FMF Minerals Gallery

Acanthite Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 5,6x3,7x3 cm Dark gray, lustrous, compound crystals, impressive due to the big size (5,2 cm in lenght the main crystal), from very classic locale and old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Acanthite Freiberg, Freiberg Distr

Acanthite Monte Narba, Sardinia, Italy 8x6x6 cm Two big, up to 1 cm Acanthite crystals with many smallers in Calcite and Quartz, from an old classic italian locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Acanthite Monte Narba, Sardinia, I

Acanthite Mt Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy Up to 1 cm crystals Many gray crystals in Calcite matrix, with cubic and cubooctahedral habitus. From old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Acanthite Mt Narba Mine, San Vito,

Acanthite San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico Up to 2 cm A 2 cm partial cube. (Author: Simone Citon)

Acanthite San Juan de Rayas Mine,

Acanthite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru 2,5 cm A classic distorted crystal. (Author: Simone Citon)

Acanthite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon P

Antimony Matilde mine, La Viñuela, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain 5,5x5x4 cm Large, cleavaged crystals, with a bit of Quartz matrix. Interesting specimen obtained from J. Fabre at the 1987 Munich Mineral Show (Author: Simone Citon)

Antimony Matilde mine, La Viñuela,

Argyrodite Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 1,9x1,5x1 cm Blackish, botryoidal, partially crystallized in some points, from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Argyrodite Himmelsfürst Mine, Bran

Argyrodite Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 2 cm in lenght Blackish, botryoidal, with characteristic yellowish Marcasite alteration product. (Author: Simone Citon)

Argyrodite Himmelsfürst Mine, Bran

Arsenic Vater Abraham Mine ("Shaft 139"), Lauta, Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 4,5x2,5x1,5 cm Gray, botryoidal Arsenic. (Author: Simone Citon)

Arsenic Vater Abraham Mine ("

Bismuth Schlema Hartenstein District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 4x3,8x2,5 cm Very rare crystallized Bismuth associated with Erytrite and Dolomite. The main, euhedral crystal is up to 1 cm. (Author: Simone Citon)

Bismuth Schlema Hartenstein Distri

Calaverite, Gold Calaveras County, California, USA 3,7x2x2 cm Pale yellow, small, striated Calaverite crystals with intense yellow Gold in compact Quartz matrix. Interesting specimen, ex Eugene Carmichael Collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Calaverite, Gold Calaveras County,

Copper Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA 7,5x3x2 cm Crystallized Copper with minor Cuprite. Ex B. Carretta. (Author: Simone Citon)

Copper Bisbee, Warren District, Mu

Copper Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazgan, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan 12x8x0,2 cm Large, flattened Copper. (Author: Simone Citon)

Copper Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazg

Copper Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia 3,5x2,5x1,5 cm Crystallized, sculptural Copper. (Author: Simone Citon)

Copper Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposi

Copper Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otavi, Namibia 5x2,2x1,5 cm Old sample of Tsumeb Copper. (Author: Simone Citon)

Copper Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otavi,

Diamond Golconda Mines, Golconda, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India 4 and 3 mm Two rare sample form very antique origin. (Author: Simone Citon)

Diamond Golconda Mines, Golconda,

Dyscrasite Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany 2,5x2x1,5 cm Very interesting old sample, with twinned, pale gray crystals and a bit of matrix. From old collection (ex Maucher). (Author: Simone Citon)

Dyscrasite Samson Mine, St Andreas

Freieslebenite Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain 10x7x5 cm Freieslebenite Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain 10x7x5 cm Old classic, rich, large specimen with Freieslebenite crystals in matrix associated with bladed, whitish Baryte. Ex Peter Maurer. (Author: Simone Citon)

Freieslebenite Hiendelaencina, Gua

Gold Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 6x4x4 cm Rare sample of partially crystallized Gold in "gray Quartz", from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Baia de Arieş (Offen

Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 8,5x6x2,5 cm A large plate quite rich in crystallized Gold for the old locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), A

Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 1,5 cm Nicely crystallized 1,5 area of Gold in Quartz. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), A

Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 5,6x4x1,5 cm Important old sample, with a large (3 cm) crystalline aggregate of native Gold in grayish Quartz matrix. The color is reddish due to the cupreous alloy. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), A

Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 2x1,5 cm the area Crystalline native Gold in grayish Quartz matrix. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Baia de Aries (Offenbánya), A

Gold Bucium, Apuseni District, Alba Co., Romania 0,7 cm in length Crystallized Gold var. Electrum, from a rare locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Bucium, Apuseni District, Alb

Gold Bucium, Apuseni District, Alba Co., Romania 1,5 cm in lenght Nice crystallized Gold from rare old locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Bucium, Apuseni District, Alb

Gold Eagle’s Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA 1,5x1,4x0,3 cm Nice Gold crystals from a note US mine. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Eagle’s Nest Mine, Plac

Gold Kremnica, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 5x4x1,5 cm Pale yellow (prob. an Electrum var.) Gold leafs sometime with dendritic morphology on the quartziferous matrix. Very old and not common sample. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Kremnica, Banská Bystrica, Sl

Gold Mina Zapata, Santa Elena de Uairen, Bolívar, Venezuela 1,5 cm in lenght Hoppered, octahedral crystal, characteristic for the locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Mina Zapata, Santa Elena de U

Gold Roşia Montană (Verespatak), Alba Co., Romania 1,5 cm Gold area Crystalline, leaf shaped Gold in matrix, characteristic for the old mine. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Roşia Montană (Vere

Gold Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 5x4x1,5 cm Gold in Quartz, with Sphalerite, from old classic locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hune

Gold Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 7x7x3 cm Large sample of Gold associated with Sphalerite. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hune

Gold Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 11x7x4,5 cm Large old specimen richly crystallized by Gold in sheets and wires. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hune

Gold, Marcasite Roşia Montană (Verespatak), Alba Co., Romania 2x1,5 cm the area Small, but nice crystallized Gold over Marcasite, with Quartz. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold, Marcasite Roşia Montan&

Gold, Sphalerite Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 5x4x2 cm Minor Gold with many Sphalerite crystals. (Author: Simone Citon)

Gold, Sphalerite Sacarîmb (Nagyág)

Hessite Botés, Alba Co., Romania 1,6x1,3x1,2 cm Rounded crystals with Sphalerite and Quartz, from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Hessite Botés, Alba Co., Romania 1

Hessite Botés, Alba Co., Romania 1,7x1,2x1 cm Elongated, up to 0,7 cm, rounded, lustrous crystals with minor Quartz. From old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Hessite Botés, Alba Co., Romania 1

Krennerite Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 5 mm the main crystal Very rare, prismatic, hoppered Krennerite crystal, lustrous, silvery gray with a touch of pale yellow, in matrix, from an old european locale. Evident the cleavage. Ex H. Obodda Collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Krennerite Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva

Moschellandsbergite Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Alsenz-Obermoschel, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 5 mm A 5 mm group of crystallized Moschellandsbergite associated with Cinnabar, from old classic locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Moschellandsbergite Landsberg (Mos

Myargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 3,5x3x1,5 cm Well crystallized, gray metallic Myargyrite, associated with reddish Pyrargyrite, from a classic peruan Silver mine. (Author: Simone Citon)

Myargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castro

Nagyagite Sacarîmb ( Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania Up to 1 cm crystal cluster Very rare "rose" of Nagyagite, associated with Rhodochrosite and Quartz, from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Nagyagite Sacarîmb ( Nagyág), Deva

Nagyagite Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 6x5x3 cm Large sheets of Nagyagite in Rhodochrosite matrix, from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Nagyagite Sacarîmb (Nagyág), Deva,

Nagyagite, Rhodochrosite Sacarîmb (ex Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 7x6x4 cm Exclusive, very rare and uncommon sample, with many complete, large (up to 2 cm ) Nagyagite crystals preserved by the encrusting Rhodochrosite and Quartz. Usually large crystals of Nagyagite are broken, because it is very tender and fragile. From very old collection (late 1700-first 1800). (Author: Simone Citon)

Nagyagite, Rhodochrosite Sacarîmb

Polybasite Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 9x6x5 cm Uncommon, rare, very old sample with many dark gray to brownish (due to alteration) Polybasite in matrix. The crystals are up to 2 cm, partially covered by whitish Calcite. (Author: Simone Citon)

Polybasite Banská Štiavnica (Schem

Proustite Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile 3,4x2,8x1,4 cm Remarkable crystal from a note locale. Ex C. Auer. (Author: Simone Citon)

Proustite Chañarcillo, Copiapó Pro

Proustite Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile Up to 2 cm crystal cluster Very interesting Proustite group in matrix associated with abundant Quartz, from an old chilean Silver district. (Author: Simone Citon)

Proustite Chañarcillo, Copiapó Pro

Proustite Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile Up to 1,5 cm Red partially crystallized mass with a nice old label. (Author: Simone Citon)

Proustite Chañarcillo, Copiapó Pro

Proustite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru 3x2,5x1 cm Red aggregated crystals. (Author: Simone Citon)

Proustite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon P

Pyrargyrite Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 1,5 cm crystal Rare flattened crystal in matrix, from old classic locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite Banská Štiavnica (Sche

Pyrargyrite Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile 2 cm specimen Small specimen, but well crystallized, with prismatic dark gray reddish crystals, from note locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite Chañarcillo, Copiapó P

Pyrargyrite Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic 2,6x1,6x1 cm Old specimen with an unusual red color. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite Jáchymov (St Joachimst

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru Up to 1 cm Rare sharp crystal. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castr

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 2,5x2x1 cm Lustrous crystals from an old peruan classic locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castr

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 1,5x1,2x1 cm Group of crystals. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castr

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 0,7 cm the crystal Nice well formed dark reddish Pyrargyrite crystal in matrix, with Calcite. Unusual matrix specimen. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castr

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru 1 cm A classic striated crystal. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite San Genaro Mine, Castr

Pyrargyrite Santo Niño Vein, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico 2,5x2,5x1,8 cm Good Pyrargyrite crystal group, from quite recent find. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite Santo Niño Vein, Fresn

Pyrargyrite St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany 2,5x2x2 cm Many metallic, gray-dark reddish, well defined crystals in matrix from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Pyrargyrite St Andreasberg, St And

Silver Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile 2x1,5x1 cm Dendritic sample of Silver (probably pseudomorph after Acanthite) from an old, important origin. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Chañarcillo, Copiapó Provin

Silver Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 4x4x3,5 cm Rich specimen, with arborescent Silver in matrix, from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Freiberg, Freiberg District

Silver Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 3,6x2,5x2 cm Classic wire Silver associated with Calcite, from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Er

Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway 3 cm in length Aesthetic old specimen (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining Dis

Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway 6x5x4 cm Very significative specimen, from an old classic, with Silver in matrix not in wires as usually but crystallized. Sometime distinct cubic crystals are visible. Very rare, from an antique collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining Dis

Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway 4,5x4x2 cm Consistent Silver wires and Calcite, from an old classic Silver district. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining Dis

Silver Kongsberg, Norway 8x4,5x3 cm Large leaf in matrix. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Kongsberg, Norway 8x4,5x3 c

Silver Masaloni Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy 7,5x6,5x4,5 cm Foliaceous Silver in partially etched Calcite, from an old italian Silver mine. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Masaloni Mine, San Vito, Ca

Silver Sophia Mine, Böckelsbach valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 4,5x3,5x2 cm Dendritic Silver in pinkish Baryte, from an old german mine. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Sophia Mine, Böckelsbach va

Silver, Acanthite Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile 7,2x3,7x1 cm Elongated, distorted native Silver crystals associated with dark gray Acanthite, from an old Chilean mine. Ex G. Zadro Collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver, Acanthite Chañarcillo, Cop

Stephanite Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 2x1,5x1 cm Curious, complex crystal. (Author: Simone Citon)

Stephanite Erzgebirge, Saxony, Ger

Stephanite Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 3,2 cm in lenght Very rare prismatic crystals up to 2,5 cm in cluster, from an old classic Silver district. (Author: Simone Citon)

Stephanite Freiberg, Freiberg Dist

Stephanite Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 6x5x3 cm Many crystals in classic aggregates scattered on the matrix, with an old italian label. (Author: Simone Citon)

Stephanite Himmelfahrt Mine, Freib

Stephanite Hodruša - Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 8 mm crystal Gray, prismatic, striated, 8 mm crystal in matrix. (Author: Simone Citon)

Stephanite Hodruša - Hámre (Hodrit

Stephanite Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic 5 mm crystal Perfect crystal in matrix from old collection. (Author: Simone Citon)

Stephanite Příbram, Central B

Sulphur Perticara Mine, Novafeltria, Pesaro-Urbino Province, Marche, Italy 7x5,5x5 cm Big, hoppered crystal from an old italian classic. (Author: Simone Citon)

Sulphur Perticara Mine, Novafeltri

Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (ex Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 5,5x3,5x2 cm Rich, characteristic sample. (Author: Simone Citon)

Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (ex O

Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 2x1,5x0,3 cm Small, but well crystallized old sample. (Author: Simone Citon)

Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offe

Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 8x5x3 cm Classic sample, with old italian label (and a very old original german label attached on the back of the specimen, not visible in photo). (Author: Simone Citon)

Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offe

Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 8x6x2,5 cm Beautiful sample, in my opinion, that must be appreciated under the microscope. Shows many distinct quite well formed Sylvanite crystals up to 5 mm on crystallized Quartz (similar to the Sylvanite from the Emperor Mine), very rare aspect for this locale. (Author: Simone Citon)

Sylvanite Baia de Arieş (Offe

Sylvanite Cresson Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA 2,6x2,5x2,2 cm Steel gray to pale yellowish, flattened, striated crystals in matrix. Unusual rich specimen. (Author: Simone Citon)

Sylvanite Cresson Mine, Cripple Cr

Sylvanite, Nagyagite Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania 5,5x5x2,5 cm Very rich and interesting specimen due to the rare association for the locale. Nagyagite is visible in minor lead gray leafs on the middle left. (Author: Simone Citon)

Sylvanite, Nagyagite Baia de Arie&

Sylvanite, Nagyagite, Rhodochrosite Sacarîmb (ex Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania 10,5x8x5 cm; up to 400 g Big and unusual specimen for a tellurides sample, with botryoidal, encrusting Rhodochrosite and abundant Sylvanite associated with darker Nagyagite. Very impressive! From an old collection, obviously. (Author: Simone Citon)

Sylvanite, Nagyagite, Rhodochrosit