24 specimens found!

CES0604_10 €
Andradite garnet
Minas de cala, Sevilla, Spain
Small Cabinet7x5x2.5cm90g
Brown xls to 1cm on contrasting green and pink matrix



CES0548_15 €
Pyrite
Navajun, Logrono, La Rioja, Spain
Small Cabinet7x6x4cm145g
Several cubes, typical for the location. The largest x (1.2cm) had been reattached after preparation, a usual practice with matrix specimens from this location.




CES0540_16 €
Fluorite
Emilio Mine, La Collada, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet5.5x3x2.5cm55g
Transparent colorless fluorites, some with stepped faces.
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CES0529_22 €
Fluorite with Barite
Jaimina Mine, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet8x7x3cm220g
Colorless transparent fluorite xls to 2.8cm. Some damages from contacts. The back is covered with barite
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CES0531_22 €
Fluorite with Barite
Jaimina Mine, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet6x3.5x3cm70g
Light violet, very sharp and transparent with beveled edges. Difficult to photograph because of the transparency. Better in person
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DES0536_25 €
Calcite
Emilio Mine, La Collada, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet10x6x3.5cm205g
Calcite xls (note the shape!) growing on both sides of the specimen. The smaller xls have quartz-like brilliance.
fluorescent LW reddish!
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CES0547_25 €
Selenite
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Small Cabinet9.5x5.5x4cm320g
Very slim swallowtail twins. The blue color in the picture is from reflected sky.
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CES0535_28 €
Calcite with Barite
Emilio Mine, La Collada, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet6.5x5x3cm75g
Calcite xls (note the shape!) intergrown with barite.
fluorescent LW reddish!
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CES0538_28 €
Fluorite with Barite, Calcite
Emilio Mine, La Collada, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet5x4x2cm45g
Light blue fluorite xls with corner modifications. Pale yellow calcite (tip cleaved off) on a matrix of white barite.
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BES0583_28 €
Allanite (La) with Magnetite
La Judia Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Miniature4x3.5x3cm63g
Allanite xls (to 8mm, sharp, incomplete) and magnetite xls (to 3mm) growing in calcite filled vugs (the calcite has been partially removed to expose the allanite. This is the lanthanum-rich variety of allanite.
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CES1177_28 €
Jarosite with Hematite, Goethite
Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Los Lobos, Cuevas de Almanzora, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain (TL)
Small Cabinet6x5x3.5cm125g
Vug in hematite matrix, lined with sharp, lustrous, dark brown transparent jarosite xls to about 2mm. Excellent crystallization from the type locality.
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CES0530_35 €
Fluorite with Barite
Jaimina Mine, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet8x6x4cm210g
Colorless transparent fluorite on barite matrix. Some bitumen inclusions.
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CES0546_35 €
Fluorite
Berbes, Ribadesella District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet6x5.5x3.5cm145g
Cubes to 2.3cm with "etched" surface appearance. Slight color change from blue (natural light) to violet (incandescent). See The Mineralogical Record, vol. 23, pp 69-76 for some background on this famous Spanish locality.




DES0526_38 €
Fluorite with Dolomite
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet10x6x2cm105g
Wine yellow, very sharp and transparent cubes to 0.7cm. Difficult to photograph, better in person. The mine is closed now.
fluorescent LW yellow!
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CES0542_38 €
Fluorite with Barite
Emilio Mine, La Collada, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet7x6x4cm265g
Colorless fluorite xls to 1.3cm with strong modifications, giving the cubes a "swollen" or rounded look. Hardly looks like fluorite any more.
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CES0528_40 €
Barite with Fluorite
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet7x6x3cm115g
Sharp, white and transparent barite xls to 3cm. Looks much better in person, the photo unfortunately makes it appear quite flat.
fluorescent LW yellow
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CES0539_40 €
Fluorite with Barite, Bitumen
Emilio Mine, La Collada, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet7.5x5.5x4cm175g
Cluster of colorless fluorite xls with corner modifications and coal inclusions growing on a matrix of white barite. Some pyrite.
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CES0488_45 €
Fluorite with Dolomite
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet8x6x3cm175g
Glassy wine yellow cubes to 8mm, almost transparent. Very small damages. The mine is closed.
fluorescent LW bright yellow Fluorite!
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DES0541_60 €
Fluorite with Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Barite
Emilio Mine, La Collada, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet12x7x4cm460g
Colorless to light blue fluorite xls with strong corner modifications (few damaged, see picture). Both sides covered with fluorite, back side has also overgrowth of calcite and pyrite.
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DES0543_65 €
Fluorite
Berbes, Ribadesella District, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet15x13x8cm1930g
Purple (alternating layers of light and strong coloring) fluorite xls to 2.3cm, well centered with considerable matrix for contrast (base is sawn). See The Mineralogical Record, vol. 23, pp 69-76 for some background on this famous Spanish locality. Better in person.
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DES0545_68 €
Fluorite with Quartz
Berbes, Ribadesella District, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet11x10x7.5cm850g
Incomplete development gives this x an interesting triangular look. On druzy quartz matrix, partially covered by limonite. See The Mineralogical Record, vol. 23, pp 69-76 for some background on this famous Spanish locality.
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DES0527_85 €
Barite
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet16x9x5cm680g
Sharp, white and transparent barite xls to 3cm
fluorescent LW yellow
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DES0525_90 €
Fluorite with Dolomite, Barite, Pyrite
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet13x11x8cm1000g
Wine yellow, very sharp and transparent cubes to 0.5cm. Difficult to photograph, better in person. The mine is closed now.
fluorescent LW yellow
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CES0537_95 €
Quartz, Bitumen with Fluorite
Emilio Mine, La Collada, Caravia, Oviedo District, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet6.5x4x3cm100g
Quartz of this size is quite unusual from this location. This specimen is a double terminated, incompletely developed, however intact, clear x with water, oil and coal inclusions. Water and oil inclusions BOTH have moving gas bubbles! Small fluorites growing on the faces. The tip is incompletely developed, not broken. Spectacular white to yellow fluorescence of the oil inclusions under LW UV!
fluorescent Multicolor: LW bright white and yellow (oil inclusions)!
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