FMF Minerals Gallery

Rutile Mt Cervandone (Scherbadung), Devero Alp (Devero Valley; Val Devero), Baceno, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Nice 6.39 mm Rutile in pseudomorph of Anatase (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Rutile
Mt Cervandone (Sc

Rutile Susa Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy 2.7 mm Rutile crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Rutile
Susa Valley, Tori

Sanidine San Vito quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 4.29 mm transparent Sanidine crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sanidine San Vito quarry, San Vito

Scolecite Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy 31 mm carpet of Scolecite tufts (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Scolecite
Formazza Valley,

Siderite, Quartz Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy 25.9 mm yellow Siderite crystal on Quartz from a old specimen (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Siderite, Quartz
Traversella Mine,

Smithsonite Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia 5.06 mm group (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Smithsonite Block 14 opencut, Brok

Smithsonite Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia 5.48 mm group (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Smithsonite Block 14 opencut, Brok

Smithsonite Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia 4.87 mm (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Smithsonite Block 14 opencut, Brok

Sodalite Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 0.86 mm Sodalite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sodalite Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvi

Sodalite Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 0.94 mm Sodalite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sodalite Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvi

Sodalite San Vito quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy Well formed white Sodalite crystal of 8.95 mm. Ex E.Tealdi Collection n.2718/26 (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sodalite San Vito quarry, San Vito

Spangolite Madonna di Fucinaia (Madonna della Fucinaia; slag locality), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.81 mm group of green Spangolite crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spangolite Madonna di Fucinaia (Ma

Spangolite, Connellite Madonna di Fucinaia (Madonna della Fucinaia; slag locality), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy 2.81 mm group of green dark Spangolite crystals and blue Connellite (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spangolite, Connellite Madonna di

Spessartine Graziano, Sant’Ilario in Campo, Campo nell’Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy 5.5 mm orange Spessartine. This is a rarity seen the zone of the found its closed from many time (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Graziano, Sant’I

Spessartine Rosina vein, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell’Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy 3.29 mm orange Spessartine crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Rosina vein, San Piero

Spessartine Rosina vein, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell’Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy 5.48 mm orange Spessartine crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Rosina vein, San Piero

Spessartine Rosina vein, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell’Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy Spessartine 7 mm rhombododecahedral crystal with icositetrahedral faces (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Rosina vein, San Piero

Spessartine Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China 9.04 mm group (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Tongbei, Yunxiao Co.,

Spessartine Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China 12.31 mm group (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Tongbei, Yunxiao Co.,

Spessartine Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China 6.62 mm (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Tongbei, Yunxiao Co.,

Spessartine Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China 11.47 mm group (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Wushan Spessartine Min

Spessartine Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China 6.55 mm group (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Wushan Spessartine Min

Spessartine Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China 10.36 mm group (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spessartine Wushan Spessartine Min

Sphalerite Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.33 mm red dark Sphalerite complex crystal. (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite Apuan Alps, Lucca Provi

Sphalerite Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.39 mm red dark Sphalerite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite Apuan Alps, Lucca Provi

Sphalerite Fantiscritti quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 2.31 mm red transparent Sphalerite crystal on marble (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite Fantiscritti quarry, Ca

Sphalerite La Facciata quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.27 mm Sphalerite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite La Facciata quarry, Car

Sphalerite La Facciata quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.47 mm red-orange complex Sphalerite crystal on marble (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite La Facciata quarry, Car

Sphalerite La Facciata quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 5.66 mm orange Sphalerite crystal on marble (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite La Facciata quarry, Car

Sphalerite Madielle Quarries, Massa, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy Strange 1.88 mm Sphalerite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite Madielle Quarries, Mass

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.98 mm black-metal colore Sphalerite var. Marmatite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Bottino

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.55 mm black Sphalerite var. Marmatite crystal with Quartz (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Bottino

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy Nice 2.5 mm Sphalerite var. Marmatite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Bottino

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Bottino

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Nice group of Calcite crystals of 56.84 mm Area of 23.74 mm with two groups of Sphalerite crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite var. Marmatite Nice gro

Sphalerite, Colusite Fantiscritti quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.11 mm epitaxy of Colusite on a yellow Sphalerite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite, Colusite Fantiscritti

Sphalerite, Colusite, Enargite La Facciata quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 3.66 mm orange Sphalerite crystal in epitaxy with Colusite and Enargite (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite, Colusite, Enargite La

Sphalerite, Wurtzite Val Pulita, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.92 mm group of yellow sphalerite crystal in epitaxy with two yellow-brown Wurtzite crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sphalerite, Wurtzite Val Pulita, C

Spinel Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 2 mm group of green-dark Spinels. Photo & Collection Chinellato Matteo (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spinel Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius

Spinel San Vito quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 1.41 mm group of Spinel crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spinel San Vito quarry, San Vito,

Spinel San Vito quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 5.4 mm black Spinel. Collection & Photo M.Chinellato (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spinel San Vito quarry, San Vito,

Spinel San Vito quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 4 mm black Spinel. Collection & Photo M.Chinellato (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Spinel San Vito quarry, San Vito,

Sulphur Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy 17.49 mm Sulphur crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sulphur Cianciana, Agrigento Provi

Sulphur Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy 16.08 mm Sulphur crystal. (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sulphur Cianciana, Agrigento Provi

Sulphur Cozzodisi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Area of 4.4 cm. with several clear and perfect Sulphur crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sulphur Cozzodisi Mine, Castelterm

Sulphur Cozzodisi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Nice item with some big green Fluorite cubes and groups of crystals. Cube = 1 cm (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sulphur Cozzodisi Mine, Castelterm

Sulphur La Facciata quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 2.63 mm Sulphur crystal on marble (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sulphur La Facciata quarry, Carrar

Sulphur La Facciata quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 7.56 mm Sulphur crystal on marble (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Sulphur La Facciata quarry, Carrar

Synchysite-(Ce), Bastnäsite-(Ce) Cuasso al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy Cuasso al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Synchysite-(Ce),
Cuasso al Monte,

Synchysite-(Ce) Mt Cervandone (Scherbadung), Devero Alp (Devero Valley; Val Devero), Baceno, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Rarest orange Synchysite-(Ce) crystal of 8.07 mm (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Synchysite-(Ce)
Mt Cervandone (Sc

Synchysite-(Ce) Mt Cervandone (Scherbadung), Devero Alp (Devero Valley; Val Devero), Baceno, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy 5.37 mm yellow dark Synchysite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Synchysite-(Ce)
Mt Cervandone (Sc

Tenorite Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 7.07 mm Tenorite crystal from 1950 fumarole (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Tenorite Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvi

Tenorite Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 5.11 mm Tenorite crystal from 1950 fumarole (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Tenorite Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvi

Tenorite Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 7.01 mm Tenorite crystal from 1950 fumarole (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Tenorite Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvi

Tenorite, Paratacamite Torre del Greco, Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 2 mm group of Tenorite crystals with deposition of green Paratacamite (not XRD analyzed) over (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Tenorite, Paratacamite Torre del G

Tetrahedrite Madielle Quarries, Massa, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 2.1 mm complex Tetrahedrite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Tetrahedrite Madielle Quarries, Ma

Tetrahedrite Madielle Quarries, Massa, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 2.63 mm perfect Tetrahedrite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Tetrahedrite Madielle Quarries, Ma

Thomsonite-Ca Vitiello Quarry (Cava Vitiello), Terzigno, Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 3.82 mm Thomsonite crystal. Collection & Photo M.Chinellato (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Thomsonite-Ca Vitiello Quarry (Cav

Thomsonite-Ca Vitiello Quarry (Cava Vitiello), Terzigno, Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 5.87 mm group of Thomsonite crystals. Collection & Photo M.Chinellato (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Thomsonite-Ca Vitiello Quarry (Cav

Thorite, Zircon San Vito quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 1.73 mm blue Zircon with a +/- 0.3 mm green Thorite crystal in epitaxy (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Thorite, Zircon San Vito quarry, S

Titanite Bassano Romano, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy 0.6 mm orange Titanite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Titanite Bassano Romano, Viterbo P

Titanite Bassano Romano, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy 1.23 mm orange-dark Titanite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Titanite Bassano Romano, Viterbo P

Titanite Montenero quarry, Onano, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy 1.74 mm orange Titanite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Titanite Montenero quarry, Onano,

Titanite Beura Quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy 1.14 mm blue Titanite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Titanite
Beura Quarries, B

Titanite Mt. Argentea, Arenzano, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy 14.61 mm yellow pale Titanite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Titanite
Mt. Argentea, Are

Titanite Vento Valley (Wind Valley), Aurina Valley (Ahrnbach Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy 6.25 mm complex Titanite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Titanite
Vento Valley (Win

Torbernite Bric Colmè, I Cardin, San Giacomo, Roburent, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy 2.02 mm group of two green Torbernite crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Torbernite
Bric Colmè, I Car

Uranmicrolite Grotta d’Oggi Quarry, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell’Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy 0.96 mm group of two brown Uranmicrolite crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Uranmicrolite Grotta d’Oggi

Vesuvianite Ariccia, Alban Hills, Rome Province, Latium, Italy 13.16 mm Vesuvianite crystal. Ex F.Krantz Collection (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vesuvianite Ariccia, Alban Hills,

Vesuvianite Ariccia, Alban Hills, Rome Province, Latium, Italy 8.29 mm group of Vesuvianite crystals. Ex F.Krantz Collection (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vesuvianite Ariccia, Alban Hills,

Vesuvianite Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy 9 mm Vesuvianite crystal from ex collection M.Wachtler 1987. Collection & Photo M.Chinellato (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vesuvianite Monte Somma, Somma-Ves

Vesuvianite Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy 25.02 mm group of brown Vesuvianite crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vesuvianite Pitigliano, Grosseto P

Vesuvianite, Diopside Toal del Mason, Monzoni Mts, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Old specimen of brown Vesuvianite on green Diopside matrix of 92.69x62.30 mm. Ex - Krantz Collection (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vesuvianite, Diop
Toal del Mason, M

Vesuvianite, Titanite Chisone Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy Geode of 28.27 mm with a perfect 13.4 mm group of Vesuvianite crystals and a 7.72 mm Titanite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vesuvianite, Tita
Chisone Valley, T

Vesuvianite Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy 19.94 mm 19.94 mm area with several green-dark Vesuvianite crystals (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vesuvianite
Bellecombe, Châti

Vesuvianite Rocca della Marasca, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy 4.27 mm brown-red Vesuvianite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vesuvianite
Rocca della Maras

Vicanite-(Ce) Tre Croci, Vetralla, Vico Lake, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy +/- 0.32 mm Vicanite-(Ce) crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Vicanite-(Ce) Tre Croci, Vetralla,

Wulfenite Pure Potential Mine (North Geronimo Mine), Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA 6.27 mm (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Wulfenite Pure Potential Mine (Nor

Wulfenite Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos patented claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA 7.14 mm (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Wulfenite Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine

Wulfenite Gorno, Riso Valley, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy 3.23 mm orange Wulfenite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Wulfenite
Gorno, Riso Valle

Wurtzite Val Pulita, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy Group of two rarest Wurtzite crystals of 7 and 5.12 mm (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Wurtzite Val Pulita, Carrara, Apua

Wurtzite Val Pulita, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy Wurtzite crystal of 7 mm (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Wurtzite Val Pulita, Carrara, Apua

Zeunerite Montoso Quarries, Ortieul, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy 1.05 mm tabular green Zeunerite crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Zeunerite
Montoso Quarries,

Zircon Burgum Alp, Vizze Valley (Pfitsch valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy 1.67 mm yellow-pale Zircon crystal (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Zircon
Burgum Alp, Vizze