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THE JORDI FABRE COLLECTION (DUPLICATES)
Jordi Fabre Texts: Jordi Fabre
Translation: Alfredo Petrov
Alfredo Petrov

 

Jarosite on Siderite
Jarosite on Siderite. Jarosite on Siderite.
Jarosite on Siderite.

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Jarosite on Siderite
 

JFD172AP0: It may seem silly, but jarosites from Spain are among the best in the world not because of the size of the crystals but because of their quality and transparency. Also, even though the ones from Arteal are not from the type locality, which is Barranco Jaroso, both localities are in the Sierra Almagrera and not far from each other.
Socavón Santa Bárbara (El Arteal Tunnel), Almagrera Range, Cuevas del Almanzora, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia  Spain (2006)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 6 × 3.5 cm = 2.83” × 2.36” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



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Quartz

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Quartz
 

JFD173AP0: This very fine Quartz from the mythical La Gitana mine has a curious history, because it came to my collection very recently. I did not have any pieces of it but with the sale of part of the collection of Santiago Jiménez I became very happy with this one although, as sometimes happens, another better one had been forgotten, and several months after the 'coming out' of that collection I was able to acquire another Quartz from the same mine, and so in the end I am letting this one go.
Santa María Mine, Cueva La Gitana, Las Carreras, Abanto y Ciérvana/Abanto Zierbena, Comarca Gran Bilbao, Vizcaya / Bizkaia, Basque Country (Euskadi)  Spain

Specimen size: 5.3 × 4 × 3.9 cm = 2.09” × 1.57” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.8 cm = 1.26” × 1.10”

Former collection of Santiago Jiménez García

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Quartz. Front
Front
Quartz. Side
Side
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Goethite
Goethite. Goethite.

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Goethite
 

JFD174AP0: A friend who saw it called it 'a tower of the Sagrada Familia' cathedral. How capricious are these goethites from La Lapilla!
La Lapilla Mine, La Lapilla, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia  Spain (03-04/2008)

Specimen size: 14.4 × 4.2 × 4 cm = 5.67” × 1.65” × 1.57”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



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Fluorapatite with Siderite and Muscovite

Recorded under LED light
Fluorapatite with Siderite and Muscovite
 

JFD175AP0: Intense color change in this Fluorapatite, from a delicate green to almost blue, depending on the type of light illuminating it. Panasqueira fluorapatites are known to do this, but in this one the property is extreme.
Small, but cute.

Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro  Portugal (1989)

Specimen size: 2.7 × 2.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.06” × 1.02” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.43” × 0.39”

Zoned fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Fluorapatite with Siderite and Muscovite. Front
Front
Fluorapatite with Siderite and Muscovite. Side
Side
Fluorapatite with Siderite and Muscovite. Side
Side
Fluorapatite with Siderite and Muscovite. Side - Led light
Side - Led light
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Mottramite
Mottramite. Mottramite.

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Mottramite
 

JFD176AP0: Very old piece in my collection, I bought it from a 'basariste' in Asni, a small town located almost at the other end of Morocco. How curious that already in the year 1985 I had managed to purchase this Touissit rarity, 900 kilometers from there! These 'basaristes' of Morocco have done a formidable job of dispersing its minerals throughout the country, and in a way they have contributed, and continue to contribute, to its mineralogical splendor.
Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region  Morocco (±1985)

Specimen size: 7.6 × 6 × 3.7 cm = 2.99” × 2.36” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



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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


Sulphur

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ETR86AP0: Sulphur crystals with sharp crystal forms, translucent, of good size for the locality and with an intense and uniform color.
A Spanish classic of excellent quality that comes from the collection of General Robert Touchon.
Cáucaso Mine, Conil Mines, Conil de la Frontera, Comarca La Janda, Cádiz, Andalusia  Spain

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3.2 × 3.1 cm = 1.34” × 1.26” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.2 cm = 0.75” × 0.47”

Former collection of Robert Touchon



Sulphur.
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Sulphur with Calcite
Sulphur with Calcite. Sulphur with Calcite.

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Sulphur with Calcite
 

CBR96AP0: Individualized Sulphur crystals with very sharp crystal forms, translucent, with great luster and an intense and uniform color. On matrix, with very acute scalenohedral Calcite crystals.
A good quality Spanish classic from the Carlos Curto collection (duplicates) number 1980.11
Cáucaso Mine, Conil Mines, Conil de la Frontera, Comarca La Janda, Cádiz, Andalusia  Spain

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

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.20” × 0.12”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Carles Curto (duplicates)

minID: 0D9-AXP



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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



Chalcocite with Pyrite. Chalcocite with Pyrite.

SPANISH FLUORITE

Fluorite with Quartz
Fluorite with Quartz. Front
Front
Fluorite with Quartz. Side
Side
Fluorite with Quartz.

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ELM94AP0: Cubic Fluorite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, beveled by the dodecahedron with polycrystalline growths. Transparent, with good luster and a blue color with areas of intense violet. On matrix, associated with Quartz crystals.
La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain (2008)

Specimen size: 10 × 8.5 × 6.8 cm = 3.94” × 3.35” × 2.68”

Main crystal size: 3.6 × 3.3 cm = 1.42” × 1.30”




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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

Quartz (variety smoky) with Albite
Quartz (variety smoky) with Albite. Quartz (variety smoky) with Albite.

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ERB36AP0: Group of Quartz crystals (smoky variety) with very sharp crystal forms, with right-handed growth, very transparent and lustrous, and with deep and uniform smoky tones. On matrix, with Albite crystals.
A French and European classic that comes from the Gérard Bertrand collection.
North side Les Courtes, Bassin du Talèfre, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.6 × 2.6 cm = 1.65” × 1.42” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 1 cm = 0.98” × 0.39”

Former collection of Gérard Bertrand



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Quartz with Chlorite inclusions and Albite

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EFM46AP0: Very aerial group of Quartz crystals on matrix, some of them doubly terminated, with very sharp crystal forms. Transparent, lustrous, very rich in light green Chlorite inclusions, and with Albite crystals.
The specimen comes from the Gérard Bertrand collection.
Grand Châtelar, Jarrier, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 9.1 × 4.9 × 2.5 cm = 3.58” × 1.93” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 4.4 × 2.5 cm = 1.73” × 0.98”

Former collection of Gérard Bertrand



Quartz with Chlorite inclusions and Albite. Quartz with Chlorite inclusions and Albite.
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Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Pyromorphite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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EMP27AP0: 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: 4.7 × 3.3 × 2 cm = 1.85” × 1.30” × 0.79”

Former collection of Yvan Delqué



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Pyromorphite

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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



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

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EVM51AP0: 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: 15 × 8.5 × 7.8 cm = 5.91” × 3.35” × 3.07”

Former collection of Yvan Delqué



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Pyromorphite

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EPB89AP0: Pyromorphite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, many of them doubly terminated, with good luster and an intense orange color, on matrix. The specimen was published on page 21 of the French magazine Le Régne Minèral, Hors-série of the year 2009 (“Mine des Farges” monograph) and was previously in the collections of Denis Boël (number 979) and Alain Martaud, whose labels we will send to the buyer.
Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Specimen size: 7.1 × 5.1 × 2.9 cm = 2.80” × 2.01” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.8 cm = 0.55” × 0.31”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Denis Boël, number 979

Former collection of Alain Martaud



Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
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Fluorite with Baryte and Calcite
Fluorite with Baryte and Calcite. Fluorite with Baryte and Calcite.

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EXE90AP0: Druse of Fluorite crystals with very well defined polycrystalline growths, transparent, with good luster and a vivid and uniform green color, on an older generation of colorless Fluorite crystals. On the back of the specimen there are fine tabular Baryte crystals associated with Calcite.
The specimen comes from the Figuier vein, which is reputed to have produced the best quality fluorites in this deposit and comes to us from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Fontsante Mine, Figuier vein, Tanneron Massif, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France (1976)

Specimen size: 15.3 × 9.7 × 3.5 cm = 6.02” × 3.82” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.2 cm = 0.51” × 0.47”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Alain Martaud



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Opal-CT (variety lussatite) after fossil (Helix ramondi)

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ERB86AP0: Three gastropods (Helix ramondi) fossilized in Opal-CT (lussatite variety) translucent, with a pearly luster and colors varying between white and sky-blue. In its original matrix, without repairs or stabilization of any kind.
Of the best quality for this deposit, a French classic.
Les Rois Mine, Mur-sur-Allier, Pont-du-Château, Clermont-Ferrand District, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (±2015)

Specimen size: 10.6 × 7.1 × 6.6 cm = 4.17” × 2.80” × 2.60”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.9 cm = 0.79” × 0.75”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV



Opal-CT (variety lussatite) after fossil (Helix ramondi). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Opal-CT (variety lussatite) after fossil (Helix ramondi). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Opal-CT (variety lussatite) after fossil (Helix ramondi). Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
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Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz (variety smoky)
Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz (variety smoky). Front
Front
Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz (variety smoky). Top
Top

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ELR27AP0: Group of octahedral Fluorite crystals with polycrystalline growths on their faces, translucent, with an intense pink color and with a transparent Quartz crystal (smoky variety).
A French classic of high quality, from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Les Droites (north face), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France (±2006)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.9 × 3.5 cm = 1.65” × 1.54” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 2.4 cm = 0.94” × 0.94”

Former collection of Alain Martaud



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EUROPE (excl. Spain, Portugal and France)

Ferrierite-Mg

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TRM87AP0: Fine specimen on matrix of Ferrierite-Mg (a zeolite uncommon in quality specimens) with globular growths of fine lamellar crystals, transparent, with an excellent reddish orange color and with small unidentified crystals (probably Quartz) on the surface of one of the spheres. This type of specimen, as well as the locality, seem already destined to become classics for the species.
Monte Oladri Quarries, Monastir, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia/Sardegna  Italy

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm = 1.42” × 0.91” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.28” × 0.28”




Ferrierite-Mg. Ferrierite-Mg.
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Pyrite with Sulphur
Pyrite with Sulphur. Front
Front
Pyrite with Sulphur. Rear
Rear
Pyrite with Sulphur.

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ETX16AP0: A floater and very aerial group of very sharp Pyrite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with a slightly flattened shape and an unusually brilliant luster. With the Pyrite there are small Sulphur crystals with a slightly greenish yellow color.
This very aesthetic specimen is from a classic Italian locality for the species, but from which there are not many high quality specimens.
Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany  Italy

Specimen size: 3.6 × 3 × 2.5 cm = 1.42” × 1.18” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.3 cm = 1.10” × 0.91”




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Galena with Calcite

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EXM89AP0: Group of very shiny cubic Galena crystals with surfaces showing dissolution forms and parallel staggering with small coatings of white Calcite crystals.
The specimen comes from the Jacques Meggs collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast  Bulgaria

Specimen size: 9 × 6 × 8 cm = 3.54” × 2.36” × 3.15”

Main crystal size: 7.6 × 5.8 cm = 2.99” × 2.28”

Former collection of Jacques Meggs



Galena with Calcite. Galena with Calcite.
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Quartz (variety prase) with Hematite (variety iron rose)
Quartz (variety prase) with Hematite (variety iron rose). Quartz (variety prase) with Hematite (variety iron rose).

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BFM69AP0: Very aerial group of Quartz crystals with the typical tapered profile of Serifos specimens, translucent and with a uniform green color (prase variety) due to pyroxene inclusions. With very sharp Hematite crystal coatings with the habit known as "iron rose".
The specimen comes from an important European collection.
Avissalos Bay, Serifos Island, Cyclade Islands, Kykládes Prefecture, Aegean Islands Department (Aiyaíon)  Greece

Specimen size: 13.3 × 7.3 × 3.7 cm = 5.24” × 2.87” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.5 cm = 0.94” × 0.20”




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Fluorite with Galena

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EQL86AP0: Very aerial growth of Fluorite crystals, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and an intense color, very rich in inclusions. On a matrix of Galena crystals with very marked skeletal shapes reminiscent of some French galenas from Les Malines whose habit is locally called 'tricotées' (knitted)
Very original and different from others in this locality.
Frazer's Hush Mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham  England / United Kingdom

Specimen size: 11.6 × 9.2 × 4.6  cm = 4.57” × 3.62” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 3.3 × 2.4 cm = 1.30” × 0.94”

Very fluorescent long & short UV



Fluorite with Galena. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Fluorite with Galena. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
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FSU

Beryl (variety emerald) with Phlogopite
Beryl (variety emerald) with Phlogopite. Front
Front
Beryl (variety emerald) with Phlogopite. Rear
Rear
Beryl (variety emerald) with Phlogopite.

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ERB69AP0: Beryl crystals (emerald variety) with very sharp crystal forms, growth interruptions and some with twisted growth. Intense chrome-green color and on Phlogopite matrix.
A Russian classic.
Krupskoye deposit, Izumrudnye Kopi area, Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural  Russia

Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.2 × 3.5 cm = 3.07” × 2.44” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 4.9 × 2 cm = 1.93” × 0.79”




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MOROCCO

Aragonite

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ERB47AP0: Centered group of elongated prismatic Aragonite crystals, some of them doubly terminated, very transparent, lustrous and colorless.
Mamsa, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (04/2022)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.9 × 2.5 cm = 1.26” × 1.14” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 2.9 × 0.8 cm = 1.14” × 0.31”




Aragonite. Front
Front
Aragonite. Rear
Rear
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Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety rubellite) with Quartz and Microcline
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety rubellite) with Quartz and Microcline. Front
Front
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety rubellite) with Quartz and Microcline. Rear
Rear

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ETF99AP0: Very aerial crystal of Elbaite-Schorl (Series) composition with well defined faces and edges and excellent terminations, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and a dominant intense pink color with dark green termination. On matrix, with Microcline and Quartz crystals.
We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (2022)

Specimen size: 5 × 2 × 2 cm = 1.97” × 0.79” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 0.7 cm = 0.98” × 0.28”

With analysis copy

Minor fluorescence short UV



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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



Roselite on Calcite

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EXM70AP0: Roselite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, with fine polycrystalline growths and marked curvatures. Some of them are doubly terminated, between translucent and transparent, with great luster and an intense deep red color. On matrix of pink Calcite.
A Moroccan classic of high quality.
Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.7 × 2.7 cm = 2.28” × 1.46” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.20” × 0.12”




Roselite on Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Roselite on Calcite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Roselite on Calcite. Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
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Roselite with Calcite
Roselite with Calcite. Roselite with Calcite.

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EFR86AP0: Profiled Roselite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, many of them doubly terminated. Transparent, with excellent luster and an intense deep red color. On matrix, with Calcite.
A Moroccan classic.
Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 9.3 × 6.2 × 5.3 cm = 3.66” × 2.44” × 2.09”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”




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AFRICA (excl. Morocco)

Zoisite (variety tanzanite)
 

EFR68AP0: Zoisite crystal (tanzanite variety) with very sharp crystal forms, with perfect terminations, transparent, with great luster and an intense, deep and uniform lavender-blue color.
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region  Tanzania

Specimen size: 1.7 × 0.9 × 0.9 cm = 0.67” × 0.35” × 0.35”

Weight: 2.5 grams



Zoisite (variety tanzanite). Front
Front
Zoisite (variety tanzanite). Side
Side
Zoisite (variety tanzanite). Rear
Rear
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Grossular (variety tsavorite) with Pyrite
Grossular (variety tsavorite) with Pyrite. Front
Front
Grossular (variety tsavorite) with Pyrite. Rear
Rear

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EBX87AP0: Parallel growths of rhombododecahedral Grossular crystals (tsavorite variety) extraordinarily elongated, transparent, with great luster and an intense emerald-green color, associated with Pyrite microcrystals.
A very fine specimen, uncommon in its morphology, both for the crystals and for the group.
Merelani mines, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region  Tanzania

Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.4 × 0.9 cm = 1.06” × 0.55” × 0.35”

Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV



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Chrysocolla after Baryte with Quartz

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EAM97AP0: Pseudomorphic growth of Chrysocolla after former Baryte crystals, very evident from their very sharp shape, between tabular and lamellar, with one of them clearly dominant. Light blue in color and covered with small Quartz crystals.
Tenke-Fungurume area, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba)  Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) (2022)

Specimen size: 4 × 3.4 × 2.7 cm = 1.57” × 1.34” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 2.4 cm = 1.46” × 0.94”




Chrysocolla after Baryte with Quartz. Front
Front
Chrysocolla after Baryte with Quartz. Rear
Rear
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Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla. Front
Front
Chrysocolla. Side
Side

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ELP69AP0: Globular-spheroidal growths of Chrysocolla with an intense and uniform light blue color. On matrix with nodular growths of the same Chrysocolla.
L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine), Lubumbashi (Elizabethville), Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga (Shaba)  Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 5.2 × 2.5 cm = 3.07” × 2.05” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.2 cm = 1.06” × 0.87”




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Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz

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EBM96AP0: Very aerial groups of large, very sharp, transparent octahedral crystals of Fluorite with good luster and an intense green color, associated with small transparent and colorless Quartz crystals.
Riemvasmaak, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province  South Africa

Specimen size: 13.6 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm = 5.35” × 4.49” × 2.99”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 2.6 cm = 1.02” × 1.02”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz. Front
Front
Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz. Side
Side
Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz.
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Beryl (variety aquamarine)
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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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




SOUTH AMERICA (excl. Brazil)

Stibnite

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NRB14AP0: Centered growths of fine acicular crystals of Stibnite, very shiny. Without intending to compete with specimens from more famous localities, this Stibnite is a rarity present in few collections, in this case that of Gonzalo Leal Echevarría.
Raura District, Cajatambo Province, Lima Department  Peru

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.5 × 3.3 cm = 1.65” × 1.38” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.47” × 0.04”

Former collection of Gonzalo Leal Echevarria



Stibnite.
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Sphalerite with Bournonite and Pyrite
Sphalerite with Bournonite and Pyrite. Front
Front
Sphalerite with Bournonite and Pyrite. Rear
Rear
Sphalerite with Bournonite and Pyrite. Top
Top

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ELP46AP0: Group of very sharp Sphalerite crystals dominated by sharp tetrahedral forms, with oriented growths of twinned Bournonite crystals, with good luster and a lighter metallic grey color. On matrix and with Pyrite microcrystal coatings.
The specimen comes from the collection of Gonzalo Leal Echevarría
Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department  Peru

Specimen size: 6 × 6 × 5.9 cm = 2.36” × 2.36” × 2.32”

Main crystal size: 5.4 × 5.4 cm = 2.13” × 2.13”

Former collection of Gonzalo Leal Echevarria



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CHINA

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

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ETV99AP0: Druse of Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals that form centered groups with very acute prism and dipyramid forms, transparent, with excellent luster and an intense and vivid salmon-pink color. In matrix, associated with Galena.
Very unusual for the locality.
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (06/2022)

Specimen size: 11.6 × 5.1 × 3.7 cm = 4.57” × 2.01” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”

With analysis copy



Hydroxyapophyllite-(K). Hydroxyapophyllite-(K).
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K). Hydroxyapophyllite-(K).

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ERM94AP0: Druse of Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals that form centered groups with very acute prism and dipyramid forms, transparent, with excellent luster and an intense and vivid salmon-pink color. In matrix, associated with Galena.
Very unusual for the locality.
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (06/2022)

Specimen size: 10.3 × 7.2 × 4.1 cm = 4.06” × 2.83” × 1.61”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”

With analysis copy



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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

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ETV26AP0: Druse of Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals that form centered groups with very acute prism and dipyramid forms, transparent, with excellent luster and an intense and vivid salmon-pink color. In matrix, associated with Galena.
Very unusual for the locality.
Shijiangshan Mine, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  China (06/2022)

Specimen size: 11.8 × 8.1 × 4 cm = 4.65” × 3.19” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”

With analysis copy



Hydroxyapophyllite-(K). Hydroxyapophyllite-(K).
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ASIA (excl. China) and Tukey

Zircon with Albite and Mica
Zircon with Albite and Mica. Zircon with Albite and Mica.

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ETB87AP0: Zircon crystal, isolated, very aerial and sharp, with the crystal forms of a prism and two terminal dipyramids, one of them clearly dominant. Translucent, with bright luster and intense reddish reflections, on an Albite matrix with Mica inclusions.
Astor Valley, Astor District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 1.73” × 0.91” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.1 cm = 0.63” × 0.43”

Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV



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