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 Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Romain M Replies: 746 Views: 1079677 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 24, 2023 08:02 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
| What an unusual one! We don't see that many tabular crystals of emeralds. We can almost feel the glow it generates with these swirls and inclusions. | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Romain M Replies: 2435 Views: 2227740 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 15, 2023 09:47 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| Pink topaz are quite unusual, but possible to find... But this quality! danmed! Even in isolated crystals they don't get better than this. A picture more oriented towards the C axis would reveal the d ... | |
| Topic: What does the mim Museum and it minerals mean |
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| Romain M Replies: 18 Views: 8037 |
Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Jan 15, 2023 03:01 Subject: Re: What does the mim Museum and it minerals mean |
| Extraordinaire présentation ! un grand MERCI pour cette mise en avant d'un musée que j'espère vraiment visiter un jour (cerise sur le gâteau, en français !)
I knew the name of the founder of this j ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Romain M Replies: 746 Views: 1079677 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 07, 2023 15:24 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
| In this last picture, we can see the depth of the color even more I would say. Close to the c axis direction. Perfect catch of the holes, this one was in progress for being "un vaso" ;)
We ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Romain M Replies: 746 Views: 1079677 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 07, 2023 09:53 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
| Incredible aesthetic Gérard! What a find. Special recent find in Chivor?
Wonderful color, interesting shape. I also see iridescent calcite and the brown crystals might be limonized pyrite? Would be ... |
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| Topic: Minerals to be found in only one location |
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| Romain M Replies: 10 Views: 7981 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 26, 2022 16:22 Subject: Re: Minerals to be found in only one location |
| I don't know if such a list does even exist, but I can bring my 2 cents on this question:
- Benitoite: Mostly California, except a few in Japan, not the same status at all than the one of California. ... |
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| Topic: How hard is it to find a new mineral species? |
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| Romain M Replies: 10 Views: 6952 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 17, 2022 18:09 Subject: Re: How hard is ti to find a new mineral species? |
| I may be wrong, but I would say several mineral species/varieties are discovered every year.
But in general, only visible through a microscope and not very noteworthy for collectors ;) Macro speci ... |
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| Topic: The Tama Higuchi Collection |
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| Romain M Replies: 18 Views: 22738 |
Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: Aug 10, 2022 14:46 Subject: Re: The Tama Higuchi Collection |
| I will admit to being a very superficial collector!
I hope that all collectors are somehow "superficial" then. I would say, even "specialists" should be also somehow driven by ... |
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| Topic: A new book on emeralds |
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| Romain M Replies: 2 Views: 11319 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Jul 26, 2022 14:57 Subject: Re: A new book on emeralds |
| Already ordered! looking forward to receive it :) | |
| Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Romain M Replies: 746 Views: 1079677 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 22, 2022 17:11 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
| Superb Gérard! Wonderful balance, very cute and bright thunbnail | |
| Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Romain M Replies: 746 Views: 1079677 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Nov 02, 2021 18:25 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
| Magnifiques photos Gérard, félicitations pour cette superbe collection
Plenty of wonderful masterpieces in all the pages but this trapiche crystal is really something I have never seen before. Gene ... |
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