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SPAIN

Carles Curto Text: Carles Curto (formerly curator of the Geology Museum, Barcelona) & Jordi Fabre
Alfredo Petrov Translation: Alfredo Petrov
Assistance from John S. White (former Smithsonian curator) John S. White


Chalcocite with Pyrite
Chalcocite with Pyrite. Chalcocite with Pyrite.

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NMB27AP0: Druse of very sharp Chalcocite crystals that form hexagonal cyclic twins with very well defined faces and edges, flattened, lustrous, and on an unaltered Pyrite matrix.
This specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Las Cruces Mine, fase 6, levels 130-135, ↓175 m., Gerena-Guillena-Salteras, Comarca Sierra Norte, Seville, Andalusia  Spain (01/2020)

Specimen size: 9.8 × 9.5 × 8.3 cm = 3.86” × 3.74” × 3.27”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.20” × 0.20”

With analysis copy




PORTUGAL

Arsenopyrite-Marcasite with Ferberite and Muscovite

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ETX67AP0: Parallel epitactic growths of Arsenopyrite-Marcasite crystals with very well defined and sharp crystal forms. Brilliant, with iridescence of various colors and on matrix. With Ferberite crystals, lenticular Siderite crystals and coatings of lamellar Muscovite crystals.
Minas da Panasqueira, levels 0-1, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro  Portugal (2020)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.8 × 4.3 cm = 1.97” × 1.89” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 3.8 × 1.5 cm = 1.50” × 0.59”




Arsenopyrite-Marcasite with Ferberite and Muscovite. Arsenopyrite-Marcasite with Ferberite and Muscovite.

FRANCE

Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Pyromorphite. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Pyromorphite. Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén

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ERF87AP0: Aggregates of Pyromorphite crystals on a Quartz matrix. Acicular, with an intense and uniform color, and with fan-shaped growths. A European classic of which you can only see pieces from old finds. It comes to us from the Yvan Delqué collection.
Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 7.3 × 5.4 × 4.3 cm = 2.87” × 2.13” × 1.69”

Former collection of Yvan Delqué




MOROCCO

Aragonite

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EXM26AP0: Centered group of very elongated Aragonite crystals, with good terminations, translucent, with a satiny luster and a uniform yellowish color.
The specimen has been analyzed, resulting in Aragonite with slight traces of iron, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 5.3 × 4.8 cm = 2.68” × 2.09” × 1.89”

Main crystal size: 5 × 0.6 cm = 1.97” × 0.24”

With analysis copy

Fluorescent long & short UV



Aragonite. Front
Front
Aragonite. Rear
Rear
Aragonite
Aragonite. Front
Front
Aragonite. Rear
Rear

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EYB26AP0: Centered group of very elongated Aragonite crystals, with good terminations, translucent, with a satiny luster and a uniform greenish color. With Quartz and small green inclusions at the base.
The specimen has been analyzed, resulting in Aragonite with slight traces of iron, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 4 × 3 cm = 2.91” × 1.57” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 6.3 × 0.6 cm = 2.48” × 0.24”

With analysis copy

Fluorescent long & short UV



Aragonite

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EXM46AP0: Centered group of very elongated Aragonite crystals, with good terminations, translucent, with a satiny luster and a uniform greenish color. With Quartz and small green inclusions at the base.
The specimen has been analyzed, resulting in Aragonite with slight traces of iron, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 7.7 × 3.9 × 2.9 cm = 3.03” × 1.54” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 7.4 × 1.1 cm = 2.91” × 0.43”

With analysis copy

Fluorescent long & short UV



Aragonite. Front
Front
Aragonite. Rear
Rear
Aragonite
Aragonite. Aragonite.

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ETF46AP0: Centered groups of very elongated Aragonite crystals, with good terminations, translucent, with a satiny luster and a uniform yellowish color.
The specimen has been analyzed, resulting in Aragonite with slight traces of iron, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 11.6 × 9.7 × 5.9 cm = 4.57” × 3.82” × 2.32”

Main crystal size: 5.6 × 0.6 cm = 2.20” × 0.24”

With analysis copy

Minor fluorescence long & short UV




AFRICA (excl. Morocco)

Beryl (variety aquamarine)

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EMP70AP0: Large doubly terminated Beryl crystal, with very sharp crystal forms and distinct terminations. One termination exhibits polycrystalline growths and the opposite face shows contacts. It is very rich in faces, translucent, and a dense bluish green in color (aquamarine variety).
This specimen comes from the Claude Guyot collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Manakana, Vohambohitra pegmatite, Tsaratanàna District, Betsiboka Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province  Madagascar

Specimen size: 21 × 5.4 × 4.4 cm = 8.27” × 2.13” × 1.73”

Former collection of Claude Guyot

Weight: 802.2 grams



Beryl (variety aquamarine). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Beryl (variety aquamarine). Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén


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