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The Rapture of Europe

Ancient Greek Mythology)

The 2 coin currency

edition in Greece showing
the Rapture of Europe by
Zeus disguised as bull ,
according to Ancient Greek
Mythology.

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(See an amazing use of industrial mineral Kaolin , related with our Continent and common Home : Europe)

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A unique hand-made sculpture in porcelain , showing the Rapture of Europe by Zeus disguised as bull , according
to Greek Mythology. This wonderful sculpture was donated as wedding gift to our Parents Alexandra and Georgio
in the year of their marriage , 1943.
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1200

1400 C

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating materials, generally including kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures
between 1,200 and 1,400 C .
( See also Mullite or porcelainite , a rare silicate mineral of post-clay genesis).

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and fossils is getting stronger despite the difficult times and
the economic problems faced by many collectors.
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-The irresistible attraction minerals, crystals and fossils act
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Seminars on Mineralogy by ORYKTOLOGIKA NEA-NEWS ON MINERALS

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One Metric Tone Garnet in rock Matrix specimen

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Top mineral specimens for collection

Well shaped baryte crystals from Sardegna , Italy.

7 X 6 X 6 cms.

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Perfect assemblage of Hedenbergite crystals

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SHOWS
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Poland- Krakw : 30-31 May 2015 . Info : Tel. 012-6172365, 012-6173246, Fax 012-6332936, e-mail:
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What a specimen !!! Lazurite and afghanite crystals along with pyrite crystals on rock matrix from
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- Foreign entry Auslnderin Eintrag

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1.Apophyllite and stilbite , Poona , India

2.Cavansite on stilbite (microstilbite) , from Wagholi Quarry, Poona District, Maharashtra, India
3.Azurite and malachite on rock matrix ,Lavreotiki area , Greece.
4.Dog-teeth ankerite , Lavreotiki area , Greece .
5.Epidote and verdelite on feldspar (possibly cleavelandite) , Pakistan
6.Azurite and malachite from Lavreotiki area , Greece
7.Kunzite , Nuristan,Afghanistan
8.Fluorite and ankerite from Lavreotiki area ,Greece
9. Smoky Quartz , Brazil

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1. Azurite and malachite ,Lavrion ,Greece

2. Kunzite ,Nuristan , Afghanistan
3. Native copper and oligiste on milky
quartz, Chengmenshan Copper Mine,
Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China
4. Apophyllite , Poona , India
5. Gem green Smithsonite , Lavrion ,Greece
6. Heulandite and stilbite ,Poona, India
7. Pyrite and quartz , Madan ,Bulgaria
8. Afghanite , partly pseudomorphosis , after
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9. Amethyst Kaktos type from
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Excellent color thick Kunzite crystal from Nuristan,Afghanistan. 6,5X6X2.5 cms. When you switch the crystal it is
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Top fluorite crystal specimen with some dolomite on fluorite crystals from the best
"Mineralogical Laboratory on Earth" : Lavreotiki area, Greece. 10 X 10 X 5,5 cms.
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Wulfenite and mimetite on galenite , Lavreotiki area , Greece.- Acrylic base is 5 X 5 X 1 cms

Perfect celestite crystal

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A perfect smoky quartz crystal on smoky quartz matrix from Drama County , Macedonia , Greece. 4 X 5 X 3,5 cms.
Difficult to find such well formed and sizeable smoky quartz crystal nowadays from this area.
, 4 X 5 X 3,5