Fine Mineral Specimens from all over the world
New fine minerals for collectors, September 2021
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BM02 - Rhodochrosite. Uchucchacua mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru.
Crystals of Rhodochrosite with a prismatic shape and rhombohedral terminations. The crystals are
between translucent to transparent with a nice red color and a very good contrast with their black manganese oxide matrix. No damage.
Specimen size: 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Not available
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BM03 - Rhodonite. San Martín mine, Huallanca District, Ancash Department, Perú.
Flattened Rhodonite crystals, with a laminar habit, translucent and with excellent and very intense color. Small Pyrite crystals add a nice contrast. Fine Peruvian Rhodonite that are increasingly scarce.
Specimen size: 3.6 cm x 2.3 cm
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BM04 - Rhodonite. San Martín mine, Huallanca District, Ancash Department, Perú.
Group of very sharp laminar crystals of Rhodonite showing a very nice color and good luster. It is accompanied by very well defined rhombohedral crystals of Calcite and Pyrite. Aesthetic and very
nice small specimen.
Specimen size: 3.3 cm x 2.4 cm
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BM05 - Rhodonite. San Martín mine, Huallanca District, Ancash Department, Perú.
Group of very sharp laminar crystals of Rhodonite showing a very nice color and good luster. It is accompanied by very well defined rhombohedral crystals of Calcite and Pyrite. Aesthetic and fine specimen, increasingly scarce.
Specimen size: 2.7cm x 2.2 cm
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BM07 - Sphalerite. Shuikoushan mine, Changning Co., Hengyan, Hunan, China
Glossy crystals of Sphalerite with very good transparency, excellent color and nicely disposed
on matrix of Quartz showing a great and nice contrast. The main gemmy crystal measures 1.3 cm x 1.2 cm. Very nice specimen in excellent condition, without damage.
Specimen size: 5.5 cm x 3.5 cm
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BM08 - Sphalerite. Shuikoushan mine, Changning Co., Hengyan, Hunan, China
Highly brilliant crystals of Sphalerite with excellent color and transparency. The glossy
crystals are on matrix of quartz showing a great and very nice contrast. Some Sphalerites from China are very similar to the ones from Aliva, Spain, but normally the transparency and luster are
not as good. Exceptionally in a few cases the quality is very similar or maybe even better than the Spanish ones. That is the case with this beautiful specimen, and the photo clearly shows its
great quality, and how it stands out from the Quartz matrix.
Specimen size: 9 cm x 5 cm
Main crystal size: 2.5 cm x 2 cm
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BM09 - Spessartine Garnet with Quartz and Feldspar. Tongbei, Yunxiao, Fujian Province, China.
Sharp trapezohedral Spessartine crystals with very well developed faces and edges and very well defined growth patterns. The crystals have very good
transparency, they are extraordinarily bright and with a very intense and vivid color. On Microcline Feldspar and with smoky Quartz crystals. These samples from this mine are increasingly
difficult to obtain. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 4.5 cm x 2 cm
Price: 100€ Available
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BM10 - Spessartine Garnet with Quartz and Feldspar. Tongbei, Yunxiao, Fujian Province, China.
Trapezohedral Spessartine crystals with very well developed faces and edges and very well defined growth patterns. The crystals have very good
transparency, they are very bright and with an intense and vivid color. On Microcline Feldspar and with smoky Quartz crystals. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 6 cm x 3 cm
Price: 70€ Available
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BM11 - Spessartine Garnet with Quartz and Feldspar. Tongbei, Yunxiao, Fujian Province, China.
Sharp trapezohedral Spessartine crystals with very well developed faces and edges and very well defined growth patterns. The crystals have very good transparency, they are extraordinarily bright and with a very intense and vivid color. On Microcline Feldspar and with smoky Quartz crystals. These samples from this mine are increasingly difficult to obtain. Very good specimen with a great aesthetic and in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 8 cm x 3cm
Price: 350€ Available
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BM12 - Spessartine Garnet
with Quartz and Feldspar. Tongbei, Yunxiao, Fujian Province, China.
Group of trapezohedral Spessartine crystals with very well developed faces and edges and very well defined growth patterns. The crystals have very good transparency, they are very bright and with an intense and vivid color. On Microcline Feldspar crystals. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 3 cm x 3 cm
Price: 40€ Available
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BM13 - Spessartine Garnet with Quartz and Feldspar. Tongbei, Yunxiao, Fujian Province, China.
Group of trapezohedral Spessartine crystals with very well developed faces and edges and very well defined growth patterns. The crystals have very
good transparency, they are very bright and with an intense and vivid color. On Microcline Feldspar crystals. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 3 cm x 3 cm
Price: 40€ Available
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BM14 - Spessartine Garnet with Quartz and Feldspar. Tongbei, Yunxiao, Fujian Province, China.
Trapezohedral Spessartine crystals with very well developed faces and edges and very well
defined growth patterns. The crystals have very good transparency, they are very bright and with an intense and vivid color. On Microcline Feldspar crystals.
Specimen size: 4 cm x 2 cm
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BM15- Sulphur with Aragonite. Cozzo Disi mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy.
Classic mineral specimen from one of the most famous localities in Italy, closed more than 30 yeras ago. It consists of a group of Sulphur crystals with vivid yellow colors and accompanied by Aragonite composing an aesthetic mineral specimen.
Specimen size: 6 cm x 4.5 cm
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BM16 - Fluorapophyllite.
Sangamner, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
Group of Fluorapophyllite-(K) crystals with sharp crystal forms, translucent, with good luster and an intense and uniform green color. Very nice
Apophyllite in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm
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BM17 - Fluorite. Mahodari, Sinnar, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
A fantastic specimen consisting of two cryptocrystalline Fluorites with a nice brown-orange color. The crystals are settled on a matrix composed of whiteish quartz crystal points. Uncanny resemblance to a fried egg with two yolks. In excellent condition without any damage. For further info about these Fluorites you can click on the following link, Mindat ball Fluorites
Specimen size: 6.5 cm x 5.5 cm
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BM18 - Fluorite. Mahodari, Sinnar, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
A perfect, totally pristine, translucent, 3 cm ball of botryoidal "fried-egg"-looking fluorite is perched on a matrix of Quartz points. The quality of this specimen is really excellent with an isolated fluorite ball of such clarity, and prominence stuck out from the matrix. Botryoidal fluorite is rare in nature, coming from only a few locations in spite of the worldwide abundance of the specie. This is a very choice example of this habit, which really only started to appear on the market from a new zone hit about 7 years ago. Botryoidal Fluorite specimens are scarce and hard to find at a reasonable price. A wonderful addition to your mineral collection. For further info about these Fluorites you can click on the following link, Mindat ball Fluorites.
Specimen size: 7 cm x 4 cm
Crystal size: 3 cm
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BM21- Fluorapatite with Arsenopyrite. Panasqueira mines, Barroca Grande, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Aerial prismatic crystal of Fluorapatite, with very well developed faces and edges, nicely settled on a group of lustrous crystals of Arsenopyrite partially coated by small Siderite crystals. Cute Panasqueira specimen in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 4.5 cm x 4 cm
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BM22- Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Barroca Grande, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Sharp crystals of Fluorapatite, with very well developed faces and edges, showing an interesting color zoning. They have a nice lilac color in the center of the crystals which turn to a lighter color at the terminations. Nice Panasqueira specimen in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 7 cm x 5 cm
Not available
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BM23- Fluorite and Chalcopyrite. Panasqueira mines, Barroca Grande, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Aerial complex crystal of Fluorite with a beautiful lilac color. It is perched on a matrix of small Quartz crystals and accompanied by a crystal of Chalcopyrite.
Specimen size: 8.5 cm x 7 cm
Price: 130€ Available