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Italy, Liguria, Genova and La Spezia prov., Val Graveglia Mn
district and other mines
Val Graveglia is a Mn district, in the eastern part of Genova
prov., with several mines, famous
for its number and variety of minerals. Honestly, I have a small
portion of them
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Genova prov., Val Graveglia
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Allophane
Encrustation, on mineralized rock, of globular and colloidal masses of this
amorphous hydrous silicate of aluminium (it is the
principal member of the nominal "allophane group")
7x5cm
Coppello Mt. mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.561 |
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Caryopilite
Brown rounded globules filling up a vug in compact rodonite
6x7cm
Gambatesa mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.553
Anothe photo:
entire piece |
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Ganophyllite
Ganophyllite micaceous blades upon massive quartz into
jasper. Typical occurrence for this classic locality
9.5x5cm.
Molinello mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.558
Another photo:
entire piece |
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Kutnohorite
Semitrasparent, prismatic XX, surrounded by turgite
(not IMA valid name, a sort of mixture of hematite or altered
goethite) and quartz, reddish for hematite inclusion
9x4cm
Gambatesa mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.555 |
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Langite
Surface of mineralized rock covered by micro crystalline langite
7x8cm
Coppello Mt. mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.107 |
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Pyroxmangite
Group of micaceous XX in quartz; photographed area 2x3 cm wide
7x3cm
Gambatesa mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.557 |
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Rhodocrosite
Globular rhodo from an old finding
7x5cm
Molinello mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.570
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Rodonite
with
Chalcocite
Small chalcocite malformed XX on lamellar rodonite
6x5cm
Molinello mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.569
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Rodonite
Thin rodonite XX, semitransparent, in a vug of Mn-rich rock
6.5x4cm
Molinello mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.952 |
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Tinzenite
Orange lamellar XX, with quartz on matrix
11x6cm
Molinello mine, Val Graveglia, Reppia, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.361
Another photo: a
bigger view
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Other prov., other Mn mines |
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Botryogen
Orange spherical aggregates up to 1.5cm wide on matrix; from an old
abandoned copper mine (mined since 1864)
6x7cm
Libiola mine, Sestri Levante, Genova. Italy
Specimen n.457
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Inesite
A large mineralized surface covered by pink XX of inesite. This is
the locality for the best inesite in Italy
19x11cm
Monte Nero mine, Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia. Italy
Specimen n.100
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