Collectible minerals

7x5x4 cmReference : 0020

Magnificent set of Calcite "Sandwich" on matrix translucent, colorless with their center a gray band. These specimens react with long UV to reveal a beautiful pink color red flashy! New discovery.9 x 7,30 x 4,60 cmReference : 0578

Specimen with twinned Dolomite crystals typical from the Azcarate quarry in Spain.8,30 x 7,30 x 6,40 cmReference : 1974

Many Demantoid green apple, gem and lustrous, associated with fibrous Asbeste on matrix from Italy. Garnet are very well formed.12,20 x 7,10 x 3,30 cmReference : 3106

Botryoidal hematite plate from China. Crystals are matte, well formed. In the center we see more prominent crystals.7,50 x 6,50 x 4,10 cmReference : 2739

This specimen comes from an old systematic collection originating in Italy. Although the collection is mainly focused on zeolites, it also includes other types of minerals. The collector, passionate and curious, has himself prospected in various regions, including the Flinders Islands in...

Aerial specimen combining Analcime, Albite and Natrolite from the Poudrette quarry in Canada.5,40 x 2,60 x 1,80 cmReference : 2637

Rhombohedron Calcite has complex terminations partially covered Pyrite.6,9 x 5 x 2 cm0036-SMCLS

Gem crystallization of rhodochrosite in a gangue rich in manganese.This sample is from the Jacobsi mine, Santa Eulalia mining district, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico.It measures 4.6 cm long by 3.5 cm wide and 2.2 cm thick.Its weight is 62 grams.Reference: 0998Additional photos and online...

Bel entire quartz core on matrix, thick enough.11 x 10 x 7 cm0143-CD

February 2022 discovery for these fabulous pieces of Stibiotantalite which all have a very nice size for their provenance! They are also extremely precious and most of them are associated with pink tourmaline. The parts were analyzed: (Sb0.78 Bi0.13)(Ta0.74 Nb0.18) O4 + presence of black crusted...

Pretty red cinbre geode associated with white baritine.4 x 2,5 x 2 cmReference : 0421

Andradite garnet  var. demantoid and/or topazolite and calcite - Cerro de la Concordia, Veracruz, Mexico9,6 x 8,8 x 1,9 cm Reference : 0219

Crystallized piece almost everywhere with on the front of Adamite crystals in the form of yellow balls chick that cover almost entirely the Limonite matrix, and on the side of beautiful balls also crystals, well formed, in cavities of Limonite. Very aesthetic set from the Ojuela mine in Mexico.13...

Different generations and crystallization of calcite (aragonite?) On this item. Large Rhombohedrons bitérminés have traces of natural dissolution. A Arbouet of curiosity in excellent condition!10 x 7,5 x 5 cmReference : 0090

Piece of purple fluorite well crystallized on gangue, accompanied by a little quartz.This piece comes from Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.It weighs 45 grams.This sample measures 5.5 cm long by 3.7 cm wide and 2.3 cm at the thickest.Additional photos and online...

Very pretty fibrous Malachite in velvet tufts, from the Democratic Republic of Congo.4,30 x 3,90 x 3,40 cmReference : 2268

Hedgehog small quite thin and slightly smoky quartz from the heights of Contamines. A new discovery of summer 2020.6 x 4 x 3 cmReference : 0399

Large ball of primary Malachite superbly crystallized all on a crust of Chrysocolla of a superb blue. Specimen from the famous Mashamba West mine in DR Congo.11,40 x 8,90 x 4,10 cmReference : 4107

Fluorite is clearer than in the photos, the light reflected too much on it. Nice set from Dalnegorsk in Russia.5 x 4,10 x 3,60 cmReference : 3488

intense blue color, contrast,7 x 6 x 5 cmReference : 0451

Discovery J-L. Hohl 1994.8,0 x 6,0 x 6,0 cm0128-CrSu

Sheaf of red Rhodochrosite crystals contrasting with the black matrix. Very beautiful crystallization atypical for the locality.7,70 x 6,20 x 3,80 cmReference : 3349

Very nice group of prismatic crystals of Vesuvianite bicolor from the famous Jeffrey Mine in Canada. The crystals have a beautiful color and are well formed.3,50 x 2,80 x 1,80 cmReference : 2704