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Cristosud is a company based in Lyon, France, offering a selection of fine quality French and international minerals, with particular emphasis on distinctive pieces and specimens that make you think!
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As a naturalist geologist and observer collector, I am endlessly amazed by how natural processes lead to the formation of highly complex objects. Behind this complexity hides a fascinating beauty that human eyes can perceive.
Minerals and crystals are stunning samples of natural beauty, everlasting sources of amazement and thinking that the collector can keep at home.

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Minerals Auction

Miass (Miask), Chelyabinsk, Urals, Russia

Sapphire corundum with Aeschynite - Miass (Miask), Chelyabinsk, Urals, Russia - Height: 9 cm - Width: 6.5 cm- 339 g

Manuelita mine, Morococha, Andean Cordillera, Peru

Rhodochrosite with Quartz - Manuelita mine, Andean Cordillera, Peru - Height: 7.5 cm - Width: 4.5 cm- 178 g

Verespatak (Roşia Montană), Transylvania, Romania

Gold - Verespatak (Roşia Montană), Transylvania, Romania - Height: 4.8 cm - Width: 3.5 cm- 21 g

Nandan, Guangxi, China

Baryte - Nandan, Guangxi, China - Height: 4.6 cm - Width: 3 cm- 42 g

Muzo mine, Boyacá, Andes, Colombia

Emerald on grey calcite - Muzo mine, Boyacá, Andes, Colombia - Height: 4.9 cm - Width: 4.3 cm- 66 g

Trepca Stan Trg mine, Kosovo, Kosovo

Calcite with Pyrite on Dolomite concretions - Trepca Stan Trg mine, Kosovo - Height: 13.5 cm - Width: 8.7 cm- 448 g

Sud 3 vein, Fontsante mine, Tanneron massif, France

Fluorite (purple with green octahedral phantom) on Quartz - Sud 3 vein, Fontsante mine, Tanneron massif, France - Height: 12 cm - Width: 10.3 cm- 493 g

Krupka, Krušné hory, Czech Republic

Cassiterite - Krupka, Krušné hory, Czech Republic (disc. 1932) - Height: 5 cm - Width: 5 cm- 87 g

Bou Nahas mine, Oumjrane, Alnif, Morocco

Galena on Quartz-coated Pyrite - Bou Nahas mine, Oumjrane, Alnif, Morocco - Height: 5.7 cm - Width: 4.4 cm- 130 g

Yiwu, Zhejiang, China

Fluorite (polished slab) - Yiwu, Zhejiang, China - Height: 14.3 cm - Width: 10.2 cm- 254 g

Jegdalek, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan

Ruby on marble calcite - Jegdalek, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan - Height: 8.4 cm - Width: 5.4 cm- 227 g

Les Farges mine, Ussel, Corrèze, France

Pyromorphite (skeletal floater) - Les Farges mine, Ussel, France - Height: 4.1 cm - Width: 3.3 cm- 59 g

Tongbei, Fujian, China

Spessartine on Microcline - Tongbei, Fujian, China - Height: 10 cm - Width: 8.1 cm- 394 g

Kop Krom mine, Erzurum, Anatolia, Turkey

Kämmererite (on chromite) - Kop Krom mine, Erzurum, Anatolia, Turkey - Height: 8.1 cm - Width: 5.2 cm- 243 g

Chumar-Bakhoor, Karakorum, Himalayas, Pakistan

Aquamarine with Muscovite - Chumar-Bakhoor, Karakorum, Himalayas, Pakistan - Height: 14 cm - Width: 9.4 cm- 1012 g

Touissit, Jerada, Morocco

Cerussite (clear reticulated twin) - Touissit, Jerada, Morocco - Height: 5.2 cm - Width: 3.7 cm- 55 g

Wana, Waziristan, Sulaiman mounts, Pakistan

Faden Quartz - Wana, Waziristan, Sulaiman mounts, Pakistan - Height: 7.5 cm - Width: 4.7 cm- 101 g

Huayllay, Pasco, Andes, Peru

Quartz with Pyrite and Dolomite - Huayllay, Pasco, Andes, Peru - Height: 8 cm - Width: 6.8 cm- 202 g

San Martín mine, Huallanca, Andes, Peru

Rhodonite with Pyrite - San Martín mine, Huallanca, Andes, Peru - Height: 4.1 cm - Width: 2.2 cm- 7 g

Pederneira mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Tourmaline verdelite with Muscovite and Albite cleavelandite (floater) - Pederneira mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Height: 16.1 cm - Width: 9.3 cm- 551 g

Nashik, Maharashtra, Deccan Traps, India

Stilbite and Laumontite - Nashik, Maharashtra, Deccan Traps, India - Height: 10 cm - Width: 8 cm- 228 g

Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto, Namibia

Dioptase with Cerussite and Calcite - Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto, Namibia - Height: 5.2 cm - Width: 4.3 cm- 36 g

La Marina mine, Boyacá, Andes, Colombia

Euclase with Dolomite on schist - La Marina mine, Boyacá, Andes, Colombia - Height: 8 cm - Width: 7 cm- 153 g

Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Honey Celestine with Sulphur inclusions - Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland - Height: 11.5 cm - Width: 10.2 cm- 1002 g

Yaogangxian, Hunan, China

Fluorite on Quartz (floater) - Yaogangxian, Hunan, China - Height: 5.2 cm - Width: 2.5 cm- 15 g

Maurienne, Alps, France

Calcite with Dolomite and Cookeite - Maurienne, Alps, France - Height: 4.9 cm - Width: 4.7 cm- 53 g

Papiol, Catalonia, Spain

Green Fluorite and Quartz - Papiol, Catalonia, Spain - Height: 8.3 cm - Width: 6.5 cm- 132 g

Mésage mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Alps, France

Siderite and Bournonite on Quartz with schist inclusions - Mésage mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Alps, France - Height: 8.2 cm - Width: 5.6 cm- 169 g

Ouaki road, Bras de Cilaos, Réunion island, France

Mesolite (?) with dendritic oxides and Chabazite vugs - Ouaki road, Bras de Cilaos, Réunion island, France - Height: 6.8 cm - Width: 4.6 cm- 87 g

El General mines, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Cerussite (reticulated twin) - El General mines, Castile-La Mancha, Spain - Height: 4.2 cm - Width: 3 cm- 37 g

Pune, Maharashtra, Deccan Traps, India

Heulandite - Pune, Maharashtra, Deccan Traps, India - Height: 10 cm - Width: 7.4 cm- 170 g

Parisite-(Ce) (type-locality) and Calcite - Muzo mine, Boyacá, Andes, Colombia - Height: 4.5 cm - Width: 3.7 cm- 27 g

Pyrite psm. Pyrrhotite with Boulangerite, Quartz, Dolomite and Calcite - Trepca Stan Trg mine, Kosovo - Height: 8.4 cm - Width: 7 cm- 356 g

Baryte with Marcasite and Siderite (floater) - Bou Nahas mine, Oumjrane, Alnif, Morocco - Height: 6 cm - Width: 5.2 cm- 91 g

Azurite on massive Tennantite - Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto, Namibia - Height: 7 cm - Width: 4.9 cm- 169 g

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