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Italy, Sardegna, Carbonia-Iglesias prov., Fluminimaggiore,
S. Lucia mine
This mine started in 1943 and
ended in 1980, famous amongst minerals collectors. It is a mine complex
with different slopes; the mineralization is mainly represented by baryte,
fluorite, quartz, galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite and is connected to
ad intrusion of granitic masses
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Agardite-ce
Thin acicular XX of agardite-ce, on black mineralized matrix, with
some malachite. Crystallized area is 0.5x0.4cm so this is the best image I can take
4.8x5cm
Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri stope, Fluminimagiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.559 |
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Calcite
Scalenohedral XX totally covered by quartz, with a second
partial covering of pale pink calcite in globules. In the right corner
of the 2nd photo it is possible to see the former amber colored calcite
XX
16x8.5cm
Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri stope, Fluminimagiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.692
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Calcite
Scalenohedral XX up to 5 cm, covered by encrusting of oxides, on limestone
11x5cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.609
Another photo: entire
piece
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Calcite
Scalenohedral XX, up to 8 cm long, on limestone
16.5x9.5cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.608
Another photo: entire
piece
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Calcite
Some scalenohedral XX, up to 6 cm, with a lot os smaller XX, are
posted on a thin matrix covered, on the back, of siderite, on the
mould of a previous calcite large rhomb
13x10cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.966
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Baryte
Group of thin lamellar XX
11x12cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.592
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Baryte
Lamellar XX up to 4.5cm wide
14x9.5cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Cagliari. Italy
Specimen n.600
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Baryte
Group of honey Baryte XX, up to 8cm long, on a
thin plate of rock with small cubic XX of fluorite
11x8cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.596
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Baryte
A group of fluorite cubic XX (up to
0.5cm) is covered by a lot of transparent honey baryte XX, up to 2.5cm
long
17x10cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.588
Another photo: entire
specimen
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Baryte
Baryte XX on a
fluorite cubic XX carpet
12.5x8cm
Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri stope, Fluminimagiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.607
Another photo:
entire
specimen
Another photo:
back of piece
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Baryte
A couple of baryte XX, up to 5.5cm long, on fluorite
cubic XX (edge approx 0.7cm)
9.5x10cm
Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri stope, Fluminimagiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.606
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Baryte
Baryte XX - up to 3cm long - are posted on a plate
of rock colored by iron oxides
12.5x10cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.613
2nd photo
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Fluorite
Cubic XX of blue fluorite, partially covered by microcrystalline
sugar-like quartz red-colored by iron oxides
10x7cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.1385
2nd photo
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Fluorite
Cubic XX, max edge 0.6cm. Fluorite XX are scattered on a baryte
matrix, with XX up to 1.3cm, transparent and covered by iron oxides.
All around baryte, a lot of small pyrite XX
(less than 0.1 cm) deeply altered. I find the contrast, between the
white XX and the dotted yellow matrix
12x9.5cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.595
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bigger view
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Fluorite
Cubic XX, edge up to 1.2cm with phantoms; the inner part is pale
blue, the external part is pale purple
6x6.5cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.694
Another photo: a
bigger view
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Fluorite
Cubic XX, max edge 0.7cm, with calcite XX up to 3.4cm. The X
in evidence is double colored, from yellowish to purple. There is also some
hemimorphite
in micro XX
11x6.5cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.597
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Fluorite
Surface covered by cubic and transparent XX, max edge 0.6cm
15.5x7.3cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.547 |
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Hemimorphite
Pale yellow XX, well formed and transparent up to 0.4cm, on fluorite
7.5x4cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.669
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Linarite
XX spread over quartz matrix
8x6cm
Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.460
Another photo: a
bigger view
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