Mineral Specimens with Aerinite

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MD-144897 - Quartz, Aerinite - - Archived
Olvera Ophite, Olvera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
thumbnail, 1.0 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm.
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1.0 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm. A RARE and showy thumbnail cluster of lustrous, deep blue, dipyramidal quartz crystals colored by aerinite inclusions from near Malaga, Spain. Aerinite is a RARE silicate, found worldwide almost exclusively in Spain. A well-written article on this find is found in the Mineralogical Record, Volume 27, Number 2, 1996.

MD-157338 - Quartz, Aerinite - - Archived
Olvera Ophite, Olvera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
small cabinet, 6.4 x 4.4 x 4.1 cm.
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6.4 x 4.4 x 4.1 cm. A RARE and showy specimen of a vug richly lined with lustrous, deep blue, dipyramidal quartz crystals colored by aerinite inclusions from near Malaga, Spain. Aerinite is a RARE silicate, found worldwide almost exclusively in Spain. A well-written article on this find is found in the Mineralogical Record, Volume 27, Number 2, 1996. This is quite good for the material.

MD-243081 - Quartz, Aerinite - - Archived
Olvera Ophite, Olvera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
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2.4 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm (largest). A rare and superb, 4-piece set of striking, glassy, lustrous, blue-gray, dipyramidal quartz crystals colored by aerinite inclusions from near Malaga, Spain. Aerinite is a rare silicate, found worldwide almost exclusively in Spain. Each of the four, pristine compound crystals has unique character. A well-written article on this find is found in the Mineralogical Record, Volume 27, Number 2, March/April, 1996.


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