Ana Cubillo Leivas' Photo Gallery
7WH-W2RYuanfuliite Mg(Fe3+,Al)O(BO3)
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Mines, La Celia lamproite outcrops, Jumilla, Murcia, SpainDimensions: 6.3 cm x 7 cm x 3 cm
Bright copper needles of yuanfuliite on matrix from La Celia mine.
Sample size: 6.3x7x5cm
Crystals around 3-4mm
0TF-4DKAzurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 , Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, LaosDimensions: 10 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 7 cm
Weight: 282 g
A superb specime with bright lustrous and in some cases translucent azurite crystals over a matrix partially covered with malachite. A Saint Marie Aux Mines 2015 novelties.
9FD-G3CQuartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO2
Kharan District, Balochistan, PakistanDimensions: 8 cm x 10 cm x 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 2.4 cm
Weight: 375 g
Bright and deep purple natural amethyst cluster from Pakistan.
E15-UX1Fluorite CaF2
Frazer's Hush Mine, Rookhope, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UKDimensions: 22 cm x 16 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 9.5 cm
A great fluorite specimen with a white purple marbled look
NN4-6LTFluorite CaF2 , Calcite CaCO3
Kharan District, Balochistan, PakistanDimensions: 17.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 7 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 4.5 cm
A superb specimen of deep purple and partially translucent fluorite form Pakistan, a floating specimen with well formed and defined fluorite crystals in front side, and a topping of little dog tooth calcite crystals in back side.
YA2-JAKPrehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 , Quartz SiO2
Balochistan Region, PakistanDimensions: 18 cm x 9 cm x 5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 3.8 cm
Weight: 652 g
A plate specimen of lustrous deep apple-green botryoidal prehnite with some translucent quartz growing over it from Pakistan.
7Q3-21LAzurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 , Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, LaosDimensions: 4 cm x 5 cm x 2 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 0.8 cm
Bright and electric blue azurite crystals with malachite from Laos.
Size: H:4cm x W:5cm x D:2cm
Largest Crystal: 0.8cm
HD1-DQDFluorite CaF2
Crich Quarry, Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UKDimensions: 11 cm x 6.5 cm x 3 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 1.8 cm
Golden-honey bright and in some zones translucent fluorite crystals. References to fluorescence, but I can not test it.
Size: H:11cm x W:6.5cm x D:3cm
Largest Crystal: 1.8cm
2MX-35HWulfenite Pb(MoO4) , Baryte BaSO4 , Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USADimensions: 2.8 cm x 4.5 cm x 3 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 1.3 cm
An electric orange and translucent wulfenite crystal with an edge of 1.3cm over a matrix of barite partially covered with of mimetite between needles and stalactitic.
Size: H:2.8cm x W:4.5cm x D:3cm
Largest Crystal: 1.3cm
LXT-RK2Quartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO2
Capurru Quarry, Osilo, Sassari Province, Sardinia, ItalyDimensions: 5.8 cm x 9 cm x 6.5 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 1 cm
Translucent and gemmy quartz var. amethist crystasl on matrix from Osilo, Sardinia, Italy
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: H:5.8cm x W:9cm x D:6.5cm