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Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2, Pyrite : FeS2 | |
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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 Krasnov | Photo ID: 89983 View Count: 206 |
Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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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 Krasnov | Photo ID: 144397 View Count: 156 |
Calcite : CaCO3, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S | |
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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 Weinrich | Photo ID: 119581 View Count: 154 |
Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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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 | |
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Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico Top view of a forest of terminated ilvaite prisms dusted with sphalerite. FOV=2 cm. Specimen overview also uploaded. Collection and photo, T. Peterson. |
| © Tony Peterson | Photo ID: 101430 View Count: 252 |
Ilvaite : CaFe2+2Fe3+[O|OH|Si2O7] | |
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Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico A 4.2 by 4.2 cms group of small crystals on the massive material. JSS specimen and photograph. |
| © John Sobolewski | Photo ID: 191599 View Count: 154 |
Kutnohorite : Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO3)2, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico Pink crystals of Kutnahorite on a 10 cm crystal of Quartz from Mina los Remedios, Taxco, Mexico. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn. |
| © KLnut Eldjarn | Photo ID: 144352 View Count: 135 |
Quartz : SiO2, Rhodochrosite : MnCO3 | |
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Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico 7.1 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm. An unusual and pretty combo specimen from Mexico. The quartz crystals themselves are bizarre scepters that have the appearance of piled-up towers of small beta-style quartz crystals - extremely unusual form for quartz! But what makes this specimen really special is the association with microcrystals of pastel-pink ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 162690 View Count: 93 |
Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO2, Calcite : CaCO3 | |
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Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico Flat plate of lilac-purple amethyst crystals with scattered white calcite. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. No damage. From my personal collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 17x13x5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-50 mm. |
| © 2002 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 4570 View Count: 452 |
Rhodochrosite : MnCO3, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico Mass of pink crystals, with quartz crystals, The speciman is 1.7cm across. Photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman |
| © Karl Volkman | Photo ID: 8528 View Count: 494 |
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