The Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection
Oct 1, 2014 - A selection of worldwide classic minerals from the large Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection, mostly assembled in the 1950s-1970s. The well-respected dealer/collector operated for several decades until he passed away, and his collection was in storage for 10 years before it is now being brought to market.
- ORDWAY-36
- Sulphohalite & Borax
- Searles Lake, near Trona, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
- Small Cabinet
- 7.4 x 6.4 x 6.2 cm
- $750.00
- OB17A-103
- Titanite (twinned)
- Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Miniature
- 4.1 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
- $1,800.00
- OB16A-13
- Baryte on Dolomite
- Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK
- Small Cabinet
- 6.4 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
- $750.00
- OB16A-30
- Galena and Siderite on Quartz
- Pfaffenberg Mine, Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Small Cabinet
- 8.3 x 7.1 x 4.5 cm
- $1,500.00
- OB14D-43
- Cuprite
- Mashamba mine, Shaba, Congo
- Small Cabinet
- 6.2 x 5.3 x 1.6 cm
- $2,400.00
- OB14C-05
- Cobaltite
- Tunaberg, Nykoping, Sodermanland, Sweden
- Miniature
- 4.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm
- $1,500.00
- FIOR14-04
- Hauerite
- Raddusa, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy
- Small Cabinet
- 7.0 x 5.0 x 2.7 cm
- $12,500.00
- OB16A-18
- Lazurite (TL) and Forsterite
- Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan (TL)
- Toenail
- 3.2 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm
- $950.00
- FIOR14B-37
- Pyrite
- Falcacci stope, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy
- Small Cabinet
- 6.3 x 4.0 x 3.4 cm
- $300.00
- FIOR14B-49
- Mesolite
- Montresta, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy
- Small Cabinet
- 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 cm
- $450.00
- FIOR14-23
- Anhydrite and Calcite
- Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
- Cabinet
- 12.0 x 9.3 x 6.0 cm
- $1,200.00
- FIOR14-15
- Pyromorphite
- Friedrichssegen Mine, Bad Ems District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Miniature
- 4.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm
- $1,250.00
- FIOR14-02
- Tinzenite (Tl) in Calcite and Hematite
- Tinzen, Val D'Err, Switzerland (Type Locality)
- Small Cabinet
- 7.4 x 5.7 x 2.0 cm
- $250.00
- OB14B31
- Sodalite
- Kokscha Valley, Badakshan Province, Afghanistan
- Miniature
- 5.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
- $1,500.00
- OB17A-117
- Peridot included by Ludwigite
- Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Thumbnail
- 2.8 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
SOLD
- OB17A-99
- Tourmaline in Topaz (rare combination)
- Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Miniature
- 3.8 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm
SOLD
- OB17A-73
- Topaz and Fluorite on Cleavelandite
- Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Miniature
- 5.1 x 3.9 x 3.2 cm
SOLD
- OB16A-29
- Fluorapatite (with phantoms and fluorescence)
- Panasqueira Mine, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
- Small Cabinet
- 5.5 x 4.1 x 1.8 cm
SOLD
- OB16A-45
- Afghanite (fluorescent) (TL)
- Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
- Small Cabinet
- 5.9 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm
SOLD
- FIOR14B-13
- Wiluite (Type Locality)
- Wilui River Basin, Sakha Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
- Small Cabinet
- 7.0 x 6.5 x 4.3 cm
SOLD
- FIOR14B-33
- Hemimorphite
- Sa Duchessa Mine, Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
- Small Cabinet
- 7.8 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm
SOLD
- FIOR14B-34
- Anglesite (Green)
- Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
- Miniature
- 3.6 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm
SOLD
- FIOR14B-21
- Stibnite
- Ichinokawa mine, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan
- Large Cabinet
- 19.8 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
SOLD
- FIOR14B-22
- Epidote
- Knappenwand, Untersulzbach valley, Salzburg, Austria
- Small Cabinet
- 6.0 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm
SOLD
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