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[Firmo Espinar]

Ferro-hornblende from Watchtower del Rayo, Punta del Rayo, Carboneras, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.

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Quartz (variety hematoide) from Toufassmame (Izizauen), Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.

[Firmo Espinar]

Gold from Harvard Mine, Jamestown, Jamestown District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA.


The Harvard Mine was a gold and silver mine located in Tuolumne County, California. Since this mine in particular has been flooded now, it is impossible to get new material from there and more and more rare to get quality specimens.

[Firmo Espinar]

Stibnite and Calcite from Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.

[Dany Mabillard]

Beautiful collection. Que tenga un buen día.

[Firmo Espinar]

Hi Dany.

Thank you so much for your kind post.

Greetings from me to your wife.

[Firmo Espinar]

Calcite from Torre de las Palomas Quarry (La Araña Quarry), Torre de Las Palomas, Barriada La Araña, Málaga, Comarca Málaga-Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain

[Firmo Espinar]

Baryte from San Camilo Mine, Vista Alegre, Cartagena, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Región de Murcia (Murcia), Spain

[Firmo Espinar]

Fluorite from Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain.

[Firmo Espinar]

Ferro-hornblende from Watchtower del Rayo, Punta del Rayo, Carboneras, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.

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Goethite from Monte de Hierro Mining Group, Cerro del Hierro, San Nicolás del Puerto-Constantina, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolivar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-120).

[Firmo Espinar]

Fluorite, Baryte and Dolomite from Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain.

[Firmo Espinar]

Calcite from Pachapaqui mining district, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru.

[Firmo Espinar]

Spinel from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam

[Firmo Espinar]

Chalcedony and Okenite from Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra, India.

[Firmo Espinar]

Silver (variety kongsbergite) from Santa Matilde cut, Berja mining group, Las Herrerías, Cuevas del Almanzora, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain. (08/1999)


Jordi's description:
“In the classic Las Herrerías Mine, works along 1999 allowed that in an area of enrichment were found new Silvers, quite similar to those found many years ago in that mine and that are represented in the most important museums in the world.
The new pieces have a very high content (10%) of Mercury. In addition, when analyzing them we saw that they had a large amount of Chlorargyrite scattered throughout the piece.”


The name konsbergita comes from the town of Konsberg (Buskerud) in Norway. It is a native Silver variety with 5% Mercury in its composition.

I use Jordi’s photo because the details come out. I have tried but it is not easy. I have treated it with photoshop but also many details are lost in the perimeter of the specimen due to its aerial branches. So I unusually load a photo directly from the dealer.
This Silver was a present to my father who was born in Almeria province.

[Don Lum]

Firmo, that is an excellent silver specimen. I like it a lot. Please keep posting pictures of your wonderful collection.

Don

[Firmo Espinar]

Hi Don.

Thank you very much for your post.
It´s wonderful coming from you, who have one of the best collections that i know.


Now a small but juicy aquamarine.
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Aquamarine and Quartz (variety smoky) from Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

[Firmo Espinar]

Elbaite (variety rubellite) from Minas Gerais, Brazil.

[Firmo Espinar]

Pyrite and Calcite from Reocín Mine, Reocín, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria, Spain.

[Firmo Espinar]

Stilbite-Ca and Quartz (variety chalcedony) from Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India.