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RM3415   Palygorskite

Sheet of palygorskite, fibrous, laminated, delicate and at the same time resistant, silky and soft, like no other mineral species. It comes from the Magaña area, in Soria, and was acquired by Emili Nicolau from Joan Viñals in 1999. A Spanish curiosity.

Size: 7.6 x 5.8 x 0.3 cm.
Found in ±1999.
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RM3388   Vesuvianite

Aesthetic group of very bright vesuvianite crystals, with striated prisms truncated by pinacoidal faces. They are disposed very aerial on the matrix with grossular. From a Spanish locality known for its skarn (skarnoid) minerals. Prospecting works has been carried out in the area to investigate the possibilities of exploiting tungsten (scheelite).

Size: 4.6 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm.
Main crystal: 1.7 cm.
Col. E. Nicolau (Barcelona).
Classic locality
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