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gemlover
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Location: Easley, SC
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 Posted: Jul 01, 2013 09:29 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Very nice samples. These are beautiful.
John
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David
Joined: 01 Nov 2011
Posts: 101
Location: Bucharest
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| Posted: Jul 01, 2013 11:13 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Compliments from Romania!
Your Romanian minerals are amazing!
By the way, did you visited the Museum of Gold in Brad Romania? Your gold crystals remind me of it.
Your hessite is also wonderful.
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 03, 2013 05:49 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Gold and Gold minerals
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Gold
Bucium, Apuseni District, Alba Co., Romania
1,5 cm in lenght
Nice crystallized Gold from rare old locale. |
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Gold
Roşia Montană (Verespatak), Alba Co., Romania
1,5 cm Gold area
Crystalline, leaf shaped Gold in matrix, characteristic for the old mine. |
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Hessite
Botés, Alba Co., Romania
1,7x1,2x1 cm
Elongated, up to 0,7 cm, rounded, lustrous crystals with minor Quartz. From old collection. |
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Nagyagite
Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania
6x5x3 cm
Large sheets of Nagyagite in Rhodochrosite matrix, from old collection. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 03, 2013 08:30 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Hi David. Thank you very much for your congratulations, very well-accepted. Brad no, but I visited Museums in Freiberg, Vienna, Praga, all with wonderful Gold and tellurides samples expecially from Romania. These of mine are just an idea...However I've some other good specimen, hope you enjoy it.
Simone Citon
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Roger Warin
Joined: 23 Jan 2013
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| Posted: Jul 03, 2013 09:16 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Wowww ! Amazing collection and ever the better choice.
Roger.
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Joan Martinez Bruguera
Joined: 13 Dec 2012
Posts: 62
Location: Sant Esteve de Palautordera (Barcelona)
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| Posted: Jul 03, 2013 09:42 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Fantastic collection
Best Regards!
Joan
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Herman van Dennebroek
Joined: 07 Feb 2011
Posts: 87
Location: Blaricum
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| Posted: Jul 03, 2013 11:41 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Very Nice pictures and specimen.
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 08, 2013 06:15 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Gold and Gold minerals
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Gold
Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA
1,5x1,4x0,3 cm
Nice Gold crystals from a note US mine. |
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48169 Time(s) |
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Sylvanite
Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania
2x1,5x0,3 cm
Small, but well crystallized old sample. |
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48217 Time(s) |
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Krennerite
Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania
5 mm the main crystal
Very rare, prismatic, hoppered Krennerite crystal, lustrous, silvery gray with a touch of pale yellow, in matrix, from an old european locale. Evident the cleavage. Ex H. Obodda Collection. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 09, 2013 06:25 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Gold and Gold minerals
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Sylvanite
Cresson Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA
2,6x2,5x2,2 cm
Steel gray to pale yellowish, flattened, striated crystals in matrix. Unusual rich specimen. |
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48243 Time(s) |
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Sylvanite
Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania
8x5x3 cm
Classic sample, with old italian label (and a very old original german label attached on the back of the specimen, not visible in photo). |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 09, 2013 06:40 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Silver
Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
3,6x2,5x2 cm
Classic wire Silver associated with Calcite, from old collection. |
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48064 Time(s) |
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Stephanite
Hodruša - Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
8 mm crystal
Gray, prismatic, striated, 8 mm crystal in matrix. |
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48098 Time(s) |
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Stephanite
Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
6x5x3 cm
Many crystals in classic aggregates scattered on the matrix, with an old italian label. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2013 10:47 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Silver, Acanthite
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
7,2x3,7x1 cm
Elongated, distorted native Silver crystals associated with dark gray Acanthite, from an old Chilean mine. Ex G. Zadro Collection. |
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48007 Time(s) |
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Silver
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
2x1,5x1 cm
Dendritic sample of Silver (probably pseudomorph after Acanthite) from an old, important origin. |
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47958 Time(s) |
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Proustite
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
3,4x2,8x1,4 cm
Remarkable crystal from a note locale. Ex C. Auer. |
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47973 Time(s) |
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Silver
Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
3 cm in length
Aesthetic old specimen |
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48082 Time(s) |
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Pyrargyrite
St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
2,5x2x2 cm
Many metallic, gray-dark reddish, well defined crystals in matrix from old collection. |
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48027 Time(s) |
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Pyrargyrite
Santo Niño Vein, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
2,5x2,5x1,8 cm
Good Pyrargyrite crystal group, from quite recent find. |
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48003 Time(s) |
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Silver
Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
4x4x3,5 cm
Rich specimen, with arborescent Silver in matrix, from old collection. |
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47950 Time(s) |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 11, 2013 08:09 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Native elements
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Copper
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
7,5x3x2 cm
Crystallized Copper with minor Cuprite. Ex B. Carretta. |
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47885 Time(s) |
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Sulphur
Perticara Mine, Novafeltria, Pesaro-Urbino Province, Marche, Italy
7x5,5x5 cm
Big, hoppered crystal from an old italian classic. |
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47910 Time(s) |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 11, 2013 09:00 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Silver
Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
6x5x4 cm
Very significative specimen, from an old classic, with Silver in matrix not in wires as usually but crystallized. Sometime distinct cubic crystals are visible. Very rare, from an antique collection. |
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47868 Time(s) |
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Pyrargyrite
Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
1,5 cm crystal
Rare flattened crystal in matrix, from old classic locale. |
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47897 Time(s) |
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Silver
Masaloni Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
7,5x6,5x4,5 cm
Foliaceous Silver in partially etched Calcite, from an old italian Silver mine. |
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47893 Time(s) |
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Acanthite
Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5,6x3,7x3 cm
Dark gray, lustrous, compound crystals, impressive due to the big size (5,2 cm in lenght the main crystal), from very classic locale and old collection. |
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47837 Time(s) |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 12, 2013 06:58 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Stephanite
Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
5 mm crystal
Perfect crystal in matrix from old collection. |
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47778 Time(s) |
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Stephanite
Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
3,2 cm in lenght
Very rare prismatic crystals up to 2,5 cm in cluster, from an old classic Silver district. |
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47753 Time(s) |
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Polybasite
Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
9x6x5 cm
Uncommon, rare, very old sample with many dark gray to brownish (due to alteration) Polybasite in matrix. The crystals are up to 2 cm, partially covered by whitish Calcite. |
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47756 Time(s) |
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Pyrargyrite
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
2 cm specimen
Small specimen, but well crystallized, with prismatic dark gray reddish crystals, from note locale. |
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47665 Time(s) |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2013 06:21 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Native elements
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Copper
Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazgan, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
12x8x0,2 cm
Large, flattened Copper. |
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47579 Time(s) |
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Arsenic
Vater Abraham Mine ("Shaft 139"), Lauta, Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
4,5x2,5x1,5 cm
Gray, botryoidal Arsenic. |
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47529 Time(s) |
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Copper
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otavi, Namibia
5x2,2x1,5 cm
Old sample of Tsumeb Copper. |
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47604 Time(s) |
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