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Firmo Espinar
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 Posted: Oct 22, 2018 16:56 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Okenite from Malad Quarry, Mumbay (Bombay), India.
Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals with its unmistakable silky feel.
| Mineral: | Okenite |
| Locality: | | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India |  |
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| Dimensions: | 97mm x 63mm x 26mm |
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| Mineral: | Okenite |
| Locality: | | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 97mm x 63mm x 26mm |
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| Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals with its unmistakable silky feel. |
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| Mineral: | Okenite |
| Locality: | | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Okenite |
| Locality: | | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals. |
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Recovering - Academic
Joined: 24 Apr 2018
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2018 19:08 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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| franjungle wrote: | Wulfenite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, México.
Cluster of chocolate sándwiches or toffee-tastees Wulfenite crystals from Ojuela Mine.
They have a dark core, with a mustard colored growth of later generation Wulfenite on both sides of the dark crystal. |
Dear FJ
Nice cluster of crystals. They look like chocolate treats. I would like to get them under my microscope. I might have to buy a cluster for said purpose.
Regards
RA
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Oct 23, 2018 14:45 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Hi mister R. Academic.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
I would like to have here your microscope to probe with my close-ups.
Best regards.
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 26, 2018 22:22 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 77mm x 70mm x 62mm |
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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: | 77mm x 70mm x 62mm |
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| Mineral: | Aragonite |
| Locality: | | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 22mm x 25mm x 12mm |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 18mm x 26mm x 12mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Nov 03, 2018 22:38 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Fluorite and Calcite from Barcelona, Spain.
Apple green bipyramidal Fluorite with translucent pseudo cubes Calcite crystals, on matrix.
Mined in 1997. Ex J. Carral from Joan Rosell.
| Mineral: | Fluorite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Berta Quarry, Can Domènech Hill, Roques Blanques Mountains, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Comarca Vallès Occidental / Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 128mm x 73mm x 56mm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Berta Quarry, Can Domènech Hill, Roques Blanques Mountains, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Comarca Vallès Occidental / Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 128mm x 73mm x 56mm. Detail. |
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| Apple green bipyramidal Fluorite with translucent pseudo cubes Calcite crystals, on matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Berta Quarry, Can Domènech Hill, Roques Blanques Mountains, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Comarca Vallès Occidental / Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 128mm x 73mm x 56mm. Detail. |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2018 13:15 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
A Pyrite nest.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 113mm x 58mm x 66mm |
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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: | 113mm x 58mm x 66mm |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 16mm x 34mm x 11mm |
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Pierre Joubert
Joined: 09 Mar 2012
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Location: Western Cape
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2018 14:53 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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These Spanish opals are strange. Where do they come from; did you find them or buy them?
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2018 20:49 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Hi Pierre.
Nice to see you here.
All these opals are field-collected by me and my two kids in three different outings over the last seven years.
The outcrop is nowadays private property as you can see in the photos I add.
The opals digged in the high white cuts closer to the Camarillas Reservoir are surely bigger and better than these that we found. But is also more dangerous and we didn´t want any danger ;)
In the following Mindat link, you find a picture of a Menilite Opal we are talking about:
Pántano Camarillas, Agramón, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
They don´t have major value except the sentimental one when i see my kids, but i like to try pictures of these small but sculptural specimens with a dark background.
Best regards.
| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| November 2012. These are collected after a recent fire. |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| November 2012. These are collected after a recent fire. |
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March 2013.
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |
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| The Camarillas reservoir. |
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| Digging and getting Menilite Opals. It is a hard work when the Sun shines in the sky. |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Nov 13, 2018 04:13 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Fantastic response!!! Thank you! I love to see a story behind specimens, especially those self collected:-)
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 15, 2018 21:11 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Ferberite and Siderite from Panasqueira, Portugal.
Parallel growth of smoothed Ferberite crystals, partially covered on the top by Siderite.
Cream color Siderite cookies climbing up the mountain of Ferberite.
The Ferberite crystal was broken during the photo shoot :(
| Mineral: | Ferberite, Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 33mm x 55mm x 14mm |
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| Mineral: | Ferberite, Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 33mm x 55mm x 14mm |
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Parallel growth of smoothed Ferberite crystals, partially covered on the top by Siderite.
Cream color Siderite cookies climbing up the mountain of Ferberite. |
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| Mineral: | Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 33mm x 55mm x 14mm |
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| Mineral: | Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 33mm x 55mm x 14mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Nov 19, 2018 12:19 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Gypsum from Madrid, Spain.
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Fluorite from Asturias, Spain.
Small translucent to transparent cubic Fluorite on matrix.
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Azurite from Almería, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Villalbilla, Comarca Cuenca del Henares, Community of Madrid, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm x 32mm x 40mm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Emilio Mine, Obdulia vein, Caravia mining area, La Rubiera, Loroñe, Colunga, Comarca de la Sidra, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 52 mm x 44 mm x 40 mm |
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| Small translucent to transparent cubic Fluorite on matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 26 mm |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 15mm x 30mm x 9mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Nov 25, 2018 21:13 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Boyacá Department, Colombia.
Colorless needle Quartz crystal.
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Azurite from Almería, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 12mm x 61mm x 10mm |
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| Colorless needle Quartz crystal. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 11 mm |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 26mm x 54mm x 15mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2018 22:27 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Epidote and Quartz from Badajoz, Spain.
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Azurite and Malaquite from Almería, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
| Mineral: | Epidote and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Burguillos del Cerro, Comarca Zafra-Río Bodión, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 76mm x 63mm x 42mm |
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| Mineral: | Epidote and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Burguillos del Cerro, Comarca Zafra-Río Bodión, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 76mm x 63mm x 42mm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite and Malachite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 8 mm |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 28mm x 58mm x 17mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Dec 07, 2018 13:30 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Malachite and Aragonite from Almería, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 30 mm |
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| Mineral: | Malachite and Aragonite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 12 mm |
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| Mineral: | Malachite and Aragonite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 7 mm |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 30mm x 80mm x 10mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Dec 10, 2018 04:54 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Quartz from Muzo, Boyacá Department, Colombia. (Nº-19).
Quartz point with an embedded doubly terminated crystal with another biterminated crystal forming a cross.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 28mm x 55mm x 20mm |
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| Quartz point with an embedded doubly terminated crystal with another biterminated crystal forming a cross. |
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| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 14mm x 44mm x 11mm |
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