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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 14, 2016 06:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#404) |
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Another glowing crystal, just for Tobi :-)
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 15, 2016 09:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#450) |
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This specimen is from a relatively recent find (2010/11) from the El Acuario mine, in the Eastern Belt.
The gray shale host rock is coated by a layer of pyrite nodules.
Another characteristic of this pocket is the pencil-shaped emerald crystals.
They are usually short (less than a centimeter) and contain very few inclusions.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Acuario Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Acuario Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Acuario Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Acuario Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Acuario Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Acuario Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Jan 15, 2016 17:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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I love the complex terminations on this last specimen. Wonderful.
Michael
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 16, 2016 17:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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crosstimber wrote: | I love the complex terminations on this last specimen. Wonderful.
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Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm Michael!
Although they are less known than their Western counterpart, I find that the specimens of the Eastern belt have a much wider variety and range of shapes, terminations, colors and hues.
For faceted stones, the production of the Chivor district accounts for less than 10% of the total Colombian production. If we assume the ratio is similar for the specimens that reach the market, this does not give lot of opportunities to appreciate and value the incredible diversity of the Chivor specimens.
Gérard
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 17, 2016 14:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - La Pita (#167) |
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Back to the Western belt with a Polveros specimen.
Polveros is the southernmost locality of the La Pita mining district.
Emeralds from this locality tend to be less saturated than in Cunas or La Pita (La Pita name refers to a locality and a district - a bit confusing!).
White and semi-transparent striated calcite on black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Polveros Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 41x52x59mm, xl=26x9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Polveros Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Polveros Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Tobi
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 18, 2016 10:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Tobi, believe it or not but lot of crystals I have seen coming from that pocket have similar shapes and terminations! They are usually clean and not very saturated.
This was a real bonanza pocket but very few specimens reached the market.
Not sure if that mine is still in production - most of the mines of the Eastern belt are still in the hands of small owners and unless you visit the mines often and talk to the people, it's very difficult to find out what's their current production status.
Gérard
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 19, 2016 16:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Peñas Blancas (#204) |
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When it comes to minerals, Colombia is mostly known for Beryl, Euclase and, to a lesser extent, Parisite.
But this does not do justice to the Colombian quartz.
Peñas Blancas is known for producing emeralds but also for its beautiful clear colorless quartz.
This specimen features a quartz cluster with some very clear crystals.
The emerald is nested right in the center of the cluster and has the typical Peñas Blancas velvety appearance.
Color is very slightly bluish green.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm across, xl=7mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm across, xl=7mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm across, xl=7mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm across, xl=7mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 22, 2016 07:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Muzo (#9) |
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Although less spectacular than in Peñas Blancas, water clear quartz can be also found in Muzo.
The tip of the (only) quartz crystal of this specimen is party visible at the bottom-center of #1643.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 56x46x34mm, xl=13mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 56x46x34mm, xl=13mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 56x46x34mm, xl=13mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 23, 2016 11:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - La Pita/Polveros (#268) |
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Too good to be true, highly suspicious position of the beryl crystal with respect to the matrix, and so on....
Of course, this came immediately to my mind when I first saw this specimen.
At that time (2009) a new pocket had just been found in Polveros.
Unfortunately the emeralds were far from being clean and were lacking color.
But the quality of the calcite crystals was good enough to justify some "art work" by the local craftsmen.
The way the beryl prism is contacted in several points at its base rules out any fakery.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Polveros Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 45x32x28mm, xl=18x7mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Polveros Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Polveros Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 45x32x28mm, xl=18x7mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 24, 2016 13:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Muzo (#189) |
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Emerald aggregate from Muzo.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 58x31x34mm, crystal aggregate=25x8mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 58x31x34mm, xl aggregate=25x8mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 25, 2016 09:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - La Pita (#220) |
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From the La Pita district.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 35x38x37mm, main xl=12x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 26, 2016 18:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Muzo (#54) |
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This Muzo specimen baffles me.
Can't figure out what's the anthracite/graphite-like material coating the shale matrix (see last image for close-up).
I have never seen this crystal habit in Muzo or any nearby locality.
Could that simply be... black calcite?
In some areas, some white calcite is squeezed between the shale host rock and that mysterious black material.
The beryl crystal was broken into two parts and the fracture was filled with that material.
Although not equally developed, first and second order prisms are clearly visible.
Very interested to hear your suggestions and ideas!
Gérard
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 62x27x39mm, original xl=25mm |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Jan 26, 2016 23:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Muzo (#54) |
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Fiebre Verde wrote: | ...Can't figure out what's the anthracite/graphite-like material coating the shale matrix (see last image for close-up).
I have never seen this crystal habit in Muzo or any nearby locality.
Could that simply be... black calcite?... |
Carbonaceous inclusions?
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 27, 2016 07:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Thanks Jordi.
Could also be the result of a graphitization process of carbonaceous material?
It does leave black marks on paper but so does carbonaceous black shale.
Not a big deal - will tag this as consolidated carbonaceous debris.
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Posted: Jan 27, 2016 12:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Cunas (#182) |
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Dolomite crystal and emerald cluster over a white calcite rhomb.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 28, 2016 15:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Cunas (#30) |
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Main crystal is double terminated.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 28x33x28mm, main xls=18mm & 9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 28x33x28mm, main xls=18mm & 9mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 29, 2016 17:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Coscuez (#10) |
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In September 2015, the UK-based mining company Gemfields has entered into binding agreements to acquire controlling interests in two emerald projects in Colombia, one of them being Coscuez. At completion, Gemfields will acquire an indirect 70% interest in a Colombian company which will hold the mining contract for the Coscuez mine.
It's still too early to measure the impact of this major takeover on the specimen production from this historical mine.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 40x43x40mm, xl=9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Jan 30, 2016 13:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Hexagonal tabular pink apatite & emerald (#242) |
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Not the most aesthetic specimen of my collection but probably the most exotic one.
I found this specimen in a European show, 7 years ago. The label mentions Peñas Blancas for the locality name but nothing is less sure.
Assuming it's not a fake (which is a reasonable assumption considering the poor quality of the apatite crystals and the way they are contacted by the emeralds from almost every side), here is the dilemma:
1) The only Colombian locality producing/having produced pink tabular apatite is La Marina mine which is located right in the heart of the Western Emerald Belt.
2) The Mindat mineral list for La Marina is limited to albite, euclase and apatite. Never heard of any emerald occurrence in La Marina, even from the most enthusiastic dealers in Bogota (I like to challenge them but that's another story...)
Of course, the other option is that it's not Colombian.
It is reported that pink apatite, beryl (variety emerald) and albite (variety cleavelandite) can be found in the Laghman pegmatite province in Afghanistan. But Laghman province is vast and these minerals do not necessarily coexist in the same locality. Not even mentioning that Laghman emeralds are known to be embedded in schist matrix.
So Laghman is a very remote possibility...
In the absence of further evidence, I will label this specimen as Colombian.
Matrix is highly oxidized albite.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Calcite, Apatite |
Locality: | Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 37x18x33mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Calcite, Apatite |
Locality: | Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 37x18x33mm |
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32573 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Calcite, Apatite |
Locality: | Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 37x18x33mm |
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32487 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Calcite, Apatite |
Locality: | Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 37x18x33mm |
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32540 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Calcite, Apatite |
Locality: | Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 37x18x33mm |
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32490 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Calcite, Apatite |
Locality: | Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 37x18x33mm |
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Josele
Joined: 10 Apr 2012
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Location: Tarifa, Spain
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