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Don Lum
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 Posted: Jul 01, 2023 17:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Firmo, that is an excellent silver specimen. I like it a lot. Please keep posting pictures of your wonderful collection.
Don
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2023 09:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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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
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) and Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan |  |
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| Dimensions: | 35 mm x 22 mm x 16 mm |
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| A sample with a blue aquamarine crystal set on a light grey, dull smoky quartz crystal. The aquamarine shows good translucency and satiny luster. The quartz is doubly terminated and it´s multi-pointed at one end. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2023 15:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Elbaite (variety rubellite) from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
| Mineral: | Elbaite (variety rubellite) |
| Locality: | | Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 12 mm x 37 mm x 11 mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 12, 2023 13:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Pyrite and Calcite from Reocín Mine, Reocín, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria, Spain.
| Mineral: | Pyrite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Reocín Mine, Reocín, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 70 mm x 54 mm x 23 mm |
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| Very bright Golden pyrite having many faces from this known mine. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Reocín Mine, Reocín, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | Detail |
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| There are some calcite grains sprinkled over the pyrite. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Reocín Mine, Reocín, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | Close up |
| Description: |
| This close up remembers me the basalt columns sited in Giant's Causeway, in the UK. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2023 16:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Stilbite-Ca and Quartz (variety chalcedony) from Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India.
| Mineral: | Stilbite-Ca and Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 34 mm x 104 mm x 30 mm |
| Description: |
| One sharp light orange-pink stilbite crystal set on a crazy assemble of chlacedony stalactites. |
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| Mineral: | Stilbite-Ca and Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 34 mm x 104 mm x 30 mm |
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| A very tri-dimensional sample. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Sep 09, 2023 17:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Opal from Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Albacete, Spain.
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Grossular from Nioro du Sahel Circle, Kayes Region, Mali.
| Mineral: | Opal (variety menilite) |
| Locality: | | Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 75 mm x 50 mm x 18 mm |
| Description: |
| Typical sample made with pastry bag. |
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| Mineral: | Grossular |
| Locality: | | Nioro du Sahel Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali | |
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| Dimensions: | 21 mm x 16 mm x 15 mm |
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| One floater brownish green grossular. The rhombododecahedral crystal is very well defined with its twelve equal faces. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 11, 2023 16:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Spessartine, Quartz (variety smoky) and Microcline from Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic)
| Mineral: | Spessartine, Quartz (variety smoky) and Microcline |
| Locality: | | Wushan Spessartine prospects, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 58 mm x 52 mm x 30 mm |
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| Orange Spessartine crystals with smoky quartz on white Microline |
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| Mineral: | Spessartine, Quartz (variety smoky) and Microcline |
| Locality: | | Wushan Spessartine prospects, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | detail |
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| Mineral: | Spessartine, Quartz (variety smoky) and Microcline |
| Locality: | | Wushan Spessartine prospects, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2023 16:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Here I begin an Italian minerals sub-collection.
I was lucky enough to visit one month ago a place in Tuscany where to take a good wine while talking about minerals, the family and the life with our FMF fellow Sante Celiberti.
It was a fantastic experience to know part of the extensive collection of Sante.
Grazie mille Sante.
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Pyrite from Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy. Nº-248.
Gavorrano was, with its old pyrite mines, one of the most important mining centers in Europe. From 1910 its mines were owned by the Montecatini Company.
These metalliferous hills were the largest pyrite mine in Europe.
The mining industry, which began at the end of the 19th century and lasted until 1981, left its mark on the landscape, environment and society.
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 60 mm x 104 mm x 78 mm |
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| Heavy sample with two main interpenetrated pseudo cubes. Ex Sante Celiberti. Nº-248. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Oct 28, 2023 19:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Gypsum from Gypsum quarries, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy.
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Gypsum quarries, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 135 mm x 100 mm x 90 mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2023 19:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Pyrite from Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy. Nº-237.
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 62 mm x 50 mm x 41 mm |
| Description: |
| Sometimes these pyrites appear with sub-parallel faces of an interrupted growth. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2023 12:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz from Leoni Mountain, Sticciano, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Leoni Mountain, Sticciano, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 75 mm x 58 mm x 60 mm |
| Description: |
| Quartz cluster with a small smoky crystal in the middle |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 16, 2023 18:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz and Pyrite from Campiano Mine
| Mineral: | Quartz, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 72 mm x 70 mm x 42 mm |
| Description: |
| Plate of Quartz sprinkled with Pyrite flakes and coated by a white micro Quartz layer |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 72 mm x 70 mm x 42 mm |
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| Close up of the main quartz point. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 23, 2023 13:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Pyrite from Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 115 mm x 83 mm x 50 mm |
| Description: |
| Pyrite plate with cubes from submilimetric size to 14 mm on edge. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 115 mm x 83 mm x 50 mm |
| Description: |
| Both cristallized sides of the massive pyrite show a lot of cubes. |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2023 17:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Gypsum from Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 105 mm x 83 mm x 80 mm |
| Description: |
| Gypsum cluster with some single crystal |
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| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Dec 03, 2023 17:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Quartz and Chlorite (Group) from Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy.
| Mineral: | Quartz and Chlorite (Group) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 48 mm x 32 mm x 16 mm |
| Description: |
| Quartz with some green clouds of Chlorite as inclusions. |
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