The Core of Expo Mineral Show (1)

SV340NEX

Druse formed by Quartz crystals (amethyst variety), on a Greenalite matrix, with a very short prism,
sharp, transparent, with great luster and a very light violet color, dotted with a multitude of light brown Siderite crystals, some more isolated and others forming spherical aggregates, with a satin luster and velvety appearance, very characteristic for specimens from this emblematic deposit in the La Unión mining district, the San Valentine cut.

San Valentín open pit, Sancti Espíritu, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, La Unión, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia) Spain

Specimen size: 19.2 x 14.8 x 8.4 cm

Main crystal size: 2.7 x 2.6 cm

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez

SV480EFX

Group of very sharp Dolomite crystals, two of them clearly dominant, rhombohedral, with
very marked penetration twins, between transparent and translucent, in rock matrix. Worthy of note is a great dark phantom in the main crystal, quite uncommon in such a size in specimens from this locality. A classic for Spanish mineralogy and especially for this species.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Comarca Auñamendi, Chartered Community of Navarre (Navarre) Spain

Specimen size: 12.5 x 11.8 x 10.2 cm

Main crystal size: 6.6 x 4 cm

Former collection of Raúl Sanabria

SV490MRX

Group of very sharp Dolomite crystals, two of them clearly dominant, rhombohedral and
with very marked, transparent and lustrous penetration twins. With internal growth figures and external sprinklings of very tiny Chalcopyrite crystals.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Comarca Auñamendi, Chartered Community of Navarre (Navarre) Spain (1998)

Specimen size: 10.4 x 9.7 x 9 cm

Main crystal size: 7.5 x 5.4 cm

Former collection of Jaume Vilalta

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

SV290MXR

Very sharp doubly terminated Tremolite crystal, with rounded faces and edges in the upper termination, very lustrous and transparent and implanted in a cavity of a calc-silicate rock with abundant small colorless crystals which are also Tremolite. An interesting perfectly crystallized amphibole, something not very common for a mineral species like Tremolite.
The species has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.

Madagascar

Specimen size: 8.2 x 5.6 x 4.4 cm

Main crystal size: 1.5 x 1.1 cm

With analysis copy

SV490MXT

Complex Calcite crystals very rich in crystal forms, with the scalenohedron dominant, transparent, extraordinarily lustrous and with reddish iron oxide inclusions. A very aesthetic set.

Tonglüshan Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (09/2022)

Specimen size: 14.4 x 10.4 x 4.4 cm

Main crystal size: 3.7 x 3.3 cm

SV1200MXM

Group of very sharp Fluorite crystals that are translucent, lustrous and with a
very marked color zoning, with the faces of the crystals exhibiting prominent polycrystalline growths highlighted by lines of deeper color, and dotted with small rhombohedral crystals of white Dolomite. More vivid in color than most other specimens from this locality.

Dachang District, Nandan, Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region China (10/2022)

Specimen size: 15.4 x 12.3 x 4.4 cm

Main crystal size: 5.6 x 2 cm

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

With analysis copy

SV360TAR

A novelty for 2021: Shinichengite on matrix (this new mineral species was initially labeled as possible Tobermorite-Clinotobermorite) that forms small fibrous spheroidal coatings of intense pink color that accompany spheroidal growths of orange-brown Bultfonteinite.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. If you wish to delve deeper into the species and parageneses of this mine, you can consult the article by Menor-Salván, C.; Ottens, B.; Richard, E. “Rare borate minerals from the Shijiangshan-Shalonggou Deposits, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China”. Rocks & Minerals, 96(5) (September/October 2021)

Shijiangshan Mine, Shijiangshan village, Yinwu, Linxi, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region China (09/2022)

Specimen size: 8.2 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm

Main crystal size: 0.6 x 0.6 cm

Type locality Shinichengite

With analysis copy

SV210MLH

Complex crystals of Sphalerite, equant, transparent, with very good luster and an intense color, with defined edges and faces, some of them showing polycrystalline growths, on a matrix partially covered by small Quartz crystals, from a skarn deposit with Cu-Pb-Zn enrichment. The specimen is of better quality and luster than what usually appears at this mine.

Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province China (11/2022)

Specimen size: 6.8 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm

Main crystal size: 1.5 x 1.1 cm

SV280MXB

Globular aggregates of rhombohedral Smithsonite crystals with very rounded faces and edges, its yellowish green tones displaying a predominance of the latter, with velvety appearance and satiny luster, dotted with small but very sharp scalenohedral crystals of snow-white Calcite, giving a beautiful color contrast to the specimen. Smithsonite had not been reported from this mine before, so this specimen helps to expand its paragenesis.

Leiping Mine, Leiping, Guiyang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province China (2019)

Specimen size: 6.7 x 4.9 x 3.3 cm

SV460EFG

Spheroidal aggregates of very shiny Chalcopyrite crystals on a matrix formed by a growth of Calcite crystals in two phases: the first as darker scalenohedral crystals, and the second in the form of coatings of small clearer crystals. On the back, crystals of Chalcopyrite cover practically the entire piece. Comes from a mine which exploits a deposit rich in copper and molybdenum.

Tongshankou Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (03/2022)

Specimen size: 5.6 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm

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

Specimen size: 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm

SV320MTR

Aesthetic and elegant miniature, very aerial, formed by Veszelyite crystals grouped in spheroidal shapes and arranged in a fan, very sharp and with perfectly defined crystal forms, with an intense and uniform color and extraordinarily lustrous. From a Chinese locality, Sanguozhuang, where lead and zinc are mined, and which is the type locality for 5 new mineral species.

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

SV560TMN

Group of crystals of good size with parallel growths and polycrystalline forms of very sharp skeletal Vanadinite crystals, some with hexagonal contours, slightly translucent and of intense color showing a zoning between reddish and orange, and with small dark remnants of a matrix formed of manganese oxides and large Quartz crystals. High quality for the deposit.

Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (2019)

Specimen size: 19.2 x 16.6 x 7.5 cm

Main crystal size: 0.7 x 0.4 cm

SV240TXR

A curious specimen formed by a tapestry of very white Calcite crystals on a ferruginous rock matrix that has been partially dissolved, with very clear slit-like dissolution marks, and which in a later episode caused the precipitation of small, very sharp Vanadinite crystals, with colors ranging from orange to reddish and with a group of parallel and polycrystalline growths.

Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (2019)

Specimen size: 15.5 x 8.8 x 4 cm

Main crystal size: 0.3 x 0.2 cm

SV220TLM

Group of crystals of good size with parallel growths and polycrystalline habits of skeletal Vanadinite crystals, very sharp, some of them with hexagonal outlines, slightly translucent and of intense color showing a zoning between reddish and orange, and with small dark remnants of matrix with manganese oxides. High quality for the locality.

Tadaout, vein 12, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (2019)

Specimen size: 6.8 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm

Main crystal size: 0.9 x 0.5 cm

SV90EVX

New at Munich Virtual 2020: Groups of complex Sphalerite crystals with an equant habit, with well defined faces and edges, translucent and lustrous, in a matrix of rock covered entirely with pale pink rhombohedral Dolomite crystals. This material was virtually unknown until 2020.

Zelidja Mine, Touissit-Bou Bekker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region Morocco

Specimen size: 14 x 9.2 x 5.3 cm

Main crystal size: 1 x 0.8 cm

SV110TTV

Group of very sharp and shiny Pyrite crystals showing cube and pentadodecahedron faces, some with marked striations, together with groups of water-clear Quartz crystals arranged in divergent habit. The Trepča mining complex is one of the largest polymetallic deposits in the world, and for many years it provided, and still provides, exceptional pieces of sulphides, as shown by this specimen that comes from the Ferat Voca collection.

Stan Trg (Stan Terg, Stari Trg) Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District Kosovo (2000-2021)

Specimen size: 8.4 x 7.2 x 5.4 cm

Main crystal size: 0.8 x 0.7 cm

Former collection of Ferat Voca

SV640NDR

Polycrystalline growth of complex Sphalerite crystals with curvatures and with smooth tetrahedron forms. The crystals, between transparent and translucent, have a deep and uniform dense caramel color, and are on and between sharp white crystals of Dolomite, with small remnants of a limestone matrix. From a classic Spanish mine for Sphalerite located in a spectacular setting next to Los Picos de Europa National Park, inaccessible already for many years since its galleries were flooded.

Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain (±1990)

Specimen size: 16.6 x 13.5 x 6.2 cm

SV740NBB

Very marked polycrystalline growth of complex Sphalerite crystals with curvatures and with smooth tetrahedron forms. The crystals, between transparent and translucent, have a very deep and uniform honey color, and grew on and between sharp white crystals of Dolomite on a limestone matrix. From a classic Spanish mine for Sphalerite, located in a spectacular setting next to Los Picos de Europa National Park, inaccessible already for many years since the galleries were flooded.

Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain (±1990)

Specimen size: 11.8 x 9 x 8.7 cm

SV660NCA

Very marked polycrystalline growth of complex Sphalerite crystals with curvatures and with smooth tetrahedron forms. The crystals, between transparent and translucent, have a very deep and uniform honey color, and grew on and between sharp white crystals of Dolomite on a limestone matrix. From a classic Spanish mine for Sphalerite, located in a spectacular setting next to Los Picos de Europa National Park, inaccessible already for many years since the galleries were flooded.

Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain (±1990)

Specimen size: 12.8 x 9.5 x 5 cm

SV160NNP

Polycrystalline growth of complex Sphalerite crystals with curvatures and with smooth tetrahedron forms. The crystals, between transparent and translucent, have a dense, deep and uniform caramel color and grew on a matrix of sharp white Dolomite crystals. From a classic Spanish mine for Sphalerite located in a spectacular setting next to Los Picos de Europa National Park, and which has been inaccessible for many years as the galleries were flooded.

Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain (±1990)

Specimen size: 5.6 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm

SV180NFR

Druse of complex Sphalerite crystals, very rich in crystal forms, from transparent to translucent, lustrous, and with a very intense and lively caramel color, covered with white Dolomite crystals. A Spanish classic from a classic mine for Sphalerite located in a spectacular setting next to Picos de Europa National Park, already inaccessible for many years as the galleries were flooded.

Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain (±1990)

Specimen size: 7.6 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm

Main crystal size: 1.2 x 1 cm