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Brief description
In Sardinia, 330 types of minerals in crystal have been found, some of which very rare like phosgenite, green anglesite. blue hemimorphite so like turquoise, and green jasper,
known and utilized since Phoenician times.. Others have been found and classified for the first time in Sardinia, like rosasite, inglesiasite, and monteponite, and take their names
from the locality of this island.In order to make the consultation easier a mineral index has
been inserted. In each mineral chapter by the italian name one can also find the english. One can find also indications concerning the more significant localities and often the
characteristics of the materials present. Furthermore, in the final tables in which the technical characteristics of the present minerals on the island are summarized, the indications are found both in Italian and in English.
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