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Sante Celiberti
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 Posted: Dec 05, 2020 14:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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A classic from Swiss Alps.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland |  |
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| Dimensions: | 75 x 50 mm |
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| Pink octahedra with cubic modifications and a light purplish sfumature. The group measures 43 mm and the biggest crystal is 20 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland | |
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| Dimensions: | 75 x 50 mm |
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Philippe Durand
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2020 04:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | | A classic from Swiss Alps. |
Not only a classic, it is a beautiful classic!
Best wishes and stay healthy,
Volkmar
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2020 09:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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| Volkmar Stingl wrote: | | Sante Celiberti wrote: | | A classic from Swiss Alps. |
Not only a classic, it is a beautiful classic! |
I agree with Volkmar, really really beautiful! I have always been a fluorite fan and I think I own some rather good ones from around the world, but I never had a pink one from the Alps. Really lovely, Sante, congratulations on having such a treasure!
Regards
Tobi
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Sante Celiberti
Joined: 04 Oct 2019
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Location: Tuscany
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| Posted: Dec 13, 2020 07:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Philippe, Volkmar, Tobi, how are you?
Thank you very much for your kind comment.
I had to wait decades to find an Alpine pink fluorite that had the right balance between quality and price.
Tobi, I'm sure you'll soon find one that matches your gorgeous fluorites collection.
Here another Alpine classic, this time from Austria.
Warm greetings and stay heathy.
Sante
| Mineral: | Aragonite (variety flos ferri) |
| Locality: | | Erzberg, Eisenerz (Steiermark), Leoben District, Styria/Steiermark, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 16,5 x 14 cm |
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| A complete all around big cabinet sized coralloid Aragonite from one of most classic European localities. |
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| Mineral: | Aragonite (variety flos ferri) |
| Locality: | | Erzberg, Eisenerz (Steiermark), Leoben District, Styria/Steiermark, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 16,5 x 14 cm |
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Volkmar Stingl
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Dec 13, 2020 08:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello Sante,
thank you for asking, I'm fine!
This time I can only say "wow" for your flos ferri from Erzberg! It is really breathtaking. Undamaged, as far as I can see, the white color, and the size! I have resp. my son has a similar piece from there (it was my gift for his 30th birthday), also with comparable size. So I know, how difficult (and expensive) it is to find such a beauty!
Best wishes,
Volkmar
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 13, 2020 11:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | Philippe, Volkmar, Tobi, how are you?
Thank you very much for your kind comment. I had to wait decades to find an Alpine pink fluorite that had the right balance between quality and price. Tobi, I'm sure you'll soon find one that matches your gorgeous fluorites collection. |
Thank you, Sante, my family and me are doing fine, but the Covid situation gets worse and worse, I'm afraid of what may come :-(
Concerning the alpine pink fluorite: As you say, the balance between quality and price is the problem, you won't find that kind of fluorite as a bargain, good specimens are extremely expensive. You can be proud to own that beauty!
| Sante Celiberti wrote: | Here another Alpine classic, this time from Austria.
Aragonite (variety flos ferri)
Erzberg, Eisenerz (Steiermark), Leoben District, Styria/Steiermark, Austria
16,5 x 14 cm |
Well, I personally never liked flos ferri, but from an objective point of view this is a truly exceptional specimen, worthy of a museum!
Best regards
Tobi
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: Dec 13, 2020 12:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello Sante
we are very well :) thank you
I hope that you and your family are fine too.
health is a precious thing during this difficult time.
I totaly agree that you get the right balance with your fluorite (even I do not know the price);
I remember searching for a pink fluorite at one of the Chamonix show, and affordable pink fluorite were quite ugly (a mix of grey and pink, frosty, dull crystals.)
You got it !
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Sante Celiberti
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Location: Tuscany
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| Posted: Dec 14, 2020 16:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Thank you,Volkmar, for your friendly words.
I'm really happy to know that there is a similar aragonite in your family. I hope you'll post it soon.
Tobi, I always appreciate your kind comments. Thank you.
I know the sad situation in Germany (very similar to Italy). I'm in close contact with several German friends who own a "vacation home" in Gavorrano and will not be able to come for the next holidays.
At least, we can hope for vaccination. I think of the unfortunate third world countries...
Philippe, I found the fluorite when I wasn't looking for it. Probably the same will happen to you. :-)
I wish you all and your families to continue to stay healthy and to spend peaceful holidays.
Very warm greetings.
Sante
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Dec 14, 2020 16:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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An Alpine hematite from the most classic Swiss locality.
| Mineral: | Hematite |
| Locality: | | Cavradi, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland | |
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| Dimensions: | 83 x 50 mm |
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| Lustrous, iridescent crystals up to 22 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Hematite |
| Locality: | | Cavradi, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland | |
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| Dimensions: | 83 x 50 mm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Dec 17, 2020 06:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello.
With this specimen I temporarily suspend the topic of Alpine minerals.
Warm greetings.
Sante
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 25 cm |
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| A large plate of typical Alpine smoky Quartz with some Gwindels and all the crystals (included the double-terminated ones) showing extra X faces. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 25 cm |
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| Detail. The main crystal measures 75 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 25 cm |
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| Detail of a Gwindel of 55 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 25 cm |
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| Detail of a Gwindel of 38 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 25 cm |
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| Detail of a double-terminated crystal (52 mm) with a text-book Dauphiné twinning |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 17, 2020 07:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | Quartz (variety smoky)
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Dimensions: 40 x 25 cm
A large plate of typical Alpine smoky Quartz with some Gwindels and all the crystals (included the double-terminated ones) showing extra X faces. |
A truly outstanding piece, Sante! As a fan of quartzes, especially from alpine localities, I know how special and superb this giant specimen is. I own a really good smoky quartz too, but that 40 cm killer specimen makes me speechless, it has even gwindels on it! Truly magnificent, a marvelous sample that shows why alpine quartzes are so highly desired by many collectors.
Thanks for sharing this exceptional specimen, you have such a great collection!
Best regards & and stay well
Tobi
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Dec 20, 2020 17:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello, Tobi. I hope that you and your dears are fine.
I appreciate your always friendly comments.
I'm happy you like that quartz. I was fortunate to purchase it from a very old Italian collection.
Enjoy to the fullest the upcoming Christmas holidays.
Sante
I begin the journey through my minerals from all over the world, following the sequence of their arrangement in my display cases dictated only by the continuous search for space...
Warm greetings from Tuscany.
Sante
| Mineral: | Epidote |
| Locality: | | Maldin, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 76 x 76 mm |
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| A floater crystal that shows a strong magnetism due to Magnetite inclusions. |
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| Mineral: | Epidote |
| Locality: | | Maldin, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 76 x 76 mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Fluorapatite, Bertrandite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 x 10,5 cm |
| Description: |
| A completely rehealed shard of Quartz covered by a multitude of light blue crystals of Fluorapatite up to 5 mm with scattered Bertrandite crystals up to 8 mm and a bit of yellow-green translucent Muscovite. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Fluorapatite, Bertrandite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 x 10,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Fluorapatite, Bertrandite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 x 10,5 cm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Dec 23, 2020 15:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Two Chrystmassy specimens: a star and a Nativity hut.
My best wishes to you all.
Sante
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kčshíkčténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 13,5 x 9 cm |
| Description: |
| A floater, intact group of double-terminated and sceptered green crystals with Dolomite and minor Arsenopyrite in a star-like shape. |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 50 x 35 mm |
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| Small green "balls" of Malachite as decoration on twinned Cerussite crystals with a conifer shape. |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 50 x 35 mm |
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| Rear side. With a bit of imagination you can see a Nativity hut. |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2020 05:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello.
| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
| Locality: | | Pederneira claim, Săo José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 x 7,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
| Locality: | | Pederneira claim, Săo José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 x 7,5 cm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Jan 02, 2021 13:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello.
| Mineral: | Hemimorphite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 x 11 cm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Jan 04, 2021 14:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello.
| Mineral: | Sodalite (variety Hackmanite) |
| Locality: | | Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 93 x 87 mm |
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| Tenebrescent , fluorescent and luminescent crystals up to 52 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Sodalite (variety Hackmanite) |
| Locality: | | Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 93 x 87 mm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Jan 06, 2021 13:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello.
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrčze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 x 8 cm |
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A rich coverage of mustard colored crystals with lime-green tips, up to 7 mm, on Baryte.
Old, double-sided specimen, in my collection for over 50 years. |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrčze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 x 8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrčze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 x 8 cm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2021 15:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 72 x 58 mm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 72 x 58 mm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Jan 12, 2021 15:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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Hello.
Two vanadinites in comparison.
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 x 26 mm |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 x 26 mm |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 x 26 mm |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite, Mimetite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | San Carlos Mine (Apex Mine), San Carlos, Municipio Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 x 21 mm |
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| Fifty years in my collection. |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite, Mimetite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | San Carlos Mine (Apex Mine), San Carlos, Municipio Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 x 21 mm |
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Different view.
The biggest crystal measures 18 mm. |
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