Mineral interests:
Special: Italian and alpine minerals
General: Worldwide aesthetic minerals from classic localities like Tsumeb, Ilfeld, Pala and so on
I do not restrict myself to thumbnail specimens.
About me:
I'm an Italian minerals' collector and live in Torino, a big town in the north of Italy near the Alpes mountains. I was born in 1959 and collect minerals from 1981. My private collection is composed with about 600 specimens divided in the followings categories:
- Alpine minerals (250 specimens)
- Italian minerals (250 specimens)
- Worldwide minerals (50 specimens)
- Micromounts (50 selected specimens only from Italian sites)
I like aesthetic minerals in big size (10x10 cm. is the optimum) and generally I prefer Italian minerals. My favourite areas are Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta (my regions), Sardegna, Toscana and Elba island. I collect micromounts only for rare and Italian minerals.
You can see two little personal works about Monte Bianco and Val Varaita occurences.
Trade:
Not much really, but I have friends interested in swaps. Then I can put you in contact with others.