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Fiebre Verde
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 Posted: Jan 30, 2016 16:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Thanks for the quick feedback Josele.
This is almost embarrassing...
I don't have a UV lamp at hand so no fluorescence test possible before I get one :-(
Also how did I possibly miss these 2 mindat references?
And finally yes, you're correct, I did overlook Pakistan as another possibility.
A big THANK YOU for pointing out these links - that's very interesting!! This might be the light at the end of the tunnel.
It happens that I know personally the owner of this photo gallery. Gives me some hope to narrow down the ID of this specimen to a district, or even better, a locality.
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 01, 2016 08:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Coscuez (#583) |
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Fine beryl from Coscuez.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
| Locality: | | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia |  |
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| Dimensions: | 44x41x23mm, xl=15x9x7mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
| Locality: | | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 44x41x23mm, xl=15x9x7mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
| Locality: | | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
| Locality: | | Coscuez mining district, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 01, 2016 11:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| I will never get tired of watching these green gems - please more :)
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 01, 2016 11:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Tobi wrote: | | I will never get tired of watching these green gems - please more :) |
Thanks Tobi.
It just so happens that there are a few more left :-)
Gérard
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 02, 2016 08:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Gachalá (#274) |
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A large beryl crystal from El Toro, in the Gachalá mining district.
The El Toro mine is located next to the Matecaña tunnel which is known to have produced in the early 00’s the famous emerald gastropods (BTW, for those interested in this topic, some very interesting discussions and photos can be found in this forum).
The material produced from El Toro is frequently coated with a thin film of brown limonite which gives a stunning copper iridescence. In Gachalá, the limonite is formed from the weathering of pyrite.
Obviously the limonite coating has been removed from the beryl but not from the surrounding quartz crystals which I think, improves the overall aesthetic of this specimen (and incidentally makes the photographer’s life much easier).
In the future, I will post more specimens from El Toro where the film of limonite has been completely removed.
Out of all the El Toro crystals I have seen, the vast majority were light green and opaque. This one has a good luster and some degree of transparency in the upper part.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Quartz |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, El Toro Mine, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 37x48x41mm, xl=17x20mm |
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17407 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Quartz |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, El Toro Mine, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 37x48x41mm, xl=17x20mm |
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17434 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Quartz |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, El Toro Mine, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 37x48x41mm, xl=17x20mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 03, 2016 15:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Gachalá (#575) |
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Another specimen from an unknown locality of the Gachalá district.
The beryl crystal features 2 planar surfaces, a light green surface and a dark green surface.
The light green one is actually a contact plane.
The darker one is a bit more challenging - the step-like tabular patterns might suggest that the whole surface is actually a system of complex terminations.
I have never seen anything like this at this scale - looking for your suggestions and ideas!
Sorry for the quality of the close-ups - I tried again and again, but could not get anything better :-(
Host rock is black shale.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 55x36x35mm, xl=24x20mm |
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17296 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 55x36x35mm, xl=24x20mm |
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17313 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 55x36x35mm, xl=24x20mm |
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17300 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 55x36x35mm, xl=24x20mm |
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17327 Time(s) |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 05, 2016 06:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - La Pita (#259) |
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Aggregate of 5 crystals from the La Pita district - all double terminated.
Host rock is black shale.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
| Locality: | | La Pita mining district, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 27x40x31mm, aggregate=15x13mm |
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17220 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
| Locality: | | La Pita mining district, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 27x40x31mm, aggregate=15x13mm |
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17236 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
| Locality: | | La Pita mining district, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 27x40x31mm, aggregate=15x13mm |
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17233 Time(s) |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 06, 2016 16:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Peñas Blancas (#546) |
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The iron-stained creamy calcite combined with the clear quartz and the velvety blue-green emeralds makes this specimen unmistakably from Peñas Blancas.
The calcite and the emeralds are dusted with brownish-black goethite.
Host rock is black shale.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz, Goethite |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 49x52x70mm, main xl=7x4mm |
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17125 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz, Goethite |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 49x52x70mm, main xl=7x4mm |
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17126 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz, Goethite |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 49x52x70mm, main xl=7x4mm |
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17138 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz, Goethite |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 49x52x70mm, main xl=7x4mm |
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17128 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz, Goethite |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 49x52x70mm, main xl=7x4mm |
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17142 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz, Goethite |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 49x52x70mm, main xl=7x4mm |
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17138 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz, Goethite |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 49x52x70mm, main xl=7x4mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz, Goethite |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 49x52x70mm, main xl=7x4mm |
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17173 Time(s) |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 07, 2016 16:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Peñas Blancas (#15) |
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Coating of botryoidal white calcite with clear quartz crystals.
Host rock is fine-grained argillite shale.
Peñas Blancas is the northernmost locality of the Western Emerald Belt.
It's located about 10km north-northeast of the Coscuez district.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 105x130x50mm, largest xl=18mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 105x130x50mm, largest xl=18mm |
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17112 Time(s) |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 08, 2016 16:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#90) |
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Host rock is fine-grained grey shale.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 56x63x43mm, xl=30x7mm |
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17050 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 56x63x43mm, xl=30x7mm |
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17021 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 56x63x43mm, xl=30x7mm |
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17028 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 56x63x43mm, xl=30x7mm |
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17016 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 56x63x43mm, xl=30x7mm |
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17016 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 56x63x43mm, xl=30x7mm |
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17023 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 56x63x43mm, xl=30x7mm |
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17024 Time(s) |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 11, 2016 10:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#303) |
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Fine beryl crystals from Chivor.
These complex pyramidal terminations are not uncommon in the Eastern Belt.
I don't have much information on the locality but I would not be surprised if this specimen was from El Oriente mine.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 78x40x34mm, xls=12 & 11mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 78x40x34mm, xls=12 & 11mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 78x40x34mm, xls=12 & 11mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 78x40x34mm, xls=12 & 11mm |
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16900 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 78x40x34mm, xls=12 & 11mm |
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16906 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 78x40x34mm, xls=12 & 11mm |
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16937 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (Var. Emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 78x40x34mm, xls=12 & 11mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 12, 2016 04:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#194) |
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This is another example that illustrates the broadness and variety of the Chivor emeralds. Associations, color, termination and crystal form, the Chivor district has a lot going for it!
These emerald aggregates were recovered from a pocket discovered in the late 00's.
Host rock is grey limestone shale.
This specimen is from a locality which does not appear in the list
Chivor mining district, Mina Piedra de Chulo, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá
I would be grateful if a site admin could maybe update the list. Thanks!
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 100x80x50mm, largest aggregate=17x13mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 100x80x50mm, largest aggregate=17x13mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 100x80x50mm, largest aggregate=17x13mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 100x80x50mm, largest aggregate=17x13mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2016 08:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#243) |
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Host rock is grey limestone shale.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 58x65x50mm, xl=30mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 58x65x50mm, xl=30mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Albite (variety cleavelandite), Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 58x65x50mm, xl=30mm |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2016 10:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Gachalá (#198) |
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A short while ago I had posted a specimen coated with a thin film of brown limonite (February 2).
Here is another specimen from the same mine where the limonite has been (almost) completely removed.
All these El Toro limonite-coated specimens have been recovered from the same pocket in 2008. And because of the limited size of this pocket, handcrafted specimens in the form of intergrown clusters flooded the market in the late 00's. Floaters were simply glued and covered with a film of limonite.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, El Toro Mine, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 73x49x41mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
| Locality: | | Gachalá mining district, El Toro Mine, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 73x49x41mm |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2016 10:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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Hi Gerard. I find this specimen 'IMG_4240nb.JPG' very interesting.
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2016 11:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Hi Gerard. I find this specimen 'IMG_4240nb.JPG' very interesting. |
Thanks for sharing your appreciation Pierre!
In the 2 emerald belts, emerald-bearing veins are almost always tightly associated with either pyrite, quartz, albite, calcite or dolomite (or any combination)
The 2 districts where I have seen emerald crystals (or crystal forms) not in contact with other minerals are Muzo (on black shale, see IMG_0281 of January 7) and Chivor (on grey limestone shale).
Without having the big picture, it's difficult to figure out how the associated minerals are distributed in those emerald-bearing veins.
I will post more Chivor aggregates in the future (need to find them first...)
Gérard
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Feb 16, 2016 14:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#269) |
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A special specimen - each beryl crystal is unique (termination, color, form).
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16527 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16548 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16503 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16502 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16519 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16527 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (Var. Emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16517 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16512 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 69x57x38mm, xls up to 10mm |
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16509 Time(s) |
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Fiebre Verde
Joined: 11 Sep 2013
Posts: 884
Location: Paris Area
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2016 15:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - N'Chwaning Rhodochrosite (#7010) |
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Scalenohedral ‘wheat sheaf’ rhodochrosite clusters on a manganite matrix.
All the FMF members who have been silently suffering week after week from the green fever (aka Fiebre Verde) deserve a little break. So let's see life through rose-tinted spectacles for a change.
Today, N’Chwaning rhodos are far much rarer than Colombian emeralds and specimens exhibiting the ‘wheat sheaf’ habit are even more rare.
I wish I could pursue this ‘pink’ mineralogical journey but I’m afraid I will have to move back soon to greener pastures!
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Manganite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 64x37x27mm |
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16418 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Manganite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 64x37x27mm |
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16405 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Manganite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 64x37x27mm |
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16431 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Manganite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 64x37x27mm |
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16406 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Manganite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 64x37x27mm |
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16433 Time(s) |
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Jamison Brizendine
Joined: 27 Feb 2014
Posts: 128
Location: Northeast Ohio
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2016 16:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Wonderful Rhodochrosite, Gérard!
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Fiebre Verde
Joined: 11 Sep 2013
Posts: 884
Location: Paris Area
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2016 16:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Jamison Brizendine wrote: | | Wonderful Rhodochrosite, Gérard! |
Thanks for your appreciation Jamison!
Gérard
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