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jrg
Joined: 14 Apr 2010
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Location: Oviedo
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 Posted: Apr 14, 2010 07:11 Post subject: JRG Collection |
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Hi, I'm José Ramón García Álvarez, a Spanish fluorite collector since 1970, and one of the authors of the book "The fluorite: a century of mining in Asturias" published in 2009 ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=622 )
I will display to all members and visitors of this forum some of my Asturian fluorites. Enjoy!
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This specimen is a cube of 3 cm. in matrix of crystals of chalcopyrite.
It come from the old open pit "Veneros South" in La Collada area. Its was mined in 1968.
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This is another specimen of La Collada area, come from the "Josefa-Veneros" mine. It was found in 1970. Longuer 17 cm.
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A specimen from the "Aurora" mine in the district of Caravia-Berbes. The main cube have 5 cm of edge.
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The combination between a cube of fluorite and a scalenohedral crystal of calcite is very nice. This sample comes from the "Emilio" mine near to the village of Loroñe, Caravia-Berbes region.
The crystal of Calcite have 8 cm long.
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The specimen come from the "San Lino" open pit in Caravia Alta, and shows a group of cubic crystals of fluorite about 1,5 cm edge upper a baryte crystal of 8 cm higth.
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The specimen is a nice series of cubes of 1,5 cm edge on a baryte crystal layer. These associations are characteristic of the famous place of "La Cabaña" in Berbes village, Ribadesella.
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This is another example of this type of associations that appear in the denominated zone "La Cabaña" of the "Ana" mine in Berbes. The big cube have 4 cm of edge.
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The specimen have the most frequent paragénesis of "La Cabaña" area, but it is really difficult to find an aesthetic specimen with all of them together
12 x 14 cm.
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This is a specimen from " La Viesca" mine in the Collada área. The cubes have 4 cm of edge.
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And finally, another sample that shows a fluorite cube with 5 cm edge on a layer of small quartz crystals, from "La Viesca" mine.
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Les Presmyk
Joined: 06 Dec 2007
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Location: Gilbert, AZ
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 08:55 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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| Stunning. Thank you for sharing these with us.
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Idahorocks
Joined: 29 Oct 2009
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Location: ID
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 09:09 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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WOW JRG,These are all very stunning and I had a hard time deciding, but I think my favorite of all is the:
Fluorite Baryte & Quartz La Cabaña
Thanks so much for sharing these with us.
Darlene
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 09:45 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Hi, as a fluorite enthusiast i really admire your superb specimens. Please keep them coming, we all enjoy watching them!
Cheers!
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 09:54 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Hola Jose Ramón
Good to see your specimens on the forum. As usual they are great. I did finish your book and found it very interesting, although it took me a long time to read it. Please keep adding more photos
Un abrazo
James
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chris
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Location: Grenoble
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 10:11 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Hola José,
Thanks to sharing with us.One question did La Collada's area produce many fluorite with chalcopyrite combination or is it just unusual ?
Gracias
Christophe
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Jesse Fisher
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 10:20 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Hello Jose,
Thank you for posting photos of some of your collection, and thank you again for the book. Some day soon I hope to come to Oviedo and see the rest of your fluorites.
Jesse
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jrg
Joined: 14 Apr 2010
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Location: Oviedo
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 18:38 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Thanks to all by the received praises, I will continue putting new photographs in the forum so that all the enthusiastic the mineralogy and mainly to which they like fluorites can enjoy with the images.
In response to the question of Chris, no, the presence in the mines of "La Collada" of important masses of sulfides crystals is not frequent, although small crystals of chalcopyrite and pyrite are very frequent perched on the cubes of fluorite and others including in their interior, also in certain occasions small sphalerite crystals can be found in "La Viesca" mine.
Jesse I hope that you come soon to Oviedo to enjoy showing my fluorites and making a route by all the emblematic mines of this Spanish zone.But perhaps I see you in Sainte Marie this 2010.
James, I understand that it has had been long time to you to read it because you have a little oxidized your Spanish you must come but often to Spain by purely playful reasons as it can be a mineralogicall tour, already you know the invitation is done..
Thanks other time
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Tracy
Joined: 15 Sep 2006
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Location: Toronto
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 19:25 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Beautiful photos Jose. I really enjoyed looking at them on my work breaks today. :)
Thanks for sharing with us, we look forward to seeing more.
- Tracy
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2010 22:48 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Jose, I have seen your book and loved it. I would like to determine how to obtain a copy and depending on shipping costs 20+ copies to make available here in the US at cost.
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jamesb
Joined: 16 Jan 2010
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Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2010 00:04 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Hi Jose,
Very nice! I like them.
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jrg
Joined: 14 Apr 2010
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Location: Oviedo
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2010 07:04 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Hi other time. JRG attacks again!!
Since it had promised, I publish a new series of fluorites from my collection and in addition I take advantage of the occasion to again thank for the so positive opinions that I have read in your commentaries.
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Perhaps this samples is one of the best that I have in my collection. Is come from a little open pit named "Los Cobayos" neighbour to the zone of "La Cabaña" The cubes have 5 cm edges.
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Always of "La Cabaña", this sample has a zoned cube of 6 cm of edge perched in baryte crystals
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This specimen also comes from the quarry of " Los Cobayos" the main cubes have 2 cm of edge.
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The two following images show the complex morphology that is in fluorites of the mine Emilio in Loroñe. In the first photography a tetraquishexahedral crystal of 2 cm of edge implanted on a cubical crystal layer can be seen.
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In this other image a beautiful crystal of slightly bluish hexaquisoctahedral habit can be seen and with the particularity show lines of growth in its interior. The edge mesures 5.5 cm.
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Another specimen of the Emilio mine with a delicate bluish colour have also small crystals of chalcopiryte on some faces of the cubes. Average edge of the cubes 2 cm
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A paragenesis not easy to found in Emilio mine. Fluorite, calcite and Quartz. The fluorite crystals have 1.5 cm of edge.
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A group of crystals of cubic fluorite with 2 cm of edge on escalenohedral crystals of calcite, also from the Emilio mine
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Beautiful fluorite cubes with 5 cm of edge in a baryte crystal layer. It was mined in a little pocket in the zone of "La Cabaña" in 1987.
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This image corresponds to a sample of the Emilio mine with cubes of about 2 to 3 cm of edge on calcite crystals.
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Jesús Pontac
Joined: 28 Oct 2009
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Location: BARBASTRO
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2010 11:55 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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| Jesús Pontac wrote: | Los he mirado muchas veces, maravillosos.
Muchas gracias,
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I saw them many times, wonderful.
Thank you so much
Jesús Pontac
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2010 12:00 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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Jesús,
Please next time publish your message in English language or alternatively publish it in the Spanish Forum. Thank you!
Jordi
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 12, 2010 03:56 Post subject: Re: JRG Collection |
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| jrg wrote: | | Hi, I'm José Ramón García Álvarez, a Spanish fluorite collector since 1970 (...) I will display to all members and visitors of this forum some of my Asturian fluorites. Enjoy! |
Hi, José Ramón!
Please, keep posting. I know you still have a lot of wonderful specimens and photos that no doubt will be of great interest to the FMF readers.
Thank you,
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