Chella, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain

Field of view 5 cm. Francisco Mayor Boix specimen and photo

© Francisco Mayor Boix

Jacinto quartz (probably from Chella). Field width 20 mm. Rui Nunes specimen and photo.

© Rui Nunes 2006

Crystal 4 cm. Collection and photo Rafa Muñoz

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Field of view 5 cm. Juan Miguel Casanova specimen and photo

© Juan Miguel Casanova

"Jacintos de Compostela" (hematoid quartz) in red gypsum matrix. 27mm the biggest.

© JRGL (Photo & Col)

Red quartz floater in pristine condition all around. Photo and collection - Bill Morgenstern. "Jacinto de Compostela quartz" Chella, Valencia, Spain SIZE: 6.2 x 4.5 x 4 cm

© 2018 - Bill Morgenstern/Earth Moods

Hematite-stained quartz crystals, from this locality referred to as the variety Jacinto de Compostela, in matrix of clayey sandstone. It might also be called ferruginous quartz. Collection and photograph Norman King.

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Crystal biterminated with 3,5x1,5x1,5cm - April of 1985

© Photo & Collection of Martins da Pedra

1.5 x 0.5 cm.

© Marcelo O. Olsina

Doble termineted Quartz Crystal (Var: Jacinto Quartz). Size 3x1.5x1cm. Rafael Hernandes Corrêa-Silva Collection.

© Brazilian Rockhounds

70 x 55 x 40 mm. Red variety of quartz. Another view is included. RFC C1718.

© 2007 Michael C. Roarke

Crystal 4,5 cm. Collection and photo Rafa Muñoz.Self-collected in november 1997.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Crystal size: 3x2cm. On a matrix of reddish gypsum.

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FOV: 6cm. Colllection and photo Rafa Muñoz

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Xl 16 mm. Rui Nunes specimen and photo. April 2010.

© Rui Nunes 2010

Jacinto de Compostela quartz in the clay.

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Crystal 4 cm.Rafa Muñoz collection and photo

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Cruciform crystals. For Prof. Ferraris it is possible that this a very rare case of twinning on (10-10) (100) based on the work on twins of Friedel. Max. dimension 17 mm. Mirek Dorejko ex collection and photo. Twinned minerals collection of Ferdinando Giovine.

Quartz (var. Jacinto de Compostela) xl 13 x 8 mm. Rui Nunes specimen and photo.

© Rui Nunes 2006

Crystallization in field with 4x3,5cm - July of 2005

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Probably digenite pseudomorph pirite coated malachite. Crystal 3 mm. Col. and photo H. Cócera.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Crystal up to 1cm on red gypsum matrix - April of 2005

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Probably digenite pseudomorph pyrite coated malachite. Collection: R. Muñoz. Photo: H. Cócera Digenita recubierta de malaquita. Cristal 4 mm. Colección R. Muñoz. Foto H. Cócera.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Quartz crystal colored red-orange by hematite inclusions, 21 x 12 x 10 mm., Chella, Spain. K. Nash specimen & photo.

Hedgehog of red quartz on red gypsum matrix. This type of red quartz is called in Spain "Jacinto de Compostela" Piece of 5x4 cm. Crystal of 1´7 cm

A pair of doubly terminated quartz crystals of an intense brick red color, attributed to hematite inclusions. 1/2 x .40 inches. Crystal-Odyssey specimens. gemcrystals@aol.com

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Probably digenite pseudomorph pirite coated malachite. Collection: R. Muñoz. Photo: H. Cócera Digenita recubierta de malaquita. Cristal 2 mm. Colección R. Muñoz. Foto H. Cócera.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Quartz crystals up to 1cm - 6x4x3cm - April of 2009

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Geode with 5x4x3cm - April of 2011

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Druse with 5x4x3cm - April of 2011

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Quartz (var. Jacinto de Compostela) field width 25 mm. Rui Nunes specimen and photo.

© Rui Nunes 2006

Size piece 8 x 5 cm. Col. Honorio Cócera. Photo Rafa Muñoz

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Crystals up to 2cm - Overall size 7x5x3cm - July of 2005

© Photo & Collection of Martins da Pedra

Hematite on gypsum. Size piece 9 x 6 cm. Collection and photo Rafa Muñoz.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Geode with 7x4x3cm - April of 2011

© Photo & Collection of Martins da Pedra

FOV 5cm. Col. Honorio Cócera. Photo Rafa Muñoz.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

1.1 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm. A beautiful "burst" of strong red color Quartz crystals from Chella in Spain. This material is called "Jacintos de Compostela" locally, and sometimes the outdated term "Eisenkiesel" is used. The Quartz gets its color from a strong amount of Hematite inclusions, and is some of the most intense red Quartz I have seen from any ...

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Grupo de 6 cm. Colección y foto H. Cócera.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Cristales alargados de aragonito de hasta 3 cm sobre caliza.Ejemplar recolectado en septiembre 2003. Tamaño pieza 6 x 7 cm. Collection and photo Rafa Muñoz.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Jacinto de Compostela quartz with a long gypsum crystal.

© Jurado Minerals

Grupo de 13 cm. Colección y foto H. Cócera.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

F.O.V. = 9x7 mm.

Grupo de 8 cm. Colección y foto H. Cócera.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Grupo de 4 cm. Colección y foto H. Cócera.

© Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Big crystal of Jacinto de Compostela quartz in gypsum pocket.

© Jurado Minerals

Very well crystallized red quartz on gypsum; size 4,2 x5,3 cm. Those Spanish red quartzes are also known as "Jacintos".

© Carlos Pareja

Grzegorz Słowik collection and photo.

© Grzegorz Słowik

Perfect quality and finished all around, red quartz ball, from Chella, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain Size 36 х 33 х 30 mm

© Oleg Lopatkin

Red quartz, typical for the locality. Alan Goldstein specimen (2101) and photo.

© Alan Goldstein

Nice crystal of Jacinto de Compostela quartz.

© Jurado Minerals

Dimensions: entire specimen is about 1" tall Rich red quartz crystal in matrix from Valencia, Spain.

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES Very good gypsum xtls in situ Chella, Valencia, Spain

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Several ferruginous quartz crystals embedded in a gypsum matrix, the largest is about 20 mm and has a short hexagonal prismatic habit. This type of quartz with inclusions of hematite is locally called " Jacinto de Compostela " and occurs in gypsum-bearing, marl-clay outcrops of the Upper Triassic, Keuper de Chella Formation Cueva del Chato,Chella. ...

Franco Amadori photo. Paolo Franchi collection.

Quartz, perhaps twinned. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.

© Rock Currier

Single crystals av size 17 mm. Collection and photo Rui Nunes, Dec 2009.

© Rui Nunes 2012

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES One of the pieces from this gypsum cleft

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Nice floater from Chella Ex Carlos Pajera Olivier Mével specimen (acquired 20 April 2014)

© Olivier Mével

4.0 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm. Jacinto de Compostela quartz is a rare style of quartz colored by clay inclusions, not hematite. Two types are found: 1. Isolated biterminated crystals, 2. hedgehog-like spheroidal aggregates. Both characteristically occur as "floaters" embedded in marl or as inclusions in gypsum masses or, less commonly, aragonite crystals ...

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Nice Piece of Red Quartz from Chella, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain

© Ian Whitlock

Floater of Jacinto de Compostella variety of quartz. Photographed by, and in the collection of Dan Costian.

© Dan Costian

Numerous red tinted, biterminated, hematoid quartz crystals up to 20 mm, embedded in a gypsum matrix. ***** Specimen size = 75 x 61 x 37 mm. Feb. 2014 *****

10.8 x 9.2 x 5.0 cm. Clay inclusions, not hematite, color this rare style of quartz called Jacinto de Compostela. Two types are found: 1. Isolated bi-terminated crystals, 2. hedgehog-like spheroidal aggregates. Both characteristically occur as "floaters" embedded in marl or as inclusions in gypsum masses or, less commonly, aragonite crystals ...

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Size: 19mm x 12mm x 9mm Double terminated reddish brown Quartz xl with minor interpenetrating Quartz xls. Minor massive Quartz attached.

© Keith F Compton

size: 6,5 x 3,5 x 5 cm X=2cm

© 2011 HGG

QUARTZ var. JACINTO DE COMPOSTELA QUARTZ

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Well formed Jacinto de Compostela quartz Personal collection Jonas Thiel

© Jonas Thiel

10.8 x 9.2 x 5.0 cm. Clay inclusions, not hematite, color this rare style of quartz called Jacinto de Compostela. Two types are found: 1. Isolated bi-terminated crystals, 2. hedgehog-like spheroidal aggregates. Both characteristically occur as "floaters" embedded in marl or as inclusions in gypsum masses or, less commonly, aragonite crystals ...

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Finished all around, red quartz ball, from Chella, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain Size 67 х 54 х 53 mm

© Oleg Lopatkin

Very sharp, transparent and bright Gypsum crystals on marl that are very rich in hematite inclusions.
The sample is from the collection of La Unión area minerals of Alain Martaud.
Chella, Comarca Canal de Navarrés, València/Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
Specimen size: 15.7 × 12 × 8.5 cm = 6.2” × 4.7” × 3.3”

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