The Core of Tucson Show Virtual 2022

TC21100TER

Translucent, lustrous and cream-colored scalenohedral Calcite crystal which has a 'hung' Fluorite crystal, very typical from the Josefa-Veneros vein: with polycrystalline bevels, very deep color and geometric zoning.
The specimen comes from the collection of Jordi Povill.

Josefa-Veneros vein, 75 level, La Collada mining area, Coroña de Arriba-La Collada, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Asturias, Principality of Asturias Spain (±1970)

Specimen size: 18.3 x 12.4 x 8.4 cm

Main crystal size: 3.5 x 3.5 cm

Former collection of Jordi Povill

€1100 / US$1162 / ¥151690 / AUD$1630

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TC2680EFA

Fluorite crystals with polycrystalline growths on the vertices, translucent, with an intense blue color, on matrix, with Quartz crystals. A Spanish classic, a 'pueblín' (little village) on a hill.
The specimen comes from the Raúl Sanabria Orellana collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.

La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Asturias, Principality of Asturias Spain (±2006)

Specimen size: 14 x 11.4 x 7.8 cm

Main crystal size: 3.6 x 3.6 cm

Former collection of Raúl Sanabria

€680 / US$718 / ¥93770 / AUD$1010

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TC2280ERZ

Druse, on matrix, of cubic Fluorite crystals with yellow color, transparent and lustrous with white rhombohedral Calcite crystals and aggregates of very shiny cubic Pyrite crystals.
The unusual specimen corresponds to the first finds in the Villabona mine (not to be confused with the Moscona mine), from which few specimens are currently preserved.

Villabona Mines, Barrio de la Estación, Villabona, Llanera, Comarca del Nora, Asturias, Principality of Asturias Spain (±1980)

Specimen size: 15.8 x 13.3 x 9.3 cm

€280 / US$295 / ¥38610 / AUD$410

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TC2560NTX

Cubic Fluorite crystals with tetrahexahedral faces, colorless, transparent, lustrous, and with numerous Chalcopyrite inclusions. On matrix, with large groups of white laminar Baryte crystals that give the piece a special appearance due to its peculiar 'architecture'.

Jaimina Mine, Obdulia vein, Caravia mining area, Trechorio, Carrales, Caravia, Comarca Oriente, Asturias, Principality of Asturias Spain (01/2014)

Specimen size: 15.1 x 12.7 x 8.7 cm

Main crystal size: 1.4 x 1.3 cm

€560 / US$591 / ¥77220 / AUD$830

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TC2340MWD

Group of Fluorite crystals with very well defined cube and tetrahexahedron faces, transparent, lustrous and largely colorless but with areas of intense violet tones.
The specimen comes from the collection of Jordi Povill.

Jaimina Mine, Obdulia vein, Caravia mining area, Trechorio, Carrales, Caravia, Comarca Oriente, Asturias, Principality of Asturias Spain

Specimen size: 7.1 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm

Main crystal size: 2.6 x 2.1 cm

Former collection of Jordi Povill

€340 / US$359 / ¥46880 / AUD$500

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TC2160NYM

Very sharp Pyrite crystals, aerial on the matrix and free from damage, something not always a given for specimens from this locality.
The specimen comes from the Miguel David Martínez collection (number 900), whose label we will send to the buyer.

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja Spain (2021)

Specimen size: 11.6 x 11.3 x 7.2 cm

Main crystal size: 2.6 x 2.6 cm

Former collection of Miguel David Martínez

€160 / US$169 / ¥22060 / AUD$230

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TC21500NMR

Group of Cinnabar crystals very rich in faces, one of the crystals clearly dominant, transparent, with very bright luster and a bright red color. On matrix, with white Calcite coatings.
The specimen comes from the collection of Ignacio Gaspar Sintes (number CIN-52), whose label, accompanied by others that show a good history, we will send to the buyer.
Of the best quality for Almadén.

Almaden Mine, Almadén, Comarca Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain

Specimen size: 7.5 x 4 x 4 cm

Main crystal size: 1 x 0.7 cm

Former collection of Ignacio Gaspar

€1500 / US$1585 / ¥206850 / AUD$2230

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TC280NEE

This specimen shows the very classic morphology of El Horcajo, with typical groups of parallel prismatic crystals that form palisades. It is an intense green color with the classic zoning on the tips.

El Horcajo Mines, El Horcajo, Almodóvar del Campo, Comarca Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain (±1910)

Specimen size: 1.6 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm

Main crystal size: 0.2 x 0.1 cm

€80 / US$84 / ¥11030 / AUD$110

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TC2140EEB

Parallel growth of two transparent, lustrous and colorless Quartz crystals, with inclusions of very bright lamellar Hematite crystals.
The specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.

Freney d'Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France

Specimen size: 6 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm

Main crystal size: 4.9 x 1.4 cm

Former collection of Alain Martaud

€140 / US$147 / ¥19300 / AUD$200

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TC2440MGG

Rhombohedral crystals of Dolomite (cobalt-bearing variety), on matrix, with very well defined faces and edges, translucent, with good luster and shades of an intense and vivid mauve color, with green Malachite concretions.

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba) Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)

Specimen size: 7.3 x 4.1 x 3.9 cm

Main crystal size: 1.2 x 1 cm

€440 / US$465 / ¥60670 / AUD$650

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TC21600TGR

Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, lustrous and green with bluish tones. The specimen comes from a find in the year 2020 made at a location not known until now in the world of collecting for quality specimens of Smithsonite.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.

Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 26 x 19 x 7 cm

With a copy of its analysis.

€1600 / US$1691 / ¥220640 / AUD$2380

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TC22600TFA

Botryoidal Smithsonite growths, with remnants of rock matrix, translucent, lustrous and green with bluish tones. The specimen comes from a find in the year 2020 made at a location not known until now in the world of collecting for quality specimens of Smithsonite.
The specimen has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.

Aladağ Mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyalı District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region Turkey (2020)

Specimen size: 23 x 21 x 6 cm

With a copy of its analysis.

€2600 / US$2748 / ¥358540 / AUD$3870

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