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Tobi
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 Posted: May 04, 2020 02:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | Sante Celiberti wrote: | | A cubic pyrite from Gavorrano extracted in the fifties in a survey that proved unproductive for the exploitation of the mineral..! I saw the piece, only for display, in a barber shop in a city near Gavorrano. The father of the barber, former miner in Gavorrano and still alive, had personally mined it. I managed to talk to him and he told me the story of the survey and of the specimen. I've never worked so hard to acquire a pyrite of Gavorrano. Warm greetings. Sante |
OUTSTANDING Pyrite and Story, Sante. Hope you got a good haircut.
Our barbershops are closed here. ;-( Don |
REALLY OUTSTANDING, I agree - another impressive museum piece from your collection, Sante. And again connected with a great story from the past, your thread is becoming more and more a digital museum of Italian minerals and mining history :-)
(P.S. Barbershops in Germany reopened today)
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 04, 2020 18:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Thank you, Don, for your kind words. I'm happy you like it.
That was the only time I didn't care the haircut quality: I was focused only on pyrite and how many months I had to give up smoking and coffee in order to pay for it. I'm joking. :-) :-) :-)
Receive my sincere greetings and take care.
Hello, Tobi. I much appreciate your friendly comment.
I'm quite satisfied with the Italian section of my collection which occupies the 70% of the total.
I guess you also, as most of us, have a greater attraction as well as easier accessibility to minerals of your country. I remember how dertermined you chased your galena from Neudorf...
My best greetings. Stay safe.
Sulphur is reported in dozens of Tuscan localities. Although not always aesthetic, the Italian collectors appreciate it very much.
Greetings.
Sante
| Mineral: | Sulphur |
| Locality: | | Larderello, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy |  |
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| Dimensions: | 20 x 15 cm |
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Larderello is a small city on the "Tuscan Metalliferous Hills", with a great history.
Its territory is characterized by the presence of boraciferous geysers.
It produces 10% of the world's geothermal energy.
In 1905 it made the first experience in the world for the production of electricity through the use of terrestrial heat.
In 1988 the Records Book reported that Larderello had drilled a 4093 meters well.
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| Mineral: | Sulphur, Calcite (ps. a. Anhydrite), Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 18 x 17 cm |
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| Big crystals of Calcite till 95 mm replacing Anhydrite, covered by a crystallized layer of Sulphur. |
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| Mineral: | Sulphur, Quartz, Calcite |
| Locality: | | La Facciata Quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 12,5 x 6,5 cm |
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| The Sulphur is 9 mm. The biggest Quartz is 20 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Sulphur |
| Locality: | | Saturnia, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 83 x 66 mm |
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| The town of Saturnia, in addition to having Etruscan archaeological remains, has sulphurous thermal waters used since the ancient Romans. |
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| Mineral: | Sulphur, Pyrite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 70 x 60 mm |
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| Bipyramidal Sulphur till 8 mm on Calcite and Pyrite. The only Sulphur I've seen from this mine. |
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| Mineral: | Sulphur, Pyrite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 70 x 60 mm |
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| Mineral: | Sulphur |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 x 25 mm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 05, 2020 15:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
A calcite from Gavorrano.
Warm greetings.
Sante
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Nuova Bartolina Quarry, Giuncarico, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 24 x 14 cm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Nuova Bartolina Quarry, Giuncarico, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 24 x 14 cm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 06, 2020 16:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Some specimens from Tuscany.
Warm greetings.
Sante
| Mineral: | Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 14,5 x 7 cm |
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| Cuboctahedra crystals of Galena till 30 mm, associated with Sphalerite and Pyrite. |
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| Mineral: | Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 14,5 x 7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Anhydrite, Ankerite |
| Locality: | | Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 13,5 x 13,5 cm |
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| Good Fluorites are scarce in Tuscany. This locality provided quite nice specimens of water clear crystals almost always associated with blades of Anhydrite. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Anhydrite, Ankerite |
| Locality: | | Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 13,5 x 13,5 mm |
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| Detail. The biggest Fluorite is 18 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 x 10 cm |
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| A floater, sculptural specimen of cubic crystals of Pyrite till 68 mm covered, on the back, by tiny crystals of Calcite. |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 07, 2020 15:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Still from Tuscany.
Greetings.
Sante
| Mineral: | Anapaite |
| Locality: | | San Giovanni Valdarno, Valdarno (Val d'Arno), Arezzo Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 x 9 cm |
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| A classic for Italian collections. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 42 x 18 mm |
| Description: |
| A cubic-dodecahedral, water clear, stepped Fluorite of 12 mm on Quartz. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite, Aragonite (variety Boccheggiano-type aragonite) |
| Locality: | | Boccheggiano Mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 98 x 49 mm |
| Description: |
| Cubic crystals till 56 mm covered by a light blue crust of Aragonite (very rich in Sr and very fluorescent in vivid red) typical of this mine and for which was proposed the denomination "Boccheggiano-type Aragonite". (See Mindat) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 08, 2020 03:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Superb specimens as usual. That 14 x 10 cm pyrite from Niccioleta Mine is a killer, I also love that fluorite from Campiano Mine!
Great show, please let it go on :-)
Regards & stay safe!
Tobi
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 08, 2020 17:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello, Tobi.
Thank you for your kind words. Greetings from Gavorrano.
Still from Tuscany.
Stay safe.
Sante
| Mineral: | Millerite |
| Locality: | | Futa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 48 x 34 mm |
| Description: |
| Biggest crystal 12 mm. Quite rare species for this locality. |
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| Mineral: | Vivianite |
| Locality: | | Santa Barbara Mine, Cavriglia, Valdarno (Val d'Arno), Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 13 x 6 cm |
| Description: |
| Fan shaped, dark green crystals, extremely large for this mine. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite (variety manganoan calcite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine area, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 26 x 25 cm |
| Description: |
| Pinkish, fluorecent scalenohedra of Calcite till 75 mm, with epimorphic Dolomite on Pyrite. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite (variety manganoan calcite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine area, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 26 x 25 cm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 09, 2020 15:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Three small specimens from Tuscany.
Greetings.
Sante
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 46,4 x 45 mm |
| Description: |
| A pentagonal-dodecahedral crystal with sub-parallel facets of an interrupted growth. |
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| Mineral: | Adamite |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 37 x 35 mm |
| Description: |
| A rare species from this locality, known mostly for its beautiful Ilvaite and Aurichalcite. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethystine) |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine area, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 42 x 37 mm |
| Description: |
| Though Gavorrano is mostly known for its Pyrite, the Italian collectors are more excited by its amethystine Quartz. |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 10, 2020 16:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Something more from Tuscany. Apologize for the bad quality of the photos, but I wasn't able to do better.
Warm greetings.
Sante
| Mineral: | Ilvaite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 35 mm |
| Description: |
| A floater group of lustrous and sharp crystals till 11 mm with clear Quartz. Despite being Elba island the type locality for Ilvaite, Campiglia Marittima provided specimens with the same, if not better, quality. |
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| Mineral: | Ilvaite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 35 mm |
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| Mineral: | Aragonite |
| Locality: | | Montecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 57 x 27 mm |
| Description: |
| A bow-tie with no apparent attachment point. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 74 x 42 mm |
| Description: |
| Lustrous crystals till 30 mm with a cubic habit modified by dodecahedron and diploid, quite common in this mine. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 33,7 x 33,3 mm |
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| A cube with octahedral modifications. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 33,7 x 33,3 mm |
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| Detail of an octahedral face. |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 11, 2020 16:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Two specimens from Livorno Province.
Best regards.
Sante
| Mineral: | Aurichalcite |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 65 x 65 mm |
| Description: |
| The most classic Italian locality for the species. |
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| Mineral: | Aurichalcite |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 65 x 65 mm |
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| Mineral: | Ilvaite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 32,5 x 34,2 mm |
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| A floater specimen. Together with Elba island, this locality provided the best Italian Ilvaite. |
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| Mineral: | Ilvaite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 32,5 x 34,2 mm |
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| Mineral: | Ilvaite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 32,5 x 34,2 mm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 12, 2020 17:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Some pyrites from Gavorrano, with different habits.
Warm greetings.
Sante
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 73 x 58 mm |
| Description: |
| Lustrous and sharp pentagonal dodecahedra with a small cubic modification. The biggest crystal is 58 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 52 x 48 mm |
| Description: |
| A cubic crystal with octahedral and diploidal modifications on the corners. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 52 x 48 mm |
| Description: |
| Detail. Though not immediately recognizable, on this corner there are four faces: the central one, belonging to octahedron, is surrounded by three diploidal faces with different orientation. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 37 x 33 mm |
| Description: |
| A floater, text book pyrotohedron mined over fifty years ago. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 32,5 x 29,3 mm |
| Description: |
| A floater cube with a strong call to dodecahedron. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 28 x 27 mm |
| Description: |
| A floater pentagonal docecahedron modified by the octahedron. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 23 x 21 mm |
| Description: |
| A cube with dodecahedral modifications (the bevelled edges). |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 x 31 mm |
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An impossible (deformed) crystal of 25 mm, surrounded by smaller ones.
I call this floater specimen "The molecule". |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 67 x 48 mm |
| Description: |
| Flattened pyritohedra with cubic and diploidal modifications. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 67 x 48 mm |
| Description: |
| Different view. An elongated crystal with a so called "horse shoe" shape. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 15 x 14 cm |
| Description: |
| Sharp cubes till 46 mm deeply modified by octahedron and diploid. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 26 x 20,3 mm |
| Description: |
| A floater, fifty faceted crystal: a cube (6) modified by octahedron (8), dodecahedron (12) and diploid (24). |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 13, 2020 16:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
My good neighbor, who is over 80 years old and was a miner, has a small collection of minerals. A dozen of my pieces come from him.
For example, this pyrite crystal that he gave me because he didn't like it: it was "very damaged".
In fact, it is one of my most intact and interesting crystals. What looked like abrasions are actually an interrupted growth of dodecahedral modifications. Furthermore, all the corners show modifications of the octahedron and diploid, as often happens in the cubic pyrite of Gavorrano.
This is my biggest and most beautyful fifty faceted pyrite crystal. An excellent gift for a lover of Gavorrano mineralogy. Thanks, Franco.
Stay safe.
Sante
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 56 x 50 mm |
| Description: |
| Fifty faceted crystal: a cube (6) modified by octahedron (8), dodecahedron (12) and diploid (24). |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 56 x 50 mm |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 72 x 65 mm |
| Description: |
| Here you can see better an octahedral and diploidal modification. A perfect equilater triangle surrounded by three perfect isosceles trapezoids. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 13, 2020 17:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | Hello.
My good neighbor, who is over 80 years old and was a miner, has a small collection of minerals. A dozen of my pieces come from him.
For example, this pyrite crystal that he gave me because he didn't like it: it was "very damaged".
In fact, it is one of my most intact and interesting crystals. What looked like abrasions are actually an interrupted growth of dodecahedral modifications. Furthermore, all the corners show modifications of the octahedron and diploid, as often happens in the cubic pyrite of Gavorrano.
This is my biggest and most beautyful fifty faceted pyrite crystal. An excellent gift for a lover of Gavorrano mineralogy. Thanks, Franco.
Stay safe.
Sante |
OUTSTANDING Pyrite, Sante.
Congratulations.
Take care,
Don
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: May 14, 2020 18:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Thank you. Don.
I appreciate your kind comment.
Warm greetings from Tuscany.
A more pyrite from Gavorrano and some Tuscan quartzes, another of my weaknesses.
Stay safe.
Sante
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 94 x 77 mm |
| Description: |
| The biggest crystal is 67 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 94 x 77 mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety scepter) |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 95 x 21 mm |
| Description: |
| A double-terminated scepter Quartz, with rests of Manganese oxides. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 46 x 20 mm |
| Description: |
| A complete, phantomed rock crystal with a small red inclusion of iron oxides. |
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31003 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 48 x 28 mm |
| Description: |
| A double-terminated window Quartz. |
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| Viewed: |
30970 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Description: |
| The window depth is an inch. |
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| Viewed: |
30975 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 48 x 28 mm |
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30991 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety scepter) |
| Locality: | | Fenice Capanne Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 44 x 27 mm |
| Description: |
| This locality provided good samples with different shapes of scepters. |
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| Viewed: |
30963 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety scepter) |
| Locality: | | Fenice Capanne Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 96 x 14 mm |
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| Viewed: |
30954 Time(s) |
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Sante Celiberti
Joined: 04 Oct 2019
Posts: 699
Location: Tuscany
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| Posted: May 15, 2020 17:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Two specimens from the Niccioleta mine and some crystals from my Tuscan quartzes sub-collection.
Stay safe.
Sante
| Mineral: | Quartz, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 25 x 10 cm |
| Description: |
| A druse of transulent to gemmy Quartz on a base of Pyrite. Biggest crystal 35 mm. |
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| Viewed: |
30917 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite after Pyrrhotite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 71 x 55 mm |
| Description: |
| Quite common pseudomorphosis, at list in our Tuscan mines, between the two species. Often we found Pyrrhotite pseudomorphing Pyrite. |
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| Viewed: |
30920 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite after Pyrrhotite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 71 x 55 mm |
| Description: |
| Detail. The biggest Pyrrhotite is 19 mm. |
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| Viewed: |
30907 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Fenice Capanne Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 58 x 43 mm |
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| Viewed: |
30895 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethystine) |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 55 x 13 mm |
| Description: |
| A bifurcated amethystine crystal, |
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| Viewed: |
30960 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, manganese oxides |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 64 x 37 mm |
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| Viewed: |
30956 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 70 x 38 mm |
| Description: |
| Scepters and reverse scepters till 26 mm. |
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| Viewed: |
30923 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety scepter) |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 65 x 23 mm |
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| Viewed: |
30912 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety scepter) |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 65 x 23 mm |
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| Viewed: |
30957 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | La Selva Mine, Casal di Pari, Civitella-Paganico, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 50 x 39 mm |
| Description: |
| The string is not recognizable because of the milky color of crystals. |
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| Viewed: |
30904 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | La Selva Mine, Casal di Pari, Civitella-Paganico, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 33 x 23 mm |
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| Viewed: |
30905 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety scepter) |
| Locality: | | Fenice Capanne Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 91 x 21 mm |
| Description: |
| A bifurcated crystal with reverse scepters. |
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| Viewed: |
30928 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety scepter) |
| Locality: | | Fenice Capanne Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 68 x 12 mm |
| Description: |
| A sceptered crystal with a "crazy" habit. |
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| Viewed: |
30952 Time(s) |
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