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Carles Curto Text: Carles Curto (formerly curator of the Geology Museum, Barcelona) & Jordi Fabre
Alfredo Petrov Translation: Alfredo Petrov
Assistance from John S. White (former Smithsonian curator) John S. White


AUVERGNE - RHÔNE - ALPES

Siderite with Pyrite
Siderite with Pyrite. Front
Front
Siderite with Pyrite. Side
Side

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TFR88AP9: Group of sharp rhombohedral Siderite crystals, translucent, lustrous, brown with golden reflections, and with small Pyrite crystals on the surfaces of the faces.
A French classic that comes from the Grégoire de Bodinat.
Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Vizille, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 8.7 × 6.8 × 6.6 cm = 3.43” × 2.68” × 2.60”

Main crystal size: 5 × 3.1 cm = 1.97” × 1.22”

Former collection of Grégoire de Bodinat



Quartz (japan law twin)

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TMP37AN6: Group of very sharp crystals, one of them with a very sharp Japan-law twin, very transparent and lustrous, colorless, and on matrix.
This piece comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Les Rivoirands, Vizille, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2010)

Specimen size: 7.7 × 5.9 × 5.9 cm = 3.03” × 2.32” × 2.32”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.6 cm = 0.75” × 0.63”




Quartz (japan law twin). Front
Front
Quartz (japan law twin). Side
Side
Quartz (japan law twin).
Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz with Hematite inclusions.

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Quartz with Hematite inclusions
 

TC2140EEB: Parallel growth of two transparent, lustrous and colorless Quartz crystals, with inclusions of very bright lamellar Hematite crystals.
The specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Freney d'Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 6 × 2.6 × 2.2 cm = 2.36” × 1.02” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 4.9 × 1.4 cm = 1.93” × 0.55”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Quartz (variety faden)

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Quartz (variety faden)
 

TC2260EAA: Group of water-clear Quartz crystals, one of them dominant with a flattened habit and a very visible "faden" thread.
The specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Le Freney-d'Oisans, Oisans-Romanche, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (1980)

Specimen size: 9.3 × 7.7 × 5.6 cm = 3.66” × 3.03” × 2.20”

Main crystal size: 8 × 4.1 cm = 3.15” × 1.61”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Quartz (variety faden).
Quartz (variety faden).
Quartz (doubly terminated)
Quartz (doubly terminated).

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Quartz (doubly terminated)
 

TC2140ETV: Group of Quartz crystals on matrix, one of them clearly dominant and doubly terminated, water-clear and very lustrous. The specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Les Deux Alpes, Saint Christophe en Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans Comune, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 5.1 × 3 ×3.6 cm = 2.01” × 1.18” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 4.1 × 0.7 cm = 1.61” × 0.28”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Doubly terminated Quartz (variety faden) with Chlorite

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ERM27AN5: Parallel growth of flattened Quartz crystals, all of them doubly terminated, traversed inside by a very distinct faden growth. They are shiny, transparent, colorless and rich in Chlorite (Group) inclusions.

Plan-du-Lac, Saint Christophe en Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans Comune, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (±1995)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.4 × 1 cm = 2.05” × 1.34” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 5.2 × 1.5 cm = 2.05” × 0.59”




Doubly terminated Quartz (variety faden) with Chlorite. Front
Front
Doubly terminated Quartz (variety faden) with Chlorite. Rear
Rear
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite. Front
Front
Chalcopyrite. Rear
Rear

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ETB91AO9: Obtained at Ste. Marie 2022
Disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystal with very well defined faces and edges, fine polycrystalline growths, good luster and intense yellow color, more vivid than what is usually seen from La Gardette, and of considerable size. Accompanied on its rear by transparent and bright Quartz crystals with the typical habit of the locality.
The specimen comes from finds made between 2018 and 2019
À Giraud Mine, La Gardette mining area, Villard-Nôtre-Dame, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2018-2019)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.6 × 2.4 cm = 1.97” × 1.81” × 0.94”




Quartz

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Quartz
 

HM1500LH: Druse, on matrix, of extraordinarily transparent and lustrous, water-clear Quartz crystals. A classic of French mineralogy that comes to us from the Philippe Morelon collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
À Giraud Mine, La Gardette mining area, Villard-Nôtre-Dame, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 14.5 × 14.3 × 3.3 cm = 5.71” × 5.63” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.5 cm = 0.94” × 0.20”

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Quartz. Front
Front
Quartz. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz with Chalcopyrite
Quartz with Chalcopyrite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz with Chalcopyrite. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz with Chalcopyrite. Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén

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EXT37AP3: A good size druse of elongated, transparent, colorless and very lustrous Quartz crystals with a very well defined La Gardette habit, associated with partially altered disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals. An important find from one of the great classic French localities.
À Giraud Mine, La Gardette mining area, Villard-Nôtre-Dame, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2018-2019)

Specimen size: 16 × 14.2 × 6.1 cm = 6.30” × 5.59” × 2.40”

Main crystal size: 5.7 × 1 cm = 2.24” × 0.39”




Siderite with Quartz and Chalcopyrite

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Siderite with Quartz and Chalcopyrite
 

SV2150TBY: Aesthetic specimen formed by sharp lenticular crystals of zoned brown Siderite, randomly arranged on a rock matrix totally carpeted by snow-white Quartz crystals offering a nice contrast of colors. Several brightly colored Chalcopyrite crystals, golden and very shiny, adorn the piece.
The specimen comes from the former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon and, most surprisingly, was found in the area of some coal mines, west of La Mure, which were closed in 1997.
Le Villaret pit, Susville, Matheysine-Trièves, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 11.7 × 4.9 × 4.8 cm = 4.61” × 1.93” × 1.89”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1 cm = 0.55” × 0.39”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Siderite with Quartz and Chalcopyrite. Siderite with Quartz and Chalcopyrite.
Siderite with Quartz
Siderite with Quartz. Siderite with Quartz.

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LM94AK4: Group of flattened lenticular crystals of Siderite, translucent, bright and of uniform brown color, on matrix, with small water-clear crystals of Quartz. An excellent French classic from the Philippe Morelon collection (No. 362), whose label we will send to the buyer.
La Mure coal mines, La Mure, Matheysine-Trièves, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (±1994)

Specimen size: 18.4 × 7.2 × 4.4 cm = 7.24” × 2.83” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 2.4 cm = 1.38” × 0.94”

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Prehnite with Epidote and Albite
 

EF37AL9: Prehnite crystals with sharp edges and well defined faces. With very marked curvatures and polycrystalline growths, translucent, shiny, and with an intense green color. On matrix, with Calcite and small, very sharp crystals of Epidote, transparent, very lustrous and with deep color. Excellent French classic from one of the typical localities for the species.
La Combe de la Selle, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans Comune, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (±1990)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.4 × 2.9 cm = 1.69” × 1.34” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.47” × 0.39”


minID: 5CD-PFW



Prehnite with Epidote and Albite. Prehnite with Epidote and Albite.
Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite)
Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite). Front
Front
Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite). Side
Side
Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite).

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EGH87AN5: Polycrystalline aggregate of lustrous Prehnite with very well defined faces and edges, and with curvatures, on matrix. It is associated with Epidote and felty aggregates of Actinolite (variety byssolite). Excellent French classic.
The specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
La Combe de la Selle, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans Comune, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (1990)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.3 × 3.6 cm = 3.07” × 2.48” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 0.67” × 0.59”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite)

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MBA96AP5: Prehnite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, with curvatures and very marked polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous, and with an intense green color. The Prehnite is on matrix, with prismatic Epidote crystals and felty Actinolite aggregates (byssolite variety). A French classic from one of the typical localities for the species.
La Combe de la Selle, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans Comune, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 9.9 × 5.4 × 2.4 cm = 3.90” × 2.13” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.8 cm = 0.59” × 0.31”




Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite). Front
Front
Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite). Rear
Rear
Axinite-(Fe) with Albite
Axinite-(Fe) with Albite. Front
Front
Axinite-(Fe) with Albite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Axinite-(Fe) with Albite. Side
Side
Axinite-(Fe) with Albite.

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EPX89AQ1: A novelty from Sainte Marie 2023.
Fine aerial growth of very sharp Axinite-(Fe) crystals, transparent, lustrous, brown with mauve tones, and with small white Albite coatings. No axinites like these were previously known from this locality.

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans Comune, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2019-2020)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 4.9 × 4 cm = 3.27” × 1.93” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.47” × 0.39”




Quartz (variety faden)
 

R57FV6: Very unusual distorted Quartz, extra-flat and apparently with broken areas, although "in person" it is clear that all faces are complete and undamaged.
Lignarre Valley, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (1991)

Specimen size: 7.7 × 6.6 × 1.7 cm = 3.03” × 2.60” × 0.67”




Quartz (variety faden). Front
Front
Quartz (variety faden). Rear
Rear
Fluorite
Fluorite. Front
Front
Fluorite. Side
Side

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Fluorite
 

SM220LEZ: Group of very sharp Fluorite crystals between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense yellow color with violet tones. Of great quality for what are known at this mine, it comes from a very localized find.
This specimen is from the Alain Martaud collection.
La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Pontgibaud, Saint-Ours, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (12/2019)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.4 × 2 cm = 1.89” × 1.34” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.2 cm = 0.63” × 0.47”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite

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ELJ94AP2: Druse of very sharp Fluorite crystals, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and a yellow core and bluish green outer areas. High quality and size for what is known from this mine, it comes from a limited find made in 2019
La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Pontgibaud, Saint-Ours, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2019)

Specimen size: 17.4 × 14.7 × 6.8 cm = 6.85” × 5.79” × 2.68”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 2.4 cm = 0.94” × 0.94”

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Fluorite. Front
Front
Fluorite. Side
Side
Fluorite. Fluorite.
Fluorite
Fluorite.

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Fluorite
 

TC2190EMR: Group of transparent crystals with a cubic shape and an intense and vivid yellow color. The specimen has an unusual colour for the locality, and comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Le Beix Mine, Saint-Germain-près-Herment, Herment, Clermont-Ferrand District, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 8.2 × 6.6 × 3.9 cm = 3.23” × 2.60” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 3.1 cm = 1.38” × 1.22”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Baryte

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TC2230EMD: Group of three very sharp Baryte crystals, between transparent and translucent, very lustrous, with a very dense and uniform honey color, with geometric contact shapes on the back. The specimen, which is excellent for the locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Côte d'Abot, Saint-Saturnin, Saint-Amant-Tallende, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (1985)

Specimen size: 9.6 × 5.2 × 2.5 cm = 3.78” × 2.05” × 0.98”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Baryte.
Baryte.
Baryte
Baryte.
 

TMB66AN4: Group of very sharp Baryte crystals, between lamellar and tabular, transparent, very lustrous and with an intense yellow color. This high-quality specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection and is unusual for the locality, which is characterized by larger but less ‘fine’ Baryte crystals than this one.
Croiseur vein, Liauzun Ravine, Olloix, Saint-Amant-Tallende, Clermont-Ferrand District, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 3.2 × 3 × 2 cm = 1.26” × 1.18” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.5 cm = 0.87” × 0.59”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Baryte

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Baryte
 

XM2190TRR: Thick tabular Baryte crystal, translucent, with a transparent upper termination, a very deep and uniform yellowish tone, and perfectly defined faces and edges.
The specimen, a French classic, comes from the Lisarde collection.
Olloix, Saint-Amant-Tallende, Clermont-Ferrand District, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.6 × 3.6 cm = 2.13” × 1.81” × 1.42”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Lisarde



Baryte.
Baryte. Top
Top
Baryte
Baryte.

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TJH90AP9: Baryte crystal with very sharp crystal forms, transparent, with glossy luster and an intense and uniform color with golden tones.
This classic French specimen comes from the discoveries made by Lisarde between 1974 and 1990. It was in the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer
Croiseur vein, Liauzun Ravine, Olloix, Saint-Amant-Tallende, Clermont-Ferrand District, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (1974-1990)

Specimen size: 9.8 × 6.7 × 4.2 cm = 3.86” × 2.64” × 1.65”

Zoned fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Baryte
 

TTA14AN4: Group of very sharp lamellar Baryte crystals, translucent, with good luster and a uniform yellow color.
The specimen, of high quality for the locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection.
La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Pontgibaud, Saint-Ours, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (1997)

Specimen size: 6.5 × 5.3 × 2.4 cm = 2.56” × 2.09” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.87” × 0.43”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Baryte. Baryte.
Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz
Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz. Front
Front
Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz. Side
Side
Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz. Bottom
Bottom
Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz. Rear
Rear

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TXL92AP9: Parallel growth of two Quartz crystals, one of them left-handed and clearly dominant, doubly terminated, with one of the terminations polycrystalline, transparent, lustrous, with inclusions and deep and uniform smoky tones. Complete doubly terminated quartzes like this one are very rare in this alpine area.
Pointe des Périades, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2003-2008)

Specimen size: 7.7 × 5.7 × 5.6 cm = 3.03” × 2.24” × 2.20”




Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz

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TJB51AP9: Doubly terminated Quartz crystal with two different terminations, one of them clearly polycrystalline, transparent, lustrous, with inclusions and deep and uniform smoky tones. Complete doubly terminated quartzes like this one are very rare in this alpine area.
Pointe des Périades, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2003-2008)

Specimen size: 9.2 × 4.9 × 4.8 cm = 3.62” × 1.93” × 1.89”




Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz. Front
Front
Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz. Bottom
Bottom
Quartz (doubly terminated variety smoky quartz) with Quartz. Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety smoky quartz) with Albite
Quartz (variety smoky quartz) with Albite. Front
Front
Quartz (variety smoky quartz) with Albite. Side
Side

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Quartz (variety smoky quartz) with Albite
 

SV3760EGA:

We couldn't reach the end of this edition without one of the most classic of classics: an 'alpine' quality smoky Quartz, with its small matrix of Albite, and, like the mountains in which it forms, standing tall, pointing towards the sky.
Pointe des Périades, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (±1995)

Specimen size: 11.5 × 6.9 × 5.4 cm = 4.53” × 2.72” × 2.13”

Main crystal size: 11.5 × 4.4 cm = 4.53” × 1.73”




Quartz (variety smoky and variety gwindel)

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Quartz (variety smoky and variety gwindel)
 

TC1100TP: Large group of Quartz crystals (smoky variety), one of them clearly dominant, with very visible twists and parallel gwindel-like growths, with good luster and a deep color and good transparency.
Aiguille de l'Eboulement, Les Petites Jorasses, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2015)

Specimen size: 20.7 × 11.4 × 10.6 cm = 8.15” × 4.49” × 4.17”

Main crystal size: 17.4 × 8.1 cm = 6.85” × 3.19”




Quartz (variety smoky and variety gwindel).
Quartz (variety smoky and variety gwindel).
Wulfenite on Baryte
Wulfenite on Baryte. Wulfenite on Baryte.
 

MF46AA9: Single crystal with very well defined faces and edges, a reddish-brown color and on a matrix with fine parallel growths of Baryte crystals. Very good for the locality.
Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.4 × 4.4 cm = 1.34” × 0.94” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.24” × 0.20”




Cerussite
 

TP90AG5: Group of translucent crystals with very elongated prisms and dipyramidal terminations forming a scepter, and with cyclic twins. The shape is different and better defined than usual for samples from the locality.
Lescure Mine, Mayres, Thueyts, Largentière, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (± 2014)

Specimen size: 2.8 × 4 × 1.7 cm = 1.10” × 1.57” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1 cm = 0.83” × 0.39”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Cerussite. Front
Front
Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Cerussite
Cerussite. Front
Front
Cerussite. Rear
Rear
 

TQ27AG5: Group of translucent crystals with very elongated prisms and dipyramidal terminations with the cyclic twin. The shape is different and better defined than usual for samples from the locality.
Lescure Mine, Mayres, Thueyts, Largentière, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (± 2014)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 1.8 × 1 cm = 1.26” × 0.71” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.87” × 0.20”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Cerussite
 

EX14AI4: Aggregate on a limonite matrix of white acicular Cerussite crystals with a silky luster and fibrous aspect resembling the so-called “jackstraw” variety. It is from a locality where samples of such quality are very scarce.
Lescure Mine, Mayres, Thueyts, Largentière, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 5.4 × 3.4 × 1.5 cm = 2.13” × 1.34” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.55” × 0.16”

Minor fluorescence short UV



Cerussite.
Quartz (variety faden)
Quartz (variety faden). Front
Front
Quartz (variety faden). Rear
Rear

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Quartz (variety faden)
 

SV295TMX: Group of translucent and very lustrous Quartz crystals, one of them clearly dominant, arranged parallel to each other and oriented preferentially, flattened and doubly terminated, with a very marked longitudinal faden perpendicular to the crystal growth axis.
A typical specimen of alpine fissures.
La Lauzière Massif, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 5.8 × 4.3 × 1.9 cm = 2.28” × 1.69” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 3.1 × 2.5 cm = 1.22” × 0.98”




Quartz

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Quartz
 

SV2120TTD: Floater group of Quartz crystals between transparent and translucent, one of them clearly dominant and very peculiar by displaying a marked twist reminiscent of a dolphin's leap.
From an alpine peak more than 2,000 meters above sea level.
Grand Châtelar, Jarrier, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.6 × 4.4 cm = 2.52” × 2.20” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 6.2 × 2.1 cm = 2.44” × 0.83”




Quartz. Front
Front
Quartz. Side
Side

Chessy-les-Mines

Azurite (double terminated)
Azurite (double terminated). Front
Front
Azurite (double terminated). Rear
Rear

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TPB27AP6: Floater group of Azurite crystals with a flattened habit and very distinct polycrystalline growths, with good luster and intense color.
A French classic, from the type locality for the species.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 2.3 × 1.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.91” × 0.47” × 0.28”

Type locality



Azurite with Malachite after Cuprite

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Azurite with Malachite after Cuprite
 

SV290TTX: Floater group of Azurite crystals of flattened habit forming a rosette with marked polycrystalline growths with uniform and deep blue color, all adorned by a crown of Malachite pseudomorphic after Cuprite crystals.
From the type locality for Azurite.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2 × 0.7 cm = 0.91” × 0.79” × 0.28”

Type locality



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EE96AI1: Floater growth of very sharp equant Azurite crystals that have the false appearance of cubes. They are bright and have a very vivid color.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2005-2009)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.4 × 1.9 cm = 1.02” × 0.94” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.3 cm = 0.67” × 0.51”

Type locality



Azurite
 

EB77AF8: Group of very sharp and flattened crystals with the dominant faces of a rhombohedron, with very well defined faces and edges and a clearer color than usual for the Chessy pieces. The sample is from recent and surprising finds at the old dumps area at that mine.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2010)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.3 × 1.4 cm = 1.26” × 0.91” × 0.55”

Type locality



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TC440LA: Spheroidal aggregate of short prismatic crystals, almost equidimensional, very sharp and with well defined faces and edges, very marked polycrystalline growths and a more vivid color than usual in specimens from Chessy, the type locality for the species. The specimen is from the Philippe Morelon collection (number 1489), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2014)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3.1 × 2.4 cm = 1.34” × 1.22” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”

Type locality

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Azurite
 

ED8AF8: Group of very sharp equant rhombohedral crystals with a more vivid color than usual for the Chessy pieces. The sample is from recent and surprising finds at the old dumps area at that mine.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2009)

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm = 1.42” × 1.14” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1 cm = 0.55” × 0.39”

Type locality



Azurite. Azurite.
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EQ96AD9: Floater aggregate with rosette growths of tabular crystals with very well defined faces and edges and quite large for the locality. It has an intense and deep blue color and has a small spherulitic microcrystalline Malachite growth. A French classic.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 3.7 × 3 × 3 cm = 1.46” × 1.18” × 1.18”

Type locality



Azurite with Malachite after Cuprite
 

TF86T3: Rosette growths with very well defined faces and edges and with a classic (for Chessy) crystal of Malachite pseudomorph after Cuprite and with minor matrix on its base.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.1 × 2.8 cm = 1.50” × 1.22” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”

Type locality



Azurite with Malachite after Cuprite. Azurite with Malachite after Cuprite.
Azurite
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ET96AD9: Floater aggregate with rosette growths of equant crystals with very well defined faces and edges and with an intense and vivid blue color.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2013)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.4 × 3 cm = 1.85” × 1.34” × 1.18”

Type locality



Azurite

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TLM33AO8: Complete floater spheroidal nodule of Azurite crystals with sharp crystal forms, with bright luster and a more vivid color than usual in specimens from the locality, which is the type locality for Azurite.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 4.7 × 4.5 × 4.3 cm = 1.85” × 1.77” × 1.69”

Type locality



Azurite. Azurite.
Azurite with Malachite
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Azurite with Malachite.

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Azurite with Malachite
 

EPX51AQ1: Vug of equant Azurite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, partially pseudomorphed by Malachite, and on matrix.
An excellent -and old- French classic of high quality and from the Azurite type locality.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.4 × 3.4 cm = 1.93” × 1.73” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.5 cm = 0.35” × 0.20”

Type locality



Azurite with Malachite
 

EM96AL4: Group of sharp, equidimensional Azurite crystals, with marked parallel growths and slight curvatures and with a more bluish color than usual in Chessy specimens. On matrix, with small Malachite coatings. The specimen comes from relatively recent finds in the old dumps of the mine.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (2010-2012)

Specimen size: 5 × 3.4 × 3.6 cm = 1.97” × 1.34” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 0.9 cm = 0.75” × 0.35”

Type locality

minID: 9UH-FL5



Azurite with Malachite. Front
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EK69AM3: Group of Azurite crystals with very sharp crystal forms and a very vivid color, with Malachite pseudomorphs after Cuprite crystals with the dominant forms of octahedron and dodecahedron. A French classic.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 5.3 × 3.4 × 3.3 cm = 2.09” × 1.34” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.59” × 0.51”

Type locality



Azurite with Malachite after Cuprite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Azurite with Malachite after Cuprite
 

SM260TRM: Floater group of Azurites with two spheroidal aggregates of flattened crystals, with well defined faces and slightly curved edges. Vivid blue in color and with the characteristic Malachite pseudomorphs after octahedral Cuprite crystals. A French classic from the type locality for the species.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.8 × 4.6 cm = 2.13” × 1.89” × 1.81”

Type locality



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TC220EB: Group of short prismatic crystals, almost equidimensional, sharp and with very well defined faces and edges. A French classic from the type locality for the species.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (1995-1998)

Specimen size: 5.6 × 3.9 × 2.8 cm = 2.20” × 1.54” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.7 cm = 0.39” × 0.28”

Type locality



Azurite
 

EB90AL5: Floater group of rhombohedral Azurite crystals, with very marked polycrystalline growths, with a very deep color and intense luster. Good crystal size for the locality.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (1989-1995)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 4.4 × 3.7 cm = 2.28” × 1.73” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 2.1 cm = 0.87” × 0.83”

Type locality

minID: FWN-EG8



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Azurite.
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TM26AF8: Druse of rhombohedral Azurite crystals with polycrystalline growths and a very vivid color and luster on matrix with fibrous Malachite that has a silky luster. The sample, from a not well-known collection, is very old and has the characteristics of the Azurites that were from the “Mine bleue,” typical of the XIX century.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 9.4 × 6.6 × 2.6 cm = 3.70” × 2.60” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.5 cm = 0.35” × 0.20”

Type locality




BOURGOGNE - FRANCHE-COMTÉ

Arseniosiderite

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Arseniosiderite
 

TVX27AP5: Botryoidal growths with microcrystals of yellowish brown Arseniosiderite with a fibrous appearance, on matrix.
An oddity from the type locality for this species.
Romanèche-Thorins, Distrito Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté  France

Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.9 × 1.4 cm = 2.52” × 1.93” × 0.55”

Type locality



Arseniosiderite. Arseniosiderite.

BRITTANY / BRETAGNE

Gold with Quartz
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Gold with Quartz.
 

EG69AH9: A kind of novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2018, where it appeared to the collectible trade for the first time. Gold forms very bright laminar growths and coatings on an aggregate of deformed Quartz crystals. The locality, as is usual for a lot of novelties, is approximate and generic, so we are waiting for some more precise data.
Loudéac, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.1 × 2 × 1 cm = 0.83” × 0.79” × 0.39”




Gold with Quartz
 

MV54AI5: A kind of novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2018, where this Gold appeared to the collectible trade for the first time. It forms very bright laminar growths and coatings on an aggregate of Quartz crystals very much more defined than usual for the locality. The locality, as is usual for a lot of novelties, is approximate and generic, so we are waiting for some more precise data.
Loudéac, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm = 0.91” × 0.83” × 0.51”

Weight: 9.8 grams



Gold with Quartz. Front
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Gold with Quartz.
Gold with Quartz
Gold with Quartz. Gold with Quartz.
Gold with Quartz.

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EPQ17AQ1: Dendritic growths of generally hooked Gold crystals, some with crystal forms deformed by curvatures, on Quartz matrix.
The specimen comes from a find at the end of the 19th century in a location practically unknown by the Gold seekers of the time, although it was later reported in scientific and popular publications, and was discovered by chance among the minerals for sale at a local merchant.

Hennebont, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France (±1880)

Specimen size: 3 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm = 1.18” × 0.87” × 0.59”





CENTRE - VAL DE LOIRE

Fluorite with Baryte

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Fluorite with Baryte
 

TC2380LNK: Group of Fluorite crystals, between transparent and translucent and with an intense yellow color, with a group of Baryte crystals with sulphide microcrystal coatings. The specimen comes from the collection of Philippe Morelon (number 1121), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (1995)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.9 × 4.6 cm = 3.07” × 2.72” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.7 cm = 0.67” × 0.67”

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Fluorite with Baryte.
Fluorite with Pyromorphite
Fluorite with Pyromorphite. Front
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Fluorite with Pyromorphite. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
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Fluorite with Pyromorphite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
 

EF51AM5: Group of Fluorite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, translucent and purple in color with geometric color zoning, more intense on the edges. The brown coatings of Pyromorphite formed by a multitude of crystals that cover a good part of the Fluorite crystals are noteworthy. This specimen, from a classic French mine, comes from the George Bouvet collection (Grenoble)
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1985)

Specimen size: 11.8 × 5.4 × 4.3 cm = 4.65” × 2.13” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 4 × 3 cm = 1.57” × 1.18”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of George Bouvet



Fluorite with inclusions
 

LM68AK0: Group of crystals with very marked polycrystalline growths on the surface of the faces, transparent and bright, with inclusions and a very marked color change due a phantom growth, yellowish at the nucleus of the crystals and colorless-reddish on the surface. A French classic. The sample is from the Philippe Morelon collection (number 980) whose label, which includes more information on the back, will be sent to the buyer.
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (1995)

Specimen size: 12.4 × 9.8 × 3.1 cm = 4.88” × 3.86” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.6 cm = 0.71” × 0.63”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Fluorite with inclusions. Fluorite with inclusions.
Fluorite with Baryte
Fluorite with Baryte. Front
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Fluorite with Baryte. Light behind
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Fluorite with Baryte.
Fluorite with Baryte  

ET86AG7: Aggregate of cubic crystals with polycrystalline growths on their faces. They are between transparent and translucent and have a variable color, more reddish on the edges and between yellow and brown on the core area. The sample is of an extraordinary quality compared with the usual Fluorite from this mine, famous for Pyromorphite.
It was personally collected by Christophe Marot (cat. nr. C8-2)
Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France

Specimen size: 16.3 × 11 × 6.3 cm = 6.42” × 4.33” × 2.48”

Main crystal size: 5.1 × 3.8 cm = 2.01” × 1.50”

Former collection of Christophe Marot

Minor fluorescence short UV



Fluorite with Baryte

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TDM26AP9: Druse of Fluorite crystals between transparent and translucent and bordered by fine lamellar pink crystals of Baryte.
This very unusual specimen, of great quality for the locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1990)

Specimen size: 20.8 × 15.2 × 13.7 cm = 8.19” × 5.98” × 5.39”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2.4 cm = 1.18” × 0.94”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite with Baryte. Front
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Fluorite with Baryte.
Fluorite
Fluorite. Fluorite.
 

EC87AM0: Group of Fluorite crystals with two very marked growth phases with a yellow polycrystalline exterior and a violet interior. With characteristics different from the usual in better known specimens from the Chaillac mining area. A specimen rescued from the past from the Les Redoutières Mine, less well known than other mines in the same mining district.
Les Redoutières Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1997)

Specimen size: 11.8 × 7.1 × 4 cm = 4.65” × 2.80” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 2.9 cm = 1.46” × 1.14”

Fluorescent long & short UV

minID: UJC-X8V



Fluorite
 

ET88AM0: Group of Fluorite crystals with two distinct growth phases, with a polycrystalline exterior of yellow color and a greenish-colorless interior, with characteristics different from the usual ones in better known specimens from the Chaillac mining district. A specimen rescued from the past from the Les Redoutières Mine, less well known than other mines in the same mining district.
Les Redoutières Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1997)

Specimen size: 13.2 × 8.6 × 3.6 cm = 5.20” × 3.39” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 3 cm = 1.65” × 1.18”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

minID: JWE-KK3



Fluorite. Fluorite.
Fluorite with Baryte
Fluorite with Baryte. Fluorite with Baryte.
 

EA99AM0: Group of very sharp Fluorite crystals, translucent, with a color between yellow and pink and with small lenticular crystals of Baryte. With characteristics different from the usual ones in the better known specimens from the Chaillac mining district. A specimen rescued from the past from the Les Redoutières Mine, less well known than other mines in the same mining district.
Les Redoutières Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1997)

Specimen size: 13.8 × 7.7 × 3 cm = 5.43” × 3.03” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.02” × 0.98”

Fluorescent long & short UV

minID: 98G-7VA



Cerussite
 

EB56AC9: Parallel aggregates of Cerussite crystals with a fibrous aspect, a white color and small black Goethite coatings. Good quality for the locality.
Chaillac Mine, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire  France (±1980)

Specimen size: 4.5 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm = 1.77” × 0.98” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 4 × 1.7 cm = 1.57” × 0.67”

Fluorescent short UV



Cerussite. Front
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Cerussite. Rear
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GRAND EST

Fluorite
Fluorite. Front
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Fluorite. Side
Side

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EFL27AO2: Fluorite crystals with the forms of a cube and a rhombododecahedron, with polycrystalline growths and an intense violet color. In matrix.
The specimen is from a not very well known deposit from which it is currently very difficult to obtain quality specimens.
Bois le Duc, Foisches, Charleville-Mézières District, Ardennes, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.4 × 2.6 cm = 1.42” × 0.94” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 2 cm = 0.83” × 0.79”




Fluorite with Quartz

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TFA16AO0: Fluorite crystals with a cubic shape and stepped edges, translucent, with good luster and an intense violet color, on a Quartz matrix.
This specimen, from a not so usual locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Bois le Duc, Foisches, Charleville-Mézières District, Ardennes, Grand Est  France (±1980)

Specimen size: 9.4 × 8.6 × 4.2 cm = 3.70” × 3.39” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 0.59” × 0.43”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite with Quartz . Fluorite with Quartz .
Fluorite
Fluorite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EC97AM1: Group of sharp crystals of Fluorite, translucent and pale green in color. The specimen comes from a local find that produced very few well-crystallized specimens.
Montagnes des Coltes, Urbeis, Sélestat, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est  France (2018)

Specimen size: 11.1 × 8.4 × 5.6 cm = 4.37” × 3.31” × 2.20”

Main crystal size: 5 × 4.5 cm = 1.97” × 1.77”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

minID: PYK-JF6



Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing aragonite)

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TYB37AO8: Fine aggregate of copper-bearing Aragonite with very aesthetic coralloidal growths and especially intense and uniform sky-blue areas. It comes from the legendary town of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 7.6 × 4.4 × 3.4 cm = 2.99” × 1.73” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 4.4 × 0.8 cm = 1.73” × 0.31”




Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing aragonite). Front
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Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing aragonite). Side
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Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing aragonite).
Hematite
Hematite.
Hematite.

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Hematite
 

TC2280EPQ: Vug with thick tabular crystals of very bright Hematite, in matrix, with small Quartz crystals (smoky variety). The specimen, from a little-known French locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Brézouard, Les Vosges Massif, Lapoutroie, Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est  France

Specimen size: 9.3 × 8.4 × 4.7 cm = 3.66” × 3.31” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

Former collection of Alain Martaud




ÎLE-DE-FRANCE

Calcite with sand inclusions

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TMV14AO6: Floater group of acute rhombohedral Calcite crystals with sand inclusions.
An excellent French classic.
Bellecroix, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France  France

Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.5 × 2.1 cm = 1.38” × 0.98” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.38” × 0.67”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Calcite with sand inclusions. Front
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Calcite with sand inclusions. Rear
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Calcite with sand inclusions
Calcite with sand inclusions. Front
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Calcite with sand inclusions. Rear
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TPV76AO6: Floater group of acute rhombohedral Calcite crystals with sand inclusions.
An excellent French classic.
Bellecroix, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France  France

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.5 × 2.2 cm = 1.73” × 1.38” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.7 cm = 0.71” × 0.67”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Calcite with sand inclusions

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TMB66AO5: Floater group of acute rhombohedral Calcite crystals with sand inclusions. An excellent French classic.
Bellecroix, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France  France

Specimen size: 5.6 × 3.6 × 2.9 cm = 2.20” × 1.42” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.3 cm = 1.26” × 0.91”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Calcite with sand inclusions. Front
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Calcite with sand inclusions. Rear
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Calcite with sand inclusions
Calcite with sand inclusions. Front
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Calcite with sand inclusions. Side
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TXJ87AQ0: Complete floater group of very sharp, acute rhombohedral Calcite crystals with sand inclusions.
A French classic of excellent quality.
Bellecroix, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France  France

Specimen size: 6 × 4.7 × 4.1 cm = 2.36” × 1.85” × 1.61”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.2 cm = 0.79” × 0.47”

Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV




NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE

Pyromorphite
 

TTV86AN5: Group of Pyromorphite crystals, on matrix, with strongly curved faces and edges, with very bright luster and a yellow color with green reflections.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label stating that it was previously in the Sullivan collection.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 2.3 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm = 0.91” × 0.75” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.20” × 0.12”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Bob Noble



Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.

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Pyromorphite
 

SV2490TMB: Group of Pyromorphite crystals with a prismatic habit and hexagonal outline, in matrix, with greater development in the upper part of the piece forming divergent crystal aggregates and flat terminations, with great luster and the best green color for specimens from the locality of origin, the Les Farges mine, in France.
A very fine and elegant piece.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.7 × 2.8 cm = 1.34” × 1.06” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Pyromorphite
 

TP36AM9: Two generations of Pyromorphite crystals with different habits, one of them with small acicular crystals of a greenish yellow color and the other with thicker and larger crystals, with very well defined faces and edges, many with a hopper termination, intense green and lustrous.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 4 × 2.9 × 2.6 cm = 1.57” × 1.14” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”




Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Front
Front
Pyromorphite. Side
Side
Pyromorphite.

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TFM98AO6: Pyromorphite crystals, with a tapered prismatic shape due to slight curvatures of the faces and edges, on a Baryte matrix. With very pronounced color zoning, a yellowish brown tone in the prism and yellow at the terminations.
The specimen comes from the Santiago Jiménez collection, basically dedicated to Spanish localities but with good specimens from other countries too.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.6 × 2.4 cm = 1.73” × 1.42” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”

Former collection of Santiago Jiménez García



Pyromorphite

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TFL97AO4: Pyromorphite crystals with a very unusual habit and color for Des Farges, with strong curvatures on the faces and edges, doubly terminated, with bright luster and an orange color. On a Baryte matrix.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 4.6 × 4.1 × 2.3 cm = 1.81” × 1.61” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
 

MG26AJ0: Arborescent growths of crystals with a spindled shape, and with very deeply hoppered terminations. The very bright crystals have an unusually intense orange color. A French classic, but different from the usual.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 5 × 4.8 × 3.1 cm = 1.97” × 1.89” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”




Pyromorphite with Quartz

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TYE28AO4: Elongated prismatic Pyromorphite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, translucent, with a good luster and very vivid green color. On a matrix of small white Quartz crystals.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 5 × 4.9 × 2.8 cm = 1.97” × 1.93” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.3 cm = 0.35” × 0.12”




Pyromorphite with Quartz. Front
Front
Pyromorphite with Quartz. Rear
Rear
Pyromorphite with Quartz.
Pyromorphite on Calcite
Pyromorphite on Calcite. Pyromorphite on Calcite.
 

NC69AL5: Groups of crystals with slightly curved edges, many of them doubly terminated, extraordinarily bright, with a very vivid and uniform color and on a Calcite matrix. A French classic which stands out for its color.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 5.1 × 4.3 × 4.1 cm = 2.01” × 1.69” × 1.61”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV

minID: LDT-5LH



Pyromorphite with Baryte

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TFB68AP1: Pyromorphite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, with good terminations, some of them doubly terminated. The crystals, on a Baryte matrix, have slight curvatures on the faces and edges, and have good luster with an orange-brown color in the prism and intense yellow on the terminations, a typical combination in some of the specimens from this locality.
An excellent French classic from the Alain Martaud collection.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.4 × 3 cm = 2.17” × 1.73” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Pyromorphite with Baryte. Front
Front
Pyromorphite with Baryte. Rear
Rear
Pyromorphite with Baryte.
Pyromorphite with Baryte
Pyromorphite with Baryte. Front
Front
Pyromorphite with Baryte. Rear
Rear
Pyromorphite with Baryte.
 

EG9AI7: Exquisite cluster of small elongated crystals with good, acute or flat pinacoidal terminations. They are bright with an extraordinarily deep and uniform green color and are on a Baryte matrix. An excellent French classic.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 5.7 × 5.1 × 3.4 cm = 2.24” × 2.01” × 1.34”




Pyromorphite with Baryte
Pyromorphite with Baryte  

TC180EM: Aggregate of prismatic crystals of Pyromorphite, some of them doubly terminated. The crystals, on a Baryte matrix, have slight curvatures on the faces and edges, are bright and have a brown-yellow color on the prism and an intense yellow on the terminations, a typical combination in many specimens from the locality. An excellent French classic.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.1 × 2.3 cm = 2.83” × 2.01” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.5 cm = 0.04” × 0.20”




Pyromorphite with Baryte.
Pyromorphite with Baryte.
Pyromorphite with Baryte
Pyromorphite with Baryte. Pyromorphite with Baryte.

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TBB16AP1: Pyromorphite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, some of them doubly terminated. The crystals, on a Baryte matrix, have slight curvatures on their faces and edges, are lustrous, and have an orange-brown color in the prism and intense yellow in the terminations, a typical combination in some of the local specimens.
An excellent French classic.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 9.3 × 6.7 × 5.2 cm = 3.66” × 2.64” × 2.05”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.4 cm = 0.43” × 0.16”

Minor fluorescence short UV



Pyromorphite with Baryte

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LCX16AP3: Two generations of crystals coexist in this specimen, an earlier generation with elongated crystal forms, lustrous and brown, and a second with crystals of a shorter prismatic shape, with very bright luster and a vivid and uniform green color. On Baryte matrix. An excellent French classic.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 10.2 × 7.6 × 7.1 cm = 4.02” × 2.99” × 2.80”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Pyromorphite with Baryte. Front
Front
Pyromorphite with Baryte. Side
Side
Pyromorphite with Baryte.
Gypsum
Gypsum.

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Gypsum
 

SV150EBX: Very elongated Gypsum floater crystal, perfectly terminated and transparent, with well-defined faces and edges and coming from a quarry exploited for clays, and where crystals longer than 1 meter have been found.
Carresse Quarry, Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France (1975)

Specimen size: 13.4 × 0.9 × 0.4 cm = 5.28” × 0.35” × 0.16”





OCCITANIE

Fluorite

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Fluorite
 

XM295EXH: Transparent and lustrous floater crystal of Fluorite with well defined faces and edges and polycrystalline growths on the crystal faces. From a locality from which only few quality specimens are known.
The specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Font d'Arques, Cabrières-Péret mining district, Mèze, Béziers District, Hérault, Occitanie  France (2021)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 3.1 × 2.5 cm = 1.26” × 1.22” × 0.98”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite.
Fluorite
Fluorite. Front
Front
Fluorite. Side
Side
 

TTK64AN3: Group of very sharp Fluorite crystals, transparent, with good luster and a pale sky-blue color. From a locality from which few quality specimens are known.
This specimen is from the Alain Martaud collection.
Font d'Arques, Cabrières-Péret mining district, Mèze, Béziers District, Hérault, Occitanie  France (2021)

Specimen size: 3.3 × 3 × 3.4 cm = 1.30” × 1.18” × 1.34”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite
 

TVL96AN3: Group of very sharp Fluorite crystals, transparent, lustrous, colorless and very rich in inclusions. From a locality from which few high-quality specimens are known.
The specimen is from the Alain Martaud collection.
Font d'Arques, Cabrières-Péret mining district, Mèze, Béziers District, Hérault, Occitanie  France (2021)

Specimen size: 5.4 × 3.6 × 3.4 cm = 2.13” × 1.42” × 1.34”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite. Front
Front
Fluorite. Top
Top
Quartz
Quartz.

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EBB16AP3: Druse of Quartz crystals with poorly developed prisms, translucent, lustrous and uniform white. The specimen comes from recent finds around the old mines of La Boule, which have not been active for a long time.
La Boule Mine, Le Kaymar, Lunel, Montpellier, Hérault Department, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 9.3 × 6.2 × 2.7 cm = 3.66” × 2.44” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 5.2 × 4.4 cm = 2.05” × 1.73”




Chalcopyrite with Baryte
 

TXA14AN4: Druse of white lamellar Baryte crystals, sharp, and partially covered by small twinned Chalcopyrite crystals. Curiously, Chalcopyrite is a rare species at this well-known locality.
This specimen is from the Alain Martaud collection.
Les Cèdres Mine, Asce. 32, Les Malines mining district, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Le Vigan, Gard Department, Occitanie  France (±1990)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 6.8 × 3.4 cm = 2.91” × 2.68” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Chalcopyrite with Baryte. Chalcopyrite with Baryte.
Baryte with Sphalerite
Baryte with Sphalerite. Baryte with Sphalerite.

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LRX53AP4: Small twinned crystals of Sphalerite, translucent and very lustrous, bordered by groups of white lamellar Baryte crystals.
A French classic, of great quality for the locality, which comes from the Philippe Morelon collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Les Malines mining district, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Le Vigan, Gard Department, Occitanie  France (±1979)

Specimen size: 14.5 × 12.7 × 5.8 cm = 5.71” × 5.00” × 2.28”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.91” × 0.51”

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Baryte with Sphalerite

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Baryte with Sphalerite
 

TC2740LMN: Spheroidal growths of lustrous lamellar Baryte crystals, with a snow-white color and implanted on a matrix covered with small Sphalerite crystals.
The specimen comes from the collection of Philippe Morelon (number 479), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Les Malines mining district, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Le Vigan, Gard Department, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 22.4 × 14.2 × 6.9 cm = 8.82” × 5.59” × 2.72”

Former collection of Philippe Morelon



Baryte with Sphalerite.
Baryte with Sphalerite.
Fluorite
Fluorite. Fluorite.
Fluorite  

TP89X7: Aggregate of cubic crystals, of large size for the locality, between translucent and transparent, bright and showing well defined phantom growths. Very notable for the locality.
Durfort Mines, Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac, Sauve, Le Vigan, Gard Department, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 10.5 × 9.7 × 5.7 cm = 4.13” × 3.82” × 2.24”

Main crystal size: 5.4 × 2.7 cm = 2.13” × 1.06”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Gilles Emringer



Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing)

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EFB16AP4: Very aerial coraloidal growths of slightly bluish green Aragonite that coexist with areas of white Aragonite. These specimens are French classics, although rarely seen. This one is old and has a more intense color than usual for specimens from this locality, with an important size and many growth figures.
It comes from the collection of Pierre-Marie Guy, who was the one who found it in 1964 in the 'Roman gallery of Arrigas'
Arrigas Mines, Arrigas, Le Vigan, Gard Department, Occitanie  France (1964)

Specimen size: 20.2 × 10 × 8.3 cm = 7.95” × 3.94” × 3.27”

Former collection of Pierre-Marie Guy



Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing). Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing). Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Aragonite (variety Cu-bearing). Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Calcite
Calcite. Calcite.
Calcite  

SH96AE3: Druse, on a rocky matrix, of crystals showing single prisms and terminal rhombohedra in very well defined parallel growths. The crystals have very well defined color zones due to reddish Hematite inclusions.
The sample is with a label from the Stoppani collection that we’ll send to the buyer.
Cadacu Quarry, Laval-Pradel, La Grand-Combe, Alès, Gard, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 10.5 × 9.4 × 3.2 cm = 4.13” × 3.70” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 2 × 2 cm = 0.79” × 0.79”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Francesco S. Stoppani



Calcite
Calcite  

TC2120EBM: Druse of scalenohedral crystals, many of them doubly terminated, transparent, with good luster and an intense yellow color. The specimen, of the best quality for the locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Bagard Quarry, Bagard, Alès, Gard, Occitanie  France (2017)

Specimen size: 8.8 × 6.4 × 4 cm = 3.46” × 2.52” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.59” × 0.51”




Calcite.
Calcite.
Calcite
Calcite. Front
Front
Calcite. Rear
Rear
Calcite  

EB88AG7: Aggregate of Calcite crystals, very rich with faces and whose length is very much larger than usual for this quarry. The crystals show predominant scalenohedron and rhombohedron forms with slight curvatures on their faces and edges. They are colorless and between translucent and transparent.
The sample is from the Christophe Marot collection (cat. nr.. C7-8), whose label we’ll send to the buyer.
Bagard Quarry, Bagard, Alès, Gard, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 13.8 × 8.3 × 7.7 cm = 5.43” × 3.27” × 3.03”

Main crystal size: 5.7 × 5.7 cm = 2.24” × 2.24”

Former collection of Christophe Marot

Fluorescent long & short UV



Calcite

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Calcite
 

ERB47AO1: Calcite crystals, on matrix, in which the forms of a prism and the terminal rhombohedron predominate. The crystals are translucent to transparent, lustrous, and have a uniform yellow color and very visible scalenohedral phantom growths inside. Of excellent quality for the deposit.
This specimen was exhibited in the exhibition ¨Les Malines et les mines des Cévennes”, at the Musée Cévenol, in Vigan, Gard, in 2014, and comes from the collection of Alain Martaud, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Anduze Quarry, Anduze, Alès, Gard, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 14.8 × 9.5 × 4.6 cm = 5.83” × 3.74” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 1.8 cm = 1.10” × 0.71”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Calcite. Calcite.
Calcite with sand inclusions
Calcite with sand inclusions.

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Calcite with sand inclusions
 

XM2160MMF: Floater group of sharp rhombohedral Calcite crystals with abundant inclusions of sand which is also formed of small Calcite crystals, some of them more developed.
This specimen, reminiscent of the best-known pieces from Fontainebleau, comes from a different deposit, Cabrerets, which is characterized precisely by these larger size sand grains.
Cabrerets, Lauzès, Cahors, Lot Department, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 7.7 × 5.7 × 4.3 cm = 3.03” × 2.24” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 2.4 cm = 1.77” × 0.94”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Azurite with Chalcopyrite and Malachite
Azurite with Chalcopyrite and Malachite  

SR26AC0: Spheroidal aggregates, on matrix, of very bright and deep colored Azurite crystals, an uncommon species at this mine which is famous for its Fluorite.
Le Burc Mine, Alban-Le Fraysse area, Tarn, Occitanie  France (2002)

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.9 × 2 cm = 1.42” × 1.14” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”

Former collection of Francesco S. Stoppani



Azurite with Chalcopyrite and Malachite. Azurite with Chalcopyrite and Malachite.
Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Pyromorphite. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Pyromorphite. Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén

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ERF87AP0: Aggregates of Pyromorphite crystals on a Quartz matrix. Acicular, with an intense and uniform color, and with fan-shaped growths. A European classic of which you can only see pieces from old finds. It comes to us from the Yvan Delqué collection.
Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 7.3 × 5.4 × 4.3 cm = 2.87” × 2.13” × 1.69”

Former collection of Yvan Delqué



Pyromorphite

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TMR28AP3: Globular growths of acicular Pyromorphite crystals with good color, on matrix. The specimen comes from a classic French locality that did not provide many significant specimens.
Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 7.7 × 7.1 × 5.3 cm = 3.03” × 2.80” × 2.09”

Former collection of Yvan Delqué



Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
Pyromorphite.

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TLP49AP3: Globular growths of acicular Pyromorphite crystals with good color, on matrix. The specimen comes from a classic French locality that did not provide many significant specimens.
Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 11.2 × 9.4 × 3.8 cm = 4.41” × 3.70” × 1.50”

Former collection of Yvan Delqué



Fluorite

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EEF47AO1: Group of Fluorite crystals with polycrystalline growths on some of their faces, between transparent and translucent, lustrous, pale green in color with geometric zoning of a more intense tone on the edges. It is an old piece and therefore its appearance and quality are different from what was found later in the mine. Excellent for the locality.
Mont-Roc Mine, Mont-Roc, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 9.4 × 7.8 × 3.2 cm = 3.70” × 3.07” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 2.2 cm = 0.94” × 0.87”

Fluorescent long UV & minor fluorescence short UV



Fluorite. Fluorite.
Pyromorphite with Baryte and Quartz
Pyromorphite with Baryte and Quartz.
Pyromorphite with Baryte and Quartz  

HM110ML: Coatings of Pyromorphite crystals that look globular due to the strong curvatures of the faces and edges, lustrous and with an intense yellowish green color. With small tabular Baryte crystals and on a matrix of white crystalline Quartz.
La Vidale Mine (Brezies), Asprières, Saint-Martin de Bouillac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie  France (2008)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.1 × 3.2 cm = 1.89” × 1.22” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.12” × 0.12”




Pyromorphite with Mimetite and Quartz
Pyromorphite with Mimetite and Quartz  

TC150MH: Lustrous yellowish green crystals of Pyromorphite with a barrel-shaped habit, on a Quartz matrix, with recrystallizations of light yellow-brown Mimetite. It comes from a classic French locality that has been reopened for specimen production.
La Vidale Mine area, Asprières, Saint-Martin de Bouillac, Aveyron, Occitanie  France (2008)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.2 × 4.5 cm = 2.09” × 1.65” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.16” × 0.16”




Pyromorphite with Mimetite and Quartz.
Pyromorphite (variety As-bearing pyromorphite)
Pyromorphite (variety As-bearing pyromorphite). Pyromorphite (variety As-bearing pyromorphite).

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AMC86AO4: Globular growths of barrel-shaped crystals of Pyromorphite (arsenic-rich variety), with a silky luster and a yellowish green color, on a Quartz matrix.
The specimen has been analyzed, with the results showing the arsenic content. We will send the buyer a copy of the analysis.
La Vidale Mine (Brezies), Asprières, Saint-Martin de Bouillac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 7.2 × 6.4 × 4.7 cm = 2.83” × 2.52” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.28” × 0.24”

With analysis copy

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Pyromorphite with Quartz
 

ML96R9: Globular growths of barrel-shaped orange yellow crystals with a good luster. The crystals are on a matrix with small crystals of Quartz.
La Vidale Mine (Brezies), Asprières, Saint-Martin de Bouillac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie  France (2008)

Specimen size: 9.2 × 7.2 × 3.6 cm = 3.62” × 2.83” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”




Pyromorphite with Quartz. Pyromorphite with Quartz.
Pyromorphite with Quatz and Baryte
Pyromorphite with Quatz and Baryte.
Pyromorphite with Quatz and Baryte.
Pyromorphite with Quatz and Baryte  

HM390MH: Coatings of Pyromorphite crystals that look globular due to the strong curvatures of the faces and edges, with bright luster and an intense greenish yellow color, on a matrix of massive white Quartz and with Baryte.
La Vidale Mine (Brezies), Asprières, Saint-Martin de Bouillac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 11.8 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm = 4.65” × 3.27” × 3.27”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.12” × 0.12”




Pyromorphite
 

ET94AK3: Group of well developed Pyromorphite crystals, with very curved faces and edges, bright greenish yellow, free standing, on a Quartz matrix. The specimen is big for this deposit.
La Vidale Mine area, Asprières, Saint-Martin de Bouillac, Aveyron, Occitanie  France (05/2017)

Specimen size: 16 × 11.4 × 4.7 cm = 6.30” × 4.49” × 1.85”

Minor fluorescence short UV



Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
Pyromorphite.
Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) with Dolomite
Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) with Dolomite.
Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) with Dolomite.
Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) with Dolomite  

TC280AE: Doubly terminated crystal of the isomorphous series Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce). The majority of Trimouns specimens present color zoning that seems to indicate the presence of both species in the same crystal, the darkest areas corresponding to Allanite-(Ce), as they are richer in iron, and the dominant lighter areas to Dissakisite-(Ce). On matrix, with white rhombohedral Dolomite crystals.
Trimouns Mine, Luzenac, Haute-Ariège, Foix, Ariège Department, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.8 × 2.3 cm = 1.73” × 1.50” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.55” × 0.12”




Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) with Dolomite
Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) with Dolomite  

TC230AD: Group of doubly terminated crystals of the isomorphous series Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce). The majority of Trimouns specimens present color zoning that seems to indicate the presence of both species in the same crystal, the darkest areas corresponding to Allanite-(Ce), as they are richer in iron, and the dominant lighter areas to Dissakisite-(Ce). On matrix, with white rhombohedral Dolomite crystals.
Trimouns Mine, Luzenac, Haute-Ariège, Foix, Ariège Department, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 6 × 3.8 × 3.6 cm = 2.36” × 1.50” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.43” × 0.04”




Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) with Dolomite.
Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) with Dolomite.
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce) with Calcite and Dolomite
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce) with Calcite and Dolomite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce) with Calcite and Dolomite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce) with Calcite and Dolomite  

TC290AB: Very sharp platy crystal of Hydroxylbastnäsite, aerial, transparent, honey-colored, on a matrix of massive Calcite and Dolomite crystals. There are also small sheets of Talc on the crystal, which is well terminated, but has some rough terminations on the top. A classic of French and world mineralogy.
Trimouns Mine, Luzenac, Haute-Ariège, Foix, Ariège Department, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 5.9 × 3.8 × 1.1 cm = 2.32” × 1.50” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.2 cm = 0.35” × 0.08”




Tetrahedrite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz
 

EP76W7: From a very recent find. Sharp crystals showing the faces of the tetrahedron and tristetrahedron. They have an excellent luster and are larger than has been known for the locality. They are on matrix, with Chalcopyrite and Quartz crystals. The find has been described in number 107 of ‘Le Règne Minéral’ magazine.
Lina Mine, level 06-07, Alzen, Foix, Ariège Department, Occitanie  France (2012)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 5 × 2.8 cm = 3.27” × 1.97” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.9 cm = 0.43” × 0.35”




Tetrahedrite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz. Tetrahedrite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz.
Calcite
Calcite. Calcite.
 

T13RAX7: Scalenohedral crystals with slightly curved faces and edges. On a rock matrix, they are transparent and extraordinarily bright. Some of the crystals are colorless, strongly contrasting with other honey color Calcite crystals. Of a great quality and among the best well known for this locality.
Espira-de-l'Agly, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 15.5 × 10.5 × 6.5 cm = 6.10” × 4.13” × 2.56”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.6 cm = 0.47” × 0.24”





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Fluorite with Calcite
 

TDF86AN4: Druse of Fluorite crystals with very marked polycrystalline growths, transparent against the light and with a very deep blue-violet color, with zoning of different intensity and the color highly concentrated in the crystal nucleus (“cocarde”).
A French classic that comes from the Alain Martaud collection.
Fontsante Mine, Sud 3 vein, Tanneron Massif, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France (±2004)

Specimen size: 6.3 × 5.8 × 3.4 cm = 2.48” × 2.28” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.6 cm = 1.06” × 1.02”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite with Calcite. Front
Front
Fluorite with Calcite. Day light behind
Day light behind
Fluorite with Calcite. Led light behind
Led light behind
Fluorite with Calcite.
Fluorite with Baryte
Fluorite with Baryte. Front
Front
Fluorite with Baryte. Side
Side
Fluorite with Baryte.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EFG37AN5: Druse of Fluorite crystals, between transparent and translucent, with a bright luster and an intense and uniform yellow color, associated with a small group of Baryte crystals.
A quality French classic that comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron Massif, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France

Specimen size: 7.7 × 6.6 × 3 cm = 3.03” × 2.60” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.39” × 0.39”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite with Baryte
Fluorite with Baryte  

TC2220TTV: Druse of Fluorite crystals with a cubic shape, very sharp, with a lilac color and partially covered by groups of white Baryte crystals. The specimen, which is unusual for the locality, comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Fontsante Mine, Sud 3 vein, Tanneron Massif, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France (1999-2005)

Specimen size: 11 × 7.2 × 3.7 cm = 4.33” × 2.83” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.24” × 0.24”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Fluorite with Baryte.
Fluorite with Baryte.
Fluorite with Baryte
Fluorite with Baryte. Fluorite with Baryte.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TNR72AN3: Druse with radial and stalagmitic growths of transparent and bright cubic Fluorite microcrystals with a bright and uniform green color. Unusual combination of stalagmitic growths and the deep green color. Associated with small crystals of Baryte.
The specimen is from the Alain Martaud collection.
Fontsante Mine, Saint-Barthélemy vein, Tanneron Massif, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France (1999-2005)

Specimen size: 11.8 × 11.2 × 3.3 cm = 4.65” × 4.41” × 1.30”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Azurite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Azurite
 

XM290MFF: Elongated crystals of Azurite with a very vivid electric-blue color and good luster, with small remnants of green Malachite crystals, all on a quartzitic rock matrix. From a truly classic French locality.
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.4 × 3 cm = 2.05” × 1.73” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”




Azurite.
Azurite with Malachite
Azurite with Malachite. Azurite with Malachite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Azurite with Malachite
 

TML16AP7: Growth, on matrix, of lenticular Azurite crystals, with bright luster and an intense color, very vivid, with small crystallizations of Malachite.
The specimen, from a classic French locality from which it is difficult to find specimens of this quality, comes from the old collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon.
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France

Specimen size: 8.1 × 7 × 3.6 cm = 3.19” × 2.76” × 1.42”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Chalcostibite with Zinkenite and Siderite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EPQ56AP3: Flattened Chalcostibite crystals, very lustrous and finely striated, on matrix, with acicular Zinkenite crystals and very sharp rhombohedral Siderite crystals.
Saint-Pons area, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France

Specimen size: 3.9 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm = 1.54” × 1.10” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”




Chalcostibite with Zinkenite and Siderite. Chalcostibite with Zinkenite and Siderite.
Quartz (variety smoky)
Quartz (variety smoky). Front
Front
Quartz (variety smoky). Side
Side
 

EA87S3: Group of Quartz crystals practically dipyramidal, with a scant development of the prism. They are very bright, rich with inclusions and have very evident “window” growths.
Allos Pass, Allos area, Barcelonette, Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France

Specimen size: 9.2 × 5.7 × 4.3 cm = 3.62” × 2.24” × 1.69”






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