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Tobi
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 Posted: Sep 28, 2021 08:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Nice specimen! As a quartz fan, I always like it when there are different zones of transparency and colour intensity on a crystal.
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Sep 30, 2021 16:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi Tobi.
I agree with you about the quartz.
Quartz (variety faden) from Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan |  |
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| Dimensions: | 68mm x 23mm x 12mm |
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| This faden quartz is transparent, sharp and well terminated in both ends although it seems to be broken. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 06, 2021 13:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite (septarian nodule) from Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 73 mm x 60 mm x 18 mm |
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| Septarian nodule filled of calcite. It was collected at the south border of this región. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 07, 2021 02:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Firmo Espinar wrote: | Calcite
Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Septarian nodule filled of calcite. It was collected at the south border of this región. |
Nice piece, reminds me of the famous ones from Muddy Creek in Utah!
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Sante Celiberti
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Location: Tuscany
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| Posted: Oct 07, 2021 03:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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I agree with Tobi.
Have you tried the fluorescence of Calcite?
The Italian ones show a vivid yellow fluorescence.
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 11, 2021 05:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi Tobi.
It´s always interesting to make a comparison between specimens.
I´ve tried Sante with different LW UV lights. There isn´t any fluorescence signal.
Now a
Quartz from La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-113)
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 45mm x 75mm x 35mm |
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| Group of transparent hexagonal prisms quartz with a subtlle phantom inside the largest one. (Nº-113). |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 17, 2021 10:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz (variety smoky) from Bahia, Brazil.
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 54 mm x 86 mm x 41 mm |
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| Smoky quartz cluster with many divergent crystals growing on a side of the main one. Frontal light. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2021 12:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Diopside from Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
| Mineral: | Diopside |
| Locality: | | Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 mm x 31 mm x 16 mm |
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| Mint green doubly terminated diopside crystal. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 28, 2021 11:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite and Quartz from Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
| Mineral: | Fluorite and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 73 mm x 67 mm x 43 mm |
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| A classic from Spain. Stepped and violet colored fluorite cubes placed on a matrix of numerous quartz crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 73 mm x 67 mm x 43 mm |
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| Backside is coated with a cream micro quartz layer, some of them measuring 5 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | Detail |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Oct 28, 2021 12:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Firmo, you have an excellent fluorite and quartz specimen.
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2021 10:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Thank you so much Don for your kind words.
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2021 13:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Opal (variety hyalite), Chalcedony and Quartz from Monok, Zemplén Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary.
| Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite), Chalcedony and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Monok, Zemplén Mountains, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | |
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| Dimensions: | 63 mm x 52 mm x 50 mm |
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| Growth of botryoidal opal aggregates, aerial and clear. Top size from the locality. Weight: 120 gr |
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| Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite), Chalcedony and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Monok, Zemplén Mountains, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | |
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| Dimensions: | 63 mm x 52 mm x 50 mm |
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| The hyalite becomes very green in every type of UV light. |
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| Mineral: | Opal (variety hyalite), Chalcedony and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Monok, Zemplén Mountains, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | |
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| Dimensions: | Detail. FOV 10mm. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 19, 2021 12:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz and Clinochlore from La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-114)
| Mineral: | Quartz, Clinochlore |
| Locality: | | Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 45 mm x 83 mm x 30 mm |
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| Hexagonal prism with a large pyramidal white phantom, a green arborescent clinochlore inclusion and a big vertical crack. (Nº-114). |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Clinochlore |
| Locality: | | Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | Detail |
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| Clinochlore cloud close up. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 25, 2021 17:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Beryl (variety aquamarine) and Quartz from Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 42 mm x 45 mm x 24 mm |
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| Rich blue aquamarine crystal… |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 42 mm x 45 mm x 24 mm |
| Description: |
| hosting many well terminated quartz crystals at back side. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Dec 01, 2021 13:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Corundum (variety ruby) from Jagdalek, Surobi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
| Mineral: | Corundum (variety ruby) |
| Locality: | | Jagdalek Mine, Surobi, Kabul, Afghanistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 25 mm x 42 mm x 20 mm |
| Description: |
| Ruby crystals with calcite matrix, some of them aerial and well terminated. |
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