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[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Hello, I'm new in this forum and I would like to show my Collection of Minerals, hope you enjoy it.

Regards, Gianfranco.

[Carles Millan]

[Tobi]

Welcome Gianfranco!

Thanks for sharing your minerals here, i agree with Carles: Peru really offers many very nice minerals. I'm not specialized on Peru and i only have two specimens from your country, but the more i would enjoy to see some good Peruvian minerals here!

Cheers!
Tobi

[Carles Millan]

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Carles,

Thanks for your interest about the minerals of my country. You have great peruvian specimens in your collection.

Greetings, Gianfranco.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Tobias,

Thanks for your kind words. Yesterday I was watching your collection and saw spectacular pieces. I hope you can get more Minerals from Perú.

Cheers, Gianfranco.

[Riccardo Modanesi]

Hi Gianfranco and hi to everybody!
First of all I wonder about this very Italian name, Gianfranco: any Italian ancestor? I know Peru very well because a (she!) friend of mine is Peruvian, she lives in Italy now, but she is a "Cuzquenha". Therefore I know perfectly Peru is a paradise for minerals, I found and bought many specimens there, and I have got and read too the great (and big!) book of Jaroslav! Then I hope something new is found in this wonderful country!
Greetings from Italy by Riccardo.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Riccardo,

I´m glad you like the Minerals of my country. My parents put to me " Gianfranco " only because they liked the name, I have no Italian ancestry. But I know part of Italy, specially Milano. The next time I go expect buy some native Sulphurs and other great Italian minerals.
The book Perú - Paradise of Minerals is from the " Andrés del Castillo " museum, right? I went to that museum this year and I thought it was wonderful, their specimens are really unique, rare and they have a really good size.

Thanks for commenting here.

Regards, Gianfranco.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Hello, now I will publish my new mineral: Rhodochrosite with scalenohedral crystals and Quartz on matrix, this specimen comes from:

"Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Department of Lima, Perú"

Mineral Dimensions: 33 mm x 23 mm x 29 mm.
Dimensions of the main crystal: 8 mm x 6 mm x 4 mm.

Regards, Gianfranco.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Hello, today I'm going to publish more minerals from Perú. This is one of my favorites: Iridescent Pyrite with Quartz, this mineral comes from:

"Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department, Perú"

Mineral Dimensions: 68 mm x 52 mm x 33 mm.

Cheers, Gianfranco.

[Riccardo Modanesi]

Hi Gianfranco!
Ok, when you come to Milan, you just have to let me know when you are coming and where you will take your accomodation, so that we could have a meeting! And, by the way, I like the Peruvian food as well! "Arroz con Pollo", "Ceviche" and "Mazzamorra" are among my favourite Peruvian foods! Of course I know a collector of minerals who has a shop and a good collection of Italian specimens, some 20 km away from the city! In this forum I can't tell you his name, but I will let you know him!
Greetings from Italy by Riccardo.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Hello Riccardo,

I don´t know when I'll be back in Italy, but anyway we will be communicating through this forum. I also like the Italian food such as "Pizza", "Cotoletta alla Milanese", "Polenta", "Ravioli", etc. They are delicious, almost as much as the Peruvian food ;-) .

Regards, Gianfranco.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Hi!
Today, I will show you a Cubic Pyrite from:

"Racracancha Mine, Tinyahuarco District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Department of Pasco, Perú"

Mineral Dimensions: 83 mm x 63 mm x 26 mm.
Dimensions of the main crystal: 6 mm x 5 mm x 7 mm.

Greetings from Perú by Gianfranco.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Hi, today I will publish a Magnetite specimen that comes from:

"Cerro Huañaquino, Potosí Department, Bolivia"

Mineral Dimensions: 70 mm x 39 mm x 70 mm.
Dimensions of the main crystal: 11 mm x 7 mm x 8 mm.

Cheers, Gianfranco.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Hi, today I will show you the first Native Element of my Collection, a "Native Silver" that comes from:

"Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Department of Lima, Perú"

Regards from Perú,
Gianfranco.

[Gianfranco Rodríguez T.]

Hello!
Today I will publish an Acanthite with Silver and Quartz coming from:

"Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Department of Lima, Perú"

In this piece the Aesthetics dominate all other possible aspects. The Acanthite is uncommon by its gray-blue color, in addition it haves a fine native silver wire with a bright gray color. This specimen also haves a bit of Quartz on the back.

Best regards,
Gianfranco.