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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 06, 2016 13:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Muzo (#157) |
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Thanks Tobi - yes, mother nature has done a good job here.
A clean beryl prism from a classic district.
Transmitted light creates spectacular shades of green on such crystals.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 06, 2016 14:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Wow!
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Don Lum
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Posted: Mar 06, 2016 14:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Agree with Tobi !
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 06, 2016 15:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Thanks Tobi & Don!
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 08, 2016 15:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#301) |
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Lots of images of a nicely balanced specimen from Chivor.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 31x56x28mm, xl=19x6mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 31x56x28mm, xl=19x6mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 11, 2016 11:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Volodarsk (#8400) |
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A yellow beryl in honor of the first real sunny day since ages in Paris.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety heliodor) |
Locality: | Khoroshiv (Volodarsk-Volynskii), Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine | |
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Dimensions: | 41x20mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 13, 2016 12:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#284) |
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Emerald crystals aggregated in parallel-growth forms from Chivor.
Beryl crystals are associated with lustrous semi-translucent dolomite on a dark grey shale host rock covered with a bed of albite.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Piedra de Chulo Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 54x37x33mm, aggregate=14x18mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Piedra de Chulo Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 54x37x33mm, aggregate=14x18mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Piedra de Chulo Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 54x37x33mm, aggregate=14x18mm |
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Base of the main aggregate goes actually pretty deep into the matrix. |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Piedra de Chulo Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 54x37x33mm, aggregate=14x18mm |
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There is a second smaller aggregate niched between the dolomite crystals. |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Piedra de Chulo Mine, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 54x37x33mm, aggregate=14x18mm |
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Dolomite crystal with a partly oxidized base. |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 14, 2016 13:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Trapiche (#252) |
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Today's post from Elise reminded me there was a 'Best examples of trapiche emerald crystals' thread, but it didn't take me long to decide which thread the photos of this specimen should belong to.
Surely not the best example. But that's what they look like before being taken out of the matrix, cleaned, sliced, and faceted.
The trapiches have a central intense green hexagonal core.
Host rock is a fine-grained bedded dolomitic limestone.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 60x42x48mm, longest xl=17mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 60x42x48mm, longest xl=17mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 60x42x48mm, longest xl=17mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 60x42x48mm, longest xl=17mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 60x42x48mm, longest xl=17mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 60x42x48mm, longest xl=17mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 15, 2016 16:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Coscuez (#517) |
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A fine specimen from Coscuez.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 27x24x35mm, xl=9x6mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 27x24x35mm, xl=9x6mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 27x24x35mm, xl=9x6mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 27x24x35mm, xl=9x6mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 27x24x35mm, xl=9x6mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 27x24x35mm, xl=9x6mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 17, 2016 11:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Coscuez (#507) |
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Nice mix of colors between the white calcite, the black dolomite, and the emerald.
No host rock.
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: | 85x50x50mm, xl=10mm |
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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: | 85x50x50mm, xl=10mm |
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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: | 85x50x50mm, xl=10mm |
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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: | 85x50x50mm, xl=10mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 18, 2016 19:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Cunas (#197) |
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Lots of crystals within a small area.
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Opposite side is scattered with crystallized pyrite mixed with brown limonite stains caused by the weathering of pyrite. |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 66x49x24mm, main xl=6x4mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 21, 2016 08:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#452) |
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Dark grey rhombs are dolomite.
The small laminated mineral could be muscovite mica.
The specimen is scattered with a snow-white mineral (could be calcite but I'm unsure).
Host rock is black shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 87x64x61mm, largest xl=5mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 87x64x61mm, largest xl=5mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 87x64x61mm, largest xl=5mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 87x64x61mm, largest xl=5mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 87x64x61mm, largest xl=5mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 87x64x61mm, largest xl=5mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 87x64x61mm, largest xl=5mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 21, 2016 14:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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That clarity!!!
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 21, 2016 19:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Tobi wrote: | That clarity!!! |
I know! One could easily get addicted to that. Welcome to the club Tobi!
This level of clarity is rather exceptional even for Colombian emeralds.
Gérard
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 22, 2016 10:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#462) |
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Yet another oddity from Chivor.
This is the only specimen with a fan-shaped habit I came across during my numerous trips to Colombia.
Some of these radiating crystals have actually a flat basal termination.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite) |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 20mm across |
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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: | 20mm across |
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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: | 20mm across |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 22, 2016 11:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Fiebre Verde wrote: | Tobi wrote: | That clarity!!! | One could easily get addicted to that. Welcome to the club Tobi! |
Unfortunately my budget denies me the access to that club ;-)
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Mar 22, 2016 12:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Tobi wrote: | Fiebre Verde wrote: | Tobi wrote: | That clarity!!! | One could easily get addicted to that. Welcome to the club Tobi! | Unfortunately my budget denies me the access to that club ;-) |
Strangely enough, main issue is availability Tobi.
For some odd reasons, prices in the Bogota market are usually driven by the size and color.
These clear crystals tend to be pretty small. When they are just a few mm long, you could end up with a real bargain.
And the fact that these specimens are difficult to find doesn't necessarily make them expensive.
This somehow exotic pricing scheme is one of the many paradoxes the foreign visitors to Colombia have to deal with. Doesn't make the country less attractive!
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Posted: Mar 23, 2016 10:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#231) |
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Small crystal but with good clarity.
Unusual termination but very likely the top end of the crystal was contacted.
Host rock is grey laminated shale.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 35x23x20mm, xl=9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 35x23x20mm, xl=9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 35x23x20mm, xl=9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 35x23x20mm, xl=9mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 35x23x20mm, xl=9mm |
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Fiebre Verde
Joined: 11 Sep 2013
Posts: 942
Location: Paris Area
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Posted: Mar 24, 2016 11:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#407) |
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Clarity can take various forms.
These specimens with a hollow interior are also called tapered emeralds in the literature.
They are only found in the Chivor district.
The cavities extend from an opening on the termination across almost the entire length of the crystal.
Useless to say that tapered emeralds are very uncommon and I was extremely lucky to get that one.
I couldn't find any convincing explanation on the origin of these cavities.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 17x11x11mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 17x11x11mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 17x11x11mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 17x11x11mm |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Dolomite |
Locality: | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 17x11x11mm |
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4112
Location: Germany
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Posted: Mar 24, 2016 11:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Strange, but really awesome!
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