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Rest of the World
In this section, some minerals from different
places of the World, outside Europe and Russia
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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
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Beryl
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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
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bigger view
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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
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bigger view
Another photo:
detail on phantoms
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another view
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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
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Inesite
Spray of thin XX on biterminated XX of quartz
11x4cm
Hubei. China
Specimen n.382
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entire piece
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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
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Quartz
Some scepter XX, yellow on tips (citrine?),
max 4.8cm, on compact hematite
10.5x8cm
Leichang, Guangdong. Cina
Specimen n.120
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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bigger view
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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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