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Pezzottaite: Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18

Comments: Hot-pink, hexagonal, floater crystal of pezzottaite.
Location: Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Antsirabe, Madagascar. Scale: Crystal size 1.6x1.2x0.6 cm.
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Pezzottaite: Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18

Comments: Hot-pink, hexagonal, floater crystal of pezzottaite.
Location: Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Antsirabe, Madagascar. Scale: Crystal size 1.6x1.2x0.6 cm.
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Phlogopite: KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2

Comments: Exceptionally well-crystallized wine-colored pseudo-hexagonal crystal of phlogopite on white calcite.
Location: Kalu Khan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Scale: 6 x 5.5 cm.
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Phlogopite: KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2

Comments: Exceptionally well-crystallized wine-colored pseudo-hexagonal crystal of phlogopite on white calcite.
Location: Kalu Khan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Scale: 6 x 5.5 cm.
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Platinum: Pt

Comments: Crystallized platinum nugget.
Location: Russia. Scale: 0.5 x 0.7 cm.
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Platinum: Pt

Comments: Crystallized platinum nugget.
Location: Russia. Scale: 0.5 x 0.7 cm.
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Poldervaartite: (Ca,Mn++)2SiO3(OH)2

Comments: Moderate reddish tint to yellowish poldervaartite crystalline druze on matrix.
Location: N'chwaning II mine, section 5 south, stope 46-47 roof, Kuruman, Kalahari desert, South Africa. Scale: 6 x 3.5 x 4 cm.
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Poldervaartite: (Ca,Mn++)2SiO3(OH)2

Comments: Moderate reddish tint to yellowish poldervaartite crystalline druze on matrix.
Location: N'chwaning II mine, section 5 south, stope 46-47 roof, Kuruman, Kalahari desert, South Africa. Scale: 6 x 3.5 x 4 cm.
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Pollucite: (Cs,Na)2Al2Si4O12·(H2O)

Comments: Isometric crystal of pollucite with clear quartz and sucrosic albite matrix.
Location: Shigar mine, Dossu, Skardu, Pakistan. Scale: 14.6x10x11.5 cm.
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Pollucite: (Cs,Na)2Al2Si4O12·(H2O)

Comments: Isometric crystal of pollucite with clear quartz and sucrosic albite matrix.
Location: Shigar mine, Dossu, Skardu, Pakistan. Scale: 14.6x10x11.5 cm.
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Prehnite: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

Comments: Very lustrous and brilliant prehnite.
Location: Deep Sahara, Morocco: Djbel Melh, Bou-Arfa. Scale: 9 x 6.5 cm.
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Prehnite: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

Comments: Very lustrous and brilliant prehnite.
Location: Deep Sahara, Morocco: Djbel Melh, Bou-Arfa. Scale: 9 x 6.5 cm.
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Pyrargyrite: Ag3SbS3

Comments: Pyrargyrite with quartz.
Location: Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. Scale: 3 x 2.5 cm.
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Pyrargyrite: Ag3SbS3

Comments: Pyrargyrite with quartz.
Location: Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. Scale: 3 x 2.5 cm.
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Pyromorphite: Pb5(PO4)3Cl

Comments: Apple green pyromorphite.
Location: San Andres Mine, Villaviciosa, Cordoba, Spain. Scale: 6.5 x 5 cm.
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Pyromorphite: Pb5(PO4)3Cl

Comments: Apple green pyromorphite.
Location: San Andres Mine, Villaviciosa, Cordoba, Spain. Scale: 6.5 x 5 cm.
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Rhodizite: (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28

Comments: Two large, blocky, greenish crystals of rhodizite on matrix.
Location: Antsogombato, Antsirabe, Madagascar. Scale: 2.6 x 2.5 cm.
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Rhodizite: (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28

Comments: Two large, blocky, greenish crystals of rhodizite on matrix.
Location: Antsogombato, Antsirabe, Madagascar. Scale: 2.6 x 2.5 cm.
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Rhodochrosite: MnCO3

Comments: Cherry red rhodochrosite with quartz, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite and fluorite matrix.
Location: Rivas Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Colorado, USA. Scale: 8 x 8cm..
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Rhodochrosite: MnCO3

Comments: Cherry red rhodochrosite with quartz, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite and fluorite matrix.
Location: Rivas Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Colorado, USA. Scale: 8 x 8cm..
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