Jorge Dascal's Photo Gallery
UCN-XYMAgate (Var: Agate-Jasper) SiO2
Patagonia, South AmericaAgate(Plume)-Jasper named Patagonia Landscape. I found it in Patagonia, Argentina
PD8-11WAntigorite (Var: Andes Jade) Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unnamed serpentine quarry, San Juan city, Capital Department, San Juan Province, ArgentinaAndes Jade large vein approx. 25 meters
016-CR8Antigorite (Var: Andes Jade) Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unnamed serpentine quarry, San Juan city, Capital Department, San Juan Province, ArgentinaAndes Jade rough after sliced. Approximate size is 10 x 8 cm.
8N4-PG1Antigorite (Var: Andes Jade) Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unnamed serpentine quarry, San Juan city, Capital Department, San Juan Province, ArgentinaAndes Jade rough after sliced. Approximate size is 10 x 8 cm.
NU5-JXYAntigorite (Var: Andes Jade) Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unnamed serpentine quarry, San Juan city, Capital Department, San Juan Province, ArgentinaPatagonia Minerals specimens. Carving by Mark Zirinsky. Photo by Jeff Scovil.
0M1-D4EBotryogen MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O , Copiapite Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O
Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, ArgentinaSanta Elena mine is a classic locality for these minerals, described by Samuel Gordon. The only samples taken from this closed mine and brought to the public were taken by Jorge Dascal (Patagonia Minerals). According to Alfredo Petrov's article in Mineral News magazine, the minerals are completely stable.