Berbes Fluorite

Fluorite from Berbes, Asturias, Spain, one of the classic fluorite localities in Europe at the moment. Given the poor state of the area, the local collectors, who used to find those amazing pockets of fluorite, are finding fewer and fewer good specimens. These are specimens that come from some careful hunting by the locals.

Fluorite with Barite
	NP63P1: Cubic crystals with growths of clear, very uniform lilac color The crystals have grown on an aggregate of white laminar crystals of Barite. La Cabaña, Berbes, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 8.5 × 6.2 × 4.5 cm = 3.3” × 2.4” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.2 cm = 0.5” × 0.5” Barite minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Fluorite with Barite
NC56P1: Group of cubic crystals of excellent transparency, very deep color and a marked geometrical zoning. The group has grown on an aggregate of white laminar crystals of Barite. La Cabaña, Berbes, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm = 2.6” × 1.9” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.7 cm = 1.1” × 1.1” Barite minor fluorescence long & short UV	Front Side

Fluorite with Barite
	NB66P1: Group of cubic crystals of excellent transparency, very deep color and a marked geometrical zoning. The group has grown on an aggregate of white laminar crystals of Barite. La Cabaña, Berbes, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 6.7 × 4.6 × 6.1 cm = 2.6” × 1.8” × 2.4” Main crystal size: 3.3 × 1.9 cm = 1.3” × 0.7” Barite minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Fluorite with Quartz
NF57G8: Crystals are very clear, perfectly cubic and with a deep violet color contrasting with the Quartz matrix. Cuetu l'Aspa, Berbes, Asturias  Spain (2001) Specimen size: 7.2 × 4.6 × 4 cm = 2.8” × 1.8” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

Fluorite with Barite and Quartz
	VA16G8: A classic sample from Berbes of Fluorite crystals, of a good transparency, luster and color, with a Quartz druse and a “book” group of Barite crystals. Berbes, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 6.6 × 5.4 × 4.1 cm = 2.6” × 2.1” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

	Fluorite with Barite and Quartz
NE6F0: The crystals are well-defined cubes, brilliant, a great violet color, and with clear color zoning. This very beautiful specimen has the typical Barite and Calcite. El Frondil, Berbes, Asturias  Spain (05/2004) Specimen size: 8.5 × 8 × 3 cm = 3.3” × 3.1” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

Fluorite with Barite
	R47FI0: The sample is from a find of 1985. On a base of white Barite crystals were formed a series of cubic blue, bright and completely transparent, Fluorite crystals. La Cabaña, Berbes, Asturias  Spain (1985) Specimen size: 11.8 × 11.2 × 5.8 cm = 4.6” × 4.4” × 2.3” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4” Fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite with Barite
C96XDD9: A rather different pocket, that was found in 1993, produced this specimen with transparent crystals that are light blue and that has all its color concentrated in the violet phantoms within the crystals and is very fluorescent, which is very unusual for Berbes Fluorite. Also with lots of Barite, this floater really shows the features of this unusual pocket. La Cabaña, Berbes, Asturias  Spain (11/1993) Specimen size: 13.5 × 8.8 × 6.5 cm = 5.3” × 3.5” × 2.6” Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite with Barite and Quartz
	MN87J5: Esthetic group of cubic blue violet crystals, very clear and with very well marked geometric zoning, with groups of Barite crystals and, furthermore, a nest of Quartz crystals which have a clear crystal of Fluorite at its center. Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias  Spain (±1995) Specimen size: 16.5 × 8.5 × 5 cm = 6.5” × 3.3” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.5” × 0.5”

Berbes Fluorite - Coquera del Liso

In Berbes, Asturies, one of the most famous pockets was the pocket of 'Coquera del Liso' found in March 1993. One huge rock, which weighed more than 50 tons, had fallen from the cliffs. Inside this rock local collectors found great water clear Fluorite crystals with naturally modified corners, frequently associated with Quartz and Barite. Fabre Minerals bought the whole pocket. These specimens come from this find.

	Fluorite with Barite
LP75A8: Nice modified crystals of Fluorite, very aerial on their matrix of Quartz, and very transparent. With some Barite as well. Coquera del Liso, La Cabaña, Berbes, Asturias  Spain (1993) Specimen size: 7 × 5 cm = 2.8” × 2.0”

Fluorite
	LAF40: The best quality for the find. Coquera del Liso, La Cabaña, Berbes, Asturias  Spain (1993) Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.5 cm = 2.2” × 1.8”

La Collada old timers

The "Collada" and "Veneros Norte" veins at La Collada rate among the greatest in Spanish mineralogy. All Spanish collectors dream of having one of the extraordinary specimens in their collection. The specimens have a wide variation in, normally intense, color, modified edges to the crystals, and really very special forms. Although people recently found material in the same region and it is not that distinct from the classic ones, the old timers still have that special something.

	Fluorite
R7FD9: Although the edges of the crystals are not as heavily modified as in other specimens and the color is a bit lighter, this is a classic Veneros Norte vein specimen with the typical look as well. Filón Josefa-Veneros Norte, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (±1974) Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.6 × 1.2 cm = 1.0” × 1.0” × 0.5” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

Fluorite on Quartz with Calcite
	B62RH2: On a base of Quartz crystals stand some groups of echeloned crystals of Fluorite made of small cubes with beveled edges and deep blue color. All over the matrix there are other small single cubes also with beveled edges. A classic sample from the mythic Josefa-Veneros Norte vein, at La Collada. Filón Josefa-Veneros Norte, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (1975) Specimen size: 13.2 × 7.5 × 5.2 cm = 5.2” × 3.0” × 2.0”

	Fluorite with Pyrite and Quartz
N8RH2: Pyrite and Fluorite are covering the terminal faces of Quartz crystals forming a little valley between them also covered by crystals. Some cubes of fluorite are so extremely beveled that they nearly appear as dodecahedra. A classic sample from the mythic Josefa-Veneros Norte vein, at La Collada. Filón Josefa-Veneros Norte, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (±1974) Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.8 × 3.5 cm = 2.3” × 1.5” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”	Front Top

Fluorite
Front Rear	B9RH2: Fluorite with beveled cubic and very transparent crystals. The main crystal shows a complete world in it, with a curious distribution of color. From the mythic Josefa-Veneros Norte vein, at La Collada. Filón Josefa-Veneros Norte, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (±1974) Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.2 × 2.3 cm = 1.2” × 0.9” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.6”

La Collada Fluorite - Geoda del Reguerín

From when mining ended at La Collada until 1998 almost no new specimens were found in the area. That said there were a few finds, such as the large April 1994 pocket called 'Geoda del Reguerín' which was found near the La Viesca area. The pocket was filled with water, but from beneath the water a large number of specimens emerged, with light sky blue crystals of Fluorite that have pale violet phantoms. While the crystals are not that large they are very transparent, and almost always on Quartz matrix. We bought the majority of this find and have some of them below.

	Fluorite with Quartz
R40A: Very clear, good crystal form. Geoda del Reguerín, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (04/1994) Specimen size: 3.5 × 3 cm = 1.4” × 1.2”

Fluorite with Quartz
	R56CI7: Very transparent, neat and bright group of cubic crystals. Their color is very pale blue with very well defined zonation of color. They are on a matrix partially covered by small Quartz crystals. Geoda del Reguerín, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (04/1994) Specimen size: 8.9 × 7.9 × 5.8 cm = 3.5” × 3.1” × 2.3” Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.7 cm = 0.8” × 0.7”

	Fluorite with Quartz
R26ECM3: A classic from the April 1994 find in the well known pocket of El Reguerín, in the La Collada district. Very transparent Fluorite crystals with an excellent and zoned blue color. With a thin layer of microcrystalline Quartz on some Fluorite faces. Geoda del Reguerín, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (04/1994) Specimen size: 13 × 8.2 × 6.3 cm = 5.1” × 3.2” × 2.5” Main crystal size: 4.7 × 4.3 cm = 1.9” × 1.7” Minor fluorescence long & short UV	Front Side

La Collada Fluorite (Reguerín 2 Pocket)

During December of 2001 in the La Collada area of Asturias, Spain, a series of pockets of Fluorite was found. Physically they was found very close to another old find in the "El Reguerín" area, but luckily the color of these specimens is better than those from the previous find. More intense, with a spectacular color change from sky blue to mauve depending the kind of light. Their luster is better too.
As is quite common in the La Collada area these specimens show naturally modified corners.

Fluorite with Quartz
	NN6L5: Group of transparent and beveled cubic Fluorite crystals. The main feature of this specimen is the slight curvature of the crystal bevels smoothing the crystal appearance. An interesting miniature. Geoda del Reguerín 2, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (12/2001) Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.6 × 1.9 cm = 1.1” × 1.0” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.7” × 0.5”

	Fluorite on Quartz
NE58G8: Color and luster are, maybe, less intense than usual but compensated by the esthetical aspect of the piece, aerial on a fine matrix of Quartz, and the shape of the faces, that are clear on their beveled edges. Geoda del Reguerín 2, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (12/2001) Specimen size: 7.6 × 6.5 × 2.5 cm = 3.0” × 2.6” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.5” × 0.5”

Fluorite
	NA6D9: This floater specimen has deep sea blue crystals with good size and interesting form. Overall it is a good one. Geoda del Reguerín 2, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (12/01) Specimen size: 7.2 × 6.5 × 2.1 cm = 2.8” × 2.6” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 4 × 3.9 cm = 1.6” × 1.5”

	Fluorite
NP9G8: Two main cubic crystals have a magnificent blue color. The degree of transparency varies due to the growing factors. The rhombohedron also appears, forming a bevel. Geoda del Reguerín 2, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (12/2001) Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.3 × 5.5 cm = 1.4” × 1.3” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 2,9 × 2.6 cm = 0.8” × 1.0”

Fluorite with Quartz
	NR60G8: Strong zonation formed by two different growth phases. The first phase, deep violet in the inner crystal part, and a second one, outside, of a vivid blue color. The crystal sits on a minimal Quartz matrix. Geoda del Reguerín 2, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (12/2001) Specimen size: 5 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 3.8 × 3.2 cm = 1.5” × 1.3”

	Quartz after Calcite
NM61D9: Let’s see: some scalenohedrons of Calcite once existed in the pocket. They are now long gone and all that remains is the form of the faces of the old Calcite crystals that have been preserved by the coating of Quartz that formed on them. It is a floater with a very clean appearance and great originality. It is the most spectacular of the specimens of this type that came out of this find. The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Bocamina’ on page 62 in number 19, year 2007. Geoda del Reguerín 2, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (12/01) Specimen size: 11.5 × 9.5 × 5 cm = 4.5” × 3.7” × 2.0”	Front Rear

La Collada Fluorite - Geoda del Tiro

In Spain there are two classic localities for quality Fluorite: Berbes and La Collada. At the latter, extraordinary specimens were found when the mine was worked in the 60s and 70s. Their color varied between blue and green, phantoms were frequently present, and the edges of the crystals were often modified. Between 1998 and 1999 with the aid of heavy equipment, they managed to remove the spoil from an area of the La Collada mine and find a number of reasonably sized pockets with good crystals which are violet or deep blue, and often have phantoms. From these finds we were able to present the following specimens.

Fluorite
	N8DD9: More transparent and brilliant than most other specimens from La Collada, and, as it lacks the typical modification to the edges, it looks more like one from Berbes – but it is from La Collada. Very nice as well! Geoda del Tiro, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (11/98) Specimen size: 5.5 × 2.8 × 1.8 cm = 2.2” × 1.1” × 0.7” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.5 cm = 0.6” × 0.6”

	Fluorite
NP46L3: Big translucent beveled cubic crystal of Fluorite showing a violet color with blue internal reflections and marked zoning with more intense and violet shade. On matrix partially covered by small and brilliant Quartz crystals. Geoda del Tiro, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (11/1998) Specimen size: 6.7 × 6.5 × 9.3 cm = 2.6” × 2.6” × 3.7” Main crystal size: 6.7 × 5.8 cm = 2.6” × 2.3”	Front Side

Fluorite
	S164S: Floater, with multiple phantoms of different color. Geoda del Tiro, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (11/98) Specimen size: 7 × 6 cm = 2.8” × 2.4”

	Fluorite with Quartz
N90DD9: Crystals of purple Fluorite, with zoned phantoms, good shininess, and small crystals of Fluorite that have grown on the first generation of crystals. On top of that, in the center of the specimen there is an old scalenohedron of Calcite that has been completely replaced by Quartz and which stands upright and aerial on the Fluorite. The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Bocamina’ on page 60 in number 19, year 2007. Geoda del Tiro, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (11/98) Specimen size: 23.5 × 11.5 × 10.5 cm = 9.3” × 4.5” × 4.1” Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

Fluorite
Front Top	N27HL5: Group of beveled cubic crystals with polysynthetic growths forming tiled structures on the cube faces. Crystals are translucent and their color varies between the greenish blue and lilac. Geoda del Tiro, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (11/1998) Specimen size: 11.4 × 8.2 × 6.5 cm = 4.5” × 3.2” × 2.6”

Tres de La Collada Fluorites

At the end of the month of May 2003 in the La Collada mining area they found a superb pocket the size of at least two cars and full of crystallized specimens. This pocket was named "Tres de La Collada" for the name of the area where it was found and it supplied more than 6000 specimens. That seems like a lot of specimens, but as is usual in this kind of find, only a few of this huge total had "collector quality". Well connected with all main Spanish finds, we went there immediately and we made a significant selection of our favorite specimens.

In some cases (the bluer ones) the shape is very similar to the famous old classic La Collada Fluorite, with naturally modified corners. In other cases (the more violet ones) they are completely different from the others found at this locality in the past. The white Quartz matrix in a few specimens completes the fame of the find.

As usual with La Collada classic specimens, the surface of the crystals is not that brilliant, but rather slightly glazed. This is due to a second generation of globular Fluorite (by the way very similar to the new Indian ones) partially covering the surface of the crystals. When viewed with a magnifying glass it is spectacular as it looks like sea waves.

Please note that all the specimens are shown with two kind of lights: fluorescent or day light and bulb light. The color depends so much on which of these two light sources is used that we preferred to display them in the two different lights.

	Fluorite
NQ96G8: Beautiful group of crystals with an excellent color and luster. The last growth phase formed divergent crystals which seem, in some edges, to be nearby isolated. The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Bocamina’ on page 59 in number 19, year 2007. Tres de La Collada, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (05/2003) Specimen size: 9.2 × 8 × 4.8 cm = 3.6” × 3.1” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 3.1 × 2.7 cm = 1.2” × 1.1”	Fluorescent light (day light) Bulb light

Fluorite
Fluorescent light (day light) Bulb light	NA26D5: Sharp, with a very good display form, this specimen shows on the back if it minor dissolution Fluorite crystals around the relict of the matrix where the specimen grew. Tres de La Collada, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (05/2003) Specimen size: 6.2 × 4 × 4.2 cm = 2.4” × 1.6” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 3 × 3 cm = 1.2” × 1.2”

	Fluorite with Quartz
ND76D5: The form is so beautiful. The crystals display so well and contrast with the Quartz matrix! Plus all of them are complete at the rear as well. Tres de La Collada, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (05/2003) Specimen size: 11 × 8 × 6.5 cm = 4.3” × 3.1” × 2.6” Main crystal size: 4 × 4 cm = 1.6” × 1.6”	Fluorescent light (day light) Bulb light

Fluorite
Fluorescent light (day light) Bulb light	NK6C9: A hyper "new classic" with its phantoms, naturally modified corners, and a floater with contacts on its rear. Tres de La Collada, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (05/2003) Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.8 × 4 cm = 2.6” × 1.9” × 1.6”

	Fluorite with Quartz
NZ47D1: Extremely large, this showy specimen is the best of the find in this size. I think that the photo says everything, but let me tell you that the form it is just wonderful, the color is very intense, and the whole specimen very spectacular when you have it in front of you!. The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Bocamina’ on page 61 in number 19, year 2007. Tres de La Collada, La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias  Spain (05/2003) Specimen size: 29 × 15 × 9 cm = 11.4” × 5.9” × 3.5” Main crystal size: 4 × 3 cm = 1.6” × 1.2”	Fluorescent light (day light) Bulb light

Coquera de la Calcita Fluorite

Calcita with Fluorite and Quartz
	NG46F7: Calcite is not so common in this Quarry. In this case we have a quite large, rounded crystal of Calcite on the typical matrix of Fluorite and Quartz, although in this case the Fluorite is colorless. Curiously the Calcite is intensely yellow-orange near the rear, almost certainly due to the presence of oxides that were in the iron rich fluids from which it formed. Coquera de la Calcita, La Viesca-La Collada, Asturias  Spain (01/2004) Specimen size: 12.5 × 10.5 × 8.5 cm = 4.9” × 4.1” × 3.3” Main crystal size: 6.6 × 5.2 cm = 2.6” × 2.0”

	Fluorite with Quartz
NJ11F2: The cubic crystallization, the color, and the internal zones are all good reasons to like this specimen and the general esthetics is enhanced by the matrix covered in water-clear Quartz. The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Bocamina’ on page 70 in number 19, year 2007. Coquera de la Calcita, La Viesca-La Collada, Asturias  Spain (01/2004) Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.8 × 4 cm = 2.2” × 1.9” × 1.6” Main crystal size: 3.7 × 3 cm = 1.5” × 1.2”	Fluorescent light (day light) Bulb light

Fluorite with Quartz
Fluorescent light (day light) Bulb light	NM96F2: The color is great in this one. The crystals are dominated by blue zones that are enhanced by the transparency. The slight covering of the surface by Quartz adds an extra touch. Coquera de la Calcita, La Viesca-La Collada, Asturias  Spain (01/2004) Specimen size: 7 × 7 × 4.5 cm = 2.8” × 2.8” × 1.8”

Fluorite from the Moscona Mine

For many years under the general locality 'Villabona' many nice lemon yellow Fluorites have appeared on the market, often associated with saddle Dolomite and often quite large Calcite which has interesting crystal form and is white to yellow in color. Less frequently they were associated with blue, white and once in a while yellow Barite. Pyrite and Marcasite completed the paragenesis.
As so often happens, production has dropped over the last few years and, while the mine is still active, almost no new material has been found.
If you want to know more about Moscona Mine please follow this link

	Fluorite
NE61N7: The Moscona Mine produced a lot of nice specimens during its best years. One of the nicest is this lovely Fluorite. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.2 × 2.7 cm = 2.5” × 2.0” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.2 cm = 0.5” × 0.5” Zoned fluorescence long & short UV

Fluorite with Dolomite
	NP9L4: Group of cubic Fluorite crystals with intense honey color, good brilliance and transparency, the top bordered by rhombohedral white Dolomite crystals, with curved faces and edges. An elegant specimen. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 6.5 × 5 × 1.5 cm = 2.6” × 2.0” × 0.6” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4” Intense zoned fluorescence long & short UV

	Fluorite with Calcite
NB12N7: The Moscona Mine produced a lot of nice specimens during its best years. One of the nicest is this lovely Fluorite with Calcite. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 7.8 × 7.6 × 3.7 cm = 3.1” × 3.0” × 1.5” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Fluorite with Pyrite inclusions
	VB56G8: Group of bright cubic crystals with a very clear zonation marked by Pyrite inclusions. The piece is from the Jordi Fabre collection and we will give the handwriten label with the sample. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain (03/1993) Specimen size: 10.7 × 6.9 × 3.4 cm = 4.2” × 2.7” × 1.3” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.6 cm = 0.7” × 0.6” Fluorite extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Calcite with Fluorite and Barite
VC66G8: Very esthetical specimen. On a base of cubic Fluorite of honey yellow color, very bright and partially covered by little crystals of Barite, grows the Calcite crystals, doubly terminated and with dominant very acute scalenohedron faces. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 10.6 × 8.8 × 5.7 cm = 4.2” × 3.5” × 2.2” Main crystal size: 3.1 × 1.1 cm = 1.2” × 0.4” Fluorite fluorescent long & short UV

Calcite with Fluorite
	VQ96G8: The base is a crystal of Calcite, a doubly terminated and twinned scalenohedron. A second generation of Calcite forming parallel groups of very bright crystals and with more complex forms has grown on it. The sample is crowned by a group of cubic crystals of Fluorite of a deep yellow color. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 12 × 11.6 × 8 cm = 4.7” × 4.6” × 3.1” Fluorite extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite with Barite and Calcite
VX7G8: A group of cubic crystals of yellow honey color, very bright and transparent, skirted by bluish tabular crystals of Barite and covered by little scalenohedra of Calcite. A very fine piece. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 8.6 × 5.9 × 9.9 cm = 3.4” × 2.3” × 3.9” Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.2 cm = 0.9” × 0.5” Fluorite extremely fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite with Barite
	NA86XD9: This one shows an association of Barite and Fluorite. The Fluorite is a nice color, is brilliant and has some Dolomite decoration. While the Barite is small and towards the side of the specimen, it has a nice color, is very aerial, and does not detract from the rest. In the lower part of the specimen there is a contact without crystallized Fluorite, but you do not really notice this as it is hidden by a hump of crystals. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain (1995) Specimen size: 12 × 8.5 × 8 cm = 4.7” × 3.3” × 3.1” Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.1 cm = 0.7” × 0.4”

	Barite with Calcite, Dolomite and Fluorite
NZ6K7: Small crystals of pink Barite, unusual at the Moscona Mine, partially covered with white Dolomite and a parallel growth of colorless and transparent Calcite crystals, everything growing on a cubic honey yellow Fluorite base. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain (±1995) Specimen size: 8.4 × 5.5 × 4.3 cm = 3.3” × 2.2” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2” Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV

Fluorite with Calcite and Barite
	VR64G8: Group of cubic crystals with a very marked zonation all along the cube, partially covered by small crystals of Barite and Calcite. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 10.2 × 7.2 × 7.7 cm = 4.0” × 2.8” × 3.0” Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.6” Fluorite extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite with Pyrite and Barite
VB57G8: Small cubic crystals of Pyrite. They are beveled and very sharp and cover a group of yellow cubic crystals of Fluorite. Some Barite groups add richness to the specimen. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.6 × 2.4 cm = 2.4” × 1.8” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3” Fluorite extremely fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite with Pyrite
	VM60G8: Very original. A group of cubic crystals of Fluorite absolutely covered by little beautifully iridescent crystals of Pyrite. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 7.5 × 5.8 × 2.5 cm = 3.0” × 2.3” × 1.0” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.6” Fluorite extremely fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite with Dolomite, Sphalerite and Pyrite
VL61I7: Groups of Dolomite in white rhombohedral crystals with curved faces and edges, the so-called saddle-shaped form. They cover a group of cubic crystals of Fluorite with small crystals of Pyrite and Sphalerite, typical for the mine. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain Specimen size: 8.3 × 7.1 × 5 cm = 3.3” × 2.8” × 2.0” Fluorite fluorescent long & short UV

Blue Fluorite from the Moscona Mine

On the 24 December 1999, before its decline, the Moscona Mine, Solís, Asturias, produced, at the 50 meters level, an extremely unusual pocket of two generations of Fluorite. The second generation is bluish Fluorites on a first generation of yellow Fluorite fluorescent on long & short UV, and everything is associated with Calcite, lemon-yellow Barite and Dolomite. At that time we bought the whole pocket and kept in our stock most of the samples, waiting to see what happened as they worked the surrounding area. After all these years without any further similar material being found, we are proud to offer on our website the best specimens of this important Spanish find.

Fluorite with Barite and Calcite
	NY48: Mostly blue Fluorite with just a few minor crystals of Calcite, Barite and Dolomite. Excellent luster. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain (24-12/99) Specimen size: 9.3 × 8 × 3.7 cm = 3.7” × 3.1” × 1.5” First generation Fluorite fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite with Barite and Calcite
NP27: The most esthetic specimen with half of the specimen covered by very brilliant gemmy Calcite crystals and the other half showing nice bluish Fluorite, some yellow Barite on the front and a lot on the back, with Dolomite as well. Mina Moscona, Solís, Corvera, Asturias  Spain (24-12/99) Specimen size: 10.2 × 7 × 3.9 cm = 4.0” × 2.8” × 1.5” First generation Fluorite fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite from the Jaimina Mine

At the Jaimina mine, Caravia, Asturias, Spain, are found tetrahexaedrical Fluorite with very interesting crystallography. They are associated with Barite and Calcite, sometimes with Chalcopyrite inclusions too.

Tetrahexahedral Fluorite with Barite
	NC96F0: The crystals are tetrahexahedral although this is not very obvious given the subsequent growth of the faces of the basic cube. Near the edges of the crystals there is a fine violet color zone. The crystals, for all their considerable size, are transparent enough to allow one to see the Barite inclusions. Mina Jaimina, Caravia, Asturias  Spain (1996) Specimen size: 13.5 × 11 × 7.5 cm = 5.3” × 4.3” × 3.0” Main crystal size: 4.5 × 3.5 cm = 1.8” × 1.4” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

	Fluorite with Calcite and Quartz
ND60H5: Crystals are cubes, transparent and having a pleasant lilac color on a microcrystalline quartz matrix, with a doubly terminated Calcite crystal forming an interpenetrating twin of two scalenohedra. Mina Jaimina, Caravia, Asturias  Spain (2002) Specimen size: 7.8 × 5 × 3.5 cm = 3.1” × 2.0” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.6” × 0.6”

Fluorite on Quartz
	NK61G8: Isolated, very sharp crystals, enhancing the color zones that show different growth phases. Fluorite crystals, very bright and transparent, are on a matrix of little Quartz crystals. Mina Jaimina, Caravia, Asturias  Spain (2002) Specimen size: 5.4 × 4 × 2.3 cm = 2.1” × 1.6” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Tetrahexahedral Fluorite with Barite
N13BH5: Crystals, being small, show an astonishing sharpness of tetrahexahedron, a rare single form on Fluorite because generally it is combined with some other forms. Crystals are uncolored, bright and completely clear and are scattered over an esthetic matrix of white crystals of Barite. Mina Jaimina, Caravia, Asturias  Spain (1996) Specimen size: 8.4 × 6.4 × 5.3 cm = 3.3” × 2.5” × 2.1” Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2” Fluorite and Barite fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite from the Emilio Mine

The Fluorite from the Emilio Mine is known for its incredible transparency and brilliance. When these two aspects come together with the fact that the majority of specimens are colorless they become almost invisible. So one can see the matrix through the crystals as well as other minerals under them or included in them.
Very few perfect specimens are found, as the type of deposit makes collecting them very hard, so any undamaged ones that do come out are highly sought after by both Spanish and other collectors.

Fluorite on Barite
	NY12F0: Perfect cubic crystals that are water clear allowing one to see the white Barite they sit on. There are also some scalenohedrons of Calcite with the Fluorite. Zona Intermedia, Mina Emilio, El Fito, Loroñe, Asturias  Spain (03-04/2004) Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.7 × 2.3 cm = 1.8” × 1.5” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1.1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

	Fluorite with inclusions
NT63G8: Group of transparent crystals between uncolored and slightly blue. Crystals are very sharp and some of them have a clear zonation sharply marked by the presence of hydrocarbon inclusions. Zona intermedia, Mina Emilio, El Fito, Loroñe, Asturias  Spain (09-11/2004) Specimen size: 9.7 × 7.3 × 5.3 cm = 3.8” × 2.9” × 2.1” Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.5 cm = 0.9” × 0.6” Fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite with Barite
	NA16G8: Crystals are clear and between uncolored and slightly blue. More isolated than usual, they show dissolution forms on cubic faces and they have grown on a matrix partially impregnated with hydrocarbon and with little lamellar crystals of Barite. Zona intermedia, Mina Emilio, El Fito, Loroñe, Asturias  Spain (09-11/2004) Specimen size: 10.2 × 6 × 5.4 cm = 4.0” × 2.4” × 2.1” Main crystal size: 2 × 1.9 cm = 0.8” × 0.7” Fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite with Pyrite
ND16G8: Group of crystals very rich in inclusions of hydrocarbon and partially covered by micro-crystals of Pyrite giving to the piece a very uncommon aspect for the samples from this mine. Zona intermedia, Mina Emilio, El Fito, Loroñe, Asturias  Spain (09-11/2004) Specimen size: 8 × 7.3 × 5.1 cm = 3.1” × 2.9” × 2.0” Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”

Papiol Fluorite

Octahedral Fluorite on granite from Berta quarry. This octahedral Fluorite is extremely fluorescent with ultraviolet light. It is considered to be a classic mineral from Spain. Lots of local collectors learnt mineralogy in this small quarry close to Barcelona.

Octahedral Fluorite with Quartz
	TK58J4: Octahedral crystals of very well defined faces and edges and some of them perfectly isolated, which is very unusual for the locality. Nice color. Papiol, Berta Quarry, Barcelona  Spain (±1985) Specimen size: 5.1 × 3.8 × 2 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 0.8” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.8 cm = 0.3” × 0.3” Intense fluorescence long & short UV

	Octahedral Fluorite
VL61G5: Crystals are very well defined, octahedral with little cube faces on the tips. Color is of better quality than usual for this classic quarry, near Barcelona City. Papiol, Berta Quarry, Barcelona  Spain Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.1 × 4.8 cm = 2.4” × 2.0” × 1.9” Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.8 cm = 0.3” × 0.3” Extremely fluorescent long & short UV

Other localities

Fluorite
	M61FPI0: The locality is very uncommon for Fluorite. The crystals from this quarry tend to be small but, as in this case, colorless, bright and completely transparent. Pedrera Aymar, Gualba, Barcelona  Spain (1975) Specimen size: 11.7 × 7.7 × 4.5 cm = 4.6” × 3.0” × 1.8” Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

	Fluorite
NB8K9: Group of crystals with defined faces and sharp edges, pale green color. Today Fluorite from this locality is uncommon because the mine closed long time ago. Sant Marçal, Montseny, Barcelona  Spain (2002) Specimen size: 9.8 × 6.5 × 2.9 cm = 3.9” × 2.6” × 1.1” Main crystal size: 2.8 × 1.4 cm = 1.1” × 0.6” Fluorescent long & short UV

Fluorite with Calcite
	MB66M9: From an uncommon locality. Group of cubic crystals slightly beveled by the faces of a dodecahedron. They have excellent transparency, luster and color, lilac with mauve tones. The Fluorite group is partially surrounded by small scalenohedral, very acute and doubly terminated, crystals of Calcite. Canteras de Yanci, Yanci (Igantzi), Navarra  Spain (2008) Specimen size: 6.6 × 5.8 × 3 cm = 2.6” × 2.3” × 1.2” Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2” Fluorite & Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

	Fluorite
MA96M9: From an uncommon locality. Group of cubic crystals slightly beveled by the faces of a dodecahedron. They have excellent transparency, luster and color, lilac with mauve tones. Canteras de Yanci, Yanci (Igantzi), Navarra  Spain (2008) Specimen size: 10.9 × 8.2 × 2.2 cm = 4.3” × 3.2” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5” Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Octahedral Fluorite
	N8ZH5: We call attention to the locality. Crystals are octahedral and the faces and edges are well defined and deep violet, so dark that it is nearly black. Arteixo, A Coruña  Spain (1999) Specimen size: 6.9 × 3.3 × 2.3 cm = 2.7” × 1.3” × 0.9” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

	Octahedral Fluorite
N9NF7: A group of octahedral, deep violet crystals that partially cover the matrix. This Fluorite comes from a little known locality from which we have not recently seen any specimens. Arteixo, A Coruña  Spain (1999) Specimen size: 7.8 × 4.6 × 3.5 cm = 3.1” × 1.8” × 1.4” Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”