RM795
A classic example from the Emilio Mine, this colourless specimen is completely glassy, with blue zonings and chalcopyrite inclusions throughout. The translucent appearance and glassy lustre is further enhanced by its beautiful etchings and “digital growths”-like formation.
Locality: Emilio Mine, Asturias, Spain
Measures: Approx. 5.7 x 4.1cm
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The Emilio mine in Asturias, Spain has been known for producing beautiful colourless to violet fluorite specimens since the 1980s, with the widest range of possibilities in crystallography of the whole Caravia mining area. Specimens found there display various habits, combinations of isometric system as well as mineral associations, including baryte, quartz or calcite, as well as inclusions such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, cinnabar, sphalerite, etc.
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Despite most Llamas Quarry finds being on the smaller side, usually with just one or two fluorite crystals, this specimen is generously and fully covered with the characteristic bevelled edged, tabular crystals Llamas Quarry is known for. Despite its quantity, the quality holds fast— most of the crystals are clear, glassy and lustrous, some with beautiful zonings. Some of the crystals even grow together to form a shape resembling a heart. Under different lighting, the specimen appears to be soft plum pink to violet purple colours.
Locality: Llamas Quarry, Duyos, Spain
Measures: Approx. 5.9 x 3.5cm
A nice example from the Maraval mine, this well-formed specimen is made up of an intricate, neat network of translucent fluorite cubes which contain the characteristic red hematite and black inclusions. Some of the inclusions also grew outside/atop the fluorite crystals like red snow.
Locality: Maraval mine, Les Adrets-de-l’Estérel, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 4.8 x 2.6cm
One of those few fluorite specimens from the Emilio Mine with hydrocarbon inclusions (the round, black “ink droplets”)- a mineral combo beloved by fluorite collectors, thanks to the distinctive “black & white” aesthetic between the glassy, colourless fluorite and black bitumen.
Locality: Emilio Mine, Asturias, Spain
Measures: Approx. 7 x 4.4cm
The water-clear clarity of the best Emilio fluorites can be hard to capture on camera, simply because the crystals are so transparent, one can see through it to see the matrix underneath or other crystals that grew alongside.
The highlight of this specimen is undoubtedly the completely perfect crystal that sits front and centre. The beautifully formed, bevelled-edged, jewel-like fluorite crystal is completely damage-free, smooth, gemmy and clear on all sides, so clear that you can see the micro chalcopyrite crystals within.
Locality: Emilio Mine, Spain 🇪🇸
Measures: Approx. 10.1 x 6.3cm
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