This specimen of menilite opal is very characteristic of this Granada locality. We can see different rounded figures, dolls, or ninots (in Catalan), which have adhered to each other to form a single piece. A curiosity of Spanish mineralogy.

This specimen of menilite opal is very characteristic of this Granada locality. We can see different rounded figures, dolls, or ninots (in Catalan), which have adhered to each other to form a single piece. A curiosity of Spanish mineralogy.

A curiosity that I found aesthetic and mineralogically interesting. Usually the menilite opals are found in a marlstone matrix, but in this case we found it included in gypsum with clay inclusions. A Spanish curious specimen...