Rhodizite - Antsongombato gem mine, Betafo district, Antananarivo, Madagascar
(#12427_RHOD_DANI)
Superb gemmy rare Rhodizite xx on matrix. For price enquiry please write to danilo.rolando60@gmail.com or whatsup to +393480711041. Thank you.
Specimen weight:284 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
 Overall size:60mm x 55 mm x 50 mm
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Löllingite - Huanggang mine, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Aut. Region, China
(#11104_LOLL_DANI)
Very nice metallic lollingite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:678 gr.
Crystal size:25 mm
Overall size:86mm x 60 mm x 60 mm
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Amethyst - Capurru Quarry, by Osilo, Province of Sassari, Sardinia - Italy
(#FERR1605)
Cluster of Amethysts from the old workings at the Osilo Quarry, featuring lots of xls with good violet colour, luster and typical internal hoppering.
Showy!
Specimen weight:66 gr.
Crystal size:to 2,3 cm
Overall size:85mm x 65 mm x 30 mm
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Baryte - Barega Mine, Villamassargia (SU), Sardegna, Italia
(#FERR1604)
Showy druse, covered by brilliant, perfect xls of green Baryte with excellent transparence too.
From a unique historical finding dating about 50 years ago.
Classic!
Specimen weight:1556 gr.
Crystal size:4 cm
Overall size:160mm x 100 mm x 70 mm
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Geocronite - Pollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1599)
A mass of lead grey Geocronite is set in a vug among clear Quartz xls. In the front side of the specimen, The Geocronite is well shaped showing the faces of the Xl.
Extremely rare!
Specimen weight:104 gr.
Crystal size:0.6 cm
Overall size:60mm x 30 mm x 42 mm
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Boracite - Alto Chapare mining district, Chapare, Cochabamba, Bolivia
(#12028_BORA_DANI)
Rare huge (for the species) boracite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:21 gr.
Crystal size:14 mm
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Rhodizite - Betafo district, Vakinankaratra, Antananarivo, Madagascar
(#12022_RHOD_DANI)
Superb rare rhodizite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:104 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 35 mm
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Smithsonite - Kelly mine, Magdalena, New Mexico, USA
(#MINS9137)
Specimen with intense blue/green Smithsonite in botryoidal mass from this classic locality.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm
Overall size:51mm x 38 mm x 14 mm
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Silver on Arsenic - Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
(#MINS9127)
East German classics.Dendritic growths of strongly elongated native Silver twinned crystals that conserve very fresh surfaces contrasting with the black Arsenic matrix. ....
Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,5 cm long
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 20 mm
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Cobalto-Austinite, Roselite - Aghbar mine, Bou Azzer district,,Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
(#12494_COBA_DANI)
Suberb bright green rare Cobalto_Austinite xx with nice magenta Roselite xx.
Specimen weight:337 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:88mm x 85 mm x 35 mm
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Vesigneite, Malachite included Calcite - Mashamba west mine, Kolwezi, ,Katanga, Dem. Rep. of Congo
(#12030_VESI_DANI)
Malachite included calcite with many tiny Vesigneite xx.
Specimen weight:55 gr.
Crystal size:5 m
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Hematite, epitaxial Rutile - Cavradi gorge - Grischun, Switzerland
(#12795_HEMA_DANI)
Gourgeous, lustrous and large hematite xx. The xx is partly hollow. 1993 find.
Specimen weight:338 gr.
Crystal size:39 mm
Overall size:38mm x 22 mm x 30 mm
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Hematite roses and Quartz - Galmihorn, Reckingen, Goms, ,Valais, Switzerland
(#12815_HEMA_DANI)
Classic super nice hamatite rosetes. A swiss alps classic. 1978 find.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:15 mm (e), 20 mm (q)
Overall size:45mm x 35 mm x 30 mm
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Vanadinite - Mibladen mine - Midelt - Khenifra Prov. - Meknès-Tafilalet Region - Morocco
(#GM25037)
A beautiful druse covered with brilliant and perfect crystals of fiery red vanadinite, which are mostly arranged on one side.
The back of the specimen is light brown colored and shows the natural process of ...
Specimen weight:230 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 10
Overall size:80mm x 40 mm x 65 mm
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Fluorite - Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
(#MINS9086)
Really nice group of lustrous, translucent, dark purple Fluorite crystals measuring 44x42x30 mm with well defined deep red Sphalerite xls in association on matrix.
Specimen weight:185 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 44 mm wide
Overall size:68mm x 67 mm x 38 mm
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Scheelite on Muscovite - Pingwu beryl mine (Huya W-Sn-Be deposit; Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposit), Huya township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
(#MINS9092)
Marvelous orange-yellow Scheelite's crystal, very glossy, nicely standing out on the Muscovite's matrix. The sample is very nice, in excellent conditions, and it's natural, absolutely not oiled.
Specimen weight:240 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 24 mm
Overall size:68mm x 58 mm x 35 mm
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Mimetite on Smithsonite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto region - Namibia
(#MINS9088)
Labeled specimen with golden-brown mimetite crystals up to 6 mm scattered on green Smitsonite xls.
Specimen weight:132 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:62mm x 55 mm x 34 mm
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Pyrochlore Group - Vishneye Mts - Cheluyabinsk Oblast - Russia
(#MINS9065)
Several brown colored and semitransparent crystals of pyrochlore are visible over this specimen, for a strong contrast with the withish bulky calcite ...
Specimen weight:320 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm
Overall size:73mm x 67 mm x 45 mm
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Fluorite - Is Murvonis mine, Domusnovas, Sardiinia, Italy
(#12593a_FLUO_DANI)
Gorgeous light purple geminated gemmy fluorite xx cluster. Very rare colour shape.
Specimen weight:354 gr.
Crystal size:31 mm on edge
Overall size:75mm x 80 mm x 68 mm
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Analcime- Siusi Alp, Gardena Valley, Italy
(#12550_ANAL_DANI)
Superb Analcime xx on matrix from a classic locale.
Specimen weight:790 gr.
Crystal size:25 mm
Overall size:115mm x 100 mm x 60 mm
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Almandine garnet - Timmelsjoch, Bozen, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto-Adige, Italy
(#11058_ALMA_DANI)
Large almandine garnet on mica schist.
Specimen weight:1832 gr.
Crystal size:30 mm
Overall size:145mm x 130 mm x 60 mm
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Proustite - Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
(#MINS9041)
Cluster of old classc german intergrown crystals of Proustite up to 1,3 cm tall with intense dark red color.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,3 cm tall
Overall size:20mm x 11 mm x 30 mm
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Argyrodite, Acanthite - Porco, Agua de Castilla, Potosì, Bolivia
(#12228_ARGY_DANI)
Nice tiny rare argyrodite xx with acanthite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:401 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:75mm x 70 mm x 60 mm
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Bentorite with Portlandite - Hatrurim Formation, Negev, Israel (Type Locality)
(#MINS9028)
Bentorite is a very rare hydrated sulfate and is a member of the Ettringite Group. The Hatrurim Formation of Israel is the Type Locality. Portlandite is a rare Ca-hydroxide and is a member of the Brucite Group. Combination specimens are extremely ra.
Specimen weight:62 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm (bentorite) - Up t
Overall size:56mm x 35 mm x 45 mm
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Topaz- Katlang, Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
(#10971_TOPA_DANI)
Very nice yellow gemmy topax xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:228 gr.
Crystal size:25 mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 60 mm
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Wulfenite - Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
(#10555_WULF_DANI)
Very nice deep yellow wulfenite crystals on limonite matrix.
Specimen weight:437 gr.
Crystal size:5 m
Overall size:125mm x 75 mm x 45 mm
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Dioptase with Mottramite -Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
(#MINS8979)
Cluster of bright xls of Dioptase up to 5 mm with adamantine luster on matrix with green Mottramite in association. Very nice combo from Tsumeb mine.
Specimen weight:106 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:95mm x 80 mm x 27 mm
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Acanthite, Quartz - Uchucchacua mine, Oyon, Peru
(#10792_SILV_DANI)
A classic combo offering massive and crystallized silver with acanthite xx.
Specimen weight:131 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm (a)
Overall size:60mm x 35 mm x 35 mm
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Senegalite - Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Tambacounda Region, Senegal (TL)
(#MINS8942)
Rich and extremely well displaying Senegalite vug coated by very sharp and lustrous crystals, with an intense yellow green color and transparency. The specimen is from a 2008 find at the Type Locality for the species.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:75mm x 45 mm x 22 mm
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Cerussite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
(#MINS8934)
Very nice glassy slighly reddish colorless translucent twinned Cerussite crystals grouping up to 3,5 cm wide, no matrix or point of attachment. Former Dr. Francesco Bedognè collection with original label.Acquired in Chiavenna(SO) show year 1975.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 35 mm x 28 mm
Overall size:40mm x 35 mm x 28 mm
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Botallackite - Submarine Lode, Levant Mine, Trewellard, Botallack - Pendeen Area, St. Just District, Cornwall, England, UK
(#MINS8927)
A very rich, sparkling specimen with brilliantly green microcrystals of the rare species Bottalackite embedded in matrix, from this classic locale. Ex. Richard Barstow Collection.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:58mm x 55 mm x 22 mm
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Pyrargyrite, Acanthite, Siderite - San Genaro mine, Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru
(#10656a_PYRA_DANI)
Very nice pyrargyrite xls with acanthite xls and siderite.
Specimen weight:713 gr.
Crystal size:6 mm
Overall size:92mm x 65 mm x 50 mm
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Grossular garnet - Asbestos - Les Sources RCM - Estrie - Québec - Canada
(#MINS8882)
This cluster is seeded of several grossular crystal up to 8 mm wide all of them are transparent with excellent glassy luster and sharp striations.From an old find.
Specimen weight:1016 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm wide
Overall size:120mm x 90 mm x 50 mm
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Serandite, Donnayite-Y, Aegirine - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
(#12696_SERA_DANI)
Very nice serandite crystals cluster with rare donnayite xx, aegirine xx.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:34 mm
Overall size:32mm x 22 mm x 24 mm
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Pyrite - Huanzala mine - Huallanca Distr. - Bolognesi Prov. - Ancash - Perù
(#GM23082)
From a new discovery in Peru.
A stunning aggregate of octahedral pyrites, an uncommon kind of crystallization.
The crystals are big, perfect, with well-defined edges, rounded corners and are partly interpenetrated with each other ...
Specimen weight:570 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 35 x 35
Overall size:90mm x 67 mm x 66 mm
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Hematite - Fibbia, St Gotthard massif, Tessin, Switzerland
(#12694_HEMA_DANI)
A classic. Superb hematite iron rose with some adularia xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:160 gr.
Crystal size:up to 25 mm rosettes
Overall size:40mm x 45 mm x 35 mm
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Hematite, Rutile, Quartz - Cavradi gorge - Grischun, Switzerland
(#12682_HEMA_DANI)
Nice classic combo of hematite with rutile in epitaxy on quartz. Ex L. De Battisti collection.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:40 mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 40 mm
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Ilvaite, Quartz - Huanggang mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
(#10891_ILVA_DANI)
By now a classic. Superb ilvaite xx with Quartz xx.
Specimen weight:327 gr.
Crystal size:70 mm
Overall size:75mm x 50 mm x 45 mm
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Clinozoisite - Concession Morgan 3, Coayllo, Dos De Mayo, Peru
(#10363a_CLIN_DANI)
This is a truly superb peruvian clinozoisite for xls perfection, transparency and luster.
Specimen weight:200 gr.
Crystal size:12 mm
Overall size:70mm x 60 mm x 45 mm
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Pyrrothite, Fluorite - Dal'negorsk, Far-Eastern, Russia
(#10702_PYRR_DANI)
Double side speciment. On one side superb pyrrothite xx on the other side nice fluorite xx.
Specimen weight:768 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:100mm x 75 mm x 120 mm
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Chalcocite on Quartz - Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
(#10685_CHAL_DANI)
Very nice classic chalcocite xx on quartz xx matrix with minor malachite.
Specimen weight:306 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:90mm x 85 mm x 40 mm
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Fettelite - Glasberg quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (TL)
(#MINS8736)
Cluster of trigonal lamellar crystals of very rare Fettelite up to 1 mm with internal red color from the type locality.Former Sandro Maggia coll. with original label.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size:35mm x 26 mm x 10 mm
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Copper - Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
(#MINS8724)
A classic, old-time specimen of sculptural arborescent crystallized native copper. Showy
Specimen weight:480 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2,0 cm
Overall size:120mm x 25 mm x 120 mm
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Tsumcorite - Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
(#12671_TSUM_DANI)
Rare and nice. Superb tsumcorite specimen from Mexico.
Specimen weight:90 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:65mm x 38 mm x 32 mm
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Ilvaite - Nikolaevskiy mine, Dal'negorsk, Far-Eastern, Russia
(#0972_ILVA_DANI)
Highly lustrous ilvaite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:748 gr.
Crystal size:up to 15 mm
Overall size:138mm x 100 mm x 60 mm
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Analcime with Natrolite, Rhodochrosite and Aegirine - Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
(#BALD0757)
Analcime's crystals, the biggest of 50 mm, are partially covered by 22 mm Natrolite's crystals, also biterminated, nice well formed Rhodochrosite's rosettes up to 15 mm and Aegirine, both in big crystals up to 38 mm and in small, slender...
Specimen weight:945 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 50 mm
Overall size:170mm x 130 mm x 82 mm
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Elbaite on Quartz - Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
(#BALD0751)
Wonderful Elbaite's crystal, with color from pink (at the base) to light green (on the top), well terminated, translucent and gemmy, implanted on a Quartz's crystal. With two cuts, on the base and on one side, that are not so visible.
Specimen weight:145 gr.
Crystal size:13 mm
Overall size:64mm x 41 mm x 38 mm
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Fluorliddicoatite with Schorlite and Phenakite - Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
(#BALD0750)
Extraordinary and very interesting sample from Madagascar. On a huge 32 mm Fluorliddicoatite's crystal, with a color turning from wine red to yellow-green, a 15 mm black Schorlite's crystal is implanted, with some little 5 mm Phenakite's...
Specimen weight:37 gr.
Crystal size:32 mm
Overall size:38mm x 29 mm x 32 mm
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Hemimorphite - San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Chihuahua, Mexico
(#BALD0745)
Hemimorphite's mamelons developed on the matrix, made up of countless small shiny crystals with an unusual intense azure-grey color. From an unique and no longer repeated finding in 2005. Aesthetic and colorful sample.
Specimen weight:875 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:112mm x 85 mm x 63 mm
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Bournonite and Stephanite, Argyrodite ? - Colquechaca, Chayanta, Potosí, Bolivia
(#12282_BOUR_DANI)
Another killer duo or trio. Bournonite xx with Stephanite xx and possibly also Argyriodite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:390 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm (b), 2 mm(s), 1 mm
Overall size:80mm x 40 mm x 70 mm
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Hausmannite - N'Chwanning II mine, KMF, Northen Cape, South Africa
(#10695_HAUS_DANI)
Very nice rare jet black hausmannite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:515 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:70mm x 40 mm x 65 mm
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Brookite - Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
(#10145a_BROK_DANI)
This is really a very nice orange /brown brookite crystal with quartz.
Specimen weight:176 gr.
Crystal size:35 mm
Overall size:85mm x 50 mm x 40 mm
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Quartz - Rocchetta Nervina, Nervia Valley, Imperia, Liguria, Italy
(#FERR1586)
Classic sample of "fenster" Quartz, showing the typical hoppers and clay inclusions inside the exceptional transparence of the Quartz. No matrix, almost a floater.
Showy!
Specimen weight:160 gr.
Crystal size:7,4 cm.
Overall size:88mm x 47 mm x 42 mm
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Bornite - Dzhezkazgan mine, Dzhezkazgan, Karagandy, Kazakhstan
(#10644_BORN_DANI)
An historical sample of iridescent bornite and other copper sulphides from this extinct locality.
Specimen weight:260 gr.
Crystal size:9 mm
Overall size:105mm x 70 mm x 45 mm
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Andradite, var. Topazolite - Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antetezambato (Tetezambato), Maherivaratra Commune, Ambanja District, Diana Region (Northern Region), Antsiranana Province, Madagascar
(#BALD0717)
Cluster of glossy Topazolite's crystals. The color is like cognac with warm light, and brown-olive with cool light (between Topazolite and Demantoid). The crystals stand out well on the metamorphosed limestone's matrix.
Specimen weight:165 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:77mm x 62 mm x 25 mm
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Olmiite with Bultfonteinite - N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
(#BALD0716)
Gorgeous Olmiite's crystals up to 16 mm, with a nice amber color, well formed and glossy, are accompanied by sprays of acicular, pure white Bultfonteinite's crystals, with a nice aesthetic effect. Very aesthetic sample.
Specimen weight:283 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 16 mm
Overall size:13mm x 78 mm x 27 mm
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Copper - Kearsarge mine, Houghton Co., ,Michigan, USA
(#10795_COPP_DANI)
A classic. Native copper specimen with some copper xx on it.
Specimen weight:226 gr.
Crystal size:na
Overall size:160mm x 55 mm x 40 mm
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Strengite on goethite - Leveäniemi mine - Svappavaara - Kiruna - Norrbotten County - Sweden
(#GM21039)
Excellent cluster that has several little, lillac colored spheres of strengite.
They are sedded over a carpet of dark brown colored gothite.
Some of them are broken to show the typical spoking.
Specimen weight:430 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size:65mm x 54 mm x 52 mm
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Kolwezite - Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
(#FERR1542)
Green-brown spherical aggregates of Kolwezite spread on Cobaltoandolomite in small purple crystals.
Excellent and rare!
Specimen weight:637 gr.
Crystal size:4,5 cm dia
Overall size:105mm x 85 mm x 45 mm
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Campylite - Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells Mining Region, Cumbria, England, UK
(#FERR1539)
Cluster featuring several orange barrel shaped crystals of campylite, variety of mimetite, spread over matrix from the classic british locality in the Caldbeck Fells district.
Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:0.8 cm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Otavite - Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
(#9824_OTAV_DANI)
Specimen very nice and very rich of super rare otavite xls on matrix.
Specimen weight:9 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:24mm x 22 mm x 18 mm
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Epidote - Tormiq valley (Tormic; Tormik; Tormig; Turmiq), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
(#BALD0704)
This nice sample shows sharp, glossy, gemmy, olive green crystals, with well defined faces and numerous twinnings. It shows also a slight pleochroism. In very good conditions.
Specimen weight:80 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 35 mm
Overall size:77mm x 25 mm x 48 mm
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Clinozoisite - Cerro San Cristobal, San Vincente de Cañete, Cañete Province, Lima, Peru
(#BALD0702)
Group of really nice crystals, well distributed on the matrix, to form a pleasant geode. The green crystals are shiny, well terminated and with good dimensions. The sample is in very good conditions.
Specimen weight:220 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 18 mm
Overall size:73mm x 48 mm x 56 mm
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Quartz var. Amethyst, Calcite, "Apophyllite" - Fengjiashan Mine (Daye copper mine), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
(#BALD0694)
Wonderful group of Amethyst's crystals, very shiny and translucent, with a big Calcite's crystal (50 mm) and small "Apophyllite"'s crystals (4 mm). A classic for the locality. The Calcite is slightly damaged, but in a barely visible way.
Specimen weight:438 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 54 mm
Overall size:90mm x 60 mm x 78 mm
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Gold - Rosia Montana, Alba, Romania
(#FERR1439)
Fine cluster featuring several leaf of christalline gold scattered on quartz, from a classic european locale.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:
Overall size:28mm x 18 mm x 10 mm
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Mimetite - Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
(#10135_MIME_DANI)
This is truly a superb tsumeb minetite offering long xls nicely contrasting on the light creamy matrix.
Specimen weight:181 gr.
Crystal size:26 mm
Overall size:90mm x 75 mm x 45 mm
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Löllingite, Calcite, Quartz - Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit (Huanggangliang Mine; Huanggang Mine), Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
(#BALD0646)
Wonderful sample of Löllingite, with crystals up to 30 mm, very shiny, well formed, sporadically covered by Quartz's crystals up to 8 mm and with white Calcite's crystals up to 20 mm. In marvelous conditions, not to be missed. With a cut…
Specimen weight:254 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 30 mm
Overall size:90mm x 44 mm x 43 mm
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Chalcocite with Quartz - Dzhezkazgan Mining District ("Dzhezkazgan Mine"), Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
(#BALD0638)
Exceptionally shiny and well formed crystals, that cover all the matrix. There is a carpet of little colorless and brilliant Quartz's crystals. A very fine specimen of this species from Kazakhstan.
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 14 mm
Overall size:67mm x 42 mm x 39 mm
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Phosgenite - Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1418)
Fine single Xl of honey yellow Phosgenite with a small bit of matrix.
One of the most known and appreciated italian classics!
Specimen weight:42 gr.
Crystal size:3 cm
Overall size:30mm x 28 mm x 22 mm
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Copper - Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
(#BALD0623)
Group of nice crystals, very big, well defined and not damaged. With dark patina.
Specimen weight:140 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 50 mm
Overall size:89mm x 50 mm x 15 mm
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Prase Quartz - Serifos Island (Seriphos), Cyclade Islands (Cyclades; Kikladhes; Nomos Kikladhon), Kykládes Prefecture, Aegean Islands Department (Aiyaíon), Greece
(#BALD0620)
Aesthetic sample of Prase Quartz, with well formed, intense green crystals. There are some few small ruptures, not much visible.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 37 mm
Overall size:90mm x 62 mm x 45 mm
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Bertrandite, Quartz, Fluorite, Pyrite, Ferberite - Kara-Oba W deposit, Karazhal, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
(#BALD0615)
On a group of milky Quartz's ctystals up to 66 mm, hundreds of white Bertrandite's crystals up to 5 mm are laid down, with two nice octahedral green Fluorite's crystals (22 mm), Ferberite (10 mm) and a myriad of extremely shiny Pyrite's…
Specimen weight:390 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:100mm x 70 mm x 78 mm
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Sulphur - Monteponi Mine, by Iglesias, Province of Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
(#FERR1384)
Sharp bi-pyramidal lemon yellow Xls of Sulphur on galena matrix.
Monteponi is worldwide known for its phosgenites and anglesites. Sulphur is an extreme rarity for the mine.
Specimen weight:353 gr.
Crystal size:to 0,5 cm
Overall size:75mm x 55 mm x 42 mm
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Set of 40 high quality plexiglas base with beveled edges. Set of 40 bases
(#BASE_8X_S5)
High quality plexiglas base with beveled edges.
Set 40 base of different 2 shapes and 8 sizes.
Specimen weight:5000 gr.
Crystal size:na
Overall size:0mm x 0 mm x 0 mm
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Quartz var. Hyaline Quartz - Tibet Autonomous Region, China
(#BALD0358)
Floating group of hyaline Quartz's crystals, compenetrated, extremely shiny, almost all biterminated and with black inclusions. Truly beautiful, in excellent conditions.
Specimen weight:144 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 109 mm
Overall size:77mm x 109 mm x 72 mm
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Hutchinsonite - La Libertad Mine, Quiruvilca, Peru
(#FERR1225)
On a flattish sulphide/pyrite matrix are scattered several crystals of hutchinsonite, with crystals to around half cm. A very good example of this rare and classic sulphosalt from Quiruvilca. Formerly in the M. Motta collection.
Specimen weight:250 gr.
Crystal size:to 0.5 cm
Overall size:80mm x 70 mm x 40 mm
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Plumbogummite - Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
(#FERR1181)
Fantastic cluster of Plumbogummite in thick blue colour encrusting Yellow pyromorphite. Stunning luster.
From a recent find at the mine that set new standards for this showy but rare specie!
Specimen weight:39 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:30mm x 25 mm x 25 mm
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Parisite (Ce) - Snowbird mine, Fish Creek, Alberton, Mineral Co., Montana, USA
(#FERR1169)
Fine Group of elongated orange-brown xls of Parisite in parallel association. From a US locale which produced excellent samples for this not so common specie.
Former M. Sacchi collection, with label.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:29mm x 25 mm x 17 mm
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Pyromorphite - Tanzfleck, Freihung, Bavaria, Germany
(#FERR0937)
Nice plate featuring lots of bright green hexagonal prisms of Pyromorphite, scattered all over the display surface.
Old german stuff, in a pretty good shape and quality.
Specimen weight:155 gr.
Crystal size:to 0.8 cm
Overall size:70mm x 50 mm x 45 mm
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Calcite with malachite, Da Shun Long, Yunnan Province, China
(#4298_CALC_DANI)
A great specimen full of calcite crystals colored green by malachite inclusions. Rare!Also visibile is some minor malachite.
Specimen weight:1076 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm on edge
Overall size:175mm x 90 mm x 90 mm
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Bertrandite, Quartz and Pyrite - Kara-Oba deposit, Betpakdala Desert, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
(#FERR0819)
Cluster with rich coverage of pearl white Bertrandite xls, spread over smoky Quartz xls, and associated with Pyrite in cubic xls.
Campione in ottime condizioni.
Specimen weight:304 gr.
Crystal size:bertrandite to 1 cm
Overall size:87mm x 70 mm x 45 mm
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Zinkenite and Andorite - Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
(#FERR0818)
Well displaying group of Zinkenite in deep gray, sturdy, elongated xls.
Among the Zinkenite, it can be distinguished an association with Andorite in grey xls.
Specimen weight:111 gr.
Crystal size:to 3,2 cm
Overall size:75mm x 40 mm x 40 mm
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Owner : Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy) 