Specialists in fine minerals from the Cantabric Mountain Range since 1985.
My name is Juan Fernández Buelga. I live in Santander, Cantabria (Spain), where I studied Business Administration. Recently, I have just finished a Bachelor´s degree in geology at University of Oviedo. My passion with minerals started long time ago. In fact, before I was five, I used to go with my father, Agustín Fernández, in the search of new finds for the mineralogy of this part of Spain. He has spent most of his life in one aim, make the Fernández Buelga Collection the best and most complete mineral collection of the Cantabric Mountain Range. Thanks to this, my interest in minerals has become bigger and nowadays, this is more than a hobby.
As I have said before, all our collection is from the Cantabric Mountain Range, where you can find lots of mineral localities, in some of which there have been found specimens of the world´s best quality. Mining activity in this place has been going on since Prehistoric times till nowadays.
We can highlight our mineralogical achievements in the fluorspar and gold deposits of Asturias and it is additionally necessary to mention our exceptional sphalerite collection from Las Manforas Mine, Picos de Europa Mountains.
As a lover of Cantabric Mountain Range´s mineralogy, I would like everybody worldwide could get to know, thanks to this web, at least, a small part of the mineral beauty hides in this land.
But not all is going into the mines!
Many customers has asked me if I exchange minerals. I am not used to do it but, if you find time to visit Spain, we could meet either in Santander, Oviedo or Bilbao, wich are some of the most important cities in the north of Spain. I can asssure you will fall in love with this small part of the world. Click here to see a brief article about Asturias, Spain.
If you have antiquarian books related to mineralogy, geology or mining, do not hesitate to contact me! Also, email me if you want to sell your book collection!
Photos, text and design: Juan Fernández Buelga.
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