The Core of Expo Mineral Show (1)

SV460TBM

Rosette of small, very sharp tabular crystals of Ilmenite forming a spherical aggregate with very bright metallic bluish reflections, in a matrix formed by a large quantity of translucent, sharp and well-defined crystals of Albite with zones of dark color in the center of the crystals.

Tormiq Valley, Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) Pakistan

Specimen size: 9.8 x 7.8 x 4.3 cm

Main crystal size: 1.9 x 1.8 cm

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez

SV190TZM

Group of very sharp dodecahedral Andradite crystals, interpenetrating, with well defined faces and edges, fine polycrystalline surfaces, with good luster and a very deep brown color, with a second generation of Andradite crystals of smaller size but very sharp, orange and translucent, accompanied by crystals of Epidote, Albite and Titanite.

Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan) Pakistan (±2011)

Specimen size: 3.8 x 3.1 x 3.1 cm

Main crystal size: 1.8 x 1.3 cm

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez

SV740EBB

Druse of Calcite crystals partially covered by pinkish Talmessite, deeper pink in some areas of the specimen, showing coralloidal forms, with darker banded areas caused by manganese oxide stains.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.

Lanping, Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province China (07/2022)

Specimen size: 10.2 x 10 x 5.8 cm

Main crystal size: 0.3 x 0.2 cm

Analyzed

SV180MBR

Groups of crystals in radial fibrous aggregates composed of Tyrolite crystals, with bluish green tones, arranged on a matrix partially covered by a thin crystalline crust of Theisite. From a Chinese locality, Sanguozhuang, where lead and zinc are extracted, and which is the type locality for 5 new mineral species.

Sanguozhuang mining area, Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China

Specimen size: 3.4 x 3 x 1.8 cm

SV280MBX

Distinct groups of Veszelyite crystals on matrix, aggregated in sheaf-like habits, each with preferred and parallel orientations, elongated and very sharp, with well defined crystal forms and an intense and uniform color, standing out on a thin crystalline layer of very pale blue Theisite coating the rock matrix, which gives a beautiful color contrast with the Veszelyite crystals. From a Chinese locality, Sanguozhuang, where lead and zinc are extracted, and which is the type locality for 5 new mineral species.

Sanguozhuang mining area, Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China (11/2022)

Specimen size: 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm

SV320MTR

Elegant miniature, very airy in appearance, composed of Veszelyite crystals grouped into spheroidal shapes and arranged in a fan-like structure. The crystals are sharp, well-formed, and display an intense, uniform color with excellent luster.
From Sanguozhuang, China, a lead and zinc mining locality that is also the type locality for five new mineral species.

Sanguozhuang mining area, Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China (2021)

Specimen size: 1.6 x 1.2 x 1 cm

Main crystal size: 0.6 x 0.6 cm