The Core of Sainte Marie Virtual 2021

SM14NDA

Centered group of acicular Goethite crystals, very lustrous, implanted in a vug of transparent and lustrous Quartz crystals. A Moroccan classic, more elegant than usual.

Tizirine, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco

Specimen size: 8.9 x 6.6 x 6.7 cm

Main crystal size: 1.5 x 0.2 cm

SM220TFA

Isolated sharp crystal of Elbaite (rubellite variety) with good terminations, between transparent and translucent and with a very deep red color, on a Feldspar matrix.

Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 7.3 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm

Main crystal size: 2 x 0.8 cm

SM260TTD

Large group of Calcite crystals with the very sharp forms of a prism, terminated by a flattened rhombohedron. They are translucent, and white with reddish inclusions of iron oxides in the lower part of the prism. The specimen comes from a fortuitous and limited find in the El Hammam area.

El Hammam, Ait Mimoune, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region Morocco

Specimen size: 9.4 x 7.9 x 6.7 cm

Main crystal size: 6 x 2.1 cm

SM190TAB

Centered and very aerial growth of prismatic Erythrite crystals, much more elongated and longer than usual, with great luster and a very deep color, on matrix with Quartz.

Bou Azzer Mine, Bou Azzer mining district, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco

Specimen size: 4.5 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm

Main crystal size: 3.7 x 0.3 cm

SM160ADN

Fan-shaped growths of very sharp Erythrite crystals, with very well defined faces and edges, of good size, with great luster and an intense color, on matrix.

Bou Azzer Mine, Bou Azzer mining district, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (09/1994)

Specimen size: 12.8 x 8.8 x 6 cm

Main crystal size: 0.5 x 0.3 cm

SM90NML

Goethite, as microbotryoidal growths on a matrix of the same mineral, very lustrous, and displaying iridescence of very vivid colors, with reddish tones predominating and, to a lesser extent, gold, blue, violet and green.
The specimen comes from the Fermín Clemente collection, whose label we will send to the buyer. It does not come from the best-known locality, Tharsis, but from Rio Tinto.

Cerro Colorado Mine, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain

Specimen size: 5 x 3.3 x 3 cm

Former collection of Fermín Clemente

SM130RMK

Very fine lamellar “chillagite” crystals, a rare variety of Wulfenite rich in tungsten, with an irregular outline. It has a light cream color that stands out on the white Baryte matrix, with small granules of Galena. The locality is a classic of Spanish mineralogy and a very rare specimen.

Teresita Mine, Can Donadeu, Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Comarca Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya Spain (±1955)

Specimen size: 4.7 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm

Main crystal size: 1.2 x 0.7 cm

SM80NYC

Very aerial group of fine tabular Baryte crystals, sharp, translucent, with great luster and an intense blue color with geometric zoning.
The specimen, a classic of excellent quality, comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 335) whose label we will send to the buyer.

San Jorge mining group, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, Portmán, La Unión, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia) Spain (2017)

Specimen size: 4.5 x 2.8 x 3.7 cm

Main crystal size: 1.8 x 1.6 cm

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez

SM80NEK

Complete floater group of short prismatic Aragonite crystals, translucent,with a bright luster and an intense violet color.
A classic of Spanish mineralogy.

Minglanilla, Comarca Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha Spain (2017)

Specimen size: 5.8 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm

Main crystal size: 4 x 2.7 cm

SM70RHJ

Druse of translucent spheroidal Fluorite crystals with a uniform light green color, on matrix. The specimen comes from a very popular Catalan locality which is not so well known abroad.

Can Franquesa, Castellar Hill (Marina Range), Singuerlín, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Comarca Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia / Catalunya Spain (1972)

Specimen size: 8.2 x 5.4 x 2.6 cm

Main crystal size: 0.4 x 0.3 cm

SM85NRC

Very sharp and aerial crystals of Baryte, between transparent and translucent, lustrous and blue, with fine geometric color zoning. On a matrix of Fluorite crystals with good luster and a deep honey-yellow color, and small white Dolomite crystals.

Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias) Spain (±1995)

Specimen size: 7 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm

Main crystal size: 2 x 1.7 cm

SM190NMB

Group of sharp Anglesite crystals on a granular Galena matrix. The crystals are translucent, lustrous, and white.
This specimen, a Spanish classic, comes from the Ignacio Gaspar Sintes collection (number ANG-6) whose catalogue card we will send to the buyer.

Pit No. 5, San Fernando Mine, filón El Cobre, Matacabras-Dehesa de las Yeguas, Bailén, Comarca Sierra Morena, Jaén, Andalusia Spain (1989)

Specimen size: 6.8 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm

Main crystal size: 1.1 x 1 cm

Former collection of Ignacio Gaspar

SM380ANP

Group of Sphalerite crystals with pronounced curvatures on their faces and edges, translucent, with good luster and an intense color, on a rock matrix with white Dolomite crystals. The specimens from Las Mánforas, increasingly hard to get, are already a Spanish mineralogical classic.

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

Specimen size: 10 x 8.7 x 6.1 cm

Main crystal size: 2 x 1.5 cm

SM480NAA

Large group of Fluorite crystals with steps and polycrystalline growths, between transparent and translucent, lustrous, and with a very deep and intense blue color with violet tones. From one of the first vugs found in the La Viesca mine after it reopened, around 1999.

La Viesca Mine, Destartalada pocket, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturias) Spain (03/1999)

Specimen size: 16.6 x 16.3 x 9.2 cm