No. 83772063

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8  Mineral specimens - Purpurite,Serpierite,Uvarovite,Calcite Wulfenite, Grossular, Volcanic glass- 436 g - (8)
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8 Mineral specimens - Purpurite,Serpierite,Uvarovite,Calcite Wulfenite, Grossular, Volcanic glass- 436 g - (8)

8 Mineral specimens - Purpurite,Serpierite,Uvarovite,Calcite Wulfenite, Grossular, Volcanic glass and Smithsonite 1 - Putple iridescent Purpurite on both sides of matrix. Virtually all specimens with a uniform bright purple color have been treated with acids Locality: Cameroon Pegmatite, Goabeb Farm 63, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia Class: Crystals on Matrix Size Range: Small cabinet (7-10 cm) Size: 2.7 × 7 × 5 cm Weight: 121.00gr 2 - Blue Serpierite crystals , some partially translucent on an unknown brownish matrix. Collected in March 1995 Locality: Richelsdorf Smelter, Süß, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany Class: Crystals on Matrix Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7 cm) Size: 3.3 × 4.5 × 2.6 cm Weight: 36.00gr 3 - Small gemmy green Uvarovite garnet crystals on a Chromite matrix Locality: Saranovskii Mine, Saranovskaya, Gorozavodskii, Perm Krai, Russian Federation Class: Crystals on Matrix Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7 cm) Size: 3 × 6 × 2.4 cm Weight: 55.00gr 4 - Clusters of lustrous light pink scalenhedral crystals of Calcite Locality: Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania Class: Crystal Group/Cluster Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7 cm) Size: 4 × 6.7 × 4.4 cm Weight: 87.00gr 5 - Group of yellow bi terminated Wulfenite crystals on a limestone matrix Locality: Union Mine, Mežica, Carinthia Region, Slovenia Class: Crystals on Matrix Size Range: Small miniature (3-4.5 cm) Size: 1.4 × 3.7 × 2.4 cm Weight: 14.00gr 6 - yellow to green Grossular garnet crystal with perfect textbook shape Locality: Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali Class: Single Crystal Size Range: Thumbnail (1-3cm) Size: 2.3 × 2.6 × 2.1 cm Weight: 27.00gr 7 - Small specimen of lilac-purple botryoidal smithsonite on matrix Locality: Santa Anita Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico Class: Crystals on Matrix Size Range: Thumbnail (1-3cm) Size: 1.7 × 2 × 1.6 cm Weight: 13.00gr 8 - A Sandstone nodule coated by a brownish coloured transparent volcanic glass. Emmelberg, Eifel Mts in Germany. Locality: Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Class: Massive/Crystalline Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7 cm) Size: 5 × 3.7 × 2.3 cm Weight: 49.00gr

No. 83772063

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8  Mineral specimens - Purpurite,Serpierite,Uvarovite,Calcite Wulfenite, Grossular, Volcanic glass- 436 g - (8)

8 Mineral specimens - Purpurite,Serpierite,Uvarovite,Calcite Wulfenite, Grossular, Volcanic glass- 436 g - (8)

8 Mineral specimens - Purpurite,Serpierite,Uvarovite,Calcite Wulfenite, Grossular, Volcanic glass and Smithsonite

1 - Putple iridescent Purpurite on both sides of matrix.
Virtually all specimens with a uniform bright purple color have been treated with acids
Locality: Cameroon Pegmatite, Goabeb Farm 63, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 2.7 × 7 × 5 cm
Weight: 121.00gr

2 - Blue Serpierite crystals , some partially translucent on an unknown brownish matrix. Collected in March 1995
Locality: Richelsdorf Smelter, Süß, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany
Class: Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 3.3 × 4.5 × 2.6 cm
Weight: 36.00gr

3 - Small gemmy green Uvarovite garnet crystals on a Chromite matrix
Locality: Saranovskii Mine, Saranovskaya, Gorozavodskii, Perm Krai, Russian Federation
Class: Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 3 × 6 × 2.4 cm
Weight: 55.00gr

4 - Clusters of lustrous light pink scalenhedral crystals of Calcite
Locality: Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 4 × 6.7 × 4.4 cm
Weight: 87.00gr

5 -
Group of yellow bi terminated Wulfenite crystals on a limestone matrix
Locality: Union Mine, Mežica, Carinthia Region, Slovenia
Class: Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 1.4 × 3.7 × 2.4 cm
Weight: 14.00gr

6 - yellow to green Grossular garnet crystal with perfect textbook shape
Locality: Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali
Class: Single Crystal
Size Range: Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 2.3 × 2.6 × 2.1 cm
Weight: 27.00gr

7 -
Small specimen of lilac-purple botryoidal smithsonite on matrix
Locality: Santa Anita Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
Class: Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 1.7 × 2 × 1.6 cm
Weight: 13.00gr

8 - A Sandstone nodule coated by a brownish coloured transparent volcanic glass. Emmelberg, Eifel Mts in Germany.
Locality: Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 5 × 3.7 × 2.3 cm
Weight: 49.00gr

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