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PostPosted: Oct 11, 2021 05:24    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Hi Tobi.
It´s always interesting to make a comparison between specimens.


I´ve tried Sante with different LW UV lights. There isn´t any fluorescence signal.


Now a
Quartz from La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-113)



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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 45mm x 75mm x 35mm
 Description:
Group of transparent hexagonal prisms quartz with a subtlle phantom inside the largest one. (Nº-113).
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PostPosted: Oct 17, 2021 10:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Quartz (variety smoky) from Bahia, Brazil.


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 Mineral: Quartz (variety smoky)
 Locality:
Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
 Dimensions: 54 mm x 86 mm x 41 mm
 Description:
Smoky quartz cluster with many divergent crystals growing on a side of the main one. Frontal light.
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PostPosted: Oct 22, 2021 12:25    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Diopside from Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.


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 Mineral: Diopside
 Locality:
Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
 Dimensions: 35 mm x 31 mm x 16 mm
 Description:
Mint green doubly terminated diopside crystal.
 Viewed:  11497 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 28, 2021 11:36    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Fluorite and Quartz from Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain


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 Mineral: Fluorite and Quartz
 Locality:
Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain
 Dimensions: 73 mm x 67 mm x 43 mm
 Description:
A classic from Spain. Stepped and violet colored fluorite cubes placed on a matrix of numerous quartz crystals.
 Viewed:  11425 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Fluorite and Quartz
 Locality:
Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain
 Dimensions: 73 mm x 67 mm x 43 mm
 Description:
Backside is coated with a cream micro quartz layer, some of them measuring 5 mm.
 Viewed:  11403 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Fluorite and Quartz
 Locality:
Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain
 Dimensions: Detail
 Description:
 Viewed:  11410 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 28, 2021 12:54    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Firmo, you have an excellent fluorite and quartz specimen.
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PostPosted: Oct 31, 2021 10:47    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Thank you so much Don for your kind words.
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2021 13:10    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Opal (variety hyalite), Chalcedony and Quartz from Monok, Zemplén Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary.


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 Mineral: Opal (variety hyalite), Chalcedony and Quartz
 Locality:
Monok, Zemplén Mountains, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
 Dimensions: 63 mm x 52 mm x 50 mm
 Description:
Growth of botryoidal opal aggregates, aerial and clear. Top size from the locality. Weight: 120 gr
 Viewed:  11155 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal (variety hyalite), Chalcedony and Quartz
 Locality:
Monok, Zemplén Mountains, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
 Dimensions: 63 mm x 52 mm x 50 mm
 Description:
The hyalite becomes very green in every type of UV light.
 Viewed:  11151 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Opal (variety hyalite), Chalcedony and Quartz
 Locality:
Monok, Zemplén Mountains, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
 Dimensions: Detail. FOV 10mm.
 Description:
 Viewed:  11146 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Nov 19, 2021 12:27    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Quartz and Clinochlore from La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-114)


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 Mineral: Quartz, Clinochlore
 Locality:
Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 45 mm x 83 mm x 30 mm
 Description:
Hexagonal prism with a large pyramidal white phantom, a green arborescent clinochlore inclusion and a big vertical crack. (Nº-114).
 Viewed:  11047 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz, Clinochlore
 Locality:
Municipio La Belleza, Vélez Province, Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: Detail
 Description:
Clinochlore cloud close up.
 Viewed:  11060 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Nov 25, 2021 17:02    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Beryl (variety aquamarine) and Quartz from Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.


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 Mineral: Beryl (variety aquamarine) and Quartz
 Locality:
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 42 mm x 45 mm x 24 mm
 Description:
Rich blue aquamarine crystal…
 Viewed:  10930 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Beryl (variety aquamarine) and Quartz
 Locality:
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 42 mm x 45 mm x 24 mm
 Description:
hosting many well terminated quartz crystals at back side.
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PostPosted: Dec 01, 2021 13:18    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Corundum (variety ruby) from Jagdalek, Surobi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.


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 Mineral: Corundum (variety ruby)
 Locality:
Jagdalek Mine, Surobi, Kabul, Afghanistan
 Dimensions: 25 mm x 42 mm x 20 mm
 Description:
Ruby crystals with calcite matrix, some of them aerial and well terminated.
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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2021 12:35    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

There are work seasons that won’t even let me take pictures.

Here’s the one missing from the previous ruby.



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 Mineral: Corundum (variety ruby)
 Locality:
Jagdalek Mine, Surobi, Kabul, Afghanistan
 Dimensions: 25 mm x 42 mm x 20 mm
 Description:
The corundum is fluorescent under LW UV light in a powerfull red.
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PostPosted: Dec 19, 2021 13:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Pyromorphite from Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy.

Now we change the color to the green… from a classic locality.



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 Mineral: Pyromorphite
 Locality:
Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
 Dimensions: 63 mm x 37 mm x 23 mm
 Description:
Deep green pyromorphite crystals on matrix, reaching some of them the size of 3 or 4 mm.
 Viewed:  10507 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Pyromorphite
 Locality:
Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
 Dimensions: Close up.
 Description:
Detail.
 Viewed:  10535 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Dec 24, 2021 10:16    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Two self-collected.


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 Mineral: Gypsum
 Locality:
Los Villares, La Almarcha, Comarca La Mancha Alta, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
 Dimensions: 85 mm x 66 mm x 53 mm
 Description:
Desert rose.
 Viewed:  10403 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Almandine
 Locality:
Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 15 mm x 17 mm x 12 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  10433 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Dec 29, 2021 17:56    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Epidote with Andradite from Khogyani, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.


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 Mineral: Epidote with Andradite
 Locality:
Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
 Dimensions: 44 mm x 28 mm x 16 mm
 Description:
Bright and gemmy epidote crystals on matrix with minor andradite.
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PostPosted: Jan 03, 2022 08:14    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Quartz from San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia. (Nº-115).


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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 134 mm x 35 mm x 32 mm
 Description:
Doubly terminated good size crystal where a grey cloud is present at the middle of the length. Weight: 212 gr. (Nº-115).
 Viewed:  10155 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
San Cristobal, Municipio Suaita, Santander Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: Detail
 Description:
And white threads as inclusions are also in the middle.
 Viewed:  10153 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jan 08, 2022 07:30    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Schorl and Orthoclase from Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia.


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 Mineral: Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Schorl and Orthoclase
 Locality:
Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia
 Dimensions: 27 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm
 Description:
A lustrous pale blue terminated aquamarine crystal on orthoclase matrix partially transparent at the top.
 Viewed:  10045 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Schorl and Orthoclase
 Locality:
Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia
 Dimensions: 27 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm
 Description:
At the back side we see the schorl crystal.
 Viewed:  10026 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jan 14, 2022 17:42    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Smoky quartz from Bahia, Brazil.


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 Mineral: Quartz (variety smoky)
 Locality:
Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
 Dimensions: 47 mm x 123 mm x 36 mm
 Description:
Dark smoky quartz with three different colours changing along it.
 Viewed:  9881 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz (variety smoky)
 Locality:
Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
 Dimensions: 47 mm x 123 mm x 36 mm
 Description:
Under back-light is possible to see the hidden smoky or coffee color.
 Viewed:  9873 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jan 17, 2022 05:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Firmo Espinar wrote:
Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Schorl and Orthoclase
Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia
A lustrous pale blue terminated aquamarine crystal on orthoclase matrix partially transparent at the top.
Nice one, and I like the floating effect on the second photo!
And the last quartz is also beautiful. Smoky quartz is one of my favourite minerals and I like such pieces with different colours depending on the light, really lovely.

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PostPosted: Jan 19, 2022 18:12    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Hi Tobi.

Thank you for your post. Nice to see you here.

As a photograph lover, little by little we are evolving.
As a mineral lover it´s a pleasure taking pictures of my small collection.

I found the smoky quartz during my last holiday in 2021 and fell in love with it.

I appreciate you wasting time writing me.

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PostPosted: Jan 20, 2022 17:41    Post subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar  

Chrysocolla from Reformada Mine, Bédar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.


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 Mineral: Chrysocolla and Malaquite
 Locality:
Reformada Mine, El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
 Dimensions: 67 mm x 43 mm x 40 mm
 Description:
Self-collected in 2013.
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