a box full of different types of rocks and stones
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22 - A collection of raw or partially cut and polished minerals c…
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Estimate €30 - €50
Description
A collection of raw or partially cut and polished minerals comprising alum (Naples, Italy), fossilised wood from the Val d’Ajol (Vosges, France), sodalite (Brazil), rock crystal (Brazil), fluorite (Le Baudy, Haute-Saône, France), honey-coloured barite (Saint-Babel, Auvergne, France), ‘Titane’ rutile quartz (Brazil), marcasite (Cap Blanc-Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France), calcite (Raon-l’Etape, Vosges, France), coprolite (Madagascar), garnet crystals (Les Roches Blanches, La Garde-Freinet, Var, France), green tourmaline (Brazil), haematite (Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil), andesite (Bourbach-le-Haut, Vosges Massif, Haut-Rhin, France) – the quarries of which were used for the base of Napoleon’s tomb – galena (Morocco), chrysocolla (Anozel, Vosges, France) and epidote (Madagascar).
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About the sale Minerals and stones by Johann ROMARY: a life of passion
Auction location
Auction time 09/08/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 88322005
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