Jose Ramon García Alvarez (2)'s Photo Gallery
YMU-ATQFluorite CaF2
Dimensions: 16 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 35 mm
[Uploaded as coming from Mandronarivo, but these are coming from the locality labelled in Mindat as "Fluorite occurrence, Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar, see the entry for this locality]
TWL-Q6QFluorite CaF2 , Calcite CaCO3
Dimensions: 160 mm x 120 mm x 100 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 35 mm
Collection. J. R. García Alvarez.
QGW-RUQFluorite CaF2 , Baryte BaSO4
Dimensions: 85 mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 30 mm
Collection: J. R. García Alvarez.
0MY-5ENAragonite CaCO3 , Fluorite CaF2 , Baryte BaSO4 , Quartz SiO2
Dimensions: 180 mm x 90 mm x 70 mm
Green aragonite. This color is due to the copper compounds present in this mineralization. The largest fluorite cube has 38 mm edge.
Collection & Photo J.R. García
U8H-1Y8Tetrahedrite Subgroup Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Dimensions: 35 mm x 25 mm x 50 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 8 mm
Collection & Photo J. R. García
Overview Aurora Norte open Pit around 1970
This mine actually is fully restored and on it, there are today many modern buildings including the new Church of Prado, capital of the District of Caravia.
Norberto Mine, Luis Mencía Gallery
Inclined plane of the Norberto mine, why using conveyor belts climbed to surface of ore extracted. Photo made in 1992.
Melfonso Shaft in 1971
The Melfonso Shaft is one of the most important mine in the Caravia Mining area, operated for Fluoruros S.A. close definitively in 1974.
6TC-L48Fluorite CaF2 , Calcite CaCO3
Dimensions: 180 mm x 150 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 50 mm
Fluorite with Calcite from Josefa-Veneros mine level 75 collected in the big pocket in June of 1968.
José Ramón Garcia Collection and Photo.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 3rd Jul 2022
D48-M5FCalcite CaCO3 , Fluorite CaF2
Pink Calcite collected in the 105 level (Realce 105) in the Villabona mine around 1985.Heigth of calcite crystal 7 cm.Jose Ramón García Collection
