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Sainte Marie 2010

Tucson 2006

Tucson 2013


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

 

Prehnite
Prehnite.

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Prehnite
 

JFD202AP5: Superb color and luster. I always really liked the good prehnites from Carchelejo, that's why I have quite a few in the collection; when I saw a particularly good one I always kept it. The good years of that mine were a splendid time.
Oficarsa Quarry, De las Culebras Hill, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Comarca Sierra Mágina, Jaén, Andalusia  Spain (2004)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 3.3 × 1.5 cm = 2.40” × 1.30” × 0.59”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Sphalerite with Dolomite, Chalcopyrite and Siderite

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Sphalerite with Dolomite, Chalcopyrite and Siderite
 

JFD203AP5: Crystals from this mine are rarely so individualized and rarely are they on such a white matrix. That's why I kept it.
Troya Mine, Mutiloa, Comarca Goyerri, Guipúzcoa / Gipuzkoa, Basque Country (Euskadi)  Spain (±1984)

Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.7 × 3.3 cm = 1.93” × 1.85” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.7 cm = 0.43” × 0.28”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Sphalerite with Dolomite, Chalcopyrite and Siderite. Sphalerite with Dolomite, Chalcopyrite and Siderite.
Pyrite
Pyrite. Front
Front
Pyrite. Side
Side

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Pyrite
 

JFD204AP5: After many years already in my collection, nothing seems to have altered this Pyrite from Ambas Aguas, which perfectly preserves its luster and its good state of conservation, both the main crystal and the “little child” that it carries in its upper part.
Ambas Aguas (Ambasaguas), Muro de Aguas, Comarca Arnedo, La Rioja  Spain (1991)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm = 2.17” × 1.26” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 4 × 2.9 cm = 1.57” × 1.14”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Fluorite with Calcite

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Fluorite with Calcite
 

JFD205AP5: Very unusual for San Lino because of its color, much more intense than usual there. Of course, the faces of the hexoctahedron are very characteristic, and even more so considering that when I got this piece, the Emilio and Jaimina mines had not even started working yet.
San Lino Quarry, Aurora vein, Caravia mining area, Cerracín, Prado, Caravia, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain (±1979)

Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.4 ×.3.6 cm = 3.11” × 2.52” × 0.12”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2.1 cm = 0.98” × 0.83”

Calcite minor fluorescence long & short UV

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Fluorite with Calcite. Fluorite with Calcite.
Fluorite with Calcite.
Fluorite with Baryte
Fluorite with Baryte. Fluorite with Baryte.

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Fluorite with Baryte
 

JFD206AP5: In October 1984, Carlos Artidiello, together with Concha and Lelo, found one of the best pockets in Berbes and I was lucky enough to pass by by chance, precisely when it had been half emptied but not yet sold. Instead, I had the misfortune of not being richer and consequently was not able to buy the entire pocket...
Of what I kept from that vug, this floater is a very good example because, with the associated Baryte and its perfect state of preservation, it represents the splendor of that find very well.
La Cabaña, Berbes mining area, Valdelmar, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain (10/1984)

Specimen size: 9.5 × 9.1 × 4.2 cm = 3.74” × 3.58” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 3.4 × 2.5 cm = 1.34” × 0.98”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Siderite with Ferberite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite and Calcite-Dolomite

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Siderite with Ferberite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite and Calcite-Dolomite
 

JFD207AP5: Panasqueira has been producing well-crystallized specimens of all kinds of mineral species for many decades. This great mine is distinguished not only by its fluorapatites, but its siderites too are of high quality and their crystal habits can be very varied. In addition, other well-crystallized species may be associated with them, such as Ferberite, small crystals of Pyrite and Chalcopyrite, and Calcite-Dolomite.
Minas da Panasqueira, level 3, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro  Portugal (02/1999)

Specimen size: 12.3 × 9.4 × 6.8 cm = 4.84” × 3.70” × 2.68”

Main crystal size: 5.3 × 5.2 cm = 2.09” × 2.05”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Siderite with Ferberite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite and Calcite-Dolomite. Front
Front
Siderite with Ferberite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite and Calcite-Dolomite. Rear
Rear
Rutile with Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) and on Dolomite
Rutile with Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) and on Dolomite. Rutile with Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) and on Dolomite.

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Rutile with Dissakisite-(Ce)/Allanite-(Ce) and on Dolomite
 

JFD208AP5: A curiosity from the Trimouns Mine. Well known for its rare earth minerals, things like this Rutile have also been found there in well-developed acicular crystals on a Dissakisite-(Ce) / Allanite-(Ce) crystal, and all on a Calcite matrix with more Dissakisite- (Ce) / Allanite-(Ce) of brownish color.
Trimouns Mine, Luzenac, Haute-Ariège, Foix, Ariège Department, Occitanie  France (±1993)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.5 × 3.2 cm = 1.65” × 1.38” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Fluorite with Quartz and Baryte

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Fluorite with Quartz and Baryte
 

JFD209AP5: Taourirt has given up quite a few specimens recently, although it used to be hard to get good pieces from there, so I kept this very isolated crystal with great pride. I think it's still attractive, with a lot of contrast to the white Quartz matrix... What I cannot guarantee is that it is exactly from Jebel Tirremi like the most recent ones, since this old piece is from a long time ago and at that time very little was known about Moroccan localities.
Taourirt, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region  Morocco (2005)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 4.2 × 3.7 cm = 2.28” × 1.65” × 1.46”

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

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Fluorite with Quartz and Baryte. Front
Front
Fluorite with Quartz and Baryte. Side
Side
Fluorite with Quartz and Baryte.
Vanadinite with Baryte
Vanadinite with Baryte. Front
Front
Vanadinite with Baryte. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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Vanadinite with Baryte
 

JFD210AP5: Like a feather, this 'stalactitic' growth of Vanadinite crystals rises gracefully, forming a special piece.
So many vanadinites, but from time to time one still surprises us...
Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (±2002)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 6.3 × 4.2 cm = 2.83” × 2.48” × 1.65”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Baryte with inclusions

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Baryte with inclusions
 

JFD211AP5: Always in search of something different, this piece moved me because it is so different from the usual in Mefis, which yields very large crystals, even enormous ones, but, although they can be sharp, they always tend to be somewhat 'rough'. Finding something elegant and delicate from there, like this group of crystals, is really rare.
Mefis, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (04/2014)

Specimen size: 10.8 × 10 × 4.2 cm = 4.25” × 3.94” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2 cm = 1.18” × 0.79”

Former collection of Jordi Fabre (duplicates)



Baryte with inclusions. Baryte with inclusions.


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


USA

Sainte Marie 2011

Tucson 2011

Tucson 2018

Tucson 2010


Azurite with Malachite
Azurite with Malachite. Front
Front
Azurite with Malachite. Side
Side
Azurite with Malachite.

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MFB36AP5: Very elongated spheroidal and stalactitic microcrystalline growths of Azurite with deep, vivid and uniform color, in a limonite matrix with botryoidal coatings of Malachite. A U.S. classic, with rare unusual characteristics for specimens from this locality.
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 6 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm = 2.36” × 1.73” × 1.26”





MEXICO

Tucson 2011

Tucson 2017


Malachite after Azurite

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MLX47AP5: Very aerial and aesthetic group of sharp Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite crystals, on matrix.
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora  Mexico

Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.3 × 4 cm = 2.24” × 1.69” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 1.6 cm = 1.06” × 0.63”




Malachite after Azurite. Front
Front
Malachite after Azurite. Side
Side

SPAIN

Sainte Marie 2015


Pyrite with Calcite
Pyrite with Calcite. Front
Front
Pyrite with Calcite. Side
Side

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NYX11AP5: Group of Pyrite crystals with a cubic habit and very marked polycrystalline growths. This very old piece, with much larger and shinier crystals than previously known from there, is from Minas de Villabona, a locality much less prolific than the nearby Moscona mine in Solís, and comes from the collection of Miguel David Martínez (number 398), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Villabona Mines, Barrio de la Estación, Villabona, Llanera, Comarca del Nora, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain (2017)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.6 × 2.4 cm = 1.73” × 1.02” × 0.94”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Pyromorphite

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MFG47AP5: Group on matrix of prismatic Pyromorphite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with very good luster and a vivid color, which coexist with another generation of smaller crystals and darker color. A glory from the past, coming from the first discoveries in the San Andrés mine in the mid-1980s.
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia  Spain (±1985)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 2.7 × 3.3 cm = 1.65” × 1.06” × 1.30”

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

Minor fluorescence short UV

Former collection of Dénis Galmier



Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite.
Aragonite
Aragonite. Front
Front
Aragonite. Side
Side

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TXX16AP5: Polycrystalline growth of twinned Aragonite crystals, doubly terminated, with good luster and a violet color that is concentrated, above all, in the middle portion of the crystals.
A Spanish classic that comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 866), whose
label we will send to the buyer.
Minglanilla, Comarca Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha  Spain (2020)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.4 × 3.7 cm = 1.89” × 1.73” × 1.46”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Aragonite

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TMR13AP5: Twinned crystal of doubly terminated Aragonite, a complete floater, with very bright luster and a violet color which is concentrated mainly in the middle part of the crystals. A Spanish classic that comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 805), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Minglanilla, Comarca Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha  Spain (2018)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 3.7 × 3.3 cm = 2.44” × 1.46” × 1.30”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Aragonite. Front
Front
Aragonite. Side
Side
Calcite
Calcite. Front
Front
Calcite. Side
Side
Calcite.

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NXX87AP5: Coralloidal growth of Calcite, very aerial and aesthetic, lustrous and snow-white. The specimen comes from the collection of Miguel David Martínez (number 180), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Cabezo de San Ginés, El Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia)  Spain (2004)

Specimen size: 14.6 × 13 × 10 cm = 5.75” × 5.12” × 3.94”

Main crystal size: 9 × 1.6 cm = 3.54” × 0.63”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Baryte

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NRX90AP5: Large group of very sharp tabular Baryte crystals, very lustrous and intense blue. The specimen comes from a now extinct locality but which at one time was very popular due to the intense color of its barytes.
San Jorge mining group, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, Portmán, La Unión, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia)  Spain (2015-2016)

Specimen size: 17.8 × 12.8 × 7 cm = 7.01” × 5.04” × 2.76”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.6 cm = 0.67” × 0.63”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Baryte. Front
Front
Baryte. Side
Side
Baryte. Baryte.
Pyrite
Pyrite. Front
Front
Pyrite. Rear
Rear
Pyrite.

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MRB71AP5: Isolated crystal of Pyrite, very aerial on the matrix, with perfect shapes, free of damage and very shiny. A Spanish classic of great quality for the deposit.
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja  Spain (2022)

Specimen size: 9.6 × 9.2 × 9.5 cm = 3.78” × 3.62” × 3.74”

Main crystal size: 4.4 × 4 cm = 1.73” × 1.57”





SPANISH FLUORITE


Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz

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NBD26AP5: Group of sharp octahedral Fluorite crystals, translucent and with an intense green color, on matrix with coatings of Quartz microcrystals. A Catalan classic that comes from the Pedro Hernández collection.
Berta Quarry, Can Domènech Hill, Roques Blanques Mountains, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Comarca Vallès Occidental / Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya  Spain

Specimen size: 6.6 × 4.5 × 2.7 cm = 2.60” × 1.77” × 1.06”

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

Very fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Pedro Hernández



Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz. Front
Front
Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz. Side
Side
Fluorite (octahedral) with Quartz.
Fluorite with Dolomite and Pyrite inclusions
Fluorite with Dolomite and Pyrite inclusions. Fluorite with Dolomite and Pyrite inclusions.

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TFX17AP5: Druse of transparent cubic Fluorite crystals, with very good luster and an intense and uniform honey-yellow color, with inclusions of Pyrite microcrystals and coatings of white rhombohedral Dolomite crystals with curvatures on their faces and edges.
The specimen comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 1018), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain (±2015)

Specimen size: 9.1 × 7.2 × 2.3 cm = 3.58” × 2.83” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.55” × 0.47”

Very fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Calcite (two generations) with Fluorite

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TRX87AP5: Druse of transparent cubic Fluorite crystals, with good luster and a yellow color, on matrix, with coatings of scalenohedral Calcite crystals that have grown in two phases, the first one being very rich in Hematite inclusions, and the second in transparent white crystals.
The specimen comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 895), whose label we will send to the buyer.
Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain

Specimen size: 13.5 × 7.9 × 5.7 cm = 5.31” × 3.11” × 2.24”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1.5 cm = 0.94” × 0.59”

Fluorite fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Calcite (two generations) with Fluorite. Front
Front
Calcite (two generations) with Fluorite. Side
Side
Calcite (two generations) with Fluorite.
Fluorite
Fluorite. Fluorite.

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TQX37AP5: Group of Fluorite crystals on matrix, one of them dominant, with a cubic habit beveled by the typically rough faces of the dodecahedron. From the famous Josefa-Veneros vein, a classic of Spanish mineralogy.
Josefa-Veneros vein, 75 level, Coroña de Arriba-La Collada, La Collada mining area, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain

Specimen size: 6.5 × 5 × 4.5 cm = 2.56” × 1.97” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.6 cm = 0.71” × 0.63”




Fluorite

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NGX86AP5: Group of Fluorite crystals with parallel growths and the typical rough bevel of rhombododecahedron faces, in this case highly developed. They are translucent, with geometric violet zones, much more intense in the central part of the crystals.
La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturias)  Spain (±2012)

Specimen size: 10.1 × 7.4 × 5.5 cm = 3.98” × 2.91” × 2.17”

Main crystal size: 9.9 × 6.7 cm = 3.90” × 2.64”




Fluorite. Front
Front
Fluorite. Light behind
Light behind
Fluorite with Calcite
Fluorite with Calcite. Fluorite with Calcite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Fluorite with Calcite. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén

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PTX26AP5: Druse of very sharp Fluorite crystals of good size, between transparent and translucent, soft green in color with yellowish tones and reflections, lustrous, with coatings of small white Calcite crystals. This specimen, of exceptional quality for the locality, also has a curiosity: inclusions of small very intense green 'spots'. It has been said that these spectacular green spots could be due to traces of ions, but in this case color centers seem to be a more consistent explanation, considering the characteristics of the mine.
Matagalls Mine (Sant Marçal Mines), Sant Marçal, Viladrau, Comarca Osona, Gerona / Girona, Catalonia / Catalunya  Spain (09/1979)

Specimen size: 15.3 × 13.3 × 11.5 cm = 6.02” × 5.24” × 4.53”

Main crystal size: 3.3 × 2.6 cm = 1.30” × 1.02”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Jordi Povill




FRANCE

Sainte Marie 2011

Sainte Marie 2017

Sainte Marie 2011


Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica

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TXH46AP5: Group of twinned Cassiterite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with sharp crystal forms, lustrous, on matrix, something not very common in specimens from this classic locality.
The specimen comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon.
La Villeder, Le Roc-Saint-André, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.7 × 2 cm = 1.10” × 1.06” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.87” × 0.47”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica.
Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica
Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica. Front
Front
Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica. Side
Side

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Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica
 

TTE46AP5: Twinned Cassiterite crystal with sharp crystal forms, lustrous, on matrix, something not too common in specimens from this classic locality.
The specimen comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon, whose handwritten label
we will send to the buyer.
La Villeder, Le Roc-Saint-André, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne  France

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3 × 2.4 cm = 1.34” × 1.18” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 2 cm = 0.83” × 0.79”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Celestine with Baryte

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Celestine with Baryte
 

TDA46AP5: Druse of translucent Baryte crystals, with a uniform pale blue color, on a base of deformed white crystals of Celestine. The specimen, from the early 1970s, is of good quality for the locality and it comes from the collection of Francis Barillet, whose handwritten label we will send to the buyer.
Clavelas Quarry, Le Bersac, Serres, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  France (±1972)

Specimen size: 7 × 4.7 × 4.6 cm = 2.76” × 1.85” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.7 cm = 0.55” × 0.28”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Celestine with Baryte.
Arseniosiderite
Arseniosiderite. Arseniosiderite.

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Arseniosiderite
 

TVX27AP5: Botryoidal growths with microcrystals of yellowish brown Arseniosiderite with a fibrous appearance, on matrix.
An oddity from the type locality for this species.
Romanèche-Thorins, Distrito Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté  France

Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.9 × 1.4 cm = 2.52” × 1.93” × 0.55”

Type locality



Azurite with Malachite

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Azurite with Malachite
 

TFB90AP5: Group of very sharp flattened Azurite crystals with a bright luster and vivid color, with Malachite coatings. This specimen, which is of high quality for the locality, the type locality for Azurite, comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon, whose handwritten label we will send to the buyer.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3 × 1.1 cm = 1.34” × 1.18” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.47” × 0.20”

Type locality

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Azurite with Malachite. Azurite with Malachite.
Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite)
Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite). Front
Front
Prehnite with Epidote and Actinolite (variety byssolite). Rear
Rear

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MBA96AP5: Prehnite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, with curvatures and very marked polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous, and with an intense green color. The Prehnite is on matrix, with prismatic Epidote crystals and felty Actinolite aggregates (byssolite variety). A French classic from one of the typical localities for the species.
La Combe de la Selle, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans Comune, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  France

Specimen size: 9.9 × 5.4 × 2.4 cm = 3.90” × 2.13” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.8 cm = 0.59” × 0.31”




Pyromorphite

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TRR47AP5: Centered aggregates and fan-shaped growths, very aerial and on matrix, of acicular Pyromorphite crystals with an intense and uniform color. A European classic, specimens of which can only be seen from old finds.
This specimen comes from the Yvan Delqué collection.
Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn, Occitanie  France

Specimen size: 6.1 × 5.9 × 4.2 cm = 2.40” × 2.32” × 1.65”

Former collection of Yvan Delqué



Pyromorphite. Front
Front
Pyromorphite. Side
Side
Pyromorphite. Side
Side
Pyromorphite.

EUROPE (excl. Spain, Portugal and France)


Ardennite-(As) with Hematite, Rutile and Quartz
Ardennite-(As) with Hematite, Rutile and Quartz. Ardennite-(As) with Hematite, Rutile and Quartz.

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EFG46AP5: Of the best quality for what is known in the species, with deformed and flattened crystals of Ardennite-(As), in some areas with a fibrous appearance, lustrous, bright orange, in a matrix of Quartz with small lamellar Hematite crystals and acicular Rutile crystals. This specimen comes from the type locality for the species.
Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Bastogne, Luxembourg Province, Wallonia Region  Belgium

Specimen size: 7.1 × 6.9 × 3 cm = 2.80” × 2.72” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.3 cm = 0.67” × 0.12”

Type locality



Tyrolite

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MBM47AP5: Scoriaceous surfaces and fan-shaped growths of lamellar Tyrolite crystals, with good luster and an intense color, on matrix. The specimen comes from an old locality, already known for the species.
Gortdrum Mine, Monard, County Tipperary, Munster Province  Ireland

Specimen size: 5 × 3.7 × 2.4 cm = 1.97” × 1.46” × 0.94”




Tyrolite. Tyrolite.
Copper
Copper. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Copper. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén

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MRA67AP5: Dendritic growth with parallel aggregates of Copper crystals with a very profiled cubic habit. A little treasure that comes from a very classic locality.
Wheal Gorland, Saint Day, Camborne - Redruth - Saint Day District, Cornwall  England / United Kingdom

Specimen size: 4 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm = 1.57” × 0.94” × 0.55”

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




Calcite with Quartz and Hematite

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Calcite with Quartz and Hematite
 

TJB66AP5: Group of very sharp Calcite crystals, platy and with geometric color zoning, on a group of Quartz crystals with Hematite inclusions. This specimen, which is from a very classic English locality, comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon, whose handwritten label we will send to the buyer.
Levant Mine, Trewellard, Saint Just District, Cornwall  England / United Kingdom

Specimen size: 4.4 × 4 × 2.9 cm = 1.73” × 1.57” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 1.9 cm = 1.02” × 0.75”

Fluorescent long & short UV

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Calcite with Quartz and Hematite. Front
Front
Calcite with Quartz and Hematite. Side
Side
Galena with Quartz and Pyrite
Galena with Quartz and Pyrite.

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TAH27AP5: Group of shiny Galena crystals, of cubic habit with staggered and deformed growths on the edges, on a matrix of white Quartz crystals with coatings of Pyrite microcrystals. This specimen, which is from a classic English locality, comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon.
Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines Orefield, former Cumberland, Cumbria  England / United Kingdom

Specimen size: 6.9 × 6.8 × 4 cm = 2.72” × 2.68” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.5 cm = 1.06” × 0.98”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Adamite (variety Cu-bearing adamite)

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Adamite (variety Cu-bearing adamite)
 

TFX16AP5: Druse, on matrix, of short prismatic Adamite crystals, translucent and with a green color (copper-bearing variety). This specimen, very old and from one of the great classic Greek localities, comes from the collection of the Bally Museum.
Lavrion, Lavrion Mining District, Attikí (Attica) Prefecture  Greece

Specimen size: 6.7 × 5.7 × 2.6 cm = 2.64” × 2.24” × 1.02”

Fluorescent long & short UV



Adamite (variety Cu-bearing adamite).
Tourmaline (Group) with Hematite (variety iron rose), Quartz and Feldspar
Tourmaline (Group) with Hematite (variety iron rose), Quartz and Feldspar. Tourmaline (Group) with Hematite (variety iron rose), Quartz and Feldspar.

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Tourmaline (Group) with Hematite (variety iron rose), Quartz and Feldspar
 

TRM16AP5: Radial group of elongated Tourmaline group crystals, black and very lustrous, in a Quartz and Feldspar matrix, with small lamellar Hematite crystals. The specimen, a rarity for this well-known Swiss locality, comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon, whose handwritten label we will send to the buyer.
Cavradi, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden)  Switzerland

Specimen size: 6.1 × 4.6 × 4.1 cm = 2.40” × 1.81” × 1.61”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.1 cm = 0.39” × 0.04”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Epidote with Quartz

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Epidote with Quartz
 

TBF48AP5: Very elongated Epidote crystals, some of them doubly terminated, between transparent and translucent, deep green, with very good luster, on a Quartz matrix. The specimen comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon, whose handwritten label we will send to the buyer.
Val Giuv, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden)  Switzerland

Specimen size: 8.2 × 5.6 × 3.3 cm = 3.23” × 2.20” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 0.2 cm = 1.06” × 0.08”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Epidote with Quartz. Epidote with Quartz.
Fluorapatite with Titanite, Orthoclase (variety adularia) and Chlorite
Fluorapatite with Titanite, Orthoclase (variety adularia) and Chlorite. Fluorapatite with Titanite, Orthoclase (variety adularia) and Chlorite.

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TYB17AP5: Tabular growths of very sharp Fluorapatite crystals, transparent and lustrous, on matrix, with Orthoclase crystals (adularia variety) and with Chlorite coatings which themselves cover twinned Titanite crystals.
The specimen comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon.
Pizzo Centrale, Airolo, Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin)  Switzerland

Specimen size: 8 × 5.2 × 3.5 cm = 3.15” × 2.05” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.8 cm = 0.63” × 0.31”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Bustamite

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Bustamite
 

TPB47AP5: Centered and fan-shaped aggregates of white acicular Bustamite crystals that stand out on the dark matrix. Very few specimens are seen from this locality other than very old ones like this one, which comes from the collection of Edmond Landais, whose handwritten label we will send to the buyer.
Temperino Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Tuscany  Italy

Specimen size: 6 × 3.8 × 3.4 cm = 2.36” × 1.50” × 1.34”




Bustamite. Front
Front
Bustamite. Rear
Rear
Quartz
Quartz.

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Quartz
 

TBF16AP5: Group of very elongated Quartz crystals, with very well defined parallel growths, some of them with curious terminations, translucent, white, and partially covered by a second generation of small water-clear crystals. The specimen comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon, whose handwritten label we will send to the buyer.
Campiglia Marittima, Campigliese, Livorno Province, Toscana  Italy

Specimen size: 12.7 × 4.4 × 3.6 cm = 5.00” × 1.73” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 12.7 × 3 cm = 5.00” × 1.18”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Azurite with Quartz

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Azurite with Quartz
 

TFA86AP5: Radial growth of Azurite crystals with well-defined curvatures, brilliant and deep in color, on matrix, with coatings of small Quartz crystals.
The specimen, a German rarity, comes from the collection of Julius Hoppner.
Schmitt dolomite Quarry, Altenmittlau, Freigericht, Main-Kinzig-Kreis District, Spessart, Hesse/Hessen  Germany

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

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.1 cm = 0.55” × 0.43”




Azurite with Quartz.
Galena on Siderite
Galena on Siderite. Galena on Siderite.

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TXF27AP5: Galena crystals with very sharp crystal forms and very lustrous, on matrix, with lenticular crystals of Siderite. Neudorf galenas mined between the mid-1800s and early 1900s have become a rarity and reference classics. The specimen comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon.
Neudorf, Harzgerode mining district, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt/Sachsen-Anhalt  Germany

Specimen size: 4.9 × 2.7 × 2.4 cm = 1.93” × 1.06” × 0.94”

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

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Chalcopyrite with Quartz

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TBC57AP5: Group of trapezohedral Chalcopyrite crystals, very sharp, lustrous and with intense metallic iridescence with dominant green and blue tones, with small coatings of Quartz.
The specimen, a German classic, comes from the Robert-Auguste Touchon collection.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Mine, Biersdorf, Daaden, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen District, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz  Germany

Specimen size: 6.1 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm = 2.40” × 1.73” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.47” × 0.39”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Chalcopyrite with Quartz. Front
Front
Chalcopyrite with Quartz. Side
Side
Chalcopyrite with Quartz. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Chalcopyrite on Siderite
Chalcopyrite on Siderite. Front
Front
Chalcopyrite on Siderite. Detail
Detail
Chalcopyrite on Siderite. Rear
Rear
Chalcopyrite on Siderite. Detail
Detail

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TMA96AP5: Trapezohedral Chalcopyrite crystals, very sharp, with metallic iridescence dominated by blue, on a matrix of Siderite.
The specimen, a German classic, comes from the Robert-Auguste Touchon collection.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Mine, Biersdorf, Daaden, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen District, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz  Germany

Specimen size: 6.1 × 4 × 3.8 cm = 2.40” × 1.57” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.6 cm = 0.47” × 0.24”

Former collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon



Fluorite with Baryte and Chalcopyrite

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BXF70AP5: Druse of very sharp Baryte crystals with phantom growths, with good luster and greenish yellow color, with white lamellar crystals of Baryte and small twinned crystals of Chalcopyrite. A German classic that comes from a prestigious European collection.
Bergmännisch Glück Mine, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen  Germany

Specimen size: 9.8 × 8.9 × 6.9 cm = 3.86” × 3.50” × 2.72”

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

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Fluorite with Baryte and Chalcopyrite. Fluorite with Baryte and Chalcopyrite.

MOROCCO

Sainte Marie 2008

Tucson 2020


Silver with Safflorite and Löllingite
Silver with Safflorite and Löllingite. Front
Front
Silver with Safflorite and Löllingite. Rear
Rear
Silver with Safflorite and Löllingite. Silver with Safflorite and Löllingite.

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TFH94AP5: Very aerial arborescent growth of Silver, with good luster and sharp crystal forms, associated with small crystals of Safflorite with blackish tones and Löllingite, on a matrix of Calcite. Very elegant and of great quality. This specimen, from a very recent find last year, has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2022)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 4.5 × 3.3 cm = 1.85” × 1.77” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1 cm = 0.59” × 0.39”

With analysis copy

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Allargentum after Dyscrasite with Sphalerite, Pyrargyrite and Schachnerite on Calcite

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MBH91AP5: Arborescent growth of Allargentum pseudomorphs after Dyscrasite crystals with easily visible Dyscrasite crystal forms. It sits on a Calcite matrix, with Sphalerite and small black crystals of Pyrargyrite and Schachnerite.
This specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 6.6 × 3.6 × 2.7 cm = 2.60” × 1.42” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.6 cm = 0.59” × 0.24”

With analysis copy

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Allargentum after Dyscrasite with Sphalerite, Pyrargyrite and Schachnerite on Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum after Dyscrasite with Sphalerite, Pyrargyrite and Schachnerite on Calcite. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum after Dyscrasite with Sphalerite, Pyrargyrite and Schachnerite on Calcite. Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum after Dyscrasite on Calcite
Allargentum after Dyscrasite on Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum after Dyscrasite on Calcite. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum after Dyscrasite on Calcite. Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Foto: Joaquim Callén

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TLM74AP5: Arborescent growth of Allargentum pseudomorphs after Dyscrasite crystals, with the Dyscrasite crystal forms cleary visible, on a Calcite matrix.
This specimen, from a very recent find last year, has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2022)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 4.1 × 3.1 cm = 3.07” × 1.61” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.3 cm = 0.35” × 0.12”

With analysis copy

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Allargentum on Calcite

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MHE96AP5: Elongated parallel growths of very large and spectacular Allargentum crystals with mechanical curvatures, with brilliant luster, on a Calcite matrix.
This specimen, from a very recent find last year, has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineralogical Record’ on page 661 in the volume 54, number 5, September-October 2023
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (07/2022)

Specimen size: 12 × 5.7 × 4.4 cm = 4.72” × 2.24” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 1.1 cm = 1.26” × 0.43”

With analysis copy

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Allargentum on Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum on Calcite. Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum on Calcite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum on Calcite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum on Calcite
Allargentum on Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum on Calcite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Allargentum on Calcite.

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MLM47AP5: Elongated parallel growths of very large and spectacular Allargentum crystals with mechanical curvatures, with brilliant luster, on a Calcite matrix.
This specimen, from a very recent find last year, has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (07/2022)

Specimen size: 13.4 × 8.8 × 5.1 cm = 5.28” × 3.46” × 2.01”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 1 cm = 1.65” × 0.39”

With analysis copy

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Baryte with Pyrite and Quartz

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MLM69AP5: Group of tabular and very sharp Baryte crystals, transparent, lustrous, and colored blue with yellowish areas at the edges of the crystals. Associated with growths of Pyrite and small Quartz crystals.
The specimen comes from some finds made in the Bou Nahas mine between August and September 2022.
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (08-09/2022)

Specimen size: 11.6 × 6.8 × 5.1 cm = 4.57” × 2.68” × 2.01”

Main crystal size: 5.2 × 4.5 cm = 2.05” × 1.77”




Baryte with Pyrite and Quartz. Front
Front
Baryte with Pyrite and Quartz. Rear
Rear
Baryte with Pyrite and Quartz.
Baryte with Quartz, Pyrite and Galena
Baryte with Quartz, Pyrite and Galena. Front
Front
Baryte with Quartz, Pyrite and Galena. Rear
Rear
Baryte with Quartz, Pyrite and Galena.

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MFB94AP5: Tabular and very sharp crystals of Baryte, transparent, lustrous blue, on a matrix of white Quartz crystals, with small crystals of Pyrite and Galena. Sculptural.
The specimen comes from some finds made in the Bou Nahas mine between August and September 2022.
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (08-09/2022)

Specimen size: 20.6 × 10.7 × 8.8 cm = 8.11” × 4.21” × 3.46”

Main crystal size: 7.7 × 6.2 cm = 3.03” × 2.44”





AFRICA (excl. Morocco)

Sainte Marie 2017

Sainte Marie 2011


Andradite

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TFB47AP5: Very aerial group of dodecahedral Andradite crystals beveled by trapezohedron faces, dark brown and shiny, on matrix. The size of the crystals is larger than usual in specimens from this locality.
Erongo Region  Namibia

Specimen size: 6.8 × 6.3 × 4.5 cm = 2.68” × 2.48” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.4 cm = 1.06” × 0.94”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez



Andradite. Front
Front
Andradite. Side
Side
Andradite.
Schorl
Schorl. Front
Front
Schorl. Side
Side
Schorl. Side
Side

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TXE27AP5: Group of short prismatic crystals of Schorl, very rich in crystal forms, black and very lustrous.
Erongo Region  Namibia

Specimen size: 9.5 × 4.9 × 4.8 cm = 3.74” × 1.93” × 1.89”

Main crystal size: 4.7 × 3.6 cm = 1.85” × 1.42”

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez




SOUTH AMERICA (excl. Brazil)

Tucson 2012

Tucson 2010

Tucson 2011


Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite

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EBJ27AP5: Spheroidal growths of small lenticular crystals of Rhodochrosite with an intense and uniform pink color, with very lustrous Quartz crystals and aggregates of microcrystals of Sphalerite.
Austria Duvas Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (07/2021)

Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.2 × 4.1 cm = 1.93” × 1.65” × 1.61”




Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite. Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite.
Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite
Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite. Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite.

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EXA76AP5: Spheroidal growths of small lenticular crystals of Rhodochrosite with an intense and uniform pink color, with very lustrous Quartz crystals and aggregates of microcrystals of Sphalerite.
Austria Duvas Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (07/2021)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.1 × 3.6 cm = 2.44” × 2.01” × 1.42”




Rhodochrosite with Quartz

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EJL47AP5: Spheroidal growths of small lenticular crystals of Rhodochrosite with an intense and uniform pink color, with very lustrous white Quartz crystals.
Austria Duvas Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (07/2021)

Specimen size: 8.8 × 5.3 × 4.3 cm = 3.46” × 2.09” × 1.69”




Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Rhodochrosite with Quartz.
Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite
Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite. Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite.
Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite.

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EEH89AP5: Spheroidal growths of small lenticular crystals of Rhodochrosite with an intense and uniform pink color, with very lustrous Quartz crystals and aggregates of microcrystals of Sphalerite.
Austria Duvas Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (07/2021)

Specimen size: 10.9 × 9.5 × 6.7 cm = 4.29” × 3.74” × 2.64”




Rhodochrosite with Quartz

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EMF49AP5: Spheroidal growths of small lenticular crystals of Rhodochrosite with an intense and uniform pink color, with very lustrous white Quartz crystals.
Austria Duvas Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (07/2021)

Specimen size: 13.8 × 9.9 × 6.2 cm = 5.43” × 3.90” × 2.44”




Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Rhodochrosite with Quartz.

CHINA

Tucson 2020

Sainte Marie 2015


Veszelyite with Quartz
Veszelyite with Quartz. Veszelyite with Quartz.
Veszelyite with Quartz. Veszelyite with Quartz. Foto: Joaquim Callén
Foto: Joaquim Callén

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EFF92AP5: Group of elongated crystals of Veszelyite, a rare phosphate of zinc and copper, of good size for the species, extraordinarily sharp and defined, in matrix, and associated with sharp Quartz crystals. An excellent miniature from a classic locality for the species.
Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province  China (2021)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 4 × 3.2 cm = 1.85” × 1.57” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”




Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite) with Talmessite

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EXJ99AP5: Botryoidal growths of mauve-colored Calcite (cobalt-bearing variety), which coexist with similar growths of the same Calcite, but curiously with white and blue colorations. They sit on a matrix in which Talmessite aggregates appear too (analyzed)
This specimen has been photographed and published as a reference in the magazine ‘Lapis‘ number 02/2024, page 17
Lanping, Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province  China (07/2022)

Specimen size: 6.3 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm = 2.48” × 1.50” × 1.26”

With analysis copy



Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite) with Talmessite. Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite) with Talmessite.
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite) with Talmessite
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite) with Talmessite. Front
Front
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite) with Talmessite. Side
Side
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite) with Talmessite.

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EFX99AP5: Botryoidal growths of Calcite of an intense mauve color (cobalt-bearing variety), in matrix, with fibrous aggregates of Talmessite covering small Calcite crystals.
Lanping, Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province  China (07/2022)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 6.3 × 2.7 cm = 2.60” × 2.48” × 1.06”

With analysis copy



Beryl (variety emerald)

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MJK53AP5: Groups, on matrix, of Beryl crystals (emerald variety) with an elongated prismatic habit, translucent and lustrous, with a vivid and uniform color.
Dayakou Mine, Mengdong township, Malipo, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province  China (08/2022)

Specimen size: 10.4 × 7.6 × 5.3 cm = 4.09” × 2.99” × 2.09”

Main crystal size: 3.7 × 0.7 cm = 1.46” × 0.28”




Beryl (variety emerald). Beryl (variety emerald).
Beryl (variety emerald).
Chalcopyrite on Quartz with Arsenopyrite and Calcite
Chalcopyrite on Quartz with Arsenopyrite and Calcite. Front
Front
Chalcopyrite on Quartz with Arsenopyrite and Calcite. Rear
Rear

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MRR97AP5: Group of twinned trapezohedral Chalcopyrite crystals, very sharp, with good luster and bright metallic iridescence, on a matrix of Quartz crystals, with small crystals of Arsenopyrite and Calcite.
Fengjiashan Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province  China (10/2022)

Specimen size: 9 × 7.2 × 5.3 cm = 3.54” × 2.83” × 2.09”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.98” × 0.51”




Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica

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EEB92AP5: Twinned Cassiterite crystal with very sharp crystal forms, transparent dark brown, with an extraordinarily bright luster, in a very aerial position on a matrix of Quartz crystals with leafy Mica aggregates.
Yalian Township, Yongde, Lincang, Yunnan Province  China (2022)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 5.8 × 4.6 cm = 2.91” × 2.28” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.8 cm = 0.79” × 0.71”




Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica. Cassiterite with Quartz and Mica.
Malachite
Malachite. Front
Front
Malachite. Rear
Rear

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EEL94AP5: Botryoidal growth of extraordinarily aesthetic shapes of Malachite, with banding in different shades of green and an intense silky luster which gives it a peculiar chatoyant appearance.
Shilu Mine, Yangchun, Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong Province  China (±1995)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 7 × 2.8 cm = 2.91” × 2.76” × 1.10”





ASIA (excl. China) and Turkey

Tucson 2009

Sainte Marie 2017

Tucson 2007

Tucson 2011


Zunyite with Hematite

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MJX7AP5: Zunyite crystal, a rare aluminum sorosilicate and fluoride, on matrix. This tetrahedral crystal, beveled by cube faces, has very well defined and smooth faces, varies in color between reddish and dark brown, and is included in a matrix very rich in lamellar Hematite crystals.
Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province  Iran (07/2019)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3.1 × 2.3 cm = 1.34” × 1.22” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”




Zunyite with Hematite. Zunyite with Hematite.

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Tucson 2010

Tucson 2011


Boleite with Anglesite
Boleite with Anglesite. Boleite with Anglesite.
Boleite with Anglesite.

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BFE86AP5: This specimen stands out for the very unusual abundance of Boleite crystals on the limonite matrix. These very sharp crystals have retained their extraordinary color and brilliance despite their age.
The specimen, from the type locality for the species, comes from a prestigious European collection.
Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Municipio Mulegé, Baja California Sur  Mexico (±1984)

Specimen size: 10.3 × 5.7 × 3.8 cm = 4.06” × 2.24” × 1.50”

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

Type locality



Silver with Safflorite

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Silver with Safflorite
 

MHA96AP5: Dendritic growth of Silver, very aerial and aesthetic, with recognizable crystal forms, extraordinarily lustrous and with some areas partially covered by Safflorite, darker at the bottom of the specimen.
This specimen, which has great size and beauty, comes from a very recent find from the past year, and has been analyzed. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (07/2022)

Specimen size: 14.7 × 13.7 × 2.6 cm = 5.79” × 5.39” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.59” × 0.16”

With analysis copy



Silver with Safflorite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Silver with Safflorite. Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Silver with Safflorite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Silver with Safflorite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén


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