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Calcite
Rhombic XX, opaque, included with sand, edge up to 1,7cm. An old classic
8x4.5cm
Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France. France
Specimen n.827

 

Epidote
XX up to 2cm long, on a carpet of pale green bissolite
8.5x6.5cm
Saint-Veran, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. France
Specimen n.565

Another photo: entire piece

 

Fluorite
White brilliant 2nd generation XX, edge up to 0.8cm, on 1st generation XX - edge max 2cm - water transparent but with a green-gray appearance since the XX stand on a dark green fluorite base
11.5x9.5cm
Fontsante mine, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. France
Specimen n.611

Another photo: bigger view

Quartz
Parallel XX of white quartz, with transparent tips
7x4.5cm
St Jean-de-Maurienne, Maurienne valley, Savoie. France
Specimen n.961


 

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