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RM2982   Quartz with kaolinite

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Floating druse of quartz crystals forming pineapple growths, with a good luster and a slightly yellowish hue. On the backside, also crystallized, we can see the typical kaolinite layer of this deposit. It is accompanied by a limonite that was probably pyrite.
These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.


Size: 11 x 7.8 x 5.9 cm.
Found in 2017.

Price: 55 €Buy
 

RM2976   Magnesite

Impensada Mine (Magnesitas de Rubián), Pacios, O Incio, Lugo, Galicia, Spain

The Rubián Magnesite mines are a classic of Galician mineralogy. Currently these mines are active exploiting one of the largest deposits of magnesite in Spain. This specimen, which dates from the late 1970s, shows us a rich aggregate of lenticular crystals of this magnesium carbonate, brilliant, translucent, and with a very aesthetic orange color. It belongs from the Joan Astor collection, with his handwritten and another typed labels.


Size: 5 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm.
Found in ±1977.

Classic locality


 

RM2583   Doubly terminated quartz

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Group of doubly terminated quartz crystals, with developed prisms and defined terminal faces, translucent. With interesting parallel growths. These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.


Size: 10.2 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm.
Found in ±2017.

Price: 45 €Buy
 

RM2582   Doubly terminated quartz

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Group of doubly terminated quartz crystals, with developed prisms and defined terminal faces, translucent. With interesting parallel growths. These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.


Size: 7.8 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm.
Found in ±2017.

Price: 50 €Buy
 

RM2532   Quartz with kaolinite and limonite

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Almost floating druse of quartz crystals forming pineapple growths, with a good luster and a slightly yellowish hue. On the backside, also crystallized, we can see the typical kaolinite layer of this deposit. It is accompanied by a limonite nodule that was probably pyrite.
These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.


Size: 12 x 9.8 x 5 cm.
Found in 2017.

 

RM2531   Quartz

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Group of quartz crystals, with developed prisms and defined terminal faces, between transparent to translucent, and with reddish tones due to hematite. With interesting parallel growths. These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.


Size: 6.8 x 6.6 x 4 cm.
Main crystal: 7 cm.
Found in 2017.

 

RM2511   Quartz

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Group of quartz crystals, with developed prisms and defined terminal faces, between transparent to translucent. With interesting parallel growths. They are disposed very aerially on the matrix partially dotted with kaolinite.
These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.


Size: 9.3 x 8 x 6.5 cm.
Main crystal: 4.8 cm.
Found in 2017.

 

RM2506   Quartz

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Rich group of quartz crystals, with developed prisms and defined terminal faces, between transparent to translucent. With interesting parallel growths. They are disposed very aerially on the matrix partially dotted with kaolinite.
These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.


Size: 12 x 7.8 x 5.5 cm.
Main crystal: 4 cm.
Found in 2017.

 

RM2505   Quartz

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Group of quartz crystals, with developed prisms and defined terminal faces, between transparent to translucent. They are disposed very aerially on the matrix partially dotted with kaolinite.
These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.

 

 


Size: 7.5 x 6.2 x 6 cm.
Main crystal: 3.8 cm.
Found in 2017.

 

RM2504   Quartz

Serrabal mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

Rich group of quartz crystals, with developed prisms and defined terminal faces, between transparent to translucent. They are disposed very aerially on the matrix partially dotted with kaolinite.
These specimens were collected in this A Coruña quarry that exploits quartz, one of the main mines in the world due to the quality and quantity of its reserves. The mine was discovered in 1968 by three Galicians who gave their name (from their surnames SEñarís, RAma and BALboa) to the concession and who found it while exploring these mountains in the Pico Sacro area in search of "seixo" (from the Galician: hard white rock) of good quality.

 


Size: 11.2 x 8 x 5.4 cm.
Main crystal: 4 cm.
Found in 2017

 

RM2406   Metatorbernite with quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Group of very sharp metatorbernite crystals with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. Large open cast mines ans small prospects of kaolinite with some quartz veins in which torbernite crystals have been found. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 5.9 x 4.5 x 2.2 cm.

Presents radioactive activity.
 

RM2407   Metatorbernite with quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Group of very sharp metatorbernite crystals, one of them predominant, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. Large open cast mines ans small prospects of kaolinite with some quartz veins in which torbernite crystals have been found. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 6.7 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm.
Main crystal: 6 mm.

Presents radioactive activity.
 

RM2421   Metatorbernite with quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Group of very sharp metatorbernite crystals, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. Large open cast mines ans small prospects of kaolinite with some quartz veins in which torbernite crystals have been found. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm.
Main crystal: 2 mm.

Presents radioactive activity.
 

RM2245   Kyanite after andalucite

Touro - O Pino, A Coruña, Galícia, Spain

The specimens of this species have been known since ancient times as pseudomorphic kyanite after andalusite. Both species are polymorphic, so substitution is not a rare case. The label says "Santiago de Compostela", but from what we have investigated, it is the area of the Conceilhos de Touro and O Pino, to the E. of Santiago, where for decades this material was worked as kyanite. A piece with history ...


Size: 3.5 x 2 x 1.9 cm.
Found in ca. 1980.

Col. J. Astor (Barcelona).


 

RM1749   Metatorbernite and quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Rich group of very sharp metatorbernite crystals, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. Large open cast mines ans small prospects of kaolinite with some quartz veins in which torbernite crystals have been found. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 6.0 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm.
Main crystal: 5 mm
Found in ca. 2008

Presents radioactive activity.


 

RM1748   Metatorbernite and quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Group of very sharp metatorbernite crystals, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. Large open cast mines ans small prospects of kaolinite with some quartz veins in which torbernite crystals have been found. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 7.8 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
Main crystal: 4 mm
Found in ca. 2008

Presents radioactive activity.


 

RM1747   Metatorbernite and quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Group of very sharp metatorbernite crystals, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. Large open cast mines ans small prospects of kaolinite with some quartz veins in which torbernite crystals have been found. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 4.5 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm.
Main crystal: 3 mm.
Found in ca. 2008

Presents radioactive activity.


 

RM1745   Metatorbernite and quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Group of very sharp metatorbernite crystals, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. Large open cast mines ans small prospects of kaolinite with some quartz veins in which torbernite crystals have been found. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 5.5 x 3.8 x 2.0 cm.
Main crystal: 4 mm.
Found in ca. 2008

Presents radioactive activity.


 

RM1744   Metatorbernite and quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Rich group of very sharp metatorbernite crystals, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. Large open cast mines ans small prospects of kaolinite with some quartz veins in which torbernite crystals have been found. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 7.0 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm.
Main crystal: 4 mm
Found in ca. 2008

Presents radioactive activity.


 

RM1565   Almandine

Bama mine, Touro, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

A good sized almandine crystal from this not well known Galician locality. Crystals usually appear included in a green schistose matrix. They show defined dodecahedron faces and rounded edges. With a deep red color. From a recent find.


Size: 5.6 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm.
Main crystal: 4.0 x 3.6 cm.
Found in 2017

 

RM1454   Metatorbernite with smoky quartz

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Group of isolated and very sharp metatorbernite crystals, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits. Rare on the market.


Size: 6.5 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm.
Main crystal: 2 x 2 mm.
Found in 1980's.

 

RM1077   Cassiterite twinned

Penouta mine, Viana do Bolo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain

An aesthetic specimen of twinned cassiterite crystals, lustrous, striated, deep black very aerial disposed on a schist matrix with muscovite plates. This excellent piece is from a classic Spanish locality for cassiterite.


Size: 6.6 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm.
Main crystal: 25 x 18 mm.

 

RM701   Metatorbernite

Calo, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Group of isolated and very sharp metatorbernite crystals, with an intense green grass color, showing the combination of the first and the second order dipyramids, truncated by pinacoidal faces. Its intense color gives a nice contrast with the white quartz matrix. We could say that this locality is included in the most worldwide important torbernite localities due to the crystal quality, size and multiple habits.


Size: 9,6 x 5,7 x 2,8 cm.
Main crystal: 4 x 4 mm.

Presents radioactive activity.
 
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