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Sante Celiberti
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 Posted: Oct 08, 2019 16:37 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through Italy by Sante Celiberti |
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Hello.
Let's start this journey through Italy.
Five specimens from five different Italian regions.
I hope you enjoy.
Dante Celiberti
| Mineral: | Grossular (variety hessonite) |
| Locality: | | Monte Barbeston (Mont Barbeston), Châtillon, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy |  |
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| Dimensions: | 7 mm to 23 mm |
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| Extraordinarily elongated. |
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| Mineral: | Scheelite |
| Locality: | | Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Metropolitan City of Turin Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,9 cm x 3,8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Andradite (variety demantoid) |
| Locality: | | Sferlùn asbestos Mine, Vallone del Cengiaccio, Lanzada, Malenco Valley (Valmalenco), Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 12 mm |
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| Mineral: | Tridymite |
| Locality: | | Euganean Hills (Colli Euganei), Padua, Padua Province, Veneto, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 5,5 cm x 5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Titanite |
| Locality: | | Aurina Valley (Ahrnbach Valley), Bolzano Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 cm x 4,2 cm |
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Sante Celiberti
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Location: Tuscany
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 06:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
I post five specimens from other five Italian regions.
Regards.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Monteacuto Ragazza, Grizzana Morandi, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 25 mm x 25 mm |
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Quartz ("alpha" paramorph of "beta")
Biggest crystal is 18 mm. The bluish colour is due to magnetite inclusions. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gola del Furlo, Fossombrone, Fossombrone Comune, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.3 cm |
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| A perfect floater.Labelled the first time as marcasite, but it is actually pyrite. |
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| Mineral: | Melanophlogite |
| Locality: | | Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.6 cm x 7.0 cm |
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Biggest spherule is 3,8 mm.
The green/blue mineral is Volkonskoite. |
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| Mineral: | Vesuvianite |
| Locality: | | San Vito Quarry, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 cm x 7.0 cm |
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Biggest crystal is 10 mm.
A type locality specimen. |
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| Mineral: | Alunite |
| Locality: | | Allumiere Quarries, Allumiere, Tolfa Mountains, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 cm x 12.0 cm |
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| Biggest crystal is 8 mm.A type locality specimen. |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 07:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Good morning.
I kindly ask the Administrators if they would change this thread name from "Collection Sante Celiberti" to "A mineralogical trip through Italy".
Many thanks.
Regards.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 07:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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| Etrusco wrote: | ...I kindly ask the Administrators if they would change this thread name from "Collection Sante Celiberti" to "A mineralogical trip through Italy".
Many thanks.
Regards. |
You are in the "Collection photos and Collector's page" so, as you can see https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewforum.php?f=22 every thread there has the collector's name. Anyway, I already changed the thread's name to:
"Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy"
BTW, we always strongly request to the FMFers use his own name. Do you want a change of "Etrusco" to "Sante Celiberti"?
Also, please do a careful review at A general guide for using the Forum with some rules and tips and please take a look in your first post: https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=68664#68664 . You will see there that I "normalized" everything, so, please use the same style for your next posts.
I will normalize your second post today late.
Thanks for the understanding.
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 13:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello, Mr. Jordi.
Thank you for your time and your help.
The new thread name is ok.
As for my nickname "Etrusco", I'll change it with Sante Celiberti. That's more practical.
As for the correct way to post photos, I'll read again the instructions and I'll try to do my best in the next times.
Kind regards,
Sante Celiberti
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 13:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | | ...As for my nickname "Etrusco", I'll change it with Sante Celiberti. That's more practic... |
Done Sante, your new user name now is "Sante Celiberti". Please remember to use this new user name when you log in. Your password is the same, no change on it.
Thanks again for the understanding.
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 13:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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I apologize, I tried to change my name but I can't.
Strangely I had done the same operation on the spanish Forum and I could.
Would you, please, do it for me when you find time? That's not so urgent.
Thank you again.
Sante Celiberti
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 13:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | I apologize, I tried to change my name but I can't.
Strangely I had done the same operation on the spanish Forum and I could.
Would you, please, do it for me when you find time? That's not so urgent.
Thank you again.
Sante Celiberti |
Hello Sante,
I normalized the size data in your second post. FYI, you are unable to change or edit your post after someone else has responded.
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 14:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Thanks a lot, Michael.
Best regards.
Sante
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 14:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | I apologize, I tried to change my name but I can't.
Strangely I had done the same operation on the spanish Forum and I could.
Would you, please, do it for me when you find time? That's not so urgent.
Thank you again.
Sante Celiberti |
Your previous name, Etrusco, had already been changed by Jordi Fabre. Do you still need another change?
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2019 14:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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No, Carles, moltes gràcies. That's ok.
Me and Jordi were writing in the same time...
Best regards.
Sante
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 11, 2019 16:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
I post other five mineral photos from five other Italian regions. Although a few regions are missing for lack of interesting specimens, with this post I complete the Italy "presentation tour".
As you have seen, I didn't choose species which you would have expected from some region (sulphur from Sicily, phosgenite (or even better covellite or cadmian-smithsonite) from Sardinia, etc. The time for all this will come.
I'll start with alpine minerals, hoping you enjoy them.
Best regards,
Sante
| Mineral: | Zoisite |
| Locality: | | Liguria, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 58 mm x 14 mm |
| Description: |
| The exact locality has not yet been revealed. |
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| Mineral: | Cajcite |
| Locality: | | Apricena Quarries, Gargano Mountains, Apricena, Apricena Municipality, Foggia Province, Apulia, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 98 mm x 75 mm |
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| Mineral: | Almandine |
| Locality: | | Fosso d'Acri, Luzzi, Cosenza Province, Calabria, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 25 mm x 25 mm |
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| Largest crystal is 22 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Analcime |
| Locality: | | Etna Volcanic Complex, Aci Trezza, Aci Castello, Metropolitan City of Catania Province, Sicily, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 53 mm x 47 mm |
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| A type locality specimen. |
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| Mineral: | Silver |
| Locality: | | Giovanni Bonu Mine, Sarrabus Mountains, San Vito, Sarrabus-Gerrei, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 15 mm x 10 mm |
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| Over 50 years old specimen. |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 11, 2019 16:35 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
I start with Alpine minerals.
I like, in my cabinets, the variety in sizes...
My best regards,
Sante
| Mineral: | Diopside (variety chromian diopside) |
| Locality: | | Monte Cervandone diopside deposit, Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 23 mm x 4,2 mm |
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| Gemmy and well terminated quite big crystal for the locality. |
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| Mineral: | Grossular (variety hessonite), Diopside, Clinochlore |
| Locality: | | Susa Valley, Metropolitan City of Turin Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 120 mm x 83 mm |
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Dany Mabillard
Joined: 01 Jul 2019
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Location: Valais
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2019 05:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello Sante,
Nice specimens especially the Silver and for one time a specimen that is not from Norway.
Have a nice day.
Dany.
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2019 16:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Thank you, Dany.
I'm happy you like it.
Have a good night.
Sante
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 17, 2019 16:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
A nice and interesting alpine quartz.
In addition to color, trasparency and iridescence I counted -only on the main crystal- at list 15 extra faces, some more some less visible. Even the minor crystal has extra faces.
I hope you like it.
Best regards.
Sante
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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A text-book crystal with a side-car.
Nice and uniform color. A big extra X face,
in the upper left part of the front face of the prism, has a small (triangular/trapezoidal) fold (X or S face?). |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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| The small fold on the X face is surmounted by a rhombohedral S face. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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| At the bottom of the same M face, on the opposite edge, an etched (for chlorite dissolution?) and quite big S face. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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| The previous S face is surrouded by other facets. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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| The X face with its small fold. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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| A different M face with an X face on the upper left edge. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 26 mm |
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| A lustrous S face on the opposite edge at the bottom. |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 21, 2019 14:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Something else from the Italian Alps.
Best regards.
Sante
| Mineral: | Diopside |
| Locality: | | Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 28 mm |
| Description: |
| A gemmy text-book well terminated. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Miage Glacier, Veny Valley, Monte Bianco Massif (Mont Blanc Massif), Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 54 x 27 mm |
| Description: |
| A smoky crystal with nice X extra faces: 3 on the left upper alternated M faces and 3 on the lower right of remaining M faces. One edge of the close-up X face is longer than the rest of M face edge! |
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| Mineral: | Brookite |
| Locality: | | Bregaceto Mountain, Borzonasca, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 71 x 42 mm |
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| The largest crystal size is 7 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Arbaz, Challand-Saint-Anselme, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 92 x 41 mm |
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| The largest crystal is 39 mm.A classic from Italian Alps. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2019 00:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello Sante,
a nice collection of Italian minerals. The diopside from Bellecombe looks like an elbaite at first sight, nice transparent crystal!
Please more!
Tobi
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2019 15:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Thank you, Tobi.
You too have a beautiful collection.
Three candies from Bellecombe.
For the moment, still thumb-nails. The cabinet sized specimens will come...
Best regards.
Sante
| Mineral: | Grossular (variety hessonite) |
| Dimensions: | 10 x 8,2 mm |
| Description: |
Hessonite variety.
Loose gemmy crystal with a wonderful color.
No apparent attachment point. |
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| Mineral: | Diopside |
| Locality: | | Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 x 5 mm |
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| Mineral: | Grossular (variety hessonite) |
| Locality: | | Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 12 x 6,7 mm |
| Description: |
Hessonite variety.
Three crystals in parallel growth.
No apparent attachment point. |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Oct 23, 2019 05:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti - A mineralogical trip through Italy |
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Hello.
Another candy from Bellecombe.
Best regards.
Sante
| Mineral: | Vesuvianite |
| Locality: | | Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 20 x 8 mm |
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