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Jordi Fabre
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 Posted: Dec 26, 2020 18:13 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Vanadinite from Coud'a, Mibladen, Morocco |
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From a 2019 discovery at a greater depth than usual in the Coud'a area. With polycrystalline groups and parallel growths of Vanadinite crystals with a thick tabular habit, on matrix, many of them doubly terminated and with hopper growths.
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Coud'a, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |  |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 6.8 × 3.7 × 6.7 cm / main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.5 cm |
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| Collected in April-May 2019 |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Dec 29, 2020 16:53 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Pyromorphite from Des Farges Mine, France |
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Arborescent growths of Pyromorphite crystals with tapered habit and hopper terminations. A French classic.
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 5 × 3.2 × 3 cm / main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.2 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 03, 2021 14:56 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Vanadinite from the Mohamedine area, Mibladen, Morocco |
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It comes from a find made at the Mohamedine area in the first months of 2019, found much deeper than usual.
Large crystals with a thick tabular shape, a lot of them doubly terminated.
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mohamedine, Coud'a, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 12 × 8.6 × 6.7 cm / main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.6 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 05, 2021 18:25 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Calcite (variety cobaltoan) from Agoudal, Morocco |
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Irregular aggregate of crystals formed by a short prism with six faces and a flattened terminal rhombohedron, with vertical parallel growths all along the prism.
| Mineral: | Calcite (variety cobaltoan) |
| Locality: | | Agoudal Mines, Tansifite, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 8 × 7.5 × 3.3 cm / main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm |
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| Posted: Jan 06, 2021 06:31 Post subject: Re: Popular Minerals - Vanadinite from the Mohamedine area, Mibladen, Morocco |
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| Jordi Fabre wrote: | Vanadinite
Mohamedine, Coud'a, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Specimen size: 12 × 8.6 × 6.7 cm / main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.6 cm
It comes from a find made at the Mohamedine area in the first months of 2019, found much deeper than usual. Large crystals with a thick tabular shape, a lot of them doubly terminated. |
Incredible vanadinite specimen!
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 10, 2021 15:09 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Brucite from Killa Saifullah District, Pakistan |
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Botryoidal aggregates of Brucite on matrix with visible crystal forms.
| Mineral: | Brucite |
| Locality: | | Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 13.2 × 7.8 × 2 cm |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 00:42 Post subject: Re: Popular Minerals |
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This is just a "WOW"-piece! This color....... Tremendous!
Volkmar
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 07:40 Post subject: Re: Popular Minerals |
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| I agree, an outstanding specimen - one of the best I've seen from this amazing find!
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 17:25 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Adamite (variety manganoan) from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico |
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Groups of Adamite crystals on a Goethite matrix. The crystals have a pale lilac color in the prism and much more intense on the terminations.
| Mineral: | Adamite (variety manganoan) |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 10 × 8.2 × 5.7 cm / main crystal size: 1.5 × 1 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2021 14:08 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Botryoidal Rhodochrosite from the Madem-Lakko Mine |
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Very aerial growth of botryoidal aggregates of Rhodochrosite crystals on matrix, with Calcite and Pyrite.
| Locality: | | Madem-Lakko Mine, Stratoni operations, Cassandra Mines, Chalkidiki Prefecture, Macedonia Department, Greece | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.1 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2021 13:41 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Fluorite from Berbes, Spain |
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Very sharp crystals of Fluorite with geometric color zoning, blue on the edges.
On matrix, with small Quartz crystals and lamellar Baryte crystals.
| Mineral: | Fluorite with Quartz and Baryte |
| Locality: | | Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 12.8 × 9.8 × 5.6 cm / main crystal size: 4.3 × 4 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2021 05:22 Post subject: Re: Popular Minerals - Fluorite from Berbes, Spain |
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| Jordi Fabre wrote: | Fluorite with Quartz and Baryte
Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Spain
Specimen size: 12.8 × 9.8 × 5.6 cm / main crystal size: 4.3 × 4 cm |
What a gorgeous Berbes specimen, I ❤ it!
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2021 14:44 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Malachite on Shattuckite from the Kandesei Mine, Namibia |
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Botryoidal coating of Shattuckite with a velvety appearance highlighting a centered aggregate of primary Malachite crystals.
| Mineral: | Malachite on Shattuckite |
| Locality: | | Kandesei Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 8.2 × 6.2 × 4.8 cm / main crystal size: 3.4 × 1 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2021 17:28 Post subject: Gold (spinel twin) from Aouint Ighoman, Morocco |
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The specimen shows sharp octahedrons, some parts with hopper formations, in parallel growths, very stylized and with a very distinct spinel-law twin.
Check the excellent report of Dr. César Menor-Salván about the singularity of these Golds: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco
| Mineral: | Gold (spinel twin) |
| Locality: | | Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 3.4 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm / main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2021 15:56 Post subject: Popular Minerals - Cassiterite from Amo, Yunnan, China |
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Twinned Cassiterite crystals on matrix and with Quartz. Among the best pieces found in this locality.
| Mineral: | Cassiterite and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Amo deposit, Ximeng, Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 11.8 × 9.7 × 7.5 cm / main crystal size: 4.7 × 4.7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Amo deposit, Ximeng, Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Crystal: 4.7 × 4.7 cm |
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