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Aragonite (old classic) Giumentaro mine - Collection # 116

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Pseudohexagonal crystals of aragonite from the classic Italian locality. The crystals are sharp and lustrous, with a slightly greenish cream-coloured hue.

Under short-wave ultraviolet light, this specimen exhibits strong orange pink fluorescence, with internal zoning clearly apparent in the crystals.

The Giumentaro Mine was a famous Sicilian sulphur mine that ceased operations in 1984.

Specimen mostly likely found in 1970s if not earlier.

From: Giumentaro Mine, Capodarso, Enna, Sicily, Italy
 

Size: 204 mm x 158 mm x 61 mm

 Weight: 829 Grams 

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      Description

      Pseudohexagonal crystals of aragonite from the classic Italian locality. The crystals are sharp and lustrous, with a slightly greenish cream-coloured hue.

      Under short-wave ultraviolet light, this specimen exhibits strong orange pink fluorescence, with internal zoning clearly apparent in the crystals.

      The Giumentaro Mine was a famous Sicilian sulphur mine that ceased operations in 1984.

      Specimen mostly likely found in 1970s if not earlier.

      From: Giumentaro Mine, Capodarso, Enna, Sicily, Italy
       

      Size: 204 mm x 158 mm x 61 mm

       Weight: 829 Grams 

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