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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Sep 14, 2016 09:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Hello Pierre
Thanks for your words (or rather the lack of them!).
When I first saw these 2 specimens, I was speechless. I just could not imagine that such forms could exist.
But 7 years and many more trips later, I am yet to see a similar specimen.
Gérard
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Sep 14, 2016 10:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Fiebre Verde wrote: | Hello Pierre
Thanks for your words (or rather the lack of them!).
When I first saw these 2 specimens, I was speechless. I just could not imagine that such forms could exist.
But 7 years and many more trips later, I am yet to see a similar specimen.
Gérard |
WOW!!! So they really are as special as I thought. Fantastic! One of the highlights of all the collections I have seen on FMF.
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Sep 14, 2016 12:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | Fiebre Verde wrote: | Hello Pierre
Thanks for your words (or rather the lack of them!).
When I first saw these 2 specimens, I was speechless. I just could not imagine that such forms could exist.
But 7 years and many more trips later, I am yet to see a similar specimen.
Gérard |
WOW!!! So they really are as special as I thought. Fantastic! One of the highlights of all the collections I have seen on FMF. |
Thanks Pierre!
They are indeed special but I am not sure I deserve the compliments.
I am just very happy to expose those oddities to the view of all the mineral lovers of this forum.
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Sep 21, 2016 12:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#473) |
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Rare combination of beryl and cubic colorless fluorite.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Fluorite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Fluorite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Fluorite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Fluorite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Fluorite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Philippe Durand
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Posted: Sep 21, 2016 13:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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wow ! nice combination, never seen before
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Sep 21, 2016 14:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Philippe Durand wrote: | wow ! nice combination, never seen before |
Thank you Philippe.
Although rare, this association is seen in both belts, Eastern and Western.
The locality of Peñas Blancas is not only known for its clear quartz often associated with emeralds but also for its phantom fluorite.
These phantoms are due to the presence of chromium which maybe explains why the Peñas Blancas fluorites are never associated with emeralds.
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Sep 29, 2016 14:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#286) |
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A classic specimen from Chivor.
Large beryl crystal, with smaller crystals intergrown at different angles to the main one.
Pyrite dodecahedrons.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Oct 08, 2016 12:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Calcite with emerald inclusions (#14) |
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Calcite rhomb with unusual inclusions - Muzo.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 25x23x21mm, main xl=12mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Oct 13, 2016 12:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#412) |
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Etched emerald on a bed of stained coarse-grained aggregate of laminar albite crystals.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite) |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 29x31x21mm, xl=11mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite) |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 29x31x21mm, xl=11mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Oct 16, 2016 13:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#224) |
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Beryl, dolomite and pyrite, on gray shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 29x27x19mm, xl=22mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 29x27x19mm, xl=22mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 13, 2016 12:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#110) |
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Buenavista mine produces among the finest beryl crystals in the Chivor area.
Prisms are often dihexagonal.
Some of the matrix is a brown, brecciated mixture of calcite with layers of iron oxide, covering the black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Buena Vista Mine, Municipio Ubalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 44x55x36mm, xl=13mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Buena Vista Mine, Municipio Ubalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Buena Vista Mine, Municipio Ubalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Buena Vista Mine, Municipio Ubalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 15, 2016 10:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Cunas (#618) |
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A gemmy crystal from Cunas, the most prolific mine of the La Pita district.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 27x33x35mm, xl=9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 27x33x35mm, xl=9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Nov 15, 2016 12:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Hi Gerard. This emerald crystal has rather unusual facets. How often do you find such as these? IMG_7236nb.JPG
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 15, 2016 17:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | Hi Gerard. This emerald crystal has rather unusual facets. How often do you find such as these? IMG_7236nb.JPG |
Hi Pierre,
Dihexagonal prisms are pretty uncommon in all districts.
I have only seen a handful of those in 20 years.
There is a similar prism (also from Buenavista) posted on page 10 (towards the end).
Another example - from Muzo this time - is visible on page 17 (first post).
That's about all the dihexagonal prisms I have in my collection :-(
Gérard
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 20, 2016 13:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#622) |
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Brecciated matrix with white calcite, black and grey shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 90x73x63mm, main xl=33mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 90x73x63mm, main xl=33mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 24, 2016 10:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#409) |
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This specimen is from one of the most significant finds of the last decade in the Chivor district.
Unfortunately these photos do not do justice to the exceptional quality of the beryl crystals.
It's a true miracle that some specimens from this find (I have seen a dozen or so) have escaped from their natural fate.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Oriente Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 52x54x30mm, xls=18 & 16mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Oriente Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 52x54x30mm, xls=18 & 16mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Oriente Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 52x54x30mm, xls=18 & 16mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, El Oriente Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 52x54x30mm, xls=18 & 16mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Nov 27, 2016 02:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Incredibly beautiful ♥
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 27, 2016 05:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Tobi wrote: | Incredibly beautiful ♥ |
Thank you for your appreciation Tobi!
Actually this piece is part of some long-forgotten specimens I have rediscovered recently when making the inventory of my collection.
Gérard
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Nov 27, 2016 05:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Fiebre Verde wrote: | Tobi wrote: | Incredibly beautiful ♥ |
Thank you for your appreciation Tobi!
Actually this piece is part of some long-forgotten specimens I have rediscovered recently when making the inventory of my collection.
Gérard |
What a pleasant rediscovery!! :-)
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 27, 2016 06:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | Fiebre Verde wrote: | Tobi wrote: | Incredibly beautiful ♥ |
Thank you for your appreciation Tobi!
Actually this piece is part of some long-forgotten specimens I have rediscovered recently when making the inventory of my collection.
Gérard |
What a pleasant rediscovery!! :-) |
Definitely Pierre!
By the time I started working seriously on the inventory my backlog was already (very) bad.
Gérard
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