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Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

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Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2, Pyrite : FeS2

Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Quartz points in divergent sprays on a pyrite matrix nestled against a plate of calcite and with partial calcite coating several quartz points. 7cm X 6.5cm X 5cm
 © Geoffrey KrasnovPhoto ID: 89983    View Count: 206

Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2

Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

A 4.5cm scalenohedron coated by secondary rhombohedron on a quartz covered matrix. 9cm X 5cm X 4cm
 © photo by Geoff KrasnovPhoto ID: 144397    View Count: 156

Calcite : CaCO3, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S

Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

A choice and attractive hand sized specimen for this locality! Colorless opaque to very slightly translucent rhombohedral crystals of calcite are forming a cluster 37 mm across, these set perfectly upon a matrix of crystallized sphalerite. The sphalerite crystals show twinning, are quite lustrous, and measure to 15 mm in size. The entire ...
 © Dan WeinrichPhoto ID: 119581    View Count: 154

Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2

Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

A lovely lusterous doubly terminated calcite surrounded by water clear quartz crystals. 4.5cm X 3.5cm X 3cm
 © Geoffrey KrasnovPhoto ID: 90033    View Count: 119

Calcite : CaCO3

Guerrero Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Thousands of tiny yellow scalenohedrons forming larger scalenohedrons. A few galena crystals at the base. 8cm X 3.5cm X 6.5cm
 © Geoffrey KrasnovPhoto ID: 89972    View Count: 102

Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2

Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

A 6.1cm doubly terminated scalenohedron is bisected by a thin shelf of quartz which displaced the bottom half by a full 2mm. Feathery surfaced sister crystals enhance the arrangement. 6.5cm X 5.5cm X 2.5cm
Photo ID: 207082    View Count: 98

Calcite : CaCO3

Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Calcite crystals in 3 generations, one forming phantoms in bigger crystals, plus a third generation of smaller crystals.
Specimen size 10.3 x 9.3 x 6.5 cm.
 © Christian BrackePhoto ID: 206397    View Count: 36

Calcite : CaCO3

Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

3.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
 © Dan Weinrich, Inc.Photo ID: 224906    View Count: 22

Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2

Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

A single terminated colorless glassy transparent quartz crystal measuring 3.4 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm is studded with pink opaque scalenohedral crystals of calcite to 0.6 cm. Very clean of damage; neat combination piece. Ex Anna Mae Anderson collection.
 © Dan & Diana WeinrichPhoto ID: 231858    View Count: 16

Epidote : {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7]

Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Well terminated blackish green crystal on matrix.
Size: 7,0 x 3,9 x 3,1 cm. (main crystal: 3,5 x 2,0 x 1,2 cm).
Collected in 1987
 © CCURTO09Photo ID: 226893    View Count: 25
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