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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Aug 23, 2018 04:28 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Boyacá Department, Colombia.
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Brackebuschite from Almería, Spain.
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Almandine in matrix from Almería, Spain.
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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 26mm x 56mm x 21mm |
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Mineral: | Brackebuschite |
Locality: | María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 9 mm |
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Mineral: | Almandine |
Locality: | Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | Crystal size: 3mm |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 28mm x 23mm x 14mm |
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20016 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 17mm x 43mm x 12mm |
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19996 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 17mm x 43mm x 12mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Aug 29, 2018 16:06 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Aragonite from Almería, Spain.
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Lavendulan from Almería, Spain.
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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 30mm x 32mm x 44mm |
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19982 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 14 mm |
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19970 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Lavendulan |
Locality: | María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 8 mm |
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19977 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 28mm x 22mm x 14mm |
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19919 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 28mm x 22mm x 14mm |
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19941 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 40mm x 68mm x 15mm |
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19932 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Sep 04, 2018 10:15 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Goethite from Tadaout, Er Rachida, Morroco.
Lustrous silvery Goethite with botryoidal habit. It stands out for the weight.
A Carles Manresa´s present, site admin in the Spanish side, from Sainte Marie Aux Mines 2018.
Mineral: | Goethite |
Locality: | Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | 52mm x 67mm x 50mm |
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Lustrous silvery Goethite with botryoidal habit. It stands out for the weight. |
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19873 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Goethite |
Locality: | Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | 52mm x 67mm x 50mm |
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19853 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Goethite |
Locality: | Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | 52mm x 67mm x 50mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Sep 11, 2018 15:52 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Quartz from San Cristobal, Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia.
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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 18mm x 45mm x 15mm |
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19809 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 28mm x 35mm x 18mm |
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19804 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 28mm x 33mm x 11mm |
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19832 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Sep 14, 2018 09:32 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Stibnite from Herja Mine, Maramures, Baia Mare, Romania.
A cluster of sprays of well-terminated Stibnite. The individual crystals are up to 4cm long. There are some white crystals in the tops, perhaps Calcite.
Mineral: | Stibnite |
Locality: | Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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Dimensions: | 60mm x 39mm x 22mm |
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A cluster of sprays of well-terminated Stibnite. The individual crystals are up to 4cm long. |
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19717 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Stibnite |
Locality: | Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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Dimensions: | 60mm x 39mm x 22mm |
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There are some white crystals in the tops, perhaps Calcite. |
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19698 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Stibnite |
Locality: | Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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Dimensions: | 60mm x 39mm x 22mm |
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There are some white crystals in the tops, perhaps Calcite. |
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19726 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Sep 19, 2018 05:27 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Aragonite from Almería, Spain.
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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
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Azurite from Almería, Spain.
Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 107mm x 155mm x 46mm |
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19650 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 70 mm |
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19648 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 34mm x 23mm x 18mm |
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19616 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 28mm x 40mm x 20mm |
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19624 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Azurite |
Locality: | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 8 mm |
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19657 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Sep 22, 2018 14:51 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Boyacá Department, Colombia.
This is a very thin and clear crystal.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 25mm x 49mm x 9mm |
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This is a very thin and clear crystal. |
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19532 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 25mm x 49mm x 9mm |
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19535 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Sep 26, 2018 15:54 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Nontronite (variety Ca-rich Nontronite) from Gerona, Spain.
Yellow Nontronite coating white Calcite spheres, on volcanic rock vacuoles.
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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.
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Baryte from Murcia, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
Mineral: | Nontronite (variety Ca-rich Nontronite) |
Locality: | Can Súria Quarry (Guixeres Quarry), Maçanet de la Selva, Comarca La Selva, Gerona / Girona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 8 mm |
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Yellow Nontronite coating white Calcite spheres, on volcanic rock vacuoles. |
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19494 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Nontronite (variety Ca-rich Nontronite) |
Locality: | Can Súria Quarry (Guixeres Quarry), Maçanet de la Selva, Comarca La Selva, Gerona / Girona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 7 mm |
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19453 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Nontronite (variety Ca-rich Nontronite) |
Locality: | Can Súria Quarry (Guixeres Quarry), Maçanet de la Selva, Comarca La Selva, Gerona / Girona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 7 mm |
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Yellow Nontronite coating white Calcite spheres, on volcanic rock vacuoles. |
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19486 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 27mm x 32mm x 16mm |
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19457 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Obdulia Mine, El Laberinto, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, Portmán, La Unión, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia), Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 65mm x 68mm x 33mm |
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19468 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 58mm x 35mm x 22mm |
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19418 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Oct 01, 2018 10:53 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Pyrite from Antioquia, Colombia.
Small cubic crystals 2-3mm size, from a gold mine. Self collected in 2014.
You can see the miners at work in the link of the spanish message board:
Mina de oro El Bosque, Andes, Antioquia, Colombia - (94)
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Baryte sprays from Almería, Spain.
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | El Bosque Mine, Corregimiento Santa Rita, Andes Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 28mm x 37mm x 42mm |
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Small cubic crystals 2-3mm size, from a gold mine. Self collected in 2014. |
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19342 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 133mm x 87mm x 58mm |
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19352 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 12 mm |
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19347 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Oct 05, 2018 07:03 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco.
Vanadinite on matrix with stripy alternating colours in the hexagonal prisms.
Mineral: | Vanadinite |
Locality: | ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | 74mm x 65mm x 26mm |
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19264 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Vanadinite |
Locality: | ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 9 mm |
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Vanadinite on matrix with stripy alternating colours in the hexagonal prisms. |
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19247 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Vanadinite |
Locality: | ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 8 mm |
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19252 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Vanadinite |
Locality: | ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 30 mm |
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19254 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Vanadinite |
Locality: | ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | FOV 9 mm |
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19233 Time(s) |
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Tobi
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Posted: Oct 07, 2018 04:00 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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A very interesting and unusual shape on these vanadinites! It looks as if many tabular crystals were piled and glued together to build these long-prismatic ones ;-)
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Oct 08, 2018 04:08 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Thank you so much Tobi.
You are a good observant and always have nice talk.
Best regards.
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Oct 10, 2018 21:42 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Calcite from Segovia, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Eficacia Quarry, Las Arroyadas, Arcones, Comarca Tierras de Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 124mm x 115mm x 78mm |
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19153 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Eficacia Quarry, Las Arroyadas, Arcones, Comarca Tierras de Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 124mm x 115mm x 78mm |
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19108 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Eficacia Quarry, Las Arroyadas, Arcones, Comarca Tierras de Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 124mm x 115mm x 78mm |
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19149 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 60mm x 42mm x 30mm |
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19078 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Oct 14, 2018 21:00 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Gypsum from Granada, Spain.
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Baryte from Almería, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
Mineral: | Gypsum |
Locality: | Gypsum outcrop, Baza, Comarca Baza, Granada, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 68mm x 59mm x 32mm |
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19045 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Gypsum |
Locality: | Gypsum outcrop, Baza, Comarca Baza, Granada, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 68mm x 59mm x 32mm |
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19060 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 87mm x 23mm x 17mm |
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19055 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 17mm x 25mm x 12mm |
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19030 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Oct 17, 2018 14:37 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Wulfenite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, México.
Cluster of chocolate sándwiches or toffee-tastees Wulfenite crystals from Ojuela Mine.
They have a dark core, with a mustard colored growth of later generation Wulfenite on both sides of the dark crystal.
Mineral: | Wulfenite |
Locality: | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 52mm x 67mm 29mm |
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Cluster of chocolate sándwiches or toffee-tastees Wulfenite crystals. |
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18955 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Wulfenite |
Locality: | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 52mm x 67mm 29mm |
Description: |
They have a dark core, with a mustard colored growth of later generation Wulfenite on both sides of the dark crystal. |
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18957 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Wulfenite |
Locality: | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 52mm x 67mm 29mm |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Oct 22, 2018 16:56 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Okenite from Malad Quarry, Mumbay (Bombay), India.
Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals with its unmistakable silky feel.
Mineral: | Okenite |
Locality: | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India | |
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Dimensions: | 97mm x 63mm x 26mm |
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18864 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Okenite |
Locality: | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India | |
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Dimensions: | 97mm x 63mm x 26mm |
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Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals with its unmistakable silky feel. |
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18870 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Okenite |
Locality: | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India | |
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Dimensions: | Detail |
Description: |
Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals. |
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18843 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Okenite |
Locality: | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India | |
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Dimensions: | Detail |
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Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals. |
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Recovering - Academic
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Posted: Oct 22, 2018 19:08 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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franjungle wrote: | Wulfenite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, México.
Cluster of chocolate sándwiches or toffee-tastees Wulfenite crystals from Ojuela Mine.
They have a dark core, with a mustard colored growth of later generation Wulfenite on both sides of the dark crystal. |
Dear FJ
Nice cluster of crystals. They look like chocolate treats. I would like to get them under my microscope. I might have to buy a cluster for said purpose.
Regards
RA
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Oct 23, 2018 14:45 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Hi mister R. Academic.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
I would like to have here your microscope to probe with my close-ups.
Best regards.
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Firmo Espinar
Joined: 05 Apr 2017
Posts: 756
Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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Posted: Oct 26, 2018 22:22 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.
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Opal from Albacete, Spain.
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 77mm x 70mm x 62mm |
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18757 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 77mm x 70mm x 62mm |
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18750 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Keuper outcrop, Los Frailes, Luzón, Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 22mm x 25mm x 12mm |
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18744 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 18mm x 26mm x 12mm |
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18740 Time(s) |
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Firmo Espinar
Joined: 05 Apr 2017
Posts: 756
Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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Posted: Nov 03, 2018 22:38 Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
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Fluorite and Calcite from Barcelona, Spain.
Apple green bipyramidal Fluorite with translucent pseudo cubes Calcite crystals, on matrix.
Mined in 1997. Ex J. Carral from Joan Rosell.
Mineral: | Fluorite and Calcite |
Locality: | Berta Quarry, Can Domènech Hill, Roques Blanques Mountains, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Comarca Vallès Occidental / Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 128mm x 73mm x 56mm |
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18593 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite and Calcite |
Locality: | Berta Quarry, Can Domènech Hill, Roques Blanques Mountains, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Comarca Vallès Occidental / Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 128mm x 73mm x 56mm. Detail. |
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Apple green bipyramidal Fluorite with translucent pseudo cubes Calcite crystals, on matrix. |
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18616 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite and Calcite |
Locality: | Berta Quarry, Can Domènech Hill, Roques Blanques Mountains, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Comarca Vallès Occidental / Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 128mm x 73mm x 56mm. Detail. |
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18607 Time(s) |
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