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In this section, some minerals from different places of the World, outside Europe and Russia

China

 

Baryte
White and milky XX, edge up to 1,7cm, on quartz XX

14.5x12cm
Hunan Province. China
Specimen n.219

Another photo: entire piece
Another photo: barite on a quartz X

 

Beryl var goshenite
Pale-blue, well formed, gemmy hexagonal XX up to 2.5 cm in size, perched on muscovite matrix
7.5x7
Xuebaodiang Mt, Huya, Pingwu disctrict, Sichuan, Southwest region , Hunan. China
Specimen 352

Another photo: bigger view

 

Fluorite
Cubix XX, max edge 2.6cm. The XX, very transparent, have white phantoms on two sides
15x8.5cm
Xianghuapu mine, Hunan, Central Region, China
Specimen n.473

Another photo: bigger view
Another photo: detail on phantoms
Another photo: another view

 

Fluorite
the two classic different fluorite crystallization: first generation with cube-octahedral XX (max 3 cm) and second generation with isolated octahedral XX (max 1 cm). On the back white XX of calcite

8x5cm
Xianghualing, Chenzhou district, Hunan. China.
Specimen n.725

 

Inesite
Spray of thin XX on biterminated XX of quartz
11x4cm
Hubei. China
Specimen n.382

Another photo: entire piece

 

Pyromorphyte
Group of vivid green XX of pyromrphite
11x4cm
Daoping mine, Guilin area. China
Specimen n.679

Another photo: entire piece
Another photo: a detail

 

Quartz
Some scepter XX, yellow on tips (citrine?), max 4.8cm, on compact hematite
10.5x8cm
Leichang, Guangdong. Cina
Specimen n.120

 

Quartz
Quartz XX up to 7 com long, red for hematite coating, on hematite matrix
11x8cm
jinlong Xia cum, Shianping, Laolong city, Guangdong. Cina
Specimen n.370

 

Quartz
XX up to 6.5cm, covered by a coating of hematite powder. On a matrix of compact hematite
xxcm
Jinlong Xia cum, Shangping, Laolong city, Guandong. Cina
Specimen n.185

Another photo: back of piece

 

Scheelite
Bipiramidal dark grey XX, edge max 1 cm, on a X of quartz. Some small XX of calcite. Scheelite is fluorescent in vivid blue 
7x4.5cm
Yaongangxian mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, Cina
Specimen n.119

Another photo: bigger view

Specimen in the Fluorescent minerals section

Others

 

Kunzite
Bicolored X, 2.7 cm long, on the top of a quartz X
3x6cm
Konar (Kunar) Valley, Konar Province, Nuristan. Afghanistan
Specimen n.1311

Another photo: bigger view

Lazurite
Single X, well defined, on quartzitic matrix
5.5x5.5cm
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan (Badahsan) Province. Afghanistan
Specimen n.318


 

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