially doubly terminated, translucent, very lustrous, on limonitic matrix. A fine Moroccan classic, from a classic locality for the specie. The condition is excellent.
Specimen size: 4 cm x 3 cm
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BY25- Hematite. Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region , China.
Group of thin platy Hematite crystals, very bright and slightly-iridescent. Rosette-like aggregates, "Iron rose” variety.
Specimen size: 5.5 cm x 3.5 cm
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BY26- Hematite. Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region , China.
Group of thin platy Hematite crystals, very bright and slightly-iridescent. Rosette-like aggregates, "Iron rose” variety.
Specimen size: 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm
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BY27- Powellite. Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.
Powellite crystal with very well defined faces and edges and octahedral shape, disposed on a matrix of light pink Heulandite. The crystal are very bright and with a nice yellow-orange color. High fluorescence. In excellent condition, no damage.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 4 cm
Price: 160€ Available
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BY28 - Fluorite. Zia Yang mine, Yongchun, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Group of transparent to translucent cube-octahedral crystals of Fluorite with an intense and vivid color. They look extraordinary when backlit. Found in early 2018, these "tanzanite fluorite" crystals as the Chinese called them. No damage.
Specimen size: 12 cm x 4 cm
Price: 280€ Available
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BY29- Andradite Garnet. Sibinndi, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region, Mali.
Sharp dodecahedral crystal of garnet variety Andradite finely beveled by the trapezohedron, with a dark brown color, translucent and bright. In excellent condition, no damage.
Specimen size: 4 cm x 3.5 cm
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BY30- Siderite with Fluorapatite and Marcasite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Nice combination specimen composed of a main well formed crystal of Siderite, green Fuorapatites and Marcasite with very good brilliance. The condition is excellent without any noticeable damage. This one is a very aesthetic Panasqueira specimen.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 4 cm
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BY31- Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco,
Portugal.
Sharp prismatic crystal of Fluorapatite with concentric zonal growths showing color changes. The crystal is between transparent and
translucent, bright and it is implanted on matrix. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 3 cm
Price: 130€ Available
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BY32- Ferberite, Fluorapatite and Siderite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Ferberite crystal very bright with Muscovite, Quartz and with a nice green Fluorapatite. Fair condition, good price.
Specimen size: 6 cm x 5.5 cm
Price: 70€ Available
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BY33 - Arsenopyrite with Quartz, Pyrite and Siderite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Cluster of crystallized Quartz with Arsenopyrite which are coated by small cubic crystals of Pyrite. Some Quartzs have coatings of Siderite and
Pyrite crystals. Good Panasqueira sample in excellent condition. Much better in person.
Specimen size: 12 cm x 7 cm
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BY34 - Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Unusual Fluorapatite specimen composed by an aggregate of prismatic crystal with a green color and a curious waxen luster. Floater specimen. It comes from a recent find at the first level where only a few similar floater specimens were recovered. This one is a very good sample of these new Apatites never seen before.
Specimen size: 7 cm x 4.5 cm
Price: 150€ Available
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BY35 - Fluorapatite with Siderite. Panasqueira mines,
Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Nice blue Fluorapatite specimen with lenticular crystals of Siderite and Pyrite. It is in excellent condition. Better in person.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 4.5 cm
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BY36- Aquamarine with Muscovite and Microcline Feldspar. Pingwu mine, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Sichuan, China.
Tabular crystals of Beryl, variety Aquamarine, very rich in faces. They are transparent with high brightness and nice color. On matrix with Muscovite and Microcline. The main crystal measures 4 cm. Very good specimen in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 7 cm x 5.5 cm
Price: 350€ Available
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BY37- Calcite. Zhudi lead-zinc mine, Zhudi Village, Liancheng County, Longyan Prefecture, Fujian province, China.
Very large crystal of Calcite disposed on matrix of dark grey limestone. The crystal has a hexagonal shape and a marked zoning, these Calcites are known as "sandwich Calcites". The tabular crystals have a translucent zone sandwiched between two milky white zones. Under long wave UV light this form of Calcite is highly fluorescent with a beautiful rich orange glow. Excellent Calcite from a new discovery in China. No damage.
Specimen size: 11 cm x 5 cm
Crystal size: 5.5 cm x 3 cm
Price: 150€ Available
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BY38- Parcel of 72 yellow Fluorapatites. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
We offer this flat composed of 72 new yellow Fluorapatites from the Panasqueira mines. Some pieces are accompanied by small crystals of Pyrite and also Fluorites. Some crystals also present stripes of a lilac color. The sizes are between 1 cm and 3 cm. The condition of all the pieces is excellent.
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BY39- Parcel of 31 Cassiterites. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Flat composed of 31 lustrous Cassiterite crystals from the Panasqueira mines. Many of them are twinnings. The brightness is very high. The sizes are between 1 cm and 2 cm. The condition of all the pieces is excellent.
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