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Italy, Lombardia, Bergamo prov., Selvino
Selvino - Bergamo province, in the
North of Italy - is a famous locality for quartz (floater), found in XX of
different and complex shapes, always doubly terminated, in the dissolved
metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. They have a hydrothermal origin and show,
often, solid/liquid/volatile inclusions, within internal bubbles and fractures.
I have 82 pieces from this site (5 are on matrix, a rarity), here is a selection of them |
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Link with the friend
website (in Italian language) "I Quarzi di Selvino". Photogallery and a clear introduction to the geological formations
around Selvino: |
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Quartz
Two inter-grown XX, up to 4.2cm long; the upper one is covered by a yellowish
oxide
4.5x3.2cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.246
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Quartz
2 XX in a parallel formation, 1,9cm and 1.1cm long
1.9x1.4cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.914
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Quartz
Single X, very transparent. Few and small internal fractures
2.5x1.5cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.251
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Quartz
Another perfectly formed, water clear X, 2.5cm long
2.5x1.1cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.912
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Quartz
A combination of a main X, 1.9cm, and another oblique X 1.4cm long.
Both are very transparent
2.1x0.9cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.913
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Quartz
2 very transparent XX, linked together, 2.2cm and 1.3cm long
2.8x1.4cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.915
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Quartz
2 XX with a light yellow coating, 2.7cm and 1.9cm long. The
bigger has a clear distortion on a tip
2.9x1.3cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.916
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Quartz
An irregular combination of XX, the main one has a tip strongly
deformed
4.8x1.8cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.917
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Quartz
A small XX, well formed and transparent - 1.1cm long - grown on a bigger one,
deformed and with internal factures
2.1x2cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.918
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Quartz
Two crossed XX, the bigger is 3.1cm long
3.5x1cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.306
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Quartz
A not infrequent formation: a small X, on the top of a bigger one.
Inside, there is a negative X, difficult to see without a lens
3.9x1.1cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.534
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Quartz
A large biterminated X is surrounded, on both the tips, by two small
XX.
A nice merge among three pieces. The main X shows inclusions of black
hydrocarbons, not visible in this photo
3.5x1.5cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.901
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Quartz
Another curiosity from Selvino. It is a combination of 4 XX: the
main central, two at the opposite sides. One of them is clearly visible (on
he right - 0.9 cm long), the other (on the left) is revealed by the small step in the
lower side. The smaller X is posted centrally, obliquely
3.5x1.2cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.919
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Quartz
A merge between two XX, both biterminated, with different
dimensions, 0.9 cm large the bigger and 0.5 cm the other
3.5x1cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.902
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Quartz
A water-transparent X, with a clear negative X inside
3.1x1.3cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.903
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Quartz
Three biterminated XX, linked together (the bigger is 2.4 cm long),
transparent, one of them with a nice clear yellow coating
2.6x2cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.904
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Quartz
Cruciform twin, small but perfect
2.1x2.1cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.905
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Quartz
A small X (0.8cm long) grown on a surface of a bigger biterminated
transparent X
4x2.6cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.908
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Quartz
Single X, very thin (0.7cm), with a lot of internal fractures, on a
small amount of matrix
3x1.3cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.906
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Quartz
It is not common to find quartz on matrix: in this piece, the X (2.2x1.2cm) stands in a cavity,
on the dolomite matrix (it is possible to see small
dolomite XX, edge up to 0.4cm), with some coverage of
hydrocarbons
10x6.5cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.244
Another photo:
different view
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Quartz
A big X (4.8x3.8cm)
on a calcite matrix (malformed XX up to 3.5cm). It has a lot of
internal fractures and solid inclusions of lime and hydrocarbons, so it
is not transparent
10x6.5cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.907
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Quartz
Another piece with matrix. The fat and wide X
(2.7x2cm) is surrounded by calcite malformed and
corroded XX, on the dolomite matrix
9x7cm
Selvino, Bergamo. Italy
Specimen n.900
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