The Best of Italian Microminerals

 

 

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ALPI APUANE - MARMO'S QUARRIES - CARRARA

Specimens have been found in different quarries .

All minerals are on white marble.

 

  • ADULARIA - colorless xls (it's a T/N) - Fantiscritti quarry - 1,5 euro

  • ANTIMONITE (stibina) - metallic acicular xls - from different quarries (rare here) - 3 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • ANTIMONITE (stibina) - metallic acicular xls - from different quarries (rare here) - 4 euro  

  • AZZURRITE - blu xls  - (rare here) - 3 euro

  • CALCITE xls - Madielle quarry - 3 euro         (on a 3x3 cm. matrix)

  • calcite - xls - cava gioia - 1,5 euro

  • CALCITE - pseudom. after dolomite - Facciata quarry  3 euro

  • DOLOMITE - colorless xls + calcite (it's a T/N) - Fantiscritti quarry -  2 euro  (on a 3x3 cm. matrix)

  • GALENA - gray metallic xl + sphalerite - 3 euro

  • gesso - xl on marble - cava gioia - 2 euro

  • GOETHITE / LIMONITE pseudom. after pirite - Facciata quarry - 2 euro

  • LIMONITE pseudom. after PIRITE - Facciata quarry - 5 euro  ( t's a T/N ) ( fine )

  • LIMONITE pseudom. after PIRITE - GIOIA quarry - 4 euro  ( ON A 3X3 CM. MATRIX )

  • LIMONITE pseudom. after PIRITE - Fantiscritti quarry - 5 euro  (it's a T/N) (fine)

  • LIMONITE pseudom. after PIRITE + calcite - Facciata quarry - 3 euro  (it's a T/N) (fine)

  • MALACHITE - green drops (rare here) - 2 euro

  • PIRITE - nice xls - gioia quarry - 1 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • PIRITE - nice xls  - facciatoia quarry - 2 euro   ( 3 specimens in stock )

  • pirite - xl + galena - facciatoia quarry - 1 euro

  • pirite - xls + dolomite on calcite - gioia quarries - 1 euro

  • PIRITE - cubic shining xls  - 2 euro  (it's a T/N)

  • quartz - SOME colorless "diamond" xls on calcite - cava  gioia - 5 euro

  • QUARTZ - colorless xl  + calcite - Gioia quarry - 5 euro  (on a 3x4 cm. matrix)

  • quartz - colorless "diamond" xls on calcite - cava  gioia - 3 euro

  • quartz - colorless "diamond" BITERMINATED xl on calcite - cava  gioia - 10 euro

  • quartz - colorless "diamond"  xl on calcite - cava  gioia - 10 euro

  • quartz - colorless "diamond" xls on calcite + dolomite - cava  gioia - 3 euro

  • QUARTZ - biterminated colorless xl  - Gioia quarry - 3 euro 

  • QUARTZ xl on calcite - Facciata quarry - 3 euro

  • SPHALERITE - orange, reddish or brown xls + pirite -  4 euro

  • SPHALERITE - orange, reddish or brown xls -  1 euro

  • SPHALERITE - orange, reddish or brown xls -  2 euro   ( 3  specimens in stock )

  • SPHALERITE - orange, reddish or brown xls -  3 euro    (5 specimens in stock)

 

 

 

TOSCANA

OTHER  LOCALITIES

 

 

 

 

  • ADULARIA xls -  lepidolite - Grotta d'Oggi quarry - San Piero (Isola d'Elba) - 6 euro (it's a 5x4 cm. specimen)

  • ADULARIA - XLS - MASSO FORESI QUARRY - SAN PIERO - ISOLA D'ELBA - 3 EURO    ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • ADULARIA XLS + LEPIDOLITE - MASSO FORESI QUARRY - SAN PIERO - ISOLA D'ELBA - 3 EURO

  • ADULARIA - XLS + LONG QUARTZ LS - PORTICCIOLO - ISOLA D'ELBA  1 EURO

  • analcime - xls - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 2 euro

  • ANATASIO - dark xl - Buca della Vena mine (rare here) - (Lucca) - 3 euro

  • ANATASIO - xl - ginevro mine - isola d'elba (rare here) - 5 euro

  • anfibolo - dark xls on sanidino - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 3 euro

  • ANIDRITE - XLS + CALCITE - CAMPIANO MINE - MONTIERI - GROSSETO  - FOUR SPECIMENS TOGETHER IN OFFER  (SOME MINIATURE ) - 7  EURO

  • ANTIMONITE - xls - Pereta mine - Grosseto - 2 euro

  • ANTIMONITE - xls - Pereta mine - Grosseto - 3 euro

  • ANTIMONITE - xls and stibiconite - Pereta mine - Grosseto - 3 euro

  • ANTIMONITE (stibnite) - xls  - Pereta mine - Grosseto - 5 euro   

  • apatite - xl - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 1 euro

  • ARSENOPIRITE - single XL + quartz - CAMPIANO MINE - GROSSETO - 2 EURO

  • ARSENOPIRITE - XLS + OTHERS - CAMPIANO MINE - GROSSETO - 5 EURO

  • AURICALCITE - sky blu drops - SERRA Bottini mine (Massa Marittima) - 3 euro   

  • AURICALCITE - sky blu drops + ANTLERITE - Bottini mine (Massa Marittima) - 3 euro

  • BERILLO - colorless xl - var. GOSHENITE - GROTTA D'OGGI- SAN PIERO - ELBA - 3 euro

  • bissolite - xls + epidoto - ginevro mine - isola d'elba - 5 euro   (rare in this region)

  • BOULANGERITE - xls - Bottino mine (Lucca) - 5 euro

  • BOURNONITE - XL + OTHERS - CAMPIANO MINE - GROSSETO - 3 EURO 

  • cabasite - xl - GROTTA D'OGGI - san piero - isola d'elba - 3 euro

  • cabasite - YELLOW xl - GROTTA D'OGGI - san piero - isola d'elba - 3 euro

  • calcite - xls + pirite and sphalerite - boccheggiano mine - siena - 1 euro

  • CALCOFANITE - black + smithsonite - serraBottini mine - Massa Marittima - 3 euro 

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  • CALCOFANITE - black + smithsonite - serraBottini mine - Massa Marittima - 4 euro     ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • CALCOPIRITE - metallic xls + others (it's a T/N) - Campiano mine (Grosseto - Toscana) -  3  euro

  • CALCOPIRITE - yellow metallic xls + others - Campiano mine (Grosseto - Toscana) - 3 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • calcopirite - xls + dolomite and quartz - niccioleta mine - grosseto - 3 euro

  • CALCOPIRITE - xls + quarzo - Campiano mine (Grosseto) - 3 euro 

  • cetineite - red acicular xls - le cetine mine - siena - 4 euro      ( 3 specimens in stock )

  • cookeite - drops + elbaite and beryl - grotta d' oggi quarry - san piero - isola d'elba - 7 euro    ( on a 5x4 cm. matrix )

  • covellite - iridescent crust on marmatite and pirite - rio marina mines - isola d'elba - 3 euro

  • FASSAITE - xls + vesuviana - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 2 euro

  • FASSAITE - xls - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 3 euro    ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • FLUORITE - BUBBLES INTO A XLS - CAMPIANO MINE - GROSSETO - 7 EURO

  • FLUORITE - XLS + CALCOPIRITE AND QUARTZ - CAMPIANO MINE - GROSSETO - 3 EURO

  • FLUORITE - XLS + ANYDRITE - CAMPIANO MINE - GROSSETO - 5 EURO

  • fluorite - small xls on stibnite bigger xls - pereta mine - manciano - grosseto - 3 euro     ( a 5 X 2 cm. LARGE )

  • fluorite - nice xls + quartz - pereta mine - grosseto - 3 euro   ( 6 specimens in stock )

  • FLUORITE - SHINING COLORLESS XLS ON QUARTZ - PERETA MINE - GROSSETO - 3 EURO   

  • FLUORITE - SHINING COLORLESS XLS ON QUARTZ - PERETA MINE - GROSSETO - 10 EURO    (IT'S A MINIATURE)

  • GALENA - xls + pirite and quartz - Campiano mine (Grosseto) - 5 euro (T/N)

  • garnets - yellow xls + others - pitigliano quarry  -  grosseto - 3 euro

  • GOSHENITE - colorless beryl - Grotta d'Oggi quarry - San Piero - isola d'Elba - 5 euro   ( 2 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )

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  • GOSHENITE - colorless beryl xl + tormalina on quartz - Grotta d'Oggi quarry - San Piero - isola d'Elba - 8 euro    ( on a 3 X 3 cm. matrix )

  • GOSHENITE - colorless beryl xl - Grotta d'Oggi quarry - San Piero - isola d'Elba - 10 euro    ( into a vug of 4x4 matrix )

  • GOSHENITE - colorless beryl xl - Grotta d'Oggi quarry - San Piero - isola d'Elba - 15 euro  

  • goshenite - colorless xl on tormalina - masso foresi quarry - san piero - isola d'elba - 5 euro

  • GROSSULARIA - yellow xls on sanidino - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 3 euro

  • GROSSULARIA - yellow  xls - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 4 euro

  • GROSSULARIA - yellow xls on sanidino - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 5 euro

  • grossularia - xls - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 5 euro

  • GROSSULARIA - yellow shining xls - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 5 euro

  • grossularia - xls + fassaite - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 5 euro

  • grossularia - xls + fassaite - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 2 euro

  • grossularia - large xls + fassaite - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 6 euro     ( on a 5x5 cm. matrix )

  • HEMATITE - shining black metallic xls - Bacino mine (Isola d'Elba) -  3  euro    ( 7 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )

  • HEMATITE - shining black metallic xls - Bacino mine (Isola d'Elba) -  5  euro    ( 3 specimens in stock )   (it's a t/n)

  • HEMATITE - shining black metallic xls - Bacino mine (Isola d'Elba) -  10  euro

  • HEMATITE - shining black metallic xls - Bacino mine (Isola d'Elba) -  10  euro    ( A 4X4 CM. SPECIMEN )

  • HEMATITE - shining black metallic xls - Bacino mine (Isola d'Elba) -  10  euro    ( A 4X5 CM. SPECIMEN )

  • hematite - xls + siderite - valle giove mine - isola d'elba - 3 euro

  • hematite - lenticolar xls (unusual here) - valle giove mine - isola d'elba - 3 euro  

  • hematite - lenticolar xls (unusual here) - valle giove mine - isola d'elba - 3 euro   ( on 4x2 cm. matrix )

  • hematite - lenticolar xls (unusual here) - valle giove mine - isola d'elba - 5 euro   ( on 4x2 cm. matrix )

  • JAROSITE - brown xls - Calamita mine - Isola d'Elba -  3 euro

  • JAROSITE - brown xls - Calamita mine - Isola d'Elba -  3 euro  

  • jarosite - yellow-brown xls on black calcofanite - serrabottini mine - massa marittima - 3 euro

  • kermesite - red patina + sulfur on stibnite - pereta mine - grosseto - 3 euro   (

  • klebelsbergite - yellow xls - pereta mine - grosseto - 3 euro

  • klebelsbergite - colorless xls + sulfur - pereta mine - grosseto - 4 euro

  • klebelsbergite - colorless xls on stibnite - pereta mine - grosseto - 3 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )

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  • klebelsbergite - reddish xls on antimonite (stibnite) + quartz - pereta mine - grosseto - 15 euro         ( It's a t/n )

  • klebelsbergite - reddish xls covered by metastibnite on stibnite - pereta mine - grosseto - 3 euro      

  • klebelsbergite - yellow xls ON REDDISH METASTIBNITE - pereta mine - grosseto - 3 euro     ( 2 specimen in stock )

  • klebelsbergite - yellow xls on antimonite (stibnite) - pereta mine - grosseto - 5 euro     

  • klebelsbergite - white xls + sulfur - pereta mine - grosseto - 5 euro  8 2 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )

  • klebelsbergite - COLORLESS xls + RED METASTIBNITE - pereta mine - grosseto - 5 euro

  • KUTNAHORITE - black-brown xls - Levane (Arezzo) - 3 euro    ( 3 specimens in stock )

  • KUTNAHORITE - black drops on acicular aragonite (some are half a geode quite showy) - Levane (Arezzo) - 5 euro

  • LEPIDOLITE - white mica - Grotta d'Oggi quarry - San Piero (Isola d'Elba) - 3 EURO

  • LEPIDOLITE - white mica - Grotta d'Oggi quarry - San Piero (Isola d'Elba) - 2 EURO

  • LEPIDOLITE - white mica on a broken elbaite xl - Grotta d'Oggi quarry - San Piero (Isola d'Elba) - 2 EURO

  • LIOTTITE - SHORT COLORLESS EXAGONAL XLS - PITIGLIANO QUARRY - GROSSETO - TOSCANA - 8 EURO

  • magnetite - xl + apatite and sanidino - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 1 euro  ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • magnetite - xl on sanidino - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 1 euro 

  • MALACHITE - drops on crisocolla - Calamita Mine (Isola d'Elba) - 2,5 euro  (it's a T/N)

  • MARMATITE - xls + pirite - Valle Giove mine - Isola d' Elba - 2 euro

  • MARMATITE - xls + pirite - Valle Giove mine - Isola d' Elba - 3 euro

  • MARMATITE - xls covering quartz - Valle Giove mine - Isola d' Elba - 3 euro

  • metastibnite - red crust covering quartz xls - pereta mine - grosseto - 3 euro

  • natrolite - XLS - VIAMAGGIO QUARRY - sansepolcro - AREZZO - 4 EURO     ( A NEW DISCOVERY ) 

  • natrolite - XLS - VIAMAGGIO QUARRY - sansepolcro - AREZZO - 5 EURO     ( A NEW DISCOVERY ) 

  • opale - drops on ortose - grotta d'oggi quarry - san piero - isola d'elba - 3 euro    ( it's a t/n)  ( probably fluorescent )  ( 2 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )

  • opale - colorless drops + quartz fumee and others - grotta d'oggi quarry - san piero - isola d'elba - 5 euro    ( on a 4X4 cm matrix)  ( probably fluorescent )

  • peretaite - colorless shining xls - pereta mine - grosseto - 8 euro  ( tip. loc. )   

  • PETALITE - MASSIVE + QUARTZ - GROTTA D' OGGI - SAN PIERO  - ISOLA D' ELBA - 15 EURO  ( ON A 7X4 CM MATRIX )  ( VERY RARE ! )

  • PIRITE - xls + others - Valle Giove mine - Rio Marina (Isola d'Elba) - 5 euro      (it's a T/N)

  • PIRITE - large xls on hematite - Valle Giove mine - Rio Marina (Isola d'Elba) - 5

  • PIRITE - xls + magnetite - Valle Giove mine - Rio Marina (Isola d'Elba) - 3 euro

  • PIRITE - xls + marmatite - Rio Marina mines - Isola d' Elba - 3 euro

  • PIRITE - xls on siderite xls - Bottino mine - Lucca - 5   (on a 2x3 cm matrix)

  • PIRITE - xls - Niccioleta mine - Grosseto - 3 euro

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  • pirite - xls pseudom after limonite - grotta d'oggi - san piero - isola d'elba - 3 euro

  • PIRITE - CUBIC XLS + QUARTZ - NICCIOLETA MINE - BROSSETO - 2 EURO

  • PIRITE - MANY NICE XLS - CAMPIANO MINE - GROSSETO - 3 EURO  ( ON A 4X3 CM. MATRIX )

  • PIRITE - xls - Niccioleta mine - Grosseto - 5 euro        (large specimen 6 x 6 cm. matrix !!!)

  • quarzo - fumèe xls - grotta d'oggi - san piero - isola d'elba - 3 euro   

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  • quarzo - fumèe xls + albite - grotta d'oggi - san piero - isola d'elba - 4 euro     on a 5x2 cm. matrix ) 

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  • QUARZO - MORIONE XL - SAN PIERO QUARRIES - ISOLA D'ELBA - 3 EURO

  • QUARTZ - YELLOW XLS + PIRITE - VALLE GIOVE MINE - ISOLA D'ELBA - 3 EURO

  • quartz - xls covered by a limonitic film - capo calamita mine - isola d'elba - 4    ( on a 5x3 cm. matrix )

  • rodocrosite - light pink xl + quartz - campiglia mine - livorno - 5 euro  (  on a 3x3 cm. matrix )  ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • rodocrosite - light pink xl + quartz - campiglia mine - livorno - 10 euro  (  on a 4x3 cm. matrix )

  • SCHORLITE - dark xls + quartz - MASSO FORESI quarry - San Piero pegmatite (Isola d' Elba) - 5 euro

  • SIDERITE - lenticolar xls on magnetite xls pseudomorph of hematite (unusual association) - Calamita mine (Isola d'Elba) - 3 euro

  • SIDERITE - lenticolar xls on magnetite xls pseudomorph of hematite (unusual association) - Calamita mine (Isola d'Elba) - 3 euro    ( on a 3x3 cm. matrix )

  • SPHALERITE - xls covered by pirite (may be calcopirite) - Campiano mine - Grosseto - 3 euro

  • SPHALERITE - dark xls - var. Marmatite - Campiano mine (Grosseto) - 1,5 euro (it's a T/N)

  • stibnite  ( see also antimonite )

  • stibnite - xls - pereta mine - manciano - 3  euro

  • stilbite - tufts of xls - masso foresi quarry - san piero - elba - 3 euro

  • SULFUR - yellow xls on stibnite - Pereta mine - manciano (Grosseto) -  3 euro

  • SULFUR - yellow xls - Pereta mine (Grosseto) -  5 euro

  • TETRAEDRITE - black xls + some others on quartz (!!!) - Campiano mine (Grosseto) - 30 euro      (on a  8 x 10 cm. matrix)

  • TETRAEDRITE - black xls + some others on quartz (!) - Campiano mine (Grosseto) - 10 euro   

  • TETRAEDRITE - XLS + OTHERS - CAMPIANO MINE - GROSSETO - 15 EURO   

  • TETRAEDRITE - black xls + calcopirite and dolomite - Campiano mine (Grosseto) - 2 euro   

  • thomsonite - xls - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 4 euro

  • TITANITE - orange xl + others - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 3 euro  ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • tormalina - xl + quartz - grotta d'oggi quarry - san piero - isola d'elba - 3 euro 

  • tormalina - DARK xlS + quarzo and garnet - grotta d'oggi quarry - san piero - isola d'elba - 7 euro    ( on a 5x4 cm. matrix )

  • VALENTINITE - XLS ON STIBNITE . PERETA MINE - MANCIANO - 3 EURO

  • VESUVIANA - xls - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 3 euro   ( 3 specimens in stock )

  • VESUVIANA - xls + garnets GROSSULARIA - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 3 euro    ( 2 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )

  • vesuviana - xls + fassaite - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 3 euro   

  • vesuviana - xls - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 5 euro   

  • vesuviana - xls + fassaite - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 5 euro   

  • ZIRCONE - pink xl on sanidinite (old found !) - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 4 euro

  • ZIRCONE - pink xl on sanidinite (old found !) - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 5 euro       ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • zircone - colorless xl - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 3 euro

  • zircone - xl + hauyna - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 3 euro

  • zircone - long xl + titanite - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 3 euro

  • zircone - xl on magnetite - pitigliano quarry - grosseto - 3 euro

  • ZIRCONE - pink xl + TITANITE - Pitigliano quarry - Grosseto - 2 euro

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