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RM1274   Torbernite

Druse of small torbernite crystals forming rossetes of tabular crystals with a green color.

Size: 4.3 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm.
Main crystal: 1 x 1 mm.
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RM1269   Calcite with goethite

A nice druse of very curious calcite crystals showing rhombohedron terminal faces and the side faces covered with a second generation of calcite with staggered growth of intense white color. They are disposed on a matrix of goethite with manganese oxides. Special one for calcite mineral collectors.

Size: 12.0 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm.
Main crystal: 10 x 10 mm.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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RM1268   Opal, var. menilite

Very "curious" specimen of these opals from the gypsum quarries of Agramón. It is not so common to find them in a consolidated matrix.

Size: 9.3 x 8.5 x 3.8 cm.
Main crystal: 30 x 18 mm.
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RM1271   Octahedral fluorite with calcite and pyrite

Group of octahedral crystals of fluorite, nice green color, transparent to translucent and very well defined faces and edges. Peppered by small crystals of pyrite with complex shapes and even tabular appearance. They are disposed on a matrix with calcite and pyrite. From a classic Catalan locality. Fluorescence (UV-LW) is red for calcite and blue for fluorite.

Size: 11.5 x 5.7 x 5.0 cm.
Main crystal: 8 x 8 mm.
Found in ca. 2001.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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RM1258   Turquoise

From a recent finding in an outcrop close to the Proserpina reservoir, near of the interesting city of Mérida (Badajoz). This specimen shows small turquoise crystals forming botryoidal aggregates with a nice bluish and greenish tones, partially covered by a second generation of more yellowish crystals. We'll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.

Size: 6.9 x 6.5 x 2.4 cm.
Found in 2013.
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RM1257   Calcite on quartz

A curious calcite specimen that shows the top faces of the scalenohedron, with a translucent crystal core area and the outer areas colorless, highly visible at the acute termination. Well defined, brilliant and on a matrix of quartz crystals. Nice.

Size: 10.0 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm.
Main crystal: 6.8 x 3.5 cm.
Found in 2015.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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RM1243   Fluorite

Superb specimen of fluorite from the mythic vein called Josefa-Veneros. A druse of fluorite crystals showing the cube faces with beveled edges by the dodecahedron. Good brilliance and intense violet color with zoning, more intense on edges. The definition of faces and edges is excellent and the crystal size more than interesting. An opportunity to get a classic from Asturian fluorite, not easy (near impossible) to be found nowadays.

Size: 15 x 7 x 7 cm.
Main crystal: 8 x 8 mm.
Found in ±1975.
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RM1244   Fluorite with quartz

A huge size specimen large formed by a rich group of cubic fluorite crystals with an intense, very intense violet color, with some zoning. Translucent and semidull faces. Crystals are disposed on a matrix covered by small quartz crystals. Some fluorite crystals have small damages, without affecting the beauty of the piece. From a Spanish classic locality.

Size: 17 x 14 x 7 cm.
Main crystal: 15 x 15 mm.
Found in ca. 2014.
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RM1190   Strontianite with limonite

Group of strontianite crystals with an elongated pyramidal habit, forming bundles and aggregates, with color between white to colorless. These specimens appeared in a concrete area of the mine Oriolana (Busot, Alicante) and initially were identified as aragonite or calcite. Further analysis indicated that this was strontianite with some calcium. It indicates that the crystals are zoned and its composition varies within the crystal. They were determined strontianita (majority), celestite, calcite with some quartz (probably due to mechanical mixtures).

Size: 7.2 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm.
Main crystal: 4 mm.
Found in 2011.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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RM1191   Strontianite with limonite

Group of strontianite crystals with an elongated pyramidal habit, forming bundles and aggregates, with color between white to colorless. These specimens appeared in a concrete area of the mine Oriolana (Busot, Alicante) and initially were identified as aragonite or calcite. Further analysis indicated that this was strontianite with some calcium. It indicates that the crystals are zoned and its composition varies within the crystal. They were determined strontianita (majority), celestite, calcite with some quartz (probably due to mechanical mixtures).

Size: 9.2 x 7.0 x 3.8 cm.
Main crystal: 3 mm (aggreg).
Found in 2011.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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RM1231   Fluorite with quartz

On a rocky matrix of granite, partially covered by small but brilliant quartz crystals, some groups and isolated fluorite crystals. Good transparence, brilliance and with a intense green color. A mineral classic from Catalonia.

Size: 6.4 x 6.1 x 5.0 cm.
Main crystal: 7 x 7 mm.
Found in 1990's.
Fluorescent under LW-UV and SW-UV lights
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RM1246   Schorl and epidote

Rich group of schorl crystals with an intense black color, forming brilliant divergent agreggates, and disposed on a ophitic matrix with epidote crystals. This Catalan locality was well known for its epidote and axinite (Fe) specimens. Along with these species, and on the epidote, appeared from time to time groups of very dark, near black, crystals which once analyzed proved to be tourmaline: schorl.

Size: 9.3 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm.
Main crystal: 14 x 10 mm.
Found in 2012.
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RM1182b   Fluorapatite and calcite

From a recent find in the area of La Celia mines. This crystal is very rich in faces, doubly terminated, gem quality, very brilliant and with an excellent transparence. It is accompanied by numerous other smaller crystals. A very interesting specimen.

Size: 6.8 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm.
Main crystal: 16 x 6 mm.
Found in 2015.
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RM1184   Quartz eisenkiesel (Jacinto de Compostela) with gypsum

Very aesthetic quartz (eisenkiesel or Jacinto de Compostela var.) crystal, showing defined faces and edges, with a good size for the locality. Perfect luster, with deep red color. In a gypsum matrix with another small crystal. From a different Spanish locality than usual ones.

Size: 6.4 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm.
Main crystal: 15 x 8 mm.
Found in 2014.
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RM1183   Quartz eisenkiesel (Jacinto de Compostela) with gypsum

Very aesthetic quartz (eisenkiesel or Jacinto de Compostela var.) crystal, showing defined faces and edges, with a reasonable size for the locality. Perfect luster and some transparency, with deep red color. In a gypsum matrix. From a different Spanish locality than usual ones.

Size: 5.1 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm.
Main crystal: 16 x 7 mm.
Found in 2014.
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RM1172   Fluorapatite with hematite and calcite

Excellent specimen of fluorapatite from "Jumilla".A group of crystals, one of them predominant, vertical, isolated, brilliant, transparent, with good color and no damage. It is disposed in a cavity accompanied by globular aggregates of calcite and laminar hematite crystals. This specimen is from dumps and already have a certain age. Interesting matrix: A very esthetic and representative piece from this classic Spanish locality were nowadays is forbiden collect minerals.
This locality is located in La Celia volcano where we find remains of a volcanic neck (chimney) and streams from Pliocenic age (1.8 - 5 million years). These mines have a special geological interest, as they contains an exceptional locality for fluorapatite in the volcanic rock "jumillite". Jumillite is a volcanic rock of the lamproite group, a variety of phonolitic leucitite, consisting essentially of diopside and leucite and, to a lesser content, by olivine, alkali feldspar and phlogopite.

Size: 9.3 x 8.2 x 6.3 cm.
Main crystal: 12 x 5 mm.
Found in ca 1990's.
Calcite is fluorescent under LW-UV.
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RM1168   Fluorite

A very rich group of fluorite crystals, with an excellent transparence, brilliance and with a slight pink to violet color, near colorless. With defined cubic faces and dodecahedron on edges. Excellent miniature.

Size: 3.5 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm.
Main crystal: 15 x 14 mm.
Found in 2010.
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RM1167   Fluorite

This specimen is a defined crystal of fluorite, with geometric violet color zoning, good transparency, brilliance and cube and dodecahedron faces. Presenta some small damage in the back. Good miniature.

Size: 2.6 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
Found in 2010.
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RM1171   Goethitized pyrite

A very rich group of goethitized pyrite crystals, covered by a thin layer of limonite, from this classic Spanish locality. Defined crystals and orange color. Good size specimen.

Size: 14.0 x 11.0 x 4.2 cm.
Main crystal: 22 x 20 mm.
Found in 2005.
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RM1173   Aragonite

Group of interpenetrated aragonite crystals, brilliant, damage free and with a more intense brown color zoning in central prism. With naturally corroded pinacoids. A good specimen different from the usual in this classic aragonite Spanish locality.From a former collection Botella.

Size: 6.6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm.
Main crystal: 35 x 35 mm.
Ex-col. Botella.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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RM1178   Fluorite

Curious globular aggregates formed by numerous fluorite octahedral crystals that have grown together, reaching this globular shape. If you look closely under magnification the specimen you can observe different growing phases. Very fluorescent under LW-UV.
This green color is the best ever found for this site, with transparence and brilliance. They are disposed on an matrix of hard porphyry covered by minute quartz crystals, with calcite and goethitized cubic pyrite.

This area is known as Singuerlín (a neighborhood of Santa Coloma de Gramenet city, close to Barcelona) and from 60's collectors has found these globular aggregates with tones between white, yellow or slightly greenish. Then some specimens were analyzed and labeled as gearksutite. More recent analysis did not indicate the presence of this species but only fluorite.

Size: 5.5 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm.
Main crystal: 4 mm. aggreg.
Found in 2014.
Fluorescent under LW-UV and SW-UV lights
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RM1177   Chalcedony (quartz var.)

Good size specimen that shows a rich group of stalactitic growth of chalcedony, a variety of quartz. They are disposed randomly on the goethite matrix. Colourless, yellow and orange tones, due to the iron oxides. A very aesthetic specimen from this classic quarry.

Size: 12.8 x 8.7 x 6.2 cm.
Main crystal: 14 x 2 mm.
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RM1176   Prehnite with actinolite

An aesthetic globular aggregate of prehnite, disposed very aerially on a matrix covered by several needles of actinolite. Translucent, with a green color with yellowish tones. From a classic Spanish locality.

Size: 7.7 x 6.5 x 5.3 cm.
Main crystal: 27 x 23 mm. aggreg.
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RM210   Prehnite

Globular aggregates of prehnite crystals, dull luster and light green. From a Spanish locality not well represented in collections.

Size: 7.3 x 5.0 x 2.7 cm.
Found in 2006.
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RM870   Galena with siderite

Pure crystallography... Very nice galena crystal showing cube and developed octahedron faces. Perfectly disposed on a grenalitic rocky matrix with siderite.

Size: 7.0 x 6.5 x 4.3 cm.
Main crystal: 9 x 8 mm.
Found in 2013.
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