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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Dec 12, 2019 09:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Colombia. (Nº-73).
Many faces are present at the top of this little crystal.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 25mm x 50mm x 15mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 25mm x 50mm x 15mm |
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Posted: Dec 15, 2019 09:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Goethite from La Lapilla Mine, Huelva, Spain.
Mineral: | Goethite |
Locality: | La Lapilla Mine, La Lapilla, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm x 76mm x 22mm |
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Mineral: | Goethite |
Locality: | La Lapilla Mine, La Lapilla, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm x 76mm x 22mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Dec 19, 2019 06:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Boyacá Department, Colombia. (Nº-74)
A white inclusión like a horizontal cloud in this crystal with some extra faces at the top.
There is a sharp face with many edges into the red ellipse.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 32mm X 78mm X 27mm |
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A white inclusión like a horizontal cloud in this crystal. (Nº-74) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 32mm X 78mm X 27mm |
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There is a sharp face with many edges into the red ellipse. (Nº-74) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Dec 23, 2019 09:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite from Moscona Mine, Asturias, Spain.
Ex Jonathan Carral. Mined in October 2009.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 148mm x 102mm x 122mm |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 148mm x 102mm x 122mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Dec 26, 2019 17:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Aragonite from Almería, Spain.
Field collected in 2015.
Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 66mm x 52mm x 42mm |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | Detail |
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Posted: Dec 29, 2019 16:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Siderite from Vizcaya, Spain.
Mineral: | Siderite |
Locality: | Santa María Mine, Cueva La Gitana, Las Carreras, Abanto y Ciérvana/Abanto Zierbena, Comarca Gran Bilbao, Vizcaya / Bizkaia, Basque Country (Euskadi), Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 82mm x 60mm x 28mm |
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Posted: Jan 02, 2020 08:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Copper with Calcite from Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
Two prismatic Calcite crystals accompany the arborescent Copper aggregate.
Mineral: | Copper with Calcite |
Locality: | La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile | |
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Dimensions: | 58mm x 42mm x 40mm |
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Mineral: | Copper with Calcite |
Locality: | La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile | |
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Dimensions: | 58mm x 42mm x 40mm |
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Two prismatic Calcite crystals accompany the arborescent Copper agregate. |
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Posted: Jan 07, 2020 07:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Skardu, Pakistan.
Flattened crystal with rough faces.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 51mm x 83mm x 15mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 51mm x 83mm x 15mm |
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Flattened crystal with rough faces. |
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Posted: Jan 10, 2020 14:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Boyacá, Colombia. (Nº-77).
Transparent quartz point with a internal fracture and so many faces I can’t even show in three pictures.
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Goethite from Gachalá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Small iron cross of Goethite pseudo Pyrite.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 33mm x 52mm x 28mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 33mm x 52mm x 28mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 33mm x 52mm x 28mm |
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Mineral: | Goethite |
Locality: | Gachalá mining district, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 9mm diameter. |
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Small iron cross of Goethite pseudo Pyrite. |
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Mineral: | Goethite |
Locality: | Gachalá mining district, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 9mm diameter. |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2020 04:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite from Cantabria, Spain.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | María Jesús Mine (Lobeto Mine), Sol Viejo, Cabanzón, Herrerías, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 65mm x 115mm x 52mm |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | María Jesús Mine (Lobeto Mine), Sol Viejo, Cabanzón, Herrerías, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 65mm x 115mm x 52mm |
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Posted: Jan 20, 2020 11:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Buriticá, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-76)
This cloudy quartz becames transparent at the top.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 34mm x 118mm x 29mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 34mm x 118mm x 29mm |
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This cloudy quartz becames transparent at the top. (Nº-76) |
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Posted: Jan 23, 2020 10:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-75).
This example finish with three main points, one of them hidden in the pictures and other one crowned by a doubly terminated crystal.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Municipio Bolívar, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 45mm x 101mm x 32mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Municipio Bolívar, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 45mm x 101mm x 32mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Municipio Bolívar, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 45mm x 101mm x 32mm |
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This example finish with three main points, one of them hidden in the pictures and other one crowned by a doubly terminated crystal. (Nº-75). |
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Posted: Jan 28, 2020 07:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Two from Muzo, Boyacá.
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Pyrite from Muzo, Boyacá, Colombia.
Black shale nodule with embedded pyrite.
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Quartz from Muzo, Boyacá Department, Colombia. (Nº-5).
Three points arranged parallelly with several small ones growing in a face.
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 93mm x 52mm x 48mm |
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Black shale nodule with embedded pyrite. |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 61mm x 76mm x 23mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 61mm x 76mm x 23mm |
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Three points arranged parallelly with several small ones growing in a face. (Nº-5). |
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Posted: Jan 31, 2020 18:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Opal (variety hyalite) from Zacatecas, Mexico.
These botryoidal hyalite opals are greenish yellow fluorescent and will glow under shortwave UV light.
Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite) |
Locality: | Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 23mm x 22mm x 15mm |
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Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite) |
Locality: | Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 23mm x 22mm x 15mm |
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Under shortwave UV light. |
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Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite) |
Locality: | Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 23mm x 22mm x 15mm |
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Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite) |
Locality: | Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 8 mm |
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Posted: Feb 04, 2020 06:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Muzo, Boyacá Department, Colombia. (Nº-78)
At the backside the fracture creates a Rocky Mountains profile.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 32mm x 46mm x 15mm |
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17779 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 32mm x 46mm x 15mm |
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At the backside the fracture creates a Rocky Mountains profile. (Nº-78). |
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Posted: Feb 10, 2020 07:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Segovia, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-79)
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Segovia, Northeastern, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 37mm x 41mm x 21mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Segovia, Northeastern, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 37mm x 41mm x 21mm |
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Posted: Feb 15, 2020 06:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Muzo, Boyacá Department, Colombia. (Nº-80)
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 24mm x 51mm x 22mm |
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Posted: Feb 21, 2020 10:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from San Cristobal, Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-81)
The largest crystal is partially cloudy at the middle.
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Pyromorphite from San Andrés Mine, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.
This apple green thumbnail jumped out from the press while was prepared a larger piece.
I´m sorry, it´s not my best photo but this pyro is difficult. I´ll follow trying to get a better picture than this.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 25mm x 52mm x 22mm |
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The largest crystal is partially cloudy at the middle. (Nº-81). |
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Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
Locality: | San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 12mm x 14mm x 7mm |
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This apple green thumbnail jumped out from the press while was prepared a larger piece. |
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Posted: Feb 28, 2020 07:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Muzo, Boyacá Department, Colombia. (Nº-24)
Doubly terminated implanted in a transparent quartz crystals plate.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 58mm x 34mm x 25mm |
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17253 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 58mm x 34mm x 25mm |
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Doubly terminated implanted in a transparent quartz crystals plate. (Nº-24) |
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Posted: Mar 03, 2020 12:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Buriticá, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-84).
Two translucent points sharing the same cloudy hexagonal prism.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 20mm x 60mm x 21mm |
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17136 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 20mm x 60mm x 21mm |
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