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Aesthetic Italian minerals

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.


m268- Celestine on sulfur - Mine La Grasta – Caltanissetta – Sicilia - Italy. Size 10x7x4 weight 0.45. Carpet of white prismatic celestine crystals with max. size 12 mm. and yellow sulfur on matrix. 45 €

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m136- Black quartz – Monteriggioni - Toscana - Italy. Size 15x8x5 weight 0.5. Group of black quartz crystals with max. size 20 mm. on yellow matrix. 45 €

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m137- Ilvaite on quartz – Mine Temperino – Campiglia - Toscana - Italy. Size 10x7x4 weight 0.3. Carpet of black brilliant ilvaite crystals with max. size 8 mm. on white quartz. 45 €

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m144.jpg (25385 byte) m144- Anhidrite on dolomite – Mine Campiano - Toscana - Italy. Size 10x8x6 weight 0.5. Hedgehog of white anhidrite crystals with max. size 10 mm. on yellow dolomite matrix. 38

m140.jpg (42796 byte) m140- Cinnabar – Min. Siele – M.Amiata - Toscana - Italy. Size 8x7x5 weight 0.3. Carpet of red cinnabar crystals of 1 mm. on white dolomite. 17 €
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m141- Gypsum – Min. Niccioleta - Toscana - Italy. Size 8x6x5 weight 0.25. Cluster of colourless gypsum crystals with max. size 60 mm. on pyrite matrix. 30

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m134.jpg (22224 byte) m134- Pyrite – Min. Riomarina (cant. Falcacci) – Elba island - Italy. Size 3x3x3 weight 0.15. Cubic brilliant single crystal without matrix. 6

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