JFD05AN5: The ‘Tres de La Collada’ pocket was a huge cavity that produced thousands of pieces that we had to take with us over several trips with vans. The crystals in that vug were very sharp, isolated, and had a very deep color. Their transparency was not the best known from La Viesca but they were a big hit due to their intensity of color. Where could all those thousands of specimens be now? Sometimes it amazes me how so many pieces find a home so easily.
Among the small format pieces this was the one I kept. I liked the contrast with the Quartz matrix and that the crystal was so idiomorphic and isolated.
La Viesca Mine, Tres de la Collada pocket, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain (05/2003)

Specimen size: 7.6 × 3.3 × 3.3 cm = 2.99” × 1.30” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 2.1 cm = 0.91” × 0.83”