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Mixed Minerals

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Locality: 
Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Mixed Specimens
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 10 × 10 cm
Weight: 
500.00gr
Description

A collection of 21 classic micro and macro minerals from the Elba Island:

Hedenbergite - Rio Marina - classic aggregate of acicular crystals (65x35x40mm);

Hastingsite - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - classic aggregate of acicular crystals (70x50x35mm);

Ilvaite - Rio Marina - classic aggregate of black crystals (50x50x30mm crystals up to 5mm);

Epidote - Colle D'Orano, La Guardia, Marciana - classic green shiny and perfect crystals (40x30x25mm crystals up to 3mm);

Pyrite - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - cubic crystals in hedenbergite/hastingsite matrix (60x40x30mm crystals up to 3,5mm);

Chrysocolla - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - spherical aggregates of blue-green acicular crystals (45x45x10mm crystals up to 1mm);

Orthoclase, Albite - Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo - classic pegmatitic piece (50x40x35mm orthoclase crystal 13mm);

Andradite - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - perfect orange crystal on matrix (30x25x25mm crystal 3mm);

"Tourmaline" - Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo - classic pegmatitic piece, with many acicular dark-green crystals (35x30x25mm crystals up to 1,5mm);

"Iron Ochre" ("red ochre", iron oxides/hydroxides mixture) - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - typical red pebble of ochre (34x30x13mm);

Sanidine - Sant'Andrea Cape, Marciana - classic geminated crystals from granite (45x40x15mm);

Copiaite - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - nice yellow aggregate (30x24x15mm);

Grossular - Pomonte, Campo nell'Elba - classic cluster of brown grossular, perfect shaped crystals (40x35x20mm crystals up to 3mm);

Jarosite/natrojarosite - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - classic piece with many tiny and perfect yellow crystals (22x23x22mm crystals up to 0,5mm);

Gypsum - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - classic piece with many transparent crystals (35x25x25mm crystals up to 8mm);

Melanterite var. Cuprian melanterite - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - aggregate of beautiful green melanterite (27x20x12mm);

Erythrite - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - a small aggregate with many  tiny pink spheres on matrix (25x20x15mm erythrite aggregate 2mm);

Beryl - Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo - classic pegmatite piece, perfect and shiny ialine crystal  (23x23x20mm crystal 4mm);

Malachite - Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri - classic green tiny acicular crystals with blue chrysocolla (15x15x15mm crystals up to 1mm);

Quartz - Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo - classic pegmatite piece, shiny and perfect quartz crystal on orthoclase (25x20x20mm crystal  11mm);

Cassiterite - Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo - classic pegmatite piece, tiny brown metallic crystal (15x20x15mm crystal 0,5mm);

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