Polysynthetic manganocalcite sample with two main terminations.Quasi-floating part with a strong reaction to long UV rays.It comes from the Dalnegorsk Mining District, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia.Weighing 89 grams, this specimen is 8.6 cm long, 3.3 cm wide and 3.1 cm...
Towering light mauve colored amethyst crystal on matrix with slightly skeletal growth and reconsolidated fracture marks.It comes from Mexico, from the Las Vigas sector, Vera Cruz state.This piece measures 9.5 cm long by 8 cm wide and 5.8 cm at the thickest.It weighs 313 grams.Reference:...
Sample containing numerous native bisthmut inclusions with a good metallic luster.This piece comes from the Schneeberg area in Germany, a mining region exploited for 500 years for silver, bisthmut and more recently uranium.It measures 3.9 cm high by 3.3 cm wide and 2.6 cm thick.Weight of 56...
Translucent smithsonite piece with rhombohedral crystals on matrixSpecimen from the Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia.It measures 3.7 cm high, 3.7 cm wide and 3.1 cm thick.Its weight is 52 grams.(Measurements off base)Reference: 0710Additional photos and online ordering on the DGminéraux...
Nice piece of epidote with quartz on a matrix of rough sphalerite and epidote.It comes from the district of Pampa Blanca, Province of Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru.This specimen measures 5.4 cm wide by 7.9 cm high and 4.1 cm at the thickest.Its weight is 157 grams.A few discreet touches to...
Pleasant presentation for this azurite crystal finished in deep blue color on its brown matrix.It comes from the mining district of Touissit-Bou Beker, Province of Jerada, Oriental Region, Morocco.Weighing 46 grams, this specimen measures 5 cm wide by 3.4 cm high and 1.8 cm at the...
Pretty baryte with brilliant blue crystals on a beige baryte gangue.It comes from the Cavnic mine, Maramures, Romania.This piece comes in at 9.5cm long by 7.1cm wide and 5.1cm at its thickest.Its weight is 493 grams.Reference: 0702Additional photos and online ordering on the DGminéraux...
Pseudomorphosis of copper after a crystallized cluster of aragonite.Specimen from the Coro Coro mines, Province of Pacajes, La Paz, Bolivia.This sample showing a remnant of aragonite measures 1.3 cm in diameter.Reference: 0698Additional photos and online ordering on the DGminéraux...
Copper pseudomorph after hexagonal aragonite crystal.Specimen from the Coro Coro mines, Province of Pacajes, La Paz, Bolivia.This sample in good condition measures 0.9 cm in diameter and 0.5 cm thick.Reference: 0697Additional photos and online ordering on the DGminéraux...
Piece associating on matrix pyrite and gray and striated crystals of andorite measuring up to 5 mm.Specimen from the San José mine, Oruro, Cerdaco province, Bolivia.It measures 3.5 cm wide by 1.9 cm high and 1.8 cm thick.Its weight is 15 grams.Reference: 0691Additional photos and online ordering...
Tabular crystal of andorite with several terminations and typical striae. One side has a light beige coating of cervantite or stibiconite.Specimen from the November 2004 discovery made at the San José mine, Oruro, Cerdaco province, Bolivia.It measures 1.6 cm wide by 1.4 cm high and 0.5 cm...
Piece with a pink matrix of rhodochrosite surmounted by finely crystallized white calcite, then crystals of tetrahedrites measuring up to 8 mm.It comes from the Boldut mine, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania.Specimen measuring 7 cm long by 4.2 cm wide and 4.1 cm thick.Its weight is 191 grams.Reference:...
Floating crystal of chalcopyrite with a bronze patina and fairly marked streaks.This specimen comes from the district of Kambove, Haut Katanga, Republic of Congo.Traces of shock suggest recovery in a crusher-melter.It measures 3.6 cm long by 3.3 cm wide and 2.8 cm long.Its weight is 60...
Sample showing zinkenite in a siderite-ankerite and calcite matrix. The sulfosalt is in the form of prismatic crystals measuring up to 10 mm, released from the calcite by chemical treatment.It comes from the ravine of Saint Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,...
Sample of native bismuth, chemical element with symbol Bi, presented here in the form of crystals molded after quartz crystals. It was taken from the tin and tungsten-rich Dayu Co. county in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. This bronze-colored specimen measures 1.9 cm long, 1.3 cm wide and 0.7 cm...
Rarely offered, sample of native lead in the form of a partially tarnished sheet resting on an epidotite matrix (rock formed almost entirely of crystallized epidote). This piece is from the Garpenberg Norra (north) Mine, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden. It measures 2.7 cm long by 1.6...
Very nice group of two ramoni helixes on matrix, epigenized in bluish lussatite.Part without restorations, reactive to short UV.These rare fossil snails transformed into opal come from Dallet, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France.This specimen measures 7.4cm long by 6.9cm wide and 4.8cm thick, snails...
Natural presentation for this quartz carried by sphalerite var. cleophane.Typical coin from the Madan mining sector, Smolyan province, Bulgaria.It measures 7.4 cm long by 4 cm high and 2.8 cm thick.Its weight is 72 grams.Reference: 0639 Additional photos and online order on the DGminerals...
Fluorite with light purple crystals and green core, partially covered with quartz and spherical pyrite.This aesthetic piece comes from the mine of El Hamman, Province of Khemisset, Region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco.It measures 9.3cm wide by 6.1cm high and 5.2cm, for a weight of 383...
Lavender-colored fluorite, crystallized on both sides. It has several crystals of fluorite called "lighter" and galena.Piece from Greenlaws mine, Daddry Shield, Weardale, County Durham, England.It measures 12.2 cm long, 7.7 cm wide and 5.1 cm at the thickest.Weight of 515 grams.Reference:...
Garnet piece var. tsavorite with quartz, graphite, pyrite, and some traces of purple tanzanite.This sample comes from Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania.It measures 6.9cm long, 6cm wide and 3.7cm thick.Its weight is 216 grams.Reference:...
Gypsum crystals var. selenite, with a beautiful luster, on porphyry matrix.This piece comes from the Municipality of Tatatila, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico.It measures 7.1 cm long, 4.9 cm wide and 4.7 cm thick.Its weight is 142 grams.Reference: 0622Order online on the DGminerals...
Light purple amethyst crystals, with a 5.8 cm main crystal.This piece is from Las Vigas, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico.It measures 5.8 cm long, 3.8 cm wide and 1.8 cm thick.Its weight is 29 grams.Reference: 0618Order online on the DGmineraux...
Barite with tabular crystals covered with orange ferric oxides.It comes from the Redoutières mine, Chaillac, Indre, France. This mine closed in 2006.Sample measuring 6.6cm long, 6.5cm wide and 4.8cm thick.Its weight is 260 grams.Reference: 0611Order online on the DGmineraux...
