Vug (Vuhg) n. – A small cavity in a rock or vein, often with a mineral lining of a different composition from that of the surrounding rock.

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SZ-MINERAUX, June 6, 2025

CALCITE – Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Very large specimen of Calcite from Pau in France. The crystals are of a remarkable size and in superb

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SZ-MINERAUX, June 3, 2025

CALCITE on SPHALERITE – Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA Sphalerite almost entirely covered by these crystals of Calcite honey, almost orange. Calcite crystals are

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SZ-MINERAUX, May 23, 2025

CUPROADAMITE – Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Many crystals of Cuproadamite, Adamite rich in Copper, presenting a superb apple green color. On Limonite, their colour

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SZ-MINERAUX, May 22, 2025

CHRYSOCOLLA and MALACHITE – Tenke-Fungurume, Lualaba, DR Congo Superb specimen having undergone two replacement phases: the Anhydrite was replaced by the Malachite, then the Malachite

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SZ-MINERAUX, May 8, 2025

RHODOCHROSITE – Moanda Mine, Moanda, Leboumbi-Leyou, Haut-Ogooue, Gabon Red Rhodochrosite Scalenohedra on glossy black Manganite which gives a superb color contrast. Cabinet size, this piece

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SZ-MINERAUX, May 8, 2025

CHALCANTHITE – Planet Mine, Planet, Santa Maria, La Paz, Arizona, USA Natural Chalcanthite with many long prismatic fibrous crystals. This specimen comes from the Planet

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SZ-MINERAUX, May 6, 2025

HEMATITE var SPECULARITE and QUARTZ – Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK Many lustrous crystals of Quartz on slats of specularite bright and well formed.

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SZ-MINERAUX, May 6, 2025

RHODOCHROSITE and FLUORITE on QUARTZ – Wutong Mine, Liubao, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China Lenticular Rhodochrosite presenting a beautiful homogeneous and intense pink color, associated with cubes

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