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Spinel, Clinohumite in Marble from Sierra de Mijas, Malaga, Spain.

Daniel C Montero

Spinel and Clinohumite micro crystals on a marble matrix.

From Sierra de Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.


It is a difficult material to find because it appears in scattered outcrops throughout Sierra de Mijas, Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, so you have to walk a lot to find areas that have not already been hunted by one of the many local collectors and merchants.


Shot under SW + LW UV


Clinohumite is fluorescent yellow under SW
Shot under SW

Spinel is fluorescent red and marble blue under LW
Shot under LW

With visible light the beautiful crystals of Spinel and clinohumite were also observed
Shot under visible light

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