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Joan Martinez Bruguera
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Posted: Jul 03, 2013 09:42 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Fantastic collection
Best Regards!
Joan
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Herman van Dennebroek
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Location: Blaricum
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Posted: Jul 03, 2013 11:41 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Very Nice pictures and specimen.
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 08, 2013 06:15 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Gold and Gold minerals
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Gold Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA 1,5x1,4x0,3 cm Nice Gold crystals from a note US mine. |
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Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 2x1,5x0,3 cm Small, but well crystallized old sample. |
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Krennerite Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 5 mm the main crystal Very rare, prismatic, hoppered Krennerite crystal, lustrous, silvery gray with a touch of pale yellow, in matrix, from an old european locale. Evident the cleavage. Ex H. Obodda Collection. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 09, 2013 06:25 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Gold and Gold minerals
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Sylvanite Cresson Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA 2,6x2,5x2,2 cm Steel gray to pale yellowish, flattened, striated crystals in matrix. Unusual rich specimen. |
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Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 8x5x3 cm Classic sample, with old italian label (and a very old original german label attached on the back of the specimen, not visible in photo). |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 09, 2013 06:40 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Silver Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 3,6x2,5x2 cm Classic wire Silver associated with Calcite, from old collection. |
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Stephanite Hodruša - Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 8 mm crystal Gray, prismatic, striated, 8 mm crystal in matrix. |
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Stephanite Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 6x5x3 cm Many crystals in classic aggregates scattered on the matrix, with an old italian label. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 10, 2013 10:47 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Silver, Acanthite Chańarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile 7,2x3,7x1 cm Elongated, distorted native Silver crystals associated with dark gray Acanthite, from an old Chilean mine. Ex G. Zadro Collection. |
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Silver Chańarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile 2x1,5x1 cm Dendritic sample of Silver (probably pseudomorph after Acanthite) from an old, important origin. |
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Proustite Chańarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile 3,4x2,8x1,4 cm Remarkable crystal from a note locale. Ex C. Auer. |
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Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway 3 cm in length Aesthetic old specimen |
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Pyrargyrite St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany 2,5x2x2 cm Many metallic, gray-dark reddish, well defined crystals in matrix from old collection. |
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Pyrargyrite Santo Nińo Vein, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico 2,5x2,5x1,8 cm Good Pyrargyrite crystal group, from quite recent find. |
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Silver Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 4x4x3,5 cm Rich specimen, with arborescent Silver in matrix, from old collection. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 11, 2013 08:09 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Copper Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA 7,5x3x2 cm Crystallized Copper with minor Cuprite. Ex B. Carretta. |
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Sulphur Perticara Mine, Novafeltria, Pesaro-Urbino Province, Marche, Italy 7x5,5x5 cm Big, hoppered crystal from an old italian classic. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 11, 2013 09:00 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway 6x5x4 cm Very significative specimen, from an old classic, with Silver in matrix not in wires as usually but crystallized. Sometime distinct cubic crystals are visible. Very rare, from an antique collection. |
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Pyrargyrite Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 1,5 cm crystal Rare flattened crystal in matrix, from old classic locale. |
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Silver Masaloni Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy 7,5x6,5x4,5 cm Foliaceous Silver in partially etched Calcite, from an old italian Silver mine. |
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Acanthite Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 5,6x3,7x3 cm Dark gray, lustrous, compound crystals, impressive due to the big size (5,2 cm in lenght the main crystal), from very classic locale and old collection. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 12, 2013 06:58 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Stephanite Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic 5 mm crystal Perfect crystal in matrix from old collection. |
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Stephanite Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 3,2 cm in lenght Very rare prismatic crystals up to 2,5 cm in cluster, from an old classic Silver district. |
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Polybasite Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 9x6x5 cm Uncommon, rare, very old sample with many dark gray to brownish (due to alteration) Polybasite in matrix. The crystals are up to 2 cm, partially covered by whitish Calcite. |
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Pyrargyrite Chańarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile 2 cm specimen Small specimen, but well crystallized, with prismatic dark gray reddish crystals, from note locale. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
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Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 15, 2013 06:21 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Copper Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazgan, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan 12x8x0,2 cm Large, flattened Copper. |
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Arsenic Vater Abraham Mine ("Shaft 139"), Lauta, Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 4,5x2,5x1,5 cm Gray, botryoidal Arsenic. |
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Copper Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otavi, Namibia 5x2,2x1,5 cm Old sample of Tsumeb Copper. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 15, 2013 06:40 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 2,5x2x1 cm Lustrous crystals from an old peruan classic locale. |
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Proustite Chańarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile Up to 2 cm crystal cluster Very interesting Proustite group in matrix associated with abundant Quartz, from an old chilean Silver district. |
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Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru Up to 1 cm Rare sharp crystal. |
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Stephanite Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 2x1,5x1 cm Curious, complex crystal. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 16, 2013 06:37 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Silver Sophia Mine, Böckelsbach valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 4,5x3,5x2 cm Dendritic Silver in pinkish Baryte, from an old german mine. |
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Acanthite Mt Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy Up to 1 cm crystals Many gray crystals in Calcite matrix, with cubic and cubooctahedral habitus. From old collection. |
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Dyscrasite Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany 2,5x2x1,5 cm Very interesting old sample, with twinned, pale gray crystals and a bit of matrix. From old collection (ex Maucher). |
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Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway 4,5x4x2 cm Consistent Silver wires and Calcite, from an old classic Silver district. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 19, 2013 06:53 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Pyrargyrite Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic 2,6x1,6x1 cm Old specimen with an unusual red color. |
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Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 1,5x1,2x1 cm Group of crystals. |
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Argyrodite Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 1,9x1,5x1 cm Blackish, botryoidal, partially crystallized in some points, from old collection. |
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Myargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 3,5x3x1,5 cm Well crystallized, gray metallic Myargyrite, associated with reddish Pyrargyrite, from a classic peruan Silver mine. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
Posts: 33
Location: Veneto
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Posted: Jul 22, 2013 05:16 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Argyrodite Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 2 cm in lenght Blackish, botryoidal, with characteristic yellowish Marcasite alteration product. |
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Acanthite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru 2,5 cm A classic distorted crystal. |
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Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 1 cm A classic striated crystal. |
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Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 0,7 cm the crystal Nice well formed dark reddish Pyrargyrite crystal in matrix, with Calcite. Unusual matrix specimen. |
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Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
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Posted: Jul 22, 2013 10:24 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Simone. Your stephanite from Freiberg is fantastic. I also like all of the Romanian specimens :>)
Michael
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
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Location: Veneto
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Posted: Aug 02, 2013 04:36 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Proustite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru 3x2,5x1 cm Red aggregated crystals. |
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Proustite Chańarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile Up to 1,5 cm Red partially crystallized mass with a nice old label. |
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Acanthite San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico Up to 2 cm A 2 cm partial cube. |
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Ru Smith
Joined: 13 Oct 2012
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Posted: Aug 02, 2013 20:18 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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A historic Chilean proustite!
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
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Location: Veneto
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Posted: Aug 16, 2013 06:14 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Gold and Gold minerals
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Gold Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 11x7x4,5 cm Large old specimen richly crystallized by Gold in sheets and wires. |
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Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 2x1,5 cm the area Crystalline native Gold in grayish Quartz matrix. |
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Gold Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 7x7x3 cm Large sample of Gold associated with Sphalerite. |
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Gold, Sphalerite Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 5x4x2 cm Minor Gold with many Sphalerite crystals. |
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Gold, Marcasite Roşia Montană (Verespatak), Alba Co., Romania 2x1,5 cm the area Small, but nice crystallized Gold over Marcasite, with Quartz. |
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Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 5,6x4x1,5 cm Important old sample, with a large (3 cm) crystalline aggregate of native Gold in grayish Quartz matrix. The color is reddish due to the cupreous alloy. |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
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Location: Veneto
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Posted: Oct 01, 2013 06:32 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Gold and Gold minerals
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Gold Kremnica, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 5x4x1,5 cm Pale yellow (prob. an Electrum var.) Gold leafs sometime with dendritic morphology on the quartziferous matrix. Very old and not common sample. |
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Sylvanite, Nagyagite, Rhodochrosite Sacarîmb (ex Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 10,5x8x5 cm; up to 400 g Big and unusual specimen for a tellurides sample, with botryoidal, encrusting Rhodochrosite and abundant Sylvanite associated with darker Nagyagite. Very impressive! From an old collection, obviously. |
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Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (ex Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 5,5x3,5x2 cm Rich, characteristic sample. |
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Sylvanite, Nagyagite Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 5,5x5x2,5 cm Very rich and interesting specimen due to the rare association for the locale. Nagyagite is visible in minor lead gray leafs on the middle left. |
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Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 8x6x2,5 cm Beautiful sample, in my opinion, that must be appreciated under the microscope. Shows many distinct quite well formed Sylvanite crystals up to 5 mm on crystallized Quartz (similar to the Sylvanite from the Emperor Mine), very rare aspect for this locale. |
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Nagyagite, Rhodochrosite Sacarîmb (ex Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 7x6x4 cm Exclusive, very rare and uncommon sample, with many complete, large (up to 2 cm ) Nagyagite crystals preserved by the encrusting Rhodochrosite and Quartz. Usually large crystals of Nagyagite are broken, because it is very tender and fragile. From very old collection (late 1700-first 1800). |
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Simone Citon
Joined: 27 Jun 2013
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Location: Veneto
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Posted: Oct 01, 2013 06:52 Post subject: Re: Simone Citon Mineral Collection |
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Silver and Silver minerals
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Freieslebenite Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain 10x7x5 cm Freieslebenite Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain 10x7x5 cm Old classic, rich, large specimen with Freieslebenite crystals in matrix associated with bladed, whitish Baryte. Ex Peter Maurer. |
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Silver Kongsberg, Norway 8x4,5x3 cm Large leaf in matrix. |
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Acanthite Monte Narba, Sardinia, Italy 8x6x6 cm Two big, up to 1 cm Acanthite crystals with many smallers in Calcite and Quartz, from an old classic italian locale. |
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