Provenite

La Esperanza Quarry (Dumesnil)

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31.3365° S, 64.3372° W · ± 10 km

Aquamarine from Córdoba, Argentina, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at La Esperanza Quarry (Dumesnil)

Gem aquamarine floater crystal 4.1 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Dumesnil, Córdoba, Argentina.
Gem aquamarine floater crystal 4.1 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Dumesnil, Córdoba, Argentina.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Slender gem aquamarine floater crystal 8.4 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Córdoba, Argentina.
Slender gem aquamarine floater crystal 8.4 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Córdoba, Argentina.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gem aquamarine floater crystal 3.7 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Córdoba, Argentina.
Gem aquamarine floater crystal 3.7 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Córdoba, Argentina.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Thin gem aquamarine floater crystal 5.6 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Córdoba, Argentina.
Thin gem aquamarine floater crystal 5.6 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Córdoba, Argentina.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gem aquamarine floater crystal 4.6 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Córdoba, Argentina.
Gem aquamarine floater crystal 4.6 cm long from the La Esperanza Quarry, Córdoba, Argentina.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Slender gem floater crystals
Typical size
About 3-8.5 cm long
Availability
Unknown
History
A find marketed as new around the time the photos were taken

Sources: SRC-754

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Geology of the locality

Region
Córdoba
Country
Argentina

Coordinate is the village of Dumesnil (Colón department) from GeoNames; the quarry itself was not located.

Sources: SRC-753

Sources

  1. SRC-753 · Database
    GeoNames search: Dumesnil, ArgentinaGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-754 · Website
    File:Beryl-146183.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.