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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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 Posted: May 18, 2020 04:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi Tobi.
Thanks for your message.
The caramel-colored crystals perhaps look In the photo like octahedrons of a second fluorite generation.
But I´ve consulted with a great Panasqueira expert (our friend Jordi Fabre, overall FMF coordinator) and they are prisms with a rhombic section. It is siderite.
Best regards .
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This period at home, due the Covid-19, has allowed me to play with some software to get more decent photos. I hope you like some of them.
Quartz from Segovia, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-83)
A large top face with a symmetry axis in the crystallization surface.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Segovia, Northeastern, Antioquia Department, Colombia |  |
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| Dimensions: | 33mm x 70mm x 28mm |
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| A large top face with a symmetry axis in the crystallization surface. (Nº-83). |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 20, 2020 15:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Gypsum from Villalbilla, Madrid, Spain.
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Apatite from Panasqueira, Portugal.
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Villalbilla, Comarca Cuenca del Henares, Community of Madrid, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 55mm x 50mm x 40mm |
| Description: |
| It´s a cross section of a gypsum petals stalactite. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorapatite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 25mm x 28mm x 23mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 23, 2020 12:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite from Preguiça Mine, Sobral, Portugal.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Preguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja District, Baixo Alentejo, Alentejo, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 32mm x 53mm x 20mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 26, 2020 08:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Azurite from Almería, Spain.
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Erythrite from Almería, Spain.
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Quartz from San Cristobal, Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-91).
Through the loupe the inclusions seem very likely to be Goethite or limonite.
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 22mm |
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| Mineral: | Erythrite |
| Locality: | | La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 13mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 15mm x 72mm x 11mm |
| Description: |
| Through the loupe the inclusions seem very likely to be Goethite or limonite. (Nº-91). |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 29, 2020 08:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Gypsum from Cauca Department, Colombia.
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Aragonite from Macael, Almería, Spain.
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Cauca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 22mm x 102mm x 5mm |
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| Mineral: | Aragonite |
| Locality: | | Marble Quarries, Macael, Comarca Valle del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 45mm x 96mm x 45mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jun 01, 2020 11:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Schorl from Santander Department, Colombia.
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Quartz from San Cristobal, Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-92).
Couple of translucent parallel crystals with a white top.
| Mineral: | Schorl |
| Locality: | | Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 20mm x 64mm x 7mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 18mm x 76mm x 18mm |
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| Couple of translucent parallel crystals with a white top. (Nº-92). |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Jun 04, 2020 09:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Aragonite from Arbujuelo, Soria, Spain.
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Quartz (variety prase) from Estella, Navarra, Spain.
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Quartz from Azaila, Teruel, Spain.
| Mineral: | Aragonite |
| Locality: | | Keuper outcrop, Los Tolmos, Arbujuelo, Medinaceli, Comarca Arcos de Jalón, Soria, Castile and León, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 24mm x 35mm x 18mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety prase) |
| Locality: | | Estella diapir outcrops, Estella, Comarca Tierra Estella, Merindad Estella, Chartered Community of Navarre (Navarre), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 35mm x 43mm x 23mm, three needles overall size. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Silex outcrops, Los Pedreñales, Azaila, Comarca Bajo Martín, Teruel, Aragon, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 63mm x 52mm x 35mm |
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| Milimetric quartz crystals coating the silex. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2020 11:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite on Quartz geode from Choique Mine, Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina. Acquired in Bogotá.
Scalenoedrals Calcite crystals on Hematite included Quartz geode with pale red shades.
Mineralogical Record February 2020 carries a report of this mine.
Min. Rec.: “These quartzs likewise owes its color to an iron cromophore and is not equivalent to rose quartz.
All geodes have quartz as the substrate, and calcite crystals are among the first minerals to form on the quartz”.
| Mineral: | Calcite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | "Choique" area, Pehuenches Department, Del Neuquén Province, Argentina | |
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| Dimensions: | 52mm x 38mm x 32mm |
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| Scalenoedrals Calcite crystals on Hematite included Quartz geode with pale red shades. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | "Choique" area, Pehuenches Department, Del Neuquén Province, Argentina | |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Jun 10, 2020 09:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Gypsum from Luzón, Guadalajara, Spain.
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Gypsum from La Almarcha, Cuenca, Spain.
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 40mm x 52mm x 22mm |
| Description: |
| Gypsum included with keuper red mud. |
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| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Los Villares, La Almarcha, Comarca La Mancha Alta, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 114mm x 85mm x 57mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jun 13, 2020 10:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Gypsum from Fuentes de Ebro, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Dolomite with Chalcopyrite from León, Spain.
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Alabaster quarries, Fuentes de Ebro, Delimitación Comarcal de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 30mm x 30mm x 15mm |
| Description: |
| Small couple of crossed swords. |
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| Mineral: | Dolomite with Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | AVE Railway works outcrop, Buiza, La Pola de Gordón, Comarca Montaña Central, León, Castile and León, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 25mm x 40mm x 16mm |
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| Pinkish Dolomite with sprinkled Chalcopyrite. |
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| Mineral: | Chalcopyrite on Dolomite |
| Locality: | | AVE Railway works outcrop, Buiza, La Pola de Gordón, Comarca Montaña Central, León, Castile and León, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 7mm |
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jose luis jara jara
Joined: 18 Apr 2019
Posts: 118
Location: Fuenlabrada
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| Posted: Jun 13, 2020 10:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| I like that pink color of the dolomite
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Jun 16, 2020 10:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi José Luis.
Thank you for the input.
Quartz from San Cristobal, Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-93).
Group of transparent crystals with some inclusión like a cloud and a grey smoke at the top of the main one.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 33mm x 72mm x 20mm |
| Description: |
| Group of transparent crystals with some inclusión like a cloud and a grey smoke at the top of the main one. (Nº-93). |
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23794 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | Main crystal detail. |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Jun 19, 2020 10:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Sodalite from Lake Superior, Keweenaw, Michigan, USA.
Fluorescent Sodalite using a long wave UV contained in syenite clasts.
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Mimetite from María Josefa Mine, Almería, Spain.
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Gypsum from Villalbilla, Madrid, Spain.
| Mineral: | Sodalite |
| Locality: | | Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 65mm x 35mm x 25mm |
| Description: |
| They look like gray rocks, but these syenites are rich in fluorescent Sodalite that under UV light makes the rocks glow. |
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23649 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Sodalite |
| Locality: | | Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 65mm x 35mm x 25mm |
| Description: |
| Fluorescent Sodalite using a long wave UV contained in syenite clasts. |
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23670 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Sodalite |
| Locality: | | Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 30mm x 30mm |
| Description: |
| A most fluorescent area detail. |
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23667 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Mimetite |
| Locality: | | María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 4mm |
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23691 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Villalbilla, Comarca Cuenca del Henares, Community of Madrid, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 35mm x 50mm x 30mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Jun 22, 2020 11:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Pyrite from Muzo, Boyacá Department, Colombia.
A pentagonal dodecahedron group of crystals got in Medellin.
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 53mm x 38mm x 35mm |
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| A pentagonal dodecahedron group of crystals. |
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23588 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | Detail. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jun 25, 2020 12:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz on Calcite from Cervera del Río Alhama, La Rioja, Spain.
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Bariopharmacoalumite from María Josefa Mine, Almería, Spain.
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Quartz (variety chalcedony) on Opal from Almodóvar Hill, Madrid, Spain.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Quartz outcrop, Cervera del Río Alhama, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 35mm x 33mm x 10mm; xl = 7mm. |
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23577 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Bariopharmacoalumite |
| Locality: | | María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 6 mm |
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23529 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Almodóvar Hill, Distrito Vicálvaro (Villa de Vallecas), Madrid, Comarca Área Metropolitana de Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 37mm x 35mm x 15mm |
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| Quartz (variety chalcedony) on Opal. |
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23531 Time(s) |
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