Sante Celiberti
Joined: 04 Oct 2019
Posts: 699
Location: Tuscany
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 Posted: Jul 28, 2020 15:35 Post subject: An ancient Tuscan fair. |
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Hello.
The Massa Marittima mineral fair, although small (no more than 50 exhibitors), is one of the oldest in Italy.
The 52nd edition was held on last Saturday and Sunday, with all the precautions and limitations due to the Covid-19.
After six months of mineralogical abstinence, I was finally able to spend a day of full immersion.
Here are some of the minerals that I purchased.
Best regards.
Sante
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9624 Time(s) |
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| The show was held in this magic medieval atmosphere. |
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9617 Time(s) |
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| The cloister of Sant'Agostino (year 1410). |
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9625 Time(s) |
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| Description: |
| Little turnout in the early morning and observance of the safety distance. |
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9610 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Adamite (var. cuprian) |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico |  |
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| Dimensions: | 77 x 44 mm |
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9627 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Celestine |
| Locality: | | Sakoany deposit, Katsepy Commune, Mitsinjo District, Boeny Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province, Madagascar | |
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| Dimensions: | 13 x 4,5 cm |
| Description: |
| The specimen, complete all around, doesn't show attachment points. Although Celestines of this deposit are already in my collection, I couldn't resist in front of this prismatic crystal of about 8 cm. |
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9622 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Silver, Silver (after Pyrargyrite) |
| Locality: | | Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic | |
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| Dimensions: | 55 x 37 mm |
| Description: |
| Masses of small wires and crystals. |
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9612 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Silver, Silver (after Pyrargyrite) |
| Description: |
| The pseudomorphed Pyrargyrite measures 10 x 6 mm. |
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9604 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite, Senarmontite |
| Locality: | | Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 66 x 25 mm |
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| A floater specimen of Stibnite with sharp octahedra of Senarmontite up to 7 mm. |
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9615 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Stbnite, Senarmontite |
| Locality: | | Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 66 x 25 mm |
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9647 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
| Locality: | | Pizzo Marcio north dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 78 x 72 mm |
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| The emerald measures 15 x 8 mm. |
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9630 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
| Locality: | | Pizzo Marcio north dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 78 x 72 mm |
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9640 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
| Locality: | | Pizzo Marcio north dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 78 x 72 mm |
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9634 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Elbaite, Quartz, Orthoclase |
| Locality: | | San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 82 x 45 mm |
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| Elbaite from its type locality. |
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9598 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Elbaite, Quartz, Orthoclase |
| Locality: | | San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 82 x 45 mm |
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9642 Time(s) |
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Sante Celiberti
Joined: 04 Oct 2019
Posts: 699
Location: Tuscany
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| Posted: Jul 31, 2020 12:01 Post subject: Re: An ancient Tuscan fair. |
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| Chris Rayburn wrote: | | Nice finds Sante! I particularly like the stibnite/senarmontite and the combo piece from Elba. I hope the show was a success for the dealers, despite the crowd restrictions. |
Thank you, Chris, for your appreciated comment.
Also for me they are the two preferred specimens: the elbaite for being one the major Italian classics and the stibnite/senarmontite for having paid only 5 euros, beyond its beauty and mineralogical importance (this happens when a seller is not an expert!).
The 52nd Massa Marittima mineral fair was one a very few authorized this year in Italy.
All the major shows (Bologna, Verona, Torino, Genova and even Roma held back in December) have been suppressed due to the crowd restrictions.
So, surely the show was a success, in terms of hobby pleasure, for the visitors. But also for the exhibitors, given that all of them were private sellers (not professional dealers) and the majority came from the Tuscany itself.
Here are other specimens purchased for my Alpine and Tuscan sub-collections.
Warm greetings from Tuscany.
Sante
| Mineral: | Magnetite |
| Locality: | | Vizze Valley, Bolzano Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 37 x 30 mm |
| Description: |
| A sharp, well exposed octahedron of 12 mm. |
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9301 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Grossular (varierty hessonite), Clinochlore |
| Locality: | | Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 48 x 36 mm |
| Description: |
| A 6 mm crystal with a rare dominant cubic habit. Also in this case, a different seller didn't notice the peculiarity of the specimen. |
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9309 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Andradite (variety demantoid), asbestos |
| Locality: | | Malenco Valley (Valmalenco), Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 73 x 59 mm |
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| An Italian classic. A complete all around nodule. |
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9350 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Andradite (variety demantoid), asbestos |
| Locality: | | Malenco Valley (Valmalenco), Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 73 x 59 mm |
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9334 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Spessartine |
| Locality: | | Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Valchiavenna, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 78 x 61 mm |
| Description: |
| Two gemmy crystals up to 10 mm. |
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9326 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Spessartine |
| Locality: | | Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Valchiavenna, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 78 x 61 mm |
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9317 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | San Clemente, Monterenzio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 x 41 mm |
| Description: |
| A floater composite cube with octahedral modifications. |
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9306 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Rapolano Terme Municipality, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 47 x 37 mm |
| Description: |
| A floater specimen, from a unique find of last year, with a dominant crystal of 44 mm. |
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9298 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Ekanite, Titanite, Fluorite, Diopside |
| Locality: | | Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 45 x 21 mm |
| Description: |
| A green bipyramidal crystal of the quite rare Ekanite, measuring 4 mm. |
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9299 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety goshenite) |
| Locality: | | San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 62 x 44 mm |
| Description: |
| A sharp group of 8 mm from the Elban pegmatites. |
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9314 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite after Pyrrhotite |
| Locality: | | Rio Mine (Rio Marina Mine), Valle Giove stope, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 10,5 x 9,5 cm |
| Description: |
| Crystals up to 5,5 cm of Pyrite pseudomorph after Pyrrhotite casts. |
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9305 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite after Pyrrhotite |
| Locality: | | Rio Mine (Rio Marina Mine), Valle Giove stope, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 10,5 x 9,5 cm |
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9350 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Chrysocolla |
| Locality: | | Cape Calamita, Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 x 9 cm |
| Description: |
| A colorfull specimen with shades of blue. |
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9333 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Chrysocolla |
| Locality: | | Cape Calamita, Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 x 9 cm |
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9300 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Rapolano Terme Municipality, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 62 x 39 mm |
| Description: |
| A floater specimen with crystals up to 40 mm. |
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| Viewed: |
9293 Time(s) |
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