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Fine selection of minerals from the Panasqueira mines, March 2023
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BV01 - Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Aerial crystals of well formed prismatic crystals of Fluorapatite disposed on matrix of Muscovite. No
damage. The main crystal measures 3 cm.
Specimen size: 5.5 cm x 4.5 cm
Price: 170€ Available
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BV02 - Fluorapatite with Quartz. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Doubly terminated transparent crystal of Quartz with a group of Fluorapatite crystals with color zoning, named as "olho de Boi" ("bull's eye") by the Panasqueira miners. Also with Siderite. New find of a very good aesthetic and in excellent condition. Better in person.
Specimen size: 5.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Price: 170€ Available
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BV03 - Fluorapatite with Siderite and Arsenopyrite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Lustrous Fluorapatite crystal with a very nice yellow color disposed on matrix with Siderite and Arsenopyrite. Unusual yellow Fluorapatite from the Panasqueira mines. In excellent condition.
Specimen size: 6 cm x 5 cm
Price: 190€ Available
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BV04 - Quartz with
Dolomite and Dravite inclusions. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Transparent crystal of Quartz with inclusions of needles of Dravite Tourmaline. The Quartz is coated by a group of white Dolomite crystals. No damage.
Specimen size: 6.5 cm x 5 cm
Price: 110€ Available
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BV05 - Fluorite with Quartz and Chlorite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Excellent specimen composed by Quartz crystals coated by a lot of small transparent cubic crystals of Fluorite with an intense violet color and good bright. Also with coatings of Chlorite. Nice Panasqueira Fluorite specimen.
Specimen size: 7 cm x 5.5 cm
Price: 260€ Available
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BV06 - Ferberite and Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Tabular crystal of Ferberite with an intense brilliance. It is accompanied by a group of hexagonal crystals of light green Fluorapatites and Quartz.
Also with small octahedral crystal of Fluorite. Nice sample from the Panasqueira mines.
Specimen size: 6 cm x 4 cm
Price: 200€ Available
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BV07 - Fluorapatite with Quartz, Fluorite and Pyrite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Aerial prismatic crystal of green Fluorapatite with very well defined faces and edges and good transparency. It is perched on a Quartz crystal
coated by Muscovite with small crystals of Fluorite of an intense violet color and small crystals of Pyrite. Fine specimen in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Price: 160€ Available
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BV08 - Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Aerial transparent crystals of Fluorapatite with a glossy green color. Prismatic crystal with very well defined faces and edges. No
damage. Better in person.
Specimen size: 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Price: 160€ Available
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BV09 - Fluorapatite with Quartz, Fluorite and Pyrite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Aerial prismatic crystal of green Fluorapatite with very well defined faces and edges, it is transparent and with small purple Fluorite
crystals and Pyrite on the face. It is perched on a Quartz crystal coated by Muscovite with small crystals of Fluorite and Pyrite. Fine specimen.
Specimen size: 4 cm x 3 cm
Price: 140€ Available
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BV10 - Fluorapatite, Siderite and Pyrite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Very bright crystals of Fluorapatite with a vivid green color accompanied by lenticular brown crystals of Siderite and with small lustrous crystals
of Pyrite scattered on the specimen. The condition is very good as seen, no damage.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 4 cm
Price: 140€ Available
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BV11 - Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Group of crystals of Fluorapatite with an intense brightness, very transparent and with a vivid green color. With small cubic crystals of Pyrite scattered throughout the Apatites. Very good Panasqueira Fluorapatite in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 3.5 cm
Price: 250€ Available
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BV12 - Fluorapatite. Panasqueira
mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco,
Portugal.
Stacked crystals of Fluorapatite with an intense brightness, transparent to translucentand with a vivid green color. Very good Panasqueira
Fluorapatite in excellent condition. Another cute Panasqueira specimen in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Price: 90€ Available
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BV13 - Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Flattened prismatic crystals of Fluorapatite with a marked color zoning and accompanied by Muscovite. No damage. Better in person.
Specimen size: 4 cm x 2.5 cm
Price: 75€ Available
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BV14- Siderite with Pyrite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Well formed sharp rhombohedral crystal of Siderite, it is associated to very bright small cubic crystals of Pyrite. Floater specimen. No damage. The Siderites have much less fame than other mineral species from this mine, the varieties of forms and frequent associations with other species always make them very attractive.
Specimen size: 4.5 cm x 2.5 cm
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BV15 - Fluorapatite
with Quartz. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia
de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Attractive specimen composed of very well formed transparent crystals of Fluorapatite with a vivid green color and with a transparent crystal of Quartz. Cute specimen in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Price: 90€ Available
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BV16 - Fluorapatite with Arsenopyrite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Group of well developed lustrous crystals of blue Fluorapatite, with very good transparency , associated to Arsenopyrite crystals. Aesthetic specimen in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 3 cm
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BV17 - Fluorapatite and Siderite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Very well formed hexagonal crystal of purple Fluorapatite, with very well defined faces and edges, nestled on matrix composed of Muscovite, Siderite and Quartz. Purple color. No damage.
Specimen size: 6 cm x 5.5 cm
Price: 170€ Available
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BV18 - Fluorapatite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Group of prismatic crystals of Fluorapatite with very nice green color and good brilliance. In very good condition. From a recent find.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 5 cm
Price: 140€ Available
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BV19 - Fluorapatite with Siderite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
New Fluorapatite specimen from a recent find. It is composed of crystals with a marked color zoning, named as "olho de Boi" ("bull's eye") by the Panasqueira miners. With Siderite coatings. Nice new find in perfect condition, without damage. Better in person.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 4 cm
Price: 270€ Available
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BV20- Siderite with Pyrite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
The Siderites have much less fame than other mineral species from this mine, the varieties of forms and frequent associations with other species always make them very attractive. This specimen is formed by aggregates of lenticular crystals of Siderite with lustrous cubic Pyrite crystals. Nice small specimen in excellent condition.
Specimen size: 4.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Price: 70€ Available
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BV21- Fluorite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Cubic crystal of Fluorite with fine polycrystalline growths on its faces faces and small cubic Pyrite crystals. On matrix with other small crystals of Fluorite. They are translucent with a nice blue color..No damage.
Specimen size: 5 cm x 3 cm
Price: 120€ Available
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BV22- Cassiterite with Quartz and Siderite. Panasqueira mines, Aldeia de Sao Francisco de Assis, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Nice combination specimen composed of lustrous twinned crystals of Cassiterite perched on Quartz and associated to lenticular crystals of Siderite.
Specimen size: 4 cm x 4 cm
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