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Tobi
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 Posted: Jan 21, 2022 03:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Firmo Espinar wrote: | Hi Tobi.
Thank you for your post. Nice to see you here.
I found the smoky quartz during my last holiday in 2021 and fell in love with it.
I appreciate you wasting time writing me.
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Hi Firmo, you "found" the specimen? I guess this means you bought it - or was this a self-find?! ;-)
P.S. It's never a waste of time to browse and comment our member's mineral galleries!
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jan 21, 2022 17:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi Tobi.
You´re right in both sentences.
I´ve said “found” because it was a last minute find one night on the seafront of a Mediterranean coastal town, where an unexpected dealer was selling minerals from Morocco and Brazil.
And, of course, is always interesting to know more details about our minerals.
Regards.
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jan 24, 2022 17:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco.
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limonite from Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |  |
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| Dimensions: | 37 mm x 26 mm x 23 mm |
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| Mineral: | limonite |
| Locality: | | Almagrera Mine, Tharsis, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 24 mm x 44 mm x 11 mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jan 29, 2022 13:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Valdemorillo, Comarca Cuenca del Guadarrama, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Valdemorillo, Comarca Cuenca del Guadarrama, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 116 mm x 55 mm x 46 mm |
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| Floater doubly terminated crystal of milk quartz. With a small crystals second generation over a prism face. This is a rare specimen due the good size, with moderate lustre from this locality. Collected in october 1993. Weight: 328 gr. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Feb 03, 2022 05:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from La Viesca Mine, Huergo, La Collada, Siero, Asturias, Spain.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 83 mm x 75 mm x 63 mm |
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Light blue coloured fluorite with a light purple core. The crystal forms stepped pyramidal cubic faces. It´s almost a floater specimen with just a small cleaved area.
Found in 2008. Weight: 348 gr |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 83 mm x 75 mm x 63 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 03, 2022 06:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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I like that effect that you use on your photos recently, Firmo, all of your specimens are real floaters now ;-)
But really: Like me, you made a huge progress in your photography during the last years, congratulations!
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Feb 04, 2022 17:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi Tobi.
As The Jackson Five sang in 1978 about the boogie:
Don´t blame it on the sunshine,
Don´t blame it on the moonlight,
Don´t on the good times,
Blame it on the Covid.
House confinement in 2020 due to the Covid-19, allowed me to spend time to investigate some software like Photopea (online free photo editor) and later trying with Photoshop.
Then it’s more affordable to face the software and go looking for effects.
And finally, we have teachers here who show us the way to get really quality photos.
Thank you for your post.
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2022 13:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Santander Department, Colombia.
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Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 mm x 47 mm x 9 mm |
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| It seems to be a typical Sonoran Desert cactus called Saguaro. (Nº-116). |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 27 mm x 23 mm x 21 mm |
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| Peach coloured crystals where it is possible to see the growth phases in the main one. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2022 16:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 204 mm x 138 mm x 45 mm |
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| Dark green fluorite crystals forming a museum size plate and displaying growth features on their surfaces, associated with tiny white calcite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 204 mm x 138 mm x 45 mm |
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| Due that this specimen is a solid plate with no matrix, here we can see the whole piece under back lighting. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 204 mm x 138 mm x 45 mm |
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| Strongly blue fluorescent fluorite with calcite crystals easily seen by their white colour here. Under SW UV we´ll see this calcite with a pink fluorescence. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 25 mm |
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| Close up of the biggest calcite crystal. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2022 02:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Nice and impressive fluorite from China!
I like the idea with the different photos including backlight and uv light.
Regards
Tobi
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Feb 19, 2022 11:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Thank you Tobi for your post and for your kind words.
Andradite from Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China (Peoples Republic).
| Mineral: | Andradite |
| Locality: | | Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Ulanhad (Chifeng), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 51 mm x 33 mm x 16 mm |
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Reddish brown Andradite crystals on matrix.
Some of them show a combination of both dodecahedral and trapezohedral forms, with larger rhombic dodecahedral faces.
Largest crystal is 9 mm long. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2022 13:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco.
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Quartz from Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-117).
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 32 mm x 26 mm x 22 mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 mm x 42 mm x 10 mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2022 17:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Opal-AN (variety hyalite) from Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas State, Mexico.
| Mineral: | Opal-AN (variety hyalite) |
| Locality: | | Zacatecas (City), Municipio Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 45 mm x 21 mm x 17 mm |
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| Transparent hyalite in rhyolithic matrix. A colourless variety of opal, hyalite is opal-AN, an amorphous silica-glass containing about 3-10% water. |
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| Mineral: | Opal-AN (variety hyalite) |
| Locality: | | Zacatecas (City), Municipio Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 45 mm x 21 mm x 17 mm |
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| Fluorescet in yellowish green in both UV SW and LW. Here photographied under UV LW. Most Common Activator: (UO2)2 (Uranyl ion) as impurities. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Mar 06, 2022 07:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-118).
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Municipio Bolívar, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 32 mm x 53 mm x 24 mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Mar 11, 2022 06:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Opal from Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta District, Semien Wollo Zone (North Wollo Zone), Amhara Region, Ethiopia | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 mm x 10 mm x 6 mm |
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| Oval cut cabochon of hydrophane opal with a white body and vivid colour flashes. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Mar 16, 2022 17:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Pyromorphite from Resuperferolítica Claim, Cerro de la Canaleja, Santa Eufemia, Comarca Los Pedroches, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Resuperferolítica Claim, Cerro de la Canaleja, Santa Eufemia, Comarca Los Pedroches, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 18 mm x 22 mm x 16 mm |
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| Group of brownish green prismatic and floater pyromorphite crystals. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Mar 21, 2022 17:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Spessartine from Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic).
| Mineral: | Spessartine |
| Locality: | | Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 67 mm x 41 mm x 28 mm |
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| Brownish-red spessartine crystals on bright feldspar matrix forming a great contrast from this classic locality. Weight: 65 gr |
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| Mineral: | Spessartine |
| Locality: | | Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 12 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2022 02:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| A beautiful garnet and you did a good job with the floating specimen photo!
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Mar 26, 2022 18:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Azurite from Reformada Mine, Bédar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 115 mm x 68 mm x 75 mm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 10 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 27, 2022 12:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Must have been a wonderful experience to collect that beauty, I guess :-)
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