In this Gallery we present specimens from a number of Spanish localities. These include some classic sites as the Almadén district for cinnabar, Zaragoza for its gypsum crystals, La Rioja for pyrite and others in page 1 while page 2 is represented by a group of specimens from the fluorite mines in Asturias as well as others from a number of small localities in Northern and Eastern Spain.

WSPA-09/38 - Calcite

La Cuerre Mine, La Florida Mines, Labarces (Cantabria, Spain)

A 4x3-cm. lustrous transparent light golden scalenohedral crystal of calcite with some massive dolomite attached on a thin slab of grey coarse limestone matrix. Presents minor cleaving at the termination behind the small piece of dolomite.

5.8x5.3x2.6 - 28 €

WSPA-09/40 - Calcite and dolomite

La Cuerre Mine, La Florida Mines, Labarces (Cantabria, Spain)

A complex 3x2.5-cm. lustrous translucent crystal of calcite resting on a floater piece of light pink dolomite. Undamaged.

7x5.5x4 - 38 €

WSPA-09/43 - Calcite and dolomite

La Cuerre Mine, La Florida Mines, Labarces (Cantabria, Spain)

A piece of light pink to white partly crystallized dolomite coated by small scalenohedral crystals of calcite is host to an undamaged lustrous transparent 2.5x2-cm. main crystal. There are some black crystals of sphalerite to 3 mm. at bottom. Some bruising at the matrix as can be seen in the pictures.

9.3x6x5 - 45 €

WSPA-09/44 - Calcite and dolomite

La Cuerre Mine, La Florida Mines, Labarces (Cantabria, Spain)

An slab of light pink to white partly crystallized dolomite coated by small scalenohedral crystals of calcite is host to a lustrous transparent 2.5x2-cm. main crystal. There are some black crystals of sphalerite to 3 mm. at bottom. One of the crystal faces (the shiny face on the picture below) has been thinly cleaved.

9.7x7.5x3 - 40 €

WSPA-08/3 - Sphalerite

Las Mánforas Mine, Áliva, Picos de Europa (Cantabria, Spain)

Lustrous translucent honey-colored crystalline mass of sphalerite in a matrix of fine-grained grey to white dolomite-rich carbonate rock. Undamaged.

4.7x4.4x1.5 - 24 €

WSPA-08/4- Sphalerite

Las Mánforas Mine, Áliva, Picos de Europa (Cantabria, Spain)

Matrixless mass of translucent orange crystalline sphalerite with a few small pyrite grains associated. Minor cleaving at bottom, otherwise undamaged.

4x3.1x3 - 32 €

WSPA-05/4 - Calcite and fluorite

Moscona Mine, Solís, Oviedo Province (Asturias, Spain)

Cluster of lustrous translucent modified rhombs of calcite to about 4 cm. across with associated amber cubic fluorite crystals to 0.8 cm. on edge. There are tiny brassy pyrite on some fluorite faces. Fluorite is fluorescent. Very minor damage at a couple of edges of the specimen not seen when displayed, otherwise undamaged.

9x6.5x4 - 50 €

WSPA-S/N-7 - Fluorite and calcite

Jaimina Mine, Caravia, Oviedo Province (Asturias, Spain)

Group of grey translucent cubic crystals of fluorite to 2.4 cm. on edge, some with a castellated appearance and interesting growth features on the faces. In several places there are some white scalenohedral calcite crystals to about 1 cm. The fluorite crystals exhibit numerous small inclusions of red cinnabar and golden chalcopyrite. Just a very few tiny nicks in some corners quite difficult to see, otherwise undamaged.

7x6x3.5 - 25 €

WSPA-2001-7 - Dolomite and calcite

Respina Mine, Puebla de Lillo, León Province (Castilla y León, Spain)

A nearly floater matrixless cluster of saddle-shape dolomite crystals to about 1.5 cm. partly coated by tiny yellowish calcite crystals. Just a tiny nick as seen at far right on the right picture.

3x1.7x1.5 - 9 €

WSPA-2001-9 - Dolomite and calcite

Respina Mine, Puebla de Lillo, León Province (Castilla y León, Spain)

A floater matrixless cluster of saddle-shape white crystals of dolomite with pearly luster to about 1.5 cm. The bottom is partly coated by tiny yellowish calcite crystals. Just a few small cleaved areas at the edges, otherwise undamaged and quite nice.

4x2.8x1.8 - 10 €

WSPA-S/N-37 - Anglesite on goethite

San Valentín Mine, La Unión, Murcia Province (Murcia, Spain)

Mass of lustrous black botroidal goethite intermixed with some quartz and showing numerous prismatic goethite-coated anglesite crystals to about 6 mm. long. This crystals may be void (goethite epimorphs), have some anglesite remnants or even cerussite peudomorphs after the previous anglesite. An Spanish classic.

8.5x6x5.8 - 27 €

WSPA-05/57 - Gypsum

Agost, Alicante Province (Valencia, Spain)

A colorless transparent terminated 10x2.5x1.8-cm. gypsum crystal with some matrix at bottom. From an uncommon locality recently closed to collecting. Just a tiny nick on one edge, otherwise undamaged.

11.3x3.3x2.3 - 50 €