The Core of Tucson Show Virtual 2021

TC200MQ

Zunyite crystal, a rare aluminum sorosilicate-fluoride, on matrix. The crystal, tetrahedral and beveled by cube faces, has very well defined and smooth faces, a color between reddish and dark brown, with lamellar inclusions of Hematite, different from the first Zunyites from Iran that reached the world of collecting in Munich 2018.

Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province Iran (07/2019)

Specimen size: 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm

Main crystal size: 1.2 x 1.2 cm

TC80TJ

Spheroidal growths of Chrysocolla on a rock matrix partially covered by small Quartz crystals. This coating, which in some areas of the specimen is complete, results in a more intense luster and a greater color saturation (turquoise blue) of the Chrysocolla.

Tentadora Mine, Ullpac Mountain, Huancano District, Pisco Province, Ica Department Peru (03/2020)

Specimen size: 5.2 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm

TC180MP

Floater group of Fluorapatite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, translucent, with good luster and an intense green color, with geometric color zoning and small coatings of lenticular Siderite crystals.

Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro Portugal

Specimen size: 5.9 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm

Main crystal size: 3.6 x 3.5 cm

TC90NM

Cubo-octahedral Fluorite crystals with a color between blue and lilac that cover the lower part of a water-clear Quartz crystal partially covered by Chlorite, with small aggregates of Muscovite. From the upper levels of Panasqueira, surprising and pleasant news continues to appear, with specimens that are different from those known before.

Minas da Panasqueira, levels 0-1, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro Portugal (04/2017)

Specimen size: 4.1 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm

TC70NL

A vug with very sharp scalenohedral Calcite crystals, translucent, with good luster, and a white color, on matrix.

Clay Quarry, La Cañada de Verich, Comarca del Bajo Aragón, Teruel, Aragon Spain (10/2011)

Specimen size: 14.2 x 8.5 x 4.2 cm

Main crystal size: 2 x 1 cm