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PostPosted: Aug 23, 2018 04:28    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 26mm x 56mm x 21mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  19033 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Brackebuschite
 Locality:
María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: FOV 9 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  19060 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Almandine
 Locality:
Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: Crystal size: 3mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  19043 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
 Dimensions: 28mm x 23mm x 14mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  19042 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 17mm x 43mm x 12mm
 Description:
Frontal view
 Viewed:  19023 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 17mm x 43mm x 12mm
 Description:
The backside
 Viewed:  19048 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Aug 29, 2018 16:06    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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 Mineral: Aragonite
 Locality:
La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 30mm x 32mm x 44mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  19007 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Aragonite
 Locality:
La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: FOV 14 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18994 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Lavendulan
 Locality:
María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: FOV 8 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  19012 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
 Dimensions: 28mm x 22mm x 14mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18952 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
 Dimensions: 28mm x 22mm x 14mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18975 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 40mm x 68mm x 15mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18959 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 04, 2018 10:15    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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 Mineral: Goethite
 Locality:
Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 52mm x 67mm x 50mm
 Description:
Lustrous silvery Goethite with botryoidal habit. It stands out for the weight.
 Viewed:  18899 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Goethite
 Locality:
Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 52mm x 67mm x 50mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18876 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Goethite
 Locality:
Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 52mm x 67mm x 50mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18880 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 11, 2018 15:52    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

Quartz from San Cristobal, Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia.

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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.

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Opal from Albacete, Spain.



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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 18mm x 45mm x 15mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18832 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
 Dimensions: 28mm x 35mm x 18mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18836 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 28mm x 33mm x 11mm
 Description:
The whale.
 Viewed:  18855 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 14, 2018 09:32    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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 Mineral: Stibnite
 Locality:
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania
 Dimensions: 60mm x 39mm x 22mm
 Description:
A cluster of sprays of well-terminated Stibnite. The individual crystals are up to 4cm long.
 Viewed:  18747 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Stibnite
 Locality:
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania
 Dimensions: 60mm x 39mm x 22mm
 Description:
There are some white crystals in the tops, perhaps Calcite.
 Viewed:  18730 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Stibnite
 Locality:
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania
 Dimensions: 60mm x 39mm x 22mm
 Description:
There are some white crystals in the tops, perhaps Calcite.
 Viewed:  18756 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 19, 2018 05:27    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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 Mineral: Aragonite
 Locality:
La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 107mm x 155mm x 46mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18685 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Aragonite
 Locality:
La Cena del Depósito Claim, Huércal-Overa, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: FOV 70 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18675 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
 Dimensions: 34mm x 23mm x 18mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18649 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 28mm x 40mm x 20mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18654 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Azurite
 Locality:
Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: FOV 8 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18682 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 22, 2018 14:51    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

Quartz from Peñas Blancas, Boyacá Department, Colombia.

This is a very thin and clear crystal.



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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 25mm x 49mm x 9mm
 Description:
This is a very thin and clear crystal.
 Viewed:  18563 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Peñas Blancas Mine, Municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 25mm x 49mm x 9mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18563 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Sep 26, 2018 15:54    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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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
 Dimensions: FOV 8 mm
 Description:
Yellow Nontronite coating white Calcite spheres, on volcanic rock vacuoles.
 Viewed:  18517 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
 Dimensions: FOV 7 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18484 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
 Dimensions: FOV 7 mm
 Description:
Yellow Nontronite coating white Calcite spheres, on volcanic rock vacuoles.
 Viewed:  18514 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
 Dimensions: 27mm x 32mm x 16mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18482 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
 Dimensions: 65mm x 68mm x 33mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18498 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 58mm x 35mm x 22mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18448 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 01, 2018 10:53    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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 Mineral: Pyrite
 Locality:
El Bosque Mine, Corregimiento Santa Rita, Andes Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 28mm x 37mm x 42mm
 Description:
Small cubic crystals 2-3mm size, from a gold mine. Self collected in 2014.
 Viewed:  18369 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Baryte
 Locality:
Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 133mm x 87mm x 58mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18384 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Baryte
 Locality:
Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: FOV 12 mm
 Description:
Baryte sprays.
 Viewed:  18372 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 05, 2018 07:03    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco.

Vanadinite on matrix with stripy alternating colours in the hexagonal prisms.



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 Mineral: Vanadinite
 Locality:
ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 74mm x 65mm x 26mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18296 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Vanadinite
 Locality:
ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: FOV 9 mm
 Description:
Vanadinite on matrix with stripy alternating colours in the hexagonal prisms.
 Viewed:  18282 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Vanadinite
 Locality:
ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: FOV 8 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18281 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Vanadinite
 Locality:
ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: FOV 30 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18291 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Vanadinite
 Locality:
ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: FOV 9 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18263 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 07, 2018 04:00    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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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PostPosted: Oct 08, 2018 04:08    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

Thank you so much Tobi.

You are a good observant and always have nice talk.

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PostPosted: Oct 10, 2018 21:42    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

Calcite from Segovia, Spain.

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Opal from Albacete, Spain.



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 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Eficacia Quarry, Las Arroyadas, Arcones, Comarca Tierras de Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain
 Dimensions: 124mm x 115mm x 78mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18177 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Eficacia Quarry, Las Arroyadas, Arcones, Comarca Tierras de Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain
 Dimensions: 124mm x 115mm x 78mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18132 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Eficacia Quarry, Las Arroyadas, Arcones, Comarca Tierras de Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain
 Dimensions: 124mm x 115mm x 78mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18174 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 60mm x 42mm x 30mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18112 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 14, 2018 21:00    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

Gypsum from Granada, Spain.

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Baryte from Almería, Spain.

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Opal from Albacete, Spain.



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 Mineral: Gypsum
 Locality:
Gypsum outcrop, Baza, Comarca Baza, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 68mm x 59mm x 32mm
 Description:
Frontal view.
 Viewed:  18077 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Gypsum
 Locality:
Gypsum outcrop, Baza, Comarca Baza, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 68mm x 59mm x 32mm
 Description:
Backside.
 Viewed:  18090 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Baryte
 Locality:
Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 87mm x 23mm x 17mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18080 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 17mm x 25mm x 12mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  18059 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 17, 2018 14:37    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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 Mineral: Wulfenite
 Locality:
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
 Dimensions: 52mm x 67mm 29mm
 Description:
Cluster of chocolate sándwiches or toffee-tastees Wulfenite crystals.
 Viewed:  17989 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Wulfenite
 Locality:
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
 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.
 Viewed:  17985 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Wulfenite
 Locality:
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
 Dimensions: 52mm x 67mm 29mm
 Description:
Detail.
 Viewed:  17990 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 22, 2018 16:56    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

Okenite from Malad Quarry, Mumbay (Bombay), India.

Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals with its unmistakable silky feel.



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 Mineral: Okenite
 Locality:
Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India
 Dimensions: 97mm x 63mm x 26mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  17892 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Okenite
 Locality:
Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India
 Dimensions: 97mm x 63mm x 26mm
 Description:
Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals with its unmistakable silky feel.
 Viewed:  17902 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Okenite
 Locality:
Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India
 Dimensions: Detail
 Description:
Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals.
 Viewed:  17878 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Okenite
 Locality:
Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India
 Dimensions: Detail
 Description:
Spheric snow white Okenite groups with radial fibrous crystals.
 Viewed:  17899 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 22, 2018 19:08    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.

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PostPosted: Oct 23, 2018 14:45    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.

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PostPosted: Oct 26, 2018 22:22    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

Pyrite from Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.

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Aragonite from Guadalajara, Spain.

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Opal from Albacete, Spain.



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 Mineral: Pyrite
 Locality:
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain
 Dimensions: 77mm x 70mm x 62mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  17787 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Pyrite
 Locality:
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain
 Dimensions: 77mm x 70mm x 62mm
 Description:
Detail.
 Viewed:  17779 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
 Dimensions: 22mm x 25mm x 12mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  17774 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Opal outcrop, Camarillas reservoir, Agramón, Hellín, Comarca Campos de Hellín, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 18mm x 26mm x 12mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  17767 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Nov 03, 2018 22:38    Post subject: Re: Franjungle Collection  

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.



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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
 Dimensions: 128mm x 73mm x 56mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  17625 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
 Dimensions: 128mm x 73mm x 56mm. Detail.
 Description:
Apple green bipyramidal Fluorite with translucent pseudo cubes Calcite crystals, on matrix.
 Viewed:  17645 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
 Dimensions: 128mm x 73mm x 56mm. Detail.
 Description:
 Viewed:  17639 Time(s)

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