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Firmo Espinar
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Almandine from Altay, Xinjiang, China.
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Quartz from San Cristobal, Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-95).
| Mineral: | Almandine |
| Locality: | | Altay Range, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China |  |
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| Dimensions: | 23mm x 20mm x 20mm |
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| Dark red-brown, dodacahedral garnet with trapezohedral modifications. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 27mm x 80mm x 24mm |
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| Specimen with a pale yellow base and clear border between smoke and transparent top. (Nº-95). |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 03, 2020 09:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from La Belleza, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-94).
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 65mm x 40mm x 15mm |
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| Biterminated and thin copy with two divergent points growing at the middle and many points at each end, acquired in Bogotá. (Nº-94). |
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22862 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 65mm x 40mm x 15mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2020 09:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Palygorskite from Segovia, Spain.
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Gypsum from Luzón Guadalajara, Spain.
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Fluorite from Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Hunan Province, China.
| Mineral: | Palygorskite |
| Locality: | | Las Suertes Quarry, Las Suertes, Vegas de Matute, Comarca Suroeste, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 30mm x 55mm x 2mm |
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| This is an uncommon mineral known as “mountain leather”. |
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| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm x 55mm x 45mm |
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| It´s dark red due the keuper mud inclusions. |
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22734 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 55mm x 48mm x 25mm |
| Description: |
| Pale green cubic Fluorite crystals beveled by the rhombododecahedron. |
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22718 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2020 14:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite from Málaga, Spain.
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Opal (variety hyalite) from Zacatecas, Mexico.
Botryoidal hyalite Opal is green yellowish fluorescent under UV light. Mined in 2018.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Torre de las Palomas Quarry (La Araña Quarry), Torre de Las Palomas, Barriada La Araña, Málaga, Comarca Málaga-Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 38mm x 36mm x 30mm |
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22699 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite) |
| Locality: | | Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 25mm x 24mm x 15mm |
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22696 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite) |
| Locality: | | Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 25mm x 24mm x 15mm |
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| Botryoidal hyalite Opal is green yellowish fluorescent under UV light. |
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22643 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite) |
| Locality: | | Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | Detail FOV=11 mm |
| Description: |
| It looks like a dragonfly head with its two big eyes. |
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22624 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2020 15:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Cerussite and Goethite from San Valentín open pit, La Unión, Murcia, Spain.
| Mineral: | Cerussite, Goethite |
| Locality: | | San Valentín open pit, Sancti Espíritu, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, La Unión, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 35mm x 52mm x 33mm |
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22535 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite, Goethite |
| Locality: | | San Valentín open pit, Sancti Espíritu, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, La Unión, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 7 mm |
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| Iridiscent Goethite coating Cerussite. |
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22509 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 21, 2020 08:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from Emilio Mine, Asturias, Spain.
Transparent Fluorite cubes with a main crystal showing a violet phantom and hexoctahedral corner modifications at least in three vertex.
| 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: | 80mm x 58mm x 55mm |
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| Transparent Fluorite cubes with a main crystal showing a violet phantom. |
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22355 Time(s) |
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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: | Main cube detail. |
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| Hexoctahedral corner modifications at least in three vertex. |
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22357 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2020 12:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from San Cristobal, Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia (Nº-96).
Biterminated crystal where the smoke is whiter than the usuall grey.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 40mm x 105mm x 26mm |
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Frontal view with another growing.
White threads as inclusions best seen through this side. |
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22239 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 40mm x 105mm x 26mm |
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22210 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2020 12:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Azurite from Cerro Minado, Almería, Spain.
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Cerussite and Goethite from San Valentín open pit, La Unión, Murcia, Spain.
| Mineral: | Azurite and Aragonite |
| Locality: | | La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 43mm x 32mm x 18mm |
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The best find from a digging afternoon due to the combination of azurite with white aragonite balls.
Usually, the aragonite comes out stained with red tones, but this piece shows an immaculate white. |
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21980 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite, Goethite |
| Locality: | | San Valentín open pit, Sancti Espíritu, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, La Unión, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 6mm high |
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| A Cerussite crystal on iridiscent Goethite. |
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21988 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 10, 2020 17:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz with Siderite from Panasqueira, Portugal.
| Mineral: | Quartz with Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 41mm x 92mm x 30mm |
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| Two quartz prisms partially coated by cream color hexagonal Siderite looking like cookies. |
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21828 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz with Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 41mm x 92mm x 30mm |
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| Backside with more Siderite. |
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21818 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 17, 2020 11:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Segovia, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-97).
Biterminated crystal with a prism face like a slide. The sixth face has practically disappeared.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Segovia, Northeastern, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 106mm x 38mm x 24mm |
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21695 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Segovia, Northeastern, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 106mm x 38mm x 24mm |
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| Biterminated crystal with a prism face like a slide. The sixth face has practically disappeared. (Nº-97). |
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21707 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2020 09:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Boyacá, Colombia. (Nº-98).
It´s a left-handed crystal with the classic Peñas Blancas´s horizontal striations and a large and well defined s face.
The x face is narrow and hard to see.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 26mm x 52mm x 20mm |
| Description: |
| It´s a left-handed crystal with the classic Peñas Blancas´s horizontal striations and a large and well defined s face.(Nº-98). |
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21188 Time(s) |
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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: | 20mm x 52mm x 26mm |
| Description: |
| The x face is narrow and hard to see. (Nº-98). |
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21141 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Sep 06, 2020 12:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Boyacá, Colombia. (Nº-99).
This crystal presents a smaller s face than the previous one.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 19mm x 48mm x 14mm |
| Description: |
| This crystal presents a smaller s face than the previous one. (Nº-99). |
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20910 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Sep 12, 2020 11:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Buriticá, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-100).
This doubly terminated crystal ends with many points at an extreme. It´s untouched after digged.
You have news about the Buriticá´s huge gold mine in the following link:
Buriticá and the gold
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 28mm x 92mm x 22mm |
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| It´s untouched after digged. (Nº-100). |
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20818 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Sep 19, 2020 17:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Bolívar, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-101).
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Municipio Bolívar, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 14mm x 44mm x 10mm |
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20607 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Sep 27, 2020 10:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Buriticá, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-102).
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Biterminated crystal with grey smoke in the central area and some phantoms.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 20mm x 68mm x 15mm |
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| A modest growth forms a second tip. (Nº-102). |
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20515 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 20mm x 68mm x 15mm |
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| Biterminated crystal with grey smoke in the central area and some phantoms. (Nº-102). |
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20505 Time(s) |
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