The Core of Tucson Show Virtual 2022

TC21800EMY

Group of transparent, cubic Fluorite crystals with good luster and an intense color, marked geometric zoning and with groups of white lamellar Baryte crystals. Everything that the name 'Berbes' represents comes with this specimen.
The specimen comes from the Raúl Sanabria Orellana collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.

La Cabaña, Berbes mining area, Valdelmar, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias) Spain (1981)

Specimen size: 19 x 12.7 x 8.8 cm

Main crystal size: 3.7 x 3 cm

Former collection of Raúl Sanabria

€1800 / US$1985 / ¥284050 / AUD$2970

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, Principality of Asturias (Asturias) Spain (±1980)

Specimen size: 15.8 x 13.3 x 9.3 cm

€280 / US$308 / ¥44180 / AUD$460

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, Principality of Asturias (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$617 / ¥88370 / AUD$920

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$88 / ¥12620 / AUD$130

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$154 / ¥22090 / AUD$230

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 analysis copy

€1600 / US$1764 / ¥252490 / AUD$2640

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 analysis copy

€2600 / US$2868 / ¥410300 / AUD$4300