Borja Sainz de Baranda Graf's Photo Gallery
LE6-N3XTellurite TeO2 , Gold Au
Filón 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 3 mm
Tellurite crystal (Raman analyzed) with gold, in a quartz geode.
W25-0TPGold Au
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 1 mm
Cuboctahedral gold crystal on quartz.
JWU-32HOmongwaite Na2Ca5(SO4)6·3H2O
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 0.4 mm
Omongwaite crystals on quartz. Analyzed (SEM-EDS and Raman).
Y4J-TKYWalfordite (Fe3+,Te6+)Te4+3O8 , Gold Au
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 0.4 mm
Walfordite cuboctahedral crystals (Sb rich) with gold, on quartz.
V4T-MH4Walfordite (Fe3+,Te6+)Te4+3O8
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 1 mm
Walfordite crystals (Sb rich) on quartz. Analyzed specimen (SEM-EDS and Raman spectroscopy, spectrum enclosed in the child photo). Walfordites from the "Filón 450" mine are very rich in Sb, and the extreme member of the supposed series could be a new mineral species (see Sainz de Baranda Graf and Gaspar Sintes, 2023, for additional information).
P2M-NM1Rodalquilarite Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 1.5 mm
Intense green rodalquilarite crystals on quartz. Nacho Gaspar collection, BSB photo. Excellent rodalquilarite samples were collected in 2023 by Ignacio Gaspar, Jose Ignacio Ramos and Juan Peña from the "Filón 450" vein, probably even better than the "Filón 340" ones.
8CJ-D25Rodalquilarite Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 3.2 mm
Fantastic rodalquilarite crystal group on quartz, collected in 2023.
TMF-2FPGold Au , Jarosite KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 4 mm
Gold crystals with jarosite, on quartz and possible kaolinite.
39D-E62Metasideronatrite Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH)·H2O
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 2 mm
Metasideronatrite crystals in a small quartz geode. Analyzed specimen (Raman spectrometry).
MK9-3KLJarosite KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainLargest Crystal Size: 2 mm
Jarosite crystal group, 2 mm, on quartz.