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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Mar 07, 2021 16:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nş-109).
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 41mm x 66mm x 23mm |
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Transparent crystal with a white phantom showing the pyramidal internal faces. (Nş-109). |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 41mm x 66mm x 23mm |
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Backside with a very defined white area. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 09, 2021 03:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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A great phantom inside of the crystal!
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Mar 15, 2021 09:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Thank you Tobi for your post.
The quartzs from La Belleza are usually curious.
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Fluorite from Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 155mm x 86mm x 72mm |
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Green fluorite cubes on matrix up to 15 mm edge length, most of them with purple corners. Small quartz crystals are also present over the fluorite some of them doubly terminated. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 155mm x 86mm x 72mm (detail) |
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It presents a blue and pink fluorescence under long wave UV. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 15, 2021 14:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Very beautiful Okorusu specimen, I really like it!
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Mar 20, 2021 17:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Thank you so much for your post Tobi.
Elbaite and Muscovite from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Mineral: | Elbaite and Muscovite |
Locality: | Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 16mm x 48mm x 12mm |
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Couple of green elbaite crystals with one preferentially coated with small golden brown muscovite crystals. There are small elbabites crossed on the main crystals. From the Bloch collection to the late 60s most likely. |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Mar 25, 2021 07:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Opal from Sorteo minig group, Los Arenales, Cáceres, Spain.
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Quartz from Viladrau, Girona / Gerona, Spain.
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Beryl (variety emerald) and Talc from Swat, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Sorteo mining group, El Cintado, Cáceres city, Comarca de Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 42mm x 42mm x 35mm |
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A piece of bacon from an exchange. |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Viladrau, Comarca Osona, Gerona / Girona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 103mm x 72mm x 51mm |
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Little quartz points on matrix. |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Swat, Swat District (Sway Valley), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 17mm x 35mm x 12mm |
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Emerald crystal host on talc matrix from famed emerald mine Swat Valley. |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Mar 30, 2021 17:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Bad Brambach, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Bad Brambach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 88mm x 77mm x 55mm |
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Clear rock crystals up to 2.6 cm in size, scattered over granitic rock matrix. This German classic was found in the 90s. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 01, 2021 04:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Very beautiful specimens, Firmo, both the cute emerald and the nice German quartz!
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Apr 04, 2021 15:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi Tobi.
As always thank you very much for your appreciation.
This German quartz has been really difficult for me to photograph until I get a moderately presentable picture.
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Quartz (varieyt faden) from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
Locality: | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 96mm x 57mm x 14mm |
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Main crystal with a clear faden line and some doubly terminated smaller ones crossed on. |
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Posted: Apr 12, 2021 08:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Wulfenite From Tecoma District Deposits, Elko County, Nevada, USA.
The Tecoma District Deposits is a lead mine located in Elko county, just in the Nevada´s north-east corner.
Mineral: | Wulfenite |
Locality: | Tecoma District, Elko County, Nevada, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm x 31mm x 20mm |
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Well defined tabular crystals of Wulfenite that present an intense yellow to orange colouration, on a very light porous matrix.Acquired in 1989. Ex Mark Vanacker specimen. |
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Mineral: | Wulfenite |
Locality: | Tecoma District, Elko County, Nevada, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm x 31mm x 20mm. Close up. |
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Posted: Apr 18, 2021 16:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, United Kingdom.
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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Dimensions: | 75mm x 62mm x 39mm |
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Fluorite cubes of purple colour reaching 37 mm of edge. At the base there are associated tiny transparent calcites. Ex Dr. Bob Janssens, specimen #212. Acquired in 1995. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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Fluorescence under LW and SW ultraviolet light. Here under 365 nm LW. |
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Posted: Apr 28, 2021 10:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz (variety agate) from Sierra Santa Lucia, Ejido Benito Juarez, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Mineral: | Quartz (variety agate) |
Locality: | Sierra Santa Lucia, Ejido Benito Juarez, Municipio Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 83mm x 58mm x 7mm |
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Side-1. Slab of a "Crazy Lace" agate, a variety of agate composed of multicoloured twisting and turning bands. From a classic locality. Both sides are cut and polished. |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety agate) |
Locality: | Sierra Santa Lucia, Ejido Benito Juarez, Municipio Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 83mm x 58mm x 7mm |
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Side-2. "Crazy Lace" means an extraordinary structured lace with many bands where the angular disposition of some layers is very contrasty. |
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Posted: May 04, 2021 10:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Three small examples.
Gypsum from La Almarcha, Cuenca, Spain.
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Cookeite and Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Aragonite from Luzón, Guadalajara, Spain.
Mineral: | Gypsum |
Locality: | Los Villares, La Almarcha, Comarca La Mancha Alta, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 34mm x 53mm x 30mm |
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Mineral: | Cookeite and Pyrite |
Locality: | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 13mm on edge pyrite |
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The coating around the pyrite cubes of Navajún is Cookeite, that gives them an appearance of being gift-wrapped. Here we see the Cookeite at the bottom of the cube. I believe this cookeite protects the edges of the pyrite cubes. |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Seńorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 17mm the highest |
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Three different colours for the same location. Self collected in 2013. |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: May 09, 2021 11:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Quartz from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 14mm x 26mm x 12mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
Locality: | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 23mm x 45mm x 5mm |
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Doubly terminated faden quartz. |
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Posted: May 14, 2021 04:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Azurite from Kerrouchen, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco.
Mineral: | Azurite |
Locality: | Kerrouchen, Khénifra Province, Beni Mellal-Khenifra Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | 42mm x 25mm x 23mm |
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Dark blue doubly-terminated crystals of azurite, associated in a parallel aggregate. The cluster has tiny pieces of the carbonate matrix. Found in 2010. |
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Posted: May 19, 2021 06:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 55mm x 47mm x 25mm |
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Fluorite cubes cluster with some colour zonation. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 55mm x 47mm x 25mm |
Description: |
Floater piece with crystals at the backside. |
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Posted: May 24, 2021 08:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Mexico.
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Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Elbaite (variety verdelite) from Cruzeiro Mine, Săo José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 45mm x 50mm x 44mm |
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Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 17mm x 20mm x 14mm |
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Mineral: | Elbaite (variety verdelite) |
Locality: | Cruzeiro Mine, Santa Maria do Suaçui, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 6mm x 40mm x 5mm |
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Gemmy green crystal of elbaite from the famous Cruzeiro Mine. Acquired in 1977. Ex Christiane Bastiaens specimen. Here under backlight. |
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Posted: May 29, 2021 09:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Corundum (variety ruby) from Jegdalek ruby deposit, Surobi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 15mm x 22mm x 18mm |
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Mineral: | Corundum (variety ruby) |
Locality: | Jagdalek Mine, Surobi, Kabul, Afghanistan | |
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Dimensions: | 25mm x 20mm x 18mm. Crystal: 12 mm |
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Doubly terminated ruby crystal on calcite matrix. |
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Mineral: | Corundum (variety ruby) |
Locality: | Jagdalek Mine, Surobi, Kabul, Afghanistan | |
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Dimensions: | Crystal: 12 mm. |
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Posted: Jun 03, 2021 10:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz and Clinochlore from Camperio, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland.
Mineral: | Quartz and Clinochlore |
Locality: | Camperio, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio Municipality, Blenio, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland | |
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Dimensions: | 64mm x 112mm x 61mm |
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This 'Tessin habit' rock crystal has three points at the tip. It is combinated with dark green clinochlore and a brownish ferrian clinochlore (also as inclusions). |
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Mineral: | Quartz and Clinochlore |
Locality: | Camperio, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio Municipality, Blenio, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland | |
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Dimensions: | 64mm x 112mm x 61mm |
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Ex collection Horst Bauer. Weight: 175 gr. |
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Posted: Jun 11, 2021 06:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Quartz (variety faden) from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 34mm x 47mm x 32mm |
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Self-collected intergrowth cubes couple. |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
Locality: | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 12mm x 57mm x 5mm |
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