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ALPINE MINERALS - page 3

Legend: Sizes of specimens in cm. Sizes of crystals in mm. Weight in kg. Prices in euros (consider an exchange rate of 1.3 U.S.A. dollars for 1 euro). Reproduction of text and photos prohibited without permission of author. All the specimens are from Italy if not differently specified.


m114- Epidote – Lago Falin – Val di Vił – Piemonte - Italy. Size 7x4x2 weight 0.15. Carpet of olive green brilliant epidote crystals with max. size 3 mm. and gemmy quality. 9 €

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m069- Sanidine – Valfloriana – Val di Cembra – Trentino - Italy. Size 4x3x1 weight 0.1. Pink single sanidine single crystal of 35 mm. attached to a little matrix. 7 €

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m120- Magnetite pseudomorph after hematite – M.S.Margherita – Val Maira – Piemonte - Italy. Size 4x3x1 weight 0.1. Interesting specimen. Cluster of magnetite lamellae pseudomrph of hematite. Max. size 40 mm. 7 €

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m656- Titanite – M.Cristalliera – Val Chisone – Piemonte - Italy. Size 5x3x2 weight 0.1. Cluster of pink titanite crystals with max size 20 mm. 17 €

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m657- Titanite – M.Cristalliera – Val Chisone – Piemonte - Italy. Size 5x3x3 weight 0.1. Cluster of pink titanite crystals with max size 8 mm. on matrix. 11 €

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m888.jpg (27503 byte) m888- Beryl – M. Bracco – Valle Po - Piemonte – Italy. Size 7x7x5 weight 0.3. Cluster of deformed blue beryl crystals with max. size 20 mm. immersed in quartzite matrix. 110
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m890.jpg (25097 byte) m890- Beryl – M. Bracco – Valle Po - Piemonte – Italy. Size 8x5x3 weight 0.25. Cluster of curved deformed blue beryl crystals with max. size 25 mm. immersed in quartzite matrix.   38 €
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m878.jpg (31028 byte) m878- Andradite var. topazzolite – Piano di Cassafrera – Val di Susa - Piemonte - Italy. Size 12x6x3 weight 0.35. Carpet of yellow topazzolite crystals with max. size 3 mm. on clinochlore lamellae. 60
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m881- Andradite var. topazzolite – Piano di Cassafrera – Val di Susa - Piemonte - Italy. Size 15x12x8 weight 1.85. Big specimen covered of yellow topazzolite crystals with max. size 5 mm. on clinochlore lamellae. 45

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m090.jpg (34555 byte) m090- Canavesite – Min. Brosso - Piemonte – Italy (type locality). Size 5x3x3 weight 0.1. White tufts of canavesite microcrystals on ludwigite matrix. 13
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