This page provides a selection of the specimens that have passed through the Fabre Minerals website and, due to their quality,
rarity, or significance as specimens from interesting locations, have been preserved as reference specimens in #MVM
The small San Andrés Mine in Villaviciosa, Córdoba, produced, over the period 1997-1998, some really great Pyromorphite! The color is a fantastic apple green and their brilliance is typical of the specimens that in the past have made this mine famous. These are, without doubt, the best Pyromorphite found in Europe during the last few years, and they really compete well with the famous American Bunker Hill Pyromorphite, and with the new Chinese ones. The specimens were found in two different pockets. The first one was found in November 1997 and it was called 'Realces' pocket. The second (and last) one was found in November 1998. It was called the 'Geoda del Tunel' pocket. Unfortunately, after these two pockets the mine entrance was blocked by tons of rubble.
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NB10AI5: Clusters of prismatic and very acute elongated crystals, a very unusual habit for San Andrés Pyromorhite, similar to the samples from El Horcajo.
This sample is from the Ignacio Gaspar collection and we’ll send to the buyer a copy of the original label.
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (1987)
Specimen size: 1.4 × 1.4 × 1 cm = 0.55” × 0.55” × 0.39”
Minor fluorescence short UV
Former collection of Ignacio Gaspar
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NA67AI5: Groups of mainly prismatic Pyromorphite crystals that coexist with very acute elongated crystals, a very unusual habit for San Andrés Pyromorphite, similar to the samples from El Horcajo.
This sample is from the Ignacio Gaspar collection and we’ll send to the buyer the original label.
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (1987)
Specimen size: 2.7 × 2 × 3 cm = 1.06” × 0.79” × 1.18”
Minor fluorescence short UV
Former collection of Ignacio Gaspar
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ND37AI5: Clusters of prismatic and very acute elongated crystals, a very unusual habit for San Andrés Pyromorhite, similar to the samples from El Horcajo.
This sample is from the Ignacio Gaspar collection and we’ll send to the buyer a copy of the original label.
This specimen was published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the ‘What's New’ section, report 51, December 5, 2018 edition.
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (1987)
Specimen size: 3.1 × 3.1 × 1.9 cm = 1.22” × 1.22” × 0.75”
Minor fluorescence short UV
Former collection of Ignacio Gaspar
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MFG47AP5: Group on matrix of prismatic Pyromorphite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with very good luster and a vivid color, which coexist with another generation of smaller crystals and darker color. A glory from the past, coming from the first discoveries in the San Andrés mine in the mid-1980s.
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (±1985)
Specimen size: 4.2 × 2.7 × 3.3 cm = 1.65” × 1.06” × 1.30”
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”
Minor fluorescence short UV
Former collection of Dénis Galmier
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JLA27AP8: Aerial group, on matrix, of prismatic crystals of Pyromorphite, many of them doubly terminated, with well-defined faces and edges, flattened pinacoidal terminations, with excellent color and luster.
The specimen comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (1987)
Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.3 × 2.8 cm = 1.81” × 1.30” × 1.10”
Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.3 cm = 0.12” × 0.12”
Minor fluorescence short UV
Former collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly
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TM89AM1: Group of Pyromorphite crystals with sharp faces and edges, with parallel growths and hopper terminations, with good luster and a very vivid apple-green color. On matrix, with Baryte.
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 5.5 × 5.2 × 2.9 cm = 2.17” × 2.05” × 1.14”
Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.28” × 0.20”
Minor fluorescence long & short UV
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ERB50AP2: Druse formed of Pyromorphite crystals with a uniform apple-green color and good luster, with doubly terminated crystals with a prismatic habit and flat terminations, and with small traces of matrix at the base and back of the piece.
A glory of the past, very representative of the best that the San Andrés Mine produced.
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 6.7 × 5.6 × 3.5 cm = 2.64” × 2.20” × 1.38”
Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”
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The small San Andrés Mine in Villaviciosa, Córdoba, produced, over the period 1997-1998, some really great Pyromorphite! The color is a fantastic apple green and their brilliance is typical of the specimens that in the past have made this mine famous. These are, without doubt, the best Pyromorphite found in Europe during the last few years, and they really compete well with the famous American Bunker Hill Pyromorphite, and with the new Chinese ones. The specimens were found in two different pockets. The first one was found in November 1997 and it was called 'Realces' pocket. The second (and last) one was found in November 1998. It was called the 'Geoda del Tunel' pocket. Unfortunately, after these two pockets the mine entrance was blocked by tons of rubble.
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SV170NTR: Group of elongatedc crystals of Pyromorphite, very aerial, many of them doubly terminated, with well defined faces and edges and flattened pinacoidal terminations with an extraordinary color and luster.
It comes from one of the best pockets in the San Andrés Mine, in Cordoba, Andalusia.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1997)
Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.9 × 1.4 cm = 0.87” × 0.75” × 0.55”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.24” × 0.24”
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San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1997)
Specimen size: 2.2 × 2 cm = 0.87” × 0.79”
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N36KD0: A very aerial group with green doubly terminated crystals with multiple hexagonal terminations.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10-11/1997)
Specimen size: 2.7 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm = 1.06” × 0.94” × 0.55”
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N87ZD0: Group of prismatic crystals with multiple, brushlike terminations. Color and luster are good and crystals are on matrix.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1997)
Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.5 × 2 cm = 1.10” × 0.98” × 0.79”
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SV180NGH: Group of elongatedc crystals of Pyromorphite, with a very aerial development, doubly terminated, with well-defined faces and edges and flattened pinacoidal terminations with an extraordinary color and luster.
It comes from one of the best pockets in the San Andrés Mine, in Cordoba, Andalusia. A very aesthetic miniature.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1997)
Specimen size: 2.9 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm = 1.14” × 0.51” × 0.51”
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.20” × 0.20”
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N67VD0: Group of doubly terminated crystals with slightly curved edges. The sample has two different colors, yellow and green.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10-11/1997)
Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.1 × 2 cm = 1.38” × 1.22” × 0.79”
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EX29F1: This is one of the first specimens from this find that I sold. I recently recovered it and, as the photo suggests, the quality is very high. Excellent color, good crystal size, and good crystal definition. Many of the crystals are doubly terminated and have the faces of the hexagonal prism and the pinacoid. A real treat.
This specimen was on the cover of the ‘Bocamina’ magazine, issue 18, 2006, which is devoted to the San Andrés Mine.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1997)
Specimen size: 4 × 3.5 × 3 cm = 1.57” × 1.38” × 1.18”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.24” × 0.16”
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NBX76AP6: Aerial group of Pyromorphite crystals with a short prismatic habit, many of them totally or partially doubly terminated. Of a uniform light green color and on a Baryte matrix.
With sharper and more isolated crystals than usual in this deposit.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10-11/1997)
Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.7 × 3.7 cm = 1.73” × 1.46” × 1.46”
Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”
Minor fluorescence short UV
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N91YAB8: Aggregate of short prismatic crystals, a lot of them doubly terminated and with very well defined faces and edges. They are green in color with slightly yellowish shades and are on matrix. A Spanish classic of a well-known find in 1997.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10-11/1997)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.9 × 3.7 cm = 2.05” × 1.93” × 1.46”
Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.39” × 0.31”
Minor fluorescence short UV
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N43MX3: Irregular aggregate, on matrix of crystals formed by a short prism and the pinacoide, with very well defined faces and edges and showing apple-green color and a very intense luster. Some of the crystals are doubly terminated. The sample is from the excellent, and already famous, find in 1997.
This specimen was published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the ‘What’s New in the Mineral World?’ section, report #34, April 9, 2013 edition.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10/11-1997)
Specimen size: 5.8 × 5 × 3.8 cm = 2.28” × 1.97” × 1.50”
Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.5 cm = 0.35” × 0.20”
Minor fluorescence long & short UV
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NB16AI5: Groups of mainly prismatic Pyromorphite crystals that coexist with very acute elongated crystals, a very unusual habit for San Andrés Pyromorphite, similar to the samples from El Horcajo.
This sample is from the Ignacio Gaspar collection and we’ll send to the buyer the original label.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10-11/1997)
Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.7 × 3.6 cm = 2.52” × 1.85” × 1.42”
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”
Minor fluorescence short UV
Former collection of Ignacio Gaspar
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BRM66AO8: Group of prismatic Pyromorphite crystals on matrix, most of them doubly terminated, with an excellent development of faces and edges and with flat pinacoidal terminations. Color and luster are excellent. A glory from the past, coming from one of the best vugs found in the San Andrés mine.
Of great quality, the specimen comes from an important European collection.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10-11/1997)
Specimen size: 7.6 × 5.1 × 3.5 cm = 2.99” × 2.01” × 1.38”
Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.28” × 0.24”
Minor fluorescence long & short UV
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N36AJ1: An extraordinary specimen with very well defined crystals, many of them doubly terminated, bright and of excellent green color, on matrix. One of the most significant specimens from the find.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10-11/1997)
Specimen size: 9 × 5.5 × 6.5 cm = 3.54” × 2.17” × 2.56”
Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.47” × 0.28”
Minor fluorescence long & short UV
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NRM49AP6: Well individualized crystals of Pyromorphite with a short prismatic habit, many of them totally or partially doubly terminated, of a uniform light green color and on a Baryte matrix.
A specimen of good size and with abundant Pyromorphite throughout the piece.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (10-11/1997)
Specimen size: 9.9 × 7.4 × 6.7 cm = 3.90” × 2.91” × 2.64”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.24” × 0.16”
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N26FL0: Group of Pyromorphite crystals with varied habits and good color. The crystals range from well-defined hexagonal prisms to very acute dipyramidal forms, as well as skeleton growths, all on a solid limonite matrix.
San Andrés Mine, Realces pocket (Victoria), Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1997)
Specimen size: 10.6 × 6.6 × 4.8 cm = 4.17” × 2.60” × 1.89”
Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.47” × 0.20”
Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV
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The small San Andrés Mine in Villaviciosa, Córdoba, produced, over the period 1997-1998, some really great Pyromorphite! The color is a fantastic apple green and their brilliance is typical of the specimens that in the past have made this mine famous. These are, without doubt, the best Pyromorphite found in Europe during the last few years, and they really compete well with the famous American Bunker Hill Pyromorphite, and with the new Chinese ones. The specimens were found in two different pockets. The first one was found in November 1997 and it was called 'Realces' pocket. The second (and last) one was found in November 1998. It was called the 'Geoda del Túnel' pocket. Unfortunately, after these two pockets the mine entrance was blocked by tons of rubble.
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N46JD0: Group of doubly terminated, prismatic crystals with multiple hexagonal terminations.
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 2 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.79” × 0.71” × 0.47”
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N76KD0: Doubly terminated crystals of slightly curved edges and an uncommon yellow color.
The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Bocamina’ on page 76 in number 18, year 2006.
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 3 × 3.3 × 2.5 cm = 1.18” × 1.30” × 0.98”
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N38FK9: Group of prismatic crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with well defined faces and edges and excellent color and luster, on matrix.
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.4 × 3.3 cm = 1.85” × 1.34” × 1.30”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.24” × 0.16”
Minor fluorescence short UV
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SV350NBX: Group of prismatic crystals on matrix, many of them doubly terminated, with excellent development of faces and edges and flat pinacoidal terminations. The color and brightness are very good.
A glory from the past, coming from one of the best pockets found in the San Andrés Mine.
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 5 × 4 × 2.4 cm = 1.97” × 1.57” × 0.94”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.24” × 0.24”
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N4DQ7: Group of prismatic crystals on matrix, most of them doubly terminated, with an excellent definition of faces and edges and with flat pinacoidal terminations. The color and luster are excellent. A glory of the past, from one of the best pockets ever found at the San Andrés Mine.
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.3 × 3.8 cm = 2.44” × 2.09” × 1.50”
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”
Minor fluorescence long & short UV
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N76AE8: This is one of the best samples from the pocket given its color (which is a little more intense than the others) and the position of the crystals on the Baryte matrix. As they are very aerial you can see the form perfectly. A great specimen.
The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Bocamina’ on page 71 in number 18, year 2006.
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 8 × 8 × 6 cm = 3.15” × 3.15” × 2.36”
Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.39” × 0.39”
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NP74AL0: Group of prismatic crystals on matrix, many of them doubly terminated, with excellent development of faces and edges, some with flat pinacoidal terminations and others with acute polycrystalline terminations. The color and luster are very good. A glory from the past, coming from one of the best vugs found in the San Andrés mine.
The specimen is from the Ignacio Gaspar Sintes collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published in the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 64 in the volume 25, number 2
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 9 × 6 × 4.5 cm = 3.54” × 2.36” × 1.77”
Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.28” × 0.20”
Minor fluorescence short UV
Former collection of Ignacio Gaspar
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NBC10AP7: Groups of prismatic Pyromorphite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with brilliant luster and an intense green color, on a Baryte matrix.
It comes from the Tunnel pocket which, of the two great finds of Pyromorphite in this mine, was the one that produced specimens with the most vivid color.
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 9.3 × 7.4 × 5.3 cm = 3.66” × 2.91” × 2.09”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”
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N76XD1: Aerial crystals, good color and luster and, although the crystal size is not that large, the specimen looks pretty good.
The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Bocamina’ on page 74 in number 18, year 2006.
San Andrés Mine, del tunel pocket, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia Spain (11/1998)
Specimen size: 9.5 × 7.5 × 6 cm = 3.74” × 2.95” × 2.36”
Main crystal size: 0.7 cm = 0.28”
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JBL26AP8: Wulfenite crystals, on matrix, between tabular and lamellar, very rich in forms, with good luster and an intense yellow-orange color. Something different from what is normally found in this mine, they are reminiscent in a way of the specimens from Mibladen.
This specimen comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
La Peza, Comarca Guadix, Granada, Andalusia Spain (1995)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.9 × 2.9 cm = 2.05” × 1.54” × 1.14”
Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.9 cm = 0.51” × 0.35”
Former collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly
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NA14I7: Magnificent (for the locality) prismatic crystal of very well defined faces and edges and a very fresh surface with small green alteration. The Crystals occupy the center of a vug on a Siderite matrix, crystallized in some zones.
El Vagón Mine (Tío Seguro Mine), Lanteira, Comarca Guadix, Granada, Andalusia Spain (05/2000)
Specimen size: 3.7 × 3 × 4.1 cm = 1.46” × 1.18” × 1.61”
Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.3 cm = 0.28” × 0.12”
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N9AI0: The crystals, small, are laminar and have very well defined faces and edges and octagonal outlines. Their luster and intense yellow color are excellent and some of them have transparent edges.
Los Lastonares Mines, Albuñuelas, Comarca Valle de Lecrín, Granada, Andalusia Spain (04/2000)
Specimen size: 6.2 × 3.4 × 1.2 cm = 2.44” × 1.34” × 0.47”
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.20” × 0.12”
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JXA12AP8: Druse of very sharp rhombohedral crystals of Siderite, with good luster and a very dark brown color, almost black.
A typical specimen from the Sierra Nevada that comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Corral del Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Güéjar Sierra, Comarca Vega de Granada, Granada, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 6.2 × 3.8 × 1.2 cm = 2.44” × 1.50” × 0.47”
Former collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly
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FC11Z9: Stalactite-like growth of thick tabular crystals. They are transparent, very bright and have a slightly pink color. Their analysis revealed a high content of lead. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Salomón Cut, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (2010)
Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.8 × 4.9 cm = 1.89” × 1.89” × 1.93”
Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.3 cm = 0.31” × 0.12”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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FG10Z9: Stalactite-like growth of thick tabular crystals. They are transparent, very bright and have a slightly pink color. Their analysis revealed a high content of lead. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Salomón Cut, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (2010)
Specimen size: 7.2 × 3.2 × 1.5 cm = 2.83” × 1.26” × 0.59”
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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NB26AJ7: Very sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape, twinned and with an iridescent superficial patina. They are on matrix with Dolomite, Calcite and Quartz. The sample has been sawed on the base to reduce the matrix. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 5.5 × 4 × 2.8 cm = 2.17” × 1.57” × 1.10”
Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”
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ND56AJ7: Sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape. They are twinned, very bright and on a matrix with Dolomite and Calcite. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.2 × 6.4 cm = 2.44” × 1.65” × 2.52”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.24” × 0.24”
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NF76AJ7: Sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape. They are twinned, very bright and are on a Calcite matrix. The sample has been sawed on the lower part to reduce the matrix. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.3 × 4.3 cm = 2.44” × 1.69” × 1.69”
Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.35” × 0.28”
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NA14AJ7: Very sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape, some of them with very well defined parallel growths. They are very bright and are on a matrix with Dolomite, Calcite and Quartz. The sample has been sawed on the lower part to reduce the matrix. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.4 × 2.5 cm = 2.48” × 1.73” × 0.98”
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”
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Chalcopyrite on Baryte, Dolomite, Calcite and Pyrite |
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NC46AJ7: Very sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape, twinned and with an iridescent superficial patina with dominant blue shades. Most of the crystals are on a matrix with Dolomite, Calcite and Pyrite and are implanted on a parallel growth of very sharp Baryte crystals. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.9 × 3.6 cm = 2.48” × 1.93” × 1.42”
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”
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NG46AJ7: Sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape. They are twinned and have a superficial metallic patina and are on a matrix with Dolomite and Calcite. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 7.2 × 4.1 × 4.9 cm = 2.83” × 1.61” × 1.93”
Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.6 cm = 0.35” × 0.24”
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NK36AJ7: Sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape. They are twinned and have a superficial metallic patina and are on a matrix with Dolomite and Calcite. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 7.2 × 6 × 3.2 cm = 2.83” × 2.36” × 1.26”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.24” × 0.20”
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NH56AJ7: Sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape. They are twinned and have a superficial metallic patina and are on a matrix with Dolomite and Calcite. The sample has been sawed on the lower part to reduce the matrix. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 7.8 × 5.6 × 5.2 cm = 3.07” × 2.20” × 2.05”
Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.39” × 0.39”
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SV120RCX: Very sharp bisphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite with a pseudotetrahedral habit, twinned and with the good color and luster characteristic of the species. They appear with Dolomite crystals embedded in a matrix of Calcite. This type of specimen was unknown at the locality until this find.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 8.9 × 5 × 4.7 cm = 3.50” × 1.97” × 1.85”
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”
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NA14AM7: Very sharp disphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite with a pseudotetrahedral habit, twinned and with a superficial metallic tarnish. On matrix, with a large, very transparent and lustrous Gypsum crystal, and also Dolomite and Calcite crystals. This type of specimen was unknown until very recently at this locality.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 8.4 × 6.9 × 4.8 cm = 3.31” × 2.72” × 1.89”
Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.63” × 0.59”
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NC13AM7: Very sharp disphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite with a pseudotetrahedral habit, twinned and with a superficial metallic tarnish. On matrix, with Gypsum and Dolomite and Calcite crystals. This type of specimen was unknown from the locality until this find.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 8.7 × 4.8 × 6 cm = 3.43” × 1.89” × 2.36”
Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”
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NG12AM7: Very sharp disphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite with a pseudotetrahedral habit, twinned and with a superficial metallic tarnish. On matrix, with a large, very transparent and lustrous Gypsum crystal, and also Dolomite and Calcite crystals. This type of specimen was unknown until very recently at this locality.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 8.8 × 7.3 × 3.6 cm = 3.46” × 2.87” × 1.42”
Main crystal size: 2 × 0.7 cm = 0.79” × 0.28”
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FJ10Z8: Aggregate, on matrix, of very well defined and bright Covellite microcrystals. They have an intense metallic blue iridescence. The sample is from a find in 1996. Subsequent finds have been sporadic, practically non-existent, either in that zone or the rest of the mine, which currently is now completely inactive.
Atalaya cut, 14-16 level, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (1996)
Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.1 × 2.8 cm = 1.42” × 0.83” × 1.10”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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FM16Z8: Aggregate, on matrix, of very well defined and bright Covellite microcrystals. They are larger than usual for the locality, they have an intense brassy color and a small oval area that shows an intense metallic-blue iridescence. The sample is from a find in 1996. Subsequent finds have been sporadic, practically non-existent, either in that zone or the rest of the mine, which currently is now completely inactive.
Atalaya cut, 14-16 level, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (1996)
Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.3 × 1.6 cm = 2.24” × 1.69” × 0.63”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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NX26K0: Surface covered by small Covellite crystals with a magnificent color. We especially note the presence of crystallized native Sulfur in wide zones of the specimen.
Atalaya cut, 14-16 level, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (1996)
Specimen size: 14 × 6.7 × 4.8 cm = 5.51” × 2.64” × 1.89”
Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”
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FE26AA1: Bright small Sulphur crystals with very well defined faces and edges and deep hollowed growths. The Sulfur has been formed, very probably, at the expense of the deep blue crystalline Covellite that coats the matrix. Very unusual, as are many of the samples from this collection.
Atalaya cut, 14-16 level, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (1996)
Specimen size: 5.6 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm = 2.20” × 0.91” × 0.63”
Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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JMP56AP8: Growths of Gold crystals with hooked and spheroidal shapes, with brilliant luster, in a matrix of Quartz.
The specimen comes from the collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly.
Mina Sultana, Grupo Minero Sultana-San Rafael, Los Lomos, Cala, Comarca Sierra de Huelva, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.87” × 0.47” × 0.39”
Former collection of Andrés Jiménez Shelly
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HM140NG: Very aerial group of Andradite crystals with polycrystalline growths on its lustrous faces. Significantly larger and sharper than usual for this locality. Partially included on a Calcite matrix.
Cala Mines, Cala, Comarca Sierra de Huelva, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.7 × 3.4 cm = 2.17” × 1.85” × 1.34”
Main crystal size: 2.7 × 2.5 cm = 1.06” × 0.98”
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NMM37XXX: Group of sheaf-like Stilbite-Ca crystals, with an intense and uniform yellow color and silky luster, on a matrix of plutonic rock from a small limestone quarry located in a skarn.
These Stilbite-Ca specimens were the first to be described for this species in Spanish mineralogy.
Limestone quarry, Almonaster la Real, Comarca Sierra de Huelva, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (±1980)
Specimen size: 8.3 × 5.4 × 4.6 cm = 3.27” × 2.13” × 1.81”
Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.6 cm = 0.35” × 0.24”
Former collection of Santiago Ugido
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FZ86AA1: A vug on a rocky matrix filled by small very bright and transparent Quartz crystals with a slight green color due to microscopic Planchéite inclusions.
The Planchéite has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. Very unusual, as are many of the samples from this collection.
Juanito Mine, Jarrama, Zufre, Comarca Sierra de Huelva, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (09/2005)
Specimen size: 10.8 × 8.6 × 7.8 cm = 4.25” × 3.39” × 3.07”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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FK10AA1: Aggregates, on matrix, of rod-shaped crystals, most of them doubly terminated, with an olive-green color, typical for most of the samples of the species. The sample has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. Very unusual, as are many of the samples from this collection.
Ángeles 1ª Mine, Paterna del Campo, Comarca El Condado, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (03/2011)
Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.2 × 1.2 cm = 1.81” × 1.26” × 0.47”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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FQ56Z9: Radial and fan-like aggregates of very well defined Clinoclase crystals. They have very acute terminations, a very intense and uniform dark green color and are on a Quartz matrix, with Malachite that has an appreciably clearer green. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. Very unusual, as are many of the samples from this collection.
Ángeles 1ª Mine, Paterna del Campo, Comarca El Condado, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (03/2011)
Specimen size: 6.1 × 5.8 × 3.2 cm = 2.40” × 2.28” × 1.26”
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.20” × 0.20”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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NF14AL4: Very aerial dendritic growth of deformed Copper crystals, totally covered by Malachite. Of good quality for the deposit, where this type of Copper specimen with Malachite is scarce.
The Herrerías mines lie in the western sector of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, a major Paleozoic (Devonian–Carboniferous) volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) province. Mineralization is hosted by volcano-sedimentary sequences, forming stratabound ore bodies and associated stockwork zones, dominated by iron and copper sulfides with subordinate lead and zinc. Variscan deformation and later supergene processes strongly influenced the paragenesis and the development of some secondary minerals.
Herrerías mines, Puebla de Guzmán, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (2015)
Specimen size: 5.8 × 2.9 × 0.7 cm = 2.28” × 1.14” × 0.28”
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NAM69XXX: Floating group formed by well-defined Copper crystals, with their characteristic coppery color, but also with reddish tones due to the presence of Cuprite. Their arrangement is very airy, with arborescent growths of curious architecture, supported by a Quartz matrix.
The specimen, which comes from the Santiago Ugido collection, is of notable quality for the deposit from which it originates.
The Herrerías mines lie in the western sector of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, a major Paleozoic (Devonian–Carboniferous) volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) province. Mineralization is hosted by volcano-sedimentary sequences, forming stratabound ore bodies and associated stockwork zones, dominated by iron and copper sulfides with subordinate lead and zinc. Variscan deformation and later supergene processes strongly influenced the paragenesis and the development of some secondary minerals.
Herrerías mines, Guadiana cut, Puebla de Guzmán, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (1982-1983)
Specimen size: 8.1 × 6.1 × 3.6 cm = 3.19” × 2.40” × 1.42”
Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.6 cm = 0.43” × 0.24”
Former collection of Santiago Ugido
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FA63Z9: Parallel aggregates of Stibnite crystals with very well defined curvatures. They are very large for the locality as is also true for their definition and luster. They are on a Quartz matrix with some very well defined crystals. Very unusual, as are many of the samples from this collection.
Nerón Mine, El Cerro de Andévalo, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia Spain (01/2009)
Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.7 × 4.6 cm = 2.52” × 1.85” × 1.81”
Main crystal size: 2.1 × 0.3 cm = 0.83” × 0.12”
Former collection of Fermín Clemente
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