The Best of Italian Microminerals

 

 

INDEX            centro sud regions         LIST OF SPECIMENS     

( LAZIO - UMBRIA - SICILIA - MARCHE )

 

FOTO  MINIERE  E  CAVE

PHOTOS  OF  MINES  AND  QUARRIES

CAMPAGNANO - LAZIO

CORCOLLE - LAZIO

LATERA - LAZIO

MONTALTO  DI  CASTRO - LAZIO

ONANO - LAZIO

 

New  entry

  2024

 

 

LAZIO

 

  • AFGHANITE - white exagonal platy xls on sanidinite - Tre Croci cut road - Vetralla (Viterbo) -  3 euro    ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • AFGHANITE - white exagonal platy xls on sanidinite - Tre Croci cut road - Vetralla (Viterbo) -  2 euro     ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • AFGHANITE - WHITE XL - TRE CROCI - VETRALLA - 2 EURO
  • afghanite - white xl - tobia - vetralla - 3 euro    ( 2 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )
  • analcime - xls + vonsenite - fosso ricomero - vetralla - viterbo - 2 euro    ( 4 specimens in stock )
  • analcime - xls + vonsenite - fosso ricomero - vetralla - viterbo - 3 euro    ( 3 specimens in stock )
  • analcime - xls + reddish vonsenite - castellaccio di petrignano - viterbo - 3 euro   
  • andradite var. melanite - black shining xls ( FINE ) + others - latera ( poggio pinzo quarry - gradoli ) - viterbo - 3 euro  ( ON A 4X3 CM. MATRIX )
  • andradite var. melanite - black shining xls ( FINE ) + others - latera ( poggio pinzo quarry - gradoli ) - viterbo - 3 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )
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  • andradite var. melanite - black shining xls ( FINE ) + others - latera ( poggio pinzo quarry - gradoli ) - viterbo - 4 euro
  • andradite var. melanite - black shining xls ( FINE ) + others - latera ( poggio pinzo quarry - gradoli ) - viterbo - 5 euro
  • andradite var. melanite - black shining xls ( FINE ) + others - latera ( poggio pinzo quarry - gradoli ) - viterbo - 10 euro  ( ON A 3X4 CM. MATRIX )
  • andradite var. melanite - black shining xls ( FINE ) + titanite and others - latera ( poggio pinzo quarry - gradoli ) - viterbo - 5 euro
  • ANDRADITE xls - + ghelenite - Onano quarry - 2 euro
  • ANDRADITE - dark shining xls - Onano quarry - 3 euro
  • andradite - brown xls - onano - montenero quarry - viterbo - 3 euro
  • andradite - black shining xls - onano - montenero quarry - viterbo - 4 euro
  • andradite - yellow to black xls - onano - montenero quarry - viterbo - 2 euro
  • anortite - colorless xls - + garnet - sacrofano - roma - 3 euro    ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • anortite - colorless xls - + garnet - sacrofano - roma - 5 euro   
  • breislakite - acicular xls - vetralla - viterbo - 2 euro
  • CALCITE - yellow drops (see photo in this page) on dark lava - Campomorto quarry - Montalto di Castro (Viterbo) - 2 euro  
  • CALCITE - yellow drops (see photo in this page) on dark lava - Campomorto quarry - Montalto di Castro (Viterbo) - 3 euro   ( 3 specimens in stock )
  • calcite - xls - montenero quarry - onano - 3 euro   ( ON A 4X3 CM. MATRIX )
  • CRISTOBALITE - white drops covering tormalina - Vetralla cut road - Viterbo - 3 euro   ( 4 specimens in stock )
  • danburite - xls + afghanite - tobia vetralla - viterbo - 2 euro
  • danburite - colorless  xls  - tre croci - vetralla - viterbo - 2 euro
  • DANBURITE - colorless xls into a sanidinite vug - Tobia fields - (Viterbo) - 2 euro   ( 2 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )
  • danburite - xls + afghanite - tobia - vetralla - 3 euro
  • DANBURITE - colorless xls into a sanidinite vug - Tre Croci - (Viterbo) - 3 euro   ( 2 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )
  • DANBURITE - colorless xls into a sanidinite vug - Tobia fields - (Viterbo) - 3 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • DANBURITE - colorless xls - Carcarelle - Vetralla fields (Viterbo) - 4 euro
  • DANBURITE - colorless xls into a sanidinite vug - Carcarelle - Vetralla - (Viterbo) -  4 euro
  • davyna - white sericeous - sacrofano -roma- 2 euro
  • EPIDOTO - yellow-green xls (new found - quite rare here) - Vetralla cut road (Viterbo) -  3  euro   ( very rare here )
  • EPIDOTO - yellow-green xls (new found - quite rare here) - carcarelle - Vetralla  (Viterbo) -  3  euro   ( very rare here )
  • fluorapatite - ACICULAR COLORLESS XLS + melilite - pantano QUARRY - ROMA - 3 EURO
  • fluorapatite - ACICULAR COLORLESS XLS + pirosseno and NEFELINA - LAGHETTO QUARRY - ROMA - 3 EURO
  • FLUORAPATITE - COLORLESS ACICULAR XLS + ARAGONITE AND PIROSSENO - LAGHETTO QUARRY - ROMA - 2 EURO
  • GARNETS - yellowish xls + scapolite - Vetralla cut road - Viterbo - 2 euro    ( 3 specimens in stock )
  • GARNETS - yellowish xls + scapolite - Vetralla cut road - Viterbo - 3 euro   
  • gismondina - xls - vallerano quarry - roma - 5 euro   ( it's a T/n )  ( 4 specimens in stock )
  • gismondina - xls - vallerano quarry - roma - 3 euro   ( It's a t/n )  ( 6 specimens in stock )  
  • gismondina - xls - vallerano quarry - roma - 2 euro  
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  • gismondina - xls + CABASITE - vallerano quarry - roma - 3 euro  
  • gismondina - xls - vallerano quarry - roma - 10 euro   ( many xls on a 5 X 2 cm. matrix )   ( 3 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )
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  • GROSSULARIA - YELLOW XLS - onano QUARRY - VITERBO - 2 EURO

  • GROSSULARIA - yellow xls - Onano quarry - Viterbo - 2 euro  (T/N)

  • GROSSULARIA - orange-yellow xls - tre croci - vetralla - viterbo - 2 euro

  • HALLOYSITE - white exagonal xls - Stracciacappe fields - Roma - 3 euro     ( 3 specimen in stock )
  • HALLOYSITE - white exagonal xls - Stracciacappe fields - Roma - 5 euro    
  • HAUYNA - white xls + titanite - Latera quarry (Viterbo) - 2 euro
  • lazurite - bluish massive - latera quarry - viterbo - 2 euro
  • Leucite - xls + analcime - castellaccio di petrignano - vetralla - viterbo - 3 euro   ( it's a T/n )
  • MAGNETITE - XL WITH uNUSUAL HABIT - TRE CROCI - VETRALLA - 2 EURO
  • MELANITE - dark xls + others - Latera quarry (Viterbo) - 3 euro
  • melanite - black shining xls + others - montenero quarry - onano - 3 euro     ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • melanite - black shining xls + others - latera quarry - onano - 3 euro
  • MELILITE - XLS + PHACOLITE AND THOMSONITE - LAGHETTO QUARRY - ROMA - 3 EURO  ( A  5X3 CM. MATRIX SPECIMEN )
  • MOTTANAITE - brown xl + stillwellite - Tre Croci fields - Vetralla - Viterbo - 2 euro
  • mottanaite - mica like xl - vetralla fields - viterbo - 2 euro  
  • MOTTANAITE - brown xl - in sanidino vug - Tobia fields - Vetralla - Viterbo - 3 euro    ( 2 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )
  • MOTTANAITE - brown lamellar xl - in sanidino vug - Tre Croci fields - Vetralla - Viterbo - 3 euro    
  • MOTTANAITE - brown xl + others - Tre Croci fields - Vetralla - Viterbo - 4 euro  
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  • NEFELINA - xls + others - stracciacappe field - roma - 3 euro
  • NEFELINA - xls + vonsenite and others - laghetto quarry - roma - 2 euro
  • ORNEBLENDA - black shining xls + titanite and sanidino - Latera quarry - Viterbo - 3 euro

  • PHACOLITE - xls + phillipsite - Vallerano - Roma - 2 euro
  • PHILLIPSITE - xls + thomsonite drops - Vallerano quarry - Roma - 2 euro
  • PHILLIPSITE - gemini "cross" xls - Vallerano quarry - Roma - 3 euro
  • PHILLIPSITE (K) - colorless xls + garnets and diopside - Corcolle quarry (Roma) -  2 euro
  • SANIDINO - colorless xls + others - onano quarry - Viterbo - 2 euro
  • SCAPOLITE - colorless xls - Vetralla cut road (Viterbo) -  3 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • SCAPOLITE - colorless xls + garnets - Vetralla cut road (Viterbo) -  3 euro    
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  • SCAPOLITE - colorless xls + garnets - Vetralla cut road (Viterbo) -  5 euro 
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  • SCAPOLITE - colorless xls + garnets - botte - Vetralla - Viterbo -  5 euro            ( both are t/n )
  • sodalite - yellowish xls on sanidinite - tobia - vetralla - 3 euro      ( interesting and unusual )
  • THORITE - emerald green xl - Tobia fields - Vetralla (Viterbo) -  2 euro       (need x30)    ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • THORITE - emerald green xl on mottanaite - Tre Croci - Vetralla (Viterbo) -  3 euro       (need x30)  ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • TITANITE - orange xls + others - onano quarry (Viterbo) - 3 euro  
  • TITANITE - ORANGE XLS + NICE COLORLESS SANIDINO + MN-ORNEBLENDA - LATERA  ( POGGIO PINZO QUARRY - GRADOLI ) VITERBO - 5 EURO  ( ON A 4X4 CM. MATRIX )     
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  • TITANITE - ORANGE XLS + NICE COLORLESS SANIDINO + MN-ORNEBLENDA - LATERA  ( POGGIO PINZO QUARRY - GRADOLI ) VITERBO - 5 EURO  ( ON A 5X4 CM. MATRIX )     
  • TITANITE - orange xls + black mn-orneblenda xls - Latera quarry - Viterbo - 5 euro   ( poggio pinzo quarry  gradoli ) viterbo - 5 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )
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  • TITANITE - orange xls + sanidino and black orneblenda xls - poggio pinzo quarry - latera - Viterbo - 2 euro     ( 3 specimens in stock )
  • TITANITE - orange xls + sanidino and black orneblenda xls - poggio pinzo quarry - latera - Viterbo - 3 euro     ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • TITANITE - orange xls + black orneblenda xls - Latera quarry - Viterbo - 4 euro
  • TITANITE - ELONGATED ORANGE XLS + COLORLESS SANIDINO - LATERA ( POGGIO PINZO QUARRY - GRADOLI ) - VITERBO - 3 EURO
  • titanite - orange xl - vetralla - 2 euro
  • TORMALINA - PRISMATIC XLS - VETRALLA FIELDS - VITERBO - 3 EURO
  • vishneivite - prismatic xls - vetralla FIELDS - viterbo - 2 euro
  • vonsenite - acicular black xls + fluorapatite - laghetto quarry - roma - 2 euro
  • VONSENITE - BLACK XLS - pantano QUARRY - ROMA - 2 EURO
  • VONSENITE - ACICULAR BLACK XLS - TRE CROCI - VETRALLA - VITERBO - 2 EURO   
  • ZIRCONE - pinkish xl - Bassano cut road - sutri - (Roma) - 2 euro    ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • ZIRCONE - pinkish xl + GREEN THORITE - Bassano cut road - sutri - (Roma) - 3 euro
  • ZIRCONE - orange xl + others - Bassano cut road (Roma) - 3 euro
  • zircone - transparent pinkish xl - bassano cut road - - sutri - roma - 2 euro
  • ZIRCONE - colorless xl - Tre Croci fields - Vetralla - Viterbo - 2 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )
  • ZIRCONE - colorless xl - Tre Croci fields - Vetralla - Viterbo - 3 euro  
  • ZIRCONE - colorless xl - Carcarelle fields - Vetralla - Viterbo - 3 euro

 

MARCHE

 
  • CALCITE - scalenoedric xls - furlo quarry - pesaro - 2 euro   ( 3 specimens in stock )   ( old found )
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  • CALCITE - scalenoedric xls - Furlo quarry - Pesaro - 3 euro (it's a T/N)   (old found)  
  • CALCITE - light yellow scalenoedric xls - Furlo quarry - Pesaro - 3 euro (it's a T/N) (old found)
  • CALCITE - scalenoedric xls - furlo quarry - pesaro - 5 euro      ( a 6x4 cm. large specimen )   ( old found )
  • calcite - xls into vugs of a section of a "ammonite" fossile - 3 euro  ( it's fluorescent in yellow ) ( a 3X4 cm. large specimen )   ( old found )
  • CELESTINA - colorless xls - Monte San Bartolo - Pesaro - 3 euro (rare here)    ( old found )
  • dendriten - dark arborescent psilomelano - gola del furlo - pesaro - 2 euro  ( on a 3x2 cm. specimen )
  • pirite - xls - gola del furlo - pesaro - 2 euro
  • SULFUR - XLS + COLORLESS CELESTINA - PERTICARA MINE - RIMINI - 5 EURO   ( T/N )

 

 

 

 

SICILIA

 

  

 

 

  • analcime - colorless xl - Lachea Island ( Cyclopi Islands ) (Catania) - 3 euro    ( 11 SPECIMENS IN STOCK ) 

  • analcime - colorless xl - Lachea Island ( Cyclopi Islands ) (Catania) - 5 euro   

  • analcime - transparent and dark xls - Lachea Island ( Cyclopi Islands ) (Catania) - 8 euro  

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  • cabasite-na - aci castello - catania - 3 euro

  • CELESTINA - colorless xls - Cattolica mine (Agrigento) - 2 euro   ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • CELESTINA - colorless xls - Cattolica mine (Agrigento) - 3 euro

  • CELESTINA - colorless xls + sulfur - Cattolica mine (Agrigento) - 3 euro  

  • CELESTINA - colorless xls + sulfur - Cattolica mine (Agrigento) - 5 euro    ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • copiapite - yellow + sulfur - vulcano crater - isole eolie - 2 euro    ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • ENSTATITE-FERROSILITE - brown xls - Biancavilla quarries - Etna - 3 euro    ( 3 specimens in stock )

  • ENSTATITE-FERROSILITE - brown xls - Biancavilla quarries - Etna - 5 euro    ( on a 3x5 cm. matrix )  

  • ENSTATITE-FERROSILITE - brown xls - Biancavilla quarries - Etna - 5 euro  

  • FE-ORNEBLENDA - dark xls + others - Biancavilla quarry - Etna - 3 euro       (it's a T/N)

  • HERSCHELITE - xls + phillipsite - Aci Castello - Catania - 3 euro     

  • olivina - massive + mica - vulcano island - eolie islands - sicilia - 2 euro

  • sulfur - fumarola xls - vulcano island - eolie - 2 euro   ( 3 specimens in stock )

  • sulfur - some xls on small scalenoedric white calcite - cozzodisi mine - agrigento - 3 euro

  • VONSENITE - BLACK ACICULAR SHINING XLS + OTHERS - VULCANO ISLAND - EOLIE ARCIPELAGO - 2 EURO    ( new found )

  • VONSENITE - BLACK ACICULAR SHINING XLS + QUARTZ - VULCANO ISLAND - EOLIE ARCIPELAGO - 3 EURO    ( new found ) 

 

 

UMBRIA

 

  • CABASITE ( ca ) - xls + THAUMASITE - Vispi quarry - San venanzo - terni - 5 euro

  • clinopirosseno - xls + thomsonite - vispi quarry - san venanzo - 3 euro

  • fluorapofillite - sericeous drops + others - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 3 euro

  • gismondina - xls + fluorapofillite - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 2 euro

  • gismondina - xls + phillpsite - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 3 euro

  • gismondina - xls + fluorapatite + others - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 3 euro

  • gismondina - xls + others - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 3 euro

  • gismondina - xls + melilite + others - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 3 euro

  • gismondina - xls + fluorapofillite + others - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 4 euro

  • gismondina - xls + magnetite + others - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 5 euro

  • magnetite - xls + phillipite and others - cava vispi - an venanzo - terni - 3 euro

  • MELILITE - xls + phillipsite - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo - Terni - 2 euro

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  • MELILITE - xls + fluorapatite - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo - Terni - 2 euro  

  • MELILITE - YELLOWISH XLS + NEFELINA- VISPI QUARRY - SAN VENANZO - TERNI - 2 EURO 

  • melilite - yellow tabular xls + others - vispi quarry - san venanzo quarry - terni - 3 euro    ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • MELILITE - xls + fluorapatite , thomsonite and magnetite - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo - Terni - 4 euro   ( on a 4x4 cm. matrix )

  • MELILITE - xls + fluorapatite , thomsonite - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo - Terni - 4 euro   ( on a 4x3 cm. matrix )

  • opale - crust on others - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 3 euro  

  • opale - crust on others - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 3 euro   ( on  a 3x3 cm. matrix )

  • phillipsite - ca - + clinopirosseno - vispi quarry - san venanzo - 3 euro

  • thaumasite - white silky drops - vispi quarry - san venanzo - terni - 3 euro   ( 3 specimens in stock )

  • THAUMASITE - WHITE XLS + CABASITE - VISPI QUARRY - SAN VENANZO - TERNI - 4     

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  • THAUMASITE - WHITE XLS - VISPI QUARRY - SAN VENANZO - TERNI - 5     

  • THAUMASITE - WHITE XLS + CABASITE - VISPI QUARRY - SAN VENANZO - TERNI - 5   ( 3 SPECIMENS IN STOCK )

  • THAUMASITE - WHITE XLS + CABASITE - VISPI QUARRY - SAN VENANZO - TERNI - 7

  • THOMSONITE - ca - DROPS ON CALCITE XLS - VISPI QUARRY - SAN VENANZO - TERNI - 3   ( 2 specimens in stock )

  • VONSENITE - ACICULAR XLS + FLUORAPATITE - SAN VENANZO QUARRY - 3 EURO

  •  ( I have found Willhendersonite mineral, first  worldwide, some years ago ! )

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  • WILLHENDERSONITE - group of platy xls + others - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo (Terni) -  4 euro  

  • WILLHENDERSONITE - group of platy xls - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo (Terni) - 5 euro  ( 3 specimens in stock )

  • WILLHENDERSONITE - group of platy xls - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo (Terni) - 10 euro 

  • WILLHENDERSONITE - group of platy xls - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo (Terni) - 10 euro    ( on a 3x2 cm. matrix )

  • WILLHENDERSONITE - groupS of platy xls + GISMONDINA AND CABASITE - Vispi quarry - San Venanzo (Terni) - 15 euro  ( ON A 4X4 CM. MATRIX )

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