 | | Journal (issue) | | BERBES! The Miner alogical Record JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2024 • VOLUME 55 • NUMBER 1 • $30 Wayne & Dona...JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2024 Articles The Berbes Fluorite District, Asturias, Spain.................................FLUORITE, 4.3 cm, from the Valdelmar area of the La Cabaña zone at Berbes. Will Johnson collection, ex Eric...Chris Coy (2023) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2024) Mineralogical...the collectors and dealers in the entire Tri-State area. A typical weekend was spent driving their Mercury |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Unconventional gas resources in the Cantabrian Zone (NW Spain): A comprehensive preliminary assessment Rodrigo...Department of Mining Exploitation and Prospecting, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain 2 Research...Resources Department, Geological Survey of Spain (IGME), Madrid, Spain 3 With the aim of acquiring a better...the potential for unconventional gas resources in Spain, 134 rock samples were taken from 12 lithostratigraphic...lithostratigraphic units in the Cantabrian Zone (north‐west Spain) and studied for a 3‐year period. The selected units |  | Symons, David T.A., Kawasaki, Kazuo, Tornos, Fernando, Velasco, Francisco, Rosales, Idoia (2017) Temporal constraints on genesis of the Caravia-Berbes fluorite deposits of Asturias, Spain, from paleomagnetism. Ore Geology Reviews, 80. 754-766 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.08.020 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | constraints on genesis of the Caravia-Berbes fluorite deposits of Asturias, Spain, from paleomagnetism David T...Ajalvir Km. 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain d Department de Mineralogía y Petrología, Universidad...48080 Bilbao, Spain e Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Rios Rosas 23, 28003 Madrid, Spain b a r t...Paleomagnetism Caravia-Berbes fluorite mineralization Remagnetization Ore genesis Spain a b s t r a c t The...The Caravia-Berbes district is a major fluorite producing area in Europe. The fluorite occurs as mantos |  | | Journal (issue) | | because the sun came out later. ·· Chalk in the area between Folkestone and Dover is well known for its...161 - Sept/Oct 1999 SMLS FIELD TRIP TO NORTHERN SPAIN July 17 - 30th July 1999 Part I. An Overview This...This was geotourism at its best. Northern Spain is the home of the famous quality fluorites with their...colours and variously modified crystal edges; also the area of the zinclead mines in the Picas mountains. We...massifs and separate the rest of Spain from the principality of Asturias, a land of bagpipes and cider, |  | | Journal (issue) | | of-interest co amateur mineralogists, collectors, and mining historians. Concril?ucions or suggestions for articles...Hughes -------26 ------A JOURNEY THROUGH NORTHERN SPAIN David I. Green · Max D. Freier Peter J.Briscoe ...masses (exceptionally to 10mm) scattered in vein quartz. Crystals to 0.5mm, displaying poorly developed...exclusively in the interstices between radiating quartz crystals growing on clasts of country rock (see... 893-894. Siegenite in the centre of radiating quartz clasts. The present locality was brought to the |  | | Report (issue) | | fluorite specimens from the Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain—many to full cabinet size...transparent, deep purple cubic crystals on drusy quartz, in some cases with platy white barite crystals...Fluorite, 8.8 cm, from the Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain. Saphira Minerals specimen...Germany. The fluorite specimens of this old mining area have, as I say, kept reaching the market since...the turn of the 21st century—long after active mining for metals had ceased in the Annaberg district—thanks |  | S^|^Aacute;NCHEZ, VIRGINIA, STUART, FINLAY M., MART^|^Iacute;N-CRESPO, TOM^|^Aacute;S, VINDEL, ELENA, CORBELLA, MERC^|^Eacute;, CARDELLACH, ESTEVE (2010) Helium isotopic ratios in fluid inclusions from fluorite-rich Mississippi Valley-Type district of Asturias, northern Spain. GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 44 (1) doi:10.2343/geochemj.1.0077 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fluorite-rich Mississippi ValleyType district of Asturias, northern Spain VIRGINIA S ÁNCHEZ,1* FINLAY M. STUART...Geológicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain 2 Isotope Geosciences Unit, SUERC, Rankine Avenue...Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933, Madrid, Spain 4 Dept. Geología, Facultat de Ciences, Universitat...Universitat Autònoma, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain (Received September 22, 2009; Accepted January 18, 2010;...Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) deposits from Asturias, Spain, in order to assess the involvement of mantle |  | | Journal (issue) | | up a hill through a wooded path to the collecting area which is the size of a rugby pitch and consists...the quarry, and a further 10 minutes to reach the area at the back of the quarry where the best calcite...produced a meteorite that had fallen in the Aveyron area, just 50 kilometers from Millau itself. She went...NORTHERN SPAIN July 17 - 30th July 1999 Part 2. The Main Collecting Trips Field Trip 1. Berbes The obvious...obvious first site to visit was Berbes, the Mecca for Spanish fluorite collectors. As the village and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pelt Fluorite and associated minerals from Asturias, Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...altered either by nature, by construction, by further mining, or by subsequent collecting. If there is the slightest...Thick sheet with small crystals on large surlace of Quartz crystals. 40 x 72 [sixteenths of an inch for a...This refers to Georges de La Bouglise, a French mining engineer, after whom the mineral ''bouglisite"...Massachusetts Hill quartz mine, Grass Valley, Nevada Co. (6) Mamaluke Hill quartz mine, nr. Georgetown | | | Journal (issue) | | Pelt Fluorite and associated minerals from Asturias, Spain .............................................altered either by nature, by construction, by further mining, or by subsequent collecting. If there is the slightest...Thick sheet with small crystals on large surface of Quartz crystals. 40 x 72 [sixteenths of an inch for a...This refers to Georges de La Bouglise, a French mining engineer, after whom the mineral “bouglisite” was...Massachusetts Hill quartz mine, Grass Valley, Nevada Co. (6) Mamaluke Hill quartz mine, nr. Georgetown |  | | Journal (issue) | | Donovan (2020) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2020) Mineral Association... Company, another shipping firm serving major American mining and chemical companies. The company ceased operations...mineral collector and curator, was born in the mining town of Anyox, British Columbia on April 30, 1930...Michael’s early employers were the Britannia Beach Mining and Smelting Company of British Columbia, and the... Michael was also interested in mining history, and collected mining memorabilia and stock certificates |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fluorites from the People’s Republic of China and from Spain became readily available, more 250 ROCKS & MINERALS...occurred were originally lead mines, but as lead mining began to taper off, the steel industry began to...erroneous localities were given in the early days of mining to protect sources, as noted by Fisher (2006)....siderite, and quartz. Casts of quartz after fluorite are common from here. Recent mining for specimens...with barite and pyrite from Ribidasella, Oviedo, Spain. Ryan Lay specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. up for these |  | | Report (issue) | | geology, mineralogy and recent mining history of this red-hot mineral area, which comprises much, much more...fluorite/barite/quartz combinations from the well-known Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain…and of...another pocket of the same kind was opened in the same area but that the crystals then were assumed to be schorl...specimens of both epidote and andradite, as well as quartz “snowball” pseudomorphs after garnet. Mike Keim’s...partially hollow within; and there is microcrystallized quartz in there too. These specimens are a bit raggedy-looking |  | | Journal (issue) | | ideas? QUARTZ Collected on the SMLS trip to northern Spain in 1999 at La Cabana, Berbes, Asturias. Interesting...Interesting inclusions including quartz and hydrocarbons. CITRINEon FLUORITE Collected about 15 years...from the collection of Daphne Hall ANGLESITE on QUARTZ & GALENA Found with Maurice Grigg's help at Greystones...another slow search. Conveniently close to the parking area and sustenance. HEMIMORPHITE From level Fawr,... good parking and plenty of micro material, The area on both sides of the road still has great potential |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ʥˑˎˎˇ˅˖ˑ˔ˑˈ˖ˊˇʧ˚˓˗ˋ˕ˋ˖ˇ Spain has historically been a country with little tradition...Barcelona Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n 08003 Barcelona, Spain ccurto@bcn.cat collections, such as that of Josep...(above left). Quartz (amethyst), 12 cm high, from Pedrera AVE, Riudarenes, Girona, Spain; mined 2006....Deusedes photo. Figure 5 (right). Fluorapatite with quartz, 9 cm wide, from level 2, Panasqueira mines, Beira...at the Natural History Museum of Barcelona, in Spain, since 1973. =VS\TL 5V]LTILY+LJLTILY |  | | Catalog/List | | Caravia, Spain. Fluorite cubes to 14mm. 68x52x29mm. £52 8 FLUORITE Berbes, Asturias, Spain. c.2000 (one...103x82x48mm. £95 3 FLUORITE with SCHORL inclusions on QUARTZ, Erongo, Namibia. 68x67x37mm. £38 6 NATIVE GOLD...WULFENITE, Bou Becker, Morocco. 45x31x18mm. £24 13 RED QUARTZ "Eisenkiesel" Orange River, Namibia. Crystals to...Gold-silver telluride. 59x38x33mm. £45 16 NATIVE GOLD in QUARTZ Idarado Mine, Ouray, Colorado, USA. 40x40x32mm... £155 18 NATIVE SILVER in ARSENIC Tellerhauser area, Pohla Mine, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Very large |  | | Report (issue) | | United Kingdom BY IAN JONES 38 Fluorite from Spain: Every Color Under the Sun BY GUIOMAR & MIGUEL CALVO...108 Morocco's El Hammam: Six Decades of Fluorspar Mining BY PIERRE CLAVEL & GUNTHER NEUMEIER 112 Faceting...been exploited since at least the Middle Ages, when area miners, like their counterparts in the that those...as a fluxing stone. Artifacts of early fluorite mining are difficult to locate, as fluorite was at that...Crystals are frequently found in association with quartz, calcite, galena, sphalerite, and barite to form |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | artist notes that he can look at a fluorite or quartz and see it in his mind as it will be drawn on the...Fluorite, Minas Gloria, Hornachuelos, Córdoba, Spain; 20 × 30 cm, formerly in the Jan Burma collection...Cataluña, Spain; 20 × 30 cm, Pepe collection. Figure 5. Pyromorphite, Mina San Andrés, Córdoba, Spain; 20...Estrella attended the Academy Tárrega in Barcelona, Spain, studying drawing and painting and eventually earning...images of the Figure 6. Fluorite, La Collada, Asturias, Spain; 20 × 30 cm, Jordi Fabre collection. Figure |  | | Catalog/List | | The Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natura) Beauty with its highest peakt Worcester Beacon at 1394...of the Severn plain and is a geologicallycomplex area. Most aspects of the history and development of... ANAPAITE. Bellaver de Cerdena,Gerona Province,Spain.11 specimens. 7 sr,ecimens as half phosphatic geodes...Kamareza Mine,Laurium,Greece.Dr HG Weller label. Quartz fragment carrying a scattering of rosettes of lustrous...Cornwall. Choice,very rich specimen. Ferruginous Quartz vein section smothered in gemmy,light brown,doubly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Austria. Wayne and Dona Leicht specimen. Figure 10. Quartz on hematite, 11.1 cm across, Florence mine, Egremont...22:28 17 December 2014 Figure 13. Fluorite and quartz, 11.3 cm across, Le Burg mine, Tarn, France. Scott...Scott Rudolph specimen. Figure 14. Anatase on quartz, 6.9 cm across, Hardangervidda, Tyssedal, Hordaland...Arizona] at 22:28 17 December 2014 Figure 16. Gold on quartz, 4.7 cm across, Rosia Montana, Transylvania, Romania...Fluorite and barite, 10.7 cm high, Ana mine, Berbes, Asturias, Spain. Wayne and Dona Leicht specimen. Figure |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineraalnamen en kristallografie Fluoriet zoeken in Asturias Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen vzw Oprichtingsdatum...zoeken in Asturias Toen Glen, ons kleinzoontje (toen 8), tijdens onze vakantie in Asturias (Noord-Spanje)...Peruyes, een kilometer of 7 landinwaarts van Ribadesella, dat op zijn beurt maar een boogscheut verwijderd...van het bij mineralenverzamelaars wereldberoemde Berbes met zijn prachtige fluorieten. Het verslag van...Vanuit Ribadesella rij je 7 km in over de N632 richting Colunga. 100 m voorbij het bordje "Berbes" sla |  | | Report (issue) | | deposits; a cement in sandstones. Association: Quartz, dolomite, calcite, barite, celestine, sulfides...Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany. Around Berbes, Asturias Province, Spain. At the Nikolaev mine, Dal’negorsk |  | | Catalog/List | | PicoPesquero Fogo Island cape Verde £7 8 PHILLIPSITE 2x3cm area of small white crystals in Basalt 5x6 cm Limberg... 31 QUARTZ clear double terminated crystal about 8mm long with inclusions of Hydrocarbon Berbes, Asturias...Asturias Spain. £4 33 HEMIMORPHITE colourless micro crystals in cavities in Barytes top of Eller Beck Wensleydale...,Brown crystalline coating on three faces of a Quartz crystal. Landsverk Evje South Norway 7x2cm £12...Nenthead Cumbria £25 50 PYROPHANITE orange-brown platy area about 8mm . Varenche Mine, Aosta Italy £8 51 PHARMA |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | grid-work texture of authigenic microcrystalline quartz in siliceous crust-type (SCT) mineralized horizons...microcrystalline quartz. The mineralogical and textural features of several SCT samples from Italy, Spain, France...tentatively interpreted as forming by nucleation of quartz seeds on specific faces of surrounding crystals...growth of quartz crystals having well-defined reciprocal orientations. The grid-work texture of quartz in SCT...strongly textured patterns of microcrystalline quartz may have a different origin than Magadi-type deposits |  | | Journal (issue) | | government livestock inspector. He returned to the area 30 years later, found a crystal-bearing horizon... Figure 7. Elbaite (var. indicolite) with rose quartz (unrepaired), 11.7 cm, from the Santa Rosa mine...cm, from a 2019 find at Pedra Azul in the Medina area, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Will Johnson collection;...celadonite inclusions, 20 cm, from the Rio Grande do Sul area, Brazil. Will Johnson collection, ex Marshall Sussman;...Aquamarine beryl, 10.6 cm, from Pedra Azul, Medina area, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This crystal shows the purest |
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