Epidote - Le Cornillon, Isère, France
A bush of epidotes in long, well-terminated, brilliant crystals from this classic French deposit. 7 x 4 x 5,2 cm. Reference : 3652-LM2T
A bush of epidotes in long, well-terminated, brilliant crystals from this classic French deposit. 7 x 4 x 5,2 cm. Reference : 3652-LM2T
Pretty little brilliant quartz, known as "diamond", from Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle in the Gard. 2,3 x 2,7 x 2,2 cm. Reference : 3645-LM2T
A locality that has produced some of France's finest prehnites! Here the byssolite is not developed, but the prehnites are brilliant and in very good condition. 4,5 x 3,5 x 2 cm. Reference : 3639-LM2T
A turquoise-blue chrysocolla plate that has pseudomorphosed a mineral that may resemble azurite (?), partially covered with microquartz giving the piece a certain sparkle (especially on the reverse). Small groups of dark-green, highly lustrous malachite crystals, scattered throughout the piece,...
Floating piece featuring a perfectly terminated translucent green tourmaline, set in a flat quartz with a glossy surface and whitened by the presence of kaolin inclusions. A superb collector's item! 6 x 5 x 2 cm. Reference : 3628-LM2T
Piece composed of fluorite with shiny surfaces, embedded in white barite covered with small calcite petals of the same hue. The grayish color of the fluorite is probably due to the presence of hydrocarbons, common in this Tunisian deposit. 7,5 x 6 x 2 cm. Reference : 3624-LM2T
Bright, well-formed, deep-green demantoid garnets in very good condition. 4 x 3,5 x 2 cm. Reference : 3621-LM2T
Small, very airy set of colorless, lustrous calcite. Unfortunately, the tips are not intact, but the piece remains very attractive. 5 x 5 x 1,5 x 1,9 cm. Reference : 3620-LM2T
Dark-green epidote hedgehog. The crystals are brilliant. A few bumps. 5,5 x 4 x 3 cm. Reference : 3600-LM2T
Red zunyite crystal with truncated edges on hematite matrix. The zunyite is damaged at the back, hence the low price. 3,5 x 2,2 x 2,5 cm. Reference : 3599-LM2T
Magnificent airborne cluster of bright axinite (the largest crystal measures 1.7 cm) from an unusual yet classic locality: the former Obira copper mine in Japan. 4,2 x 4 x 2,5 cm. Reference : 3349-LM2T
Very airy stilbite on apophyllite. 7 x 6 x 3,2 cm. Reference : 3336-LM2T
Several bright, gemmy axinite crystals with feldspar. One crystal is unfortunately damaged, but the piece remains of fine quality for this Pyrenean locality. 4,5 x 2,5 x 2,5 cm. Reference : 3324-LM2T
Floating, brilliant tourmaline crystal with a much more yellow top. 3 x 2,5 x 1,8 cm. Reference : 3320-LM2T
Tabular "sandwich" wulfenite from the former Mežica mines in Slovenia (ex-Yugoslavia). 6,4 x 4,5 x 2,6 cm. Reference : 3288-LM2T
Floating plate of quartz crystallized along ridges showing no particular organization. We assume these are pseudomorphoses of barite into quartz. 9 x 5,5 x 2,6 cm. Reference : 3286-LM2T
11,5 x 9 x 5,5 cm. Reference : 3223-LM2T
Two bright zunyite crystals on hematite gangue. The main crystal has a 1 cm edge, the second 0.6 cm. Both are naturally cracked but not broken. 3,7 x 3 x 2 cm. Reference : 3137-LM2T
Fairly bright demantoid garnet, nice size and no damage. 4 x 2,2 x 2,5 cm. Reference : 3131-LM2T
Duo of brilliant, undamaged demantoid garnets. 2,5 x 1,5 x 1 cm. Reference : 3130-LM2T
Thick, perfect single crystal of azurite in color, brilliance and termination. 2 x 1,4 x 0,9 cm. Reference : 3094-LM2T