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Firmo Espinar
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Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Quartz from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain |  |
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| Dimensions: | 18mm x 22mm x 20mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 52mm x 25mm x 24mm |
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| Bicolour quartz with a crest. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 25mm x 52mm x 24mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jun 23, 2021 15:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz (variety smoky) with Orthoclase (variety adularia) from Innergschlöss, Tauern Valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria.
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) and Orthoclase (variety adularia) |
| Locality: | | Innergschlöss Glacier, Tauern Valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 78mm x 94mm x 65mm |
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| Floater combination of smoky quartz set on white and sharp adularia crystals from this uncommon locality. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jun 29, 2021 06:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Spessartine from Seydar, Hoh Nala, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
| Mineral: | Spessartine, Muscovite and Quartz. |
| Locality: | | Seydar, Hoh Nala, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 25mm x 32mm x 25mm |
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| Red spessartine and muscovite on quartz. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 06, 2021 05:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Celestine from Minerama, Jaén, Spain.
| Mineral: | Celestine |
| Locality: | | Minerama II Claim, Puente Tablas, Jaén city, Jaén, Comarca Metropolitana de Jaén, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 85mm x 55mm x 50mm |
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| It´s overall an ugly copy but has some good crystals. It´s also an exchange from a friend who is living now at Peru. |
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| Mineral: | Celestine |
| Locality: | | Minerama II Claim, Puente Tablas, Jaén city, Jaén, Comarca Metropolitana de Jaén, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 9mm height |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2021 15:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Hoya de los Toriles Quarry, Segovia, Spain.
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Quartz from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Hoya de los Toriles Quarry, Villacastín, Comarca Segovia Sur, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 55mm x 50mm x 50mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 78mm x 18mm x 5mm |
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| A white faden line crosses the crystal along. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 26, 2021 15:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from, Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-110).
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 133mm x 42mm x 33mm |
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Doubly terminated translucent crystal; the biggest i have from this locality. One of the ends has a largest face. (Nº-110).
There is a grey cloud that shows some growth lines. Weight: 220 gr. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 133mm x 42mm x 33mm |
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| These quartzs have some marks in the middle of the prism faces like this ones we see in the photograph. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 31, 2021 16:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Baryte from Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania.
| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 108mm x 95mm x 56mm |
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| Transparent glossy baryte crystals from this classic locality. Weight: 540 gr. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 06, 2021 12:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Rutile and Quartz from Brazil.
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Quartz from Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-111).
| Mineral: | Rutile and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 13 mm |
| Description: |
| A polished quartz close up |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 82mm x 38mm x 14mm |
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| Surely this crystal grew on a first generation quartz. (Nº-111). |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 38mm x 14mm x 82mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 12, 2021 10:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 73mm x 70mm x 32mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 18, 2021 11:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-112).
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 106mm x 32mm x 26mm |
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| Doubly terminated crystal. (Nº-112). Weight: 105 gr. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2021 10:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from Taourirt, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Taourirt, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 40mm x 33mm x 25mm |
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| Little purple cubic fluorite from a classic locality. |
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675 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Sep 01, 2021 10:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Cerussite from Mibladen, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
| Mineral: | Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 26mm x 28mm x 23mm |
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| Translucent pseudooctaedral crystal of cerussite, fluorescent bright yellow in both UV SW and LW. |
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506 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 26mm x 28mm x 23mm |
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| Under UV LW. Most common activator: Pb2+ |
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506 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Sep 07, 2021 09:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Corundum (variety ruby) from Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
| Mineral: | Corundum (variety ruby) |
| Locality: | | Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 42mm x 32mm |
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| Ruby crystals on a marble matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Corundum (variety ruby) |
| Locality: | | Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 42mm x 32mm |
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| Mineral: | Corundum (variety ruby) |
| Locality: | | Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 42mm x 32mm |
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| Fluorescent under UV LW in electric red bright. |
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278 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Sep 12, 2021 15:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite from Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 36mm x 35mm x 33mm |
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| White botryoidal calcite crystals on a lava matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 36mm x 35mm x 33mm |
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| Fluorescent blue in UV LW. |
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