April 2023 Update

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JAF16AP8: Group of rhombododecahedral Almandine crystals, with very well defined faces and edges, in a mica schist matrix.
The specimen, from a place where few good quality almandines are known, comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly, and was previously in the collection of José Luís Otero.
Cerro de la Sal Quarry. Dos Puntos claim, Sierra Albarrana, Hornachuelos, Comarca Valle Medio del Guadalquivir, Córdoba, Andalusia  Spain

Specimen size: 8 × 4.8 × 2.7 cm = 3.15” × 1.89” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 3.1 × 2.2 cm = 1.22” × 0.87”

JAL66AP8: Compared with other goethites from southern Spain, those found in the La Lapilla mine stand out for their delicate latticed growths and very fine arched structures, sometimes almost filamentous, that add to the quality and vivid brilliance of its metallic iridescences, with blue, ocher and reddish reflections, with a predominance of metallic greyish.
The specimen comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
La Lapilla Mine, La Lapilla, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia  Spain (03-04/2008)

Specimen size: 7.7 × 6.5 × 5.2 cm = 3.03” × 2.56” × 2.05”

JJK26AP8: Sharp and flattened rhombohedral crystals of Calcite with geometric phantom growths, between transparent and translucent, with bright luster, on a limonite matrix in parallel columnar growth due to its pseudomorphing the original Goethite.
The specimen comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Trinidad Mine, Cerros del Romeral y Pechón, Benalmádena-Mijas, Comarca Costa del Sol Occidental, Málaga, Andalusia  Spain

Specimen size: 8.1 × 5.9 × 3 cm = 3.19” × 2.32” × 1.18”

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

JXR92AP8: Very sharp crystals of Chalcocite, of very good size, twinned, with faces and edges very well defined, flattened, extraordinarily lustrous and on a Pyrite matrix. The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
It comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Las Cruces Mine, fase 6, levels 130-135, ↓175 m., Gerena-Guillena-Salteras, Comarca Sierra Norte, Seville, Andalusia  Spain (01/2020)

Specimen size: 8.2 × 4.1 × 4.7 cm = 3.23” × 1.61” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.7 cm = 0.94” × 0.28”

JAL14AP8: Druse of trapezohedral Calcite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with phantom growths, lustrous, and partially covered by small, very shiny groups of Pyrite crystals.
The specimen comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
La Cuerre Mine, La Florida mining area, Rionansa-Herrerías, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria  Spain

Specimen size: 9.4 × 5.8 × 2.7 cm = 3.70” × 2.28” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.24”

JPB37AP8: Group of Sphalerite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, between translucent and transparent, lustrous and honey-yellow. On matrix, with white rhombohedral Dolomite crystals and unusual flattened Galena crystals.
This very aesthetic specimen comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria  Spain (1990)

Specimen size: 6.3 × 5.8 × 3.8 cm = 2.48” × 2.28” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.63” × 0.59”

JMB12AP8: Two Quartz crystals, intense dark brown (smoky variety), transparent, lustrous, with a small, sharp crystal of Microcline and microcrystals of Clinozoisite-Epidote at the base and at the terminations.
Santa Coloma de Farners, Comarca La Selva, Gerona / Girona, Catalonia / Catalunya  Spain (1977)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 2.8 × 2.5  cm = 1.61” × 1.10” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 4.1 × 1.3 cm = 1.61” × 0.51”

JQQ12AP8: Pyrite crystals formed by cube and pyritohedron faces, with both forms very balanced, lustrous, and on matrix, with Quartz.
A quality specimen for this little known locality, it comes to us via the collection of Andrés Jimenez Shelly.
Larrako Quarry, Barrio de Larrasko, Arrigorriaga, Comarca Gran Bilbao, Vizcaya / Bizkaia, Basque Country (Euskadi)  Spain

Specimen size: 3.2 × 2 × 1.5 cm = 1.26” × 0.79” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.6 cm = 0.35” × 0.24”

JLB26AP8: Centered growths of acicular Malachite crystals ending in botryoidal terminations, with brilliant luster and an intense color, on a limonite matrix.
The specimen, a rarity for the locality, comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Aizpea claim, Cerain mines, Zerain, Comarca Goyerri, Guipúzcoa / Gipuzkoa, Basque Country (Euskadi)  Spain

Specimen size: 6.9 × 3.3 × 5.9 cm = 2.72” × 1.30” × 2.32”

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

JXE9AP8: Floater tabular Baryte crystal with parallel growths, translucent, with very good luster and an intense and uniform yellow color.
The specimen, from a quarry little known for collection-quality specimens, comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Armasa Quarry, Lesaka, Comarca Cinco Villas, Chartered Community of Navarre (Navarre)  Spain

Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.8 × 0.7 cm = 1.06” × 0.71” × 0.28”

JBF76AP8: Calcite crystals, one of them clearly dominant and very aerial on the matrix, with a very evident, transparent, lustrous and colorless contact twin.
The specimen, from a quarry little known for twinned specimens, comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Arambeltz Quarry, Ziordia (Ciordia), Comarca Barranca, Chartered Community of Navarre (Navarre)  Spain

Specimen size: 5.7 × 5 × 3.9 cm = 2.24” × 1.97” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2 cm = 1.26” × 0.79”

JEM96AP8: Rhombohedral Dolomite crystals, transparent, very lustrous, colorless and on matrix, with lenticular Magnesite crystals.
This specimen has a very different crystallography than usual, and comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly and was previously in the Folch collection (duplicates) whose handwritten label we will attach.
Asturreta Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Comarca Auñamendi, Chartered Community of Navarre (Navarre)  Spain (±1970)

Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.9 × 3.3 cm = 2.48” × 1.93” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.4 cm = 1.10” × 0.94”

JLX27AP8: Very aerial group of tapered Aragonite crystals with very sharp terminations, between transparent and translucent and cream-colored.
A Spanish classic that comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Comarca Auñamendi, Chartered Community of Navarre (Navarre)  Spain (1999)

Specimen size: 10.2 × 5.9 × 4.2 cm = 4.02” × 2.32” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 4 × 1.1 cm = 1.57” × 0.43”

JYZ27AP8: Druse of Fluorite crystals with dominant cube shapes and finely polycrystalline surfaces, transparent, with very good luster and an intense lilac color with bluish tones, in matrix with Baryte.
The specimen, of the best possible size for what is known from the locality, comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Yanci Quarry, Unanue, Igantzi (Yanci), Comarca Cinco Villas, Chartered Community of Navarre (Navarre)  Spain (2008)

Specimen size: 10.3 × 8.1 × 4.5 cm = 4.06” × 3.19” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2.3 cm = 0.98” × 0.91”

JAF14AP8: Prismatic Gypsum crystals on matrix, many of them very elongated, with good terminations, transparent, with good luster and a deep red color due to clay inclusions stained by Hematite.
A Spanish classic that comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Chella, Comarca Canal de Navarrés, Valencia / València, Valencian Community / Comunitat Valenciana  Spain

Specimen size: 7.4 × 5 × 4.7 cm = 2.91” × 1.97” × 1.85”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 0.1 cm = 1.10” × 0.04”