In a small quarry near Barcelona, appeared good samples of smoky Quartz and exceptionally some Quartz Amethyst. Lots of local collectors go there on the weekends hoping to find the sample of their dreams. As we know many of them we hear about new finds and see the specimens found. Here are some of them. If you want to know more about Sils Quartz please follow this link
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NR56K7: Excellent miniature. Two crystals in parallel growth, on matrix, with a short prism gives a dypiramidal appearance. Irregular zonations essentially in terminal zones showing a deep amethyst color.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 2.5 × 2 × 1.6 cm
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NV7K7: Excellent miniature. Doubly terminated scepter growth with very well defined faces and edges. Deep color showing irregular zonations essentially in terminal zones.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 2.9 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm
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NF7K7: Double phantom growth crystal. From a central smoky Quartz nucleus a second generation of milky Quartz has grown and then later a third growth of a transparent zone. This phenomenon is very clear in the upper terminal faces. A small bit of Albite matrix appears at the base.
Massabé Quarry, Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2005)
Specimen size: 4.9 × 2 × 1.8 cm
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NR57K7: Smoky crystal with very sharp faces and edges, and with deep red Hematite inclusions in terminal faces and on rhombohedron edges.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2005)
Specimen size: 4.5 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
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NP27K7: Deep smoky crystal with a grey phantom in the terminal faces. Albite matrix at the base.
Massabé Quarry, Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2004)
Specimen size: 6.6 × 3.7 × 3 cm
Albite fluorescent short UV
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NH8K7: Scepter crystal growth with better developed terminal rhombohedron faces than prism ones, giving it a dypiramidal appearance. Really good color, very intense and uniform.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 5 × 3.3 × 2.6 cm
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NV8K7: Crystal with a deep smoky color and brilliant faces with curious paved growths and slight curvatures on prism faces.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 8.3 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm
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NR59K7: Parallel growth of a brilliant doubly terminated crystal group with a pale but uniform color. The group forms a scepter on a deep smoky Quartz crystal.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 6.5 × 3.5 × 2.9 cm
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NP10K7: An Amethyst scepter showing a deep color zonation, especially in the two rhombohedron terminal faces, attached to a smoky stem.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 2.9 × 3.4 cm
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NL60K7: Parallel crystal growth, some with long prism faces, others with shorter prism faces. We call attention to the color, with a very visible zonal distribution, very intense in the terminal faces.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 8 × 3 × 2.5 cm
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NR11K7: Scepter crystal group growing on a smoky Quartz with very well defined edges and faces and with banded zonations on terminal faces. From the top to the base you can enjoy a color gradation, from the more pure amethyst color to smoky shade, that gives a special touch.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 7 × 4.9 × 3.2 cm
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NQ14K7: Parallel crystal growth, some with long prism faces and others with shorter prism faces. From the top to the specimen base you can enjoy a color gradation from the more pure amethyst color to smoky shade.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 8.2 × 5.2 × 6 cm
Main crystal size: 6.3 × 2.7 cm
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NX16K7: Parallel and scepter growth of doubly terminated crystals with short prisms, deep and uniform color. On Albite and Orthoclase matrix.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 5 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm
Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.5 cm
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NM7K7: Parallel crystal growth, very transparent with sharp faces and edges. Very brilliant and excellent deep color, resembling some classic alpine specimens.
Sils, La Selva, Girona Spain (2006)
Specimen size: 7.1 × 6.7 × 6.8 cm
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NA57K7: Pentagonododecahedral (pyritohedral) crystals of Pyrite, one of them clearly dominant, with brilliant and sharp faces and edges. Noting the discovery year and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 3.6 × 3 × 2.9 cm
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NB8K7: Pentagonododecahedral (pyritohedral) crystals of Pyrite, one of them clearly dominant, with brilliant and sharp faces and edges. Noting the discovery year and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 3.4 × 3.4 × 2.5 cm
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NC58K7: Cubic crystals modified by pentagonododecahedral (pyritohedral) faces. Noting the discovery year and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 3.6 × 3.2 × 3.4 cm
Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.8 cm
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ND9K7: Group formed by pentagonododecahedron (pyritohedral) crystals modified by cube faces, with very sharp and brilliant faces and edges. Noting the discovery year and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 3.7 × 3.2 × 3.6 cm
Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.1 cm
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NR63K7: Group of pentagonododecahedron (pyritohedral) crystals with brilliant and well defined faces and edges. Seeing the extraction specimen year and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 5.8 × 4.9 × 4.2 cm
Main crystal size: 4.5 × 3.5 cm
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At the Ambasaguas mine, famous for its pentagonododecahedral pyrites, from time to time they find a curious form of Pyrite in which hundreds of small crystals are grouped together in the form of a pine cone, all bound together by very strong marl. Over the years we have checked that these specimens are solid and stable, as the marl does not seem to alter. An unusual and aesthetic Spanish find.
If you want to know more about Ambasaguas Pyrite please follow this link
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NF11K7: Pine cone formed by small cubic crystals modified by pentagonododecahedron (pyritohedral) faces on the typical Ambasaguas matrix. Noting the discovery year, the matrix, and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.5 × 3.9 cm
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm
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NE11K7: Pine cone formed by small cubic crystals modified by pentagonododecahedron (pyritohedral) faces on the typical Ambasaguas matrix. Noting the discovery year, the matrix, and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 0.5 × 4.5 × 4.5 cm
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm
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NG61K7: Pine cone formed by small cubic crystals modified by pentagonododecahedron (pyritohedral) faces on the typical Ambasaguas matrix. Noting the discovery year, the matrix, and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.7 × 4 cm
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm
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NH12K7: Pine cone formed by small cubic crystals modified by pentagonododecahedron (pyritohedral) faces on the typical Ambasaguas matrix. Noting the discovery year, the matrix, and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 6 × 4.2 × 4.1 cm
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm
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NJ61K7: Pine cone formed by small cubic crystals modified by pentagonododecahedron (pyritohedral) faces on the typical Ambasaguas matrix. Noting the discovery year, the matrix, and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.8 × 4 cm
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm
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NK12K7: Pine cone formed by small cubic crystals modified by pentagonododecahedron (pyritohedral) faces on the typical Ambasaguas matrix. Noting the discovery year, the matrix, and the excellent preservation we believe that they will not be altered in the future.
Mina Ambasaguas 1, Ambasaguas, La Rioja Spain (1994)
Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.3 × 5.3 cm
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm
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If you want to know more about Allanite-(La) please follow this link
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NC57K7: Group of short prismatic Allanite-(La) crystals, with very sharp faces and edges. Magnetite octahedrons and small pistachio green Epidote crystals accompany them.
Mina Nueva Vizcaya, Finca los Calvitos, Sierra Gorda, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz Spain (1978)
Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm
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NB9K7: Group of short prismatic Allanite-(La) crystals on matrix, with very well defined faces and edges. Magnetite octahedrons and small pistachio green Epidote accompany them.
Mina Nueva Vizcaya, Finca los Calvitos, Sierra Gorda, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz Spain (1978)
Specimen size: 2.9 × 1.3 × 2.7 cm
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm
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NA58K7: Group of short prismatic Allanite-(La) crystals on matrix, with very sharp faces and edges. With green-greyish fibrous groups of Hedenbergite and pistachio green small Epidote.
Mina Nueva Vizcaya, Finca los Calvitos, Sierra Gorda, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz Spain (1978)
Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm
Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm
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ND13K7: A clear and well-developed prismatic crystal of Allanite-(La) on matrix with very sharp edges and faces. Magnetite octahedrons and small pistachio green Epidote accompany it.
Mina Nueva Vizcaya, Finca los Calvitos, Sierra Gorda, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz Spain (1978)
Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm
Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.7 cm
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