Very aesthetic specimen formed by several botryoidal aggregates of chrysocolla, with bluish green tones and very brilliant, peppered by prismatic crystals of malachite, transparent, bright and forming sheaves, which are accompanied by botroidal aggregates of intense black colour of heterogenite. A different piece of this classic mine.

Size: 9.0 x 8.8 x 3.5 cm.
Found in 2003.

Very aerial crystal of gypsum of this classic Murcian locality. It stands out for its transparency, brightness and for visible and aesthetic inclusions. The "matrix" is formed by a group of crystals of the same species. Not usual in the market.

Size: 7.7 x 7.5 x 6.0 cm.
Main crystal: 5.8 x 2.1 cm.

Col. A. Arguijo (Barcelona).

Fine aggregates of bright and translucent gillespita, strawberry red. In a matrix of white sanbornita that contrasts with the color. Gillespita is a rare barium and iron phyllosilicate. This is a very rich, colorful and excellent piece for the species.

Size: 5.4 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm.
Found in ±1990.

Col. R. Vochten.
Fluorescent under short wave UV

A very aesthetic azurite specimen formed by several elongated prismatic crystals, forming a kind of sheaf. They are partially pseudomorphized by malachite. The blue color of the azurite is exceptional, with very good brilliance. A nice miniature from a classic Moroccan locality.

Size: 3.9 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm.
Found in ±1990.

Classic locality

A specimen of this classic Catalan locality, with several interpenetrated cubic crystals of yellow fluorite, translucent and very defined. They are accompanied by calcite crystals and tiny chalcopyrite crystals. They are partially covered by a thin layer of illite, which we have preferred to leave to preserve the original aesthetic of the specimen. On a quartz matrix with feldspar.

Size: 6.2 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm.
Main crystal: 9 x 8 mm.
Found in 10/1986.

#109 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

A very notable specimen for the size of the pyrolusite sharp crystals, which form brilliant aggregates. In some areas they are partially covered by small botryoidal aggregates of goethite, black and very bright. A place under the magnifying glass.

Size: 5.4 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm.
Found in ±01/1986.

#221, EK, Col. Manchion (Barcelona).
Classic locality

Aggregates of prismatic crystals of meionite, with cross-linked and parallel growths. It is arranged in a matrix with octahedral magnetite crystals, green epidote and actinolite fibers. Joan Viñals indicated on the label of this specimen (we will send to the buyer) meionite, although specimens such as marialite are described in the area. The marialite-meionite series refers to the proportion of Na and Ca, both of the escapolite group. "Probably from the La Herrería mine where it usually appears in magnetite vugs as acicular and radial aggregates of tetragonal prisms, sometimes centimetric, whitish to transparent" (Mti-Blog).

Size: 6.6 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm.
Main crystal: 1.8 cm.
Found in ±1991.

#544 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).
Classic locality

Group of octahedral fluorite crystals, of intense green color and in stepped growths. From the classic Berta Quarry, in which it is now totally forbidden to extract minerals.

Size: 2.8 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm.

Fluorescent under long wave UV

Se trata de excelente cristal de cuarzo que presenta crecimientos en "ventana" (también llamados "esqueletales") muy marcados en las deformadas caras romboédricas. Prisma muy poco desarrollado. Muy buena transparencia, tono ligeramente ahumado, y un brillo más que excepcional. Se observan inclusiones de tono beige muy habituales en este tipo de crecimientos. Estos ejemplares fueron recogidos cerca del embalse de Urrúnaga, en Legutio.

Size: 3.3 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm.
Found in 01/1986.

#223 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).
Classic locality

Aesthetic group of tabular crystals of baryte, with a delicate bluish color, brilliant and transparent. With a good size, they stand out on a matrix of goethite. A extinc classic.

 

 

Size: 10.5 x 7.0 x 6.2 cm.
Main crystal: 4.5 x 3.8 cm. aggr.
Found in 2017.

Aggregates of prehnite crystals, with stalactitic forms, translucent, brilliant and with a delicate green tone. From a classic Indian locality.

Size: 5.5 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm.
Found in ±1989.

#462 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

An old specimen of this Peruvian mine that shows a large group of cubic galena crystals, interpenetrated, with its characteristic gray tone. They have stepped growths on the faces and some natural cavities, which give them a differentiated appearance.

Size: 11 x 9 x 6 cm.
Main crystal: 2.0 cm.
Found in 11/1985.

#185 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

Group of chalcopyrite crystals, one of good size, with defined shapes arranged on quartz hyaline crystals. An aesthetic miniature.

Size: 5.2 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.
Main crystal: 1.6 cm.
Found in ±1987.

#360 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

Group of very sharp hematite crystals, well defined edges and faces, intense metallic gray color, almost black, with aesthetic iridescent reflections. Very interesting historical piece, from the former Manchion collection.

Size: 5.7 x 5.1 x 4 cm.
Main crystal: 1.4 cm.
Found in 01/1984.

#174 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).
Classic locality

These specimens of banded flint were collected decades ago in the area of El Brull, in the Montseny massif, and identified as agate. They appear in nodules and veins, embedded in a siliceous limestone, presenting bands of gray tones, between light to dark gray. These kind of striped flind are well know in jewelery, and very appreciated. It is a unique curiosity of the Catalan mineralogy of many years ago.

Size: 7.0 x 6.0 x 5.9 cm.
Found in 1960's.

For uranium mineral collectors, this carnotite of an intense yellow color, formed by numerous globular aggregates of crystals, covering the surface of the sandstone matrix. An American classic, labeled E. Kucera (Barcelona).

 

 

Size: 5.7 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm.

Col. Manchion (Barcelona).
Presents radioactive activity.

A classic specimen of spinel, bright, defined and well arranged in the matrix. It is not easy to find them in matrix. This well-known extinct small Quebec mica mine is famous for excellent spinel and forsterite crystals.

Size: 4.6 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm.
Main crystal: 1.2 cm.

Col. Manchion (Barcelona). Ex. E. Kucera.

Group of very good size libethenite crystals, with a deep green color, bright and well disposed on the quartz matrix. Samples of libethenite from the Estremoz area are not often seen. They could belong from Miguel Vacas, but the label of Manuel L. Adónis clearly indicates Estremoz, where similar specimens have been found.

Size: 4.3 x 4 x 2 cm.
Main crystal: 6 mm arista/edge.

Col. Manchion (Barcelona). Col. Manuel L. Adónis.

A good size beryl crystal, aquamarine variety, from those of oldtimes. It shows the faces of the hexagonal prism and terminal flat pinacoid. From the Manchion collection (Barcelona).

Size: 8.8 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm.
Found in 1988.

#279 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

Aesthetic and gemmy anglesite specimen that shows a group of crystals with a razor-sharp chisel terminations, striated faces, characteristic for the species, very sharp and with good transparence and uniform yellow color.

This specimen date to the late 1970s and were found in the well known Moroccan mining area of Touissit. They are considered the world's finest anglesite specimens. Here we offer this "old" specimen from glorious past times.

 

Size: 4 x 3.4 x 3 cm.
Main crystal: 3.0 x 1.3 cm.
Found in ±1989.

#432, JV, Col. Manchion (Barcelona).
Classic locality

Group of topaz crystals of good size, combining vertical prisms with dipyramidal faces, and small pinacoidal forms. Between transparent to translucent, with colour zoning between the core and the terminal faces. They are on a matrix of volcanic rock with growths of opal.

Size: 4.6 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm.
Main crystal: 3.2 cm.
Found in ±1986.

#251 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

Smoky quartz crystal, good size, with defined faces and edges. It presents small nicks without affecting its aesthetics. Smoked tone, very uniform and with transparence. It comes from the formed collection Manchion (Barcelona) and in the attached information indicates that it was collected in the Montseny massif, which makes it interesting since there are not many specimens in collections from this mountains. With minor feldspar matrix.

Size: 5.7 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm.
Found in 07/1985.

#175 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

Very sharp hexagonal fluorapatite crystal, with visible colour zoning, more intense in the core area and clearer in edges. Bright and defined, with another doubly terminated smaller crystal on one of the pinacoidal faces. It is accompanied by muscovite.

Size: 4 x 3 x 2.7 cm.
Main crystal: 3.8 x 1.7 cm.
Found in 1989.

Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

Rich aggregate of arsenatian vanadinite crystals "endlichite", with good-sized crystals, interpenetrated, curved faces and edges and good brightness. A Moroccan classic, nowadays it is not easy to find available.

Size: 5.2 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm.
Main crystal: 1.7 cm.
Found in ±1990.

Col. Manchion (Barcelona).

Group of tarnowizite crystals, well defined, some of them interpenetrated. Milky tone and translucent. On a rocky matrix. From this classic locality and from the former Manchion (Barcelona) collection.

 

 

Size: 4 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm.
Main crystal: 2 cm.
Found in ±1987

#365 Col. Manchion (Barcelona).
Fluorescent under long wave UV