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PostPosted: Jun 17, 2021 15:25    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.

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Quartz from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan



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 Mineral: Pyrite
 Locality:
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain
 Dimensions: 18mm x 22mm x 20mm
 Description:
The birth of a cube.
 Viewed:  19153 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 52mm x 25mm x 24mm
 Description:
Bicolour quartz with a crest.
 Viewed:  19193 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 25mm x 52mm x 24mm
 Description:
Doubly terminated.
 Viewed:  19164 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jun 23, 2021 15:41    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Quartz (variety smoky) with Orthoclase (variety adularia) from Innergschlöss, Tauern Valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria.


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 Mineral: Quartz (variety smoky) and Orthoclase (variety adularia)
 Locality:
Innergschlöss Glacier, Tauern Valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria
 Dimensions: 78mm x 94mm x 65mm
 Description:
Floater combination of smoky quartz set on white and sharp adularia crystals from this uncommon locality.
 Viewed:  19075 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jun 29, 2021 06:11    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Spessartine from Seydar, Hoh Nala, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.


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 Mineral: Spessartine, Muscovite and Quartz.
 Locality:
Seydar, Hoh Nala, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 25mm x 32mm x 25mm
 Description:
Red spessartine and muscovite on quartz.
 Viewed:  18992 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jul 06, 2021 05:19    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Celestine from Minerama, Jaén, Spain.


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 Mineral: Celestine
 Locality:
Minerama II claim, Puente Tablas, Jaén city, Jaén, Comarca Metropolitana de Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 85mm x 55mm x 50mm
 Description:
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.
 Viewed:  18916 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Celestine
 Locality:
Minerama II claim, Puente Tablas, Jaén city, Jaén, Comarca Metropolitana de Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 9mm height
 Description:
Single crystal.
 Viewed:  18907 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jul 15, 2021 15:44    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Quartz from Hoya de los Toriles Quarry, Segovia, Spain.

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Quartz from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan



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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Hoya de los Toriles Quarry, Villacastín, Comarca Segovia Sur, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain
 Dimensions: 55mm x 50mm x 50mm
 Description:
Exchanged in 2013.
 Viewed:  18822 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz (variety faden)
 Locality:
Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 78mm x 18mm x 5mm
 Description:
A white faden line crosses the crystal along.
 Viewed:  18830 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jul 26, 2021 15:38    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Quartz from, Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-110).


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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 133mm x 42mm x 33mm
 Description:
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.
 Viewed:  18735 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 133mm x 42mm x 33mm
 Description:
These quartzs have some marks in the middle of the prism faces like this ones we see in the photograph.
 Viewed:  18654 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jul 31, 2021 16:32    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Baryte from Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania.


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 Mineral: Baryte
 Locality:
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania
 Dimensions: 108mm x 95mm x 56mm
 Description:
Transparent glossy baryte crystals from this classic locality. Weight: 540 gr.
 Viewed:  18601 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Aug 06, 2021 12:13    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Rutile and Quartz from Brazil.

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Quartz from Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-111).



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 Mineral: Rutile and Quartz
 Locality:
Brazil
 Dimensions: FOV 13 mm
 Description:
A polished quartz close up
 Viewed:  18474 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 82mm x 38mm x 14mm
 Description:
Surely this crystal grew on a first generation quartz. (Nº-111).
 Viewed:  18474 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 38mm x 14mm x 82mm
 Description:
Overhead view.
 Viewed:  18473 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Aug 12, 2021 10:25    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Fluorite from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan.


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 Mineral: Fluorite
 Locality:
Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 73mm x 70mm x 32mm
 Description:
Cubic fluorite cluster.
 Viewed:  18372 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Aug 18, 2021 11:52    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Quartz from Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-112).


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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 106mm x 32mm x 26mm
 Description:
Doubly terminated crystal. (Nº-112). Weight: 105 gr.
 Viewed:  18248 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Aug 24, 2021 10:13    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Fluorite from Taourirt, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco.


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 Mineral: Fluorite
 Locality:
Taourirt, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 40mm x 33mm x 25mm
 Description:
Little purple cubic fluorite from a classic locality.
 Viewed:  18170 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2021 10:39    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Cerussite from Mibladen, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.


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 Mineral: Cerussite
 Locality:
Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 26mm x 28mm x 23mm
 Description:
Translucent pseudooctaedral crystal of cerussite, fluorescent bright yellow in both UV SW and LW.
 Viewed:  17990 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Cerussite
 Locality:
Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 26mm x 28mm x 23mm
 Description:
Under UV LW. Most common activator: Pb2+
 Viewed:  17982 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 07, 2021 09:55    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Corundum (variety ruby) from Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.


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 Mineral: Corundum (variety ruby)
 Locality:
Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 57mm x 42mm x 32mm
 Description:
Ruby crystals on a marble matrix.
 Viewed:  17758 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Corundum (variety ruby)
 Locality:
Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 57mm x 42mm x 32mm
 Description:
Close up.
 Viewed:  17814 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Corundum (variety ruby)
 Locality:
Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 57mm x 42mm x 32mm
 Description:
Fluorescent under UV LW in electric red bright.
 Viewed:  17775 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 12, 2021 15:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Calcite from Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


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 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
 Dimensions: 36mm x 35mm x 33mm
 Description:
White botryoidal calcite crystals on a lava matrix.
 Viewed:  17611 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
 Dimensions: 36mm x 35mm x 33mm
 Description:
Fluorescent blue in UV LW.
 Viewed:  17630 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 24, 2021 09:25    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Quartz from Bahía, Brazil.


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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
 Dimensions: 93mm x 72mm x 45mm
 Description:
Smoky quartz cluster with dark tops but also translucent under backlight.
 Viewed:  17483 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
 Dimensions: 93mm x 72mm x 45mm
 Description:
Under backlight.
 Viewed:  17457 Time(s)

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