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Italy, Sardegna,
Carbonia-Iglesias prov, Iglesias, Acquaresi and Masua mines
Pb-Zn mines,
Acquaresi is near Masua Town.
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Calcite
Group of XX up to 4cm long
17x11
Masua, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.545
Another photo: entire
specimen
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Calcite
Giant multiple twinned X (it is 10cm tall), with a very complex
shape, without damages; on a mineralized matrix rich in galena
14,5x8
Masua, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.828
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Calcite
Scalenohedrons, up to 6.5 cm long
7.5x5.5cm
Acquaresi mine, Masua, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.1220
Another photo: a bigger
view
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Calcite
Well defined scalenohedron, 5cm high, covered by iron oxides. The X
is surrounded by 2nd
generation calcite XX, semitransparent, with a complex shape. This is a
Pb/Zn mine, near Masua Town
7.5x5.5cm
Acquaresi mine, Masua, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.399
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Smithsonite
Yellow botryoidal mass
8.5x5cm
Masua, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.657
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Smithsonite
Sculptural formation of smithsonite, grown over mineralized rock. It
is two color: gray and pale pink
8.5x10cm
Masua, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.758 |
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