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Italy, Lombardia, Brescia prov., Val Trompia
A long valley, north of Brescia, with
old and now inactive iron and fluorite mines
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Aragonite
Pale blue "flos ferri" formation (3 cm high) on a base of white
aragonite. From an ancient tunnel in the old mines area
5x3.8cm
San Colombano, Collio, Brescia. Italy
Specimen n.253
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Aragonite
Curious specimen: black to yellowish aragonite with white tips; at the
base (see the 2nd photo, on the right) some dendritic drawings due to Mg
oxides
4x3.5cm
San Colombano, Collio, Brescia. Italy
Specimen n.255
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Aragonite
White "flos ferri" formation, around 2 cm high, from an ancient iron
mine (now a dangerous gallery). Strong contrast between white tips and
black base, rich in Mg oxides
4x4cm
Galleria Isola, Ca' Zermanin, Collio, Brescia. Italy
Specimen n.193
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Aragonite
Strange formation of aragonite, with double generation and
different orange color intensity. From an old tunnel near the border with Valle Camonica
10.5x8.5cm
Unkown mine, Pezzaze, Brescia. Italy
Specimen n.1408
Another photo:
back of piece with
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