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Ankerite
Regia mine, Bellmunt del Priorat, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
About David Soler
Registered member joined prior to 15th Oct 2005 (unrecorded)
David Soler has uploaded:
264 Mineral Photos
124 Locality Photos
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David's Favourites
This page lists David's favourite minerals, localities, mindat.org members and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.
Favourite Minerals
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Favourite Localities
La Cabaña Mine, La Cabaña, Berbes Mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Massabé quarry (Can Massabé; Mas Ceber), Sils, Selva, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Regia mine, Bellmunt del Priorat, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
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Favourite Photos
Orthoclase
:
K[AlSi
3
O
8
]
,
Quartz
:
SiO
2
Massabé quarry (Can Massabé; Mas Ceber), Sils, Selva, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
A specimen showing a Baveno twin (left) with two attached small quartz crystals, a non-penetrating Carlsbad twin (front) and an untwinned crystal of orthoclase. Biggest crystal (Baveno twin) measures 1.5 cm long. David Soler specimen and photo, 2006.
© David Soler
Photo ID: 53814 View Count: 169
Chrysotile
:
Mg
3
Si
2
O
5
(OH)
4
Gualba quarries, Gualba de Dalt, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Chrysotile fibrous veins in serpentinized marble. Sample size 7x5 cm. David Soler specimen and photo.
© D. Soler
Photo ID: 16446 View Count: 435
Grossular
:
Ca
3
Al
2
[SiO
4
]
3
Costabonne (Costabona) peak mines, Prats de Mollo-La Preste (Prats de Molló-La Presta), Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Grossular (var. Hessonite) rombododecahedron, 1,5 cm. Overall sample size 5x3 cm. David Soler specimen and photo.
© David Soler
Photo ID: 16597 View Count: 322
Almandine
:
Fe
2+
3
Al
2
[SiO
4
]
3
Fauske, Salten, Nordland, Norway
3,5 cm dodecahedron on mica schist matrix. David Soler specimen and photo.
© David Soler
Photo ID: 19976 View Count: 394
Benitoite
:
BaTi[Si
3
O
9
]
Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine), New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA
Typical crystal from this locality, 5 mm. David Soler specimen and photo.
© David Soler
Photo ID: 20014 View Count: 322
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David Soler's Photos
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Almadén Mine, Almadén, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Arteixo, A Coruña (La Coruña), Galicia, Spain
Atrevida Mine, Vimbodí, Conca de Barberà, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteribar, Navarre (Navarra; Nafarroa), Spain
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Berta Quarry, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Vallès Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Boal, Asturias, Spain
Buferrera mines, Covadonga lakes, Cangas de Onís, Asturias, Spain
Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Bustarviejo, La Cabrera, Madrid, Spain
Cap de Creus (Cabo de Creus), Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Carmen Mines, La Celia, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Cavradi gorge, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland
Collada Verda, Abella-Pardines, Ripollès, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Costa de l'Aguda, Torà (Torà de Riubregós), La Segarra, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
Costabonne (Costabona) peak mines, Prats de Mollo-La Preste (Prats de Molló-La Presta), Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine), New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA
Els Esbornacs, Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer, Osona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Els Frares quarry (Riera d'Avencó; Riera d'Avençó), Aiguafreda, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Eriasa Quarry, Les, Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
Estopanyà (Estopiñán), Ribagorça (Ribagorza), Huesca, Aragón, Spain
Eugenia Mine, Bellmunt del Priorat, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Fânzeres, Gondomar, Porto District, Portugal
Fauske, Salten, Nordland, Norway
Fígols de Tremp, Tremp, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
Fuente del Moro, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
Gualba quarries, Gualba de Dalt, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Guardiola de Berguedà, Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA
Km-3 Mine, Lavrion Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
La Cabaña Mine, La Cabaña, Berbes Mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
La Cabrera, Madrid, Spain
La Cuna hill, Montalbán, Teruel, Aragón, Spain
La Pobla de Lillet, Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lake Jaco, Sierra de la Cruz, Mun. de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico
Les Ferreres, Rocabruna, Camprodon, Ripollès, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Liat mines, Vielha e Mijaran, Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
Loiras Quarry, Le Bosc, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Malpàs, Pont de Suert, Alta Ribagorça, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
Massabé quarry (Can Massabé; Mas Ceber), Sils, Selva, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Mibladene (Mibladen; Mibladan; Miblanden), Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Miguel Vacas Mine, Vila Viçosa, Évora District, Portugal
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Montpalau, Pineda de Mar, Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Mount Teide, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain
Mt Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad), Rodeo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Olkusz Mine, Olkusz, Olkusz District, Małopolskie, Poland
Osor mines, Osor, Selva, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Pantoja, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Penouta, Viana do Bollo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Pic de l'Infern, Queralbs, Ripollès, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Pontaut, Liat mines, Vielha e Mijaran, Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
Puig de la Banya de Bóc volcano, Llorà, Gironès, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Puig de Sant Julià mines, Sant Julià del Llor-Bonmatí, Selva, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India
Regia mine, Bellmunt del Priorat, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Respina Mine, Puebla de Lillo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta Province, Campania, Italy
Sakoany mine, Katsepy Commune, Mitsinjo Department, Boeny Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province, Madagascar
Salt Mountain, Cardona, Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
San Andrés Mine, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Sierra Morena, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Sant Marçal (San Marsal; Sant Marsal; Montseny), Viladrau, Osona, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoye), Saranovskaya (Sarany; Saranje) Village, Gorozavod area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Solita Mine, Peramea, Baix Pallars, Pallars Sobirà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
Tomokoni mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Valladolid, Castile and Leon, Spain
Vetagrande, Mun. de Vetagrande, Zacatecas, Mexico
Victoria Mine, Arres, Aran valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Huddersfield Township, Pontiac Co., Québec, Canada
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Cervantite
Chiastolite
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Creedite
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Gahnite
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Hematite
Laumontite
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Libethenite
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Magnesite
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Pyroxene Group
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Scorodite
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Smoky Quartz
Sphalerite
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Stephanite
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