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David
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 Posted: May 19, 2013 17:12 Post subject: Re: Pyrite specimens from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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Unlike the previous two pictures, this one comes from Bucium Romania. Note that the pyrite cubes have many striations.
Although pyrite itself is common for Romanian mines, large cubic pyrite are rare, to be found in just a couple of locations mentioned here.
This piece is a miniature in my collection.
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Pyrite and quartz
Bucium, Romania
5 cm (about 1 cm main crystal) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 03:27 Post subject: Re: Pyrite specimens from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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Another small specimen:
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
Specimen height 4 cm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 04:03 Post subject: Re: Pyrite specimens from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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And another one...
Original post and more details available here.
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, Rioja, Spain
160 mm x 130 mm x 85 mm. Longest crystal edge: 43 mm
Weight: 1274 g
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 05:10 Post subject: Re: Pyrite specimens from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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Spectacular one, Carles!
... But it looks somehow fragile ;-)
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 09:06 Post subject: Re: Pyrite specimens from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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| Tobi wrote: | | it looks somehow fragile ;-) |
Yes, if you drop it from a fifth floor it will probably get some damage.
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supertxango
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 14:32 Post subject: Re: Pyrite specimens from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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| David wrote: |
But Spanish mines are not the only ones to produce perfect cubes of pyrite.
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Hi David,
Of course there are other localities with good examples of pirytes as you have showed us with nice and good examples from Romania. I think that pyrites from Navajun are famous due its size, mirror-like crystals perfection, and especially for the aggregation sculptures of more than two crystals as the stunning example that Carles has published.
Also, the large number of pyrites from the quarry, and near pyrite localities like Ambasaguas, Valdeperillo, etc with a great variety of pyrite crystallization have made La Rioja famous around the world.
Thank you very much for your comments and pictures!
Juan H
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supertxango
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 14:35 Post subject: Re: Pyrite specimens from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Another small specimen: |
Hi Tobi,
Small but amazing! Thanks for sharing
Juan H
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