Aesthetic Italian minerals

Legend: Sizes of specimens in cm. Sizes of crystals in mm. Weight in kg. Prices in euros (consider an exchange rate of 1.25 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.

m397- Phosgenite on galena – Min. Monteponi – Iglesias – Sardegna - Italy. Size 5x5x3 weight 0.2. Yellow-cream phosgenite crystal of 20 mm. and complex shape on galena matrix. Yellow fluorescent under U.V. light. Classic specimen now undiscoverable found at 120 meters under the sea’s level. Monteponi mine is now closed and floaded from 1996 and no other specimens can be found. 130 €

	m140- Cinnabar – Min. Siele – M.Amiata - Toscana - Italy. Size 8x7x5 weight 0.3. Carpet of red cinnabar crystals of 1 mm. on white dolomite. 17 €

m141- Gypsum – Min. Niccioleta - Toscana - Italy. Size 8x6x5 weight 0.25. Cluster of colourless gypsum crystals with max. size 60 mm. on pyrite matrix. 30 €

	m553- Leucite – Roccamonfina - Campania – Italy. Size 7x6x5 weight 0.2. Two white leucite crystals of 18 and 10 mm. on volcanic eject. 12 €

m153- Blue hemimorphite - Mine Sa Duchessa – Domusnovas – Sardegna - Italy. Size 17x10x7 weight 0.35. Typical bothroidal light blue hemimorphite concretion from this old copper mine. Now undiscoverable. 55 €

m159- Ferrierite – Quarry Monte Oladri - Monastir – Sardegna - Italy. Size 8x4x3 weight 0.15. Perfect orange radiating cluster of ferrierite crystals of 7 mm on volcanic matrix. 20 €

	m157- Analcime – Quarry Monte Oladri - Monastir – Sardegna - Italy. Size 6x4x3 weight 0.1. Cluster of colourless analcime crystals with max. size 10 mm. on volcanic matrix. 11 €

	m177- Smithsonite – Min. Masua – Sardegna - Italy. Size 14x7x4 weight 0.65. Beautiful brown-yellow-green bothroidal concretion of smithsonite. 22 €

m267- Blue celestine - Mine La Grasta - Caltanissetta – Sicilia - Italy. Size 6x6x6 weight 0.35. Interesting group of blue prismatic celestine crystals with max. diameter 25 mm. and perfect complex terminations. 38 €

m134- Pyrite – Min. Riomarina (cant. Falcacci) – Elba island - Italy. Size 3x3x3 weight 0.15. Cubic brilliant single crystal without matrix. 6 €

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