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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Sep 25, 2010 07:25 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Arizona the "Copper State"
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Dioptase with Wulfenite and Calcite Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Mined about 1959 Former Folch Collection Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm. Calcite fluorescent long & short UV Photo: "Reference Specimens" |
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Peter Megaw
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Posted: Sep 25, 2010 08:38 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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A few examples of Arizona's unofficial favorite state mineral
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Wulfenite, Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona: small cabinet |
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Wulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona. small minature |
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Sep 25, 2010 08:59 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Pete, what's the matrix of the red cloud piece?
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 02:31 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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A few from Arizona.
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Quartz (variety amethyst) Fat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Yavapai Co., Arizona Specimen size 5.7 x 5 cm A pair of amethyst scepters. |
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Quartz (variety amethyst) Payson District (Green Valley District), Gila Co., Arizona Specimen size 4.5 x 3.5 cm A pair of glassy transparent amethyst crystals. |
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Antonio Alcaide
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 03:10 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Awesome quartzs from Arizona I did not know. Thanks a lot, Am, for sharing here. For me, thousands of miles far from USA and with very little chance to attend American shows it is a luck this initiative exists.
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 05:28 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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I also didn't know about those scepter amethysts from Fat Jack Mine, a great specimen (and really good picture!).
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Peter Megaw
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 09:32 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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vic rzonca wrote: | Pete, what's the matrix of the red cloud piece? |
Vic, the typical dak metavolcanics of the Silver District.
Peter
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 15:14 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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One more
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Obsidian 'Apache tears' on perlite. Apache tears locality, Picketpost Mountain Area, Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona. 8 x 5,5 cm. |
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 15:24 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Something that tends to get overlooked - Palygorskite with Calcite from Morenci! I found large sheets of it at Ray, as well, but no longer have that collection. Not real pretty, but interesting!!!
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Palygorskite and Calcite, Morenci, about 10 cm. |
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 16:38 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Some rarities from Tombstone, Cochise County, AZ. All micros, most self-collected. Photos by Sugar White.
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 17:22 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Tobias Martin wrote: | I also didn't know about those scepter amethysts from Fat Jack Mine, a great specimen (and really good picture!). |
Great specimens from this mine!
The specimen below is from Evan Jones and it was displayed in the show cases at Tucson Show 2009 -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=3522#3522
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Quartz Amethyst Fat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Yavapai Co., Arizona Specimen from Evan Jones (Show case Tucson 2009) Photo: Jordi Deusedes -> http://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=3522#3522 |
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Posted: Sep 26, 2010 19:04 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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This Cerussite was mined in the 1940's and has passed through these collections, John Stenson, Evan Jones, Les and Paula Presmyk.
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Cerussite Bisbee 4.5 x 3.5 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Sep 27, 2010 03:54 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Superb! (for Bisbee...)
Thanks to share.
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Darren
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Posted: Sep 27, 2010 18:32 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Here is a Defiance Mine Wulfenite I bought about 15 years ago, and another one that I recently re-acquired in a trade (I sold it years ago!)
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Wulfenite, defiance Mine, about 5 cm. |
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Posted: Sep 27, 2010 18:36 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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They are the same, I meant another piece that I had sold and just re-acquired.
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Posted: Sep 28, 2010 10:38 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Here there are a couple of Vanadinites from Arizona.
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Jose Luis
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Apache mine, Globe, Arizona. Size 6X3 cm. |
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Detail of previous sample. FOV 11mm. |
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Pure Potential Mine (North Geronimo Mine), Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz Co, Arizona. Size 3,5 X 2,5 cm. |
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Detail of previous sample. FOV 14 mm. |
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Posted: Oct 09, 2010 19:03 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Arizona is a secondary copper minerals paradise.
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Malachite Very well defined spherical growths Former Martin Zinn collection Metcalf Pit, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA Specimen size: 3.9 × 3.7 × 1.5 cm. Photo: "Reference Specimens" |
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Posted: Oct 10, 2010 07:11 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Another secondary copper beauty
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Malachite after Azurite Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Malachite, velvety and fibrous completely pseudomorphed prismatic crystals of Azurite. Specimen size: 3.7 × 3 × 2 cm. Photo. "Reference Specimens" |
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Posted: Oct 12, 2010 12:21 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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One more, a bit dirty I am afraid.
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Gypsum pseudomorphs after glauberite. Camp Verde, Yavapai Co., Arizona. 7,5 x 7,5 cm. Main crystal measures 4 cm. on edge. Ex John R. Ydren collection. |
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Posted: Oct 14, 2010 05:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Sky-blue hemimorphite in matrix, from the 79 Mine, Gila County. Specimen width 45 mm.
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