Borja Sainz de Baranda Graf's Photo Gallery
LE6-N3XTellurite TeO2 , Gold Au
FilĂłn 340, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 3 mm
Tellurite crystal (Raman analyzed) with gold, in a quartz geode.
W25-0TPGold Au
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 1 mm
Cuboctahedral gold crystal on quartz.
JWU-32HOmongwaite Na2Ca5(SO4)6·3H2O
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 0.4 mm
Omongwaite crystals on quartz. Analyzed (SEM-EDS and Raman).
Y4J-TKYWalfordite (Fe3+,Te6+)Te4+3O8 , Gold Au
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 0.4 mm
Walfordite cuboctahedral crystals (Sb rich) with gold, on quartz.
V4T-MH4Walfordite (Fe3+,Te6+)Te4+3O8
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 1 mm
Walfordite crystals (Sb rich) on quartz. Analyzed specimen (SEM-EDS and Raman spectroscopy, spectrum enclosed in the child photo). Walfordites from the "FilĂłn 450" mine are very rich in Sb, and the extreme member of the supposed series could be a new mineral species (see Sainz de Baranda Graf and Gaspar Sintes, 2023, for additional information).
P2M-NM1Rodalquilarite Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 1.5 mm
Intense green rodalquilarite crystals on quartz. Nacho Gaspar collection, BSB photo. Excellent rodalquilarite samples were collected in 2023 by Ignacio Gaspar, Jose Ignacio Ramos and Juan Peña from the "Filón 450" vein, probably even better than the "Filón 340" ones.
8CJ-D25Rodalquilarite Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 3.2 mm
Fantastic rodalquilarite crystal group on quartz, collected in 2023.
TMF-2FPGold Au , Jarosite KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 4 mm
Gold crystals with jarosite, on quartz and possible kaolinite.
39D-E62Metasideronatrite Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH)·H2O
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainField of View: 2 mm
Metasideronatrite crystals in a small quartz geode. Analyzed specimen (Raman spectrometry).
MK9-3KLJarosite KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
FilĂłn 450, Rodalquilar, NĂjar, AlmerĂa, Andalusia, SpainLargest Crystal Size: 2 mm
Jarosite crystal group, 2 mm, on quartz.