Aesthetic
minerals from Sardinia island
Legend: Sizes of specimens in cm. Sizes of
crystals in mm. Weight in kg. Prices in euros (consider an exchange rate of 1.35 U.S.A.
dollars for 1 euro). Reproduction of text and photos prohibited without permission of
author. All the specimens are from Italy if not differently specified.
m165- Phosgenite,
anglesite – Min. Monteponi – Iglesias – Sardegna - Italy. Size
9x7x4 weight 0.35. Cluster of tabular phosgenite crystals with max. size 20 mm. and
complex shape mixed with white anglesite small crystals. Yellow fluorescent under U.V.
light. Rich classic specimen now undiscoverable found at 120 meters under the sea’s
level. Monteponi mine is now closed and floaded from 1996 and no other specimens can be
found. 270 €
m149- Anglesite
on galena – Mine Monteponi – Iglesias – Sardegna – Italy.
Size 13x9x5 weight 1.15. Nice cluster of white-colourless-grey anglesite crystals with
max. size 25 mm. on galena matrix. The anglesite crystals are full of galena inclusions. 130 €
m154- Pyromorphite,
wulfenite - Mine Crabulazzu – Sardegna - Italy. Size 7x6x4 weight 0.3.
Beautiful cluster of green grass prismatic pyromorphite crystals with max. size 2 mm. on
altered granitic matrix. Small microcrystals of wulfenite are also mixed with
pyromorphite. 90 €
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m167- Anglesite
on galena – Mine Monteponi – Iglesias – Sardegna – Italy.
Size 8x6x5 weight 0.7. Cluster of grey acicular anglesite crystals with max. lenght 16 mm.
on galena matrix. Uncommon crystalization. 45 € |
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m183- Blue
aragonite - Mine of S.Giovanni - Iglesias – Sardegna - Italy. Size
14x12x5 weight 0.7. Beatiful bothroidal aggregate of light blue aragonite from a classic
site. Found in 1965. Now undiscoverable. 110 € |
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m187- Blue
aragonite - Mine of S.Giovanni - Iglesias – Sardegna - Italy. Size
12x9x4 weight 0.45. Beatiful bothroidal aggregate of light blue aragonite from a classic
site. Found in 1965. Now undiscoverable. 45 € |
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m186- Baryte
– Mine Barega – Sardegna - Italy. Size 6x4x4 weight 0.2. Beautiful group of
intersected yellow-honey tabular baryte crystals with max. size 40 mm. 22 € |
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m153- Blue
hemimorphite - Mine Sa Duchessa – Domusnovas – Sardegna - Italy.
Size 17x10x7 weight 0.35. Typical bothroidal light blue hemimorphite concretion from this
old copper mine. Now undiscoverable. 55 €
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m157- Analcime
– Quarry Monte Oladri - Monastir – Sardegna - Italy. Size 6x4x3 weight 0.1.
Cluster of colourless analcime crystals with max. size 10 mm. on volcanic matrix. 11 € |
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