Mineral Collection - Height: 13 cm - Width: 0.5 cm- 7.4 kg - (38)

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Mineral collection comprising 38 specimens from diverse countries; dimensions 13 cm high, 0.5 cm wide and 13 cm deep, weighing 7.4 kg.

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A very fine (private) collection of exotic, rare and top-shelf (literally) high quality, classic and new specimens! Many from historic origin and abandoned mines. Carefully collected over the years (38 specimens).
Please watch all the pictures, because you quickly miss a jewel! Also some UV-active specimens (marked with a *)

1. Native Gold on matrix; Carinthia, Austria
2. Native Gold nuggets (2); Colorado, USA
3. Sphalerite crystal; Osarizawa mine, Akita, Japan
4. Silver on matrix; Kongsberg, Norway
5. Tanzanite crystal cluster (13 gram); Merelani, Tanzania
*6. Precious opal; Coober Pedy, Australië
7. Heliodor (beryl) crystal; Brazil
*8. "Cola" Calcite; Mallorca, Spain
9. Brazilianite cluster; Brazil
10. Kunzite crystal; Nuristan, Afghanistan
11. Tourmaline after kunzite with lepidolite; Baker Boulevard pocket, Oceanview mine, California, USA
12. Rare smoky quartz; Hirukawa, Japan
13. Rhodochrosite; Chihuahua, Mexico
14. Rhodonite; Morro da Mina, Brazil
15. Pyroxmangite; Tagushi mine, Japan
16. Uvarovite garnets on chromite matrix; Saranovskii Mine, Urals, Russia
17. Orthoclase crystal (Baveno twin); Japan
*18. Stellerite; Toba, Japan
*19. Wulfenite crystals on matrix; Slovenia
20. Smithsonite; Sardinia, Italy
21. Imperial Topaz crystal; Brazil
22. Azurite on matrix; TSUMEB, Namibia
*23. Topaz crystal; Schneckenstein, Germany
*24. Goethite on smoky quartz; Germany
25. Rare Prehnite; Kandivali, Malad, India
26. Eosphorite; Brazil
*27. Fluorite, sphalerite; Hosukura, Japan
28. Rubellite tourmaline; Minas Gerais, Brazil
*29. Rhodochrosite; Oppu mine, Japan
30. Rhodochrosite; Oppu mine, Japan
31. Heulandite; Fassa Valley, Italy
32. Kyanite & staurolite; St. Gotthard, Switzerland
33 Quartz crystal on marble; Carrara, Italy
34. Pyromorphite; Rosenberg mine, Germany
35. Almandine garnet in matrix; Bella Vista mine, Alaska, USA
* 36. Calcite with amethyst in geode, Juchem quarry, Germany
*37. Emerald rough; Afghanistan
38. Rainbow pyrite in septaria; Volga river, Russia

* = Fluorescent specimen

Size range: 0.5-13 cm



A very fine (private) collection of exotic, rare and top-shelf (literally) high quality, classic and new specimens! Many from historic origin and abandoned mines. Carefully collected over the years (38 specimens).
Please watch all the pictures, because you quickly miss a jewel! Also some UV-active specimens (marked with a *)

1. Native Gold on matrix; Carinthia, Austria
2. Native Gold nuggets (2); Colorado, USA
3. Sphalerite crystal; Osarizawa mine, Akita, Japan
4. Silver on matrix; Kongsberg, Norway
5. Tanzanite crystal cluster (13 gram); Merelani, Tanzania
*6. Precious opal; Coober Pedy, Australië
7. Heliodor (beryl) crystal; Brazil
*8. "Cola" Calcite; Mallorca, Spain
9. Brazilianite cluster; Brazil
10. Kunzite crystal; Nuristan, Afghanistan
11. Tourmaline after kunzite with lepidolite; Baker Boulevard pocket, Oceanview mine, California, USA
12. Rare smoky quartz; Hirukawa, Japan
13. Rhodochrosite; Chihuahua, Mexico
14. Rhodonite; Morro da Mina, Brazil
15. Pyroxmangite; Tagushi mine, Japan
16. Uvarovite garnets on chromite matrix; Saranovskii Mine, Urals, Russia
17. Orthoclase crystal (Baveno twin); Japan
*18. Stellerite; Toba, Japan
*19. Wulfenite crystals on matrix; Slovenia
20. Smithsonite; Sardinia, Italy
21. Imperial Topaz crystal; Brazil
22. Azurite on matrix; TSUMEB, Namibia
*23. Topaz crystal; Schneckenstein, Germany
*24. Goethite on smoky quartz; Germany
25. Rare Prehnite; Kandivali, Malad, India
26. Eosphorite; Brazil
*27. Fluorite, sphalerite; Hosukura, Japan
28. Rubellite tourmaline; Minas Gerais, Brazil
*29. Rhodochrosite; Oppu mine, Japan
30. Rhodochrosite; Oppu mine, Japan
31. Heulandite; Fassa Valley, Italy
32. Kyanite & staurolite; St. Gotthard, Switzerland
33 Quartz crystal on marble; Carrara, Italy
34. Pyromorphite; Rosenberg mine, Germany
35. Almandine garnet in matrix; Bella Vista mine, Alaska, USA
* 36. Calcite with amethyst in geode, Juchem quarry, Germany
*37. Emerald rough; Afghanistan
38. Rainbow pyrite in septaria; Volga river, Russia

* = Fluorescent specimen

Size range: 0.5-13 cm



Details

Number of objects
38
Mineral form
Mineral Collection
Weight
7.4 kg
Country of origin
Diverse countries
Height
13 cm
Width
0.5 cm
Depth
13 cm
Sold by
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Objects sold
97.22%
Private

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