Smithsonite and malachite - Touissit, Morocco
Veneer smithsonite covers small malachite crystals. 7,4 x 7,4 x 5 cm0029-LCJD
Veneer smithsonite covers small malachite crystals. 7,4 x 7,4 x 5 cm0029-LCJD
Metamict red zircon crystals on biotite gangue 7,4 x 5 x 2,8 cm0041-LCJD
Group of blue cyanite crystals on quartz. Different shades of blue but overall, the crystals are very well drawn. 11,1 x 10,6 x 9,4 cm0046-LCJD
Quartz with millimetre-sized crystal inclusions of dumortierite quartz. According to the observed face, one can distinguish perfectly the small "fireworks" of dumortierite. Point not repolished. 3,8 x 2,9 x 2,3 cm0054-LCJD
Piece from the old collection of P. Zerfass. The fluorite crystals from a 2nd generation are of a very light bluish color with yellow zonations. These crystals are on a thin layer of quartz and themselves on a layer of emerald green fluorite from a first generation. No damage. 12,2 x 7,2 x 5...
Very marked pleochroism going from blue to purple. The cabochon weighs 6.82 grams. 2,2 x 1,4 x 0,7 cm0062-LCJD
Native silver trees on calcite. The contrast is striking between the banch calcite and the rather dark grey silver. 8 x 5,2 x 2,7 cm0064-LCJD
Rare piece! Bottle with its stopper made from a single quartz crystal. The object is engraved with floral motifs. 8,3 x 5,6 x 3,9 cm0078-LCJD
Floating pyromorphite of a rather exceptional size. The piece weighs just over 800 grams. The crystals go from a bright green to a khaki green. Some crystals have a melted aspect while others will have a barrel habit. 10,3 x 9,5 x 7,4 cm0089-LCJD
Nodule of sanded azurite from Chessy-les-Mines with a rather original shape. 2,7 x 3,2 x 2,7 cm0090-LCJD
Spherules of erythrite (sometimes acicular) on gangue in association with quartz. The piece weighs 1149 grams. 13,1 x 8,9 x 8,9 cm0093-LCJD
Amazing French sample of hyalite opal on trachyte exit discovered quite recently. The nodules have a beautiful limpidity. 6,7 x 9,8 x 3,5 cm0094-LCJD
9,8 x 5,4 x 3,2 cm0100-LCJD