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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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 Posted: Mar 28, 2022 16:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi Tobi. Always a pleasure to see you here.
It´s a very grateful place since it is an open pit mine and it is not necessary to go into a tunnel.
Although it is more common to obtain azurite that stains the rock in blue and it´s not as crystallized as this sample, you can find these azurites forming small stars. I´ve also found arborescent malachite.
It´s a wonderful experience as you say.
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2022 10:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from Esperanza Mine, Melchor Múzquiz, Múzquiz Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Esperanza Mine, Melchor Múzquiz, Municipio Melchor Múzquiz, Coahuila (Coahuila de Zaragoza), Mexico |  |
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| Dimensions: | 84 mm x 64 mm x 45 mm |
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| Aggregate of cubic purple-violet fluorite crystals with internal cubic phantoms. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Esperanza Mine, Melchor Múzquiz, Municipio Melchor Múzquiz, Coahuila (Coahuila de Zaragoza), Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 84 mm x 64 mm x 45 mm |
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| It is a floater piece, crystallized all around. Weight: 175 gr. Ex Roger Gnat specimen. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Apr 05, 2022 09:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Goethite from Tharsis, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.
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Pyromorphite from Resuperferolítica Claim, Santa Eufemia, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.
| Mineral: | Goethite |
| Locality: | | Minas de Tharsis, Tharsis, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 mm x 35 mm x 23 mm |
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| Iridiscent goethite with pink and gold colors. |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Resuperferolítica Claim, Cerro de la Canaleja, Santa Eufemia, Comarca Los Pedroches, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 33 mm x 27 mm x 20 mm |
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| Brownish green prismatic pyromorphite crystals on matrix. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2022 11:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite from La Cuerre Mine, Rionansa, La Florida, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain.
Calcite specimens from la Florida mines are known and valued worldwide.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | La Cuerre Mine, La Florida Mining Area, Rionansa-Herrerías, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 47 mm x 38 mm x 35 mm. Calcite sphere is 35 mm diameter aproximately. |
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| Very aerial pseudo spherical calcite crystal colorless to cream up to 36 mm diameter with complex rhombic faces showing the rhombohedral shape. It is disposed on a matrix with light pink dolomite. |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2022 10:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz (variety amethyst) from Mamuju area, Indonesia.
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Fluorite and Dolomite from Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain.
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
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| Dimensions: | 33 mm x 25 mm x 16 mm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite and Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 66 mm x 78 mm x 32 mm |
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| Honey color fluorite cubes surrounded by snow white dolomite. |
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2022 12:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Are you sure it is Baryte? I see Dolomite
| Firmo Espinar wrote: | Quartz (variety amethyst) from Mamuju area, Indonesia.
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Fluorite and Dolomite from Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain. |
Change made.
Michael
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Volkmar Stingl
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2022 13:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| James Catmur wrote: | | Are you sure it is Baryte? I see Dolomite |
After looking more carefully, I agree: Dolomite with the typical curved edges and faces.
Nevertheless, a very nice picture!
Volkmar
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2022 16:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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I checked the label tonight and I’m happy to say you’re right. The label also says dolomite.
Right. What was I thinking?
Thank you both.
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Apr 21, 2022 10:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Fluorite from Koh-i-Maran Mountain, Kalat District, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
I personally think that fluorite is one of the most attractive minerals because of the large amount of shapes and colors it can take.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 146 mm × 113 mm × 108 mm |
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The sky-blue to lavender crystals show distinct color zoning when viewed from the side.
It´s almost a floater specimen with one side coated by a yellowish layer. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 146 mm × 113 mm × 108 mm |
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This large size specimen comes from a find in 2017 in Pakistan, and features sharp intergrown and layered cubes of fluorite measuring up to 70 mm across. Weight: 1.650 gr.
Under backlight all its lines are highlighted. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 146 mm × 113 mm × 108 mm |
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| Here we see under frontal light all the lilac color splendor in the main cube. This main cube is 72 mm on edge. |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Apr 27, 2022 10:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Opal from Agramón, Albacete, Spain.
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Pyromorphite from Resuperferolítica Claim, Santa Eufemia, Córdoba, Andalusia
| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 47 mm x 41 mm x 13 mm |
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| Menilite opal self collected eight years ago, in spring 2014. |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Resuperferolítica Claim, Cerro de la Canaleja, Santa Eufemia, Comarca Los Pedroches, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 33 mm x 22 mm x 22 mm |
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| Brownish green prismatic pyromorphite crystals without matrix. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 03, 2022 11:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Goethite (limonite) from Llanos de Arenalejos, Carratraca, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.
| Mineral: | Goethite (limonite) |
| Locality: | | Pyrite deposit, Llanos de Arenalejos, Carratraca, Comarca Valle del Guadalhorce, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 44 mm x 33 mm x 27 mm |
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| Three-dimensional specimen with intergrown sharp crystals of limonite pseudomorph after pyrite. Excellent condition and typical oxided brown-yellow color. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 08, 2022 11:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Calcite (variety kanonenspat) and Quartz from Jebel Masker, Imilchil area, Tounfit, Khénifra Province, Beni Mellal-Khenifra Region, Morocco.
| Mineral: | Calcite (variety kanonenspat) and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Jebel Masker, Imilchil area, Tounfit, Khénifra Province, Beni Mellal-Khenifra Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 87 mm x 56 mm x 62 mm |
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| Calcite crystal with very sharp pseudohexagonal outlines, completely covered by a second generation of small crystals, also of calcite, partially dissolved and with small quartz crystals. At the base there are remnants of basalt matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite (variety kanonenspat) and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Jebel Masker, Imilchil area, Tounfit, Khénifra Province, Beni Mellal-Khenifra Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 67 mm x 33 mm x 32 mm main crystal |
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| Mined in 09-10/2021. One of Jordi´s delicatessen. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 13, 2022 08:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Goethite from Tharsis, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.
| Mineral: | Goethite |
| Locality: | | Minas de Tharsis, Tharsis, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 45 mm x 43 mm x 34 mm |
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| Iridiscent colorful goethite. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 20, 2022 09:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Malachite and Azurite from Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco.
| Mineral: | Malachite and Azurite |
| Locality: | | Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 46 mm x 35 mm x 25 mm |
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| Light green botryoidal Malachite implanted on partially translucent deep blue Azurite crystals on matrix. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: May 29, 2022 09:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from La Belleza, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-119).
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 62 mm x 12 mm x 8 mm |
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Single Quartz crystal with many horizontal striations that say us about its growing. (Nº-119).
It´s a prism consisting of alternating z and m faces.
It´s surely a Tessin habit sample and maybe a Muzo habit due to the cross section of the upper part, that is not perfectly triangular but it´s trapezoidal.
It´s a colombian´s friend gift who cames from Bucaramanga, the Santander Department capital. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2022 12:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Opal from Agramón, Albacete, Spain.
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Pyromorphite from Resuperferolítica Claim, Santa Eufemia, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.
| Mineral: | Opal (variety menilite) |
| Locality: | | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 34 mm x 52 mm x 20 mm |
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| Menilite Opal self collected eight years ago, in spring 2014. |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Resuperferolítica Claim, Cerro de la Canaleja, Santa Eufemia, Comarca Los Pedroches, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 23 mm x 33 mm x 23 mm |
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| Brownish green prismatic Pyromorphite floater crystal. |
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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Location: Good Old Germany
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Jun 11, 2022 17:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Hi Tobi.
Fantastic.
Was Salvador Dali a minerals collector? Did he know Camarillas reservoir?
Aragonite from San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy.
| Mineral: | Aragonite |
| Locality: | | San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 86 mm x 108 mm x 67 mm |
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| Coralloid Aragonite with very clear greenish tints and forming a crystalline aggregate coming from a classic locality. Frontal view. |
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| Mineral: | Aragonite |
| Locality: | | San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 86 mm x 108 mm x 67 mm |
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| Profile view. Weight: 280 gr. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 12, 2022 04:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Firmo Espinar wrote: | | Hi Tobi. Fantastic. Was Salvador Dali a mineral collector? Did he know Camarillas reservoir? |
Hi Firmo, Dalí was interested in rocks, the geology of his homeland Catalonia inspired him for many of his works and he also made jewelry designs. But I don't know if he was an active mineral collector or if he knew Camarillas.
| Firmo Espinar wrote: | | Aragonite from San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy. |
Very nice sculpture. Actually I don't collect aragonite but the ones from San Giovanni are really beautiful. I only have one aragonite in my collection and it's from that mine.
Regards
Tobi
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jun 18, 2022 12:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Topaz from Tepetate, San Luis de Potosí, México.
| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Tepetate, Municipio Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 15 mm x 28 mm x x14 mm |
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