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SC344 – Hydrozincite from the Zorzone Mine, Lombardy, Italy

SC344 – Hydrozincite from the Zorzone Mine, Lombardy, Italy

Dec 14, 2020 | Hydrozincite, Mineral Collection

Hydrozoncite on matrix. The hydrozincite fluoresces a nice blue under shortwave UV light, not much...

SC343 – Aragonite from Sant’Agostino di Coli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

SC343 – Aragonite from Sant’Agostino di Coli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Dec 14, 2020 | Aragonite, Mineral Collection

Acicular aragonite crystals. Bluish/white fluorescence under UV light with green...

SC342 – Sphalerite & Dolomite from the Raibl Mines, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

SC342 – Sphalerite & Dolomite from the Raibl Mines, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Dec 14, 2020 | Dolomite, Mineral Collection, Sphalerite

Rough piece of orange/brown sphalerite/schalenblende intermixed with white dolomite. The...

SC325 – Grossular Garnet from Sierra de Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico

SC325 – Grossular Garnet from Sierra de Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico

Aug 14, 2020 | Grossular, Mineral Collection

Raspberry garnet var grossular, also called Rosolite. The main crystal is about 10mm in size. Nice...

SC302 – Fluorite and Cerussite from the Blanchard Mine, New Mexico, USA

SC302 – Fluorite and Cerussite from the Blanchard Mine, New Mexico, USA

Jun 1, 2020 | Cerussite, Fluorite, Mineral Collection

White fluorite cubes covered by secondary lead minerals, mostly (?) cerussite. The cerussite is...

SC301 – Anthophyllite, Clino-suenoite, and Tremolite from the International Talc Company Mine, New York, USA

SC301 – Anthophyllite, Clino-suenoite, and Tremolite from the International Talc Company Mine, New York, USA

May 8, 2020 | Anthophyllite, Clino-suenoite, Mineral Collection, Tremolite

Tremolite mixed with “tirodite”, i.e. anthopyllite and/or clino-suenoite. Under long wave UV light...

SC262 – Nosean on Sanidine and Orthoclase from In den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Germany

SC262 – Nosean on Sanidine and Orthoclase from In den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Germany

Jan 23, 2020 | Mineral Collection, Nosean, Orthoclase, Sanidine

Druzy nosean (fluorescent orange under longwave UV light) on a matrix composed of sanidine (white...

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