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[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Buriticá, Occidente Province, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Nº-53).

Elongated doubly terminated Quartz cristal.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Boyacá Department, Colombia. (Nº-41).

This is a good size example with some internal fractures, bought in Medellín and the information about the origin said only “Boyacá, in the north of Bogotá”.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-54).

Biterminated crystals family with a doubly bent one.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-58).


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Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-61).

Doubly terminated needle.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-59).

Four points in these crystals, main with two end points and a fine needle crossed.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-60).

Six points in these three doubly terminated crossed crystals.

[Dany Mabillard]

So many different terminations. A real delight for the eyes.

[Firmo Espinar]

Hi Dany.

Thank you very much for your post.

Glad that you like some aspect of my little collection.

Regards.

[Dany Mabillard]

[Firmo Espinar]

Thanks Dany.

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-57).

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Fluorite from Rogerly Mine, UK.

Green little Fluorite twin. It turns to the dark blue when the light changes.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-56).

Two main crystals arranged in V.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-63).

Largest specimen i have from Bolívar. This size and its flawless edges makes this a special find.
It seems to be formed by two crystals growing in a single hexagonal prism. I believe they are two lovers.
Finally two different points one of them with spotted edges similar to the pag 11 Bolívar´s example that i photographed with green background.

Quartz from Bolívar

All faces have small sons in the lower zone. The label shows the price and the weight: 690 gr.

[Firmo Espinar]

Gypsum from Algeria.

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Stilbite from Pune District, India.

Cream bowtie Stilbite.

[Tobi]

[Firmo Espinar]

Hi Tobi.
Thank you very much for your post.


Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-64).

Two main brothers and a crossed one with a small bi-terminated caught between chopsticks.

In IMG-0094.1 we can see a subtle white phantom in the top of the largest crystal.

[Firmo Espinar]

Dolomite, Siderite and Quartz from Otanche, Occidente Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia.

Acquired in Medellín in 2018.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-62).

Cluster of transparent needles growth around a doubly terminated main crystal.

[Dany Mabillard]

I have become a fan of the Colombian Quartz. How we say in a country (my second homeland) not far away from Colombia ¡Pura Vida!
As always, very nice specimens.

[Firmo Espinar]

Hi Dany.

Thank you so much for your kind input.
Now a Bolívar example.

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-63).

Cross with two needles. Also some small crystals living in the union point.

[Firmo Espinar]

Quartz from Bolívar, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-65).

Little geode with some cream bent crystals and a transparent prominent one.